MilkLife Kickers began Singa Cup 2026 with one win and one defeat: a 13-0 victory over Australia’s South Coast Baptist College, then a narrow 0-1 loss to hosts Lion City Sailors.

SINGAPORE (SUARABARU.ID) – MilkLife Kickers began their Singa Cup 2026 campaign with one win and one defeat. The girls’ football team developed by Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation opened day one with a 13-0 win over South Coast Baptist College of Australia, before losing narrowly 0-1 to hosts Lion City Sailors.

Both matches were played at The Arena, Woodleigh, Singapore, on Thursday (5 November 2026). Although they could not keep the winning run going in the second match, MilkLife Kickers were considered to have gained important experience against opponents from different countries and of an older age range.

In the opening match, MilkLife Kickers dominated from the start. Albianca Raula and Garneta F. Imelda were the stars of the win, each scoring a hat-trick.

Garneta scored in the 10th, 12th and 31st minutes, while Albianca beat the South Coast Baptist College goalkeeper three times, in the 14th, 15th and 28th minutes.

Anisa T. Sholica added two goals, in the 18th and 46th minutes. The other five goals were scored by Askana A. S. Fahilah (37’), Rere Z. Farza (41’), Ananda N. D. Berlian (43’), Riyanti S. Suryani (44’) and Giada Soebianto (45’).

The flood of goals gave MilkLife Kickers a convincing 13-0 win and a positive platform before their next match.

A different challenge came against Lion City Sailors. The second match was much tighter. The two teams battled for the ball all over the pitch, while the Singapore side’s disciplined defence made it hard for MilkLife Kickers to develop their attacks.

Lion City Sailors finally scored in the 23rd minute. Madeliene took advantage of a cross from the left side of the MilkLife Kickers defence to make it 1-0.

MilkLife Kickers tried to come back, but there were no more goals before the final whistle, and Lion City Sailors secured a narrow 1-0 win.

MilkLife Kickers coach Timo Scheunemann still praised his players. He said they showed good adaptability even though they had to face an 11-a-side format and opponents about two years older.

I could see they adapted quickly to the 11-a-side system. In the MilkLife Soccer Challenge they are used to playing 7-a-side in the regional phase and 9-a-side at the All-Stars stage.

Timo Scheunemann, MilkLife Kickers coach

He also said the players were able to follow the instruction to build attacks through combination passing. Facing older players, he said, was important training for the young players’ mentality.

MilkLife Kickers player Janeeta Alodya admitted there were still several things to fix, especially communication between the lines.

Actually our play was already good today. But there are some things we still have to improve. The second match was quite challenging because Lion City Sailors are a good team and their play was quite organised.

Janeeta Alodya (Anet), MilkLife Kickers player

She hoped the team could improve its communication and cohesion in the next match.

Teddy Tjahjono, representative of Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation and Program Director of MilkLife Soccer, said MilkLife Kickers’ participation in Singa Cup 2026 is part of a step-by-step development process.

He said the international tournament gives the best players selected from the MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars 2025/2026 the chance to experience the atmosphere of international competition.

MilkLife Kickers’ participation is part of our effort to give the best players from the MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars as many opportunities as possible. We want to make sure this development pathway continues at every age level.

Teddy Tjahjono, Program Director, MilkLife Soccer

He was optimistic that the experience of facing teams from Australia and Singapore would help the MilkLife Kickers players develop.

Singa Cup is an international youth football tournament held in Singapore since 2011. The 2026 edition features 136 teams from 13 countries.

MilkLife Kickers compete in the Girls U14 category. The players were selected from the MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars 2025/2026.

The Girls U14 category uses a single round-robin format from 5 to 7 November 2026. Each team meets every other team once to decide the final standings.

MilkLife Kickers are in Group A with Lion City Sailors and BMW from Singapore, and Fremantle City FC and South Coast Baptist College from Australia.

After day one, MilkLife Kickers had three points from the 13-0 win. The next challenge was a chance for Timo Scheunemann’s squad to improve communication and cohesion while keeping up their challenge in the Group A standings.

The MilkLife Kickers squad: Syafira Azzahra, Queisha S. Azzalfa, Riyanti S. Suryani, Helga C. Y. Sadira, Shilen N. Khanza, Alika P. Jabbar, Janeeta Alodya, Renathera A. A. Putri, Ananda N. D. Berlian, Yumna N. Fina, Askana A. S. Fahilah, Rere Z. Farza, Alisa M. Fakhia, Albianca Raula, Anisa T. Sholica, Garneta F. Imelda, Rara Z. Fatin and Giada Soebianto.

Source: SuaraBaru.id

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