MilkLife Strikers, Indonesia’s Girls U12 team, opened their Singa Cup 2026 campaign in Singapore with a 6-1 win over hosts Lion City Sailors.

SINGAPORE (SUARABARU.ID) – MilkLife Strikers began its campaign in the Singa Cup 2026 international football tournament with brilliant results. The Indonesian women’s team in the U-12 age group successfully beat the host representative, Lion City Sailors, with a landslide score of 6-1 at The Rainforest Hub, West Coast, Singapore, Sunday (1 November 2026).

The striker from SD Kristen Manahan Surakarta, Ika Wonda, became the star of MilkLife Strikers’ victory after scoring a hat-trick. Meanwhile, the other three goals were contributed by Locita Waranggani, Keyla Azzahra Putri, and Nadia Shakila Azzahra.

This convincing victory is important capital for MilkLife Strikers to compete for the final ticket for the Girls U12 Singa Cup 2026 category.

Facing Lion City Sailors, MilkLife Strikers had time to observe the opponent’s playing pattern, who immediately implemented a high pressing strategy from the early minutes.

However, Ika Wonda and her teammates were able to anticipate this calmly. Short passing games are played to control the tempo while looking for gaps in the opponent’s defense.

This strategy paid off in the third minute. Locita Waranggani managed to break through the Lion City Sailors defense and open up MilkLife Strikers’ lead.

This quick goal made the home team’s game start to falter. In the eighth minute, Keyla Azzahra Putri doubled the lead with a header.

MilkLife Strikers got further away after winning a penalty one minute later. Nadia Shakila Azzahra, who was trusted as the executor, successfully carried out her duties.

The goal feast continued in the 10th minute. Ika Wonda scored two additional goals in just one minute to give MilkLife Strikers a 5-0 lead at halftime.

Entering the second half, MilkLife Strikers continued to try to increase its lead. However, Lion City Sailors managed to score a goal back through Hana Raiqa in the 23rd minute.

Towards the end of the match, Ika Wonda broke into the opponent’s goal again. This goal also completed the hat-trick of the striker from Surakarta and ensured a landslide victory for MilkLife Strikers with a score of 6-1.

Jacksen Praises Player’s Mentality

MilkLife Strikers coach, Jacksen F. Tiago, appreciated the performance of his team. According to him, effectiveness in taking advantage of opportunities is one of the main factors in achieving victory in the first match.

Jacksen also praised the players’ mentality for being able to handle the pressure, even though they had to face a strong team from Singapore.

I told the children that no matter how small an opportunity they had, they had to be maximized. That’s what they did today. Earlier the opposing team used high pressing, from there we managed to exploit the emptiness in their back line.

Jacksen F. Tiago, MilkLife Strikers coach

He admitted that he was happy because the players were able to overcome the nervousness in the first match. Moreover, this victory was achieved against opponents who had competitive qualities.

Apart from the technical aspects, Jacksen believes that the cohesiveness and chemistry between players are also important assets. Before leaving for Singapore, the players underwent an intensive training camp to build teamwork.

According to him, the players who came from various regions and different team backgrounds were able to merge into one unit.

Ika Wonda admitted that she was proud to be able to lead MilkLife Strikers to victory in the first match of Singa Cup 2026. She said that this positive result was the result of the hard work of all the players during the training camp.

Regarding the three goals she scored, Ika admitted that she carried out special instructions from the coach to be able to maximize her role as a striker.

I’m certainly happy that I won today. This is thanks to the hard work of all the players who trained hard throughout the training camp. Today I also scored a hat-trick. That was in accordance with Coach Jacksen’s instructions, who told me that the striker’s job is to score goals.

Ika Wonda, MilkLife Strikers forward

Representative of Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation and Program Director of the MilkLife Soccer Challenge, Teddy Tjahjono, said that the positive results in the first match were encouraging news for the development of Indonesian women’s football.

According to him, MilkLife Strikers’ participation in Singa Cup 2026 is part of an effort to provide experience competing at international level to the best players from the MilkLife Soccer Challenge coaching.

This tournament is also a benchmark to see the development of the players’ abilities after undergoing football coaching from an early age.

We want to continue developing women’s football development from the grassroots level. Through Singa Cup, we provide the opportunity for the best MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars players to compete at a more competitive level.

Teddy Tjahjono, MilkLife Soccer Challenge Program Director

He hopes that the experience of facing teams from various countries can enrich the abilities, increase match experience, and develop the competitive mentality of young Indonesian players.

Singa Cup itself is an youth football tournament that has been held in Singapore since 2011. In 2026, this tournament will be attended by 136 teams from 13 countries.

The Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation together with MilkLife sent MilkLife Strikers to compete in the Girls U12 category. The squad is a selection of players from the MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars 2025/2026.

The Girls U12 category is attended by four teams using a round-robin competition system on 1-3 November 2026. The top two teams in the standings will advance to the final, while the other two teams will compete for third place.

After beating Lion City Sailors, MilkLife Strikers is now competing at the top with Selangor FC Academy A who also collected three points.

In the next match, MilkLife Strikers is scheduled to face Nepal’s representative, Rato Bangala School, Monday (2 November 2026), at The Rainforest Hub, Singapore.

It is hoped that the victory over Lion City Sailors will be an injection of confidence for the players to continue the positive trend as well as open up opportunities to bring home achievements from Singa Cup 2026.

Source: SuaraBaru.id

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