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, with Ika Wonda scoring a hat-trick.

Murianews, Kudus – MilkLife Strikers began its campaign in the Singa Cup 2026 youth football tournament with positive results. The girls’ football team from Indonesia successfully defeated the host representative, Lion City Sailors, with a landslide score of 6-1 at The Rainforest Hub, West Coast, Singapore, Sunday (1 November 2026).

This victory is an important asset for MilkLife Strikers to compete in the Girls U12 category. The striker from SD Kristen Manahan Surakarta, Ika Wonda, became a star on the field after scoring three goals or a hat-trick in the first match.

MilkLife Strikers immediately appeared effective despite being under high-pressing pressure from the host. Locita Waranggani opened the scoring in the third minute, followed by Keyla Azzahra Putri’s goal and Nadia Shakila Azzahra’s penalty.

Ika Wonda then added two goals in the 10th minute to give MilkLife Strikers a 5-0 lead at halftime.

Entering the second half, Lion City Sailors managed to reduce the deficit through Hana Raiqa in the 23rd minute. However, Ika scored another goal in the last three minutes while completing a hat-trick and ensuring MilkLife Strikers’ victory with a score of 6-1.

MilkLife Strikers coach, Jacksen F Tiago appreciated the effectiveness of his team in taking advantage of opportunities. According to him, the players were also able to maintain their mental health even though they had to face pressure from one of the strong home teams.

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 had done high-pressing, from there we managed to exploit the emptiness in their back line.

Jacksen F. Tiago, MilkLife Strikers coach

Jacksen also considers player cohesion to be an important factor. Moreover, the players come from different team backgrounds so it requires a process to build chemistry.

Meanwhile, hat-trick scorer Ika Wonda admitted that she was happy to be able to help the team win in the first match. She said these results were the result of hard work during the training camp.

Today I also scored a hat-trick. That was in accordance with Coach Jacksen’s instructions, who told me that a striker’s job is to score goals. I’m happy that I was able to do my job well today.

Ika Wonda, MilkLife Strikers forward

Singa Cup 2026 takes place 1-3 November in Singapore. The annual tournament, which has been held since 2011, is attended by 136 teams from 13 countries.

In the Girls U12 category, there are four teams competing using a round-robin system in Group A. The top two teams will advance to the final, while the other two teams will compete for third place.

After the victory over Lion City Sailors, MilkLife Strikers now has three points. The team from Indonesia is in the same group as Rato Bangala School, Selangor FC Academy A, and Lion City Sailors.

Source: Murianews

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