Balestier make it two in a row, clinch first clean sheet
Hougang 0-4 Balestier | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | 13 February
(Hannah Teo 6’, 43’, Lavanya Gurunathan 71’, Sofea Ayu 90’)
Balestier Khalsa secured back-to-back victories in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) with a disciplined showing against Hougang United, coming away with a 4-0 win as they also recorded their first clean sheet of the season.
17-year-old midfielder Hannah Teo once again proved influential, setting the tempo with two pinpoint long balls in the 8th and 43rd minutes that stretched Hougang’s defence and sparked Balestier’s attacking momentum. Substitute Lavanya Gurunathan made an immediate impact in the 71st minute – just seven minutes after her introduction – bursting through to shrug off two Hougang defenders, rounding the onrushing goalkeeper and calmly slotting home for her first WPL goal of the season.
Balestier captain Sharifah Nur Amanina provided the assist in stoppage time, whipping in a precise cross from the right for 15-year-old midfielder Sofea Ayu to wrap up an important win.
Hougang: Tay Siew Yin (GK), Nuurfathimah Syaakirah (Nadirah Jeffere 74’), Claire Park (Rachel Ngui 77’), Su Jingyi, Devina Beins, Rabi’atul Ardawiyah (Nabilah Jeffere 86’), Fatin Syarafana, Anna Vaswani (Michelle Ngui 64’), Nur Syafina Putri (C) (Tia Nabella 86’), Grace Monago, Venya Jain (Angela Hu 64’)
Unused subs: None
Balestier: Syifaa Nurdianah (GK), Noordahiyah Norazhar, Siti Nur Aisyah (Laura Tatiana 88’), Vafa Dhabitah, Iffah Liyana, Svea Hertzman (Yumi Ng 86’), Hannah Teo, Sharifah Nur Amanina (C), Dini Aleeya (Lavanya Gurunathan 64’), Sofea Ayu Niesya (Insyirah Azmi 90’+1), Nurshamirah Norshaidi (Ariel Isabelle 82’)
Unused subs: Adra Nur Qaisara (GK), Bernice Ong, Andrea Antasha, Shareen Qystina
Sailors hit 12 to keep pace at WPL summit
Sailors 12-0 BG Tampines | Yishun Stadium | 13 February
(Amelia Tan 4’, 16’, Eri Kitagawa 9’, 21’, 36’, Farah Nurzahirah 17’, 90’, Ami Takeuchi 28’, 83’, Ami Kawase 38’, 45’+1, Izzati Rosni 57’)
Lion City Sailors ended Matchweek 4 second in the Women’s Premier League standings – behind an Albirex Jurong side that demolished Tanjong Pagar United 15-0 – with a commanding 12-0 victory over BG Tampines Rovers.
Eri Kitagawa led the rout with a hat-trick, while Amelia Tan, Farah Nurzahirah, Ami Takeuchi and Ami Kawase all grabbed braces, and Nur Izzati Rosni added another in a relentless attacking showcase.
Amelia opened the scoring in the third minute and added a second shortly after, showing impressive composure. A graduate of the Sailors Girls Academy, she made her first WPL start at just 14 years, four months and four days old, becoming one of the league’s youngest-ever starters.
The Sailors raced to a commanding half-time lead and maintained the intensity after the break, with Takeuchi taking her season tally to 12 goals and Farah completing the scoring late on.
It marked the third time in four matches that the Sailors have scored more than 10 goals this season.
Sailors: Nur Izairida Shakira (GK), Irsalina Irwan (Tyan Foong 46’), Eri Kitagawa, Dhaniyah Qasimah, Syazwani Ruzi (C), Farah Nurzahirah (Tia Foong 90’), Ami Takeuchi, Nurhidayu Naszri (Izzati Rosni 46’), Ain Salleh (Priscille Le Helleco 64’), Amelia Tan (Indra Lewin 64’), Ami Kawase (Nurerwadah Erwan 73’)
Unused subs: Nur Alysha Nasrina (GK), Khairunnisa Anwar, Wan Nashirah
BG Tampines: Nurul Haziqah (GK), Jia Samra, Kinley Melski (Sharifah Amira 46’), Shazana Ashiq (Cristina Clavel 68’), Victoria Hudson (Vivian Eng 64’), Darvina Halini (C), Nur Fitrizah, Shaniz Qistina (Nahwah Aidilreza 32’), Nurul Aqilah Salihin, Siti Nor Aqilah (Nurul Atiqah Salihin 90’+3), Lucinda Ratcliffe
Unused subs: Beatrix Ong-Pratt (GK), Izzati Safwanah (GK), Maya Stephen, Lyra Ayaana
Albirex run riot in 15-goal masterclass
Albirex 15-0 Tanjong Pagar | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | 14 February
(Ruriko Takashima 8’, 15’, 57’, 88’, Nur Izyani 13’, 74’, Rosnani Azman 26’, Kana Kitahara 32’, 38’, Ayaka Miki 35’, Riho Katayama 47’, Emily Baranyay 61’, 69’, Manami Fukuzawa 64’, Sitianiwati Rosielin 75’)
Albirex Jurong produced a ruthless display to thrash Tanjong Pagar United 15-0 and continue their free-scoring start to the season.
Eight different players found the net in a remarkable team performance, headlined by Ruriko Takashima’s four-goal haul that took her goal tally to a league-leading 16. Kana Kitahara added a brace, while Manami Fukuzawa also got on the scoresheet as the Japanese trio once again fuelled the Albirex attacking tempo.
Nur Izyani and Emily Baranyay both struck twice, captain Rosnani Azman added her name to the scoresheet, and Ayaka Miki netted against her former side in the 35th minute — winning the ball with a tackle before cleverly flicking it into goal.
With four matches played, Albirex have now scored a whopping 50 goals, but they are tied on 12 points with a Lion City Sailors side that have scored only nine goals fewer.
Albirex: Talia Sachet (GK) (Ng Meizhi 65’), Riho Katayama, Emily Baranyay (Nur Darwisyah 77’), Sitianiwati Rosielin, Manami Fukuzawa (Siti Wan Nabilah 86’), Kana Kitahara, Ruriko Takashima, Miki Ayaka, Monessha Nair (Joie Teo 77’), Izyani Ghani, Rosnani Azman (C)
Unused subs: Ananya Pande, Sun Jie, Anaya Sehgal, Natasha Kaur
Tanjong Pagar: Vanessa Tan (GK), Shayeerah Huq (Abigail Goh 72’), Naomi Tan, Nur Syakirah Jumain (Anupriya Subramanian 72’), Matthea Ashwini, Nuriah Noor (C), Denise Chu, Crystal Wu, Dewi Safira (Eden Smith 72’), Faradila Rafidi, Pan Shi Yu
Unused subs: Batrisyia Ilya (GK), Alyssa Deanna, Gan Hui Yi, Abigail Heng
Watch all matches live on our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates!
