::NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2007::
::Result Week 26: Balestier Khalsa FC 1-5 SAFFC (0-4) on Saturday, 29 September 2007, Toa Payoh Stadium 8.00pm::

A hattrick by newly-turned Singapore citizen Aleksandar Duric (14th, 38th, 53rd), Thai Therdsak Chaiman (24th), Japanese Norikazu Murakami (45th) gave SAFFC a 5-1 win over Balestier Khalsa FC at Toa Payoh Stadium. Nawfal Shahib grabbed Tigers' consolation with 15 minutes remaining on the clock.


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Balestier Khalsa FC
2 Nawfal Shahib
4 Jufri Taha
7 Fathi Yunus (8 Ibrahim Dawood, 56th)
10 Ryuji Sueoka ©
11 Fortune Udo
12 G Lenan
13 Ratna Suffian
14 Abdul Rahman Hassan (36 Rafli Rahaman, 60th)
18 Mba Vitus Onyekachi
20 Kaze Teffo Etienne Giscard
39 Lee Heng Huat (GK) (1 Abdul Rasyid, 46th)

SAFFC

2 Faizal Hamid
3 Kenji Arai (7 Razif Mahamud, 63rd)
5 Faizal Aziz
8 Therdsak Chaiman (18 Ashrin Shariff, 72nd)
9 Aleksandar Duric ©
10 John Wilkinson (6 Aidil Sharin, 62nd)
11 Norikazu Murakami
12 Jamil Ali
14 Shahril Jantan (GK)
16 Daniel Bennett
19 Mustaqim Manzur

Yellow Cards
Balestier Khalsa FC
Rafli Rahaman (90th)

SAFFC
None

Red Cards
Balestier Khalsa FC
None

SAFFC
None

Match Officials
Referee : John Chia
Assistant Referee 1 : Naseer Hussein
Assistant Referee 2 : Muhd Adzhar
4th Official : T Aravinthan
Referee Assessor: Abdul Razak
Match Commissioner : K Kandasamy

Crowd: 1,553
Venue: Toa Payoh Stadium

::Preview Week 26: Balestier Khalsa FC Vs SAFFC on Saturday, 29 September 2007, Toa Payoh Stadium 8.00pm::
Following the midweek defeat to Super Reds at Yishun Stadium, Balestier Khalsa FC will play their second league fixture in four days when the Tigers host leaders SAFFC at Toa Payoh Stadium on Saturday, 29 September.

SAF duo of Noor Ali and Hafiz Osman will miss this match as they will be serving a one-match suspension. Suspension list >>>

Tickets for this match will be on sale on Match Day at the stadium from 7.00pm onwards.

::Result Week 25: Super Reds FC 3-2 Balestier Khalsa FC (1-0) on Wednesday, 26 September 2007, Yishun Stadium, 8.00pm::
Super Reds FC notched up their third win in the S-League when they defeated Balestier Khalsa FC 3-2 at Yishun Stadium. The Koreans scorers were Jeon Byung Euk (24th, 72nd) and Joo Ki Hwan (69th). While Ryuji Sueoka (64th penalty) and Kaze Teffo Etienne Giscard (84th) replied for the Tigers.

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Super Reds FC

1 Im Su Dong (GK)
3 Park Jun Heon
5 Jeon Byung Euk
6 Cho Se Min
8 Chui Jae Sick
10 Nam Woung Ki
11 Yoon Sung Joon
12 Bae Jin Soo
17 Lee Tae Hoon (20 Park Byung Woo, 58th)
24 Jeon Hyo Joon
25 Joo Ki Hwan

Balestier Khalsa FC

2 Nawfal Shahib
4 Jufri Taha
6 J Kalaiselvan (14 Abdul Rahman Hassan, 55th)
7 Fathi Yunus
10 Ryuji Sueoka ©
11 Fortune Udo
12 G Lenan
15 Juraimie Dawood (8 Ibrahim Dawood, 75th)
18 Mba Vitus Onyekachi
20 Kaze Teffo Etienne Giscard
39 Lee Heng Huat (GK)

Yellow Cards
Super Reds FC
None

Balestier Khalsa FC
None

Red Cards
Super Reds FC
None

Balestier Khalsa FC
None

Match Officials
Referee : M Ganesan
Assistant Referee 1 : Naseer Hussein
Assistant Referee 2 : Mohd Faizal Abas
4th Official : John Chia
Referee Assessor: Augustine Arlando
Match Commissioner : K Kandasamy

Crowd: 1,790
Venue: Yishun Stadium

::Preview Week 25: Super Reds FC Vs Balestier Khalsa FC on Wednesday, 26 September 2007, Yishun Stadium 8.00pm::

Balestier Khalsa FC's record against Super Reds this season are two wins out of two, scored four and none against. The Tigers are aiming for three wins of three and also to maintain another clean sheet when they visit Super Reds on Wednesday, 26 September at Yishun Stadium, 8.00pm.

A win over the Super Reds will move Balestier from ninth to seventh position. They welcome defender Fathi Yunus back from suspension. Co-defender Ratna Suffian, who has been out injured for nine weeks, looks set to find himself a place on the bench.

::Result Week 24: Balestier Khalsa FC 2-2 Woodlands Wellington FC (0-1) on Thursday, 20 September 2007, Toa Payoh Stadium, 8.00pm::


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Balestier Khalsa FC

2 Nawfal Shahib
4 Jufri Taha
6 J Kalaiselvan (14 Abdul Rahman Hassan, 41st) (36 Rafli Rahaman, 85th)
10 Ryuji Sueoka ©
11 Fortune Udo
12 G Lenan
17 Farizal Basri (8 Ibrahim Dawood, 50th)
18 Mba Vitus Onyekachi
20 Kaze Teffo Etienne Giscard
25 Sofiyan Abdul Hamid
39 Lee Heng Huat (GK)

Woodlands Wellington FC

1 Yazid Yasin (GK) (15 Fadhil Salim, 63rd)
2 Bah Mamadou
3 Azlan Alipah
5 Kamal Nasir (13 Anaz Hadee, 75th)
6 Lucian Dronca
8 Jerry Bartholomeusz ©
9 Abdelhadi Laakkad
14 Sazali Salleh
16 Imran Sahib (12 Ismadi Mukthar, 83rd)
18 Park Tae Won
19 Zahid Ahmad

Yellow Cards
Balestier Khalsa FC
Mba Vitus Onyekachi (18th)

Woodlands Wellington FC
Sazali Salleh (63rd)

Red Cards
Balestier Khalsa FC
None

Woodlands Wellington FC
None

Match Officials
Referee : Abas Daud
Assistant Referee 1 : Tang Yew Mun
Assistant Referee 2 : Zaid Hussein
4th Official : Eugene Chan
Referee Assessor: Augustine Arlando
Match Commissioner : Edward Silas

Crowd: 2,489
Venue: Toa Payoh Stadium

::Preview Week 24: Balestier Khalsa FC Vs Woodlands Wellington FC on Thursday, 20 September 2007, Toa Payoh Stadium 8.00pm::
After almost 12 days of uncertainty on Tigers' next S-League fixture date, Balestier Khalsa FC finally confirmed the fixture against Woodlands Wellington FC to be on Thursday, 20 September 2007 at Toa Payoh Stadium, 8.00pm.

Ex-Woodlands captain Fathi Yunus, now with Balestier, will sit out of this encounter through suspension, likewise in the Woodlands camp, former Tigers' skipper Akihiro Nakamura, Hasrin Jailani and captain Ahmad Latiff, who is also recovering from injury.

Tickets for this match can be purchased from the match venue from 7.00pm onwards.

Balestier Khalsa FC vs Woodlands Wellington FC (S-League Match 141)
Due to the international friendly match between Singapore and UAE on 12 September 2007, the NTUC Income-Yeo's S.League match between Balestier Khalsa FC and Woodlands Wellington FC (Match No. 141) to be played at Toa Payoh Stadium will be re-scheduled to a later date to be decided soon.

::Fans' Information: Changes in S-League fixtures::
SINGAPORE, 17 September: Due to the international friendly between Singapore and UAE played on 12 September and the upcoming World Cup qualifier between Singapore and Palestine on 28 October, the following NTUC Income-YEO’S S.League fixtures are affected and have been rescheduled:

Changes (S-League)
M/No. Fixture

141 Balestier Khalsa Vs Woodlands @ Toa Payoh from old date 12-Sep-07 to new date 20-Sep-07
147 Young Lions Vs Woodlands @ Jalan Besar from old date 20-Sep-07 to new date 23-Sep-07
151 Sengkang Vs Young Lions @ Hougang from old date 23-Sep-07 to new date 27-Sep-07
175 Young Lions Vs Balestier Khalsa @ Jalan Besar from old date 28-Oct-07 to new date 31-Oct-07

Verdict of Woodlands Wellington Disciplinary Hearing
On Thursday 13 September 2007, the S.League Disciplinary Committee convened with regards to the abandoned match between Woodlands Wellington and Tampines Rovers on 5 September 2007.

As well as awarding the match to Tampines Rovers 2-0, Woodlands Wellington Football Club admitted to the charge of failing to fulfill its obligation without just cause when the team walked out of the field of play and refusing to continue with the game and causing the match to be abandoned and has been fined S$30,000 and deducted six league points.

The club also admitted to the second charge of failing to ensure that the spectators did not misbehave or throw missiles or water bottles.

Club Chairman Francis Gomez admitted to the charge causing and encouraging Woodlands Wellington to walk out of the field of play resulting in the match being subsequently abandoned and has been fined S$10,000 and banned from attending any S.League, Singapore Cup or Prime League match till 31 December 2007.

Meanwhile Head Coach Jorg Steinebrunner admitted to the charge of causing and encouraging his team members to walk out of the field of play which resulted in the match being abandoned subsequently and has been fined S$2,000.

Club captain Jerry Bartholomeusz admitted to the charge of walking out of the field of play and thereafter refusing to continue with the game and causing the match to be abandoned and has been fined S$1,500.

Woodlands Wellington players Azlan Alipah, Bah Mamadou, Imran Sahib, Kamal Nasir, Laakkad Abdelhadi, Park Tae Won, Sazali Salleh, Yazid Yasin and Zahid Ahmad all admitted to the charge of walking out of the field of play and thereafter refusing to continue with the game and causing the match to be abandoned and have been fined S$1,000 each.

KICK-OFF OF S.LEAGUE AND PRIME LEAGUE MATCHES DURING RAMADAN
The Ramadan will fall from 13 September to 12 October 2007.

Please be informed of the kick-off times for the following matches:

1) S.League - 8.00pm
2) S.League ("Live" on Fridays) - 7.30pm (no change)
3) Prime League (Saturdays/Sundays) - 7.30pm
4) Prime League (Weekdays) - 7.30pm

::Result Week 23: Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) 1-1 Balestier Khalsa FC (1-1) on Thursday, 6 September 2007, Jurong East Stadium, 7.30pm::


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Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)

4 Norikazu Sakata (16 Masatoshi Saiga, 83rd)
5 Takatoshi Uchida
7 Shin Hosogai
8 Yoshitaka Komori
9 Akira Takase
10 Eiichiro Ozaki
13 Kosei Yokoi
17 Yohei Machida (6 Hideaki Iwahana, 78th)
21 Tetsuya Okayama
25 Norio Takahashi (GK)
26 Keisuke Ogawa (20 Akihiko Shimizu, 23rd)

Balestier Khalsa FC

2 Nawfal Shahib
4 Jufri Taha
7 Fathi Yunus
10 Ryuji Sueoka ©
11 Fortune Udo
12 G Lenan
14 Abdul Rahman Hassan (15 Juraimie Dawood, 35th)
17 Farizal Basri (6 J Kalaiselvan, 76th)
18 Mba Vitus Onyekachi
20 Kaze Teffo Etienne Giscard
39 Lee Heng Huat (GK) (1 Abdul Rasyid, 68th)

Yellow Cards
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
None

Balestier Khalsa FC
Fathi Yunus (64th)

Red Cards
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
None

Balestier Khalsa FC
None

Match Officials
Referee : S Kumar
Assistant Referee 1 : Lutfi Emir
Assistant Referee 2 : W Ravisanthiran
4th Official : Leow Thiam Hoe
Referee Assessor: M Maniam
Match Commissioner : Clement Teo

Crowd: 2,778
Venue: Jurong East Stadium