RHB Singapore Cup: Stunning Okkthar comeback falls short

Bhaskaran Kunju
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OUFC 3 - 1 HGFC
AGG: OUFC 3 - 4 HGFC

What looked like the one tie that was all but over by the first leg turned out to be a race to the finish in the second, as Okkthar United gave Hougang United a fight that no one expected.

Down 0-3 on aggregate after their devastating loss earlier in the week, the Burmese side gave an all-out performance in front of a vociferous crowd of loyal Burmese supporters who had filled out nearly the entirety of their side of the allocated seats at Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday night.

RHB Singapore Cup: Hougang take commanding lead

Elwyn Lee
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PHOTO: Gale

HGFC 3 - 0 OUFC

An electrically charged atmosphere permeated the Hougang Stadium stands on Tuesday evening for the first leg of the RHB Singapore Cup quarterfinals tie between Hougang United and Myanmar’s Okkthar United.

With the Myanmarese support numbering in the hundreds in the main stand and providing waves upon waves of reverberating cheers for their countrymen, Okkthar showed plenty of spirit on the field as well as they battled the Cheetahs tooth and nail.

Ultimately, though, they still could not ride on the wave of raucous euphoria, succumbing to a debilitating 0-3 loss.