News • November 18, 2017
Plazibat Aiming For Golden Boot Accolade

Tampines Rovers vs Home United
(18 November, Saturday, 7.30pm, Our Tampines Hub)
Written by: Rashid Sulaiman
Home United forward Stipe Plazibat will be gunning for goals when they travel to Our Tampines Hub to take on Tampines Rovers in the Great Eastern-Hyundai S.League on Saturday night.
With 25 goals to his name thus far, Plazibat trails Albirex Niigata (S)’s Tsubasa Sano by one goal in the goalscoring charts going into this encounter.
That should give the Croatian the motivation to hit the back of the net against Jurgen Raabâs charges as he looks to end the season as the top scorer in the S.League.
âOn Saturday, it is our last S.League game of the season and we want to finish this season with a win,â said Plazibat.
âI may not be in pole position for the golden boot but it would be a good achievement if I win it. I will try best and letâs see what happens against Tampines.â
While Plazibat is high in confidence ahead of the match, their previous two meetings against the Stags have seen results going against the Protectors.
The first encounter between the two saw Tampines walk away 3-2 victors in a tightly contested match before a Ryutaro Megumi brace helped Raabâs side cruise to a comfortable 2-0 win in the second meeting.
Both side comes into this match on the back of wins in the previous stage, with Home edging Geylang International 2-1 while Tampines thumped Brunei DPMM 5-0.
âIt was a hard fought victory for the team today as we knew Geylang were not going to an easy team to play. But I must give credit to the boys who performed superbly under the rainy conditions,â said Home head coach Aidil Sharin.
âI was disappointed with the manner we conceded the goal shortly after the break, which gave the opponents confidence but the boys bounced back which was important,â added the former Singapore international.
If the Protectors are to shut out the Stags, they would need their custodian Hassan Sunny to continue his fine form between the posts, just like how he performed for the Singapore national team during the international break.
Both teams had a handful of players representing the nation and with this being the final match of the season, they might be resting key players and giving the fringe players a runout
Shamil Sharif will be out for Home due to suspension while Tampines is likely to miss goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud through injury.
Suspension: Shamil Sharif (Home United)
Tampines Rovers – DWWWW
03/11/17 Brunei DPMM 0-5 Tampines Rovers
28/10/17 Tampines Rovers 3-0 Garena Young Lions
23/10/17 Home United 0-2 Tampines Rovers
15/10/17 Geylang International 2-3 Tampines Rovers
20/09/17 Tampines Rovers 1-1 Warriors FC
Home United – WLLWW
04/11/17 Home United 2-1 Geylang International
31/10/17 Home United 4-0 Garena Young Lions
27/10/17 Warriors FC 2-1 Home United
23/10/17 Home United 0-2 Tampines Rovers
20/10/17 Home United 2-0 Balestier Khalsa
Head to Head (S.League)
23/10/17 Home United 0-2 Tampines Rovers
12/05/17 Tampines Rovers 3-2 Home United
10/09/16 Home United 1-0 Tampines Rovers
13/05/16 Tampines Rovers 1-2 Home United
03/03/16 Home United 1-1 Tampines Rovers