Women s Premier League All Stars draw inspiration from 7 1 rout by Brisbane Roar

SINGAPORE – The scoreboard at the Bishan Stadium read Women’s Premier League (WPL) All-Stars 1 Brisbane Roar 7, but the lopsided result did little to dampen the spirits or smiles of the players on April 4.

A crowd of 2,108 male and female spectators – some wearing Roar jerseys and carrying signs of their favourite footballers – had turned out to cheer the teams in the exhibition match, adding to the lively atmosphere in the stands.

And they were treated to a goal fest, including one from Singapore and Roar forward Danelle Tan – her first for the A-League Women side.

“You look up in the stands, all these young girls and boys,” said the 20-year-old, who joined the team in 2024.

“So supportive, so willing to come down, take time off their Friday night to come and support and watch a game like this.

“Just looking around and seeing the support we get, it’s been amazing.”

The Roar are in Singapore for a five-day tour, which was organised as part of a partnership with the Football Association of Singapore.

While they acknowledged the gulf in standards between the A-League Women side and themselves, the WPL All-Stars, who had only two training sessions together, were left more inspired than demoralised after the match.

Captain Siti Rosnani Azman said: “It’ll be a good thing, at least (players) know what to expect if they want to pursue playing at a professional level.

“In Singapore, it can only go so far. But, when you start playing against teams or players who are better than you, you start to know there are things that you can improve on if you want to be called up and play overseas as a professional career.”

The Roar were quick to stamp their mark on the game.

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