Kampong Deva and Anchor Tiger played out a 0:0 draw in the opening fixture of the C-League Regular Season on 5 September 2026. Neither side could find the net as the match ended in a point apiece. By then both teams sat level on one point, Kampong Deva seventh and Anchor Tiger eighth in the table.
The game carried four yellow cards, two for each side. Kampong Deva saw their first booking at the seventh minute, while Anchor Tiger went offside the clock with a card at 45+1. The visitors added another at 58 and the hosts responded with a late yellow at 90+1. And here's the thing — four cautions across ninety minutes suggests a match played with edge rather than flair.
I caught the game in full and my attention kept drifting to the space around the penalty area. Not because anything happened there, but because nothing did. Both sides knew what was at stake in this first meeting and neither wanted to be the one to give ground. To be fair, that caution reads like a tactical decision rather than recklessness.
Both teams now carry one point from one game, though the positioning tells a different story. Kampong Deva sit seventh while Anchor Tiger occupy eighth, separated by nothing but alphabetical order in the standings. The gap between them remains invisible on paper, as it likely will for some time.
The recent history between these sides adds context. Anchor Tiger won their previous encounter 2:1 on 10 May, while Kampong Deva had beaten them 3:1 earlier in the same month. Those results from May suggest a competitive relationship, though this fixture offered neither side the chance to settle anything.
A point each after the opening round means both managers will look ahead to their next assignment. Kampong Deva's recent form included a heavy 3:4 defeat against Bueng Ket and they carried that vulnerability into this match. Anchor Tiger came through a 4:1 victory over Nagaworld but the result here was no less frustrating for them.