Ang Mo Kio beat Evergreen

VOLLEYBALL

National Junior U-16 Girls Volleyball Championships 2007
Ang Mo Kio Secondary School vs Evergreen Secondary School
Tuesday, 6th November 2007 at Temasek Polytechnic

Story and pictures by Red Sports volunteer Lai Jun Wei.

Ang Mo Kio Secondary beat Evergreen Secondary 25-11 25-16 yesterday in the National Junior U-16 Championships. It was the final group game for both sides and the game was marked by long rallies that slowly wore both sides down.

Hui Cheng (#13) of Ang Mo Kio spikes the ball right into the hands of #18 of Evergreen. © Lai Jun Wei

The girls from both teams chose to play it safe with many free balls given away to the opposition. Both teams tried to organise attacks but the game often ended up in long rallies. However, there were times when players would earn points with their well-placed spikes, getting cheers from the team bench.

Ang Mo Kio prepares to receive the ‘dunk’ from Aisha (#17) of Evergreen. © Lai Jun Wei

The second set saw Evergreen stepping up their attacks with service aces. In the last few points of the game, mistakes made by the Ang Mo Kio team allowed Evergreen to narrow the gap. However, timeouts called by the Ang Mo Kio coach allowed them to stay focused and eventually win the second set 25-16.

Evergreen’s setter Joanna (#5) prepares to tip the ball across. © Lai Jun Wei

The Evergreen side receive the first ball from Ang Mo Kio’s serve.© Lai Jun Wei

Hui Cheng (#13) of Ang Mo Kio tries to block the tip-off by Aisha (#17) of Evergreen. © Lai Jun Wei

More pictures in the gallery.

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