Story by Marvin Lowe. Pictures by Marvin Lowe and Ng Cheng Cong.
CCAB, Friday, May 2, 2008 – In a nail-biting game, Anglo-Chinese Junior College sent traditional rivals Raffles Junior College out of the first round of the A Division Girls Hockey Championship with a 0-0 draw. RJC needed a victory to secure their ticket to the next round while ACJC only needed a draw. As they entered into this match, it would have been on the back of the mind of this RJC team that this could be very well be the last time that they would be playing as a team.
From the get go, RJC gave their all and poured forward to attack the ACJC goal. However, poor passing and ball control did not allow them to sustain any effective siege on ACJC. Often these errors would lead to ACJC counter attacking against RJC. However, ACJC did not convert any of the chances or penalty corners they received. On the other hand, RJC received more penalty corners than ACJC in the first half, but they too failed to convert any of these chances as well.
In the second half, RJC kept up the pressure and the ACJC keeper nearly cracked under the stress. The best chance of the game fell to RJC’s forward, #9. She had effectively dribbled past the ACJC defense and actually rounded the keeper but was tripped at the very last minute before she could take a shot. With that, RJC were awarded a penalty corner. From this penalty corner, they could have scored with the ACJC keeper running out of position yet again. However, an ACJC defender was on the on line to clear the ball to atone for her keeper’s error.
The ACJC defense remained stout and it seemed like a brick fortress surrounded their goal. Despite their goalkeeper’s many erroneous judgments, they were let off the hook many a time. When the final whistle blew, it was a moment of mixed emotions. RJC were left to rue the missed chances and the end of their journey as a team. On the other hand, ACJC celebrated as they knocked out a traditional rival and continued their progress into the second round.
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rj would have gotten in. they just needed to win by 1 goal to be 2nd of the group.
if they happened to score 2 goals, rj would actually have owned ac and be top of the table. but that’s the not the case.
aj’s goal difference was 2 in the end, rj was 6 and ac was 9. yeah.
yes ac boy, that’s the ac spirit, gotta admit your mistakes, cos ac sure make lots of mistakes man.
i dont think rj would have got through even if they won.. they needed a certain number of goals to qualify since they lost to aj 1-0 earlier
hahah you are reading a SPORTS website my dear david and sportsmanship is what gives ANY sport that life and vigour which everyone loves. and im sure the ac girls or any one for that matter wouldn’t want “an extra member” like you to give them that sort of “edge” in their game.
Photos 3, 5 and 10 is krystle
Photo 7 Rachel
Photo 1 the one who looks like she just ate a sour power is donica
Photo 8 Samantha Baey
erm all acjc btw
rofl look at how the ac councillors first and foremost, most importantly, make sure they keep blame off their saintly shoulders before gallantly taking on responsibility.
what a joke
Yes AC boy, that’s the AC spirit, of admitting mistakes.
Well, Yes, I am very sure no ACJC councillors will jeer. Please get your facts right. Maybe even the jeering part wasn’t even true in the first place?
to ???: i believe your comment belongs to the soccer section 🙂
I was standing near the AC supporters when the match was on going, from what i heard first hand, there wasn’t any jeering done by the AC students there. However, AC was creating a great ruckus of noise that was a little overwhelming considering how confined CCAB’s hockey pitch is. I would admit, if i were any RJ players, i would be very much distracted by the strong and consistent cheerings from AC.
I thought RJ fought hard, it was really tough luck that they’re knocked out at such early stage.
eh i think the person spelt taunt wrongly. anyway yes i was with the supporters who jeered and i have to admit they were wrong but you have to know also in every sport there will be things which are done in the spur of the moment,even in epl matches the home supporters would jeer the visitors. but their actions do not reflect the entire ac population and i apologize for their behaviour.i have to say that the rjc girls played their hearts out and cheers to their no.4 who despite the taunting played well. and once again, sports without the cheers and jeers will not create an atmosphere like it is now which is both electrifying and exciting.
man utd got booed at Chelsea too 🙁
anyway, i feel that jeering is part and parcel of the game play. you will learn to overcome them and get even better. look at c.ronaldo for a fine example. no?
So you think jeering is bad? have you heard what RJ has been doing? not for hockey per say but for their other sports? did you know that they complained agaisnt the fixtures for another school’s soccer boys? usually, a feebly complain like that wouldnt change a thing. But then here come’s RJC with all the clout they have in their white uniform and all and somehow or another the fixtures are changed. And we thought jeering was bad enough. it seems that they really have the clout to take things to the next level.
Just want to make it clear that there were no AC-councilors present in that match. We will never condone such behaviour; we do not approve of the jeering which occurred in that match.
However, we should still understand that in the spur of the moment, at the point where your passion takes over and reason takes a back seat, it is easy to commit mistakes such as jeering.
On behalf of all ACsians, apologies all around for what happened.
Photo 1 – All important elements are there – attacker, defender, ball. The elements fill the frame. No distraction in the background. Nice.
Photo 2 – All elements are there again. A bit too far away. Tighter crop would be better.
Photo 3 – All elements are there. Good composition. The AC player has a nice action pose.
Photo 4 – Captured the elbow in the face. Good timing. But not obvious. Tighter crop?
Photo 5 – Nice off the ground shot. Looks like she’s flying. Looks a little overexposed.
Photo 6 – Too far away unfortunately. Tighter crop needed.
Photo 7 – Ok. A little overexposed.
Photo 8 – Ok. A little busy. Had to look for the ball cos it’s not obvious.
Photo 9 – Ok.
Photo 10 – Like the expression captured.
Photo 11 – Nice composition. Quick thinking to get it composed because it happens quickly.
Photo 12 – Very good shot. Nice composition. Captures the mood. The hand holding the camera is a nice quirky element that helps tell the story as well.
Photo 13 – Good shot. Presume you had to hurry to take this shot cos the composition is slightly off because the top left quarter of the picture is unnecessary. But the picture is strong and tells the story well.
i understand your disgust in the behaviour of some supporters. however, this is common in every school. i strongly feel there is aboslutely no need to “await your (their) downfall”. what difference of it of you to curse them from the jeering of some supporters?
give the AC hockey girls some credit. they’ve worked hard for this and i’m sure they werent the ones jeering either.
I agree with volleyball match supporter. I though support is usually link with words of encouragement? how can you say that jeering is the way fans show support? show support to? jeering should be explained as a wicked mean to demoralise the other team. It is done due to the fear of losing to the other team.
Jeering is something that is really pointless. why jeer? afraid to lose that much?
Thats the way fans show support. the fans are the extra member in the team that gives them the edge. Jeers and taunts are common. And they cant be stopped no matter what anyone says to stop the jeering. So please just stop commenting on sportsmanship.
i was watching a volleyball match at ccab and chanced upon this match between rj and ac. as i stood among the ac group of supporters, i was shocked and appalled to hear jeers and tauts by the acjc students, some of whom i believe were councillers who are ironically, supposed to lead by example. this, coming from a school like ac is simply indecorous and shameful. sure, supporting your players with shouts of encouragement is perfectly fine but as all the other junior colleges and secondary schools present saw, what the ac supporters showed was simply a lack of sportsmanship. with other stronger teams in the competition who have constantly displayed not only skill but also respect and sportsmanship for their opponents, i await your downfall.