Update by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports. Photos by REDintern Thomas Tan and Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports
A Chung Cheng High player spikes while Claire Teo (Cedar #9) watches. (Photo 1 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
CCAB, Thursday, March 29, 2010 - Cedar Girls' Secondary booked their spot in the semi-finals of the C Division Girls Volleyball Championship after holding off Chung Cheng High (Yishun) 2-0 (25-17, 28-26) in a Group Y quarter-final match.
In a later match, Anderson Secondary defeated Bukit Panjang Government High 2-1 (25-14, 16-25, 25-14) to keep their hopes of qualifying alive.
It was an especially tight second set for Cedar as they were tied at several points late in the game. At the 21-21 mark, Quak Guting (Cedar #6) sent a free ball into an empty spot in Chung Cheng's court to go one up.
Jasmine Tan (Cedar #11) then spiked past Chung Cheng's block to bring the team to 23-21. However, a subsequent spike by Jasmine (Cedar #11) that went high and wide allowed Chung Cheng to draw close.
Chung Cheng leveled at 23-23, and subsequently saw the game go into a deuce. Cedar gained an advantage when Chung Cheng were unable to return the ball, but Claire Teo (Cedar #9) served the ball out to allow Chung Cheng to level once again.
Both teams subsequently saw the match levelled again at the 26-26 mark, and Guting (Cedar #6) brought the team to match point with a lightly tapped spike. Jasmine (Cedar #11) sealed the game for the team when she saw her serve deflected out of bounds by Chung Cheng.
Cedar, who have two wins from two games played, are through to the semi-finals. Chung Cheng and Anderson each have one win and one loss from two games played. Chung Cheng will play Bukit Panjang on Tuesday, March 30th at 1.10pm while Anderson will fight it out with Cedar at 12pm.
It will be a make-or-break set of matches for the trio. Bukit Panjang need to win their match convincingly in order for a chance to qualify. Anderson will need to go all out to beat Cedar should Chung Cheng win their match against Bukit Panjang. Should Chung Cheng beat Bukit Panjang, and Anderson lose to Cedar, Chung Chung will automatically qualify for the semi-finals alongside Cedar.
Final Scores
Cedar Girls’ 2 Chung Cheng High (Yishun) 0
(25-17, 28-26)
Anderson Secondary 2 Bukit Panjang Government High 2-1
(25-14, 16-25, 25-14)
Quak Guting (Cedar #6) spikes while the Chung Cheng #12 blocks. (Photo 2 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
A miscommunication between teammates cost Chung Cheng a valuable point. (Photo 3 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
Making sure there was no repeat of the previous occasion, the Chung Cheng libero dives to save the shot. (Photo 4 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
The Chung Cheng #1 goes for a spike. (Photo 5 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Jasmine Tan (Cedar #11) goes for a spike while the Chung Cheng #1 blocks. (Photo 6 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Xinyi (Bukit Panjang #6) attempts to block a shot by Anderson. (Photo 7 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
Bukit Panjang cheer as they win a point. (Photo 8 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
Xinyi (Bukit Panjang #6) and Wenxin (#4) turn to look as the ball escapes the block. (Photo 9 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
The Anderson #12 is a face of concentration as Xinyi (Bukit Panjang #6) spikes. (Photo 10 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
Xinyi (Bukit Panjang #6) goes down to receive a shot. (Photo 11 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
The Anderson coach hollers at his team and was visibly frustrated with their performance. (Photo 12 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
More photos in the gallery.
Editor’s note: If you recognise yourself or your team mates in any of the photos, please feel free to leave the names behind and we will update accordingly. Thanks!
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