By Koh Yizhe/Red Sports
Peter Soo checks on Wong Keng Yang after he got whacked in the eye by Yishun’s Tan Yuan Bin. (Photo 1 © Koh Yizhe/Red Sports)
Clementi Sports Hall, Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - Unity Secondary claimed top spot with a comfortable 84-63 victory against Yishun Secondary in Group C of the B Division Basketball Championship but a violent incident marred the win.
Tan Yuan Bin (Yishun #9) looked to have swung his arm at Wong Keng Yang (Unity #8) on a Yishun fast break in the second quarter, catching him on his right eye. Keng Yang immediately went down holding his right eye and a foul was called on Yuan Bin. Keng Yang played no further part in the game and left the venue with an ice pack on his face.
“I left after I was punched. I went to clinic and after that to Alexandra hospital. I don’t know why he did that to me,” Keng Yang told Red Sports. “I didn’t provoke him or do anything to him before the incident.”
For those watching from the sidelines, it was a physical game.
“From what I saw before the foul, some Yishun players were being a little rough while Unity were being rather composed as usual,” said Hang Zi Kai, 17, of NUS High, who was watching the game. “In the second quarter, Unity started to pull away in points. Then I think the foul happened in the second quarter when the Yishun number 9 committed the foul. After that the Unity players got a bit fired up at the foul, as anyone would. After half-time, the Unity #14, Wei Xiang, committed a charging foul on the Yishun #9, when he was doing a fast break layup.”
Before that incident, it was a close game of basketball with Yishun keeping up with the favourites. With qualification in the bag for the two sides, it was a matter of who would top the group and be assured of a better draw in the next round and Yishun looked to be the better side in the opening exchanges.
Although they trailed by one point at the end of the first quarter at 14-15, Yishun were still very much pushing the West Zone champions to their limits. Zhou Zhen Qiang led the scoring for his side with a total of 22 points, including a three-pointer to start the match.
However, Unity took control of the game in the second quarter, taking it easily 21-14 for a 36-28 lead at the half.
It was a very different story in the second half as Unity turned up their game and began to extend their lead. Although they rested some of their starting five, they still managed to stretch their lead to easily take the match.
"This is our hardest game so far but we are quite happy with the results," said Unity captain Remus Low, who scored a game-high 30 points, after the game. "We are definitely aiming for the championship and I think North Vista will be our biggest threat. For Yishun, their offense was good, but we managed to pull off the win. It doesn't matter who we face in the next round and we'll take it as it comes."
Scoring by Quarters
Unity vs Yishun
1st Q: 15-14
2nd Q: 21-14
3rd Q: 26-13
4th Q: 22-23
Top Scorers
Remus Low (Unity #9) – 30 points
Zhou Zhen Qiang (Yishun #13) – 22 points
Delvin Goh (Unity #13) – 16 points
Yishun Lineup
Warren Tan (#4)
Tay Wen Cheng (#5)
Qamarul (#6)
Toh Hong Sheng (#7)
Tan Jun Ming (#8)
Tan Yuan Bin (#9)
Goh Wei Xuan (#10)
Oh Jun Hao (#11)
Jordan Wang (#12)
Zhou Zhen Qiang (#13)
Toh Qing Huang (#14)
Ong Xin Ren (#15)
Unity Lineup
Peter Soo (#4)
Fangcie (#5)
Desmond (#6)
David Soo (#7)
Wong Keng Yang (#8)
Remus Low (#9)
Gaddiel See (#10)
Fabian (#11)
Bingshu (#12)
Delvin Goh (#13)
Ng Weixiang (#14)
Ivan Chua (#15)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDHrZ9Df8O0
To P: u wan try issit!? try kenna hit by the eye ball larhx,tok so much down here,i so dun understand why USS#8 keng yang is not flared up.that refree also uselss la,obvious flagrant foul la! somemore let him continue play!
what is this???
even if #9 jersey is bring pulled so what??
its normal mah,yishun sec also everytime play like this.
punch ppl for what?
yss#9 doesnt even deserve the title of a sportsman. and p, you try kena hit in the eye when all you did was to pull the guy’s shirt. you may not cherish your own eye but that doesnt mean that others dont. can this yss#9 guy be charged on court for this?
To p:
Don’t need you to teach us how to due with #9,I think someone already done so.AND PLEASE LISTEN IF YOU ARE A STUDENT OR A PLAYER OF YSS GO TO YOUR PRINCIPAL AND ASK FOR THE VIDEO.
Everyone listen carefully,P is waiting for you all to hit his eye as he has mention “so what being hit at the eye ball ?”
To p:
Don’t need you to teach us how to due with #9,I think someone already done so.AND PLEASE LISTEN IF YOU ARE A STUDENT OR A PLAYER OF YSS GO TO YOUR PRINCIPAL AND ASK FOR THE VIDEO.
Everyone listen carefully,P is waiting for you all to hit his eye as he has mention “so what being hit at the eye ball ?”
To p:
Don’t need you to teach us how to due with #9,I think someone already done so.AND PLEASE LISTEN IF YOU ARE A STUDENT OR A PLAYER OF YSS GO TO YOUR PRINCIPAL AND ASK FOR THE VIDEO.
To p:
Why you worried so much for what.Already done so,AND SOME MORE IF YOU ARE FROM YISHUN SEC GO ASK YOUR PRINCIPAL FOR THE VIDEO.
I am a basketballer too and I can say that elbowing is already considered a foul,so punching the face is even worse. I know the #09 and personally,No offence,but he totally has no sportsmanship at all. This is really a disgraced to YSS.
To p:
Why you worried so much for what.Already done so,AND SOME MORE IF YOU ARE FROM YISHUN SEC GO ASK YOUR PRINCIPAL FOR THE VIDEO.
so what being hit at the eye ball ?
if you think is more serious complain to bas or jurong sec . at least come on … be a man , tell the truth , you pull his shirt so get whack de … people don’t because he injure then give him the pity …
Suppression of emotions is one of the greatest challenge for sportsmen and he failed in it! Does that mean that he’s not fit to be one? 🙂
YSS#9 shud be disciplined and ban!! wad kind of sportsmen is he? his vioent act to keng yang of USS is total bullshit,HE IS NOT FIT TO BE SPORTSMEN!
yishun sec is always this way. they get violent. violence cant solve anything. so whats the point of doing all these? u cant win a championship getting violent and stuff… stop being a loser and suck it up! get yourself some skills…
But this comparison is absurd wad.Now is about Uss No.8,not the Uss No.14 ma..it might be a different story la.But Yss No.9 still musn’t hit him no matter wad. Its so unsportsman like.
Let say if this YSS #9 punched wei xiang, you all think what will happen to him???
From what I know, the coach (who also coach Unity Girl team) did substitute the player out immediately after the incident BUT a moment later let him continue the entire game, can’t the school teacher-in-charge stop the coach for doing that? If I’m the coach I will make sure such player even though he’s the “star” player, will OUT for my team forever…….
Keng Yang told Red Sports. “I didn’t provoke him or do anything to him before the incident.â€
Then,
“zxcasd . April 8, 2010 .
pulling of jersey is normal, its juz that whether or not u want to ask the ref to look out for that action. my coach also did ask my team mates and i to pull their jersey and not getting caught.”
Yeh right, self-contradicting.
And you mean your coach wanted you to cheat without getting caught ?
This is absolutely disgusting. I think I watched him play before and it’s not the 1st time he tried to do something like this. The other person he tried to attack managed to dodge it, fortunately, otherwise he would have ended up like Wong Keng Yang. It was an obvious flagrant foul. He should have been ejected. It was obvious that he did it intentionally. He didn’t even bother helping Wong Keng Yang up and just walked off acting like nothing happened. This guy deserves to be banned from all future basketball games regardless of the organisation.
nowadays upmires referees rpvided for the nationals is all bullshit man, they eye like pajiao like that. he should have been ejected please
Cmon , a sportman should be able to cantrol his or her emotion and useing violence in game. From my view, a pull shirt for a punch? Wow, tell me how tyb will answer to wong keng yang and his parent, if anything happened to his eye.