ASEAN Schools Water Polo: Singapore beat Indonesia 14-6

By Vanessa Lim/Red Sports

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Saturday, July 2, 2011 -– Singapore’s water polo team beat Indonesia 14-6 in their opening match of the 3rd ASEAN Schools Games.

Singapore got off to a good start, scoring their first goal after three minutes courtesy of Jin Lun (#10). Jeremy Yeo (#4) then brought the score to 2–0 moments later. The Indonesian side quickly responded through Indra Saputra (#2) but Singapore went on to score two more goals to finish off the first quarter leading 4-1.

Singapore errors in the second quarter allowed Indonesia to cut the deficit but our boys scored two more goals through Seh Woon (#6) and Churn Yi (#9) to lead 6-3 at half time.

Singapore scored four goals in the third quarter, only allowing Indonesia’s Zaenal Arifin (#2) to score a single goal for the team, to lead 10-4 at the end of the third.

In the final quarter, Indonesia managed to score two more goals but it was not enough to overcome Singapore’s advantage, allowing Singapore to take their first win of the tournament,.

Singapore will now face Malaysia for their second match on Sunday, 3rd July 2011.

Score by Quarter
Singapore vs Indonesia
1st Quarter: 4–1
2nd Quarter: 6–3
3rd Quarter: 10–4
4th Quarter: 14–6

Scorers
Singapore:
Jeremy Yeo (#11) – 4
Issac Chan (#4) and Jin Lun (#10) – 3 each
Bryan See (#5) – 2
Seh Woon (#6) and Churn Yi (#9) – 1 each

Indonesia:
Indra Saputra (#11) – 2
Zaenal Arifin(#2), Andi Unaizul(#8), Brandley Ignatius(#9), Fabrian Rhamadya (#10) – 1 each