By Zachary Foo/Red Sports. Photos by Joseph Lee/Red Sports
Toh Wei Jie (NP #5) leaping into the D to take the shot while Kah Kean (NYP #6) tries to stop him. (Photo 1 © Joseph Lee/Red Sports)
Singapore Polytechnic, Sunday, September 29, 2013 — Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) stomped Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) 41–14 in their second game of the 3rd Invitational Handball Games organised and hosted by Singapore Polytechnic. They stifled NP’s offense in the first half to open up a 17-point lead, which they maintained for the rest of the game as they cruised to victory. Dimaunahan Karl Vincent (NP #4) was the leading scorer with 12 goals.
NP is now on a collision course with defending champions Singapore Polytechnic (SP) for the title, having beaten Republic Polytechnic (RP) 24–8 in their previous match. RP now languish in last place with no wins at the moment.
NP started off the scoring in style when Lewis Syn (NP #2) beat the whole NYP team down the court on the fast break for an easy finish. While NYP could not find an answer past the tight NP defense, Liang How Neng (NP #9) found success harassing NYP players on their attacks. This forced NYP players into bad attempts that turned into easy saves for the NP keeper.
As the game wore on, it was evident that Leslie Tay (NP #1) was having a really good game in goal. His cat-like reflexes allowed him to make a couple of point-blank saves and this helped to extend his team’s lead.
After a somewhat lethargic start, NYP found their form in the second half. They started to find success on offense, finding open attempts that were unavailable to them in the first half.
In a bizzare turn of events, NP were left with five players on court after a miscommunication. Liang How Neng (NP #9) was sin-binned for 2 minutes as his team were in the penalty. However, the NP bench misunderstood the whistle and subbed in a player illegally, throwing him in the sin bin as well. NP were then left to play with five players for two agonising minutes.
Not surprisingly, this coincided with NYP’s most productive period, as they scored three goals in quick succession. However, the game regained its equilibrium as the NP players returned from their penalty.
In the final minutes of the game, pivot How Neng (NP #9) turned villain by picking up a red card for necking the opponent. This left him out for the rest of the game. Nevertheless, NP managed to weather the storm with the loss of their pivot, coming out 41–14 victors.
Said NYP captain Jonathan (#13): “It has been a while since NYP sent in a team and we’ve only had two trainings. We wanted to do our best for the game and we don’t bother about the outcome.”
NP captain Lewis Syn (#2) said: “Overall, I felt that my team did quite well as compared to our previous game with RP yesterday. NYP also gave us a good fight, they managed to do a couple of good fakes and cut through out defense.”
Top Scorers
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Dimaunahan Karl Vincent (#4) – 12 goals
Nanyang Polytechnic
Robin Tan (#7) – 5 goals
Goalkeeper Stats
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Leslie Tay (#1): 16/30 shots saved (53% save rate)
Nanyang Polytechnic
Halimin (#5): 4/14 (28.5% save rate)
Aaron (#1): 4/31 (11.4% save rate)
Ngee Ann Polytechnic Roster
Leslie Tay (#1), Lewis Syn (#2), Leo Chung Sing (#3), Dimaunahan Karl Vincent (#4), Toh Wei Jie (#5), Goh Jun Liang (#6), Teo Shi Han (#7), Chen Tse Yu (#8), Liang How Neng (#9), Andrew Wong (#10), Ong Wee Chieh (#11), Wong Wing Lun (#12), Timothy Teo (#13), Sebastian Low (#14), Hong Rui (#15), Muhammad Hazwan (#16)
Nanyang Polytechnic Roster
Aaron (#1), Aron (#2), Edward (#3), Faez (#4), Halimin (#5), Kah Kean (#6), Robin (#7), Somboon (#8), Teck Yeow (#9), Wen Quan (#10), Don (#11), Wilson (#12), Jonathan (#13), Yaoteng (#14), Yuxun (#15), Marcus (#69)
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