Story By Zachary Foo/Red Sports. Photos by REDintern Laura Lee and Clara Yuan/Red Sports
Yu Jun Jie (ACS(BR) #10) pushes for the ball despite strong defence from Finian Koh (RI #11) and Marcel Lim (RI #12). (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), March 12, Wednesday, 2014 — Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) came back in the final quarter to beat Raffles Institution 7–6 in the third and fourth place play-off of the National B Division Boys Water Polo Championship. Yu Jun Jie (ACS(BR) #10) led all scorers with five goals, while Benedict Yeo (RI #9) scored three goals for his team.
Raffles drew first blood in the first quarter, Benedict Yeo (RI #9) scoring on the break with no one guarding him. Jun Jie (ACS(BR) #10) answered back for his team with a wonderful backhand shot to beat the RI keeper, Bryan Yip (RI #1) to tie it up 1–1.
The second quarter saw Raffles open up a comfortable lead three-goal lead through some solid defending. Benedict (RI #9) scored two, while Ken Zhu (RI #3) chipped in with one of his own. ACS(BR) were able to pull one back, as Scott Windley (ACS(BR) #3) finally broke through the Raffles fortress towards the end of the quarter with a strong shot for his team to trail 2–5.
The third quarter saw ACS(BR) chip at the lead, as Jun Jie (ACS(BR) #10) added another goal to bring the score to 3–5.
The ACS(BR) comeback continued in the final quarter. The solid defence that Raffles put up in the first three quarters started to fall apart. Jun Jie (ACS(BR) #10) scored a goal, before Jared Lim (RI #4) answered with a long range howitzer to give Raffles a 6–4 lead. Jun Jie (ACS(BR) #10) and Scott Windley (ACS(BR) #3) then combined for the next three goals to give ACS(BR) the comeback win.
ACS(BR) captain, Churn Hym (#2), said, “We played Raffles before, so we were a little stressed. However, we were able to overcome much more by working together as a team. Today’s game showed that we deserve the win much more than them.”
ACS(BR) top scorer, Jun Jie (#10), said, “I hope next year’s team will follow through from this year and showcase even more teamwork. I’ve played with my senior batch as well, and this team is one of the most bonded ones I’ve been on and I hope it will continue on.”
Scoring by Quarter
ACS(BR) vs RI
1st Quarter: 1–1
2nd Quarter: 1–4 (2–5)
3rd Quarter: 1–0 (3–5)
4th Quarter: 4–1 (7–6)
Top Scorers
ACS(BR)
Yu Jun Jie (#10) – 5 goals
Scott Windley (#3) – 2 goals
RI
Benedict Yeo (#9) – 3 goals
ACS(BR) Roster
Kishan Ganesan (#1), Lim Churn Hym (#2), Scott Windley (#3), Gabriel Goh (#4), Immanuel Tan (#5), Bryan Cheng (#6), Daniel Chew (#7), Merrill Shen (#8), Evan Soh (#9), Yu Jun Jie (#10), Daniel Ang (#11), Adric Ng (#12), Daniel Ng (#13)
RI Roster
Bryan Yip (#1), Chan Fa Yu (#2), Lim Ken Zhu (#3), Jared Lim (#4), Low Wei Xu (#5), Nathanael Goh (#6), Vikram (#7), Aldred Cheng (#8), Benedict Yeo (#9), Jason Kit (#10), Finian Koh (#11), Marcel Lim (#12), Bryan Tan (#13)
2014 National B Division Boys Water Polo Championship — Fixtures and Results
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