Story by Jiexin Neo/Red Sports. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports
Jonathan Ng (ITE #23) aims for the net. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)
Republic Polytechnic, Saturday, March 29, 2014 — Institute of Technical Education (ITE) led from start to beat Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) 26–21 in the 3rd-placing match of the Tertiary Tchoukball Championship.
Before this, Nanyang Polytechnic held a 2-2 win-loss record, after beating Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and losing to Singapore Polytechnic (SP) in the group stage. They lost to Republic Polytechnic (RP) in the semi-final.
ITE also had a 2-2 win-loss record. They defeated NUS and Singapore Management University (SMU) and lost to RP in the group stage. They were beaten by SP in the semi-final.
Clarence Teo (ITE #10) led his team with a game-high 10 points, while Alvin Lim (NYP #5) and Lim Yong Jian (#1) had six points each.
Clarence Teo (ITE #10) claimed the first point of the game, slamming one onto the board to put ITE 1–0 up. ITE played with good defense, especially Jonathan Ng (ITE #23), who managed to catch a number of NYP’s shots to stop them from scoring.
Goh Kah Kean (NYP #12) played key defence for NYP in the first half, catching the rebounds on several occasions to help keep the deficit in check.
ITE took on a four-point lead by the end of the first half (13–9).
Two minutes into the second half, ITE were leading 15–10 when NYP went on a scoring streak to pour in four points straight to trail 14–15. However, from then on, NYP struggled to add to the scoreboard as the rebounds were unable to escape from the ITE wall of defense.
On the other hand, ITE continued to score effortlessly mostly through Clarence (#10) and Gideon Neo (#9). In the final minutes, NYP attempted to claw back into the game but it was far too gone. ITE won 26–21 to emerge third in the Tertiary Tchoukball Championship 2014.
This is ITE’s first podium finish in the Championships.
ITE captain, Clarence (#10), said, “For me, because I’ve played for two POL-ITE Games, I feel that this is the best that we’ve got. I’ve been wanting to set history for ITE since two years ago. For ITE I think we used to always get fourth, as it’s quite difficult to defeat the rest of the teams.”
Scoring by Period
NYP vs ITE
Period 1: 9–13
Period 2: 12–13 (21–26)
Final score: 21–26
Top Scorers
NYP
Lim Yong Jian (#1) – 6 points
Alvin Lim (#5) – 6 points
ITE
Clarence Teo (#10) – 10 points
Gideon Neo (#9) – 7 points
Nanyang Polytechnic Roster
Lim Yong Jian (#1), Choo Som Boon (#3), Alvin Lim Kwee Ann (#5), Eng Kang Shun (#6), Edward Andrew Seow (#8), Daniel Chia Fong Liang (#9), Don Seng Kuan Ming (#11), Goh Kah Kean (#12), Jonathan Lian Jun Wen (#13), Sim Yao Teng (#20), Goh Jian Jie Aaron (#22), Muhammad Halimin Bin Muhammad Hashim (#78)
Institute of Technical Education Roster
Neo Wei Lun (#1), Lee Jia Chuan Mueller (#4), Samuel Kok Jian Hui (#5), Muhammad Khairin Bin Sazali (#7), Gideon Neo Hong Kai (#9), Teo Wui Bing Clarence (#10), Tan Boon Juan (#13), Morris Yeo Sin Tze (#14), Pearcesley Tan Zhi Wei (#16), Lim Guan Yu Andy (#19), Leong Mun Hon Jarett (#22), Jonathan Ng Choon Wei (#23)
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