Story by REDintern Teo Yun Teng. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports

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Players contest for possession of the ball. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)

Hougang Sports Centre, Monday, February 1, 2016 – Bukit Merah Secondary (BM) drew 5-5 with East View Secondary (EV) in their second match of the National B Division Floorball Championship. Both schools won their opening matches of the season.

Safiuddin bin Salleh (BM #20) had a game high of three goals while Mohamed Farook Mohamed (EV #7) led his team with two.

East View led 4-2 at the end of the first period and Bukit Merah scored another goal in the second to trail by just one goal heading into the final period.

The final period proved to be exciting, with Bukit Merah making a comeback. Safiuddin (BM #20) scored to help Bukit Merah even the score at 4-4, triggering loud cheers from his Bukit Merah teammates.

Bukit Merah rode on the momentum and scored again to lead 5-4. In a desperate last ditch-attempt, East View went all out and attacked ferociously. Their efforts paid off as they eventually bagged a goal in the last minute, allowing them to snatch a 5-5 draw with powerhouses Bukit Merah.

Bukit Merah captain, Safiuddin (#20), said, “Today, my team was off-form. We could have done a bit better. The mentality today was not there, but I think we can do so much better in the next game.”

Scoring by Quarter
Bukit Merah vs East View
1st Period: 2-4
2nd Period: 1-0 (3-4)
3rd Period: 2-1 (5-5)

Top Scorers
Bukit Merah
Safiuddin bin Salleh (#20) – 3 goals

East View
Mohamed Farook Mohamed (#7) – 2 goals

Bukit Merah Roster
Isaac Tan Jing Jie (#4), Soh Ming Sheng (#6), Ng Yong Jie (#7), Teo Jing Yi (#8), Iryan Shah B Khairul Anuar (#9), Tan Shao Siang (#10), Wang Jia Jun (#11), Naing Thi Ha (#13), Muhammad Iman Zulhakim B A G (#16), Siew Kang Jie, Nicolas (#17), Khant Ye Wint Thant (#18), Safiuddin B Salleh (#20), Earl John Alicante Embile (#21), Muhammad Zaidan B Abdul Wahab (#22), Alexander Lee Yuheng (#24), Amirul Amsyar B Mohamed Asrori (#25)

East View Roster
Dani Zikry B Abdul Kadir (#2), Koh Xuanrui (#4), Mohamed Farook Mohamed M F (#7), Leow Swee Hong Sean (#9), Muhammad Hakim B Selamat (#10), Muhammad Fadhil B Ramli (#11), Ryan Yow Jun Ze (#17), Tibor Jabir Meyer (#18), Don Heng Zhiwen (#22), Shaaran S/o Veerasenan (#23), Abdul Rahman Mujahid B M S (#24), Hairulisyam B Norisham (#66), Arocena Jan Bryant Candedeir (#71), Azhari Saputra B Mustafa (#77), Aqil Adli Yashir (#87), Muhammad Danial B Mas Rizan (#90)

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