The gulf in class was evident when Fifa world No.2 Argentina crushed a Singapore side ranked 155 rungs below them 6-0 in an international friendly fixture, organized to mark the Football Association of Singapore’s 125th anniversary.
Eliminated in the group stage last year, it would be fair to say River Valley High School (RVHS) were considered no-hopers in this year’s National A Division Floorball Championship.
In another close encounter between Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) and Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) in the National A Division Football Championship 3rd/4th placing match, NYJC held their nerves to beat ACJC 5-4 on penalties after regular time and extra time saw no goals.
They left it late but Victoria Junior College (VJC) secured their 15th straight National A Division Hockey Championship when they beat Millennia Institute (MI) 1-0 after extra time in the final, thanks to Klara Chong’s (VJC #27) last-minute winner.
A moment of magic from Ramalingam Gouthaman (RI #14) was all that Raffles Institution (RI) required to dethrone defending champions Victoria Junior College (VJC), beating them 1-0 in the National A Division Hockey Championship final for their seventh title in 10 years.
Defending champions Meridian Junior College (MJC) almost saw themselves slip up against a resurgent Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) in the National A Division Football Championship semi-final but the former were able to scrape through to the final with a 2-1 victory.
As the penalty shoot-out loomed, Victoria Junior College (VJC) goalkeeper Hannah Lim (VJC #1) thought she had done all she could against Meridian Junior College (MJC) in the National A Division Football Championship final during regulation and extra time which ended 1-1.
Hockey giants Raffles Institution (RI) kept up their streak of appearing in every final this century when they dispatched Anderson Junior College (AJC) 3-0 in the semi-final and progressed to their 18th straight final since 2000.
