Big win gives Bowen Bullets tremendous boost

29th January 2014

The B Div boys from Bowen Secondary recorded their biggest win of the year when they whitewashed Anderson Secondary School 8-0 at the Punggol Secondary school field this afternoon.

Centre-back Muhd Akmal defending stoutly with his head

Having overcome Punggol Sec 4-2 in their previous match, Anderson Sec were seeking another scalp in the tournament but were left licking their wounds. That it took almost half an hour for the Bowen Bullets to make a breakthrough was testament to Anderson's belief. And when the goal came, it was one of superb improvisation by Muhd Afiq. A cross from the right was met by the right winger with a flying back heel which bemused the entire Anderson defence to end up inside the goal.

Bullets Aden Kuo and Rafid Khan making up a 2-man wall

Muhd Danial added another goal in the 27th min with a tap-in from a Javier Ho's cross before Afiq scored his second goal with a stiff grounder (31st min). Skipper for the day, Royce Chua (33th min) then buried the 4th goal from close range. By this time, the Bullets were toying with their opponents with slick passing and clever movement off the ball. It was not long before Anderson let their frustration of chasing the ball get into them. Bullets midfieder Tan Ren Yu was clipped from behind in the penalty box and Royce Chua converted the spot kick for a half-time lead of 5-0.

Tan Ren Yu (No. 7) preparing to take a free-kick

The Bullets let their guard down at the start of the 2nd half, allowing their opponents a few open chances which were fortunately not converted. Muhd Danial restored the order of things in the 50th min when he arrived late into the penalty box to stab a lose ball into goal. Bullets coach made several changes in the 2nd half but the dominance remained with the Bullets. Royce Chua, making his swansong for the Bowen Bullets, aptly got his hat trick in the 64th min, half-volleying from close range. Not to be outdone, Muhd Afiq also found his hat trick one minute from time, placing the ball neatly into the bottom right corner of Anderson's goal from 30m out after spotting the goalkeeper out of position.

Skipper Royce Chua rampaging into enemy territory

Starting Line-up against Anderson Sec

Bowen	8 – 0		Anderson
Goals Scored
Muhd Afiq (24’, 31’, 79’) Muhd Danial (27’, 53’) Royce Chua (33’, 36’, 64’)
Substitutions (Bowen only)
Markus Lam for Muhd Shafiq 50’ Riley Gomez for Aden Kuo 50’ Muhd Aizan for Muhd Hanafi 61’ Faris Hanan for Rafid Khan 71’

North Zone Inter-Schools B Div Boys Championship
Group C
	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
Bowen	3	2	1	0	16	4	12	7
Sembawang	3	2	0	1	9	6	3	6
Greendale	3	1	2	0	8	7	1	5
Anderson	2	1	0	1	4	10	-6	3
Christchurch	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
Punggol	3	0	0	3	5	13	-8	0

Junior Boys Bullets start the year with auspicious win over Hougang Sec

28th Jan 2014

C Div Boys listening attentively at the pre-match briefing

It was not the most fluent performance and a little jittery at that, but the junior Bowen Bullets turned out 3-nil winners over their first opponent in the North Zone Inter-School C Division Boys Football Championship, Hougang Sec this afternoon at the Punggol Secondary School field.

As early as the 9th min, left winger Muhd Irfan calmed the Bullets' nerves with a goal by tapping in a cross from the right. If the Bullets were expecting the floodgates to open then, they were very wrong as Hougang Sec put up a good fight, coming close to securing an equaliser, with one of their efforts ruled out for offside. Hougang's towering captain, playing in the middle of the park, commanded the midfield well and came to constant duels with Bullets midfielder Muhd Zamani.

But Hougang's spirit broke late in the second half when Bullets striker Brandon Tan doubled the scoreline. A throw-in from the left somehow eluded 2 defenders and the goalkeeper to fall nicely for Brandon to tap into an empty net. As the resistance softened, Bowen capitalised through a Muhd Zamani's grounder into the bottom left corner of Hougang's goalmouth.

 Junior Bullets giving a resounding cheer

The win was good tonic for the team but there is much improvement to be made before facing tournament favourites Singapore Sports School next Tuesday, one of which is the quickness in the transition from attack to defence. The gaps in midfield left by the Bullets when they lost the ball were seldom capitalised by the Hougang boys but a well-drilled Sports School team will not need a second invitation to do damage.

Hougang	0 - 3		Bowen
Goals Scored
		Muhd Irfan 9’ Brandon Tan 54’ Muhd Zamani  57’
Substitutions (Bowen only)
Ithar Nur Iqmal for Harith Aniq 50’

Senior Bullets show true mettle in thrashing of Sembawang Sec

25th January 2014

The Bullets starting line-up

The senior boys from the Bowen Bullets finally showed their prowess to defeat Sembawang Secondary School 5-1 in a North Zone Inter-School 'B' Div Boys match yesterday afternoon.

Left winger Rafid Khan opened the accounts in the 13th min with an inch-perfect lob over the Sembawang goalkeeper after latching on to an assist from Muhd Hanafi. The battle in midfield was keen but overall Bowen had the edge with more cutting edge in their final passes. Sembawang were to concede 2 more times in the first half to goals from skipper Tan Ren Yu (19th min) and Javier Ho (28th min).

Muhd Shafiq winning an aerial duel

With a comfortable lead, the Bullets did not sit back but continued to boss the game in the second half. After midfielder Muhd Danial made it 4-0 in the 44th min, the Sembawang boys went on a wild rampage, committing themselves to wild challenges which the referee mostly ignored. They succeeded in getting a goal back in the 51st min off a corner that was deflected into his own goal by a Bullets defender.

The midfield battle 

Javier Ho then made it 5-1 (61st min) when he got the better of the Sembawang goalkeeper on a 1-on-1. 4 minutes before the end, the Bullets made life difficult for themselves when centre-back Muhd Akmal was adjudged to have handled while bringing the ball down in the penalty box. Fortunately, Sembawang's mini-revival was not to be when the spot kick went well over the bar.

Bowen	5-1		Sembawang
Goals Scored
Rafid Khan 13’ Tan Ren Yu 19’ Javier Ho 28’ Muhd Danial 44’ Javier Ho 61’		Aden Kuo 27’ (OG)
Substitutions (Bowen only)
Muhd Afiq for Muhd Hazim 55’ Faris Hanan for Muhd Danial 65’ Muhd Aizan for Muhd Hanafi 72’
Yellow Cards (Bowen only)
Tan Ren Yu 53’ Muhd Akmal 69’

Bowen Bullets Boys start off campaign with a sluggish draw

20 Jan 2014

The B Div Boys Bowen Bullets Squad 2014

Bowen B Div Boys played out a worrying 3-3 draw with Greendale Secondary this afternoon at Punggol Secondary School.

Right from the first minute, Greendale Sec camped in their own half, refusing to press forward, relying on rare counter-attacks from which they scored all their 3 goals. The Bullets went ahead in the 16th min when centre-back Muhd Akmal surged into the box to tap home a Muhd Danial free-kick. Danial himself doubled the goal tally 4 mins later by converting left-winger Rafid's low cross into the box.

In the 27th min, Bullets custodian Rozaini, then fumbled a seemingly harmless cross into his own net, giving the Greendale boys much needed encouragement.

The second half saw two well-taken goals from Greendale who launched quick counter-attacks on both occasions, taking advantage of some slack marking by the Bullets. Bullet striker Javier Ho then saved the Bullets' blushes by slotting in an equaliser in the 72nd min.

Bowen	3-3		Greendale
Goals Scored
Muhd Akmal 16’ Muhd Danial 20’ Javier Ho 72’		27’, 56’, 65’
Substitutions (Bowen only)
Aloysius Lee for Muhd Hazim 40’ Faris Hanan for Rafid Khan 68’ Muhd Afiq for Tan Ren Yu 68’