After 2 games into the North Zone B Div Boys Inter-School Group C Football match, Bowen Bullets sit atop the group table with 2 wins out of 2. The boys overcame Greendale Secondary School 3-0 this afternoon with all 3 goals coming in the second half.
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| Bowen Starting Line-Up |
Greendale Sec were aware of the Bullets' scoring prowess and evidently came with a game plan to frustrate their opponents. Playing a counter-attacking game, the green jersey boys were content to sit back and let Bowen do all the attacking. They were disciplined and formed up 3 layers of defence in front of their goal. The Bullets found it hard to break through and hit the crossbar 3 times before the end of the 1st half.
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| Bullets Muhd Hisam getting ready for an aerial duel as team mate H.Aniq covers at the back |
Greendale gave the Bullets a scare 2 minutes from the interval when their main striker escaped his markers and latched on to a defensive clearance. Approaching on goal to face Bullets goalkeeper Desmond Ong, he could only knock the ball into the legs of Bowen keeper.
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| Bullets H.Aniq (No.3) passing the ball as Josiah (no. 6) looks on |
Bowen adjusted to a 4-4-2 formation in the 2nd half with striker Aizal dropping down to midfield and allowing Josiah to partner Zamani up front for a two-pronged attack. The change paid dividends soon enough Greendale defence let in Bullets centre-back Muhd Tahalif behind the defence line and he coolly lifted the ball over the Greendale goalkeeper to open accounts.
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| Bullets Muhd Tahalif climbing high to win a free header at a corner kick |
With their concentration broken, Bullets midfielder Josiah caused more mayhem in the opposition's penalty box, bulldozing his way into the Greendale penalty box in the 61st minute and sneaking the ball past the Greendale custodian at his near post.
Four minutes later, Bullets striker Aizal completed the scoring with a low curler that flew into the Greendale goal.
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| Bullets striker Aizal gaining from a lot of space in midfield |
Bowen teacher-in-charge was happy with the 3 points earned but felt the boys should have shown more patience in their build-up play.
"The boys put in the effort and they deserve the victory today. However, we could have reacted better when we encounter teams that are trying to soak up the action. We will have to work on being patient and playing sensibly, and not getting frustrated by the opponents. We are also prone to losing concentration at the back and that could have been disastrous today if Greendale had scored first with their only real chance of the game."
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| Muhd Tahalif starting an attack from deep |
NZ
Inter-Sch B Div Boys Group C : Final Standings
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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PTS
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Bowen Sec
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2
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2
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0
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0
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12
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0
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12
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6
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Fuchun Sec
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2
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2
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0
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0
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7
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0
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7
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6
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Punggol Sec
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3
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1
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0
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2
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3
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4
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-1
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3
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Greendale Sec
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2
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1
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0
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1
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2
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4
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-2
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3
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Christchurch Sec
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1
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0
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0
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1
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2
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2
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0
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0
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Siling Sec
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2
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0
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0
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2
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0
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14
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-14
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0
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Bowen Starting Line-Up
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Jersey No.
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ONG JIAN HAO DESMOND
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1
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MOHD SHAKIR B SIRAJUDEN
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2
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HARITH ANIQ B
AZMAN
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3
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BENNY TAN TENG SOON
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4
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MUHD TAHALIF B ABDULLAL J goal
55’
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5
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JOSIAH PHUA YONG QI goal 61’
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6
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R SHARVEEN RAM
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11
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MUHD ZAMANI B MD ZAMRI yellow 50’
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8
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AIZAL MURHAMDANI B AHMAD goal 65’
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20
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MUHAMMAD RASYDAN B ARIFFIN
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7
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MUHAMMAD HISAM
B ROZIMAN
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12
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Substitutes
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Jersey No.
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MUHAMMAD IRFAN B MAZLAN
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10
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TANG GUAN YU
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19
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DAVID SANJAY SINGH SAMBHI
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18
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ONG JUN YONG
TERENCE
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16
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BRENDAN TAN LEON KEAT
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15
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MARCUS WONG JIAN YUAN
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14
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ITHAR NUR IQMAL B ABDUL WAHAB
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13
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ITHAR NUR IRFAN B ABDUKL WAHA
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17
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