Junior Bullets held to 1-1 draw by resilient Serangoon Sec

31 Jan 2013

The C boys Bullets almost pulled off a famous victory over their nemesis, Serangoon Sec this afternoon but had to settle for a draw after coming back from a goal down.

Both sides met at the same stage of the tournament the previous year and were understandably cautious during the first 15mins of the match. The Bullets, however, created the better chances, with captain Muhd Danial pulling the strings from midfield. Serangoon Sec were quick to realise this and gave Danial the rough treatment on a few occasions, causing him to get cautioned by the referee for retaliation in the 24^th min. 5 mins before the end of the first half, a corner from the right by Aloysius Lee was volleyed down by Danial towards an open goal, but the ball bounced off the ground and over the crossbar.

Serangoon Sec  took a shorter time to settle in the 2^nd half and with a rare foray into the right side of the field, they opened accounts. The Bullets defence, which was doing so well before the break, were caught napping as a cross was allowed into the penalty box. An unmarked Serangoon striker needed no second invitation to send a pot shot beyond the flailing arms of goalkeeper Muhd Fazrin.

It was a shock to the system for the Bullets but the Bowen boys quickly regained their composure to dominate play. Serangoon’s ploy to stifle skipper Muhd Danial with a man-marker almost worked but Danial’s industry and inventiveness was too hard to handle. In the 38^th min, he danced his way past  his marker and was brought down by a covering defender 25m out. Danial took the free kick and sent a swirling shot over the Serangoon goalkeeper. The ball dropped into goal off the goalkeeper after hitting the underside of the crossbar. It was game on and the momentum was on the Bullets’ side.

The Bullets dominated the rest of the match but failed to score another goal to snatch victory. The Seranggon boys, though, could heave a sigh of relief after surviving a late charge by the Bullets.

Serangoon	1-1	Bowen
		Muhd Danial 38’
Yellow Card
Muhd Danial 24’