Rampant Bullets in 13-1 blitz of Punggol Sec

10 Feb 2014

North Zone Inter-Schools B Div Boys Championship
Group C
	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
Bowen	5	4	1	0	33	5	28	13
Sembawang	5	4	0	1	12	6	6	12
Anderson	4	2	0	2	5	11	-6	6
Greendale	5	1	2	2	8	10	-2	5
Punggol	5	1	0	4	9	26	-17	3
Christchurch	4	0	1	3	3	12	-9	1

Bowen Secondary School's rampant Bullets fired thirteen goals past their hapless host Punggol Sec this afternoon to qualify for the quarter-finals of the North Zone Inter-Schools B Div Boys Championship as Group C winners.

Bullets goalkeeper Muhd Rozaini (yellow) asking for divine help before the match

After Sembawang Sec had beaten Greendale Sec 2-0 in an earlier match, the Bullets knew they had to claim a victory to go above Sembawang and win the group. The Bullets burst Punggol's net twice before the host knew what had hit them. Bullets skipper Tan Ren Yu led the way in the very first minute, scoring with an angled shot after the Punggol defence hesitated to clear the ball in their penalty box. In the 12th min, Javier Ho was left unmarked just inside the penalty box to steer the ball into goal.

Bullets skipper Tan Ren Yu (in blue) dominating the midfield

The Bullets were well in control until the 19th minute when the Bowen defence went to sleep and allowed three Punggol attackers to get behind the defence line and steal a goal back.

Javier Ho (No. 10) nodding the ball just wide off the post

However, Punggol was powerless to prevent the Bullets rampaging forward after that. Muhd Danial scored off an assist from Rafid Khan in the 27th min before Muhd Afiq converted a penalty a minute later to make it 4-1. The Bullets put up a slick show of quick short passes in and around the opponent's penalty box, scoring two more goals with ease. Muhd Danial tapped in his second goal from a Muhd Afiq cross and Javier Ho danced his way past Punggol's defence to caressed the ball home for Bowen's 6th goal.

Bullets centre-back, taking a breather from defensive duties

Punggol tried to keep their heads above water after the restart but there was to be no respite. The Bullets served up a sumptuous display of attacking football, racking up the goals through Muhd Afiq (49th min), Ren Yu (50th) and Javier (52th).

Muhd Afiq (No.9) guiding the ball home for the Bullets' 7th goal

The Bullets made four changes in the 57th min, resting key players, perhaps to spare Punggol from further suffering, but even the replacements were in no mood to give way. After switching to the right flank, Rafid Khan made it 10-1 (62th), surging behind Punggol's defence to side-foot the ball into goal. Even substitutes Muhd Hazim (66th, 71st) and Faris Hanan (68th, 73rd) got into the act, each scoring 2 goals to end the afternoon with an overwhelming 13-1 scoreline.

Muhd Danial (No. 17) & Hilman (No. 6) reacting to a scoring opportunity

Bowen	13 – 1		Punggol
Goals Scored (Bowen only)
Tan Ren Yu 1’, 50’ Javier Ho 12’, 35’, 52’ Muhd Danial 27’, 32’ Muhd Afiq 28’ (pen), 49’ Rafid Khan 62’ Faris Hanan 68’, 73’ Muhd Hazim 71’
Substitutions (Bowen only)
Faris Hanan for Javier Ho 57’ Markus Lam for Aden Kuo 57’ Aloysius Lee for Muhd Danial 57’ Adrian Sim for Muhd Shafiq 57’ Muhd Hazim for Muhd Afiq 66’ Muhd Hakim for Muhd Hanafi 74’

Bullets starting line-up against Punggol Sec