Bowen Bullets rule the roost at Naval Base

26th Jan 2015

The senior Bowen Bullets made amends for their first-match loss in the Inter-Schools B Div Boys Football Competition by posting a convincing 4-0 victory over Naval Base Secondary School at the home of their opponents.

The Bullets getting a final briefing before the match

The Bullets managed to resolve some of the defensive issues from last week but still suffered some nervous moments at the back. Nevertheless, they were definitely more assured in their attacking moves, especially after skipper Muhd Danial gave the Bullets a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute, courtesy of an assist from midfielder Aloysius Lee. 

Danial scored again 3 minutes into the second half, this time from the penalty spot, after striker Josiah Phua made an incisive run into the penalty box and was knocked off his feet.

The Bullets need to pull up their socks for this match

Josiah himself got into the scoring act in the 56th minute when he cut in from the right and side-footed a rising shot across the Naval Base goalkeeper with his left foot into goal. 

Returning Bullets goalkeeper asking for divine intervention

By this time, the Bowen team was cruising to the final whistle although Naval Base showed good spirits to maintain their intensity right to the end the match. 10 minutes before the final whistle, substitute Markus Lam showed good tenacity to beat his marker on the left and crossed the ball from the bye line to Josiah to complete the rout.

Naval Base	0 - 4	Bowen
Goals Scored (Bowen only)
Muhd Danial 21’, 43’ (pen) Josiah Phua 56’, 70’
Substitutions
Ithar Iqmal for Dzulfadhl 40’ Markus Lam for David Sanjay 49’ Marcus Wong for Muhd Rasydan 60’ Muhd Irfan for Aloysius Lee 64’ Tay Wei Lin for Josiah Phua 74’