Ahmad Ibrahim waylaid by determined Bullets

10th March 2015

The Bullets starting line-up

After losing precious points in their first quarter-final match, the junior boys from Bowen Secondary School left no stone unturned this afternoon in their second match at Serangoon Secondary School, securing a convincing 3-1 win over Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School.

Bullets keeper Desmond Ong directing the Bowen defence

The Bullets pressed early in the match and prevented Ahmad Ibrahim (A.I) from building up any tempo. The lethargic A.I defence seemed overwhelmed by the Bullets' onslaught and finally succumbed in the 10th min. Bullets striker Muhd Zamani was at the right place at the right time to hammer the ball into the goal from close range after two consecutive shots at goal ricochet into his path.

Bullets striker Jeremy Chin outnumbered in A.I territory

The goal encouraged the Bowen boys to attack with more fervour but A.I stood firm till the half-time whistle. Instead, right-back Tang Guan Yu collected a yellow card for a needles raised leg that plunged into an A.I. midfielder.

The second half began in the same fashion and A.I again crumbled under pressure. In a 1-minute spell, they conceded 2 more goals to the Bullets. First, left-back Mohd Shakir's stiff grounder from outside the penalty box after a weak clearance saw the ball escaping everyone, including the A.I goalkeeper, into goal. Straight after the re-start, the Bullets won possession and had the A.I defence in sixes and sevens. Bullets midfielder Muhd Fareez latched on to a lose ball outside the penalty box, directed the ball past an onrushing defender and sliced the ball beyond the reach of the A.I goalkeeper for the Bullets' 3rd goal.

Bullets centre-back Harith Aniq launching a goal kick into enemy territory

With a comfortable lead, the Bullets committed the mistake of losing their focus. In the 51st minute, A.I skipper was allowed to advance into a shooting position and he let go a searching shot that slipped in between the left post and the fully stretched arms of Bullets' goalkeeper Desmond Ong.

Bullets leftback Mohd Shakir (with ball) getting out of a tight situation

Bowen	3 - 1	Ahmad Ibrahim
Goals Scored (Bowen only)
Muhd Zamani 10’ Muhd Shakir 43’ Muhd Fareez 44’
Substitutions
Noor Rifat for Tang Guan Yu 25’ Muhd Shafiq  for Elhan Akmal  40’ Muhd Yusri for Jeremy Chin 54’