Bowen Bullets gave themselves a lifeline in the National Inter-School C Div Boys Football Competition this afternoon at their home ground when they overcame a resilient Spectra Secondary team 3-2.
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| Match captain R Sharveen preparing themselves mentally for the game |
Attacking midfielder Aizal Murhamdani scored his first competitive goals of the year and striker Muhd Zamani added another to knock Spectra Sec out of the competition.
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| Bullets keeper Desmond Ong getting down to make a save |
Spectra struggled at the start of the game to gain a foothold, while the Bullets were passing the ball better and asking the early questions. It was the left side that the Bullets exploited the most, with Muhd Fareez, Aizal and Zamani combining well to created several decent chances. And it was a shot from the left by Zamani in the 7th min that the Bullets managed to open accounts. The shot flew past the Spectra goalkeeper but rebounded off the right goal post, presenting Aizal who arrived in the penalty box to tap in the first goal.
2 minutes later, another Zamani bullet sailed just above the crossbar, to the relief of the Spectra players who struggled to create chances as they were kept busy trying to win meaningful possession.
The Bullets added a second goal in the 29th min through a well-worked free kick by Muhd Tahalif. As the Spectra back four positioned high up the field, Tahalif lifted the ball behind the defenders for Zamani to run in and put the ball across the keeper into an empty net.
With a comfortable two-goal margin at the break, the Bullets took their foot off the gas pedal and allowed Spectra to stage a comeback. In the 37th min, a Spectra free kick was floated beyond the Bullets defenders and a Spectra player left unmarked on the left nodded the ball into goal to reduce the deficit.
Spectra's fighting spirit brought them their equaliser in the 41st min as they left 3 defenders behind and pushed everyone else further up the field. A shot from just outside the penalty box was spilled by Bullets goalkeeper Desmond Ong and a Spectra striker had the simple task of knocking the loose ball into goal.
The Spectra equaliser woke the Bullets up and the need to gain 3 points propelled them to push forward again. 6 minutes from time, Bullet Aizal capped an impressive performance by creating space for himself in the penalty box and delivering a stiff grounder into the gaping Spectra goalmouth for the winning goal.
It was a deserving victory for the Bullets but credit should be given to Spectra for staging a bold comeback. With the other group match between Jurongville Sec and Coral Sec ending in a 2-2 draw, the Bullets will have to play above themselves to beat a fancied Coral outfit on Thursday to gain a semi-final place.
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| Bullets striker Muhd Zamani delivering a free-kick above the Spectra wall |
2 minutes later, another Zamani bullet sailed just above the crossbar, to the relief of the Spectra players who struggled to create chances as they were kept busy trying to win meaningful possession.
The Bullets added a second goal in the 29th min through a well-worked free kick by Muhd Tahalif. As the Spectra back four positioned high up the field, Tahalif lifted the ball behind the defenders for Zamani to run in and put the ball across the keeper into an empty net.
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| Bullets left-back Shah Sharizan (No.24) looking for Muhd Fareez with a throw-in |
With a comfortable two-goal margin at the break, the Bullets took their foot off the gas pedal and allowed Spectra to stage a comeback. In the 37th min, a Spectra free kick was floated beyond the Bullets defenders and a Spectra player left unmarked on the left nodded the ball into goal to reduce the deficit.
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| Match captain R Sharveen (no.7) applying pressure on his opponent |
Spectra's fighting spirit brought them their equaliser in the 41st min as they left 3 defenders behind and pushed everyone else further up the field. A shot from just outside the penalty box was spilled by Bullets goalkeeper Desmond Ong and a Spectra striker had the simple task of knocking the loose ball into goal.
The Spectra equaliser woke the Bullets up and the need to gain 3 points propelled them to push forward again. 6 minutes from time, Bullet Aizal capped an impressive performance by creating space for himself in the penalty box and delivering a stiff grounder into the gaping Spectra goalmouth for the winning goal.
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| Bullets Mohd Shakir attempting to gain possession of the ball. |
It was a deserving victory for the Bullets but credit should be given to Spectra for staging a bold comeback. With the other group match between Jurongville Sec and Coral Sec ending in a 2-2 draw, the Bullets will have to play above themselves to beat a fancied Coral outfit on Thursday to gain a semi-final place.
Spectra
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2 – 3
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Bowen
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Goals
Scored (Bowen only)
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Aizal Murhamdani 7', 54'
Muhd Zamani 29'
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Substitutions
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Muhd
Hisam for Ithar Nur Irfan 40'
Azimmie
for Harith Aniq 55'
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Yellow cards
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Nil
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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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TANG GUAN YU
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4
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HARITH ANIQ B AZMAN
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10
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MUHD TAHALIF B ABDULLAL J
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5
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SHAH SHARIZAN B JUMASLAN
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24
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MOHD SHAKIR B SIRAJUDEN
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6
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R SHARVEEN RAM
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7
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MUHD ZAMANI B MD ZAMRI
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8
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AIZAL MURHAMDANI B AHMAD
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20
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ITHAR NUR IRFAN B ABDUKL WAHA
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11
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MUHD FAREEZ BIN JAMALUDDIN
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15
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Substitutes
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Jersey No.
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MOHAMAD IRFAN B
MOHAMAD I
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13
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AZIMMIE RAIHAN B AZIZ
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12
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MUHAMMAD HISAM
B ROZIMAN
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21
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MUHD ANIQ AKMAL B HASSAN
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2
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MUHAMMAD YUSRI B SELAMAT
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16
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NOOR RIFAT
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17
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ELHAN AKMAL B SAHRIL
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18
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MUHD SHAFIQ
SHAZWANDY
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3
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JEREMY CHIN YU
JUN
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9
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