Bowen B Boys start 2016 with a bang

20th Jan 2016

Captain Benny Tan leading the Bullets in the warm-up

The B Div Boys from Bowen Secondary school ripped the heart out of a despondent Si Ling Sec side in a North Zone Inter-School B Div Boys football match yesterday at Punggol Sec School field, winning by a hefty margin of 9-0.

Bowen Bullets Starting Line-up

Right from the referee's whistle, the Bowen Bullets burst into life, pressing their opponents and winning possession high up the pitch. Bullets striker Aizal had his first shot at goal come off the crossbar and later had a goal disallowed for offside in the first 15 minutes. But nothing could deny him in the 26th minute when he bulldozed his way into the 12-yard area and unleashed a grounder from close range past the Si Ling goalkeeper.

The goal settled the nerves of the Bullets and they began to take control of the game. In the 35th min, Bullets midfielder Josiah chipped a long ball behind the Si Ling backline for striker Zamani to run onto. Clear on goal, last season's top scorer for Bowen made no mistake in slotting the ball into the goalmouth for a 2-0 lead.

Bullets Sharveen keeping a close watch on the ball

Not long after, Aizal got his second goal with a deceptive shot from outside the penalty box that sneaked past the goalkeeper at the right goalpost.

The second half started in the same vein as the first ended, with the Bullets dictating play and asking all the questions. In the 51st min, Zamani latched on to a through ball and blasted it for an unassailable 4-goal lead.

Bullets Muhd Hisam (No.12) heads the ball off a corner

By this time, Si Ling Sec had given up the fight with both their goalkeeper, and later their second choice keeper, retiring due to injuries and taking no more part in the match. The replacement goalkeeper suffered considerably, conceding poor goals in the 54th min (Muhd Irfan), 61st min (Aizal) and the 70th min (Josiah). Substitute striker for Bowen David Sanjay then came on to add two more goals (72th and 76th min) to wrap up a satisfying afternoon of dominance on the pitch.

Bullets defender Muhd Tahalif helping out a Si Ling player in pain

Bowen Starting Line-Up	Jersey No.
ONG JIAN HAO DESMOND	1
MOHD SHAKIR B SIRAJUDEN	2
HARITH ANIQ B AZMAN	3
BENNY TAN TENG SOON	4
MUHD TAHALIF B ABDULLAL J	5
JOSIAH PHUA YONG QI   goal 70’           off 75’	6
R SHARVEEN RAM	11
MUHD ZAMANI B MD ZAMRI   goal 35’, 51’	8
AIZAL MURHAMDANI B AHMAD   goal 26’, 36’, 61’   off 68’	20
MUHAMMAD RASYDAN B ARIFFIN        off 50’	7
MUHAMMAD HISAM B ROZIMAN         off 68’	12
Substitutes	Jersey No.
MUHAMMAD IRFAN B MAZLAN        in 50’       goal 54’	10
TANG GUAN YU	19
DAVID SANJAY SINGH SAMBHI      in 68’      goal 72’, 76’	18
ONG JUN YONG TERENCE	16
BRENDAN TAN LEON KEAT	15
MARCUS WONG JIAN YUAN       in 68’	14
ITHAR NUR IQMAL B ABDUL WAHAB        in 75’	13
ITHAR NUR IRFAN B ABDUL WAHAB	17
KEITH WONG JIA FENG	20