The junior Bullets finally showed the steel that was missing in their last 2 matches to earn a credible scoreless draw against Yishun Secondary School in a NZ C Div Boys match at Bowen's home ground.
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| Bullets right-back Muhd Afiq blocking the way toward goal |
The Bullets were able to combine their positional discipline with remarkable tenacity to shut out their opponents over the course of 60 minutes. That the result was achieved with changes to more than half of the team personnel was even more remarkable. Caretaker coach Sean Ross fielded several new faces like Ethan Loo, Ethan Christopher Koh and Nasr Al Qasim who gave the team a new look with Tang Guan Xi deputising for the injured Koei in between the sticks.
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| Bullets left back Noorsham leading the charge of a counter-attack |
Winger Ethan Koh offered the Bullets team more zest on the right side of midfield with his speed and willingness to chased down every ball. In the 15th minute, he almost gave Bowen the lead when he beat his marker and got behind the Yishun backline. But facing the keeper, Ethan shot too early and the ball went wide.
Just a minute after the break, Ethan K,found himself in another promising position but his shot rebounded off the right goalpost and was cleared.
His last chance came in the 52nd minute of the game when he latched on to a weak clearance from the Yishun defence. This time, he went for power just 10m out when it was wiser to place the ball into the target. The shot was miscued and came off weakly for the Yishun goalkeeper to gather the ball safely in his arms.
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| Noorsham overlapping on the left flank |
The junior Bullets have completed their group matches and failed to go further in the competition. However, they bow out with bright prospects for the next edition of the tournament.
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| Bullets right back getting back to cover the right flank |
Bowen Starting
Line-Up
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Jersey No.
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TANG GUAN XI
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9
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ETHAN CHRISTOPHER KOH JUN EN
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18
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MUHAMMAD AFIQ SHAH B M S
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12
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ZED LEE RONG
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6
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DELA ROSA TOMIEL ANGELO S
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5
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KEIRON NG YU JUN
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3
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ANIQ SYAZANI BIN ABDUL RAZAK
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8
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LOO ZHI YONG, ETHAN
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19
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NASR AL QASIM BIN MUHAMMED ZAHERIN
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21
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MUHAMMAD ARIFFIN B SAHDAN
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10
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MUHAMMAD AADIL FERHAN
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17
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Substitutes
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MUHAMMAD IZMAN B RASMAN
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2
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MUHAMMAD AKMAL BIN AMRAN
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14
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MUHAMMAD SHAZLY SHAZWANDY
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13
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NARESH ARUMUGAM
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15
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ZUHAIRI DANIAL B ZULKARNAIN
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16
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KARTHIKEYA S/O PAKRY SAMY
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11
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NOORSHAM SHAH B AZLAM SHAH
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7
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FARIHIN AIMAN B ZAINON RAHMAN
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4
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LOO KOEI
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1
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