It was not a good start to the School Premier League Round of 16 for the Senior Bullets as they fell 4-1 to South Zone kingpins Bendemeer Secondary School at the Arena Woodleigh Park this afternoon.
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| Bullets starting line-up |
The Bullets were not ready for the Bendemeer's high intensity attack from the starting whistle and paid for it by conceding a needless goal in the very 1st minute. Bowen's defence was in sixes and sevens as a high ball into the defensive third was allowed to bounce. Bendemeer striker pounced on the loose ball and steered the ball pass Bullets Desmond Ong between the sticks for an early lead.
10 minutes later, Bendemeer scored again with a stiff shot from the centre just outside the penalty box. This time, it was a case of a lack of responsibility in pressing the shooter.
It was still a salvageable game at the start of the 2nd half as the Bullets began to get used to the intensity of the game. They were able to string some decent passes in several impressive moves but the finishing lack the sting required to trouble Bendemeer.
Just when a goal looked likely for the Bullets, their opponents went further ahead in the 62nd minute. The Bendemeer striker romped into the penalty box on the right and though faced with too acute an angle, he steered the ball across goalkeeper Desmond Ong and into the far corner for a comfortable 3-0 lead.
To their credit, the Bullets did not let their shoulders drop. In the 72nd minute. Left winger Muhd Zamani showed strength and speed to get in behind the Bendemeer backline. As he was forced to turn to the right to find space for a shot in the penalty box, he was adjudged by the referee to have been pulled down by the covering defender. From the resulting penalty, Zamani slot home after his initial spot kick was palmed out onto his path.
But any sniff of a revival was quickly waved away 2 minutes later by some horrendous play by the Bullets in their own penalty box. In an attempt to play the ball up, the whole back line and goalkeeper gave the ball away under pressure from Bendemeer attackers. It was a parting gift from the Bullets as Bendemeer obliged by tapping the ball between Bullets keeper Desmond and skipper Muhd Tahalif into an empty net.
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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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NOOR RIFAT
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18
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SHAH SHARIZAN B JUMASLAN out 50’
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2
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MUHAMMAD TAHALIF B ABDULLAL J
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6
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HARITH ANIQ B AZMAN
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17
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MOHAMED SHAKIR B SIRAJUDEEN
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7
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R SHARVEEN RAM
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10
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MUHAMMAD FAREEZ B JAMALUDDIN
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13
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MUHAMMAD ZAMANI B MD ZAMRI goal 72’
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8
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AIZAL MURHAMDANI B AHMAD
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9
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MATIN UZAIR B MOHAMAD NAZRIN
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12
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Substitutes
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RAEIS B MOHAMAD NOOR AZRIN
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3
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TANG GUAN YU
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5
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MUHAMMAD RASYDAN B ARIFFIN in 50’
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4
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MUHAMMAD ZULHILMI B RAMLEE
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19
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KEITH
WONG JIA FENG
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20
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MARK KOH HORNG AN
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21
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MUHAMAD HAMIZAN B KARYAT
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22
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MUHAMMAD YUSRI B SELAMAT
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14
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ELHAN AKMAL B SAHRIL
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11
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SPL ROUND OF 16 GROUP STANDINGS
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
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S’pore Sports School
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1
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1
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0
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0
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5
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0
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5
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3
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Bendemeer
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1
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1
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0
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0
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4
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1
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3
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3
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Bowen
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1
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0
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0
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1
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1
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4
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-3
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0
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Kranji
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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5
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-5
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0
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