Story by REDintern Arissa Pang. Photos by Louisa Goh/Red Sports

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Ryan Tiong (NJ #7) takes the free hit. Ryan equalized the score to 1-1 in the first period. (Photo 1 © Louisa Goh/Red Sports)

Republic Polytechnic, Friday, May 23, 2014 – Temasek Junior College (TJC) defeated National Junior College (NJC) 11–3 but just missed out on the semi-finals of the National A Division Boys Floorball Championship.

The win gave TJC a 5–1 win-loss record but Victoria Junior College (5–1) and Raffles Institution (5–1) qualified for the semi-finals with a better goal difference.

Ryan Tiong (NJC #7) opened the scoring but Lauw Wei Zhong (TJC #12) took a shot that went past the wall of defense to score the equalising goal. With 38 seconds left, Lai Jia Li (NJC #2) scored a goal to ensure NJC led 2–1 at the end of the first period.

During the second period, NJC were unable to keep up with TJC’s attack. Lauw Wei Zhong (TJC #12) scored to make it 3–1 before teammate Amir Syafiq (TJC #92) scored a buzzer-beating goal for TJC to end the second period with a 4–1 lead.

Within three minutes of the start of the third, Reuben Tay (TJC #23) put his team further ahead and Amir Syafiq (TJC #92) followed with another goal to make it 6–1.

The TJC keeper had multiple good save and in the 10th minute, Derrick Tan (NJC #27) scored to cut the deficit to four.

However, a flood of TJC goals soon came after, with Amir Syaiq (TJC #92), (TJC #33), Gavin Ng (TJC #14), Iman Heizer Pua (#3), and Lee Xiang Zheng (#77) getting their names on the scoresheet for a commanding 11–2 TJC lead.

Just 30 seconds before the end of the game, goalkeeper Ashley Lim (TJC #6) somehow rebounded the ball back into his own net for an own goal but it was merely another consolation goal for NJC.

Scorers
TJC
Lai Jia Li (#2) — 1 goal
Iman Heizer Pua (#3) — 1 goal
Lauw Wei Zhong (#12) — 2 goals
Gavin Ng Joon Hui (#14) — 1 goal
Reuben Tay Si Wei (#23) — 1goal
(#33) — 1 goal
Lee Xiang Zheng (#77) — 1 goal
Amir Syafiq (#92) — 3 goal
Lim Ashley (#6) — 1 goal(OG)

NJC
Ryan Tiong (#7) — 1 goal
Derrick Tan (#27) — 1 goal

Scores by period
TJC VS NJC
1st: 2–1
2nd: 2–0 (4–1)
3rd: 7–2 (11–3)

NJC roster
Liew Shan Jun (#1), Joseph Lee Jing Xian (#2), Bryan Ng Soon Wei (#3), Su Yong Xuan Zen (#4), Cheong Ran Hao (#5), Tiong Jun Hua Ryan (#7), Tan Kian Meng (#8), Tan Peng Sheng (#9), Emmanuel Lee Zong Wei (#13), Gan Ming Rui Jeff (#17), Ng Jing Xun (#18), Wong Ze Ming (#25), Derrick Tan Yuan Jun (#27), Ng Kit Ee (#28), Lim Jia Ming (#31), Ng U-Hui Gideon (#36), Tan Shiau (#49), Tay Jun Hong (#88), Ankur Jain (#99)

TJC roster
Lai Jia Li (#2), Iman Heizer Pua (#3), Lim Xuan Yu, Ashley (#6), Lauw Wei Zhong (#12), Gavin Ng Joon Hui (#14), Marvin Chang Guang Wei (#15), Ow Jie Ying (#22), Reuben Tay Si Wei (#23), Ng Jyn Wayne (#25), Tung Hao Yuan (#34), Tan Wei Nathaniel (#44), Lim Kian Wee Charles (#56), Lee Xiang Zheng (#77), Geordi Tristan (#81), Jonathan Leng Yi Jian (#82), Amir Syafiq B Abu Saiere (#92), Ong Jia Jie (#94)

National A Division Boys Floorball Championship – fixtures and results

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