Story and pictures contributed by reader Jolyn Ang
VJC, Saturday, April 26, 2008 – Raffles Junior College beat Hwa Chong institution 1-0 to put paid to the latter’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the A Division Girls’ Football Championship.
Both RJC and HCI entered the game with the knowledge that the winner could make it to the semi-finals. The game was hard-fought one with most of the play fought out in midfield where the scramble for possession saw no winner. Thus it did not come as a surprise that the two teams ended the first half in a 0-0 deadlock.
The close battle carried on in the second half, with RJC piling the pressure on HCI till a foul by an HCI defender on the RJC captain left the referee no choice but to point to the penalty spot. To HCI’s relief, the RJC captain missed, the ball rebounding off the right post, and it seemed that the tide was turning in HCI’s favour.
Alas, it was not to be. A wonderful run by RJC’s #46 left HCI’s defenders stranded as she calmly slotted the ball past HCI’s keeper. RJC had taken the lead with not more than 15 minutes left in the second half. To HCI’s credit, they refused to give up and pushed forward with hopes of an equalizer.
Nonetheless, it was pure frustration for the HCI players. In fact, HCI’s desperate offensives left holes in their defence and RJC came close to putting the game beyond doubt. HCI’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals for the first time in their history were dashed when the final whistle blew. RJC’s win took them to the top of the table on goal difference.
Mathematically, the fight for qualification is now a three-way race between RJC, SAJC and SRJC. As the matches between RJC and SRJC, and RJC-SAJC are yet to be played, it looks to be an exciting finish for Group A of the first ever season of the National A Division Girls Football Championship.
RJC #46 Adeline Neo, not new.
who is sajc’s captain???
RJC no. 46 is Adeline New 😀
Photo 1 – All key elements are there. Needs a tighter crop.
Photo 2 – Nice shot. Happens quick, so good reaction in getting it.
Photo 3 – A tighter crop would focus attention on the keeper, which is the main point of the picture.
Photo 4 – Key elements all there, can see faces, nice composition.
Photo 5 – You got the referee blowing the whistle which is important to the shot. Hands in the air – another key element that requires good reaction on your part to capture cos it happens quickly.
Photo 6 – good emotional shot. Hard to get cos it requires a keen eye and quick hands to get the shot. Telephoto lenses usually needed to get shots like these because I think it’s a bit intrusive to use a wide angle lens and then stand only 1 metre away to get shots like these.
I alone am responsible for all the headlines. Obviously, the headline will always please the winners and pain the losers.
In football, it is accepted that any loss by 3-0 or more is considered a thrashing.
Actually people, if you guys get around to reading the articles, and not concentrate on the titles, which, I must clarify, are not written by me, you’d notice and I give credit where credit is due.
Perhaps the easier thing for me to do is to stop contributing all VJC articles due to repeated accusations of being biased, but I wouldn’t be fair to my schoolmates, and my juniors, who will tell you anyday that my comments are often honest. I can assure all of you that being a Victorian does not mean that I’m blind to their faults. Mind you, as a previous Victorian soccer player, I was far from perfect.
Thank you for reading, hope that you’d continue to support Redsports.
This im sorry no offence, article is the only one among the other articles on girls football that should recieve outstanding credit.
Demonstrates acknowledgement to both teams as compared to the articles,like
Victoria “slammed,thrashed” some team.
Wonderful article, keep it up.
RJ captain is germaine yap! =] all the way RJ soccer girls!
GO MINZHEN HAHAHAHAHA
Well Done, RJ soccer girls! Keep up the good works!