Story by REDintern Alethia Tiang. Photos by Lai Jun Wei.
Anderson’s GD Jiayi reaches out in a bid to block her opponent from making a shot. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Republic Polytechnic, Monday, February 9, 2009 – Marsiling Secondary beat Anderson Secondary 19-13 to move on into the next round of the North Zone B Division Netball Championship.
In the first quarter, both teams were evenly matched as they put on a good show of team spirit with good team communication and support. Every goal by Anderson was answered by Marsiling who grew in confidence.
As the game progressed, the Marsiling girls became more aggressive in both their attack and defence. It became apparent in the final quarter that the game belonged to Marsiling as they shut down the Anderson attack, preventing their opponents from scoring even a single goal.
Warda, Marsiling’s captain, who was in tears at the end of the game, said: “I think we did really good. We are very emotional now because we really wanted this. We gave it our all.”
“We really played as team,” she said, “It’s not about winning. It’s the support that counts.”
With this victory, Marsiling move on to the next round of the tournament and will play against the Singapore Sports School, Seng Kang Secondary, Riverside Secondary, Canberra Secondary and CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent.
Good luck to all!
Marsiling’s GD stretches out to gain possession of the ball. (Photo 2 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Anderson’s WD Weithim looks for a team mate. (Photo 3 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Marsiling’s GK has her arms outstretched in a bid to block Anderson’s GS Sunitha from making a successful shot. (Photo 4 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
A pass by the Anderson C Linkai to a team mate gets intercepted. (Photo 5 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Marsiling C passes to a team mate. (Photo 6 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Anderson WA Cheng Ling looks for an open team mate. (Photo 7 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Anderson GK Aisyah contorts her body to retrieve a rebound. (Photo 8 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Players from both teams descend onto a loose ball, with the Marsiling C sandwiched between two Anderson players. (Photo 9 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Anderson GS looks to pass to a team mate. (Photo 10 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Anderson WA Phyllis passes out the ball. (Photo 11 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Marsiling GA prepares to make a shot. (Photo 12 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Anderson C Jiaqin chases down a loose ball. (Photo 13 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Marsiling C looks for a team mate. (Photo 14 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Anderson C goes airborne to intercept a pass. (Photo 15© Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Anderson GA makes a shot amidst a tight defence. (Photo 16 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Marsiling GD passes to a team mate. (Photo 17 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Marsiling GS breaks out to try and pass to a team mate. (Photo 18 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Marsiling GS holds on to her opponent to prevent her from getting to the rebound. (Photo 19 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The Anderson WD looks for a team mate while the Marsiling WD tries to block. (Photo 20 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Elation on the Marsiling team as the final whistle sounds. (Photo 21 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
More pictures in the gallery.
Editor's note: If you recognise yourself or your teammates in any of the photos, feel free to leave the names behind in the comments section and we will update accordingly. Thanks!
anderson players:
1st pic GD is jiayi,
3rd pic is weithim,
4th pic GS is sunitha,
5th pic C is linkai,
7th pic WA is cheng ling,
8th pic GK is aisyah,
10th pic GS is phyllis,
13th pic C is jiaqin