St Nicholas Girls’ eke out win against Seng Kang in B Division North Zone hockey

Story and pictures by Marvin Lowe

Teck Whye Secondary, Thursday, February 19, 2009 – CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School laboured hard to eke out a 1-0 win against a resilient Seng Kang Secondary School in a B Division North Zone Hockey Championship match.

Right from the start, St Nicks dominated the game. They controlled the tempo of the game and dictated the flow of play for most periods of the game. They launched countless attacks into the heart of the Seng Kang defense but failed to score.

Seng Kang mustered all their strength and stood their grounds in the face of the onslaught, bravely throwing their bodies in the line of the St Nicks shots to block them. For their unceasing effort, they held St Nicks scoreless by the end of the first half.

The second half began with St Nicks continuing their assaults and trying to break the duck. It was only until mid way through the second half that they finally scored through a penalty corner. It was a well-taken penalty corner and a momentary lapse by the Sengkang defense that allowed the goal. A strong shot was blocked by the keeper but the defense failed to clear it, allowing St Nicks to sneak ahead with a simple tap in.

With this victory, St Nicks looks set to move into the next round. They will face Teck Whye next in their final group game for a top of the table clash.

N.B. If you know the names of the players featured, feel free to let us know in the comments section and we’ll update the captions. Thanks.