Republic Polytechnic, Thursday, June 30, 2011 — Northland Secondary grabbed a dramatic 4-3 win over Victoria School in a second round Group Z match, courtesy of a spectacular long range shot in the final minute by Northland’s #9.

With the game looking set to end in a 3-3 draw, the diminutive player dribbled past a Victoria player before unleashing an unstoppable shot to the top right hand corner of the Victoria goal.

Victoria had looked to be in the driving seat early in the game with two goals in the first period. Victoria forward #12 scored the first goal in the 10th minute while #4 scored his team’s second goal in the 13th minute of the game.

Victoria looked to have sewn up the game in the second period with a third goal, again from #12. However, Northland managed to reply with a goal of their own through their #35 when he scored his team’s first goal with three minutes left in the second period.

Buoyed by the goal, Northland came roaring back into the game with an all-out attacking effort to salvage the match. Their adventurism paid dividends as they scored in the 5th and 10th minutes of the game to level the score at 3-3.

However, Northland looked to be in dire straits when their forward #33 was sent out of the game for a foul with a minute left in the game.

Being reduced to three outfield players served instead to inspire the Northland team as they grabbed a dramatic last gasp winner against a stunned Victoria. Time soon ran out for any comeback efforts by Victoria as the Northland players thronged the centre circle in celebration.

East View Secondary edged out Bukit Merah Secondary by a similar 4-3 scoreline in an earlier Group Z match.

Scoring by periods
Victoria Sec v Northland Sec
1st Period: 2-0
2nd Period: 1-1
3rd Period: 0-3

Scorers for the game
1st Period: Victoria #12 (5:03), Victoria #4 (1:47)
2nd Period: Victoria #12 (11:26), Northland #35 (3:28)
3rd Period: Northland #9 (10:48), Northland #38 (4:28), Northland #9 (0:10)

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Goal Highlights for 3rd Period

Full 3rd Period