By REDintern Jason Koh

vjc vs acjc a div floorball

Muhammad Hafiz bin Mohd Alias (ACJC #87) and Ganesh Muthupalani (VJC #11, yellow) tussle for the ball. VJC saw off the challenge of ACJC with an 8–1 victory to qualify for the final. (Photo © Jason Koh/Red Sports)


 

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Republic Polytechnic, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 — Victoria Junior College (VJC) beat Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) 8-1 to secure a showdown with rivals Meridian Junior College (MJC) in the final of the National A Division Boys’ Floorball Championship.

Defending champions MJC beat Temasek Junior College 7–6 in the other semi-final.

Both teams met in the group stages of the 2012 championship, and ACJC were on the losing end of a 4-2 defeat then. This year, they earned the chance to exact revenge on VJC in the semi-finals. In a hotly-contested match, ACJC started off strongly but were down 0-2 after the first period thanks to goals from Lee Chee Yong (VJC #46) and Khairul (VJC #8). It was a nervy start to the game which saw a player each from both sides receiving match penalties for interference and playing an incorrect hit.

After the interval, both sides played with equal zest as they knew that the following goals would decide the tide of the match. Most notable from the ACJC line up were Vignesa (#33) and Kumaresa Pasupathy (#34). Both were calm in possession and tested the VJC defence purposefully, pulling them to the flanks before either cutting in or switching flanks. However, they were unable to prevent Khairul (VJC #8) and Jarryl Chan (VJC #46) from adding three goals to VJC’s tally for a 5–0 lead.

In the closing period, ACJC deservedly grabbed a consolation goal through Fuad Bin Sahmawi (ACJC #7) but it was too late as VJC wrapped up a convincing 8–1 win.

Final Score
VJC 8 ACJC 1

Scorers
VJC
Lee Chee Yong (#46) – 1 goal
Khairul Anuar bin Hamidon (#8) – 1 goal
Chan Weihan Jarryl (#13) – 1 goal
Riku Alatalo Ville-Petteri (#80) – 1 goal
Muhammad Hafiz Bin Hashim (#17) – 1 own goal

ACJC
Fuad bin Sahmawi (#7) – 1 goal

2013 A Division Boys’ Floorball Championship – full fixtures and results