By Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports
Jared Heng (white, #8) of SMU contests for the ball against Chen Guan Ting (#19) of SIT. Jared scored two goals and facilitated two goals in the victory. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)
Singapore Institute of Management, Saturday, September 13, 2014 — Singapore Management University (SMU) defeated Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) 7–5 to record their third victory in the Singapore University Games (SUniG) Floorball Championship.
Jared Heng (#8) and Augustine Foo (#16) led SMU with two goals each, while Muhammad Za’im (#9) recorded a hat trick for SIT.
Jared Heng (#8) was the anchor of SMU’s offence, as he facilitated two goals as well. SIT goalie Abdul Hakim Johari (#99) had an excellent game, saving several SMU attempts.
About eight minutes into the game, Jared Heng (#8) beat his defender off the dribble to score SMU’s first goal. A minute later, Goh Bing Lu (#23) scored the equalizer off a free hit from Muhammad Za’im (#9).
With four minutes remaining, Muhammad Hamzah (#27) made a timely pass to Jared Heng (#8), facilitating the latter’s second goal. SMU held a 2–1 lead at the end of the opening period.
Early in the second period, Lim Dingjun (#89) gave SMU a 3–1 lead through an assist from Jared Heng (#8). Later, Muhammad Za’im (#9) responded a goal to keep the deficit at a single point.
With about five minutes to play, an incorrect push by Lim Dingjun (#89) resulted in a power play situation. Despite having a one-man disadvantage, SMU recorded their fourth goal of the game through Augustine Foo (#16). On the ensuing possession, an unmarked Muhammad Za’im (#9) recorded his second goal to keep SIT in the game.
In the closing seconds of the second period, Cédric Lüscher (#12) scored off a rebound, after a miss from Jared Heng (#8).
Just seconds into the final period, SIT’s Muhammad Za’im (#9) scored his third goal, off a hook shot from the left corner. Augustine Foo (#16) later responded with his second goal to extend SMU’s lead to two goals.
With less than two minutes remaining, an unmarked Jeremy Tan (#9) scored SMU’s seventh goal, sealing the game for good. With just a second remaining on the clock, Danial Azri (#27) scored a buzzer beater, but it was not enough as SMU claimed the 7–5 victory.
SIT goalie, Abdul Hakim Johari (#99), commented, “The team did really great today. We had team spirit throughout the entire SUniG season. We will definitely train harder, and beat all of them.”
SMU captain, Keane Chooi (#10), said, “It has been a pretty good competition this season. We started off strong, but we slipped up in the last game against SIM. Coming back to this game, our main objective was to get a win. Defensively, we were a bit more lax, but still, a win is a win.”
SMU currently hold a 3–1 win-loss record and will play their final round-robin game against Singapore University of Technology and Design on Tuesday, September 16. The game will be played at 7.30 p.m. at Singapore Institute of Management. SIT have ended their season with a 1–4 win-loss record.
Score by period
SIT vs SMU
1st period: 1–2
2nd period: 2–3 (3–5)
3rd period: 2–2 (5–7)
Scorers
SIT
Muhammad Za’im Nuriman Bin Muhamad (#9) – 3 goal
Abdul Hakim Johari (#23) – 1 goal
Danial Azri Bin Ismail (#27) – 1 goal
SMU
Heng Aik Lee Jared Aaron (#8) – 2 goals
Foo Chi Hua Augustine (#16) – 2 goals
Jeremy Tan Yong Chuan (#9) – 1 goal
Cédric Lüscher (#12) – 1 goal
Lim Dingjun (#89) – 1 goal
SIT Roster
Vivekraj (#3), Mohamed Khaliful Ashraf (#4), Abdul Hadi Bin Abdul Bashir (#5), Muhammad Nazri Bin Yusoff (#6), Tay Zhang Chun Joshua (#7), Sim Chun Quan (#8), Muhammad Za’im Nuriman Bin Muhamad (#9), Irdaus Humaiza (#10), Muhammad Haiqal Bin Rohani (#13), Azhari Bin Sohaimi (#14), Ronald Ng Sheng Yuan (#16), Rajesh Dew (#17), Chen Guan Ting (#19), Muhammad Sahil (#20), Muhammad Zulhelmy Bin Azman (#22), Goh Bing Lu (#23), Chan Wei Yuan (#24), Khor Junxiong (#26), Danial Azri Bin Ismail (#27), Sim How Khee Daniel (#33), Lee Jin Hui (#38), Chan Sek Wei Xavier (#54), Abdul Hakim Johari (#99)
SMU Roster
Koh Yong En (#1), Foo Shao Qiang Matthias (#2), Yam Jun Lin (#3), Aloysius Poh Han Chiang (#5), Tan Yi Rong (#6), Ng Ming Xiang (#7), Heng Aik Lee Jared Aaron (#8), Jeremy Tan Yong Chuan (#9), Keane Esmond Chooi Jin En (#10), Chan Chi Siong Benjamin (#11), Cédric Lüscher (#12), Chor Chuang Yu Elohim (#13), Melvin Paul Singh (#14), Lim Yong Sheng (#15), Foo Chi Hua Augustine (#16), Mohamed Arshad Bin Mohamed Tahir (#19), Hoe Zheng Huan (#21), P Prashant (#23), Muhammad Hamzah Bin Abdul Rased (#27), Liew Dominic Junior (#31), Liew Chee Keong (#32), Muhammad Syafi Bin Salim (#34), Lim Dingjun (#89)
SUniG Floorball Championship – fixtures and results
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