Story by REDintern Tamara Lie. Photos by REDintern Chan Hua Zheng

A Bukit Merah player tries to fend of his defender to keep possession of the ball in the 14-2 victory over Spectra. (Photo 1 © REDintern Chan Hua Zheng)

A Bukit Merah player tries to fend off his defender to keep possession of the ball in the 14-2 victory over Spectra. (Photo 1 © REDintern Chan Hua Zheng)

Hougang Sports Hall, Monday, January 25, 2016 – Bukit Merah Secondary led throughout to beat Spectra Secondary 14-2 in their first match of the National B Division Floorball Championship.

Bukit Merah’s Soh Ming Sheng (#4) was the top scorer with four goals while Koh Soon An (#19) and Ahmad Farihin B Nor Affandi (#25) scored one goal each for Spectra.

It was clear Bukit Merah had the upper hand as Muhammad Zaidan (#22) scored the first goal in the first few minutes of the first period. Bukit Merah broke past Spectra’s defence easily to score four more goals in under three minutes.

Spectra made many shot attempts but were unable to score and Bukit Merah ended the first period leading 5-0.

Spectra started strong in the second period with a goal by Ahmad Farihin (#25). However, Bukit Merah controlled the game with fast passes and good communication to score five consecutive goals in reply.

Spectra did not give up, as Koh Soon An (#19) did a turn drag to score Spectra’s second goal. However, Soh Ming Sheng (#6) scored a goal with only 14 seconds left on the clock in the second period to give Bukit Merah a commanding 11-2 lead.

Bukit Merah continued to pressure Spectra with their tight defence and did not allow them to score anymore goals. The last period was one sided as Bukit Merah scored three more to win the game by 12 goals.

Bukit Merah captain Safiuddin bin Salleh (#20) said, “The game was what we expected but we could have played better.”

Bukit Merah are aiming for the top four and next face East View Secondary while Spectra will go up against Assumption Pathway. Both matches will be played at Hougang Sports Hall on Monday, February 1.

Score by Period
Spectra vs Bukit Merah
1st Period: 0-5
2nd Period: 2-6 (2-11)
3rd Period: 0-3 (2-14)

Top Scorers
Spectra
Koh Soon An (#19) – 1 goal
Ahmad Farihin B Nor Affandi (#25) – 1 goal

Bukit Merah
Soh Ming Sheng (#6) – 4 goals

Spectra Roster
Muhammad Hairiawali B Mis’adi (#1), Deneshkumar S/O Thamotharam (#2), Areef Matin Damicke B M F (#4), Lu Xe Yuan (#8), Choi Ning Hao Oliver (#10), Muhammad Syarifuddin B Sahri (#12), Muhammad Shafiq B Iskandar (#16), Koh Soon An (#19), Muhammad Zafran B Mohamad B (#20), Kosugi Rei (#23), Ahmad Farihin B Nor Affandi (#25)

Bukit Merah Roster
Isaac Tan Jing Jie (#4), Soh Ming Sheng (#6), Ng Yong Jie (#7), Teo Jing Yi (#8), Iryan Shah B Khairul Anuar (#9), Tan Shao Siang (#10), Wang Jia Yun (#11), Naing Thi Ha (#13), Muhammad Iman Zulhakim B A G (#16), Siew Kang Jie, Nicolas (#17), Khant Ye Wint Thant (#18), Safiuddin B Salleh (#20), Earl John Alicante Embile (#21), Muhammad Zaidan B Abdul Wahab (#22), Alexander Lee Yuheng (#24), Amirul Amsyar B Mohamed Asrori (#25)

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