By REDintern Teo Yun Teng. Photos by REDintern Chua Kai Yun

GD of Ahmad Ibrahim looks to pass after successfully intercepting Compassvale’s ball. (Photo 1 © REDintern Chua Kai Yun)

GD of Ahmad Ibrahim looks to pass after successfully intercepting Compassvale’s ball. (Photo 1 © REDintern Chua Kai Yun)

Republic Polytechnic, Wednesday, February 3, 2016 – Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary edged out Compassvale Secondary 29-28 in the North Zone B Division Netball Championship for their second victory in three games.

As for Compassvale, this is their first loss of the season after an opening match victory against Admiralty Secondary previously.

Compassvale led 11-5 at the end of the first quarter.

However, the tables were turned from the second quarter onwards, as Ahmad Ibrahim sped up their pace of play to intercept and attack more ferociously.

This triggered a change in Compassvale’s strategy as they started relying on their GA to shoot, and this landed them a few goals. Compassvale outscored Ahmad Ibrahim by two goals in the second quarter to lead 18-14 at half time.

The girls of Ahmad Ibrahim remained spirited as they continued to fight hard in the last two quarters. Loud encouraging messages could be heard echoing across the court as their bench cheered on their weary teammates.

It was also apparent that the shots of Claudia (AIS GS) were getting better and more accurate. In the last quarter, she made and sank all her six attempts as Ahmad Ibrahim pulled level and outscored Compassvale 9-6 to wrap up a 29-28 win.

Ahmad Ibrahim captain Khairyn (GD) said, “Today’s match was a well fought one, and we learned many lessons from it. One of them is teamwork, which allowed us to pull through till the end of the game.”

Scoring By Quarter
Ahmad Ibrahim vs Compassvale
1st Q: 5-11
2nd Q: 9-7 (14-18)
3rd Q: 6-4 (20-22)
4th Q: 9-6 (29-28)

Ahmad Ibrahim Roster
Claudia (GS), Joey (GA), Sarah (WA), Kish (C), Shafiqa (WD), Khairyn (GD), Ardini (GK), Dharani (Reserve), Pei Xuan (Reserve), Durga (Reserve), Zulaikna (Reserve)

Compassvale Roster
Jocelyn (GS), Aavena (GA), Sylvia (WA), Lynn (C), Clarabel (WD), Fathin (GD), Charmaine (GK), Wen Xin (Reserve), Sumeya (Reserve), Yiting (Reserve), Faith (Reserve), Narita (Reserve)

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