Story by Tamara Lie/Red Sports. Photos by Chua Kai Yun/Red Sports.

VJC players celebrate after Carissa Ng (#14, right) scored a goal. (Photo © Chua Kai Yun/Red Sports)

VJC players celebrate after Carissa Ng (#14, right) scored a goal. (Photo 1 © Chua Kai Yun/Red Sports)

Hougang Sports Hall, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 – Victoria Junior College (VJC) triumphed 5-3 over Tampines Junior College (TPJC) in the National A Division Girls Floorball Championship.

With the win, VJC secured a spot in the semi-finals while this was the last game for TPJC as they failed to qualify for the semis.

Audrey Tey (#9), Nurhidayah Rahmat (#12), Jeslyn Peh (#19), Ayesha Saadiqah (#10) and Carissa Ng (#14) contributed to the VJC win with a goal apiece.

VJC made fast passes to open space to counter the TPJC defense and create opportunities to shoot. Five minutes into the game, Nurhidayah Rahmat (#12) from VJC found her way to the slot area and fired a point blank wrist shot to score the first goal.

TPJC were determined not to let any other shots pass their defence and followed their opponents closely, blocking every shot. Both teams went back and forth but could not score for the rest of the period.

Early into the second period, Audrey Tey (#9) from VJC scored a goal to extend the lead to 2-0. With their aggressive double team defence, VJC made it hard for TPJC to attack and forced them to make mistakes. However, in the last few minutes, Victoria Leng (#14) from TPJC found her way past the VJC defence and scored a goal to reduce the deficit to 1-2.

VJC started strong in the third period as Jeslyn Peh (#19) fired a shot to gain a two-point, 3-1 lead. Soon after, TPJC replied with a goal of their own to narrow the gap yet again.

Both keepers Avani Jain (TPJC #11) and Yu Xinyao (VJC #15) were instrumental in defence and saved many shots.

In a quick change of possession, Charmaine Neo (#10) from TPJC raced from mid court towards the goal and scored the equalising shot, igniting cheers from the bench. The celebration was short lived as VJC Ayesha Saadiqah (#10) took back the lead in the next minute from a free hit.

VJC then extended their lead to 5-3 when Carissa Ng (VJC #14) received a pass from Ayesha Saadiqah (#10) to score a blindside shot. The rest of the game saw TPJC fall behind as they were slow to transition from offense to defence. VJC continued to pressure TPJC with their fast paced plays and tight defence and ended the game 5-3 winners.

Ayesha Saadiqah (#10), captain of VJC, said, “I think that the first period we were a bit scared. We picked it up during the last period and we wanted to make sure that we ended off the group stage with a bang!”

Lee Li Xuan (#29), co-captain of VJC, added, “We are very happy to have made it to the top four. The game is going to get tougher from now on and it is not going to get easier so the team should not be complacent and should work harder for the remaining matches.”

Scoring by Period
VJC vs TPJC
1st Period: 1-0
2nd Period: 1-1 (2-1)
3rd Period: 3-2 (5-3)

Top Scorers
VJC
Audrey Tey (#9) – 1 Goal
Ayesha Saadiqah (#10) – 1 Goal
Nurhidayah Rahmat (#12) – 1 Goal
Carissa Ng (#14) – 1 Goal
Jeslyn Peh (#19) – 1 Goal

VJC Roster
Ariane Noelle Vanco (#25), Audrey Tey Ee Teng (#9), Ayesha Saadiqah Bte Habeeb M (#10), Chen Xuan Zhi (#17), Chloe Lim Yu Qian (#7), Chua Eyin Claire (#21), Dione Goh Si Ping (#8), Fathima Lubna Munsir (#16), Lee Li Xuan (#29), Lim Si Min Jaime (#11), Ng Shi Tong Carissa (#14), Nurhidayah Rahmat (#12), Pearlyn Chang Xuan Qi (#22), Peh Wei Ting Jeslyn (#19), Sherrie Teo Liqi (#24), Wu Tanya (#20), Yap Xue Ling Celine (#18), Yoon Thiri (#6), Yu Xinyao (#15), Zhang Ruoxi (#23)

TPJC Roster
Avani Jain (#11), Belle Tan Puay En (#31), Catharina Dian Pratiwi Yosari (#20), Chan Yi Ru (#1), Charmaine Neo Kai Ling (#10), Chew Adele (#2), Chin Li Qi (#18), Goh Jie Lin Jaslyn (#22), Izza Natasha Bte Shaiful Bahri (#13), Lim Jie Yi Jamie (#7), Loh Wan Hui (#23), Min Kwok (#9), Nur Amanina Bte Mohamad Fuad (#24), Nurhatikah Jafar (#28), Poh Ying Chin (#16), Shanti Budha (#27), Sin Seok Kee, Iris (#19), Siti Nurhazirah Bte Othman (#8), Tan Shiow Han (#5), Victoria Leng Jun (#14)

National A Division Girls Floorball Championship – fixtures and results

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