The HC team went into the game needing nothing less than a win to qualify for the finals, hence they were determined as ever to obtain victory. However, the ACJC side, emerging from a 15-5 victory over SAJC looked to be in top form, thus, the stage was set for a close fight.
After a fierce cheer each, both teams plunged into the pool for a much anticipated showdown. After attaining the first possession of the game, the HC team swept forward in their offense, their hardwork and endless hours in the pool paid off as they managed to draw first blood within the first 2 minutes of the game through the hands of Benjamin Tan in a extra man situation. ACJC equalized soon after, the first quarter ended 3-2. Both teams were neck and neck and it was obvious that this was not going to be easy for either teams.
The second quarter started similarly as HC attained possession again, however, the HC team displayed great fighting spirits as they swept their Anglo Chinese counterpart away, widening the score gap to 6-2 despite hitting the post on a number of shots. Notable efforts included a far shot from Davin Wang who made use of a ACJC player’s hand to deflect his ball into the top right hand corner, either really lucky, or really accurate, no one knows the answer till this day.
The HC team were simply not contented with a win, but rather settle for a comfortable margin as they net another 3 more goals in the third quarter, silencing the ACJC supporters with a scoreline of 9-2 at the end of the third quarter. The ACJC team was simply find an answer to HC’s form as Ben Ten continued his outstanding performance with a overpowering play that left the ACJC keeper stranded within his own net… with the ball in hand.
In the last quarter, HC’s defence which was clearly starting to relax was punished briefly as ACJC rekindled their hopes by scoring twice in the last quarter, doubling their score. However, the HC players did not give in easily and scored twice more through fast counter attacks to finish the game with a comfortable scoreline of 11-4.
If Team Hwachong manage to defeat SAJCon 7th april, that would secure their spot in the finals with (probably) last year’s winner RJC.
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