Match Report: Water Polo HCI vs ACS(I)

After suffering a stinging defeat in the first game of the nationals to Raffles Junior College, the Hwa Chong Waterpolo team faced off with the home team, Anglo-Chinese School Independent.

Picking themselves up from the previous match and not underestimating their opponents, the Hwa Chong team rallied themselves and willed to play to the best of their ability. The team got off to a good start, opening up a lead of 2-0 by the end of the first quarter. As the game progressed into the second quarter, the team settled down and through a joint effort in both attack and defence, opened up the lead to a comfortable score line of 6 -0 at the end of the second quarter.

However, the team was not content and chose not to rest on their laurels. The squad displayed amazing grit and determination in maintaining a watertight defence, and their hunger and tenacity was clearly seen in every furious counter-attack they made. This brought the team to a 10-0 lead in the midst of the third quarter. Alas, a clean sheet was not to be as a minor lapse in defence lead to the conceding of one goal. The third quarter ended with the lone goal by ACSI. Resolute in their aim to give everything they had in the match, the team fought to the very last second, scoring another 4 goals to end the game with a 15-1 victory.

The defeat of ACSI was only possible through the cohesive teamwork of the players and the never-say-die spirit of the team. The match was truly a fine example of Hwa Chong’s 自强不息 spirit; instead of being discouraged by an earlier loss to Raffles Junior College, the team fought hard till the end to win a remarkable match.

The team will choose to remain resilient and bring this fighting spirit to the following games against Anglo-Chinese Junior College and Saint Andrew’s Junior College.