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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Overall results!
Final Ranking
Girl’s Team
Boy’s Team
Best Sportsmanship awarded to only one of either girl’s or boy’s player.
Results
Girls
Best Sportsmanship awarded to only one of either girl’s or boy’s player.
Results
Girls
Session 6 Match 12 Report
Match 12: Boys SINGAPORE vs HONG KONG
Thursday, January 28, 2010 – The last game of the tournament proved to be an exciting finale. Despite having cemented their positions prior to the match, Singapore (3rd) and Hong Kong (2nd) nevertheless put up a scintillating display with aggression.
Singapore got off to a good start, hitting the post once and forcing a save from the goalkeeper within the first minute. However, it was Hong Kong who drew first blood through Yuen Kong Ho, who would end up as Hong Kong’s top scorer with 9 goals. A clever fake confused the Singapore defence, and he quickly guided the ball into the top right corner.
Both teams suffered a slow spell soon after, and were equally guilty of wasting precious chances that came few and far between in the early stages of the match.
Hong Kong gradually settled into the momentum, whose effective coordination soon became apparent as they raced to a 5-1 lead. Tay Ze Jun Wilmer then contributed both the first and third goal against Hong Kong and pushed Singapore back to 6-3.
It was however a downhill game for Singapore from the 8th minute, as the players suffered a lack of concentration, which was evident by the high frequency of misplaced passes and defensive mistakes. By the 22nd minute, Hong Kong had taken advantage of this to enjoy a 15-2 run which extended her lead to 17 goals, with the score standing at 23-6. Hong Kong’s captain, Lau Wang Kei, was the catalyst for this score surge with his incisive bursts, often splitting the defence apart, allowing his teammates to score. 
Hong Kong called a timeout in the 24th minute, and Team Singapore halted their momentum soon after. The disparity was no longer apparent as both teams fought tooth and nail with great spirit. Singapore’s Captain, Tham Kei Nam Johner, had the last say as he scored just before half time to push Singapore’s score into double digits to end the first half at 28-10.
After the break, Team Singapore evidently returned with much vigour and confidence. Swift and purposeful, they wore down the Hong Kong defence, taking each and every opportunity with vengeance. Defence was tight, and Singapore’s goalkeeper was especially effective as he made several superb reflex saves to deny his opponents, drawing cheers of exhilaration from the Singapore fans. Led by Singapore’s top scorer Vinoth Arun, this rewarded Singapore with an 8-3 run to pull the score to 31-18.
Unfortunately, an illegal substitution by Team Singapore disrupted her plans as they were reduced to 6 men on the court. This allowed Team Hong Kong to regain her composure, which cruelly exposed the thin defence with brilliant wave attacks and crossovers to push the score up to 41-20. Hong Kong wingers were also especially deadly with their quick breaks; racing to the midcourt after each Singapore attempt often enabled Hong Kong a 2-on-1 attack that left the Singapore goalkeeper with no chance.
In particular, a creative manoeuvre from the left wing successfully set up Lau Wang Kei twice. The left wingman made identical forays deep into the left wing and floated a ball to the centre after faking a shot. Hong Kong’s Captain then broke through, caught the ball in mid air and slammed it into the net.
Towards the end of the match however, fatigue soon set in for both teams, which was marked by slower pace and a lack of aggression. Despite this, Singapore displayed unwavering determination to score the last 2 goals of the game, but unfortunately it was not enough as the game ended 44-24 in Hong Kong’s favour.
Session 6 Match 11 Report
Match 11: Girls HONG KONG vs SINGAPORE
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Singapore girls youth handball team played her final game in Singapore’s First Youth Handball Tournament 2010 on 28 January 2010 at Suntec International Convention Center. Facing Hong Kong for a second time, Singapore girls team knew that they had the second chance to put on a good show having lost their first game against Hong Kong 10 : 28. In the first game of Singapore versus Hong Kong, the top scorers were from Hong Kong, namely Yiu Hei Yan being the top scorer of the game with 7 goals, followed by Leung Sin Ying 6 goals and Wong Wing Tung 5 goals. Hei Yan and Sin Ying were part of the starting line-up in this game. After the souvenir exchange by the captains, the game started and was off to a smooth start for Singapore with Clarissa Yap Mei Xing scoring the first goal. Sin Ying and Cheung Mei Ngo from Hong Kong formed a perfect partnership on court. Their offensive duo play was dominant and, at one time, was shredding the defence walls for Singapore. Sin Ying read the game well and displayed her good situation awareness on court when she created and assisted in a long break which was eventually converted by Mei Ngo.
Chan Kam Ling, captain of Hong Kong girls team, came onto court in the 2nd half in lemon yellow jersey and took on the role of a goalkeeper. Hong Kong, despite having a big advantage in the scoreline, leading by 17 goals, continued to take the game seriously and put up a strong offence. 5 minutes into the 2nd half saw more players being substituted onto the court for Hong Kong featuring less played players 3, 8 and 16. 
Singapore displayed lesser set-plays and Sng Xin Hui Jamie from Singapore was given a 2-min suspension in the 9th minute for excessive grabbing, leaving Singapore with 5 men to counter Hong Kong’s offence. Many a time, Singapore’s possession was lost through poor passing with or without direct pressure from opponents. Hong Kong on the other hand tend to have more individual shooting than set-plays. Chong Jia Min, Esther, from Singapore, was awarded a 7-m penalty throw when Leung Sin Ying was called for a foul. However, the golden opportunity to put another point on Singapore’s scoreboard fell through when Esther missed the penalty throw. Just as Singapore went back to the full team 7-men strength, Teo Wee Shiuan was slapped with a 2-min suspension, putting Singapore in a number disadvantage again. While playing one man short, Hong Kong’s left wing Chan Wai Kam made an opportunistic break on the wing and took a shot on Singapore’s goal but was brilliantly saved by Singapore’s goalkeeper Ho Min Pei through good positioning and quick reflexes in the 13th minute. Grace Ong sprinted onto court for SG once the 2min-suspension was lifted. Kwok Pum Lok created pivot play for Hong Kong which caused much disruptions in Singapore’s defence line. Hui Wai Yee scored her 2nd goal of the game to clinch HK’s 26th point in the 18th minute with much ease having no defenders on her trail. Singapore’s goalkeeper played brilliantly in the 2nd half denying Hong Kong of a larger gap in goals with multiple nimble leg saves and high level of alertness. Hong Kong’s Chan Kam Ling, guarding the goalmouth for Hong Kong, was strong in her goal throw which created several opportunities for fast breaks for Hong Kong’s Hui Wai Yee and Kwok Pum Lok. Singapore’s Ong Shi Ya Grace was once again slapped with a 2-min suspension for excessive grabbing and allowed Hui Wai Yee to score a 7-m penalty throw in the 21st minute. Hong Kong’s coach called for a timeout in the 22nd minute.
As the game continued into its 24th minute, Singapore was still kept at bay without much chance of a shot on goal, maintaining the 6 goals for Singapore while Hong Kong had passed the big 3 mark with 30 goals. Hui Wai Yee scored a 7-m penalty in the 26th minute for Hong Kong. Singapore’s goal drought was gloriously salvaged by a beautiful move by Chung Kayan with a left hand shot on the far side of the goal. Singapore called for a time-out in the 27th minute which proved to be a strategic move as Singapore re-entered the court and scoring shortly by Tan Bee Leng. Chung Kayan had a good attempt on the right wing shot but went just a bit too far. Hong Kong’s Kwok Pum Lok’s mis-pass gave SG a last opportunity to score but SG had no luck in converting. The final whistle was blown at the 30th minute in the 2nd half with Hong Kong taking a 2nd win over Singapore at a score of 33 (Hong Kong) : 8 (Singapore).
By Janelle Koh
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Singapore girls youth handball team played her final game in Singapore’s First Youth Handball Tournament 2010 on 28 January 2010 at Suntec International Convention Center. Facing Hong Kong for a second time, Singapore girls team knew that they had the second chance to put on a good show having lost their first game against Hong Kong 10 : 28. In the first game of Singapore versus Hong Kong, the top scorers were from Hong Kong, namely Yiu Hei Yan being the top scorer of the game with 7 goals, followed by Leung Sin Ying 6 goals and Wong Wing Tung 5 goals. Hei Yan and Sin Ying were part of the starting line-up in this game. After the souvenir exchange by the captains, the game started and was off to a smooth start for Singapore with Clarissa Yap Mei Xing scoring the first goal. Sin Ying and Cheung Mei Ngo from Hong Kong formed a perfect partnership on court. Their offensive duo play was dominant and, at one time, was shredding the defence walls for Singapore. Sin Ying read the game well and displayed her good situation awareness on court when she created and assisted in a long break which was eventually converted by Mei Ngo.
Chan Kam Ling, captain of Hong Kong girls team, came onto court in the 2nd half in lemon yellow jersey and took on the role of a goalkeeper. Hong Kong, despite having a big advantage in the scoreline, leading by 17 goals, continued to take the game seriously and put up a strong offence. 5 minutes into the 2nd half saw more players being substituted onto the court for Hong Kong featuring less played players 3, 8 and 16. 
Singapore displayed lesser set-plays and Sng Xin Hui Jamie from Singapore was given a 2-min suspension in the 9th minute for excessive grabbing, leaving Singapore with 5 men to counter Hong Kong’s offence. Many a time, Singapore’s possession was lost through poor passing with or without direct pressure from opponents. Hong Kong on the other hand tend to have more individual shooting than set-plays. Chong Jia Min, Esther, from Singapore, was awarded a 7-m penalty throw when Leung Sin Ying was called for a foul. However, the golden opportunity to put another point on Singapore’s scoreboard fell through when Esther missed the penalty throw. Just as Singapore went back to the full team 7-men strength, Teo Wee Shiuan was slapped with a 2-min suspension, putting Singapore in a number disadvantage again. While playing one man short, Hong Kong’s left wing Chan Wai Kam made an opportunistic break on the wing and took a shot on Singapore’s goal but was brilliantly saved by Singapore’s goalkeeper Ho Min Pei through good positioning and quick reflexes in the 13th minute. Grace Ong sprinted onto court for SG once the 2min-suspension was lifted. Kwok Pum Lok created pivot play for Hong Kong which caused much disruptions in Singapore’s defence line. Hui Wai Yee scored her 2nd goal of the game to clinch HK’s 26th point in the 18th minute with much ease having no defenders on her trail. Singapore’s goalkeeper played brilliantly in the 2nd half denying Hong Kong of a larger gap in goals with multiple nimble leg saves and high level of alertness. Hong Kong’s Chan Kam Ling, guarding the goalmouth for Hong Kong, was strong in her goal throw which created several opportunities for fast breaks for Hong Kong’s Hui Wai Yee and Kwok Pum Lok. Singapore’s Ong Shi Ya Grace was once again slapped with a 2-min suspension for excessive grabbing and allowed Hui Wai Yee to score a 7-m penalty throw in the 21st minute. Hong Kong’s coach called for a timeout in the 22nd minute.
As the game continued into its 24th minute, Singapore was still kept at bay without much chance of a shot on goal, maintaining the 6 goals for Singapore while Hong Kong had passed the big 3 mark with 30 goals. Hui Wai Yee scored a 7-m penalty in the 26th minute for Hong Kong. Singapore’s goal drought was gloriously salvaged by a beautiful move by Chung Kayan with a left hand shot on the far side of the goal. Singapore called for a time-out in the 27th minute which proved to be a strategic move as Singapore re-entered the court and scoring shortly by Tan Bee Leng. Chung Kayan had a good attempt on the right wing shot but went just a bit too far. Hong Kong’s Kwok Pum Lok’s mis-pass gave SG a last opportunity to score but SG had no luck in converting. The final whistle was blown at the 30th minute in the 2nd half with Hong Kong taking a 2nd win over Singapore at a score of 33 (Hong Kong) : 8 (Singapore).
By Janelle Koh
Session 4 Match 7 Report
Match 7: Girls SINGAPORE vs HONG KONG
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 – Coming out of a loss against Taipei last night, led by Ong Shi Ya Grace, the Singapore girls looked hungry for their first win in the Singapore Youth Handball Tournament against the Hong Kong girls team.
The Hong Kong girls started the period aggressively. They tested the defence of the Singapore team, made frequent penetrations and challenged the Singapore goalkeeper on 5 consecutive attempts. However, the shot attempts proved to be futile as the Singapore goalkeeper managed to stop the ball in its track each time. In the 2nd minute, following a successfully executed wave attack, the Hong Kong team was the first to light up the scoreboard, with Wong Wing Tung putting the ball in between the legs of the Singapore goalkeeper with deadly accuracy. the Singapore team focused their attacks on the right but were caught by Hong Kong’s stifling defence. Finally, a steal led to a fast break by Tan Bee Leng, but she failed to convert it for Team Singapore.
The Hong Kong team kept the pressure on with tough defence, forcing turnovers and bad passes. They then went on a 5-0 run led by Wong Wing Tung and Leung Sin Ying.
In the 7th minute, Yap Mei Xing hurled a thunderous shot at the goal which rebounded off the Hong Kong’s keeper. Grace Ong swiftly chased down the loose ball and the Singapore captain subsequently slammed a goal effortlessly past the scrambling Hong Kong goalkeeper. Singapore then looked to start their counter attack on the Hong Kong team. They had several fast break opportunities but their transition attacks were often marred with misplaced passes.
Not long after, Hong Kong’s commanding centre back, Mak Wing Tung, got injured in a defensive effort to stop Singapore’s offense. Hong Kong then took on a more aggressive approach, resulting in shot that landed in the deep corners. Nearing the 18th minute, Team Singapore’s Teo Yan Ling responded with a ferocious shot down the middle stretch. Riding on renewed confidence, they began a series of vigourous attacks. Tan Bee Leng’s started this run with a 9m attempt that went just wide of the goal. Moments later, off a superb pass from Teo Yan Ling, Chung Kayan broke free of the defence, and while she failed to score, Tan Bee Leng was there for the rebound and finished the swift move. Minutes later, Yee Chern Hwee threaded a flawless pass to Teo Yan Ling for the fastbreak score as the crowd in the stadium erupted.
Hong Kong reacted and appeared to have a change in tactics. Their well-coordinated wave attacks managed to expose several gaps in the flanks, which proved too much for Team Singapore as they went into the break 4-15.
Upon its return, Team Singapore appeared more composed and led a more organised and well balanced offence. Their change in tactics clearly exploited the loopholes in the flanks as they quickly scored from the deep corner. With this, Team Singapore managed to stay in the game behind their opponents. The substitution of Teo Wee Shiuan into the game proved to be an invaluable decision as she handed an assist to Sng Xin Hui shortly after.
However, the return of centre Mak Wing Tung in the 2nd period boosted the Hong Kong team’s morale, and personally made various contributions, with several assists, screens and goals to hold off Team Singapore’s rally.
A 7m penalty goal by Leung Sin Ying in the 20th minute forced a timeout for the Singapore as they tried to strategise a last push for victory. Both teams went head to head as they tried to beat down their opponents. Tan Bee Leng fired in a 9m goal into the top left corner to shorten the deficit but their weary legs from last night’s match with the physically dominant Taipei Team were dragging them down in the closing periods of the match. Team Hong Kong capitalised on that and ignited their pace to put themselves up 9-23. In the final minutes of the game, team captain Grace Ong fired in a crowd pleaser from the left flank of the match to put Singapore up in double digits. Eventually, the Hong Kong girls rallied past Team Singapore 24-10 as they left Singapore looking for their first win of the tournament.
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