Written By: Liang Shu-Jing Edited By: Valerie Chua & Jolene Wong Photographs By: Eusoffworks
After a long break, it was finally down to the last game of this year’s IHG Floorball (F) Carnival, and our Floorball girls had only 1 game left to play with Kent Ridge Hall (KR). If Eusoff wins this match against KR they will emerge as champions. As usual, KR had their spectators stand packed, drums banging aloud in support as they cheered. It was the deciding match for Eusoff!! Many halls had made their way down as usual to observe the results of the game. Eusoff had been consistent in their past few games, showing great teamwork and solid defence on court. The question to many would be: will they uphold their performance in today’s game?
With that, the faceoff began! Eusoff gained possession of the ball, starting off on the offence. Playing it simple, they dragged the defence out wide with their long quick passes across the court. Our opponents were impatient as they attempted to rush forward to steal the ball. At that moment, Steph DC rushed forward at breakneck speed to hit a pass to the attacking zone, bringing our attack forward. The attacking zone was packed with KR defenders, but lucky Leyi had gained a favourable spot, receiving the ball perfectly and tapped it in to score the first goal for Eusoff!! What a beautiful play that even she could not believe it herself!! Overwhelmed with excitement, taking the early lead, the Floorball girls cheered in ecstasy!
Looking for a hole in KR’s defence as Gin prepares to take a shot
When asked later on how she managed it, she just simply shook her head claiming its a fluke, but we all know that that was the result after months of hard work! KR was slightly disheartened but determined to equalise, as they fought hard and aggressively. Dashing forward to intercept our passes, that KR even had two players up against Gin as they hunted her down but she dribbled down the length of the court at lightning speed . Their constant pressuring forced Eusoff to give up the ball. KR then brought the ball forward, rushing towards the goal, but thankfully, Eusoff’s defence fell back quick, just in time to cover the attacking zone. With no one to pass to and no other way out, our opponent was forced to take a shot. She swung her stick powerfully and the ball grazed the goal slight, just slightly off. But with a little deflection of her teammate’s body, it had entered the goal post! This all happened too quickly for goalie Wei Lynn to register. And that’s an equaliser from Kent Ridge, bring the score to 1 all!
However, Eusoff was not one to back down. They continued on the attack, embracing the sides to make quick passes down the line, easily dribbling past Kent Ridge’s defence to take a shot. However, the ball came a little short. Claudia rushed in for a steal and a quick changeover occured. Eusoff took advantage of the quick turnover and managed a quick set-up for another shot! KR’s goalkeeper unfortunately read our play like a book and had positioned herself to block the ball with her body. Tough luck! This time Eusoff persisted with their attack, played with a cool and collected mindset, and a strong hit down to the side, an accurate precisive pass to our long term scorer Steph DC and BAAM!!! The ball travelled so fast, faster than the speed of light that all that was left was the image of the goalkeeper rooted in her stand and the ball lying in the goal. She had smacked it right to the goal. AND STEPH DOES IT AGAIN!!!! What a miraculous comeback from the stalemate! 2-1 to Eusoff!
Captain Celeste weaving through the KR defence with calm and confidence
Shiying was impenetrable as she upheld Eusoff’s backline defence, with the sheer speed of her dribbling, she advanced forwards despite her opponent’s ruthless attempt to cut her off and cornered her into the corner. Shiying was left with no choice but to pass the ball off to Gina, who advanced all the way to the attacking zone, but a swift interception from our clever opponent blocked it in the nick of time. Subsequently, KR was swift in their tracks, causing a turnover as we were back on defence. Dawn fell back quick as KR drew close to the goal post and made a timely steal. Yu Ling rushed forward with the ball she had received and a faceoff with her opponent sent the ball high down the line to an advantageous position right in front of the goal post. Wei Lynn remained unfazed as she immediately dove forward to grasp the ball. What a close call! It nearly gave everyone a heart attack.
A few minutes down into the game, Eusoff’s defence started to face some hiccups, but our last line of defence, our super reliable goalie Wei Lynn, as her sik saves kept Eusoff in the game. What a formidable defence! There was another close call from KR as they shot a drag shot, however the ball came off quite a distance off the goal post. Captain Celeste came to the backline, to help out with the defence as KR’s desperation for an equaliser was at its peak. With just thirty seconds left on the clock, Eusoff called a time out to restrategise and came back more confident than ever. It proved to be effective as just within seconds of getting back on court, Eusoff bagged another goal, with a quick advance and an immensely swift setup between and to widen the lead. At this rate, it was close to impossible for a comeback. The whole team went on court to cheer for their victory had been sealed there and then! Loud cheers and laughter reciprocated off the walls of the court. Eusoff’s gold has been secured!!!! Well done to the girls team after months of hard work and perseverance!!! It was a well-deserved win!!
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