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Photos & Article By: Nicholas Ng
After what has been almost 6 months of gruelling training sessions, team talks, and highly-competitive matches, one might expect a lack of interest and excitement in the final day of IHG – Track Meet, and Closing Ceremony. Yet, there was no lack of adrenaline as members of the various halls gathered to witness NUS Halls’ fastest compete on the tartan track, and stayed on to watch the medal presentation, and the closing speeches.
It began at 7.45pm, with an opening speech (how apt, for a closing ceremony) by the Head of NUS Sports, Mr Thomas Sim, then another speech, by Marcus, of Sheares Hall, which was the convening hall for IHG 08/09. They reminded us that participation in sports goes beyond winning medals, and keeping fit (although they did mention the benefits of exercise). Sports rally the community together, and give us the sense of team spirit that all of us treasure.
Their speeches were succinct, but their words rang true, over the cheers from the over-enthusiastic crowd.
They were about to get even louder, as the cheerleaders of Temasek Hall and Kent Ridge Hall were about to take the stage. Performing innovative, gravity-defying stunts, those cheerleaders lifted the spirits, and the voices, of the hungry crowd with their enrapturing performances.
Then came the Sheares Band, which also performed at the opening ceremony. Even their takes on grunge bands like the Stone Temple Pilots did little to appease the crowd, which was growing increasingly restless for action.
Finally, it was time for medals to be presented. For the efforts our players had put in, we collected the Softball, Squash (Men’s) and Tennis (Ladies’) golds. Kudos to these teams for garnering first place in their sports, but that doesn’t mean our other sports did badly. As the Head of NUS Sports had said earlier, it isn’t all about winning medals, but also about the cooperation and teamwork that has made each team a team. The effort all our athletes have put in, should be applauded, for their collective effort is commendable.
The overall winner for IHG Ladies’ was Temasek Hall, while the overall winner for IHG Men’s and IHG overall was Eusoff Hall. King Edward VII, though, left the SRC with our heads held high, knowing that we had put in our best for this year’s IHG, with the promise of more good results to come.
Eusoff Hall going crazy at the announcement of their victory
We even had it in us to fly the paper aeroplanes from Red Bull, which decided to really give us wings this time, albeit paper ones.
the ke7 flying team!
Through the IHG 08/09 season, KE VII Hall has shown spirit that has lived up to the expectations that we have set ourselves. We may not always have been victorious, but the experiences our Hall members have gone through have proved to be much more invaluable than winning itself. Friendships have been built, bonds have been formed, and these are what will walk us through our lives many years from now.
To quote Marcus, of the Convening Committee:
We will forget what we study – but we will remember the people who run beside us, train with us, and these memories are what we will remember, and bind us as one Team NUS.
Congratulations to KE VII Hall, for a commendable IHG 08/09. Let’s make next year even more memorable!
Writer: Janice Fan
Palpable strains of energy and anticipation were present in the atmosphere of the SRC Track on the evening of 18th February. As the crowd chattered and waited eagerly for the race to begin, the KEVII Athletics team warmed up for the last fight of the season, the races that would mark the end of IHG 08/09.
First up was a 4 x 100m race by our ladies team, represented by Hui Ning, Feifan, Rachel and Tammy. As the first runner of the evening, Hui Ning started off well and left us in good stead for the rest of the race. As the crowd cheered, the baton was passed on to Feifan, and then to Rachel, who gave us a mini heart attack when she nearly dropped the baton. In this few precious seconds, the athletes from the other halls had sprinted and left KE behind. Rachel showed the true spirit of a sportswoman however, running her 100m with a strong burst of energy that lasted till she passed the baton on to Tammy, with KE in the 5th position. As the last runner, Tammy gave her all and sprinted all the way, completing the race for us with a 5th position.
Next was the 4 x 100m race by Pak Kin, Sin Hwee, Ramen and JK. Before the signal had been given to start the race, two athletes from the other halls started running. The crowd watched in dismay as Pak Kin shot off like a bullet, unaware of the false start that had occurred behind him. Much to the chagrin of the supporters, Pak Kin completed his 100m before the signal was given to inform the runners that there had been a false start. Nevertheless, our Co-Captain showed his grit by running his bestwhen the race started proper a few minutes later. The crowd cheered Pak Kin on as he raced to pass the baton to the 2nd runner, Sin Hwee. The baton was next passed to Ramen, and then subsequently to JK, who strained every nerve in him to overtake the athletes in front. To his credit, he overtook one of them, and KE emerged from this race in the 5th position.
Third then, was the 4 x 400m race for the females, this time represented by Jenny, Sharlene, Ginny and Qian Hong. Our girls faced really strong opponents in this race, and despite their best efforts, we ended the race in 6th position. It has to be said though, that the girls ran with all their might, all the while doggedly trying to catch up with the other athletes. In fact, Ginny closed the gap for KE, and as Qian Hong took over, she managed to overtake the 5th runner of the race. Most unfortunately, that athlete (the writer apologizes for not noticing which hall this athlete belongs to) overtook Qian Hong just before the finishing line, although Qian Hong did try her best to maintain her position, to the extent that she fell at the end of the race 
Because of this great fighting spirit, the KEVIIians were proud of our girls, and boy did we cheer our lungs out to show our appreciation for their efforts.
Next was the 4 x 400m for the males, and Melvin, Nicholas, Yannick and Keefe ran for KE. This was a most exciting race to watch indeed, for Melvin ran with impressive speed and passed the baton over to Nicholas in 4th place, who then proceeded to close the gap and led KE into the 3rd position. The supporters were got really excited then, because next up was Yannick, who was our Hall’s star athlete. Sadly, Raffles Hall had a really good runner that caught up and overtook Yannick, and KE was back in 4th place. Our last runner was Keefe, who could be seen trying very hard to maintain our position in the race. As the runners behind him sped up, the atmosphere got really tense. Thankfully, Keefe raced steadily, and KE ended the race in 4th place.
Last of all, our valiant athletics competed in the medley. The medley is basically a race ran by 6 participants, with increasingly long distances to cover. Tammy, Yong Shen, Pak Kin, Feifan, Irene and Patrick ran 100m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 800m respectively. This was the most interesting race of the evening, as KE vacillated between 5th and 6th place throughout, eventually landing at the 5th place, thanks to Patrick who sprinted with all he had for KE.
And with that, the last event of IHG 08/09 was over. Although we didn’t win any medals, our runners showed true sportsmanship and displayed the never-say-die spirit of us KEVIIians! So, well done to all of you athletes, KE is proud of you! 
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Floorball(F)
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KE vs. Other Halls
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Sun, 15/02/09
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| KE vs | King Edward VII | Other Halls |
| Sheares Hall | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Ridge Hall | 1 | 5 |
| Temasek Hall | 0 | 3 |
| Eusoff Hall | 0 | 7 |
| Raffles Hall | 4 | 0 |
Writer: Reuben Lim
The scene was set. The atmosphere was sweaty. And our girls were prepared to face the challenges. Any time was still a good time to train, and so the KE VII female floorball team still trained in the final half an hour leading up to their first match against Sheares. Armed with tactics by Amanda the captain and inspired by Musa, our girls marched onto the court, with determination to win.
KE vs Sheares(1-0)
Our team consisted of 17 players, and in the first minute we had already performed many attacks on the goal of Sheares, though the Sheares keeper managed to block all our tries. From the start it was clear that our team was holding the ball exceptionally well as we had possession of the ball for most of the match. Adeline and Laura held our defence so well that the ball was largely in the opponent’s half of the court, leaving Beatrice the goalkeeper with a simpler task. Nearing the end of the first half, Amanda scored the opening goal from the side of the goal mouth for KE VII.
In the next half, KE VII upped the ante, continuously pressuring the Sheares players for the ball while making numerous attempts at the Sheares goal mouth. A near goal for Sheares was deflected away by Laura, but she fell later in the course of the game and was in extreme agony for awhile. With superb coordination and passing, KE VII chalked their first victory over Sheares with a score of 1-0.
KE vs KR (1-5)
The match began with KR obtaining a few free hits , and a KR player tried to use an airhook (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPka-iRwNzE) to score a goal during a free hit from the centre, but failed. This tactic can be seen to be employed throughout the match by KR. KR played decisively to score the first goal for the first half when the ball rolled past our keeper and a KR player was on hand to flick it in. Ginny and Laura defended the KE VII goal mouth with tenacity, clearing many shots.
Not soon after the whistle heralded the start of the second half, Kr shot 2 more goals in quick succession before we were able to recover. Ginny got called off the court for slashing, and in that brief moment when we were at our weakest KR scored a goal. In the flurry of sticks clashing in the court centre, Amanda managed to steal the ball and shot in KE VII’s first goal against KR from the court right. The ball balanced for the slightest moment on the KR goalkeeper’s back before rolling into the net, with Amanda finishing with an acrobatic pose. After several endeavours by KR on our net, they were able to score another goal. We conceded valiantly in the end to a 1-5 score.
KE vs Raffles (4-0)
Red Bull made an appearance just before the game started to offer some refreshing drinks. In the first 10 seconds, Jin Xi scored an opening goal from the left of the Raffles goal mouth. Connecting a shot from a free shot from the side of the court, Amanda scored the second goal for KE VII barely 5 seconds later. It was tense when Raffles was awarded a free hit directly in front of our goal, but thankfully they missed. The next part of the game consisted of the ball being passed from Raffles to KE VII to Raffles and so on, with our players doing their best to maintain ball possession in view of the constantly attacking Raffles.
In the face of such challenge, our girls stood their ground, culminating in Amanda scoring the third goal. The score remained at 3-0 until the second half, with many attempts from both sides. This stalemate caused Raffles to call for a time out to regroup, but to no avail as Amanda scored her third goal of the match with excellent faking to the left then shooting to the right.
KE vs TH(0-3)
The strategy for this match was to be defensive, seeing as this was one of the sporting titans. Our players were playing only on their side of the court, clearing the ball away as soon as it came over the centre line. Beatrice as goalkeeper performed a terrific save when she caught the ball that came bouncing towards her with two TH players surrounding her, poised to strike. In the midst of the first half, Amanda suddenly fell right in front of the TH players’ rest area while chasing the ball. It was thought that she had an asthma attack, which sent everyone into a frenzy searching for her inhaler. In fact, she injured her knee and was unable to get up; and two girls had to carry her out from the court to receive some treatment.
Shaken, our girls still rallied on and our goal was impenetrable due to the tactics employed. Some TH supporters were complaining about our style of play that was not to their liking as they were unable to best it. When second half approached, TH tried more manoeuvres, like long shots from court centre. Adeline used her body to shield the ball from entering our goal several times. Then Ginny got arm-wrapped by a TH player while they were competing for the ball in front of the Eusoff players. This blatant foul even caused Eusoff players to call for the referee, but it was not called. TH capitalized on this moment of weakness and scored their first goal. A lot of pushing and shirt tugging ensued throughout the duration of the match, and Eusoff won the dramatic match with two more goals.
KE vs Eusoff(0-7)
Going into the match with the same tactics as before, our girls thought they could withstand the Eusoff advances. But Eusoff watched and learned well from the previous match, and placed the IVP players to shoot far-off goals into our net. Their accuracy was frightening. While in the heat of the game, Reshvinder dropped her stick and grabbed the ball instead, causing her to be sent off the court for 2 minutes. We went down fighting against a superior Eusoff, but all players managed to get a chance to play their hearts out!
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Netball (F)
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KE vs. TH
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Thurs, 12/02/09
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| King Edward VII | Temasek Hall | |
| Score | 3 | 26 |
Writer: Adrian Chia
On 12 February, the KE Netball Team played its second preliminary match against Temasek Hall. Despite facing a stronger opponent team, our female warriors put up a brave fight before conceding victory to TH with the score of 3-26.
A hearty talk among the team members before the match started
As the match went underway, both teams fought hard to gain possession and to create opportunities to score. Our girls made every effort to block their opponent’s shots and passes, while aggressively counter-attacking when there were chances. Nonetheless, the TH players were obviously more accurate with their passes and they attacked at a faster pace. The first quarter ended with TH leading 8-1.
The second quarter saw TH widening the lead to 13-1. Right from the beginning, the TH Goal Shooter (GS) proved to be the greatest headache for the KE defenders as she was amazingly sharp with her shots. At the other end of the court, KE had few chances to take aim at the net, but unfortunately those attempts did not materialise into point gains.
A shot at the net
In the third quarter, our players made a few good attempts to score and their efforts finally paid off when Hazel scored the second point for the team. TH continued with their waves of attack but our girls did their best to break their momentum. KE was trailing 2-22 by the end of the third quarter.
Despite staring at a yawning point gap, our girls continued to play on with great commitment and teamwork in the last quarter. Hui Ning scored another point for KE in the fourth quarter before the match ended with the final tally standing at 26-3 to TH.
Our defender
The KE Netball Team 08/09
Photos & Writer: Nicholas Ng
(Note: A separate report written by Jason Lun Leung can be found below.)
Twelve runners. Two races. One spirit.
The clouds gathered ominously this Wednesday afternoon, and one feared that the much-anticipated Road Relay might be postponed, the fate of which had already befallen certain other sports. Fortunately, the wind and thunder served only to provide cool breezes and loud cheers for the runners who had gathered to participate.
Month of perspiration, fatigue, and for many, injuries, would finally come down to this. Male and Female races, six runners for each team, 2.2 kilometres per runner, pure competition.
While not all our runners were in optimum condition, many of them managed to beat their personal bests, which shows how intense and high a level the competition was. In both races, our hall clawed back from the dead, to give the front runners a run for their money, ensuring that whoever was on the race track, would not be in for a stroll in the park.
All our runners put in their best effort, to the point that many of them staggered after they passed the finish line, having given their all into what was more than just a run around school. These are people who would go the extra mile, and it would just not be right to credit any team member more than another, as every runner’s contribution was just as important as the next. Ginny, Elaine, Irene, Charlene, Joanna, Zoe, Jia Xu, Kelvin, Nicholas, Yannick, Melvin and Patrick were up against stiff competition (which included certain SEA Games gold medallists), but they ran themselves ragged and were rewarded, with the distinction of the races being a close fight, every step of the way.
5th place for the girls, and 3rd place for the guys, but to KEVIIans, they are our number ones.
Quotes:
Musa, Sports Secretary:
“I think the guys did well, especially Patrick, our last runner, who had to go up against a SEA Games gold medallist. Before that, we were in front, but unfortunately, his opponent caught up.
Good job to the girls too. Good job to everybody!”
Melvin, Men’s Team:
“It was a good run from everybody today. Special credit should go to Yannick, who helped us get from 5th to 2nd place. “
Writer’s note: Yannick’s lap time was about 7.28min. That’s 17.7 km/h. Beat that.
Joanna, Ladies’ Team:
“I can’t believe I’m doing this in M5!”
Writer’s note: Joanna has stayed in KE for 5 years. Round of applause, people.
Writer: Jason Lun Leung
11th February was the day for the road relay team. The guys had been training hard for several months, and now, they were there in the SRC car park, waiting to run their hearts out.
This year’ s team was a really good one, with Yannick leading the IVPs Kelvin, Melvin and Patrick, with 2 excellent freshies in Jia Xu and Nicholas completing the team. We knew that we were definitely better than last year, what with the hard training and all. The thing was that we were not sure how much the other halls had improved on their side. So, this all made for a very nervous and expectant atmosphere.
All of this disappeared once Jia Xu lined up for the start, and went off with the other first runners, cheered by the supporters who had assembled in the car park.
Road relay truly is peculiar. 2.2km. Short enough distance to have to run it fast, really fast. Long enough to really tire you and completely crush you if you don’t pace yourself right. The runners experience all kinds of emotions during the race. The anxiety at the start. Cruising and hitting their stride. Pain and burning in the chest when it really starts getting at them. Pushing right through the pain, and forcefully willing themselves forward, one step at a time, as fast as they possibly can. It truly requires some serious mental power, even with the cheers and support from the watching people. This kind of struggle is what earns them the respect of all the supporters. Really admirable stuff.
To make it harder, the course is a really hard one. Starting from the SRC car park, the runners will dash past Raffles Hall and UCC, turn left and run past engineering and SDE, to find themselves at the bottom of the Central Library slope. Then, they just go all the way up, and then down again past YIH and then turn back into the car park. Moderately fit people would be happy to finish that within 10 minutes. Our guys were hitting sub 8 timings thanks to their hard work during these past months.
As supporters gathered in the car park, we just waited to see them come. From time to time, others lined up at different spots along the route would tell us where our runners were. ‘Just up the slope’, ‘central library’ and then, ‘they are coming!’ When we got news that the guys were coming in, we all craned over and looked to spot Jia Xu. After the first round, TH and Eusoff came in first. Jia Xu came in last, just behind KR and Sheares. He had done brilliantly to keep us in the race with a good chance, trusting Kelvin to play catch up. And Kelvin did just that. Pushed himself all the way and then, after one round, came in to bring KE in 3rd place, behind Eusoff and Raffles. He beat the TH runner to the line after a strong finish where he gave his all to overtake him in the final metres, to the delight of the KE supporters.
Nicholas faced extremely good opponents in his round, and despite his best efforts, could only hand the relay over to Yannick in 5th place. Now, only our big guns were left, so, the plan was that from now on, KE was going to slowly catch up as our best runners went in. It worked really well, as Yannick came back, clocking in at a superb 7’ 28, to put KE second in the race. Melvin finished his round second behind Eusoff again, and leaving Patrick for the final round. The final runners came in, with Eusoff first and Sheares hauled into second place by some humongous performance by Mok, an SEA gold medallist. Patrick finished third in 7’ 30. An immense timing, which delighted the whole of KE.
This is truly the best kind of victory. Training hard and knowing that everybody gave their best. And coming in third, just barely losing out to some really stunning athletes. Considering the calibre of the runners from Sheares and Eusoff, third is a fantastic achievement. One that made all of KE proud.
Congratulations to you guys. You “owned the day”, and made us proud.
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Netball (F)
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KE vs. RH
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Mon, 09/02/09
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| King Edward VII | Raffles Hall | |
| Score | 6 | 37 |
Writer: Hui Min
KEVII’s Netball team played against Raffles Hall on Monday 9 February in their first preliminary match. After their warm-ups, the match against RH began.
RH drew first blood, hence leading in points from the start. Within 5 minutes though, KE managed to equalise the score 1-1. It was during the first few minutes that KE got an inkling of the strength of the Goal Shooter (GS) and Goal Attack (GA) of RH. RH scored two more goals before KE’s Jennyline scored, making the score 2-3. Throughout the 1st half, KE kept trying looking for opportunities to score but to RH kept snatching back the ball. 1st quarter ended with 2-5, RH leading.
KE’s line-up for the 2nd quarter changed a bit, with Balpreet replacing Yu Wei as Goal Keeper (GK) among others. KE managed to score one shot throughout the 2nd quarter, whilst RH kept clocking in the points. In many instances, KE’s GK caused obstruction, hence RH managed to get good shots as our GK cannot defend. KE netball girls also lacked communication throughout the match, causing some passes to be missed. With RH scoring rapidly, the score became 3-19.
A short break was taken before the 3rd quarter. Geraldine Teo, the captain, took this time to point out the mistakes of the team members. Jeanaline also gave tips and pointers on how to overcome their opponents. More substitutions were made too. A KE Whoosh! was cheered and the 3rd quarter began. It started with Hui Ning scoring which was greeted with jubilant cheers from KEVII supporters. RH soon came back strong and managed to score again when Yu Wei (GK) accidentally lost the ball. After a few more shots from RH, Hui Ning managed to score again after 3 rebounds of the ball from the net.
In the 4th quarter, it was already clear that RH will win eventually due to the big gap in points. However, KE netball girls did not give up and still put in their all to counter RH’s swift GS and her dead accurate shots. Kudos to the defence players in KE, like Fei Fan, who strived hard to block the ball from the RH players. One more shot was scored by KE, bringing the eventual score to 6-37.
Although KEVII netball team lost this match by quite a large margin, the effort they put in is definitely commendable especially since RH was quite a strong opponent. The girls can learn from their mistakes and improve on them during their next preliminary match against Temasek Hall on Thursday. Go KEVII netball girls!
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Soccer (M)
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KE vs. KR
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Mon, 09/02/09
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| King Edward VII | Kent Ridge Hall | |
| Score | 0 | 4 |
Writer: Jason Lun Leung
This Monday, KE faced KR for their second soccer match of this IHG. After losing the first match, a win was vital if we were to progress to the semis. And so, the team marched onto the pitch full of determination and the will to win this one.
The first few minutes were slightly edgy, with both teams hesitating and the play itself was not really fluid. JK did manage a fierce shot which the KR keeper just managed to keep out, injuring himself in the process, but KE could not push up as much as they wanted, and, as the minutes went by, they found themselves being pushed back into their own half. KR were not very dangerous, as the KE players successfully contained them and made sure that they did not create any chance worthy of note. Even then, letting KR grab the most possession while not allowing them any clear shots still suited KE, for whom the primary objective was to not concede. This game plan was disrupted when KR got a somehow lucky goal. Despite having the greater share of ball possession, they had not really managed any clear cut opportunity, so, they were lucky to benefit from a moment of confusion by the keeper, who failed to grab a hopeful shot-cross, and thus let the KR striker head in the first goal of the game.
1-0 to KR. The KE players were quite angry with themselves for conceding on such an action, but they encouragingly tried to muster a reaction to this setback. As they kicked off again, they began playing with renewed purpose, but soon enough, the referee signalled the end of the first half with KR leading by this single goal.
The second half began, and KE absolutely had to score and get back into this. Hansley and Andy tried stringing together some nice passes, while on the wings, Raymond, Kevin and Hu Song were bravely making their forward runs by the lines. All of this was however dashed aside when KR scored the second goal. Another lucky goal for them just broke the team spirit. Coming back from 2 goals down was always going to be hard, but the determined KE footballers nevertheless tried again, firmly believing in the ‘play until the final whistle’ mantra. However, it was not to be their day. They conceded yet another one after a major scramble in front of the goal line which somehow ended with the ball into the net. And Raymond who was trying mightily to win the ball back got sent off for a second bookable offence. And then, finally, conceded the fourth goal, this one a piledriver which went right through the defence and into the goal.
4-0 overall seems like a very harsh final score. KR were not really much better than KE, and the goals they scored proves that point, with only the last one being of any quality. Some decisions did not go our way, and overall, it was just a bad day. However, this is what football is about. Seeing the players fighting for every ball, giving their all, trying yet another forage into the opposite half, even when 3 goals down already- seeing them bravely fighting on until the final whistle. This is just another bad day, as happens every so often in football. Even in defeat, the KE footballers still made the hall proud by giving their all and showing good spirit.
Writer: Lam
Soccer has always been considered the king among all other sports and in NUS, there is no exception. Today, we played against Kent Ridge Hall, an undeniably strong opponent. The game drew a lot of attention of not only KEVIIans but also those who were carrying out their training on the pitch. KR started to press on us right after the whistle was blown. They focused mainly on passing from the two flanks of the field into the center and exploit their superior physical constitution to handle headers as well as to create turmoil in our 16 by 50 metres area.
Meanwhile, we played with great care, defended well and seized any chance to fast break with JK- a speed and skillful forward. We nearly had the first goal when JK, in a fast break situation, managed to challenge KR’s goalkeeper with a thunder shot. The keeper sustained a pretty serious injury in the head when trying to stop that shot. KR’s was the first to score due to a misunderstanding/miscommunication among our goalkeeper and defenders. KR’s forward freely cut inside, having received the pass from the left flank and scored the ball with his head. The score was kept at 1-0 to KR till the end of the first half.
During half-time, Cunzhi – the captain – briefly updated the formation for the second half and figured out how to stop KR’s players.
Discussion during half-time was very helpful due to the fact that we played better at the start of the second half and gradually pushed KR into defensive position. Several chances were created but none of them could be turned into goals. With too much focus on offence but without the ability to equalize, we lost the second goal in a fast break situation as a consequence. Since then, stamina did not allow us to press on the opponents and we eventually lost the advantage created in the beginning of the half. From a left corner kick, turmoil happened right in front of our goal and one of KR’s player seized the chance to raise the score to 3-0. Everything turned worse when Raymond received the second yellow card and was forced to leave the field. At the end of the match, from a right corner kick, KR managed to score the 4th goal and that was the final result of the match, 4-0 to KR.
Even though we lost the match but our guys left the field with their head raised high and as Mr. Jensen said in his recent email “As long as we focus on beating our past self every time we compete, we will beat our opponent eventually”. We must be proud of our soccer guys and let us put our hands together to applaud them.
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Floorball(M)
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KE vs. Other Halls
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Sun, 08/02/09
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| KE vs | King Edward VII | Other Halls |
| Sheares Hall | 1 | 3 |
| Kent Ridge Hall | 1 | 4 |
| Temasek Hall | 1 | 5 |
| Eusoff Hall | 2 | 3 |
| Raffles Hall | 2 | 0 |
Writer: Reuben Lim
Editor: KP (would also like to thank Reuben for staying throughout the matches!)
As a certain person from Welfare Comm remarked, watching floorball is like watching two groups of cannibals attacking each other, running back and forth just to gain control of a meatball. Well, not cannibals exactly, but the ferocity and intensity of each match can be felt the moment you enter the hall with sounds of guttural shouts and sense of camaraderie exuding from each team present.
KE VII vs Sheares (1-3)
Under the captainship of Michael Lee, the male floorball team began their floorball campaign with the first match against Sheares. Sheares had nearly twice the number of players to ours, but we still did our best and stood tall. In the first half, our players managed to shoot a close shot against the opponent goal’s top post. KE VII’s side was awarded many free hits due to several fouls by Sheares, but was unable to break the zero until Han Loong managed to score the first goal of the match for KE VII. Sheares also scored a goal against us before time ran out for the first half.
In the second half, KEVII had many attempts at the Sheares goal, but wasn’t able to get the ball in. A Sheares player stopped the hearts of our players when he shot the ball and nearly – but didn’t – go in, travelling along the top post and was deflected off. Our very own KE VII keeper, Hui Jin, managed to save some shots by kicking the ball away with his feet.
In the late second half, Sheares managed to score two goals in quick succession against us, bringing the score to 1-3. We made 3 late attempts at scoring that were nearly successful, but still lost in the end.
KE VII vs KR (1-4)
Both sides began evenly matched with about equal number of players. In the early first half, the ball could be seen going back and forth the court, as both sides jostled for possession. A slight mishap occurred when the KE VII goalkeeper, dived to save the ball and was flat on his back – a KR player who was running could not stop in time and kneeled on the keeper. Thankfully, our keeper was not injured. There were several fruitless attempts by Michael and Joel Koh. We awarded many free shots to KR as we committed a number of fouls.
Nearing the end of the first half, KR managed to score 2 goals consecutively in a span of a minute. After half-time, Sheares entered the court thinking that the game was over and it was now their match, but left after a while. As the second half began, a long shot by KR from their side of the court entered our net. We were stunned that a goal managed to enter from such a long distance off.
At one point in time, Musa was pulled out from the match to sit out for sliding to shield the ball from entering the net, leaving KE VII side with 4 men against KR’s 5 for two minutes. But our players still managed to survive the onslaught valiantly, with Hui Jin making two excellent saves. On the next try, KR managed to score, bringing the score then to 3-0. Immediately after that Michael scored the lone goal for KE VII. An air hook by Marco failed to change the score in the last minute.
KE VII vs Temasek (1-5)
In the first minute, Hui Jin made a great save by shielding a near goal from the top of the goalpost. Temasek scored their first goal after that. Due to a foul by Temasek, we were awarded a free hit from the right corner of the Temasek goalpost. Harun capitalised on that opportunity and scored the first goal for KE VII, with the score equal at 1-1.
The second Temasek goal occurred when a Temasek player deflected a ball into our goal when a shot was being attempted from behind the goal. We managed to obtain a penalty near the Temasek goalpost but failed to score. Temasek scored another goal before half time, bringing the score to 1-3.
In the second half, KE VII players played bravely, but Temasek still succeeded in scoring 2 goals from the court centre. Towards the end Musa got injured while chasing for the ball, but was fine after the match.
KE VII vs Eusoff (2-3)
The game started off with KE VII obtaining two penalties towards Eusoff goal, but the ball just didn’t get in. On the outset it was already building up to be an aggressive game. Eusoff had star players who were very vicious in attacking, while demonstrating good ball control. In spite of that, KE VII stood like a rock and fended off every attempt remarkably. We scored the first goal through Harun, and in the first half we were able to hold Eusoff to a 1-0 score. A tense moment occurred when the ball rolled behind the goalkeeper on one of the many skirmishes near the goalpost but stopped before crossing the line. Hui Jin was able to catch it with his legs later before the opposing players caught hold of it. The defense of our team was held together exceptionally well by Dominic, Musa, Marco, Ming Zhou and Harun.
In the next half, Eusoff dominated after scoring their first goal through a penalty. An Eusoff attempt from the side was deflected by Hui Jin, but during the next few tries, they scored their next two goals. Cliff flipped the ball in for KE VII’s second goal. KE VII played very well from then on, defending against every Eusoff advance to hold Eusoff the 2-3 score.
KE VII vs Raffles (2-0)
After a gruelling 4 matches, our players were understandably drained. But against a Raffles that played fewer matches, they were revitalised, rallying their spirits and body for the final battle. Hui Jin, the goalkeeper, succeeded in blocking two attempts on our goal by Raffles while deflecting the ball away a third time. Ball possession was about equal for both sides throughout the match.
As the players were more excited, more falls occurred than previous matches. Marco scored the opening goal for KE VII. A second goal was secured when Dominic was able to set the ball that was deflected on a Raffles player’s body into the Raffles goal.
When the whistle blew signalling the start of the second half, an attempt by Raffles was marked by a near miss. A Raffles player got called out for 2 minutes for pushing, giving KE VII an advantage over the 4-man Raffles team. KE VII had numerous chances and attempts at the Raffles goal, but we were held with the same score of 2-0 until the end of the match.
GREAT JOB KEVII MALE FLOORBALL TEAM!
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Soccer (F)
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KE vs. Other Halls
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Sun, 08/02/09
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| KE vs | King Edward VII | Other Halls |
| Eusoff Hall | 0 | 1 |
| Sheares Hall | 1 | 1 |
| Raffles Hall | 2 | 0 |
| Temasek Hall | 0 | 4 |
| Kent Ridge Hall | 1 | 2 |
Writer: Vui Yin (part of the Soccer F team)
Editor: KP (Note: The writer has a different sense of humour and writing style. Be warned.)
” Forward! … Back!… Defend!… Kick!… Pass!… Kick It Out!… GO KE!!! ” If you were there, these were the phrases that rang your eardrums for the entire Sunday. The KEVII Female Soccer Team was battling their way to the end on that faihful IHG day. Early in the morning, they gathered and walked towards the SRC field despite the freezing temperature because they knew that day was an important day. KEVII would be having ‘carnival’ style soccer matches with five other halls. Seriously, this style of matches is more ‘carnivorous’ than ‘carnival-ous’. That is because carnival style matches means that KEVII would have to face all five halls that day from morning to evening. In between, there was only an average of one match for rest. Imagine! The matches were eating our team’s energy up just like carnivores, but the team was not as fragile as anyone had thought.
In the first match, KEVII played EH. There goes the Banato match where Banana (EH) and Tomato (KEVII) sped to and fro around the field. Undoubtedly EH intended to score but did not get any chances to do so (It was a waste of time, EH!) because the KEVII team had a very good goal keeper and lines of strong defence. Fang Chee was cheered on by many people because she was quick enough to keep loads of balls out of the goal. EH only managed to win the game with one goal when they were given one free kick from less than a few metres away from the front of the goalpost (Shame on EH!). The game ended with 0 for KEVII and 1 for EH. It might seem that KEVII had lost, but KEVII did well in terms of defence where every player played a part no matter where they were on the field!
After a very short rest, KEVII had to start warming up again and prepare for the next match, which was against Sheares. The forward of KEVII managed to score a goal in the game, earning tremendous cheers from the supporters. Besides, it was clear that everyone could hear the Female Soccer Team captain – Mae Yue – shrieking all the way across the field directing the player to positions, guiding each player. Besides, the referee was also busy shoo-ing supporters one metre away from the field because according to him, it will confuse the players. Hence, what you probably heard from him were “Orange Aside! Red Aside! Yellow Aside! White Aside, Blue Aside and Green Aside! “.
During the match against RH, the RH players were quite frustrated as they were not even given the opportunity to run across to KEVII’s side. KEVII’s forward and mid-fielders were too fast and good at controlling the ball, resulting in the ball remaining long on the RH side of the field. In the end, KEVII won RH by the score of 1 – 0.
The TH match was quite a challenging one since TH was said to be good and to be honest, they played very very well. Although there were some fluke balls which were considered to be due to the sheer luck of theirs, their skills in passing and controlling the ball were remarkably respected. In the end, TH won the game with 4 goals and nil for KEVII.
However, the most interesting match of the day was the KR versus KEVII match as it was an exciting and challenging one. Considering there were IVPs in their team, including one (of course only one, how much captains can you have?!) IVP captain; we only had one IVP (no ’s’) in the KEVII team. For the spectators, it might be clear who will be the winner. KEVII team thought it was just a game and it was the chance for them to go down, play and show the best. Yes, and it turned out the be the best game ever! In spite of all those IVP-counting work, it was KEVII who first scored a goal against KR!!! A big thanks to our Siti Mastura for that goal and several goals before that. Our forwards were doing very well that day and it was totally crazy news. Just like TH, KR was very good in skills and controlling the ball. Their stamina on the field was remarkable too. After several attempts at scoring – which were all stopped by our keeper Fang Chee, KR managed to score in 2 goals, which ended the game.
After the matches, the team gathered, had a debrief and took part in photo shoots.
First of all, thank you Mae Yue for being the captain, spamming all of the players with SMSes from the previous sem to this sem, reminding us about trainings, for buying us such a delicious breakfast and meal and everything (that certainly includes those shrieks on the field!); thanks to those players (cannot list them all down here, it will be endless…) for being so co-operative all along and besides, of course was the team coach, Cunzhi, who coached and trained the team hard and teaching us bunch of girls how to kick a ball (supporting leg at the side of the ball… kicking leg, lock ankle, kick by the side… )… So, yeap, this might be the end of the season, but do not hesitate to support us next year!
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Comments by Kelvin on the KEVII IHG Road Relay race
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The guys team did exceptionally well and our race tactics work according to our plan. The guys did an average of 7.49mins which is one of the BEST race in KE VII Road Relay history. We need not worry about this being a one time wonder as most of the runners in the team are in their year 1 and year 2.
The girls team also did well despite that shortage of runners this year. Special thanks to Joanna and Irene for agreeing to run for us despite the short notice and their packed schedule and of course, Zoe(Captain) for her effort.
Last but not least, on behalf of the IHG team, I would like to thank all JCRC members and KE supporters for their tremendous support!
Ling Jiehan Kelvin
NUS Cross Country Captain 08/09
KEVII Road Relay Co-Captain 08/09
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