Hockey Female (Semifinals) - Hall 6 vs Hall 8

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Score: 0-0 at Full Time, Penalty Shootout 2-1 (Hall 8 wins)

First Half
Within minutes into the game, Hall 8 was awarded a penalty-corner. Having the initial shot deflected but not cleared, a scuffle occurred right in front of the goal mouth. The ball finally cleared, much to our relief, but that was just the first of the many penalty shots taken by Hall 8 tonight.

Barely a minute later, another attempt was made at our goal. Though blocked by a defender, the referee awarded Hall 8 another penalty shot due to a leg-fault on our side. That shot was neutralized too.

Another penalty shot at our goal. Fortunately, it was a loose ball, and Shazana ran up to intercept it, pushing the ball out of the D. Alas, it was picked up by a Eighter, who sent back within the D again. Yet again, neutralized.

Testing the Hall 6 Defense for the entire 15 minutes, our girls stood strong and did not allow Hall 8 to follow through with the opportunities presented.

Second Half
The team played with determination, pushing the ball up whenever they could.  5 minutes into the game, another penalty-corner to Hall8. The ball was intercepted, and yet another penalty-corner again! How frustrating could this get!

This time, the opponent managed to get a steady shot at our goal mouth from the D-boundary. Driving her stick towards the goal mouth in one clean swipe, the ball flew from her position, unfortunately catching defending Shaz in the leg. Kneeling on the ground for a brief moment, she stood up and continued the match.

Another penalty corner yet again! This time deflected by Xin Miao. The last attempt at our goal was intercepted and cleared by Chin Thin, after which the referee blew the whistle to signal full time.

Penalty Shootouts
Hall 6 1^st Shot: Chin Thin. Deflected off the left post.
Hall 8 1^st Shot: A clear miss, with the ball rolling out to the left side of the goal post.
Hall 6 2^nd Shot: Sera. Score! A clean shot to the bottom left corner. 1-0
Hall 8 2^nd Shot: In as well. Bottom right corner. 1-1
Hall 6 3^rd Shot:  Vanessa. The ball was high, caught by the goalie.
Hall 8 3^rd Shot: Shot to the Bottom Right! Blocked! Good one by the Goalie.
Hall 8 4^th Shot: Floating ball to the middle. Deflected.
Hall 6 4^th Shot: Shazana. Blocked.
Hall 8 5^th Shot: Score. To the left bottom corner. 2-1 now to Hall 8.
Hall 6 5^th Shot: Yi Ling. Blocked by the Hall 8 Keeper.

Tonight, the Semifinals was conceded to Hall 8, and with that rounds up our Hockey Girls’ journey for this season. Everybody present at today’s match would agree that Hall 8 was the better trained team, but by holding them back and not conceding a single goal definitely is a feat, a product of the training undergone by the girls.

Reported By: Poh Shen

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