Indeed, the team did not disappoint by finishing last in this year's POL-ITE. Instead, they put 4 goals past poor Singapore Polytechnic(SP), who has lost all their matches, including tonight's game with the school host. They did fight back with a goal in the 2nd half though. They could have made the score 2-4 but no, the ball did not pass the goal-line and it was out for a goal kick. The 4 goals all came in the first half from Yatie (2), Shasha and Iffa. So Team Republic's WST finishes in fourth placing, with a great win over SP tonight.
Some of you may be asking, who's first, who's second and who's third? Well, ITE, without question, took first placing and are champions of the 1st POL-ITE. They are a truly great team and first placing, was well deserved. NP won NYP tonight, shockingly, on the last match of the competition through an O.G from NYP and from there, they never did score anymore, neither did NYP. Full time and they climbed from 3rd placing to finishing 2nd in this POL-ITE with a 1-0 win over NYP, pushing them to 3rd placing. It must have been a disappointing ending for them as many were predicting that they would finish below ITE. Perhaps it's just not their luck this year. There's still next year and many years to come!
It has definitely been a good day and a good ending for Team Republic's WST tonight, giving their all and scoring 4 goals past SP to create their first and last win of the competition after all the unluckiness in their past 3 matches. Yes, this calls for a good break, after months and months of hard work and effort!
But you know what they say, you don't get what you wish for. Instead, Team Republic's WST is only given a one week break from training starting from this week! As of next week, the team will resume training, however, twice only this time. For how long? We wouldn't know, until Faz says so!
With POL-ITE now over, Team Republic WST's blog will also be taking a break! The blog will be back sometime soon(maybe)! Till then, adios and muchas gracias!
Indeed, both matches last Friday was between 2 sides that are of equal strength.
The first match at 6pm was between the champions-to-be ITE and 2nd place NYP. The first half saw a tough fight between both teams. NYP tried very hard to make it pass ITE's defense but just couldn't get pass. Their striker, Ayu, was seen trying very hard to get the ball to score but to no avail. Towards the end of the first half, ITE's Miza gave their side a lead and 1-0, the score by half time. In the second half, ITE scored another goal to ensure a better victory. However, NYP didn't give up and responded back with a goal, trying to make it hard for their opponents. In the end, victory went towards ITE, giving 2nd place to their opponents.
The second match at 8pm was between host Republic Poly and Ngee Ann Poly. Team Republic's WST knew that they have to win it to ensure a 3rd placing at least and went into the match with good confidence that they will turn things around however, it was not meant to be. Lady luck wasn't on their side as they lost out by only a goal. Indeed, they were unlucky to have a bad referee(really, really bad and blind)for the match. Many un-given free kicks and one penalty. For now, Team Republic's WST will have to defeat Singapore Poly come Monday, the last day of the event, to ensure that they do not finish last in this competition.
The team has been given off-training over this weekend for Monday's game, to allow for full recovery and provide ample rest (especially for those who played in the match) so that by then, everyone will return freshened up.
Last but not least, Happy 19th Birthday, Lillian and belated Birthday to Mel and Carol(not in picture)!
Last night Team Republic's WST was heavily thrashed by their mighty opponents, ITE, 11-0. That's right, the same scoreline that they had against SP just last week, except that the goals came at a slower rate.
From the beginning, ITE keep attacking and attacking and under the first minute, Team Republic's WST conceded a free kick 2 yards outside their territory which unfortunately saw ITE giving themselves the lead from that free kick. By the end of the first half, the scoreline was at 5-0. In the second half, the team put up a much better display as compared to the first, having plenty of chances to score against ITE, with most of it on a 1 v 1 with the keeper. But the pace of ITE's players were just too fast for Team Republic's WST and chances were killed. On top of that, Team Republic's WST both keepers, Farrah and Nas did brilliantly in their time that they played, making many brilliant saves for the night, well done. The defenders as well, deserve another pat on their backs for they prevented ITE's near-goal ball from crossing the goal-line in 3 occasions where it happened.
Full time, 11-0 and Team Republic's WST kept their heads up and none shed a tear, for they know that they can't exactly match up against the mighty and well-capable ITE. Nonetheless, it was a good experience for the team. Next up, the team faces NP(Ngee Ann Polytechnic) come Thursday, 8pm K.O before facing SP(Singapore Polytechnic) in their last game on the 29th Oct, Monday.
Quick check: They have faced NP before in previous mini competitions such as Diva La Futbol and The Dream Move in earlier months and know a few of their good players.
Before Thursday's game, Team Republic's WST will have training today over at Braddell Westlake school and hopefully, they will all do well against NP.
Lastly, a round of applause for the Team Republic's Women of the match against ITE: Dilys
The team put up a brave and valiant fight against the tough NYP team but wasn't good enough for them. In the first 10 minutes, NYP Ayu's tussled for the free ball, which was bouncing around RP's goal area and put the ball back into the net, giving them the lead. 15 minutes later, Shasha grabbed the equalizer for the team, with a great lob over NYP's keeper. NYP continued to score another 4 goals, 3 in the first and 1 in the latter 2nd half to wrap up their win, also their 2nd of the tournament.
Team Republic's WST have a day off training today and will resume training tomorrow before facing of their 2nd opponent, ITE come Monday, 6pm. Quick check: ITE recorded their first and biggest win of the tournament thus far, on the same Thursday night, trouncing SP 11-0. Team Republic's WST have plenty to do and must prevent ITE from scoring.
It's less than 24 hours away before Team Republic's WST head out to play their first opponent, NYP as POL-ITE heads into the 2nd day tomorrow.
The team had field training today, on the side of the usable field, practicing on free kicks, 3 v 4, the defenders going against the attackers. The light rain did not hamper the training as the latter on stopped for a good 30 minutes before the rain started pouring down, heavily, this time. But before the big rain came, the team had 2 free kicks practice before calling it a day.
The big rain continue to pour and pour, flooding the field in certain areas once again. The weather forecast states that it will continue to rain tomorrow afternoon. But let's hope that magic happens and that rain will pour somewhere else except on the home ground of Team Republic's.
Remember, if you would like to come on down and support them, do bring along your working condition voice and poms poms, if you have!
The first match of POL-ITE between NP and ITE was called off yesterday due to the bad conditions of the pitch. Furthermore, it rained earlier on in the day, which led to waterlogged areas in some areas of the pitch, especially the goals on the right hand side. The referees refuse to sanction for the game to be kicked off and instead, suggested that the school prepare the pitch for the next match at 8pm. It was unfortunate for both teams who turned up, getting ready all geared and now, they will have to wait and see when will their match be postponed to.
The 2nd match between NYP and SP was allowed to go on though there were areas still slightly waterlogged. Couldn't be helped anyway. NYP won their first match easily, trouncing their opponents 5-0, with all the goals in the first half. With the match allowed to be kicked off last night, Team Republic's WST manage to watch their first opponents in action as they will be facing them come Thursday, in their first POL-ITE match.
They will be playing on home ground and with certainty, they have to impress and do well. The pressure is on.
It's been about a week since the blog was last blogged!
So last friday, Team Republic's WST had an Abseiling session over at the ALC. Yes, Adventure Learning Center(not any Ass-Luring Center, just so you know). The session lasted over 2 hours and was led by instructors David and Wilson, who took great patience in getting the girls all warmed up and ready, before abseiling down from such a great height. It sure was something new, for those who were doing this for the first time and as for those who have done it before, was looking forward to doing it again! The girls all took turns, with 2 going down at a time. The first pair to head down was Fana and Marjory, with Marjory screaming, almost deafening David's ears but soon enough, both pair touched down and the next pair upstairs got all ready. It was a challenge especially for those who have Acrophobia, as it seemed like they weren't suspended by any rope at all while they were getting in position to abseil down. Atiqah, Yatie, Marjory, Lillian and Iffa, the 5 who found it fun, went for a 2nd round before the sky fell even darker. Surely, now everyone can become wonder spider women after learning how to abseil, hey? All thanks to David :)
(Photos later)
Just 2 days ago, the team had their 2nd and last friendly against NUS and this time, they improved the scoreline from the previous game(0-3), with a 1-1 draw, with Atiqah hitting the score sheet for the team this time around from a 2nd ball rebound!
This week, the girls hit the court for training, with the field closed for use and their Support Team was found to be jobless this week, only able to watch the team train alongside their advisor! Their jobless state would only be temporary though as they will be helping out the team too in the coming weeks too, in both prior to POL-ITE and during the non-POL-ITE match days.
Right, so it's only 3 more days before the event and the first match begins on 15th Oct 2007, come Monday! The first match will be a tough match between 2 experienced sides, NYP and ITE and of course, Team Republic's WST will be there to watch their opponents fight it out!
In the mean time, Team Republic's WST wishes all their Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya!
So it's less than two weeks away to the big event. To further prevent all players from having really bad falls or any tumbles, Team Republic's field will be out of bounds and closed for any usage as of next week. Of course, the field will be re-opened upon the commence of the event until it ends, but only to the participants of the event itself. On non-match days, the field will also be closed to public to keep the field in good working condition!
Since the field will be closed as of next week, Team Republic's WST field trainings (prior to the big event) will be held outside school grounds, off their home field. They will be away from their home field for sure, but never away from the game of soccer.
It is exactly 2 weeks, 14 days away before the start of POL-ITE and the team has exactly 6 training sessions remaining before the first match of the POL-ITE kicks off. 2 days later from the opening of the competition, the team will have its first match, up against Nanyang Polytechnic, the school which female soccer team is the longest established amongst all the 5 polytechnics. At least the team now knows how good they are, how they play and which are the good players in the team, having played them in a friendly some one month back.
Tomorrow marks another day of physical training with the team's very own Support Team after a good 3 days break over the weekend and in another words, it means there are 5 more training sessions left....
Indeed, the team did not disappoint by finishing last in this year's POL-ITE. Instead, they put 4 goals past poor Singapore Polytechnic(SP), who has lost all their matches, including tonight's game with the school host. They did fight back with a goal in the 2nd half though. They could have made the score 2-4 but no, the ball did not pass the goal-line and it was out for a goal kick. The 4 goals all came in the first half from Yatie (2), Shasha and Iffa. So Team Republic's WST finishes in fourth placing, with a great win over SP tonight.
