A tough first half game held both teams to a 0-0 draw. Aileen once again proved to be a threat down the left midfield together with Shasha who beat her opponent on most occasions on the front. Striker Yi Wen and right midfielder Il were busy and came close on a few occasions, only to have their shots go wide or saved by the keeper.
In the second half, Team Republic played a ten men team before introducing Shasha Daud, the stand-in captain, to complete the line-up once again. In this half, both teams were also seen busy clearing out each other's attack, with the ball seen up in the air on most times. 10 minutes into the second half saw Kaki Bukit's key player, Soffi, placing her team up ahead. The game was seen to be over when Ili gave away a penalty however, with great confidence, Zahidah made a great save and denied Kaki Bukit their second goal! But all was not meant to be when Soffi once again sent the ball into the back of the net 2 minutes later.
The highlight of the match was Aileen, who had 4 shots on goal(including a great timed header) which none were fortunate not to find the net! Indeed, it seemed like Team Republic could have reduced the scoreline but Lady Luck did not seem to be with them.
Nonetheless, a great battle and a great fight by Team Republic. 0-2 the scoreline and a restart to the clean sheet but that does not mean that everything stops here!
Next up, the team faces United World College (UWC) come Wednesday, 16 Sept 2009, kicking off at 7.30pm at their very own homeground at Republic Polytechnic.
Bernice tries to win the ball while Soffi tries to stall time.
Atiqah moves with the ball with a Kaki Bukit player closing in.
Aileen pressures a Kaki Bukit player while she attempts to clear the ball away.
Shasha Daud looks for options ahead of her.
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