Cage Attack!

Yes yes, this is not only bad news but really bad bad news and this calls for blog time(after so long...)! The team's cage have been visited by boots and shinpad thief/thieves over the weekend (and maybe the weekdays too) after POL-ITE ended last Monday. Shasha lost both her boots and shinpads, Irna and Iffa lost their shinpads and Lillian lost one side of her boots. This is definitely not a good sign for the team, who just returned to the first training this hot afternoon from the 1.5 weeks break after POL-ITE ended.

We wouldn't know for sure who stole those gears but at the very least, there is the security camera that could perhaps, well, provide hope and evidence through the captured and recorded videos in the past few days and see which culprit stole those gears! The hunt is definitely on, for the boots and shinpad thief/thieves, who will maybe have a really bad beating from the team...

The end with a 4!

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!

The Battles of the Best

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)!

The expected game

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 first match

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.