Ztec Griffins duo Dominic Ewe and Daniel Boey settled this division 2 game with late second half strikes to give Firebrands second defeat in 2 games.
The match started with both teams attacking from end to end before slowing down. At one point of the game, both teams were hesitant to even take a shot. However it was Firebrands #5 Daniel Tan who drew first blood after beating a shacky Griffins defends to row the ball past #1 Leo Nard who responded with a dive because he was expecting the forward to shoot.
#51 Yuh Ting came the closest in the first half to equalized but saw her effort went wide after a blind pass by a Firebrand defender into the middle of his penalty box. #12 Gim Hong and #69 Amos saw plenty of chances to grab the equalizer but failed to convert.
End of first period, the score was 1-0 to Firebrands.
The 2nd period started with The Griffins pushing up high and attacking from all corners. #18 Dominic Ewe could have scored early in the period but miss the ball during an open goal situation. However, a pass later on from #23 Brandon was neatly put into the back of the goal by the 15 year old forward.
The provider, #23 Brandon himself saw his superb free hit taken in his own half which entered the goal ruled out by the referees because the game has not been resumed due to a bench penalty.
Towards the end of the period, when everybody was thinking this game is going to settle for a draw, #30 Daniel Boey met #69 Amos Lim's pass and calmly slap the ball into the goal. The atmosphere in the stadium totally changed!
With few minutes more left, the intensity of the game rises up with both teams attacking. Firebrands could have equalized but saw their shot by #5 saved by Griffins very own captain #1 Leo Nard.
The final score was 2-1 to The Griffins. The Griffins will next play Frontliners 300 on the 17th Feb at Dalat Gym (7.45pm)
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