The Poly & ITE Handball Invitational Games went underway with day 1 at ITE College East, Simei. Surprisingly, the ball used was a smaller size 2 ball which is normally used for U-16 men’s or women’s games.

Izzat Hashim Siraj, Singapore’s Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2010 Handball team goalkeeper, was spotted to have changed roles, as he was playing a more commanding role in the offensive as the center for Temasek Polytechnic, to control the flow of the game. The goalkeeping role was assigned to his fellow National Youth Squad member, Chanraj Singh Randhawa, who attempted on several fast breaks, but most of which were gone to waste as there were just a little out of reach for his running teammates.

The referees put a 45-minute halt before the second half of the TP – ITE East game could commence due to the unforgiving rainy weather. The rain didn’t dampen TP’s momentum from bulldozing over ITE East for a 28-8 win, with TP’s right winger, Aidil, scoring at least 10 stunning goals from tight angles.

The amazing duo, Goalkeeper Brian Yeu and YOG 2010 Singapore team player, Koh Jing Li, from ITE Central, won with class with amazing goalkeeping and surgical shots as they led their team to pave their first win against Ngee Ann Polytechnic with an emphatic 32-10 win.

TP took on the courts again for their second game against Singapore Polytechnic (SP). The first- half saw both teams racing to gain an advantage and went into the interval with a close 12-13 in favour to SP. Both teams capitalised on their skillful wingers to put the ball into the net as the battle at the center became intense. TP deployed a man-marker to shut off SP’s left winger but the worn out TP players weren’t able to keep up with the fresh-legged SP players as they raced to the end with SP triumphing 21-18.

Unfortunately, this event only attracted two women’s teams and they will go head-on in a 2-legged-game on the 15th and 22nd of October 2011.

 

Official Score:-

Temasek Poly – ITE East: 28-8 (15-4)

Ngee Ann Poly – ITE Central: 32-10 (15-4)

Temasek Poly – Singapore Poly: 18-21 (12-13)

 

Article written by: Choo Tuck Kein