crescent hockey

Hi all…

been so long since the blog is active.. i thought maybe i should post some updates.. for the benefit of those who visit this site for updates .. eg Gilda… (the only one i can think of..) anyway..

both Crescent A and Crescent B are doing well so far for the tournament.. the A team should make it for the semi-finals..  it’s a little tough on the B team whose pool is more challenging.

below are the results:

crescent A vs SCC . we won 1-0

Crescent  B vs SRC. we lost 0-4

Nomads TPJC vs Crescent A. we won 11-0

OVA vs Crescent B. We lost 1-2

Crescent A vs UWC. we won 4-0

Crescent B vs Police. We WON 3-1.

CSC A vs Crescent B. We won 3-1

Crescent A vs Saints. we won 4-0.

the juniors are really coming up and they are truly impressive. Seniors, better watch out..

U21 Tournament
[140107] CHC 5 – 0 Jansenites

U18 Tournament
[140107] CHC 3 – 0 JJC

U21 Carnival
[070107] Plate Champions
[070107] Cup Runner-Up

U18 Carnival
[070107] Plate Champions

U21 Tournament
[140107] CHC 5 – 0 Jansenites

U18 Tournament
[140107] CHC 3 – 0 JJC

U21 Carnival
[070107] Plate Champions
[070107] Cup Runner-Up

U18 Carnival
[070107] Plate Champions

It was a good game today.. Great in fact. When we play well, play our game, play together the rewarding sense of achievement is ours and no one can take it away. Let’s continue to play hard. The 1-2 result against SRC was a great achievement. Keep up the good work girls! We can do this!

Over the Good Friday weekend, 7th and 8th of April 2007, Crescent Hockey Club was invited to play in a Quadrangular Tournament in Johor organized in conjunction with the Sultan’s birthday. The teams that participated in this tournament include Penang Under 18 Sports School, Johor and Malaysian Police.

We participated in this tournament with an objective of gaining exposure and meeting up with old friends from the Johor side. We came into the tournament thinking that most probably we would get beaten up quite badly and so our approach was to reduce the score-line.

Our first game against Johor was played in the blazing hot weather. We only brought with us 12 players for the tournament as the rest of our players had other commitments including exams. Despite having only 1 substitute, we played very well against the host team. We had a number of goal scoring opportunities which we missed by a hair strand. In the second half, the heat finally got to us and we conceded two goals. The loss against Johor left us bitter and hungry for goals. We knew that we could probably match up against the other teams after watching Malaysian police and Penang played against each other.

We played Penang in the same afternoon in yet another extreme weather condition. We scored against Penang in the 6th minute through Farha’s clever play of slipping the ball past the goalkeeper who had dived too early. As we were playing, suddenly it poured heavily and the game had top be stopped. Part of the stadium was flooded because of the loose soil on the slopes that were washed down in the rain. There was a long break while waiting for the storm to cease. When the rain was lighter, we continued with the game, by this time, we were soaked to the bones, freezing and feeling hungry but we stayed focused. We played beyond our expectations against Penang but a number of players suffered serious bruises from the high tackles of our opponents. The final result of the match was a draw. We were the only team to have drawn against Penang. Penang beat Malaysian police 3-1 and Johor 2-0 bagging 7 points in the league.

The late morning match against a more experienced team, Malaysian Police took place in yet another extremely hot weather. Fear of dehydration saw our players drinking lots and lots of water. The Malaysian Police came hard on us and their basic hitting and trapping skills were really good. Our strategy was to give long balls into their 25 and attack from there. This forced them to run back to defend thus tiring them out. The first half ended in a 1-1 draw. Our goal came from Lynn Norhana, our defensive centrehalf who penetrated from their 25 yard line and scored with a low hard flick into the left corner of the goal. We were disgruntled with the short corner goal that they put in as it was clearly lifted at shoulder height coming from a direct hit. However the umpire allowed the goal claiming that it was deflected off our runner’s stick. We had many more opportunities to score and our defenders did a great job protecting our 25 yard area. We scored the winning goal in the 2nd half through Rilaini and she celebrated with what looked like a tribal dance – it’s not the first time that she made the team laugh with her way of celebrating goals.

The team was ecstatic as we left the stadium after the match. We had qualified for the finals and were scheduled to play at 5pm against Penang. We were really determined to win Penang and we believed that we could do it. We went for a quick lunch and went back to the stadium where our friendly hosts had offered to share their dormitory with us.

It was raining when we started the Finals. The pitch was flooded and the rain felt like a machine gun shooting numerous rounds on us. We could barely keep our eyes open as the rain pelted down. The game was disrupted by the heavy downpour and so we were forced to finish the game with penalty shootout. Our goalkeeper made two outstanding saves against Penang’s best. We won the penalty shootout 3-1 without the last flicker having to flick. Our goalkeeper Nurulhuda was named the best goalkeeper for the tournament.

Winning this tournament was a milestone for us. It was a great way to get ourselves ready for the premier league. It was a tournament worth remembering  for a long time.

It was a great start of the tournament year. we won champion for both under 21 and under 18 plate 6 aside tournament. the u-21 cup team was 1st runner up. we are the only club to have 3 teams in the finals. It’s really a great showing of grit, determination and talent. Well done girls!!

Under-21 – A Division
Police 1 – 3 Crescent A
OVA – VJC 0 – 2 Crescent A
Crescent A 7 – 0 Barkerites-ACJC
Crescent A 1 – 3 Jansenites 1 – 3
[SEMI FINALS] SRC 1 – 2 Crescent A
[FINALS] Theresians A 2 – 1 Crescent A

Under-21 – B Division
CSC-TWSS 0 – 4 Crescent B
Crescent B 3 – 0 UWCSEA
Nomads-SAJC 0 – 1 Crescent B
Crescent B 0 – 1 Theresians B
Crescent B 3 – 1 CSC-CJC

Premier League
CSC 0 – 2 CHC
CHC 0 – 4 SCC
Jansenites 1 – 0 CHC
CHC 0 – 3 SRC
Theresians 3 – 1 CHC
CHC 0 – 2 Police
CHC 0 – 2 Jansenites
CHC 2 – 0 CSC
SRC 4 – 1 CHC
SCC 3 – 2 CHC
CHC 0 – 3 Theresians
Police 4 – 0 CHC

Division One
Hollandse Club 3 – 1 CHC
Police 0 – 0 CHC
Theresians 1 – 0 CHC
CHC 0 – 7 SRC
SCC Cubs 0 – 0 CHC
CHC 1 – 5 SCC Lioness
CSC 3 – 2 CHC
CHC 0 – 0 Nomads TPJC
CHC 3 – 2 Nomads TPJC
SCC Cubs 4 – 0 CHC
SCC Lioness 0 – 1 CHC

Under-15
CHC B 0 – 1 STC
CSC 0 – 5 CHC A
SRC 1 – 0 CHC B
CHC A 0 – 2 SRC
CHC B 4 – 0 CSC
CHC A 3 – 0 CHC B
STC 0 – 5 CHC A
STC 0 – 1 CHC B
CHC A 2 – 0 CSC
CHC B 0 – 2 SRC
SRC 0 – 1 CHC A
CSC 0 – 1 CHC B
CHC B 0 – 6 CHC A
CHC A 2 – 1 STC
[SEMI FINALS] CHC A 1 – 0 CHC B
[FINALS] CHC A 0 – 1 SRC

Under-18
SCC 0 – 1 CHC
CSC 0 – 1 CHC
CHC 1 – 2 Jansenites
CHC 1 – 3 CSC
SRC 1 – 0 CHC
CHC 2 – 0 SCC
Jansenites 2 – 0 CHC
CHC vs SRC

Under 15 tournament has just come to a close. Crescent was fortunate to be able to send 2 teams: Crescent A – the sec 3s and Crescent B – the C division.

I was in charge of Crescent B.. helping out sort of.. the girls really impressed us. it was a really unexpected surprise when the C girls qualified to play the semis.. in the qualifying rounds.. they played well against the other teams ; CSC, STC and even SRC..
the semi-finals saw the two Crescent teams playing against each other. even though the B team did not have their main players, and no reserves at all, they played well against their seniors.. there were ample attack from the juniors and they were impressive in fending off their much stronger and experienced seniors. the seniors held on to their pride when they scored a goal in the second half. the juniors showed a lot of potential. i think this tournament has achieved its purpose in preparing them for the coming ‘C’ division. oh!! one point worth mentioning.. Huijun was spectacular; saving numerous shots from the seniors.

Sadly, we missed the under-15 title due to absence of main players. we lost 1-0. a goal not worth remembering.

Great Work Girls!!