SVHA Div 2 start with win

4 July 09, Singapore: The Singapore Veterans' Hockey Association started the 2009 season with an unconvincing 4-2 win over division 2 debutants Singapore Indian Association. With only 1 player on the bench, the SVHA laboured to bag the important 3 points on offer.

Finshing with only 3 points the whole of last season, the SVHA's haul in their very first game this term is promising and provides a good platform for them to launch their push for finishing in the top half of the league table.

Of course, if luck was to be on their side as it was today, there are some quarters that believe that this team can make the top four, but let's keep that quiet for now.

However, what we cannot keep quiet is the fact that our captain George Edward lead by example and scored 2 and made 2 in the the 4.

IA started poorly but some jitters amongst the SVHA men allowed the young Indians to get an early penalty corner. A statistic that proved to be decisive as the young charges scored off a deflection.

It was a case of more misses until George's penetrative run into the circle and cheeky jink set up Kanan Packrisamy, who cooly touched the ball past the on rushing goalkeeper. At 1-1, the SVHAns pushed for the second and minutes later they were rewardedm when George finsiehd off a Kanan push out from the penalty corner. 2-1 to the good at half time.

IA came out in the second period hungry but it was SVHA that were doing all the attacking and Kanan was guilty of a in the leats 2 clear cut misses and George had 3 shots on the trot saved by the keeper from 3 yards out and Eric equally was frustrated, sorry frustrating in front of goal.

As with any game, IA thus scored the equaliser via confusion. At 2-2the game swayed IA's way, but George would not have that and he made an amazing run from inside the SVHA half and dribbled all the way into the IA cricle and blasted to sound the board! 3-2 to SVHA and they were off the hook? Almost, to make sure, George did another one of his amazing runs and this time fed Kanan who once again slotted past the on rushing keeper,almost carbon copy. 4-2!

Next up for the SVHA is CSC next week on 12 July 09 7.30pm Sengkang Stadium 2. Please come and support the Masters of Hockey!