Anti-climax but a win all the same

1 Aug 09, SINGAPORE: SVHA moved to third in the SHF Division 2 league following their 3-0 walkover over minnows Khlasa.

Looking forward to a big win and putting paid to the computer prediction of 4-1, the masters went about their warm nonchalantly only to be interrupted by umpire How's prolonged whistle.

With only one umpire on the pitch and neither captain being called over, the umpire had called off the game as Khalsa only had 7 players at that time.

It was later revealed that 2 of the players were at pitch 2 by mistake and were wondering where the rest of their team was? Ironically they arrived at pitch one a minute after How had blown his whilste and awarded the game to SVHA.

Disappointment was all around but a the two sides played a friendly game all the same and SVHA won that encounter 5-3. It's noteworthy that they had lent two of their senior players to Khalsa to even things out.

SVHA take on league leaders SRC this saturday at 4.30pm at Sengkang Stadium pitch 2.
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