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| CIMB-YFA emerge overall champions in football tourney Posted: 18 Dec 2012 04:34 AM PST CIMB-Youth Football Academy (YFA) emerged as the overall champions in the Royal Selangor Club (RSC)-Datuk Chu Ah Nge International Junior Football competition at the RSC ground in Bukit Kiara recently. CIMB-YFA, the champions in the previous three editions of the competition with five age groups — Under-9, Under-11, Under-13, Under-15 and Under-18 — had faced a strong challenge from JSSL Arsenal Singapore. Both the teams had qualified for four of the five finals. In the end, CIMB-YFA became the overall champions by edging JSSL by a mere one point — 14 against 13. CIMB-YFA were champions in the Under-11 and Under-15 categories and runners-up in Under-9 and Under-13 while JSSL Arsenal Singapore were champions in Under-9 and Under-13 and runners-up in Under-11. Points were the top four finishers in each age-group category with the winner get four points, the runner-up three points, third placing two points and fourth placing one point. The heavy rain on the final day of the two-day competition did not dampen the spirit of players, coaches, parents or spectators. Thanks to the excellent drainage system of the ground, the tournament resumed within two hours. A total 16 teams, an increase of two teams, took part in the competition. There was a keen competition among the participating teams as they came well prepared and with intentions to emerge champions. Organising chairman N. Rajenthiran said response was overwhelming and they had to turn down several teams. "The tournament is unique in this region as it is only open to clubs and academies that have a comprehensive junior soccer development programme. "The popularity of the tournament has also increased,'' said Rajenthiran. About 1,100 participants from 16 teams — Singapore Soccer Academy, JSSL Arsenal Singapore, Bintang Biru, Penang, ISA Singapore, BIFA India, Bangkok Soccer Schools, Pro-Harimau Remaja, SJCSC (Subang Jaya), Assumption FC Penang, Remaja Harimau Klang, Korean School, West Gremious Singapore, CIMB-YFA, KLYS and hosts RSC — took part in the competition. The sponsors were Milo and AMNIG. RSC soccer convenor said the tournament would not have been possible without the strong support of patron Ah Nge. Ah Nge, a prominent developer, was present on both days of the competition and made an additional contribution of RM3,000 towards the prize money. Ah Nge said it was a delight to see the children playing football in a carnival atmosphere. "The teams should be praised for being active in organising development programmes. I am happy to be part of this tournament and contribute a little to the development of the game too,'' added Ah Nge. ROLL OF HONOUR Overall champion: CIMB-YFA Under-9: Top Scorer: Mohamad Haikal Mohamad Sukimar (Assumption FC Penang) Best Player: Aryssa (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Best Goalkeeper: Angad (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Man of the Match: Emma (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Final: JSSL Arsenal Singapore beat CIMB-YFA 3-0 Under-11 Top Scorer: T. Saravanan (CIMB-YFA) Best Player: Toby McCallum (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Best Goalkeeper: Saiful Asnairi (CIMB-YFA) Man of the Match: Tobi Sctake (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Final: CIMB-YFA beat JSSL Arsenal Singapore 3-2 Under-13 Top Scorer: Benjamin Davis (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Best Player: Benjamin Davis (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Best Goalkeeper: Sean Hoet (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Man of the Match: Jordan Westening (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Final: JSSL Arsenal Singapore beat CIMB-YFA 3-2 Under-15 Top Scorer: Kogileswaran Raj (CIMB-YFA) Best Player: Callum Dunne (JSSL Arsenal Singapore) Best Goalkeeper: Callum Ritchie (KLYS) Man of the Match: Lyonnel Andziba (KLYS) Final: CIMB-YFA beat KLYS 2-1 Under-18 Top Scorer: Lee Haechan (Korean School) Best Player: Marcus Mah (RSC 1) Best Goalkeeper: Raj Kumar (RSC 1) Man of the Match: Danial Masran (Singapore Soccer Academy) Final: Singapore Soccer Academy beat Royal Selangor Club 2-0 |
| SRGC charges improving by leaps and bounds Posted: 18 Dec 2012 04:33 AM PST THE foursome of Minami Fujimoto, Riko Karasawa, Annamae Ng Khye Wen and Audrey Tan Wei Yen from the Sarina Rhythmic Gymnastics Club (SRGC) had a perfect warm-up before they went on to gauge their strength in the stiffer Grade One contest at the Selangor classification programme at the SJK (C) Serdang Baru 2 recently. In the contest, decided over four disciplines including freehand, rope, hoop and ball at the Selangor meet, the promising Minami from Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur led the charge to finish fifth in the individual overall standings with a combined score of 32.80 points. Minami also settled for second in the individual rope event. Annamae provided the joy with her victory in the ball but she completed her campaign in eighth individual all-round position with a total score of 31.70. Riko finished ninth (31.40) overall while Audrey came in 13th (30.43) in a field comprising a total of 20 entries. Despite featuring two back-to-back competitions within a short period, SRGC principal Sarina Sundararajah said her charges had the chance to perfect on their routines at the earlier outing at the SRGC classification programme at the Tropicana City Mall in Petaling Jaya recently. "Minami was definitely the most consistent performer in both competitions. Despite following the recreational training programme going through the paces only two times a week, she was in good form in winning the appeal of judging panel," she added. At club level, Minami was in stunning form and produced superior scores in both the hoop and ball events against her peers. Minami and Riko will be acquiring the skills for clubs and ribbon to clear Grade One and are expected to accomplish their aim at the club's next assessment programme scheduled in June. "We have included the clubs and ribbon as the final two apparatus because both events are considered trickier disciplines for the Grade One candidates," said Sarina. Both Annamae and Audrey have just stepped up to learn the skills in Grade Two. Almost 70 beginners aged between four and 12 in the SRGC training camp's recreational group also gained exposure in the Little Gymnast section comprising the freehand and ball events on the opening day of the club's recent internal two-day meet. Meanwhile, the SRGC trainees, the majority comprising SJK (C) Puay Chai pupils, are preparing for the upcoming Selangor Schools Sports Council (MSSS) Petaling Utama district meet followed by the state schools' championships to be held early in the new season. |
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