11 November 2019 - Message From The Sports Director - TISKL In Touch - 11 November 2019

11 NOVEMBER 2019 - MESSAGE FROM THE SPORTS DIRECTOR

KLSL U15 Boys Red & White Football - Mr.Sarveas

The Red & White teams travel to Puchong for their KLSL U15 Boys football match. It was a good experience for the kids as they hadn’t had much training recently due to the unpredictable weather.

Team Red had a shaky start against OASIS. They conceded an early goal. It took them 5 minutes to get back into the game but time got the better of us. The boys had plenty of shots at goal but it was all direct to the goalkeeper. They came really close to scoring at the very last minute, but luck was not on their side as the ball stopped on the line allowing the defender to clear it so they started with a 1-0 defeat. The second match was up against TISPC. The boys needed to win the match to qualify for the next round and TISPC needed a win as well to be top in the group or they will be out. Again we conceded an early goal due to an error by the goalkeeper. We came back with a goal and we were trying to get the 2nd goal. The defenders were caught off guard as all near the half-line trying to get a chance to score. This gives a chance to TISP forward who was all by himself to score a goal from a clearance kick by TISPC defender. TISPC scored their 3rd goal due to an error by the goalkeeper. We lost the match 3-1.

Team white, on the other hand, was more confidence. Their 1st match against King Henry Collage was a neck to neck match. Both teams had their chances to score but it was King Henry Collage who took the chance. They were defending the whole time after they got the only goal of the match. We had a few shots as the closest was hitting the crossbar and the right pole. We lost the match 1-0. Just like team red, our last match was crucial. We played against MIGS. They were a much better-prepared team and some of the boys were overaged. We didn’t allow the champion team to walk away easily on us. A few changes in the tactical really gave them a hard time. We almost scored at the 4th minute but the ball went over the bar. MIGS scored its only goal at the very last minute. Even with the lost, our boys were proud as they didn’t go down easily.

AIMS U9 Boys Orange Benchball - Mr.Victor

In the first game, Taylor’s Thunder met their nemesis - Puchong, and the game started very even with both sides trading points. At 5 - 5, for some reason, Team Thunder decided to change tactics and started to throw speculative long passes that were being picked off by Puchong and punished as they took the lead out to 11 - 6. The boys fought back but could not overtake Puchong who won the game 16 - 11.

In the second game, against KTJ, Team Thunder was a lot more clinical and having taken the lead they never took their foot off the pedal and won the game comfortably 20 - 7. Raouf was Man of the Match with an all-round performance, intercepting the ball on several occasions and leading the charge forward.

The third game was a continuation of the second game with Team Thunder keeping possession and the scoreboard ticking over. Everyone played their part and Team Thunder qualified for the finals with a 13 - 4 win against Nexus.

AIMS U9 Girls Orange Benchball - Ms.Azlinda

The U9 girls were so lucky when we got to play home for this match. For some of the players, these are their very first game. We did train for it but it was not the same when we played other schools. The first game we played against Nexus helps to build their confidence when we won by massive different 17-1. But it was too early to celebrate. We had TISPC on the second game. This was the time when our players felt a bit down when they lost in size. All the balls passed to them was taken away by all the big girls from Puchong. We couldn’t even defense. We lost this game but luckily we have one more match with KTJ. We knew we needed to do our best in order to get into the final and yes we did. Same as Nexus, we won by big points with 17-3. We are happy to be able to play at the final but we will meet TISPC one more time. Hope we can figure out ways to pass the ball around the big girls.

AIMS XC - Chris

Monday 4th November saw 90 students (predominantly from the Primary School) head over to MARDI for the annal XC meet hosted by Nexus. With a couple of new schools attending, SJIIM and MKIS and BSKL missing, there was lots of aura around who would do well. Many of the students had been training hard with Mr.Ratcliffe and Ms.Carol since June so they were confident of success. Other’s, especially the majority of the Secondary turned up with very little preparation, something you cannot do in this sport. That said, it was a very successful day for most, apart from poor Osama in the U13 boys race who was tripped only 40m from the start line, conveniently right next to the first aid tent! Results were as follows (the aim is to have as few points as possible, 1st place = 1 point, 23rd place = 23 points etc. Only your top 6 runners scores are included):

U9 Girls Results:
1st place - ISP 60 points
2nd place - TISKL 80 points
3rd place - Tenby 175 points
(the aim is to have the least amount of points)

Individual results - 60 runners (top 10 get medals, which I hopefully will get soon)
7th - Lelia
8th - Catherine
11th - Courtney
13th - Lina
14th - Kavya
27th - Laashya
29th - Daphne
30th - Christina
43rd - Eva
51st - Fatema
54th - Evangeline
57th - Klara
58th - Alia

U9 Boys Results:
1st Place - ISP 24 points
2nd Place - Puchong 96 points
3rd Place - Tenby 208 points

TISKL - 5th place (237 points)

Individual Results - 82 runners
16th - Samuel

37th - Suhaan

41st - Zi Jaye
45th - Jonathon
48th - Juven
52nd - Palaash
53rd - Alex
67th - Zheng Ik
68th - Vedant
76th - Justice
78th - Madhav

U10 Girls Results:
1st Place - ISP 58
2nd Place - Tenby 80
3rd Place - TISKL 117

Individual Results: 46 runners
8th - Vaiesshnevy
12th - Natalie
19th - Aarini
29th - Krista
31st - Anu
41st - Leia

U10 Boys Results:
1st Place - ISP 36
2nd Place - TISKL 125
3rd Place - Tenby 178

Individual Results: 60 runners
4th - Isaac
6th - Umar
15th - Darius
17th - Deron
38th - Nicolas

46th - Zhen Song
47th - Terrance
52nd - Dylan
53rd - Edry

54th - Mikhael
58th - Alex

U11 Girls Results:
1st Place - ISP 64
2nd Place - Tenby 92
3rd Place - TISKL 108

Individual results: 44 runners
2nd - Kanya

8th - Sara F
18th - Kameela
21st - Rezene
28th - Reanna
31st - Chidchaya

U11 Boys Results:
1st Place - ISP 52
2nd Place - Mont Kiara 61
3rd Place - TISKL 111

Individual Results: 71 runners
4th - Mann

6th - Hyo Won
12th - Donald
22nd - Ryan G
41st - Elvis
43rd - Scott
44th - Ethan
46th - Zhi Hin
56th - Elliot
58th - Joe Hin
59th - Mohniiesh
60th - Faiz
61st - Rudy
67th - Taran
68th - Lik Herng

U13 Girls Results:
1st - ISP 64
2nd - Tenby 101
3rd - Nexus 131
4th - TISKL 143

Individual Results: (46 runners)
10th - Maisy
13th - Katrina
26th - Lisa

29th - Van Yi

31st - Shu Lyn
34th - Ha Eun
35th - Asiya
39th - Jade
43rd - Chloe

U13 Boys Results:
1st - ISP 56

2nd - TISKL 125

3rd - Nexus 165

Individual Results: 65 runners
6th - Zen Vinn
7th - Peter
8th - Zen Vier
27th - Kae Sern
38th - Lennox

39th - Hamza

51st - Stanley
59th - Pavan Osama - Injured in action

U15 Girls Results:
1st - ISP 45
2nd - Puchong 138
3rd - TISKL 172

Individual Results: 36 runners
5th - Erina

21st - Clarissa

23rd - San Yi

U15 Boys Results:
1st - ISP 62
2nd - Puchong 100
3rd - Tenby 108
6th - TISKL 223

Individual Results: (71 runners)
13th - Melcom
19th - Sean
24th - Christopher
53rd - David

Overall Results:
Primary U9, U10 & U11 combined:
1st - ISP 293
2nd - Taylor's Thunder 780
3rd - KTJ 1022
4th - Nexus 1135
5th - Puchong 1289
6th - Tenby 1375
7th - Mont Kiara 1380
8th - IGB 1718
9th - SJIIM 1842
10th - HELP 2213

Secondary U13 & U15 combined:
1st - ISP 227
2nd - KTJ 443
3rd - TISKL 663

4th - Nexus 730

5th - Puchong 864
6th - Tenby 886
7th - HELP 892

8th - Mont Kiara 1187
9th - SJIIM 1291
10th - IGB 1463

These were our best ever results, usually we finish around 5th position. A long way to go to catch ISP but it’s a good start. I’m still awaiting medals (for those who finished in the top 10) and the trophies for 2nd and 3rd place. Be patient, the organisers have promised me they are due sometime soon (supplier problem).

AIMS and KLSL U15 Boys Football - Chris

Two evenings, two competitions, two bronze medals. Not quite what the doctor ordered but considering the upheaval this team has been through its a satisfying result nonetheless. Three players who were to be integral parts of the team left in August to other International Schools, three players from last season decided not to show up anymore and Niyaz who was likely to provide some of the power-up front was ill so 7 players down the boys went to HELP on Monday 4th November already with a 0-0 draw under their belt from the postponed competition the previous month. First up was Puchong and as always it was a close game. VAR was required as Ben rattled the bar and it looked like it crossed the line, however, the referee waved play on. Roshan then hi the post and you just knew it wasn’t going to be KL’s day. Aakash was on fine form in goal and he didn’t look like being beaten. Seunggoo hit the bar in the second half and as much as they tried, the scores stayed at 0-0. Two 0-0 draws meant the defense was tight but sadly goals were becoming hard to come by. After this game, we found that ISP’s bus had not turned up so the 5 team competition had suddenly become only 4. The results so far meant that Puchong only had to beat SJIIM in their final game to take home the trophy and break TISKL’s 4-year monopoly of the trophy. They did this convincingly to become the Champions. Team Thunder’s last game was against the hosts and only a win would give TISKL second place. It was looking like another 0-0 draw as again Aakash was looking invincible, but as the boys went on all-out attack to try and find the winner, they were exposed at the back and with only two minutes left HELP scored to win the game 1-0.

Only 24 hours later the same boys but this time with Ian in the ranks headed to SJIIM were they would again see the same 4 teams from the previous evening along with Sri KDU and Fairview KL. The Thunder boys were placed in Group A with the hosts and FISKL and after the previous evening, this was certainly a favourable draw. First up was SJIIM and again the boys struggled against them. Maybe having former TISKL Footballer Rei Jien in their ranks helped? Aakash made his first and only mistake over the two evenings which gifted SJIIM a half time lead. A few harsh words from Mr.Ratcliffe were needed to try and inject some energy into a lethargic performance. Seunggoo scored the first goal of the season to equalize and although the boys had many chances to get the winner they simply fell short when it mattered. Next up was Fairview who had some big boys in their team but Seunnggoo scored early on to calm the Thunder boys nerves. FISKL equalized with a minute to go to half-time and again the boys put themselves under pressure. Seunggoo scored his third goal of the day and the boys had enough in the tank to hold on for a 2-1 win. With SJIIM and FISKL drawing 0-0 in the final game of the pool, it meant TISKL topped the group and would play Puchong in the semi’s, only 24 hours after their 0-0 draw in AIMS. It was quite an uneventful first half, a few saves from Aakash and Puchong cleared one shot off the line. Disaster struck only 1 minute into the second half when Puchong took a quick free kick which caught Dinesh, Ian and Aakash out and their forward kept his nerves and slotted home what was to be the winner. Despite going out for the win, too many naiveties in front of goal meant it was Puchong who progressed to the final vs Sri KDU and Team Thunder would play SJIIM again for bronze. The boys came away with the win courtesy of two second-half goals from Kim and Roshan to round off quite an eventful season.

Well done to all the boys, Aakash, Roshan, Seunggoo, Hafiy, Charlie, Kim, Dinesh, Ian, Tom & Ben for the two evenings of commitment.

Mr Chris Ratcllife
Director of Sport