This is a blog specially dedicated to our Goalies, namely THUM YUNG MING (Contact X) and JOSHUA LIM (Contact Y) for their splendid performance and goal-saving during our recent participation in the Dalat Floorball Challenge.
For without them, we could have lost! Well, we could have also lost quite terribly BUT they saved the day! Your excellent moves and goalkeeping truly made us proud!
It has been noted (not only by our team) that these 2 goalies performed extremely well during the tournament. In fact, someone even said that Yung Ming should be awarded the player of the tournament for his efforts.
We want to say that you guys are a gem to Team Contact. Hey people, 3 cheers for our goalies! *Hip! Hip! Hurray!, Hip! Hip! Hurray!, Hip! Hip! Hurray!!!*
Monday, October 1, 2007
Dalat Floorball Challenge
The battle of the best is ON again with the recent Dalat Floorball Challenge held on 29 and 30 September 2007. Here’s the unfolding story of our fellow comrades who fought a good fight, leaving the opponents awestruck by our performance throughout the entire tournament.
Pool A: Contact Y, Minden Underdawgz 1, Subang Rascals, Dalat 2, and Innebandy! Co
Pool B: Dalat 1, Minden Underdawgz 2, Contact X, Salibandy! Co and Frontliners.
CONTACT Y comprised in majority the junior players with exception to a few. They are Richard (Captain), Joshua Lim (Goalie), Serene, Seow Fei, Calvin, Joshua Lam, Eythan, Joseph, Ian, Ben Lim, Ben Ong and Isaac Ng.
Besides gaining exposure and experiences, the target for CONTACT Y was to beat at least one team. Although formed by majority of junior players, CONTACT Y was well known for tight defending. Rumours had it saying that CONTACT Y may end up in semi finals just by defending goals from the opponents. Well, that did not happen...
The 1st game against Minden Underdawgz 1 was indeed a very good match. Both teams had almost the same strength except for the size of individual players. The game came to a draw of 0-0. CONTACT Y could have won this game if not for the pressure of being the first to play in tournament.
The 2nd game against Subang Rascals was a very tough game. CONTACT Y was expected to lose sorely but the end result was quite bearable considering the fact that Subang Rascals had more experienced, skillful and fast players. Ian managed to block a few shots by opponent, Sasi who is very much well known for his air-hook and hard shots. We lost by 6-0.
The 3rd game was against Dalat 2. Great efforts by each player were shown throughout the game although we still lost by 3-1. Dalat had very aggressive and fast runners which was one of the factors why we lost to them.
The final game was against Innebandy! Co. Although the last game, and no hope of entering into semi-finals, it did not deter the team from playing a good game. There were a lot of shots taken but sadly not on target. Our Captain, Richard a.k.a. the young man showed extreme enthusiasm to keep the team together, playing their hearts out to beat the opponent. A lot of good shots taken by our attackers and good save by our goalie. At last, Calvin made the team proud by scoring a goal against the national keeper, Kao Lin Ken. End result 3-1 lost to Innebandy! Co.
Overall, CONTACT Y did an extremely great job. Although we did not meet our target of beating at least one team, we were able to get a draw against Minden Underdawgz 1 plus we did not get trashed terribly by the other opponent teams. Definitely there is still a lot of room for improvement. Given the time and discipline, I believe this team will be making waves and history in the near future. Hip! Hip! Hurray! For all in CONTACT Y!
CONTACT X comprised the more seasoned players namely Penny (Captain), Yung Ming (Goalie), Edward, James, Henry, Kenny, Bryan, Kit Soon, David, Irwin, Isaac Ang and Nicholas.
Our target was to make it to the finals thus our strategy was to win all games and with a big goal difference to secure the first place in Group B. We determined in our hearts to really make our efforts and presence felt in this tournament. With the leading of our Coach Edward, we are sure we will somehow taste our victories this tournament.
Our first match against Salibandy! Co is a MUST win. Thus our strategy was not to allow any room or space for their deadly attacker to take a single shot. As for us we will take all the opportunities to shoot at goal and go for rebound. This starter game did not have a good effect on the team as a whole. We were just not getting into our game. However, with the scuffle and shuffle in front of their goalie, an own goal gave us our first win in the tournament! 1-0 to us!
We expected our 2nd game against Dalat 1 to be a tougher one. Indeed it was. We were still trying to get into the game and were sucumbed to play at their pace. A mistake that gave the game away. With that, we were caught by their quick counter attacks. But thanks to our Goalie, Yung Ming for his very good saves that left us with just a lost of 0-3 to Dalat 1.
1 win, 1 lost?! By then, we believed we have very good chance to make it to the semi, and ultimately the final!
Our 3rd game was against Frontliners. Another game that we MUST win to secure our placing! After our first two matches, we were a bit more calmed and focus. There were a few changes to our initial line-up. With Nicholas as the centre in the first line, we scored our first goal within seconds after the first face-off. Subsequently, Nicholas and Bryan continued to make wonders to secure a win over Frontliners with score 3-0.
Our final match was against Minden Underdawgz 2. It was quite an easy game. We were in control of the game a whole lot better compared to the previous 3 games. With less pressure from the opponent, we won the game by a score of 5-0.
And finally…the next day….where the real battle began…
Semi-Final: CONTACT X vs Subang Rascal
It was not our target to meet them at the semi-final. However due to our lost to Dalat 1, we had to settle for this. We knew it was not going to be an easy game. With all that we’ve got, we were determined not to make the game any easy for the opponent. It was perhaps the most exciting game throughout the tournament (well, at least to me!). Bryan scored the first goal in a counter attack that gave us the lead of 1-0. However, Sasi returned us another goal to make it to a draw of 1-1. We expected that very goal from Sasi, but we were too slow to respond. With that we had the penalty shots to determine the winner and finalist for the tournament. Our chosen ones to take the penalty were Bryan, Nicholas, Henry, Edward and Kenny. We could have done well in the penalty if not for the disqualification of Bryan’s shot. Accordingly, there was a pull back thus it was considered a no-goal by the referee. But…interestingly…Sasi’s penalty shot was blocked by our amazing Goalie, Yung Ming! With all the hoo-haa…we finally lost to Subang Rascals with a score of 1-3.
Semi-Final: Innebandy! Co vs Dalat 1
It was quite an interesting match to watch! Innebandy! Co was given a total of 6-minutes power play against Dalat 1 (who was down with 3 players then). Even with this edge, Innebandy! Co did not seize the opportunity to attack. Daniel Cheah’s deadly shot could not secure a win for Innebandy! Co. They lost to Dalat 1 with just a mere 0-1.
3rd Placing Match: CONTACT X vs Innebandy! Co
With our failure to make it to the final….with our effort thus far…..we were determined not to go home empty handed. Innebandy’s advantage over us was the Goalie, Kao Lin Ken. We knew if we could break their defense, we could conquer them. With team effort and Edward’s strategy to block the goalie finally paid off to give us the THIRD PLACING and the BRONZE MEDALS! Goals scored by Kenny and Edward! It was indeed a sweet victory!!
Finals: Dalat 1 vs Subang Rascals
Very fast speed and high intensity match! Dalat 1 crumbled at the hands of Subang Rascals as both Sasi and Fabien were all over them. The Rascals taking the goal medal with a 4-0 win over Dalat 1.
This is our second time walking away with bronze medals! Our first time was also Dalat League, held in year 2005. Sweet memories, sweet victories! But we will not rest in our laurels…we will continue to strive and make our presence and effort felt in all tournaments to come! So….WATCH-OUT!!
Nicholas was awarded one of the top scorers alongside Sasi of Subang Rascals. Hip! Hip! Hurray! For Nicholas! Keep it coming and make history for Team Contact and Penang floorball!!!
Pool A: Contact Y, Minden Underdawgz 1, Subang Rascals, Dalat 2, and Innebandy! Co
Pool B: Dalat 1, Minden Underdawgz 2, Contact X, Salibandy! Co and Frontliners.
CONTACT Y comprised in majority the junior players with exception to a few. They are Richard (Captain), Joshua Lim (Goalie), Serene, Seow Fei, Calvin, Joshua Lam, Eythan, Joseph, Ian, Ben Lim, Ben Ong and Isaac Ng.
Besides gaining exposure and experiences, the target for CONTACT Y was to beat at least one team. Although formed by majority of junior players, CONTACT Y was well known for tight defending. Rumours had it saying that CONTACT Y may end up in semi finals just by defending goals from the opponents. Well, that did not happen...
The 1st game against Minden Underdawgz 1 was indeed a very good match. Both teams had almost the same strength except for the size of individual players. The game came to a draw of 0-0. CONTACT Y could have won this game if not for the pressure of being the first to play in tournament.
The 2nd game against Subang Rascals was a very tough game. CONTACT Y was expected to lose sorely but the end result was quite bearable considering the fact that Subang Rascals had more experienced, skillful and fast players. Ian managed to block a few shots by opponent, Sasi who is very much well known for his air-hook and hard shots. We lost by 6-0.
The 3rd game was against Dalat 2. Great efforts by each player were shown throughout the game although we still lost by 3-1. Dalat had very aggressive and fast runners which was one of the factors why we lost to them.
The final game was against Innebandy! Co. Although the last game, and no hope of entering into semi-finals, it did not deter the team from playing a good game. There were a lot of shots taken but sadly not on target. Our Captain, Richard a.k.a. the young man showed extreme enthusiasm to keep the team together, playing their hearts out to beat the opponent. A lot of good shots taken by our attackers and good save by our goalie. At last, Calvin made the team proud by scoring a goal against the national keeper, Kao Lin Ken. End result 3-1 lost to Innebandy! Co.
Overall, CONTACT Y did an extremely great job. Although we did not meet our target of beating at least one team, we were able to get a draw against Minden Underdawgz 1 plus we did not get trashed terribly by the other opponent teams. Definitely there is still a lot of room for improvement. Given the time and discipline, I believe this team will be making waves and history in the near future. Hip! Hip! Hurray! For all in CONTACT Y!
CONTACT X comprised the more seasoned players namely Penny (Captain), Yung Ming (Goalie), Edward, James, Henry, Kenny, Bryan, Kit Soon, David, Irwin, Isaac Ang and Nicholas.
Our target was to make it to the finals thus our strategy was to win all games and with a big goal difference to secure the first place in Group B. We determined in our hearts to really make our efforts and presence felt in this tournament. With the leading of our Coach Edward, we are sure we will somehow taste our victories this tournament.Our first match against Salibandy! Co is a MUST win. Thus our strategy was not to allow any room or space for their deadly attacker to take a single shot. As for us we will take all the opportunities to shoot at goal and go for rebound. This starter game did not have a good effect on the team as a whole. We were just not getting into our game. However, with the scuffle and shuffle in front of their goalie, an own goal gave us our first win in the tournament! 1-0 to us!
We expected our 2nd game against Dalat 1 to be a tougher one. Indeed it was. We were still trying to get into the game and were sucumbed to play at their pace. A mistake that gave the game away. With that, we were caught by their quick counter attacks. But thanks to our Goalie, Yung Ming for his very good saves that left us with just a lost of 0-3 to Dalat 1.
1 win, 1 lost?! By then, we believed we have very good chance to make it to the semi, and ultimately the final!
Our 3rd game was against Frontliners. Another game that we MUST win to secure our placing! After our first two matches, we were a bit more calmed and focus. There were a few changes to our initial line-up. With Nicholas as the centre in the first line, we scored our first goal within seconds after the first face-off. Subsequently, Nicholas and Bryan continued to make wonders to secure a win over Frontliners with score 3-0.
Our final match was against Minden Underdawgz 2. It was quite an easy game. We were in control of the game a whole lot better compared to the previous 3 games. With less pressure from the opponent, we won the game by a score of 5-0.
And finally…the next day….where the real battle began…
Semi-Final: CONTACT X vs Subang Rascal
It was not our target to meet them at the semi-final. However due to our lost to Dalat 1, we had to settle for this. We knew it was not going to be an easy game. With all that we’ve got, we were determined not to make the game any easy for the opponent. It was perhaps the most exciting game throughout the tournament (well, at least to me!). Bryan scored the first goal in a counter attack that gave us the lead of 1-0. However, Sasi returned us another goal to make it to a draw of 1-1. We expected that very goal from Sasi, but we were too slow to respond. With that we had the penalty shots to determine the winner and finalist for the tournament. Our chosen ones to take the penalty were Bryan, Nicholas, Henry, Edward and Kenny. We could have done well in the penalty if not for the disqualification of Bryan’s shot. Accordingly, there was a pull back thus it was considered a no-goal by the referee. But…interestingly…Sasi’s penalty shot was blocked by our amazing Goalie, Yung Ming! With all the hoo-haa…we finally lost to Subang Rascals with a score of 1-3.
Semi-Final: Innebandy! Co vs Dalat 1
It was quite an interesting match to watch! Innebandy! Co was given a total of 6-minutes power play against Dalat 1 (who was down with 3 players then). Even with this edge, Innebandy! Co did not seize the opportunity to attack. Daniel Cheah’s deadly shot could not secure a win for Innebandy! Co. They lost to Dalat 1 with just a mere 0-1.
3rd Placing Match: CONTACT X vs Innebandy! Co
With our failure to make it to the final….with our effort thus far…..we were determined not to go home empty handed. Innebandy’s advantage over us was the Goalie, Kao Lin Ken. We knew if we could break their defense, we could conquer them. With team effort and Edward’s strategy to block the goalie finally paid off to give us the THIRD PLACING and the BRONZE MEDALS! Goals scored by Kenny and Edward! It was indeed a sweet victory!!
Finals: Dalat 1 vs Subang Rascals
Very fast speed and high intensity match! Dalat 1 crumbled at the hands of Subang Rascals as both Sasi and Fabien were all over them. The Rascals taking the goal medal with a 4-0 win over Dalat 1.
This is our second time walking away with bronze medals! Our first time was also Dalat League, held in year 2005. Sweet memories, sweet victories! But we will not rest in our laurels…we will continue to strive and make our presence and effort felt in all tournaments to come! So….WATCH-OUT!!
Nicholas was awarded one of the top scorers alongside Sasi of Subang Rascals. Hip! Hip! Hurray! For Nicholas! Keep it coming and make history for Team Contact and Penang floorball!!!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
AYA Awards
It all happened somewhere in mid August… It was a very busy week and it was both physically and emotionally wrecking for me due to personal issues, work, and ministry - everything all lumped up together. But when I received a phone call informing me that someone nominated Contact Sports for the AYA Dream Malaysia Awards, it truly brightened up my week. I was dumb founded! A lot of questions ran through my mind, “Who nominated us? What is this award all about? How did we get there? What have we done to deserve such a nomination?” I was really excited! It was like - WOW! HURRAY! I just couldn’t sit still. I needed to tell someone, I needed to let it out, I needed to….I needed to….especially tell my boss!! We were nominated for “Youth Friendly Company of the Year 2007!”
Checking out their website you will discover that Asian Youth Ambassador (AYA) is a non-profit organization that exists to inspire young people to dare to dream and working towards realizing their dreams for the benefit of all. The AYA Dream Malaysia Awards is about our future - and the people who are farsighted enough to invest in it. Started in year 2005, the Awards is in line with AYA’s objective of building tomorrow’s leaders today and to create a better and brighter future for Malaysia by inspiring, inciting and inculcating responsible attitudes and actions especially – but not exclusively – in the hearts and minds of our youths. This Award serves as an encouragement to emerging individuals and responsible institutions to persevere in their dreams of improving the quality of life for themselves and for those around them in spite of the difficulties and obstacles they encounter.
What I found most interesting is that the person who nominated us expressed that, “This company (Contact Sports) exists not for personal gain but rather, its vision is to build the youth of tomorrow physically, socially and mentally, and to see them rise up for the betterment of our future!”
Wow….this is so uplifting to the spirit! Sometimes I wonder if we’ve made any impact at all to those whom we have come into contact the past 3-4 years, but this has been very encouraging. Thank you so much Mr. Shaun. Thanks for believing in us! Thanks for the nomination!
The week after the phone call, AYA staffs were in Penang doing an interview with us. It was a great yet nerve wrecking experience to be in front of a camera. It was great also to get to know the people who are so passionate about AYA and what they do. Syabas to them!
Not long after that, we were told that from the list of all that were nominated, we had been short-listed for the awards. Well, there is only one more thing to do… go to the website and VOTE FOR US!
Checking out their website you will discover that Asian Youth Ambassador (AYA) is a non-profit organization that exists to inspire young people to dare to dream and working towards realizing their dreams for the benefit of all. The AYA Dream Malaysia Awards is about our future - and the people who are farsighted enough to invest in it. Started in year 2005, the Awards is in line with AYA’s objective of building tomorrow’s leaders today and to create a better and brighter future for Malaysia by inspiring, inciting and inculcating responsible attitudes and actions especially – but not exclusively – in the hearts and minds of our youths. This Award serves as an encouragement to emerging individuals and responsible institutions to persevere in their dreams of improving the quality of life for themselves and for those around them in spite of the difficulties and obstacles they encounter.
What I found most interesting is that the person who nominated us expressed that, “This company (Contact Sports) exists not for personal gain but rather, its vision is to build the youth of tomorrow physically, socially and mentally, and to see them rise up for the betterment of our future!”
Wow….this is so uplifting to the spirit! Sometimes I wonder if we’ve made any impact at all to those whom we have come into contact the past 3-4 years, but this has been very encouraging. Thank you so much Mr. Shaun. Thanks for believing in us! Thanks for the nomination!
The week after the phone call, AYA staffs were in Penang doing an interview with us. It was a great yet nerve wrecking experience to be in front of a camera. It was great also to get to know the people who are so passionate about AYA and what they do. Syabas to them!
Not long after that, we were told that from the list of all that were nominated, we had been short-listed for the awards. Well, there is only one more thing to do… go to the website and VOTE FOR US!
Saturday, May 26, 2007
5v5 Indoor Soccer Challenge
For the second year, Contact Sports organized its’ 5v5 Indoor Soccer Challenge with the aim to promote the sport in the region of Penang. This year, we saw participation of 10 teams for the challenge held on 26 May 2007 at the Indoor Premier League, Gembira Parade. We were gald to have 5 teams which participated last year and were back in action again this year. They are Inti A & B, Legend Killer FC, Sri Pelita Tigers and One United FC. This time they came back with more force and substance to make it to the finals, and ultimately to take home the gold medals. The teams were divided into two groups through drawing of lots. Preliminary matches were played simultaneously with the top 2 teams from each group moving on to semi-finals. Every match was intense since the preliminary as every team determined to stay on top. One can see true colors of each person through the game. A slight commotion happened during one of the semi-final match. An unsporting behavior and crude language by the player resulted in getting him a yellow card. Overall, it was truly a challenging ‘Challenge’. The Challenge was won by Gelugor Football Club (GFC), followed by SPG FC and Inti A. Prizes courtesy of Indoor Premier League, Fuji and Yeos.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
PFA Challenge
Penang Floorball Association recently organized its’ 2-days tournament, the PFA Challenge 2007 at Dalat International School. The tournament was organized with the aim to foster closer bonding between the different clubs in Penang as well as Selangor Floorball Association (SFA). A tournament of the same was previously jointly organized by SFA and UM (Universiti Malaya in March.
This state-wide tournament was one that the clubs are looking forward to, especially for Contact team. With all energy and force concentrated on the tournament, Contact was determined to make it to the final. The participating clubs were Innebandy! Co, Salibandy! Co, Frontliners, Selangor Floorball Association, Dalat Moldy Oldies, Dalat Eagles and Contact. The preliminary matches were played in round robin system with top 4 winners qualifying for the semi-final.
Our very first match against SFA proved to be very demanding to our spirit and strength. Playing against the giants of SFA, Contact played a very tight defensive game. Petit scored the first goal in a counter attack that gave us the lead of 1-0. However, we lost the match by 2-1.
The subsequent matches against Innebandy! Co, and Dalat Modly Oldies were more or less due to our lack of stamina and focus. We lost in these 2 matches. Our match against the Frontliners was just as tough. They fielded in their better and faster players. This match was a draw for both teams. The goal was scored from the side by their man who was unmarked. The mistake of our defenders!
The other 2 matches against Dalat and Salibandy! Co was slightly easier. We won both matches. Dalat was down to only 5 players including their goalie. Our hats off Dalat for displaying such good spirit of sportsmanship! As for Salibandy! Co, it was a favor to us to not have Deswyn, their key player in the match. (He was injured prior to our game!)
Contact who has always been known as the underdog of floorball due to the many young players. However Contact unbelievably proved the crowd wrong by qualifying for semi-final. Contact would have made it to the final if not for the last minute disputable goal. Some said that it was a not a goal, while others said it was. As the rules said, referee’s decision is final. Thus, it was the referee’s call that gave the ultimate score of 1-0 for Dalat Eagles and Contact.
It was truly a very good experience for all of us in Contact although we did not make it to the final. We are certainly proud to be in this team for making it so far! We will continue to strive and make our efforts count in the coming tournaments!
This state-wide tournament was one that the clubs are looking forward to, especially for Contact team. With all energy and force concentrated on the tournament, Contact was determined to make it to the final. The participating clubs were Innebandy! Co, Salibandy! Co, Frontliners, Selangor Floorball Association, Dalat Moldy Oldies, Dalat Eagles and Contact. The preliminary matches were played in round robin system with top 4 winners qualifying for the semi-final.
Our very first match against SFA proved to be very demanding to our spirit and strength. Playing against the giants of SFA, Contact played a very tight defensive game. Petit scored the first goal in a counter attack that gave us the lead of 1-0. However, we lost the match by 2-1.
The subsequent matches against Innebandy! Co, and Dalat Modly Oldies were more or less due to our lack of stamina and focus. We lost in these 2 matches. Our match against the Frontliners was just as tough. They fielded in their better and faster players. This match was a draw for both teams. The goal was scored from the side by their man who was unmarked. The mistake of our defenders!
The other 2 matches against Dalat and Salibandy! Co was slightly easier. We won both matches. Dalat was down to only 5 players including their goalie. Our hats off Dalat for displaying such good spirit of sportsmanship! As for Salibandy! Co, it was a favor to us to not have Deswyn, their key player in the match. (He was injured prior to our game!)
Contact who has always been known as the underdog of floorball due to the many young players. However Contact unbelievably proved the crowd wrong by qualifying for semi-final. Contact would have made it to the final if not for the last minute disputable goal. Some said that it was a not a goal, while others said it was. As the rules said, referee’s decision is final. Thus, it was the referee’s call that gave the ultimate score of 1-0 for Dalat Eagles and Contact.
It was truly a very good experience for all of us in Contact although we did not make it to the final. We are certainly proud to be in this team for making it so far! We will continue to strive and make our efforts count in the coming tournaments!
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