Midway through the first period, with Jollilads pressing high into the Sunrise half, a turn of possession saw the ball slipped to Khai on the right flank. Laying the ball off to Sudhi, a quick cross then met the head of a diving Stephen Lam to see Jollilads steal a precious lead.
But the scoreline did not stay at 1-0 for long. A long clearance by the Sunrise goalkeeper was not dealt with adequately by Chris. The Sunrise striker then took their chance decisively, lobbing Tianci from inside the penalty box.
In the second half, determined to put schoolboy errors behind them, Jollilads pushed ahead for the winner. A sharp corner kick by the Combined Uni side was cleared only to the edge of the penalty box. Debutant Daowei then smashed home a half volley from just outside the area to put the pressure back on the opposing team.
Late into the game, a Sunrise shot from distance was well saved by Tianci but fell comfortably into the path of an on-coming Sunrise striker. Sending it smashing into the net, the forward was disappointed to find out that he was adjudged to be offside. As the sun slowly set into the evening sky, it probably dawned on Sunrise that this was just not their day.
Lineup: Tianci, Jerome, Jerry, Chris, Aaron, Rafi (Aziz), Sudi (Winston), Zul, Khai, Fuhang, Daowei
Unused sub: Victor (injured)
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