On April 15th, Pao's girls' and boys' varsity floorball teams secured victories in their home debut matches against SCLS, overcoming close competition through clutch performances.
包玉刚高中女子队 YKPS U19 Girls Varsity Floorball Team
In the opening half, we pressed our line up front and made several attempts to attack. However, our attempts were unsuccessful as our opponent had a strong defense strategy. We quickly adjusted our mindset and pressed forward with a less aggressive yet steadier formation. In the 7th minute, goalkeeper Kelly Jiang made a save and threw the ball to wing Mia Liu. Mia took the ball to the front and passed it to center Katharina Mueller. Rather than shooting directly at the opponent's defense, Katharina controlled the ball in the same spot and adjusted the ball to an ideal position before shooting. This goal not only brought our opponents a surprise but also enhanced our spirits. In the 12th minute, we made a successful attempt to attack again. Wing Mia Liu and Wing Lynn Xiang demonstrated excellent teamwork, as Mia made a sharp interception in the right half of the field and passed the ball to Lynn. Lynn scored the second goal with a backhand shot. In the 16th minute, defender Bella Wang made an interception at the back of the field, interrupting our opponents' attack, and passed the ball along the boards to wing Cynthia Jia. Cynthia easily overcame the pressure, brought the ball to the front field, and quickly passed it to center Tina Yuan, who took a shot on goal as soon as she received the ball, and scored. The three players mastered this impressive tactic, boosting the team‘s morale. The first half ended with us leading by 3 goals.
This was Floorball Girls' Varsity's first friendly game at home court. We were profoundly grateful for our coach Peiqi's guidance and her contribution as the referee, as well as the school's support in providing us the opportunity to host the game, allowing us to learn and grow as a team. In the future, we will sustain our consistent effort in training to bring in more good news.
"It was really nice meeting the SCLS girls and understanding how they played and understood floorball as an entity. This friendship game was also a great chance seeing new members of our very own floorball team exhibit their skills and talents in their first proper game. Many thanks to our coach, captains and members for organising and sticking along."
—— Katharina Mueller, Y10, Women’s U19
“比赛对于我，乃至整个球队来说还是至关重要的一环，我们训练时所尝试的战术，技巧都是为了这十几分钟而准备的。所以作为队里的守门员，我在比赛时难免忐忑，因为整场比赛的走向有一定因素在我身上，压力肯定是有的。情绪也会跟过山车一样上下颠簸，会因为进球而感到解脱和高兴（绝不是因为前面漏球才感觉解脱的）也会因为被进球感到自责和悲伤，但是就算我漏掉了一个球，我们队的其他队员也不会怪罪于我，我认为这是我们Floorball队的一大特点，我们都是相互包容的一个温馨的大家庭！总体而言比赛对我来说总是充满未知和挑战性的，但时不时的成就和快乐总是给予我动力。”
—— Jerry Wang 王浩翔, Y10, Boys U19
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