Asia U21 Championship Game: vs Philippines U21
There hasn't been a more disappointing loss for our boys, as they rallied to recover from the 9 point first quarter deficit to take a lead Midway in the third. Then we crashed. While it was an expected loss at the start, our boys fought tooth and nail all the way til the third before collapsing, making this loss super hard to swallow.
That said, our boys performed well while they could, and there are some stellar performances to look back on.
Yap Tse Leng was looking good after training this week and was handed his first start for the U21. He responded in terrific fashion by putting in a career NT game. While his field goal percentage wasn't much to shout about, he led the team with 17 points on 43% shooting from the arc. He also grabbed 10 rebounds to finish the game with a double-double.
Captain Amir Quiyum was his usual effective self on the boards again this game, leading the team with 12 rebounds (6 on each end). However he was less effective on offense, making only 1 of 6 shots from the arc while missing every 2 point shot.
Meanwhile, Sylvester Andy and Seet Woon Long were the defensive anchors for the starters and the bench respectively. Woon Long stripped his opponents of the ball 3 times in the game, while Sylvester managed 2 steals and 1 block.
We will be facing South Korea U21 next week. Please keep our players' game shape up! It's not necessarily a must win game, as we have qualified for the next round, but a W is always good.