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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fazil00789" data-source="post: 7604639" data-attributes="member: 162985">Navy Sc came out with a superlative performance to defeat the reigning champs Kandy SC 14 points to 13 in their inter club match played at Walisera grounds today. Navy SC coming in to the game after a close match against the Soldiers last week (16-08) edged out the Kandians in a closely fought out battle. Full time score – 14-13 Navy wonHalf time score – 11-08 Navy leadingKandy on the other hand came in to the match with a comfortable win against the lads from Maitland Crescent CH&FC (55-07) but looked below par against a pumped up Navy outfit. Kandy SC missed the services of skipper Fazil Marija who was sidelined due to an ankle injury he obtained while in Singapore.Navy were the first to score with a Dev Anand penalty just four minutes in to the game. Kandy SC hit back ten minutes later with a brilliant try from Gayan Weeraratne who went over to score on the left. Pradeep Liyanage and Mohomed Sheriff did the initial work and swung the pass out to Gayan who added the finishing touches. Conversion was missed by Saliya Kumara which proved to be costly at the end of the match. Kandy however in the lead by just three points.Then came arguably the best try of the match, with Nuwan Hettiarachchi coming in to fly half off a ruck thumped a cross kick which saw Chua Susantha collecting in the far right to touch down unopposed. It was a perfectly timed kick by the Navy Full back which saw his team mate Susantha go over to take the lead. Anand who had a brilliant game with the boot then extended their advantage through a perfectly executed drop goal. It was some quick thinking by the part of Malawana who popped the pass to Dev who slotted over a peach of a drop goal to make it 11-05 in favour of Navy. Kandy SC then reduced the gap through a Saliya Kumara penalty just minutes before the end of the first half. Half time score 11-08 in favour of the Sailors.The second half saw a reigning champs come out with a bang with replacement wing three-quarter Mohomed Jabbar going over for a superb try just five minutes in to the half. It was a brilliant set of hands by the Kandy lads which saw Jabbar go over to put his side in from by two points. Mohomed Sheriff played an exceptional game in the loose and played a vital part in linking up with the rest of the backs which comprised of Pradeep Liyanage, and Gayan Weeraratne. The former Sri Lanka skipper Sanjeewa Jayasinghe lacked the speed which he possessed a couple of years back and was well shut down by the likes of Susantha and Hettiarachchi.Navy SC trailing by just two points threw everything at the Kandy defense which ultimately paid off when Anand thumped over his second drop goal of the match to make it 14-13. It was another perfectly executed drop goal which saw them sneak in front by just one point.Kandy SC then threw everything but the kitchens sink at the latter part of the match but could not falter the Navy defense. Navy SC had some anxious moments during the last few minutes of the game with the Kandy three’s in full motion but held their nerve to win the game against the once unbeaten Kandy SC.</blockquote>

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