Outwardly, Victoria Junior College (VJC) floorballer Gerald Tan looked calm as he strode to the centre of the court to take his penalty during the shoot-out in the National School Games A Division boys' final against Raffles Institution (RI) on May 16.
But the 16-year-old admitted he was trembling and his mind was in a whirl as he tried to keep his focus while the hundreds of fans packed into the sports hall at Our Tampines Hub held their breath.
The stakes were high, with the score tied at 2-2 and RI having failed to score first as the shoot-out entered sudden death.
In the end, Gerald did what he does best, dribbling the ball towards goal before whipping it into the back of the net.
Then he let his emotions all out as he ran in jubilation towards his teammates to celebrate a third consecutive title for VJC.
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