Match Reports - Junior

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Weekend 24/25th April 2010

U8: Seaforth Falcons vs Pitt Barracudas

The Falcons were warmed up for our second game of the season. Javier was first up in goals and was ready to drive at any ball that came his way. Pat played an awesome first half, and did Ben. No ball was getting past them. Callum was ready for a run up the centre and Bill was ready to add to his goal tally for the season and scored to goals. Good work. Tom and Ned had endless energy and were strong players on the field. Brinn was determined to have a crack and goal but was unlucky, but Ben's goal soared straight over the keepers head.

Second half Neddy was out to prove that he has some speed and running down the side line he cross the ball to Javier to score a goal. Tom's many attempts proved that with persistence and his powerful kick that the ball would finally go in. Ben was looking bored in goals and Pat was playing some of his best footy. Bill went on and scored another 2 goals with Brinn defending the Barracudas were finding us hard to beat. Callum was looking bored and wanted a challenge but with the final score being 7-0 he would have to wait. Great game Falcons, you are always improving. Player of the match went to Pat and Pat. Great effort boys.

- Report by: Karen Campbell

U9: Seaforth Hawks v Mosman Jaguars

Seaforth U/9 Hawks played Mosman Jaguars at Seaforth for an outstanding 4 goals to nil WIN.

Everyone arrived early to set up (Thanks to James, John and Paul) and view the opposing team.

Our team spied out the Mosman team and Andy decided to play a psychological trick on them by our guys running as a team in a straight line across the field. We looked so impressive that Andy got the Hawks to do it again.

The Hawks warmed up and were kicking the black markings off the ball. (we were on fire) Paul put up his hand to Referee (brave)

From the opening whistle it was on, and the Hawks were clearly dominant in both attack and defence. After about 10 minutes of hard work across the park we got a break and our team got the ball to Lachlan for a hard earned goal.

Mosman were fired up and attacked us relentlessly. We were tested a couple of times by the few outstanding players in the Jaguars team. Our midfielders, backs and goalie were fantastic and kept out Mosman right up to half time. 1 to nil, the scoreboard did not reflect our hard work.

Time for a change in tactics and a few positional changes to confuse Mosman further (sneaky coach). Mosman played well for about 10 minutes and then it was all over red rover.

The Hawks decided to step up a notch and rip up the park, we scored two very quick goals with breaks down the sides and Louis was going for a strikers hat trick. Jack decided it was time to open his account and slammed home a beautiful goal. Stirling and Ollie had a couple of shots from out wide and knocked the paint off the goal posts but just missed out.

Lily, Taj and Henry held up the back of the field and continually put the ball into play for our midfielders, Oscar, Aiden, Allan and Adam whose passing was exceptional. Elliot and Lachlan got plenty of ball up front and that showed in the score.

Paul blew the whistle for full time and the Mosman Jaguars were licking their wounds all the way back over the Spit Bridge.

Another outstanding team effort and it was beaming smiles and white teeth everywhere.
Hawks Power Again.

- Report by: Bruce Livingstone




U10 Div 2:

After the 3-3 draw against Avalon way back before Easter, the boys have just played 3 games in 10 days and are already looking a good chance for honours at the end of the season!!

Game 2 – Sat 17 April v Manly Allambie

Clearly the ref had bought himself a new whistle – and he was going to use it - with 3 penalties, two of which looked a touch on the dodgy side...

The first half was a tightly contested affair, with most of the action happening in the midfield. With Liam in goal, the Seaforth team were determined not to give anything away and played hard for every ball. Nick latched on to a loose ball just inside the halfway, shimmied away from a couple of Allambie defenders and fired a low bullet like shot into the left corner. Great goal, 1-0 Seaforth.

The end of the first half was action packed, Ethan got smashed in the shoulder while competing for a high ball. He came off for a breather, but no sooner than he was back on the field he whacked a powerful shot against the post. Minutes later, William was unfairly wrestled down in the box, Arttu narrowly missed with a hard driven penalty going just wide.

Reinvigorated by fresh oranges and fresh tactics from Coach Tim, the boys came out firing in the second half. Rowan was in goal and Liam had reverted to his preferred position up front. Harry, Joa and Joey controlled the midfield. Against the run of play and much to the disgust of the Seaforth fans massed on the sidelines the ref awarded (not sure what for?) a penalty to Allambie. They converted and it was 1-1. Game on!!

A second penalty to Allambie (this was getting ridiculous) was awarded and duly missed, the effect of this being to fire up our boys for a big finish. From a corner Christian went close, shooting narrowly over the bar. Seaforth piled on the pressure late in the game and were rewarded when Liam scored a brilliant goal from the edge of the box, looping it over the goalie’s head into the top right corner.

2-1 to Seaforth and a well deserved victory. Special mention to Matt and Eliot for great work in defence .

Game 3 – Sat 24 April v Beacon Hill

With Joa in goal in the first half, and Joey, Eliot and Harry at the back, Seaforth were always going to be hard to score against. Once again the boys gave their all, ran for everything and, with only one sub available (Tom still being caught up in a volcano in Iceland), the Coach was getting worried that everyone would make it through to the second half.

Make it through they did, with Joey inheriting the orange goalies jersey and doing a superb job. Scoring chances were few with the deadlock finally broken by Harry getting the ball outside the opposition penalty area and smashing first time into the corner past the sprawling Beacon Hill goalie. A superb strike and 1-0 to Seaforth.

Shortly after Ethan latched on to a cracking pass from William and slotted one off the post into the net only for the ref to rule him off-side. The wild celebrations from the loyal Seaforth fans were quickly cut short!! Seaforth retaliated by piling on more pressure with Rowan, Liam and Nick all making strong runs, with Arttu, Matt and Christian dominating the midfield play.

With a number of corners late in the game, both teams threatened to score but in the event Seaforth managed to stay ahead until the final whistle.

A hard earned victory and Seaforth are already shaping up as a tightly knit unit. Full credit to the Coach.

Game 4 – Monday 26 April v Collaroy Cromer Strikers

As the growing army of Seaforth fans descended upon St Matthews Farm Reserve, the question on everyones lips was whether the boys would be able to back up less than 48 hours after the epic battle against Beacon Hill. Would they have enough petrol in their tanks to survive what was shaping up to be an unseasonly warm April morning??

Eliot took goalie duty in the first half but did not see too much early action as Seaforth dominated the opening stages with Liam and Nick up front ably supported by Rowan, William and Matt in midfield . The Seaforth fans went into a frenzy when after only 5 minutes Arttu latched onto a cracking cross from Ethan and smashed a great goal into the right hand corner. Great goal, 1-0 to Seaforth.

The boys piled on more pressure and then had to withstand a barrage of attacks from Cromer. Christian, Joa, Harry and Joey in defence played really well, with Eliot making a couple of brave saves.

Seaforth managed to get a break against the run of play with Rowan streaking down the left wing (his lime green boots setting the early pace in the seasons fashion stakes!!) and putting a pinpoint cross at the feet of Ethan who made no mistake slotting the ball into the back of the net. Gooooaaaalll!! Seaforth were two up (very appropriate for Anzac weekend!!) and eagerly looking forward to their half time refreshment.

A late surge in the first half from Collaroy resulted in a bit of a goalmouth scramble and after some toing and froing Collaroy managed to get one past a brave, diving Eliot.

2-1 at the break and plenty of encouragement from the Coach. The second half saw the increasingly vocal Joa (does he ever shut up??) back in goal with Seaforth playing really well, creating several scoring opportunities after some clever build-ups and plenty of passing between each other. Harry and Arttu both went close after some nifty work by Nick, Liam and Christian and as the game neared its conclusion the Seaforth fans went into a nervous frenzy as the boys had to withstand some late attacks to hold onto their narrow lead. Great work in defence from Joey , Matt and William.

Finally the whistle blew, 2-1 to Seaforth and their loyal fans piled onto the pitch unable to contain their excitement. What a nail-biter. Coach Tim is already starting to display a few grey hairs!! With Tom D due back next week, the team appears to going from strength to strength.

- Report by: Eddie Chilcott

Weekend 17/18th April 2010

U8: Seaforth Falcons vs Wolf Spiders

First game of the season and the Falcons were ready to soar, with Callum in goals he was determined not to let the Spiders score. Angus and Ned have come a long way and proved to be solid player. Ben and Pat had so much energy to burn and were not going let the Spiders get past them, and in return Ben scoring our first game for the season. Tom and Javier passing skills showed how much they have learnt and proved to be important team members. Unfortunately the Spiders slipped one past us and Bill was not happy with him and Ned playing the passing game Ned scored an amazing second goal for the Falcons.

Second half Pat stood strong in goals and Javier was itching to get a goal, and with patience and determination he scored our first goal for the second half. Tom and Ben full of energy had a number of attempts but with the help of the whole team Bill scored two more goals. Ned was still on a high from his goal and his smile told the story. The Spiders slipped another one past Pat and he needed to grow an itch to stop from going in. Angus has proved that he is a valuable part of our team and did some great defense with Callum. Our final score was 5-2. WELL DONE Falcons!

Players of the Match went to Bill and Callum. Congrats guys.

- Report by: Karen Campbell

U6: Seaforth Cougars vs Manly Allambie United Meteors

April 17th 9.15am kick-off at Millers Reserve

Match 1
It was an action-packed first match of the season for the Cougars and Meteors.

All players had a great start to the season especially Molly and Will, who were very busy throughout the match. Possession was fairly even between the teams but the Meteors made more of their chances.

Molly from the Cougars showed great ball skills to score many of the Cougars goals. Will also impressed with some great attacking and defensive play. Timothy and Rachel did a great job with some strong free kicks for the Cougars and Louis showed promise in defence, standing in the goal to stop a couple of potential goals by the Meteors.

The Meteors proved to be the stronger team, with an impressive tally of goals.
Well done to all the players.

Match 2
The Cougars cheery enthusiasm for the game more than made up for their lack of training opportunities. The match was fast and fun with everyone doing their bit.

Jave was delighted with all goals scored and clapped the opposing team enthusiastically, while Tyler made his mark with some impressive slide tackles.

Ryan showed some exciting elusive dribbling and noone could get the ball away from Laura, she was everywhere! Kian proved adept with some sly dribbling towards the goal and Millie's strong support from the sidelines was very encouraging.
A great first match!

- Reports by: Laura Abley & Desiree Halse

U8: Seaforth Hawks V Mosman Whales

First game of the season and the Hawks were on fire.

A 9-1 result reflects well on the Hawks domination over the opposition throughout the match although the Whales were no slouches with some very skilful & accomplished players on their side.

The Hawks did extremely well through their never-ending commitment to tackle and attack the ball making sure they had the lions share of possession.

Also very good to watch were the excellent passing skills. Many of the 9 goals were a direct result of the brilliant team work, passing and support play.

Both Matt and Nick had stellar performances both scoring a hat-trick of goals and running themselves silly all over the park from kick off to final whistle. Also excellent contributions from Nathe, Asher and Rory all sharing the remaining goals.

And a special mention goes to Rory for some excellent goal-keeping early in the first half
– those saves set the scene for our attacking platform for the remainder of the match.

But, as the coach said, the whole team really deserves man-of-the-match and each player really put in a big effort.

Well done the Hawks and let's keep it going all season!!

- Report by: Greg Taranto

U8: Seaforth Bears v Curl Curl Dolphins

The Bears are back in town.

First of all I like to welcome our new recruits. Tomi Piisila & Tom Harrison-Brown.
I hope they have fun in this great team.

The game on the weekend was a very competitive match. However the Bears dominated the Dolphins in most areas. The Bears were too super keen and fit.

Great 5-1 win.

Well Done Bears. Player of the Match Tomi Piisila.

- Report by Jason Agapiou, Coach

U9: Seaforth Hawks V CC Strikers Bandits

The U/9 Hawks played the CC Strikers Bandits for their first game of the season, and did us proud with a 2 goal to 1 goal "WIN".

We turned up early and our Coaches Andy and Adam were brimming with enthusiasm.
The kids were chafing at the bit to get into a new season. At the warm up some of the kids could even touch their toes. Their greatest concern was that the field is a lot bigger this year.

The starting whistle had the adrenalin pumping (also on the sidelines) and entire Team worked very hard. The Bandits created a lot of pressure and the kids worked tirelessly to hold them out. We overcame the pressure and held our positions, then through the good work of our backs and midfielders put the ball in place for our strikers to get a very hard earned goal prior to half time.

Our Coaches hard work was paying off and the kids were starting to click as a team. At half time our goalies changed over and everyone earned a 1/4 of an orange and a long cool drink.

The second half saw a runaway goal to the Bandits (against the flow of play) and we were facing a 1 all draw. On the sidelines the pressure had all our hearts missing a beat.

Our Hawks turned to attack mode a punished the Bandits defence tirelessly. It was time to stick in the talons and finish the Bandits off.

With 2 minutes to go we got a break down the left side and crossed to a beautiful strike which left the Bandits goalie wondering what had just happened.

HAWKS POWER.

Everyone was ecstatic with our fantastic start to the season. The Kids said they are now ready to take on Manchester United (but they will have to wait until next week).

GO THE SEAFORTH U/9 HAWKS

- Report by Bruce Livingstone

U9: Seaforth Eagles v Harbord Falcons

Great start to the season with a 2-0 win.

The Eagles dominated Harbord from the start and was an impressive win.

This is the first time we have played together and the Eagles will improve on this.

It should be a fun year and all players seemed to enjoy themselves. Special mention to Benny from the U8s for helping us out and scoring an excellent goal.

Player of the match which was picked by Scott and went to Parissa. Her ball control and positional play was a highlight of the match.

Good Luck Eagles for the rest of the season.

- Report by Jason Agapiou, Coach

Ladies 16/2: Seaforth v Curl Curl

SEAFORTH 5 CURL CURL 1
At Seaforth Oval, Sunday 18 April 2010

Our young ladies got their season off to the best possible start with an emphatic 5-1 home win over Curl Curl. We dominated across the park, monopolising possession and turning that glut of ball into goals. But Curlie had just 10 players resisting a very skilful Seaforth side enjoying the luxury of a deep bench, and the weight of numbers (and a very warm morning) were telling factors in the end.

Seaforth was quickly into stride, our speedy and skilful forward line feasting on a steady stream of ball from our mid-field and backs. We pressed forward from the opening whistle, and it came as no surprise when Natasha opened the scoring after just 8 minutes with an audacious long-range shot. Claudia made it 2-nil moments later, slotting home a pass in from the left, and she grabbed the third close to half-time from a terrific set piece: Emma pushed a long ball in from a free kick, Josephine headed across the face of goal, and Claudia buried the ball from close range.

3-nil at half time but any complacency was quickly shattered just 30 seconds into the second spell. Rhian had no chance of pulling down a ball that soared high over her head into the net from a long way out, but that set-back served only to fire up the home team. Raid after raid rained down on the Curlie goal; Briar went closest, an elegant left-footer flying off the post, before Holly scored #4. This was a great effort: she trapped a delightful pass from Danika, beat her marker and then fired a high curling shot over the goalie. The final goal was a testament to the non-stop team effort: Jess collected a pass from Chantal and took the ball up the right side; a lovely pass through to Claudia who scored from a ricochet after a courageous goalie blocked the first shot.

This was a very good first effort from our young ladies. Plenty of on-the-ball skills were on display, and our defence was strong across the park. 5-1 the final score, and a fair reflection of the game.

Dominique (Nina's mum) has volunteered to start our orange roster from next Sunday. For simplicity, could we please go to the top of our team list for the next round of orange duty? (That means the Ashcrofts can be the orange boys/girls for the Monday game, and we simply roll down the list for subsequent matches?) Hope that's OK…

Claudia is away over the ANZAC long weekend. Can any other absentees please advise Donald at training?

- Report by Murray Olds