Semi Final Round 1 (2/8/08)
We had a fight on our hands this morning but I all fell into place as scripted with a spirited 2-0 win over our foes at a breezy school oval this morning. Roselea came out hard and camped themselves firmly in our half for the first 10-15 minutes and the coach and crowd were nervous, nervous, nervous. Harry, (a.k.a. “rubber man”) pulled off a ripper of a save diving to his left and covering a ball that was earmarked for the left hand corner….we loved it. Still……Roselea couldn’t find their mark and our team composed themselves and started to grind out a win. Andrew scored our first goal with a volley that came from a cross from the wing and we went to the break 1 nil up but with plenty of work still left to do. We needed some speed up front and some driving kicks to provide some momentum that we could work with. Sammy was brought back into defence to clear and drive and she did just that. Sammy drove up to Josh, Josh crossed to Joel and hey presto…”Joela Joela” gets number one for the season. (well done…we knew it was in there somewhere.) Jeremy was everywhere today and was a deserved “MOTM” recipient….he chased down everything today. A special “THANKYOU” to our star sweeper Charlie, who played his last game before he departs to the USA to show Beckham a thing or two. You have done yourself and your team proud Charlie….we couldn’t have got this far without your speed and skill and for that we all say “Bon Voyage” and we will be thinking of you.
Next week…Hill Hawks……so plenty of soccer left yet. See you Wednesday.