Semi Final Round 2 (9/8/08)
This was a first for the season today – a draw!! 0-0 with Hills Hawks. We’ve won, lost a few times but never had a draw. We got of to a great start with our guys putting on a fantastic performance right from the whistle. But then the Hawks lifted their game and it was obviously going to be very close. Half time saw no score but plenty of exciting moments especially the one where the opposition had a very near shot at goal just before the whistle. Andrew had a couple of very near shots as well and at one point was just in front of their goal ready to strike, it looked like their goalie couldn’t make up his mind whether to stay or come out – unfortunately for us he came out and managed to snatch the ball off Andy’s foot – very disappointing for us.
The second half saw a huge amount of defending from both sides, but we knew all we had to do was hold them to a nil all draw and we were into the Grand Final. It would have been nice to score a goal but we were all very happy with the end result. Now we have to go through ANOTHER nerve wracking week. I think it’s going to be a l o n g week. Our Man of the Match trophy went to Matt Burke who had an excellent game today – very focused and determined – well done Matt. We are now officially “finalists” and have to concentrate on a big win for next Saturday – Good Luck everyone.