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“THE
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Game 10 St Augustines Cromer 2 |
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First Grade – Saintly Result Score: 3-0 Goal Scorer(s):
Nick Sheather ’50, Ashley Mathieson
’85, Nick Rainey ’90 Match Report: For
those of you that are religiously inclined, the saints were on the side of
the Tigers in this one while turning their back on one of their own… The first half was a tight affair with neither team
dominating the game or possession. A new line-up in midfield was giving their
all but probably lacked the cohesion normally found in a combination that has
played together before. With Tim smithies and Adam Townsend both unavailable
John O’Leary slotted into centre mid with Eddy Fong, at left half,
trying out his new found skills learnt while attending the “Junior
Coaching Course” that weekend. Playing the bottom team, we were always expected to win
comfortably but Saints had other ideas and pressured us into mistakes. Due to
the fact that the boys new they should be winning, but weren’t,
resulted in a lack of patience and we pushed of too many passes while not
taking the easy options available. Instead of controlled build up play and
retention of the ball we were gifting away too much possession in midfield
and up front making it easier for Saints to defend. Some good interplay in the first half saw Nick Sheather break
down the left hand side and cut a ball back to Nick Dillenbeck
who neatly tapped in at the near post but was unfortunately disallowed after
the linesman adjudged the ball to go out of play prior to being crossed. We scored early in the second half after some quick
thinking by Dave Sutherland, who took an early throw, left Nick Sheather with
an easy tap in after being flicked on at the near post. Shortly after a
Saints player was sent off for a second yellow card offence which seemed to
spur his team mates into action. We were lucky not to concede a goal but some
crucial saves by Benny in goals made all the difference. In the end, the Saints defence started to tire and after
being caught out by the offside trap a few times, we finely go it right
resulting in two one on one’s with the keeper which were clinically
finished by Ash and Nick Rainey respectively. With the extra man we should have taken control but
couldn’t retain possession to take advantage. Some negative talk also
crept into our game in the second half, which didn’t help matters and
was disruptive to the team. Let’s make sure we keep the talk positive
regardless of the scoreboard or how well we’re playing. I’m sure
this will make it more enjoyable for all and will have a positive impact on
how we play. Man of the Match: Ben Molyneux Reserve Grade – Reidy on
Target Score: 2-0 Goal Scorer(s): Andrew
Reid ’50, Adrian Ogg (PK) ’70 Match Report: The
Reserve Grade squad put into action a powerful 2-0 display to maintain their
top of the table position versus St Augustines. In
a game which is always hard playing against a team that lay at the bottom of
the table the defence held strong yet again led well by Lenny Sorbara. The midfield worked hard but sometimes found
themselves out of position or in front of the play creating problems in
manning up in defence. Good work from Andrew Reid up front helped the team create
some good first half chances. Tim Eaton’s long range shot was well
saved by the Saints keeper and Adam Burling was unlucky not to have put the
team one up at the half after finding himself in behind the defence. 0-0 at the half saw a few changes to the team line up made
by Ash and John who were filling in for the regular coach who was learning
his trade on the park next door. Chris “Lone Striker” Charlton
was subbed due to a dose of the flu with Darren “Playmaker” Leach
arriving just in time to find himself put straight into right half. The
defensive line was reshuffled with Oggy moving to
his more accustomed position of centre back centre and Kane moving out wide. A few tactical team talks at half time paid early dividends
as Reidy did superbly well to take the ball past a
few defenders before knocking it into the bottom right corner with a well
timed left foot shot. A nice way to open his account for the season. The
midfield seemed to straighten themselves out and
worked better together and the defence held the opposition forwards out with Stahly strong once again in goals. The game was sealed with a second goal midway through the
second half after a Saints defender was adjudged to handle the ball in the
penalty box. Adrian Ogg stepped up to take the
penalty and placed a well struck shot in the right hand corner giving the
keeper no chance. Man of the Match: Andrew Reid |
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