Saturday, 12 July 2014

U9 Sandringham


The first game since a couple of weeks and it took a while for the players to find their position on the field. Sandringham brought a stronger team than the first time we played them and they had most of the attack.  It was thanks to some good last line of defence from Charlie and great goalkeeping from Will that we went into the break 0-0.  The second half was much better with more passing and running into free space (instead of towards the ball).  Damiano was strong as a controlling midfielder and Campbell and Oliver H showed great grit in the midfield with second and third efforts. Oliver DR and Xavier provided plenty of run upfront and were unlucky not to find the back of the net. Joel used his dash to cover the whole pitch and Lucas had some great saves. Although we conceded a couple of goals, it was a much better second half.

For training we'll focus on 'control the ball and pass' (instead of running with the ball) as well as putting pressure on the opponent player with the ball.  

Congratulations to Will on his "Most Valuable Player" award for the game a couple of weeks ago.  Will has grown into a strong goallie and I have lost count on how many times he has kept the nil.  On the field is also shaping up as a dangerous attacking midfielder with great chases.  

GO STINGRAYS!

The score ended up 2-0 for Sandringham
Scorers: -
 

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