U10 - Glen Eira (Taipans)

They did it again; no, I'm not talking about the game but about the Bloxhams who did the 5-fruit combo that I doubt will be topped in the last few games. The boys played well and as usual our goal keeping was 1st class. We deserved a goal or two but it never came. There are three more games and lets hope we can crank out a win before the end of the season.

Thinking of ideas for the end of season: Location? (email me)

Congratulations to Arun Bloxham for receiving the outstanding achievement award for his previous game.

Coaches' Corner : It was a tough gig with no interchange and  having to listen to that guy(Bruce) commentate the whole match very loudly, anyway the boys did well with everybody trying hard. We had some chances but luck was not with us and they had No12 who was very good (we knew because Bruce let us know) - well done to Arun who was given the job of marking him and special mention to James and Harry for fantastic keeping, We did run out of legs a bit towards the end but next week we should be back to normal looking for  a few goals and a win.

At one point the game changed from soccer to international rules which was a bit strange and 2 of their goals came from refereeing decisions that Bruce the commentator must have called "SPECIAL:"

GO STINGRAYS

The score ended up 0-4
Scorers: 

Bayside Argonauts FC

This time we came out fighting and scored first. It was one of two goals from Arun who has the never give up attitude that really inspires. At the end we lost but played well.... Both goal-keepers were once again fantastic but where it all goes wrong is in defense. I'm sure the coaches will work on this for our last four games.

Congratulations to Thomas and Kyle (last week) on their "Most Valuable Player" awards for massive improvement and solidifying the midfield.

Coaches' Corner : Alright stuff today, for a long time we had them on the ropes so the boys really can do it and we did give it a go- yep we lost 4-2 but they knew they had played. We still have to get the defense sorted when under pressure and we will have another look at this at training this week. With 4 games to go if we keep going like this we will get some good results.

The score ended up 2-2
Scorers:  Arun Bloxham (2)

U10 Sandringham (Wolves)

It was a good game today and we came back against a very good team.... Yes we lost but we still scored and the boys played as a team. The one thing we lack is some commitment and giving it 100%...... Please encourage your boys to run till they drop as they will see the results. Lets hope for another sunny day next week. PS Start thinking about what we are going to do at the end of the season.

Congratulations to ................... Wait for next week peeps

Coaches' Corner : We did really well to contain the attack of Sandy with some great keeping from James and Harry limiting the Sandy goals but we also had our chances and scored 2 goals from Charlie and Karl and with some accuracy we could have scored more.We need to work again on our defending and also getting some power into our long kicks.In the second half we started on fire and kept it up for most of the half-we need to do this in the first half of games as well as we seem to be like that most weeks. Everybody is still having fun and continuing to improve as the weeks go by and we ask no more than that.

Scorers:  Karl Neubauer (1) Charlie Bloxham (1)

The score ended up 2-5

U10 - Glen Eira (Rhino's)

Another loss; and one we didn't deserve. We missed old Martin today, imho, and we just lacked power at the back..... (dad moment over). The truth be told; it showed we have not been training but one the flip-side was that everyone played well but just let it go in the 2nd half. Our goal-keeping was excellent and all the boys passed when required which was nice to see...... We've past the halfway mark and lets hope we can get a few wins under our belt before the end of the season.

Congratulations to Karl on his "Most Valuable Player" for some great forward play

Coaches' Corner : We had some good passages of play in the first half but in the second half we ran put of legs. We did a lot of ball watching and were tackling each other for the ball so hopefully the rain will stay of and we can train this week to work on these things and get running again. We did have some good long balls through to the goals but luck was not with us.The goal scored by Karl was a really well hit.

Scorers:  Karl Neubauer (1)

The score ended up 1-4