Tony is away on a work conference in Fiji and has asked me to update his blog for him. I hope that I am able to update it to the standard that he has written his previous blogs.
Result 0 – 5 to Eastbourne.
Players of the Day: Vincent B and Vincent L for keeping the Eastbourne Tigers on their toes.
Highlight: Would have to be Sam’s Excellent saving of the ball in a Penalty Shot. The odds were stacked against him as only he could be in the goal to stop the ball from being kicked through. Sam rose to the occasion and successfully saved it from turning into another Goal for Eastbourne.
The day was very windy and cold even though the sun was shining. Unfortunately luck wasn’t on our side today. The 2 Goals Eastbourne scored in the first half were a matter of not enough help for our Goalie and the wind not being in our favour.
We missed Caleb in our Defence but the boys did really well. Defence were kept busy with some runs against the play as the wind caught us off guard.
Bosco was really good in defence and kicked quite a few balls away from the opposition’s goal. He was good at standing his ground and passing the ball to his fellow team mates.
Cody was good at putting his body on the line. Sometimes he was successful.
Andy was good at Multi-tasking and going to where he felt he should be to be able to stop the opposition from taking possession.
Amanda was there when needed at critical times and succeeded in stopping the opposition from having possession of the ball.
The mid field had a hard time getting possession of the ball due to the wind, but when they did they got it done the line and up to the Strikers to have a go at Goal.
AJ was good at tackling the opposition for the ball and succeed on numerous occasions to take possession of it and passed it on to one of his own players.
Cameron was good at leaning in and reading the ball and knowing where to position himself so he could try and get the ball.
Josh B had excellent control of the ball and worked out where he needed to position himself to pass the ball on to our Strikers.
Vincent did really well and was in the thick of it and giving the other team a run for their money. He was all over the place and running rings around the opposition.
The strikers had quite a few chances at scoring a goal or 2 but again the weather played a part in them not succeeding.
Aaron had 2 great chances at scoring a goal, but the wind carried it away from the goal. It was so close both times and that it just missed going in.
Vinnie B had a few chances to score as well, but it wasn’t to be. Their Goalie was quicker.
Both boys were unlucky not to have scored some goals.
JD positioned himself well and was able to pass the ball to his fellow strikers or drop back if there were too many players up front.
Our 2 Goalies, Josh and Sam did a wonderful job at trying to stop Eastbourne’s goals going through, but it wasn’t meant to be. They should both be proud of themselves for putting their bodies on the line and trying to stop the goals from getting through.
Our new white strip still looked great and the team looked professional. It would've been good to have come away at least one goal, but there’s always next week to get some more goals.
Next week is our last game of the season and Tony will be back on board to update the blog. Tony is away on a work conference in Fiji and has asked me to update his blog for him. I hope that I am able to update it to the standard that he has written his previous blogs.
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