Under 6 Match Report 24th April 2010

My apologies for not preparing a game report for our first game of the season played on 17th April 2010. Taking the field for the first time were Amber, Derek, Eliza, Ella, Noah, Rory and Ruby. After the photos were taken by very proud and nervous family members, we took the field to play St Aloysius. It was a very evenly matched game that ended 6-4 to St Aloysius with the majority of their goals scored by one boy. It took Woodbridge a while to get going, mainly caused by their politeness in not wanting to take the ball off any St Aloysius player. Noah got the hang of it and banged in a few goals and had good support from the rest of the team. Importantly, everybody seemed to enjoy themselves and I would like to thank all the supporters on the sideline, who created a really good atmosphere and cheered St Aloysius goals as well as ours. That is what Woodbridge is known for, and thank you for keeping that tradition intact.

Last week’s game was also against a St Aloysius team but there the similarity ended. Noah left his scoring boots from last week somewhere else. There were some really good chances on goal from Derek and Rory but unfortunately none found the back of the net. This game was also a little different in that we substituted whole teams because we had eight players. One team had Derek , Ella, Noah and Ruby, while the other team comprised Amber, Caleb, Rory and Serafina (her first game). This made the substitutions a lot easier for parents to manage. While everybody only got 15 minutes in total, at least we could ensure that everybody got the same amount to time on the field. If we continue to get more players, we will look at forming two teams to give everyone more game time. Once again, the atmosphere was great and I think everybody had a good time. I was pleased that more of the players are starting to get what the game is about (I never forget that they are all undero7). The final score was lots to nil, but we don’t keep score in the under 7’s anyway. Next week, same time same place we have a bit of cross town rivalry when the Cygnet Sea Dragons travel over to take on the mighty whalers. Hope to see you all there.
John the coach