Under 9 Match report 26th June

Woodbridge: 1
South Hobart: 0

"It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it."

John Wooden


This week’s fixture saw the meeting of evenly-matched sides: Woodbridge and South Hobart. Both teams arrived eagerly; determined to give their all in a tight contest which resulted in Woodbridge recording another win by a convincing goal, including some great individual performances.

Unfortunately we were only able to field six players and remained one player short of a full side. However, thanks to Jacob and Alex (two talented South Hobart players, who generously volunteered to play one half of the match each amongst our Woodbridge players) the game was ready to go. Thanks guys!

The first half was deadlocked zero a piece, containing a high-order of defense from each team. Both sides were struggling to find the unity which would see them take an early lead in this match. However, Woodbridge remained proud of their efforts come the half-time break.

The second half seemed to be taking the same path as the first until five minutes into the break following a string of shots and misses, Cadence found the bottom right-hand corner with a great finish. It could have easily been a draw from then on after some great football from South Hobart, but with some help from Sean in goals the game didn’t progress and finished much to the satisfaction from some tired efforts from both ends of the pitch.

This week our captain: Gemma, took charge of her natural defending position proving her strength and determination. Our goal-keeper for the first half: George, helped the team in not conceding a goal as well as using his instincts to clear the ball from every dangerous situation. Tennessee and Finnian played the best to their ability running from one side of the pitch to the other; creating opportunities and maintaining the possession in the midfield. Sean has developed a strong position as goal-keeper for the second week running alongside our experienced goalie: George. Sean saved the game on two occasions, keeping out two accurate shots from the South Hobart attack in addition to his good defending in the first half. Cadence had another good game, adding to his consistent record. Cadence remained the only goal-scorer in the match, leading the attack for Woodbridge.

The game was definitely one to remember with a great team effort from Woodbridge. Well done guys!

Phin.