Maroubra United 1 - 1 Pagewood Botany "A"

If you were to read the newspapers, it was to be a game that Pagewood only had to rock up, go through the motions and take home the 3 points. However you shouldn't believe everything you read and today's 1-1 result was a fantastic result for us and you all should be proud of your efforts.

I was particularly impressed with our defence today and our 2 volunteer keepers Wayne and Scott did a very good job with some fine saves. At the start of the game, I set a target/challenge to keep Pagewood scoreless at halftime and although they sneaked one in, it was late in the half and in the end we did manage to keep them scoreless in the second half so well done!!

The midfield and attackers worked overtime today and really let the opposition know they were going to be in for a fight and they got one. Not only did they stifle their attacking options with some perfectly timed tackles and intercepts but fought fire with fire in creating several chances of our own and moving the ball around in style.

And what about our goal to snatch the draw. With the loose ball deep in their goal and supposedly covered by their defence, Tom was able to shake off his defender collect the loose ball and slot it past the keeper in a casual manner. Although Tom managed to get on the scoresheet, his post goal celebration left a great deal to be desired and I had to mark it 5/10 which could be costly at the end of the season if we have a tied Golden Boot Award.

However one match doesn't make a season, this is only the beginning and we still have a lot of work to do but it is a great start so enjoy your rest and see you all at Wednesday training for a 6.30pm start for another jam packed schedule of exciting drills!!

Lastly, I need to confirm if all you guys are happy to chip in for a Players Player of the Year Award (see opening blog below). If so, I will commence the voting as I brought the beers today with my 3,2,1 which is not an easy task today.

Thanks for your support,

Leo.