Pagewood "A" 3 - 0 Maroubra United

Greek Gods conspire against Maroubra

With barely 10 fit players available for duty it was never going to be an easy task but with Pagewood Over 45s game being cancelled and Pagewood B forfeiting, the A's went from being short on numbers to having 16 available.

We had much discussion before the game on how to set ourselves up and went for 4-4-1 with Wayne upfront.

We played a very disciplined first half but unfortunately were behind due to two power shots from the edge of the box which Scottie could do nothing about. Scottie also kept us in it with some excellent saves.


The half time talk was all about playing more football and not just sitting back as much. Wayne and Con also swapped positions. Also Pagewood tried to add another player but Wayne shut that down as he wasn’t on the match sheet.


The second half was textbook how to play with ten men with Rod and Keith dominating midfield and great teamwork across the pitch, especially Pete overlapping down the right wing.

As expected the Pagewood players were more interested in getting themselves on the scoresheet than passing and wasted any opportunities that came their way.

We forced a couple of corners and generally spent a lot more time in their half but unfortunately failed to make the breakthrough. The team structure was excellent, we shut down their midfield and we were regularly driving them backwards with no options available to them.

It was only in the final 10 minutes with legs tiring and Justin now on one leg that they finally forced an opening and scored their third.

And that’s how it ended, a very solid and confidence inspiring performance that everyone can be proud of, it just wasn’t our day.

Special thanks to Jason for doing the jerseys and bringing the beer, unfortunately no one partook in the circumstances so we can add to our end of season stash!
Jason, please send through your player ratings to Wayne only (3-2-1)

Enjoy the rest of the long weekend everyone and let’s hope we can get the Gods back onside for future games!!!

Team Sheet:

Scott, Peter, Russell, Rod, Jason, Keith, Justin, Con, Frank, Wayne