As the morning dew glistened across the Coral Sea pitch, the team arrived bright eyed for this 9am start.
First task for the day was to setup the field and somehow attach the nets to the new steel goal posts. The lads took the decision to start with the corner flags to build up confidence, then swiftly moved on to the crowd control barriers (critical for such a fixture).
Once completed, there was no option but to start on the nets with Terry fetching a chair to assist.
After about 10 minutes the first net was up and the lads stood back to admire their handywork - and realised it was upside down (I think) and had to do it again...
There were no issues with the second net for these now seasoned net erectors!
Todays opposition was the feared Waverly Old Boys with their lethal strike force who trashed us 4-1 last year. But with Vince moving out west and Irish Mike being deported (possibly - editorial license) they lacked numbers and a cutting edge.
We had a solid turnout including the first appearances of Keith and Nap for the season, adding some creativity to the side.With Karl unavailable, Wayne offered to go in goal for the first half.
The game was scrappy to begin with, with a lot of ping-pong soccer going on but we got an early goal through Leo. Waverly were holding on well, with us unable to control the game despite having an extra man. They managed to level after 20 minutes despite having 2 attackers against 4 defenders who were busy marking space - can and must do better lads!
As the half wore on and we made the most of our bench, keeping legs fresh, we managed to nick 2 more goals through Keith and Leo again with our passing game improving.
The half time chatter was about keeping the ball and concentrating on passing as this was a trial after all.
The second half was much better, with us putting together some lovely moves but still probably kicked the ball away more than was necessary.
Highlights included a Nelson rasper that dented the crossbar, Toms first of the season, Leo almost bagging another (if only he could jump!) and last but not least, the Waverly keeper scoring from a punt upfield with the ball bouncing over Jimmy and then our honorary keeper, Dennis, falling over as he tried to back track - it was brilliant entertainment boys - well done!
Overall, lots of positives but still a fair few things we can work on in training
Special thanks to Wayne and Jason for helping Waverly out for the second half.
Team:
Wayne, Kevin, Peter, Dennis, Francis, Selim, Rod, Terry, Keith, John, Tom
Interchange:
Jason, Frank, Nap, Yoshi, Jimmy, Nelson, Leo
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