Stanmore Hawks - Sydney Uni 0 - 2
Jeg spiller jo selfølgelig fotball her nede og har hele tida spilt for Sydney Univesity Soccer Club her nede, i det som tilsvarer 2. divisjon hjemme i Norge.
Men i år har vi fått nytt trener-team (beste treneren jeg noensinne har hatt, både mht taktikk, preferanse for spillestil, trenings kompetanse og ikke minst mht personlig motivasjon og sosial intelligents), endel nye spillere og miljøet og stemningen i laget har vært enorm under pre season.
Det var derfor ingen overraskelse at vi i første runde dro i land en komfortabelt seier mot en av de helt ålreite lagene i ligaen. Her er match rapporten for første kamp (kommer til å legge ut match rapporter for hver runde, de er hentet fra lagets hjemmeside http://www.soccer.usyd.edu.au/):
Sydney Uni travelled to Arlington Oval for a first round showdown with Stanmore Hawks on a warm and muggy Sunday night.
In first grade, Uni played some good football on what was a remarkably good Arlington Oval pitch. A soft back pass from Stanmore and some good anticipation from Jacob "Big Bob" Swartzanegga (aka Swartz) was enough for Uni to grab the lead.
Uni was dominating with Gavaghan, Collins and Swartzanegga running rings around their defence. Stanmore then had a man sent off for a straight red card after a vicious challenge on Collins. Uni went to the break 1-0 up.
Uni used the numerical advantage well to keep possession for long periods and to open up the Stanmore defence on several occasions. After a penalty miss and two further penalty calls turned down, we finally grabbed a second after Gavaghan put away a loose ball in the box.
A couple more chances went begging and one shot hit the bar, but Uni were able to hold on for a well deserved victory.
Everyone did their job, and V-bomber, Ace (assist for the second goal) and Greyhound added some extra legs and penetration when they came on.
Congratulations to Glenn Lockhart for a win in his debut game as First Grade coach.
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