Week 10 (20 June)
RESULT: LOSS 1-3
SCORERS: Harry
Poor weather and field conditions did not dampen the spirits of all players involved in this game and the score does not indicate the closeness of both teams. Conditions however did restrict play on the left-hand side of the field.
Two early goals by Sharks were the result of lapses in defense by PHD. However Pumas were not defeated and rallied well with strong and repeated attack, mainly by the great team combination of Aiden, Mark, Matt Pitman and Nick Grul. This passing showed a much improved effort and resulted in a penalty in the box that Harry converted to a goal. At half time the score was 2:1.
The second half saw persistent defensive and attacking efforts by Sam Liu, speedy running in attack by Mark, insightful passing by Aiden, fine efforts in constant running defense by Jeremy, good goal saving by Tom, powerful breakaways by Nick Grul , consistent defense by Nick O’Neil, a strong cross by Justin and Harry nearly scoring again with another penalty. Unfortunately PHD could not successfully land any of the repeated goal shots with Sharks goalkeeper working determinedly to keep us from leveling.
Unfortunately Sharks scored in the last 30 seconds of the game to win 3:1, which was not a truly reflection of the quality of play.
Well played Pumas.