Round Robin 1 (8 Aug)
RESULT: Win 2-1
SCORERS: Marshall Luke 2
Up against the minor premiers who we had drawn with nil all in the 1st round and had a close 2-1 loss in atrocious conditions in the 2nd round meant that we knew we were in for a tough game. And so it was to be with West Ryde Rovers coming out and dominating the first 10 minutes but strong defence and great goal keeping again from Sam kept them scoreless. It was at about this time that the boys got their rhythm and started to apply the pressure to the opposition.
With the pressure mounting Marshall latched onto a ball and took it half the length of the field and put it high and wide of the goal keeper giving us the lead which we took into half time. The second half began more like a tennis match going from one end to the other with more great saves by both goal keepers.
It wasn’t until about half way through the second half that WRR had a penalty just outside the box and to the left of goals which they sent sailing over Sam’s head to level the scores (Mic was heard to say that not even he could of saved that one and that Manchester couldn’t of scored a goal like that).
For a change the boys must have been listening at half time as their heads didn’t drop for a second and after some more great defence Ben lobbed a ball up front which Marshall ran onto and punched it into the back of the net to the cheers and roars of the spectators. The next few minutes seem to drag on forever until the final whistle blew and a deep sigh was heard around the ground with a 2-1 victory the result.
This week’s player of the match went to Zac for his great clearing kicks and corners.