Match report

Match report

Hahndorf Under 16s were back at Pine Avenue to host Murray Bridge. The last time these two teams met, it was a close encounter and the Hahndorf team were looking for a home win. Hahndorf’s Jack Anderson found the back of the net within 2 minutes of the start and Tully Probert, Jack Eakins and Alex Montagu stopped Murray Bridge’s forwards a number of times before Hahndorf scored again, this time off a corner kick by Micah Edgecombe and Eakins headed the ball past Murray Bridge’s keeper to make in 2 nil. Murray Bridge responded with a long kick, which beat Hahndorf’s keeper James Bagley before Hahndorf quickly responded with another goal by Anderson off a slick pass by Eakins. Murray Bridge scored again just before half time and Hahndorf were 3-2 up at the end of the half. The second half was a hard-fought contest between two very competitive teams and Hahndorf’s Eddie Hardingham narrowly missed a header from a well-placed corner kick. At the other end, Eakins defended a Murray Bridge shot at goal and headed it just over the crossbar. Murray Bridge continued to push forward but were stopped by some great defensive play by Josh Rayner, David Nielsen, Probert and Eakins. Hahndorf’s Jackson Doley, Jamie Hamilton and Xavier Kell had plenty of the ball but the forwards could not find the back of the net. Murray Bridge equalised deep into the second half and were awarded a penalty with less than a minute to go, which they scored and the referee blew the whistle to end a very entertaining game. Murray Bridge walked away with a very hard-fought 4-3 victory.