Match report

Match report

Hahndorf took on Stirling Districts at home grounds this afternoon for what was a fair and well fought match. Starting with Joel Bateman and Jensen Ingram in the attack, supported by Emlyn Gilroy, Chris Haynes and Samuel Whitehead in midfield, Hahndorf kept the pressure on Stirling right to the end. With keeper Thomas Stapleton in goals, supported by Lawson Shotton, Cooper Newman and Louis Moran in defence, Hahndorf were kept equally on their toes fending off a deft offence from their eager opponents. Though keeper Stapleton impressed many times over with a marked skill in deflecting Stirlings fire, a couple of unlucky slips gave Districts the upper hand in the games first half.  The Magpies corralled to the fight in the second half, with man-of-the-match Bateman landing a shot in goals and providing his team mates an appreciative boost in morale. With the animal spirits now wide awake, the game dialled up a notch and Hahndorf were able to present some of the skills of its longer standing players with some well calculated passing between Gilroy, Haines and Shotten and some fancy footwork by the talented Ingram. Though this was impressive to see, it wasn't quite enough to deliver the Magpies the result they'd hoped for with Stirling taking it away with a 3-1 win. Overall, a fair match and good result considering the lads return from school holidays.