Match report

Season Date Round Venue
2020 U9 5th September 9:30am League Round 11 HSC Main Pitch 1
Match report
The sun was out again for the clash between Hahndorf Black and Stirling Districts Blue at Pine Ave. Both teams lined up with determination on their faces. An early attempt on goal by Jackson Bidgood was thwarted by Stirling and the ball bounced around the pitch. Rowan Gilroy had another Stella game in defence putting himself in the right place at the right time with a powerful kick back to the Hahndorf end. This time Bidgood lifted the ball and found the back of the net. With play heading down Stirling end, Jhett Frost got a clearing shot on to the ball as his opponents boot went flying through the air. Zack Perkins was determined to keep the ball in Hahndorf’s position with kicks made in a variety of non-standing positions. Coach Eddie then found himself in the centre of the action as the ball was sent flying down the Hahndorf end again. Caleb Early appeared out of nowhere, putting his body on the line on several occasions to keep the ball safe for the Hahndorf team. With half time fast approaching the Hahndorf boys put together a play of the day passing and weaving through the Stirling team with Lucca Falvo Lopez getting his foot to the ball before it ended up in the net. The second half saw teams increase to 9 a side and many more attempts on goal by the Hahndorf forward line keeping the Stirling goalie on their toes. At one point, Falvo Lopez landed a shot right on the goalies chest! Great passing from Perkins to Hugo Curtis and then to Lachlan Gardiner looked like it had the goods but again it went wide. Hahndorf played a strong defensive team game when the ball threatened their goals with great long clearing kicks returning the ball to their end for some pretty ambitious long attempts on goal. Weaving through the opposition Bidgood finally got the ball where he had been aiming for all game. Hard defence by Curtis pushed the ball back up to Hahndorf’s end where an unsuccessful attempt on goal was then claimed by Gilroy and kicked over the keepers head for the final goal of the game. A final charge by Stirling towards keeper Connor Castle saw him with the final clearing kick of the game. Thankyou Stirling for the great game and well done Hahndorf on the 3-0 win!