Match report

Match report

The original Round 15 U15 match between Torrens Valley and Blackwood Forest was unable to proceed on the scheduled date of July 31 due to Covid-19 Restrictions.  The make-up match took place at Birdwood Park at 11.30am on Saturday 28th August on fine, overcast morning.

Blackwood went into the match with 10 tired players who, having no subs, played an entire make-up match that finished after 9pm the previous night. The availability of fresh legs from subs was welcomed by those players, who knew they were up for a challenge by the strong Torrens Valley team.

Torrens Valley, in their usual style, took control of the play with targeted passing and ball handling. They had 20 shots on goal in the first half, with a mixture of off-target strikes and some brilliant keeping by Blackwood’s Angus D. It was credit to the Blackwood team to restrict the scoring to 1 goal by Harry P just before the 30 minute mark.  Blackwood’s 3 attempts throughout the first half were all denied by the Torrens Valley keeper, with one particularly athletic save of a ball that was destined for the very top left corner from the boot of Elisha S.

Blackwood’s fatigue set in during the second half and Torrens Valley used some great strategy to pick apart the back line of Blackwood’s defence. After some off-target attempts by Torrens Valley, Harry P scored his second goal for the match. Torrens Valley drove another shot wide before Blackwood’s first and only goal for the match was disallowed, being called offside. Cooper M scored the Valley’s 3rd after the ball slipped from the Blackwood keeper’s hands.  Angus D successfully prevented a further two attempts before Jett W’s shot resulted in the 4th goal for his team. Another brilliant piece of keeping denied Torrens Valley from making it 5-0.  A long kick from deep in the pitch from Blackwood’s Zac V was saved by the Torrens Valley keeper, leaving Blackwood scoreless. Liam W scored Torrens Valley’s 5th goal.

With 15 minutes remaining in the second half, an unfortunate handball in the box by Blackwood gave away a penalty. Angus D showcased some of his best keeping of the season, preventing the goal and eliciting great respect and applause from all of the spectators. Another miskick in attack and then a save by Torrens Valley took place before Cooper M scored the final goal for the match.

Torrens Valley 6 – Blackwood Forest 0