Match report

Match report

Woodside Warriors had another game on home grounds this week playing against Stirling Districts U12 Blue. With a later start this week with kick off at 11am the kids tried to prepare to play in the heat after last weeks very wet match. Warriors were down a few players this week so to make a team of 11 to take the pitch they recruited the help of Sam Colla and Lewis Moylan. At the first whistle Warriors got control of the ball fast and had a few high and wide shots at goal. Warriors settled in a bit and when Sidney Cotton sunk one in the back of the net Warriors celebrated their first goal only 6 minutes into the game. Warriors continued to keep control of the ball and when Domenico took a penalty shot 2 minutes after the first goal Warriors scored there second for the game. Stirling came to life after that and applied more pressure to Warriors players. Ollie Boerth, Morgan Burroughes and James Lunnon were quick on their feet and continually chased the ball refusing to let it get too close to the oppositions goal and Barney Bevan was there to snatch up any that got through refusing to let Stirling score. Stirling went down to only 10 players so Warriors took a player off to even it out. Sam Colla was a key player for Warriors in the middle seeming to be everywhere all at once and snuck through Stirling defense to score Warriors third goal not long before the half time whistle. Red faced from the heat players were ready for a drink and their individually bagged oranges to rejuvenate for the second half. Warriors again gained control fast with Poppy Thomas a pillar of strength in defense and Max Davis with quick feet constantly pushing the ball forward but Stirling were quick to retaliate applying a wall of defense in front of goal managing to get a touch to the ball on its way through resulting in an own goal to start second half. Stirling refused to give up and continually pushed to get the ball through Warriors defense and it eventually paid off with them scoring their first goal for the game. That was then followed up with two goals from Silvestri. Both teams put their eleventh player back on the pitch and with fresh legs Lewis Moylan made his presence known and zipped through the midfield stealing the ball and sending it down toward his brother Eddie Moylan who then ran with it and scored Warriors seventh goal for the game. Warriors defense continued to push up the pitch and when Lunnon stole the ball he saw a chance to run with it and run he did. As he got close to goal, he put boot to ball and as spectators held their breath the ball skimmed the face of goal just to the right spot for Silvestri to put it through for the last goal of the game.