Match report

Season Date Round Venue
2021 U13 24th April 11:00am League Round 3 NSC Nairne Primary School
Goals
S. Cotton (15'), J. Lunnon (17'), D. Silvestri (21'), S. Cotton (38'), B. Bevan (40'), S. Cotton (47'), D. Silvestri (49'), M. Davis (50'), M. Mack (53'), D. Silvestri (54'), B. Bevan (56'), J. Mewett (58'), D. Silvestri (62')

Best
O. Boerth (1st),
Goals
N. Morgan (51')

Best
N/A
Match report

Warriors travelled down the road to play Nairne on their home turf. Nairne struggled to fill a team and only had 10 players. Warriors coach Tony Burroughes decided to play with 10 also to make it an even match. Game seemed to be evenly matched for the fist 15 minutes. Both teams hungry for possession of the ball. A Nairne player gained control of the ball and made a run for it down the wing. Warriors player of the day Oliver Boerth was determined to stop him from scoring and used his speed to chase him down and tackle the ball away and out of play. Warriors got control of play after Israel Maxwell intercepted a pass and kicked it down the field. Sidney Cotton saw an opportunity, got his boot to ball and scored the first goal for the game. Warriors found their rhythm after that first goal and James Lunnon followed on with a goal only 1 minute after the first goal was scored. Nairne had control of play for a short time when Morgan Burroughes intercepted another run at goal and sent it back down the pitch. Eddie Moylan saw it coming and moved into position to pass the ball on so Domenico Silvestri could sink it into the net for his first goal of the game. At half time Nairne lost another player due to being unwell so that put them down to only 9 players, so Warriors coach decided to put another player on his bench and play with 9 also.  Play was evenly matched once again with play going back and forth between the two teams. S.Cotton again kicked the first goal for second half with Barnaby Bevan following behind scoring his first goal 2 minutes later. Warriors then found their groove and started to dominate play. D.Silvestri stole the ball from a Nairne player and laid off a perfect pass to Max Davis who finished it off with a goal. Nairne were determined not to give up and applied pressure at every turnover. Nairne gained back control and snuck passed Warriors defense to kick their first goal for the match. Warriors kept pushing forward though and after Matisse Mack kicked a goal B.Bevan and D.Silvestri kicked another goal each. After another turnover Jesse Mewett came out of nowhere and put boot to ball kicking his first ever goal. That got the crowd on their feet and cheering him on. Warriors came together as a team today and played as a united front. Each player passing off if the opportunity was there and it shows on the scoresheet with 7 players scoring. Nairne were great opponents and never once dropped their head, they fought all the way to the end.

Player of the day Oliver Boerth
Photographer: Chris Cotton

Barnaby Bevan
Photographer: Chris Cotton

Eddie Moylan with a successful header
Photographer: Chris Cotton

Matisse Mack
Photographer: Chris Cotton

Morgan Buroughes
Photographer: Chris Cotton

Max Davis
Photographer: Chris Cotton