Match report

Season Date Round Venue
2022 U15 4th June 12:00pm League Round 6 MBUSC SSRP Pitch 2
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Match report

A dark and windy rain swept afternoon in the green of the hills,

No this is not the start of a romantic movie or famous novel

It was the scene of the battle of the hills with Hahndorf U15 taking on the might of the Mt Barker Blues

Starting with a 4-2-4 configuration Handorf dominated possession with Lance Pope's first shot skimming across the mouth within 2 mins of the first whistle blowing, he subsequently followed up with a solo effort to score the first goal at the 5 min mark.

The winds were relentless as was Hahndorf's attack with continuing raids forward through both centre and wings

Mt Barker made valiant efforts with ventures into Hahndorf territory on just 3 occasions but were stopped and cleared with great defending and counter attacks by Zara Tinsley-Smith, Angus Mifsud and Liam Sickerdick.

The goals continued on a regular basis throughout the first half.

The second half saw MT Barker a little more composed in the beginning and with great passing had Hahndorf on the ropes on more than one occasion which culminated in a Mt Barker goal later in the half

But the second half had Lance continuing his goal spree and with Jesse Poeell chiming in with his own hat trick

The team throughout the match played strategic disciplined football keeping MT Barker under control with great passing, support plays and solid defence 

 

Best player and 3 points went to Lance Pope for his consistent pressure and attack on the oppositions defences rewarding him with multiple goals throughout the game

2 points to Alexander (Xander) Romaldi scoring several goals and putting a solid defence performance in the middle winning many contests

1 point to Oscar Johson playing high and holding control forward with a goal on half time and again many assists

Special mention to Chappy for the full 80 minutes his roars across the field unheard through the driving wind and rain dampered to rasping frogs croak by the middle of second half but cold and wet he never left the managers box.

And Jesse Powell who with the heart of Phar Lap followed the ball all over the field scoring a hat trick in 3 minutes in the second half and with many more goal assists throughout the game