Match report

Match report

Stirling Districts White travelled to Birdwood Park on Saturday to play against Torrens Valley. With perfect weather conditions of initially patchy clouds, the sun shined upon the teams in the second half.

At kick off it looked set to be a very even game, with Stirling Districts taking the ball initially but some great tackles from Torrens Valley. Stirling Districts kept up the strong attacks and took a couple of long shots at goal but found it hard to penetrate Torrens Valley defence. It didn’t take long before a quick run towards goal resulted in a goal for Stirling Districts.

Another attempt at goal from Stirling Districts was met with the quick hands of the Torrens Valley goalkeeper. Torrens Valley then took the ball up and had a shot at goal themselves with it going wide. Stirling Districts were quick to counter attack resulting in the Torrens Valley keeper having to stretch high to get his hand to it to keep it from hitting the back of the net. Strong midfield play ensued from Torrens Valley which stopped Stirling Districts getting the ball through to their forwards.

Stirling Districts started strong in the second half with multiple attempts at goal. Some great team work from Stirling Districts kept the ball near the goals for them. Torrens Valley managed to get the ball away and down in front of goals, Stirling Districts defence was quick to react, kicking the ball out across the back line resulting in a Torrens Valley corner kick. Stirling Districts managed to get the ball away and quickly counter attacked. Torrens Valley’s agile defence kept the ball from getting too close to goals. Stirling Districts persisted, the persistence paid off half way through the second half. Torrens Valley defence worked harder than ever and kicked the ball out towards the sidelines to keep Stirling Districts from taking attempts at goals. Torrens Valley defence fought off another attack strongly but not quite strong enough with Stirling Districts finishing the game with another goal.