Match report

Match report

A stunning Autumn day for the Woodside U15 Reds match-up with Torrens Valley, at Birdwood. The game started fairly evenly with good possession and attacking from both teams. An early strike towards goal for Torrens Valley went wide, followed by another, that hit the crossbar. Woodside were quick to retaliate with some great play from forwards, James & Ryan. The Reds goalie, Banjo, did a fantastic job fending off another couple of great strikes on goal but 8 minutes in, the Torrens Valley forwards secured their first goal. The Reds took the centre pass well and gave Ryan a fantastic opportunity to get a run on the Torrens Valley goal, finding the back of the net, levelling the score, 1-1. Harry then had another great run down the left wing towards the goal but the Torrens Valley keeper made a great save.

The game continued back-and-forth with great play from both teams & some lovely mid-field play for the Reds by both Maya & Cohenn. Twenty minutes into the half the Reds defence were getting a tough workout and Torrens Valley scored again. Under attack in defence again saw Sam make a fantastic clearance to James in attack, who ran from mid-field to score for the Reds, levelling the score at 2-2, after 23 minutes. Torrens Valley were quick to respond and the Reds defence was made to work hard once more, Banjo saved another great shot on goal, with defenders Flynn, Cooper & Bob working well together to keep the Torrens Valley forwards at bay. Torrens Valley were relentless and great attacking play saw them score another goal in the 34th minute,bringing the score to 3-2 to Torrens Valley at half-time.

Woodside started stong in attack in the 2nd half with Maya setting James up again for another strike on goal, which was met with another great save. A quick turn around from Torrens Valley resulted in a free kick their way, which went over the cross bar. Torrens Valley however, set-up another great goal after 48 mins. The Reds keeper Banjo was made to work hard again in the second half and was supported well by the combination of Ruby, Maya & Lysiane on the wing. Bradley consistently applied great pressure in the Reds mid-field but Torrens Valley scored again taking the score to 5-2. Woodside responded quickly with some great passing between Riley & Maya setting James up for another strike on goal, which the Torrens Valley keeper saved again. The ball was quickly down towards the Torrens Valley goal with another goal made.

In the last 10 minutes, a great run from Lysiane & Riley and then a great pass from Ryan to James, saw James score his second goal for the match, the score now at 6-3 to Torrens Valley. The Reds were starting to look tired from the heat but pushed on. Despite their best efforts in defence and some great defensive play from Bob in the last few minutes, Torrens Valley proved too strong and scored 3 goals in the last 10 minutes, with the final score being 9-3.