Scotch College O.C.S.C. PLAYERS DINNER July 19th 2008 7pm (after the Rostrevor game) ** Please bring partners also ** The Arkaba 150 Glen Osmond Rd Fullarton Set Menu Price TBA |
Monday 30 June 2008
Sunday 29 June 2008
Round 10 Scotch vs Uni Black Saturday 28th June 2008 A Grade Scotch 4 - 2 Uni Black It was a game that we were expecting to win and all in all we did our job very convincingly. We had all of the ball and several brilliant chances that we wasted in the opening 20 minutes that could have put the game out of reach already, but we only snagged one of those chances when Fergie cleverly rounded both their left full back and keeper to easily slot the ball into the net. Uni black quite quickly then caught us on the break with one of their first attacks to make it 1-1 with 25 minutes gone. Dunsy repayed the favour Chrissa gave him last week by putting in a wonderful ball from the left following a corner that Chris slotted in with his head. 2-1 at the break. The second half saw us go 3-1 up with 15 minutes gone when Matty scored a cracker volley from 20 yards, that makes two this year!!!!! He then got his second 10 minutes later when some excellent work down the right from Fergie and a square ball across the 6yard box left an easy tap in for Matty. With 10 minutes to go we had an unfortunate own-goal deflected header (thanks Geordie!!!) to give Uni Black their second. Considering Rooney missed 3 or 4 chances he would normally bury, and Welly miscalculating a couple close chances he has been slotting regularly, the game could have been a much bigger blow-out. But to Uni Blacks credit they hung in there and used their well-known pace and individual skill to good effect at times. Overall Matty was unstoppable down the left all day, Eirik was dominant as holding midfielder, Fergie and Chrissa were always involved and looking dangerous, and Gazza pulled out some great punches from dangerous crosses that otherwise could have been more threatening. Disappointingly, and probably more due to the fact the ref failed to blow his whistle on many obvious and quite rough fouls that would normally see yellow cards, the game came to a forced end through abandonment with two minutes to play. Following another unnecessary and cynical foul on Chrissa, there were a some words said and a few pushes given by both teams as we were frustrated at the regularity of the unpunished poor fouls against us. We are not shirting any of the blame for the situation to this point, but this then sadly escalated when the Uni Black captain got very physical and grabbed one of our players in a headlock and Uni Black fans from the sideline ran on getting involved for no reason. A disappointing was to end the game considering most of it was played in good spirit, and a scene that Uni Black, and especially their captain, should certainly not be proud of. 3 votes: Matty 2 votes: Fergie 1 vote: Eirik B Grade Scotch 0 - 2 Uni Black Aaargh!! Another disappointing result for us!!! And another game that we started very slowly in again being very flustered and rushed to go forward with the ball. Understandably it didn't help having several players become doubtful for a start throughout the morning due to illness and injury, and meaning several early changes were forced upon us through the 1st half due to guys not being able to continue. To Uni Blacks credit they played the much better soccer for the most part, and it wasn't until the last 20 minutes when we were 2-0 down that we had control of possession and started to create several dangerous chances. 3 votes: Chan 2 votes: Paul 1 vote: Willy |
Sunday 22 June 2008
Round 9 Scotch vs Mercedes Saturday 21st June 2008 A Grade Scotch 4 - 3 Mercedes Brilliant effort boys!! Nothing less than we deserved with the overall control we had on the game and the number of chances that we created. Overall a very balanced and intense performance by all 14 players. Our main aim now is definitely to maintain this form and ensure we can get some consistency with our performances as we know we can account for anyone on our day. Mercedes had a younger and slightly different lineup to their dominating team of last year, but still one we obviously didn't think we would be able to score four goals past. In the 1st 20 minutes we had all of the play and came out firing and this gave us lots of confidence, but two solitary quick breaks coupled with some open defending and clinical finishing we were suddenly 2-0 down. We continued to attack well with our 4-3-3 and had a couple of very good chances cleared from the line, before some lovely work and ball in from the left from Chrissa found Dunsy unmarked to bullet a header in at the near post. What happened a few minutes after this kept us in the game and made us continue our push, when Gazza pulled out a great penalty save against Forster just before half time to keep it at 2-1. Things could have been even better in the last 5 minutes of the half when Dunsy hit the post from another header and Chrissa has a clever shot cleared off of the line. The second half was played with as much if not more intensity than the 1st from both teams, and again saw us miss several golden chances to tie the game. We did get the equaliser when a long shot from Fergie, that Dunsy (who is meant to be a centre back remember!! :o) ) cleverly deflected past the wrong-footed keeper to make it 2-2. Mercedes then made us pay for some sloppy defending on the left that left us out numbered in the middle and scored to make it 2-3 with 20 minutes to play. To our credit no one dropped their head and continued to push, spurred on by our number of previous missed chances and control of the midfield especially. We then drew level with 15minutes to play following some nice build up play through Welly on the right who found Chrissa at the top of the box, who turned well and slotted the ball low past the keeper to his right. 3-3 and the game was there for the taking! In a fast paced last 10 minutes from both teams, it was Chrissa that was the difference for us again, who perfectly smacked a 22yard free kick on his left into the top left corner leaving the keeper no chance. What an awesome way to claim the lead!! Nice work mate!! The last 5 minutes was tense as we dropped five back into the midfield to hold on, with Mercedes bombing the ball forward at any stage to put us under pressure in the dying seconds. To our credit we kept our concentration and held on for a very important win for us. It was a very even performance all over the pitch for us and everyone played their part in getting their result. Apart from a couple of early lapses in the beginning and a clumsy penalty give-away our defence was strong, especially in the air. Gazza was strong in goals all day with several important saves, none more so than the penalty to keep us in the game. Our midfield had the better out of the two teams that was highlighted by Chrissa's two goals and an assist. We looked very dangerous all day up front with Matty and Welly running at the defense all day, and with Rooney doing some incredible link work and being an option and a massive impact for us all day. (Ref's votes add chrissa) 3 votes: Rooney 2 votes: Gazza 1 vote: Dunsy 1 vote: Chrissa B Grade Scotch 0 - 4 Mercedes Unfortunately the start of the day wasn't as happy and inspiring as the end of it!! At 1-0 down at half time we definitely still looked in the match, especially considering we had 3 clear-cut chances in the opening 15 minutes that could have made things very different! It was unfortunately a 15minute patch lack of concentration halfway through the 2nd half again that was our undoing, where 3 quick goals were conceded and put the game clearly out of our reach. Again it was very hard with another 6 changes from last week but for the majority of the game I thought we did quite well and were unlucky not to get on the board in the first half especially like I said. 3 votes: Paul 2 votes: Joshie 1 vote: Quent |
Sunday 15 June 2008
Round 8 Scotch vs Uni White Saturday June 14th 2008 A Grade Scotch 1 - 0 Uni White It was good to get back on the winners list in the league after dropping vital points in the last two matches. The game was set up early with impressive full pitch pressure being employed, especially by Matty, Rooney and Welly up front, that created the opening goal. Great effort boys. Welly cooly slotted the ball past the keeper to add another to his growing tally. Nice work mate! Everyone continued to follow the brilliant work effort and we had the ball flowing very quickly and effectively, and were unlucky not to get another couple, especially with Mattys that somehow flashed past the post and Welly pulling an awesome save out of the keeper low to his right to keep the White's in the game. Our midfield and defensive dominance meant we did not looked very troubled all day, with Gazza not having to complete a single save. It was good to see Gabe get through his normal array of testing tackles!! :o) and I think this week Geordie can do some work on his set pieces!! Congrats to Risky for having his 1st A's game and doing impressively well. Here's to a run starting in the league for us no boys, continuing with Mercedes next week. 3 votes: Welly 2 votes: Matty L 1 vote: Chrissa B Grade Scotch 0 - 1 Uni White Well I'm a little baffled today how again we didn't get some points out of the game! Admittedly we had a slow first 20 minutes that lead to the goal, but other than that we had an even share of possession and definitely the better of the 2nd half chances that we unfortunately could not take advantage from, both due to poor finishing and some 'interesting' decisions made by the ref, that to be fair had both teams wondering if we were playing netball or soccer. All I can say is that we will keep working towards getting some wins, but other than that continue supporting each other and staying positive. 3 votes: Quinny 2 votes: Ricardo 1 vote: Paul |
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