U14 Girls Saphyrz
Best and Fairest: Rachael Bourke
Players Player: Rachael Bourke
R/Up Players Player:
Ella Furniss
Coaches Award: Lani Hallam
Sep 20th/21st
2008
NEWS
The Trivia night was a very well attended evening having nearly 240
people attend meant a last minute addition of several more tables
and the silent auction was again very popular. A big thank you to
Sue Anne Post and Elizabeth Speller for their efforts in making the
night a success. A big thank you to all those that attended and I
hope you enjoyed yourselves.
Up and coming events include the following:
Reports Aug 23rd/24th
The Hoods
An amazing fight back by the our 5th Division Hoods team has kept
them on track for promotion. They seemed somewhat shell shocked
having a reserve and started the game trying to play everything up
the centre against a very tall Berwick team that are very strong in
the air. Their natural talent created a few half chances that went
either wide or over the bar. Their defence seemed at six and sevens
early when a free kick was volleyed in giving the visitors an early
lead. This was followed by a rebound goal when two Hoods defenders
crashed into each other leaving them two down very early. Despite
their speed at the back the Hoods were getting caught on the break
and when a lob sailed in putting them 0-3 down after only 20 minutes
one thought it might not be their day. However the team not only
boasts outstanding talents but also tireless workers in the middle
that never give up. Christian, Joe, Patrick Baker and Mark Tory all
continued their excellent work rate that persisted all match and
when Patrick Terry pulled himself wide up front a few holes started
to appear in the Berwick defense. Pat had a few opportunities on his
left that he didn't take but eventually set up a goal boosting their
confidence immensely. When a corner was pushed out of the danger
zone and Mick Terry hooked it back in over his head I am sure he was
surprised to turn and see it sail over the keeper to bring the score
back to 2-3 at half time. The second half was all Hoods but they
were constantly being frustrated. Leighton's shot was deflected
wide, one powered into the cross beam and several went over or wide
before the amazing talent of Pat Terry won a penalty when his
trickery had the defender take his legs from under him. A good save
by the keeper though frustrated the team further until the speed of
Matt on the left allowed him to get a toe between keeper and
defender and finally equalize. Finally on level terms the childish
behaviour of Leighton then let his team mates down when he was sent
off for swearing. This is a position however the Hoods have got used
to this season being a player or more short on many occasions and
when Alex Hundle fired in a cannon from only a few metres off the
goal line but near the edge of the box leaving the keeper no chance
the game was all but over. Brian had dropped back to shore up the
defense with Steve Robinson and virtually made the defence
impenetrable but still ventured forward on occasion to create some
excellent synergies with Pat, Matt and Alex. Though only one more
goal was forthcoming several may have easily happened. Though the
brilliance of the youngsters won the game it was the toughing it out
early by Christian, Patrick Baker, Mark and Joe that kept the game
alive when it could have been easier to throw in the towel. In all
an excellent hard fought victory.
FOREST (DIV 1) VS Dandy Casuals
3-2 – R. Cassidy, F. Disario, S. Grant
In the latest round of the division 1 the Forest came up
against Dandy Casuals. Some strong recent results showed that they
weren’t to be taken lightly as they had beaten Casey and drawn with
Knox. The boys started well had on what was easily the best pitch
they’ve played on all season knocked the ball around well. A
tactical change by coach, Eddie Woischuk saw Frank Disario start the
game up front and this paid dividends when after some neat passing
Disario crossed for Ryan Cassidy to open the scoring with a nice
volley. Their lead was short lived though as a free kick from the
right was whipped in and the Dandy player was allowed to jump
unmarked to head home. Pete Strajner nearly put the Forest back in
front shortly after when he had a shot well saved by the goalkeeper
and Disario came close again after an excellent long ball from
Bernie Herrok. Despite their best efforts and a couple of important
saves from keeper Mario Korporaal the score remained 1-1 at half
time. The boys started the second half positively and went ahead
soon after. A corner from Terry Wynne was headed towards goal by
Shaun Grant and as Strajner hooked the ball into the net it struck
the outstretched hand of the Dandy defender. From the resulting
penalty Disario stepped up and squeezed the ball under the keepers
body to make the score 2-1. The Forest continued to knock the ball
around well in patches and a pass from Gary Lewis found its way to
Grant who hit a shot from distance which had too much on it for the
Dandy keeper. This seemed to spark Dandy into life though and they
pulled a goal back with 15 minutes to go after their forward
capitalized on a loose ball in the box. Some dogged defending by Ned
Culibrk and Darryl Scott shut the door on any last gasp chances that
Dandy conjured up and the boys ran out winners 3-2. A
very good all round team performance and the boys will look forward
to a weeks rest now as they have the bye to rest up any niggling
injuries.
U12 Bears
Last away match of the season for the Bears was against bottom of
the table Mooroolbark. With the opening goal to the Bears coming
after only 2 minutes, and Liam Stauber having notched three of his
own by midway through the first half, the Bears were able to play an
open and relaxed game and enjoy themselves after a number of tense
battles in recent weeks. Max Rechner constantly made ground with the
ball down the right wing and finished off a good cross from Nic
Broomhead to score just before half time, whilst Michael Park was
very cool and calculated in taking the chances on offer to finish
with two goals. Thyler Argoon was given the chance to roam free from
goal, proving industrious in midfield together with Jonathan
Marshall, and Lachlan Maclean had an outstanding match feeding the
ball to the forward line with precision, ably assisted by Adam
Doolan. After spending the opening part of the match on the bench,
in the second half Zach Luecke was too quick for the Mooroolbark
defence and scored two goals. Mooroolbark became frustrated as the
match progressed, resulting in some heavy challenges and three
yellow cards followed by one red. One challenge on Nic in the goal
square also resulted in a penalty being awarded that was duly
converted by Kane Angulo. The final score was 11-0, Liam finishing
with four goals, and the Bears are assured of a top 4 finish, with
second still a possibility if results go their way. A deserving
player of the match for a typically tireless and unselfish display
was Lachlan Maclean.
Aug 16th/17th
2008
Reports Aug 15th/16th
U16 Pythons
The Sherbrooke U16A grade
Pythons continued there exciting brand of soccer that either
results in what seems an unfair defeat or was on this occasion a
demolition job of class opposition. In this case league leaders
Whitehorse were on the receiving end of a 5-1 thumping that could
have easily been more. Jacco Kersten despite having one of his
poorest matches for the year still picked up a hat trick which
leaves you to wonder just how good this boy may become in the
future. The other star forward Josh Woischuk also had a quieter
game and still scored two goals. The stars of the game came from
the drive from the defense and midfield. Due to injuries U15 fill
ins Joris Kerstens and Leon Wardrope were asked to step up and
step up they did giving exceptional drive down the left wing and
winning most balls that came their way. At half time it was 1-1
despite Sherbrooke having most of the game. In the past the second
half has seen the same pressure taken into the second half
resulting in either frustrating losses or demolition of the
opposition. This week James Lodder was outstanding in the central
defence giving exceptional drive forward and coupled with an
outstanding man of the match performance from Tom Baldock
demolition was the order of the day. Tom had a hand in at least 3
goals and set plenty up that should of been goals. His desire to
win the ball and then distribute superbly was a joy to watch. One
can only wonder what might have been if things had gone the boys
way early in the season.
U16 Sparx
The U16 Sparx continued to push for a top
two finish with a 7-1 win over Mooroolbark this weekend. The girls
started very hesitantly and suddenly found themselves 1-0 down.
This seemed to "spark" the girls into action and some good build
up play from Rheanan and Nicole found Alex in space who crossed
for Jordy to score. Jordy then added a 2nd through sheer
persistence and then Jess converted to give the girls a 3-1 half
time lead. The girls were told to lift their attack on the ball
and talk more in the 2nd half and responded brilliantly. Emily was
sweeping with confidence and strength and Olivia and Tara were
superb fullbacks pushing the ball forward and tackling hard.
Adriana was fantastic in her attack on the ball covering the
middle and on the 2 occasions that the defence was pierced Georgia
came to the fore diving in bravely at the attackers feet. It
wasn't long before Jess added a fourth and when Erica slotted in
from 6 yards the girls knew they had the game won. They were first
to the ball all the time and Kara, Nicole, Rheanan and Alex were
creating numerous chances. Nicole got on the score sheet when she
slammed one home from the edge of the box and then Jordy completed
her hat-trick with a thunderbolt from outside the area. Best on
ground was Rheanan for her relentless attack on the ball and
ferocious tackling. Well done Sparx.
FOREST (DIV 1) VS Knox Churches Force
1-3 – S. Grant
In what was talked up as a prospective grand final the Forest came
up against Knox for the third time this season. Both previous
games had been very close encounters and this was no exception.
The boys started brightly and controlled the game for the first
half hour. Pete Strajner and Ryan Cassidy were causing the Knox
defense all sorts of problems and Darryl Scott was winning
everything in midfield. They went ahead on the 20 minute mark when
a long throw from Cassidy was headed home by Shaun Grant. It was
nearly 2 soon after when Strajner had a header well saved by the
Knox keeper and Grant couldn’t capitalize on the follow up header
from Frank Disario. Knox then began getting their passing together
and equalized through a long range shot which snuck past Mario
Korporaal at his near post. The Forest then unfortunately conceded
again right on the stroke of half time when the Knox winger wasn’t
closed down quickly enough allowing him to also hit a long range
shot this time leaving Korporaal with no chance. Eddie reshuffled
the troops at halftime looking for the desired affect. Bernie
Herrok did a great job of shutting out the Knox captain who hardly
got a touch after being influential early. The defense was working
tirelessly with Ned Culibrk, Dave Milne and Jordan Scott all
giving their all for the cause. The boys continued to try hard but
Knox’s superior fitness proved to be the deciding factor. They
went 3-1 up half way through the second half when the forward was
sent through on goal to finish. Despite being behind the Forest
continued to press hard and a flick on by Grant from another long
throw came close to pulling a goal back. Dave Hill came close a
few times also but it wasn’t to be for the boys. A very spirited
performance by the entire team was to no avail but they could hold
their heads up high. The boys will be looking to finish the season
out strongly with their next match against Dandy Casuals.
TRIVIA NIGHT
Hope you are saving the dollars as besides signed Chelsea and
Italian Shirts there will be three Melbourne Victory Memberships up
for silent auction.
Other items include:
Manchester City Shirt signed and framed
Quality Pair Puma Soccer Boots
The postponed trivia night has been set to be held on Saturday 30th August 7.00pm - Midnight at Monbulk Community Hall. All else is as previous tables $80 or $10 per head. Contact Eddie for tickets or prize donations on 0428317748
Aug 9th/10th
2008
Reports Aug 9th/10th
The weather had an
unbelievable turn for the Sunday matches at Menzies Creek snowing
heavily for most of the second half of the U12 match. This coupled
with rain and latter hail meant two matches were cancelled and
that with the forecast for a week of rain it has been decided to
close Menzies Creek from training for the rest of this coming week
for ALL TEAMS. Both teams in the U12 match doned Beanies and
goally gloves at half time and bravely completed their match in
some of the coldest conditions they will probably ever have to
play in.
U12 Bears
The Sherbrooke Under 12’s
may be renamed the “Snow Bears” after a torrid encounter in
remarkable conditions against Lalor. With the temperature hovering
at zero, the Bears indeed seemed frozen at kick-off as Lalor
scored an immediate goal, their winger breaking down the left side
and beating a number of Sherbrooke players before giving Thyler
Argoon in goal no chance. With the pitch muddy, the ball was heavy
and passing difficult whilst a number of players were underdone
after battling flu and colds to get on the pitch. After about ten
minutes, the snow began to fall and became heavier as the half
progressed. The Bears were well-served in attack by Zac h Luecke
whilst Lachlan Maclean and Adam Doolan battled hard in defence,
but a physical Lalor side seemed to be handling the conditions
better. The half-time score was 0-1 and the Bears headed inside to
warm up, emerging with gloves and beanies aplenty for the second
half. Incredibly, the snow became heavier with big flakes drifting
down. The Bears began to string together some attack, Nic
Broomhead and Paul Torsello standing out whilst Max Rechner, in
his first match back after a broken arm, caused havoc with his
speed around the edges. Max Gates was standing up to much larger
opposition with aplomb in midfield. In the mud there were some
physical challenges from Lalor, resulting in a yellow card against
a repeat offender before midway through the half Zac h Luecke
weaved through some heavy Lalor defence to find the net with an
excellent strike. Despite a number of opportunities, the Bears
were unable to add a second goal and the match ended at 1-1 with
both teams to be commended for persevering against the elements.
With two matches left the Bears will need other results to go
their way to hang onto a top two finish. Player of the Match – Zach
Lucke
FOREST (DIV 1) VS Eastern United
0-2
In the latest round of
matches the Forest came up against Eastern United. The boys had
lost disappointingly to them earlier in the season so were looking
to make a mends. This was not to be though as they squandered
several early chances. Despite dominating possession for the first
half hour of the game the Forest couldn’t take advantage and fell
behind to a soft goal. 5 minutes later they were 2-0 down as a
defensive mistake led to the Eastern United winger being through
on goal and he took his chance well. Overall the Forest did
dominate the majority of the first half yet found themselves 2-0
down at the break. A clearly disappointed coach Eddie Woischuk
cried out for more from his players in the second half but it just
wasn’t the Forest’s day. They looked totally out of sorts with
their usual flowing moves being no existent. Stand out
performances by a few individuals weren’t enough as many of the
team was having an off day. They managed to create a few second
half chances but failed to capitalize and ended up losing the game
2-0. Not only did they lose the game they also lost their place on
top of the league as Casey drew with Dandy Casuals.
A tough game next
up against rivals Knox which could prove to be a decider comes
seasons end. The boys will need to get back to winning ways should
they wish to be a serious title contender.
MEETINGS NOTICE
World Masters Games
There will be a meeting to discuss entry of Over 35 team into the
World Masters to be held in Geelong in February. Meeting will be
at Menzies Reserve Friday 22nd August 7.00pm.
Aug 2nd/3rd
2008
Reports Aug 2nd/3rd
The Ladies
The Ladies came up against undefeated leaders Mooroolbark after
their poor performance the previous week. They eventually lost 1-3
but performed very well against a team boasting 8 State players.
Defensively the team performed very strongly closing down the
midfield and repelling most attacks. The Newman family had
exceptional games with Carol closing down the winger that supplies
most of their dangerous crosses and often turning defence into
attack. Tanya swept superbly whilst Hayley cleaned up in goal. It
was only a lack of concentration in the last minute of the first
half where we didnt get off the posts quick enough to stop a
through ball falling at a forwards feet a few metres out that
allowed Mooroolbark the lead. A mix up in the second half allowed
a simple tap in for Mooroolbark to give them a 2-0 lead. It wasnt
all one side however as Stella Job continues to improve and
trouble defences and after a few balls went wide a great long shot
from Petra powered into the crossbar. With no interchange left
Hayley had to swap with Perri in centre midfield which gave us a
little more drive from Perris long kicks and Hayleys tenacity in
the attacking half which eventually resulted in a deserved penalty
that Hayley converted. The heading was a big improvement this week
with young Lauren Millard continuing to lead the way in attacking
the ball. Overall a vastly improved team performance that should
hold the Ladies in good steed for the up coming Semi Final of the
cup.
U10 Rockets
It may have stopped raining but Baynes Park still looked like a
mudbath when the U10 Rockets showed up to play against the Eltham
Eagles. As has been the case in the last couple of matches the
game was played on the oppositions half, which meant that the
rotation policy from back to middle to front lines was accepted
gratefully again by all players. Josh Hogben had some dull moments
in goal in the first half, but had a good run in the second half.
It didn't take long for the pressure to pay off with Alan Damen
scoring a couple of goals in quick succession, a shot from the
edge of the penalty box for the first one, and a solo run,
including passing the keeper, for the second goal. Cody Karsikas
played well in midfield, spurred on by his dads visit from
Queensland. Chris Heckenberg reckoned he scored a goal from a
curving cornerkick, but sadly the referee saw things differently.
2-0 to the Rockets for the half time score.
In the second half more of the
same pressure, Shaun Allen scored with a well timed volley from a
ball that came back into the field. Some good passing between
Chris and Will Farrow in the midfield started the build-up to
another scoring chance, Isaac Van Rossen dribbled passed a couple
of Elthamites and scored. An indirect freekick in the penalty area
gave Chris his chance to show off his kicking skills and show off
he did. A beautifully executed hard shot that could only be
touched, not stopped, by the keeper. 5-0. And this how it stayed.
Well done Eagles, well done Rockets, "Go Rockets"!
U16 Sparx
FOREST
(DIV 1) VS Mitcham Warriors
5-1 – P. Strajner 4, S. Grant
In the latest round of matches the Forest came up against last
season’s premiers Mitcham Warriors. The boys had their best start
to a game all season dominating early to be 4-0 up inside the
first 20 minutes. Pete Strajner opened the scoring after he
latched onto a long ball from Shaun Grant to hammer the ball past
the despairing keeper. 5 minutes later it was 2-0 when Grant
headed home after good work down the left by Ryan Cassidy.
Strajner added 3rd when he again was end of a great
long ball this time from Dave Hill. It was 4 soon after as Bernie
Herrok whipped in a pin point corner for Strajner to complete his
hat trick with a point blank range header. The forest continued to
press their advantage and where awarded a penalty when Grant was
pushed over in the box. He failed to capitalize though as the
keeper save his weak shot comfortably. However it was 5-0 soon
after that when Strajner constant persistence paid off again
resulting in his 4th of the game. Mitcham managed to
pull a goal back close to half time when a long range shot found
its way passed keeper Mario Korporaal. An excellent first halves
display by the boys, 5-1 the half time score. The second half was
played at a much slower tempo as the Forest could there foot off
the peddle somewhat. They did manage to create a number of good
chances and could have easily won the game by a heavier margin.
New boy Josh Woischuk showed great promise in his first game for
the seniors and looks to be a find for the future. The defense
stood up strong as always and skipper Darryl Scott had his usual
solid game. An overall good performance by the boys who will be
looking to take revenge on Eastern United next up after their
defeat earlier in the season.
July 27th
2008
Reports July 26th / 27th
July 19th
2008
Reports for Weekend July 19th/20th
The passing of Alex Webb was recognized at most
venues over the weekend with Sherbrooke teams all wearing black
arm bands and games beginning with one minutes silence. Many
opposition teams went out of their way to offer sympathy and
condolences to club representatives prior to the matches
demonstrating the depth of this tragedy in the soccer community.
My heart wasn't in it this weekend so I apologize for lack of
scores recorded.
U10 Rockets
The U10 Rockets played at
home against 'top of the ladder' Berwick United. And with a full
strength team (Ari Fanney back from his Icelandic holidays), the
Rockets gave themselves lots of room and lots of chances.
Josh Hogben has settled well in
goal and with his defensive line up of Ari, Will Farrow, Cody
Karsikas and Shane Deane played a solid first half. It was
however the tireless running of Alan Damen and Chris Heckenberg
that saw the ball moving up the field in the right direction
continuously. Practising juggling at training almost paid off for
Isaac Van Rossen, who bounced the ball on his foot and knee a
couple of times before narrowly missing a shot at goal. It wasn't
long before good pressure work meant that Chris could open the
scoring for the Rockets. Good control in the midfield by Shaun
Allen, coupled with good surefooted clearances by Shaun, Cody and
Jordan Dicker, kept the ball in the Berwick half. This pressure
play got its reward when Tanner Bayly scored the second goal with
a good shot from within the penalty box. If you work that hard,
you deserve to get your name spelled correctly: Tanner Bayly.
Berwick put some more pressure on
the Rockets in the second half, even requiring a couple of good
saves from Tanner (this time in goal). Patrick Walker, as usual,
provided assistance all over the field, as well as in his
defensive position. The Rockets weathered the storm with Chris and
Alan back in more defensive roles, even though it does sometimes
seem a bit hard for Alan to be restricted to a single position.
It stayed two-nil for the Rockets. Well done Berwick, well done
Rockets, "Go Rockets"!
U12 Bears
The U12 Bears started away strongly against the lowly placed Glen
Waverley. Zac Luecke was a dynamo and created, and also missed,
some chances. Liam Stauber followed up with another gold etched
chance. A few corners were well placed but could not be converted.
To make matters even worse, the first and only chance for the
hosts in the first half led to their attacker running trough and
leaving Keeper Thyler Argoon no chance. 0-1 at half time and
memories from the Caulfield game could not be avoided. The second
half saw some inspired positional changes, with Max Gates and Adam
Doolan moving from defence into attack. Zac nearly scored from the
kick off. Soon after, a perfect cross by Liam finally broke the
duck. Max was well placed and finished coolly. This was followed
by Adam’s goal, whose perseverance paid off. His job done, he was
ordered back into defence. Shortly after the Glen Waverley team
missed an excellent chance. Kane Angulo cleared in extremis. He
had an outstanding game in midfield, never giving up and creating
various chances. After good work through the midfield Michael Park
scored the expected winner. 3-1, the game looked safe.
Unfortunately, shortly after a mix up in defence led to another
goal for the never die Glen Waverley. Sturdy defensive work led by
Ahren Angulo and ably deputised by Lochie Maclean and Paul
Torsello held the opposition team at bay. It is also worth
mentioning the fighting effort by Jon Marshall and Alex Murray.
The latter never giving up, despite an injury. Player of the match
went to Max Gates for his first goal of the season and an overall
good effort.
PARRY SHIELD – SEMI FINAL
FOREST (DIV 1) VS Knox Churches Force
0-1
In the semi final of the Parry Shield the Forest where
drawn against league rivals Knox. Being arguably the 2 best sides
in division 1 both teams came to play. After the unfortunate
events of the week the boys where determined to give it everything
they had in honor of the Webb family and the tragic loss if their
son Alex.
Both teams started brightly and created several chances. With
Forest going with the wind they where looking to pile the pressure
onto the Knox defense. Sy Bahar and Pete Strajner both had very
near misses, while at the other end a fine save by Mario Korporaal
fell invitingly to the Knox striker although he failed to
capitalize with the goal gaping. Some inspirational tackling by
Darryl Scott was proving tough for the Knox players and the hard
running of midfielders Bernie Herrok, Shaun Grant and Dave Hill
ensured the Forest dominate the majority of proceedings. Despite
their dominance they couldn’t break the deadlock and the score
remained 0-0 at halftime. Knox thought they had the game won now
that they where attacking with the wind in the second half but the
Forest boys had other ideas. They knocked the ball around well and
Strajner and Ryan Cassidy where still causing the Knox defense
headaches. It was Knox though who had the better of the chances
and the Forest where only kept in the game thanks to some dogged
defending by Dave Milne, Frank Disario and Jordan Scott and
excellent goalkeeping by Korporaal. They boys had thought they’d
done enough to see the game into extra time but a long range shot
by the Knox player could only be parried by Korporaal into the
path of the Knox striker who finished well with 2 minutes to go.
This was heartbreaking for the Forest boys who had given their all
throughout the match. They managed to create one last chance when
a header by Grant fell to Strajner and his header was unluckily
cleared of the goal line. A 1-0 win to Knox in a very entertaining
and hard fought encounter. The boys could hold their head up high
and will be looking to continue their excellent league form
against Morrison next match.
July 12th
2008
CLINIC
The Sub junior clinic got off to a rough start with no power at
the clubrooms first up. However the rain held off for the day and
all the participants had a great day. Spain followed up their
recent European triumph winning the Mini World cup coached by U8
Hawks coach Michael Desgranges. Players of the day went to Natalie
Doolan and Jai Trimboli. The giant soccer ball was a favorite of
most.
The Junior Clinic was completed on Thursday with nearly 80 participants. Australia beat England in the final 2-1 and players of the clinic went to Michael DeMilio and Nicki Turpin. More photos in gallery under events.
Match Reports June
28th:
FOREST (DIV 1) VS Berwick United
2-0 – S. Grant, S. Bahar
In the latest round of league
matches the Forest came up against Berwick United. Unlike past
weeks the boys started reasonably well and had a couple of early
chances. Pete Strajner had a header come back off the crossbar
after good work down the right by Bernie Herrok. The boys
continued to pressure the Berwick defence as Strajner drew a foul
just outside the box. From the corresponding free kick Shaun Grant
stepped up to hit a hard low shot which despite the keeper’s
outstretched grasp went in off the post to open the scoring for
the Forest. Both teams created chances in the remainder of the
half but the game finished 1-0 at halftime. The boys again started
brightly in the second half passing the ball around a lot better
and looking very solid at the back with sweeper Frank Disario and
captain Darryl Scott keeping things under control. A flowing move
down the left saw the Forest earn a corner which was swung in by
Ryan Cassidy. Grant rose above the defence to head the ball back
across goal where Sy Bahar was on hand to score the easiest of
goals. The game became a bit ill tempered after that with players
from both sides becoming a bit animated. The referee kept well
having to unfortunately send off one the Berwick players for
abusive language. Despite the man advantage for the last 15
minutes the boys could not add to their score and ran out winners
2-0. A deserved win by the boys who regain their place on top of
the ladder. Next up is 3rd placed Casey who will be out
to avenge their resent cup defeat at the hands of the Forest.
Exceptional Club Person
Emily
Scott from the U16 Girls
completed training at 8:15 on a dismal Thursday evening and
arrived at the car very wet and muddy
on June 19th.
She took a while to remove her boots and get organised and by the
time we were ready to head off, everyone else was on the way. To
my dismay, my battery failed me and we were stuck out on the road.
There was a 2 hour wait for the RACV so I arranged a tow truck – a
minimum 60 minute wait.
A
while later a car stopped and the driver offered help, or to wait
with us, but I thanked him and said we were happy to wait for the
tow truck. The car drove off, only to return minutes later with a
strong torch and jumper leads. We were extremely grateful. The
gentleman, who I believe to be Hans Damen coach of the U/10
Rockets, and his daughter Emma stood out in the rain and fired us
up. We arrived home at 9:40 with our faith in the good nature of
our community restored!
Although I have emailed Hans, we would love to thank the family
through the website if this is possible as we think this is a good
news club story!
Warm regards
Jenny and Emily Scott
July 6th
2008
Bring on the MUD June 21st
The clubs wet weather experience shone through on Saturday as our
players reveled in the mud with 9 home wins and a draw in dismal
conditions. The U13 Gunners had their first win in convincing
fashion as did our U14 Stingrays though that was away. 3-0 was the
order of the day with the Mens Hoods doing it in multiples of 5
and thrashing Crossway 15-0 despite playing one short due to cup
tie commitments. Hornets, Power and Sharks all continued their
amazing undefeated runs and the Mens 1st Division team over ran
tough opposition to run out convincing 5-2 winners over Casey
Spirit. The only poor note from the day being some poor behaviour
exhibited to a couple of our female referees from opposition
officials. From my view point once again our referees were
extremely fair and competent and my only critisism would be they
need to check their whistles work as well in the wet weather as
the dry. The U16 Girls Sparx continued their improved performance
with a strong 8-0 victory over Boronia with Alex Gardner scoring a
hat trick. Whilst undefeated U11 Juggernauts were unable to upset
league leaders Ringwood drawing 2-2.
U12 Bears
In rainy
conditions the U12 Bears started well against Glen Eira. Both
wingers, Zac Luecke and Alex Murray, put pressure onto the
opposition from the first minute on. The game had hardly started,
when a Glen Eira defender bundled Liam Stauber over. The
subsequent penalty was calmly converted by Lochie MacLean, who has
not missed one in living memory. Nice passes from the midfield by
Kane Angulo, Michael Park and Jon Marshall kept the pressure up. A
well centred cross by Zac found Liam in front of the goal for an
easy tap in. Shortly after the same player scored his second by
lobbing the ball into the far corner of the goal for a well
deserved 3-0 half time result. The defence, well marshalled by
Ahren Angulo and Adam Doolan, was little tested. In driving rain
everybody expected to see a second half in the same mould. Some
changes occurred and the midfield was now well run by Max Gates
and Paul Torsello. In the middle of the half, the defence lost
some of its previous focus and the Glen Eira team managed to pull
two goals back. It suddenly looked a bit uncomfortable. Thyler
Argoon in goal stayed focused and held well. Shortly after, the
nerves were calmed again, as Michael ran through the opposing
defence to ensure the final 4-2 win. 7 wins in a row has the
second placed Bears well positioned for the upcoming crunch
matches against the two top teams. Well done boys!
Sherbrooke
U14 Girl Saphyrz
It is said that ‘pride comes before a fall’, and this certainly
was true of the past two games for the Saphyrz. After a strong
draw against the top team Peninsular the previous week, the
Saphyrz stumbled their way to a 1-1 draw against bottom of the
ladder team Brighton.
From the first whistle the Saphyrz were not
‘switched on’ and looked slow, indecisive and often second to the
ball. They had the majority of the play, but rarely put together a
chain of passes that found their target.
On a rare foray into our defensive half a lobbed shot from a
Brighton player was allowed to bounce in the penalty box, past our
keeper and into the net. So we went into half time 0-1 down!
There was a heated address by the coaches
during the break and changes were made to the line up. We started
with a defender as the main forward and key players on the bench.
Soon after the restart of play we scored with a well struck shot
and we looked to be on the way. Although
the Saphyrz enjoyed almost all the play in the second half (our
keeper touched the ball twice), the girls could not find a way to
get the second goal and the game ended with a disappointing 1-1
draw. Special mention should be made to
‘Princess’ Leah Cody who tried her best in defence and attack,
‘Big Bad’ Rachel Bourke who ran all day and scored the goal with a
lovely left-footer (the practise is paying off!), and Ella
‘Terminator’ Furniss who was the hardest working player on either
team and covered well for her team mates.
Also, it is great to see so many parents along
to support their girls and the team.
Although it was a game we should
have won, it was good that a draw enabled us to stay in second
place on the ladder. Now the Saphyrz have a chance to show what a
great TEAM they are and play their best soccer next weekend.
PARRY SHIELD ¼ FINAL
FOREST (DIV 1) VS Casey Spirit
5-2 – S. Bahar 3, R. Cassidy 2
In the ¼ final of the Parry Shield the
Forest came up against Casey Spirit. This was always going to be a
tough test and after yet another slow start the boys found
themselves 2-0 down after just 20 minutes. The deficit seemed to
wake the boys up though and they started to get back into the
game. Pete Strajner unfortunately squandered a couple of guilt
edged chances to score but just before half time the Forest got
the goal they had worked hard for when Ryan Cassidy got on the end
of a flowing move through the midfield to finish well. 2-1 to
Casey at halftime. Eddie gave the boys a serious talking to at
halftime which again had the desired affect as the boys played
probably their best 45 minutes of the season. They peppered the
goals at the start of the half but again failed to capitalize on
some excellent chances. With 15 minutes gone the boys got their
goal when Shaun Grant played in Sy Bahar to round the keeper and
score showing great composure. The Forest continued to pile on the
pressure when Grant again played the through ball this time to
Strajner to slide the ball past the goalie and Bahar finished it
off with the ball unluckily stopping in the mud. The Forest’s lead
was almost wiped away immediately when Casey’s top scorer was sent
through on goal but a brilliant last gasp tackle from skipper
Darryl Scott came to their rescue. The boys were determined not to
be denied and Bahar completed his hat trick after some great work
down the left by Strajner. The route was complete when Cassidy
took advantage of the loose ball after a long range shot by Grant
was well saved by the Casey goalie. An excellent 5-2 win to the
boys who will look to regain their spot on top of the ladder next
week against Berwick United.
June 29th
2008
Weekend of June 14th
The front runners in the U12 league both dropped important points
on the weekend allowing the league to be left wide open as we
reach the half way mark. Power were held to a 1-1 draw at home to
last years champions Knox whilst Pumas were very fortunate to come
away with a point against league newcomers Eltham when they
received a penalty for a dangerous play offense (normally an
indirect free kick) and evened the score late in the second half.
The U15 Terriers threw down the gauntlet in their league when they
knocked off league leaders Nth Blackburn 2-1and closed the space
between themselves and the top. Apart from this results didnt
really go our way this week with even our undefeated U8 Hornets
only managing a draw. Sunday was a day of dragging youngsters out
of bed to referee. No ref showed for the first 3 games at Menzies
nor the game at Emerald so both Josh Newman and Danny Ceeney got
wake up calls and a warm up prior to their 3.00pm U16's match to
referee these games. The U14 Girls Lasers scored their first win
of the season against Brighton whilst the U14 Saphyrz continued
their good form drawing 0-0 with top team Peninsula. The U16 Girls
also rounded of a good day for our girls teams with an outstanding
14-0 victory. Jessie Gilbert-Hunt coming back from last seasons
knee reconstruction to score a handful whilst talented youngster
Nicole Perfect bagged four.
Weekend of June 7th
The U14C Saphyrz girls continued their
amazing winning streak defeating top team Baxter 1-0. Despite
being somewhat flat according to their coaching staff their
excellent on field structure held them in good stead in the first
half to go in 1 goal up. In the second half they had to withstand
a spirited response from Baxter but both Alexa Allan in the
sweeping roll and goal keeper Adelaide Leggett were
impassable on the day and eventually the Saphyrz wrestled back
control to topple the league leaders. At Menzies the U18 Tiagos
took on Nth Caulfield and lost by a scrambled goal in the first
half. The Tiagos seemed to lack desire and were often second to
the ball in a performance I am sure they wouldn't have been happy
with for the day. Brian Martin and Dean Mercer in defence plus
some gutsy keeping from Jordan Currie were the bright lights that
saved the Tiagos bacon on numerous occassions.
U12 Bears vs Lalor June 8th
Stretching the definition of “eastern
division” to extremes, the U12 Sherbrooke Bears were on the road
to Thomastown to play an unheralded Lalor team. The Bears got off
to a good start, with Michael Park cleverly deceiving the defence
to cut through and then beat the goalie with a deft shot. One gaol
up after a few minutes, the Bears were creating numerous
opportunities but lacked finishing touches. Liam Stauber and
Michael (again) had good chances but the final shot went wide or
was deflected by a Lalor goalie who was putting everything into
his work. Lalor’s defence also appeared top-heavy with numbers,
and the crowded goal square began to frustrate the Bears who
needed to show more patience. Thyler Argoon in goal was rarely
troubled, although he was called upon to make one save and showed
good composure to leave his line at the right time. The Angulo
twins were again prominent, dominating the centre of the pitch and
holding their own against physical Lalor opposition. Max Gates
also had a strong half, although his run when last man in defence
put Leo’s heart in his mouth - even if Max did make it all the way
to the goalsquare! With the ball spending most time in the Lalor
half, however, Sherbrooke should really have gone in to their
halftime oranges with 2 or 3 additional goals. In the second half
Lalor began to sniff an upset and redoubled their efforts, with
some physical clashes creeping in and penalties going to both
sides on different occasions. Johnathan, Lachlan and new player
Paul – a Pumas draftee – held things together well in midfield and
defence, whilst upfront Zach Lueke – recovered from a first half
blow that saw him taken off – was combining well with Nic
Broomhead on the left. It was this combination and some good work
from Michael that saw Nic score the important second goal midway
through the half to give the Bears some breathing space. Adam
Doolan moved to centre forward for the latter stages and was
almost rewarded after a great run, the ball curving just past the
post, before Liam added the final goal with a good strike. 3-0 was
a satisfying result, but with no real standout players the coaches
player of the day was Max Rechner, showing great team spirit to
make the journey to support his teammates ( broken arm healing
well!).
U16 Pythons
Pythons unfortunately lost 3-0 to Whitehorse in a
tuff game. It was one of those games where the score did not
reflect the true game. Pythons successfully managed to have at
least 75% possession of the ball in the first half and desperately
deserved a goal. There were many attempts, but none would
actually see the back of the net. The 2nd half saw the
boys come out and continue with their best efforts, but
unfortunately some lucky goals saw Whitehorse take away the
points. Great efforts by Lachy, Jack, Jacco and James H who
continued to tackle and be first to the ball. Well done guys,
keeping training hard!
June 14th
2008
Weekend of May 31st/June1st
It has been a very tumultous week for our club on the field and I
feel compelled to remind our members about our codes of conduct.
Our committee will have many issues to deal with this Tuesday and
unfortunately some will relate to conduct. In a disgraceful
display by our Mens 5th Division team The Hoods, four players were
shown the Red Card. This is a totally unacceptable outcome and
needless to say will result in serious repercussions for
individuals, the team and maybe the club. On Sunday we had a
situation at the U16 girls game whereby two girls got into a
physical altercation resulting in parents and Marshalls invading
the field. Needless to say the referee had no other alternative
but to abandon the game. I cant actually remember a Sherbrooke
game being abandoned at least not in the last 5 years for any other
reason than weather. The resultant outcome was that the passport
of the wrong girl was taken and may now miss games for something
she didnt do plus a probable tribunal call up for our club. The
only positive note of this situation was that it seems none of our
supporters were involved
in the pitch invasion. We also had the situation where a
supporter was asked to leave the ground at the U16 Pythons match
by the referee. There are currently motions being put
forward to bring in very stringent punishments for lack of control
of supporters, players and officials that can result in club
expulsion very quickly. It is imperative we tone down our passion
and concentrate on the soccer and the ball not on opposition
players, supporters or referees.
U12 Pumas
The Pumas clawed their way back
into contention for the U12 league when they demolished 3rd
placed Nth Blackburn raptors 4-1. Alex Webb was outstanding in
goal whilst the central line strength from Adam Doolan , Brodie
Curry and Michael Parks meant the Raptors main striker was often
pushed wide. Fletch Field had another excellent game and
repelled multiple attacks down the right. It was a a far more
physical performance from the Pumas who copped a couple of blood
lips in the warm up from their own players. Both Tim and Justin
seemed inspired by their early cuts however with Tim having a
goal disallowed and Justin going on to score a hat trick.
Ladies
The Ladies team travelled to Healesville to try and avenge the
horrific 0-3 performance in the cup two weeks previous. It was
obvious they had come to play when Tanya Newman broke through the
defence and blasted her shot straight into the keeper before Jess
O' Brien followed up to slot home the first goal of the match.
Healesville though were not be out done and their sharpness in the
middle of the park allowed them to clip a soft goal of the inside
edge of the pole to equalize. They then followed this with a good
left foot shot from wide outside the box after Sherbrooke failed
to clear the ball when the chance presented itself. Sherbrooke
continued to pressure however though the theme of kicking straight
at the keeper continued. In the second half after continual
pressure a hand ball resulted in a Sherbrooke penalty which Perri
slammed at the keeper. The rebound was again slammed at the keeper
which finally rebounded to Stella to equalize. Shortly thereafter
a bouyed Sherbrooke took the lead when Nikki scored with her left
from just inside the box. The Ladies then soaked up heaps of
pressure until Nikki had the chance to seal it after she broke
through the defence and yes you guessed it hit it straight at the
keeper. This resulted in a tremendous defensive 15 minutes where
the Ladies withstood heaps of pressure before holding on to season
inspiring 3-2 win. My suggestion for training this week? Shooting
whatelse!!
U16 Panthers
I think these boys should be called the heartbreakers. Two
weeks previous with a seemingly unassailable 3-1 lead over league
leaders Croydon the snatched a draw from the Jaws of victory.
Today they had the chance to take top spot by rewarding their
distraught parents and coaching staff with the win they should
have got. However the team that is certainly good enough to win
the league again failed to play 90 minutes of football and didnt
start until after the 10 minute mark when they were already 0-3
down to three very soft goals. Despite the very poor start they
had enough good chances to go in half time 4-3 up except for some
outstanding goalkeeping by the Croydon keeper. At 1-3 down half
time passed and again the boys piled on the pressure but to for no
reward as the goalkeeper repelled them time and time again. Mark
Howard gave them excellent drive out wide whilst Glenn Brown
continued the fine defensive form he showed mid week in the inter
schools competition. However Croydon eventually got a forth after
a poor goalkick was snapped up by the opposition midfield. The
Panthers continued to try however and were eventually rewarded
with an own goal seemingly the only way to get past their keeper.
No doubt the coaches and parents will again come next week
hopefull their team will one day start playing for the full 90
minutes and get the rewards they are capable of achieving.
U14 Girls
Saphyrz
Sherbrooke Rangers V Brandon Park
“Woo hoo, shake your butt, woo hoo, shake your butt”! That was cry
that echoed across a foggy Freeway Reserve, as the U14 Saphyrz
celebrated their win over Brandon Park with their traditional
victory song!
After a lacklustre
opening 10-15 minutes, Alexa ‘boom boom’ Allan was brought on to
strengthen the defence. Immediately, we were more confident in
attack with Taylah ‘leftie’ Sheppard providing Elise ‘Viduka’
Milner and Rachel ‘the racehorse’ Bourke with scoring
opportunities.
Then the floodgates
opened with three goals in 10 minutes from Taylah, Elise and
Eilish ‘the athlete’ Devers.
The
second half began with sustained pressure from Brandon Park, but
each attack was repelled with vigour from Serise ‘Princess’ Benc,
Celeste ‘CC’ Collings, Sarah ‘Deano’ Deane and Alexa. Our keeper,
Adelaide ‘Amazon’ Leggett, owned the 18 yard box!
Ella ‘the
dominator’ Furniss provided great coverage in the defensive
midfield position, and Lani ‘motorbike’ Hallam and Jo ‘tenacious’
Brown ran all day.
After a physical
game, the Saphyrz eventually won the game 3-0. Eilish was voted
the best player, with every player contributing to the strong win. What a season it has
been for the Saphyrz – a courageous loss in the 1st
game, followed by two unlucky draws and now three strong wins in a
row.
As the girls become
more confident we are sure to hear more of ‘woo hoo, shake your
butt’ as the season progresses!
U10 Rockets
And so it was that the U10 Rockets found themselves in Blackburn
to play against the Jedis on a beautiful Saturday morning.
The teams were evenly matched in
the first half with the game going up and down the field in an
even manner. However the Jedis managed to sneak a couple of goals
passed our otherwise well performing first half goalkeeper, Josh
Hogben. Lack of solid clearances from defence were to blame for
the two soft goals. Watching the ball rather than making it your
own, caused a lot of unnecessary ball loss and we also failed to
put some opportunities away, leaving us 2-0 down at the break.
After a stirring half time speech
by coach Hans Damen, and a more attacking line up, the boys threw
themselves into the second twenty minutes.
Shaun Allen dropped into his
leading central defenders role, and organised the boys there. And
we can see how Isaac Van Rossen is descended from 16th century
Dutch warlord Maarten Van Rossum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarten_van_Rossum),
his clearing shots from defence would have cleared the walls of
any besieged city. Chris Heckenberg played a more aggressive
midfield role feeding a rotating series of attackers. We of course
have to mention Tanner Bayley's hard work up front chasing down
balls. Jake Breukel and Cody Karsikas came up from midfield to
assist in the attacks.
This leaves me with a small Rockets boy who deserves a special
mention, Alan Damen. From his attacking midfield position you'd
expect to find him up front sometimes, and yes, he was there on
the left, as well as on the right, as well as on the midfield, as
well as helping out in defence. So it wasn't surprising that Alan
scored the first goal, just after we resumed at half time.
Intercepting a defensive clearance Alan was left alone in front of
the goalie, who was left to retrieve the ball from the net. Oh,
yes and then he tapped in the second goal after the goalkeeper
parried a shot from Tanner. Oh, and then his attempted cross from
the right drifted into the goal for his hat-trick. The Jedis
quickly changed their goalkeeper, but to no avail, because Alan
shot from distance to take his tally to four.
And so it was that the Rockets
beat the Jedis 4-2 in Blackburn on a sunny autumn morning. Well
Done Rockets, good passing, good persisting. Well Done Alan for
doing exactly those things, and scoring goals on top of it all.
Go Rockets!!!!!
FOREST (DIV 1) VS Dandy Casuals
2-1 – R.
Cassidy, S. Grant
In the latest round of games the Forest came up against Dandy
Casuals. It was evident through their warm up that the opposition
had come to play and the Forest where totally dominated in the
first half. It was without a doubt the boys worst 45 minutes for
the season and this reflected on the scoreboard as they went into
half time 1-0 down. It could have been more if not for some dogged
defending and 1 fine reflex save by goalkeeper Mario Korporaal.
Thanks to an inspiring team talk from coach, Eddie the boys began
playing like league leaders. They started knocking the ball around
a lot better through the midfield and the chances where beginning
to come. Pete Strajner had a great run down the left but Ryan
Cassidy couldn’t capitalize on his cross shooting straight at the
goalkeeper. The boys did however get the equalizer they deserved
when after some neat play through the midfield by Shaun Grant and
Frank Disario the ball fell kindly to Cassidy who chipped the
keeper brilliantly. The boys now had their tails up and began
dominating possession in search for the winning goal. Syahrian
Bahar was working tirelessly up front and Bernie Herrok was doing
a great job breaking down the Casuals attacks. With 5 minutes to
go the ball got played out to Disario on the left who skipped past
the defender to deliver a perfect cross for Grant to head home
decisively. The relief could be seen across all the player’s faces
as they had shown great spirit to fight back to win the game 2-1.
Not their best performance of the season but as they’ve shown in
the past the Forest had a never say die attitude and continued to
take all in their stride in division 1. A couple of weeks off will
do the players the world of good and they’ll be raring to go in
their next match which is the quarter finals of the Parry Shield
on June 21st.
U12 Bears
The U12 Bears rode their luck against Richmond this week and
escaped with a 1-0 victory. It was a tight match, with neither
side giving any latitude and strong defence and robust challenges
the main feature. Thyler Argoon continues to grow in confidence as
goalie in his first season, and during the first half made a
number of excellent saves whilst Kane Angulo, playing a new
position on the right wing, was also prominent in the first half.
However, the Bears attack was unable to take advantage of
opportunities in front of goal, and went in 0-0 at halftime. In
the second half the tight struggle continued, with the Bears
midfield of Ahren Angulo and Alex Murray working hard. As both
teams tired the match began to open up and Richmond were very
unlucky not to score after a goal mouth scramble, the final shot
rolling languidly past an open goal after desperate defence from
Thyler, Max Gates and Adam Doolan. In attack for the Bears U/11’s
Juggernauts draftee Ewen was proving more than up to the challenge
and making promising raids into the Richmond half, showing
excellent speed and ball control. Just as a draw seemed a likely
result, it was an error from the Richmond goalie (faultless up to
this point) after some sustained Bears pressure that saw the ball
presented to Liam Stauber with an open goal and mere minutes left
on the clock. For the second week running Liam slotted home the
decider and kept the Bears in touch with the league leaders.
Player of the match, backing up from the previous U/11s match, was
Ewen Doonan.
June 7th
2008
Weekend of May24th/25th
U10 Rockets
The U10 Rockets played at home against the Lilydale Eagles, and
for the second week in a row Joshua Hogben managed to keep a
clean sheet while being in goal in the first half. This could
also be due to the fact that the ball didn't even get on to the
Rockets defensive side of the field in the first half (and only
a couple of times in the second half).
However having possession for
90% of the game does not necessarily mean you win. You may have
Chris Heckenberg sweeping the ball forward from midfield, you
may have Alan Damen crossing in consistently from the right
flank, you may have Cody Karsikas working tiredly in midfield,
you may even have Isaac Van Rossen and Shaun Allen taking shots
at goal, it all comes to no good if it rebounds against a wall
of 10 Lilydale players in their own goal square. It started 0-0,
it finished 0-0, but if you play a game where even the referee
says that the Rockets play extremely mature football for an U10
team, you can't really complain. The spectators sure didn't!
Positive talk on the field
encouraged passing between the players. With Tanner Bayley
coming up from defence and Shane Deane's quick throw-ins, we
gave ourselves all the chances we could. Too bad Alan's shot
from range was just saved on the line, too bad Will Farrow's
header didn't make it. The Rockets had a good game and that
counts. Well done
Eagles, well done Rockets, "Go Rockets"!
Under 12 Bears
The Sherbrooke Under 12 Bears were away to
Bulleen for a much-anticipated clash. Still short some key
players, the Bears were able to prevail in a tough match against
a well-organised team. Sherbrooke had much the better of the
first half, Zach Lueke starting with customary pace to regularly
cut through and Liam Stauber lurking dangerously in the centre.
Even so, committed Bulleen defence kept the Bears out and as the
half went on Bulleen began to make some raids of their own.
Thyler Argoon was called on t