Indoor Soccer Competition – Teachers vs Students
Here are two post match emails from Hugh O’Neill after the Teachers vs Students Indoor Soccer Competition
Match 1
Dear colleagues and team supporters
You will be pleased to know that we increased the workload of our counsellors today in crushing the spirits and egos of Year 10 students in our 4-0 triumph on the indoor soccer field (aka Mazerkervich Field). Every teacher played their part, Wilkinson found redemption from his last slippery appearance in the form of goals, Galvin lived out his Old Trafford dreams, blasting a Cantona cannon into the back net, Ezekiel hacked wilfully at the shins of teenagers, Manuel was so focussed he cared not for sidelines or referee whistles, McMahon revealed an inner rage, showcasing an angry left and right boot, and Pagani’s ligaments remained, mercifully, intact. I merely shed a tear of pride for the team and basked in the glory of victory.
Stay tuned for our next match next week.
You will be pleased to know that we increased the workload of our counsellors today in crushing the spirits and egos of Year 10 students in our 4-0 triumph on the indoor soccer field (aka Mazerkervich Field). Every teacher played their part, Wilkinson found redemption from his last slippery appearance in the form of goals, Galvin lived out his Old Trafford dreams, blasting a Cantona cannon into the back net, Ezekiel hacked wilfully at the shins of teenagers, Manuel was so focussed he cared not for sidelines or referee whistles, McMahon revealed an inner rage, showcasing an angry left and right boot, and Pagani’s ligaments remained, mercifully, intact. I merely shed a tear of pride for the team and basked in the glory of victory.
Stay tuned for our next match next week.
Match 2
Dear colleagues and team supporters
Heeding the pleas of school counsellors, us teachers played a little easier against the students today. We were also able to refine our team list down to 5 players, avoiding the annoying practice of making substitutions. The game got off to a flyer, Manuel showing his usual energy and desire to score goals, though in his gentlemanly manner, he let Galvin score first. Having positioned the opposing team where we wanted them, and despite having the full support of the raucous student crowd, the teacher team realised that crushing teams would not meet the Fort Street exile profile. Thus, we allowed the student team to score 2 goals, and deliberately missed at least a dozen chances in front of their goals to keep it sporting.
Fearing the rage of an increasingly agitated crowd who wanted a teacher victory at all costs, we responded. Pagani released himself from the position as keeper and bravely took to the field, tormenting his young opponents. Tali, now in goals, made a game winning save, and our hero Galvin unleashed a full court shot that beat all comers to the back of the net. Pandemonium ensued, with Galvin mobbed by a throng of jubilant students and the full time whistle blowing shortly afterwards. The final score 2 all, but it was the teachers who were the clear winners of hearts and minds of all who watched. And it only took a mere 2 hours for my face to stop being red from exertion.
Stay tuned for further results to hear if we made it through to the finals.
Heeding the pleas of school counsellors, us teachers played a little easier against the students today. We were also able to refine our team list down to 5 players, avoiding the annoying practice of making substitutions. The game got off to a flyer, Manuel showing his usual energy and desire to score goals, though in his gentlemanly manner, he let Galvin score first. Having positioned the opposing team where we wanted them, and despite having the full support of the raucous student crowd, the teacher team realised that crushing teams would not meet the Fort Street exile profile. Thus, we allowed the student team to score 2 goals, and deliberately missed at least a dozen chances in front of their goals to keep it sporting.
Fearing the rage of an increasingly agitated crowd who wanted a teacher victory at all costs, we responded. Pagani released himself from the position as keeper and bravely took to the field, tormenting his young opponents. Tali, now in goals, made a game winning save, and our hero Galvin unleashed a full court shot that beat all comers to the back of the net. Pandemonium ensued, with Galvin mobbed by a throng of jubilant students and the full time whistle blowing shortly afterwards. The final score 2 all, but it was the teachers who were the clear winners of hearts and minds of all who watched. And it only took a mere 2 hours for my face to stop being red from exertion.
Stay tuned for further results to hear if we made it through to the finals.