Football
Round 4 of igsa Football on Saturday 20 May resulted in Pymble coming away with 8 wins and 2 losses. Although it was a quieter morning at Pymble with only five games being played on home ground, the goals didn’t stop flowing with 60 goals scored over 10 matches. Saturday’s results saw Pymble 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 remain undefeated after four rounds.
Pymble 3 backed up last weekend’s win, with a 4 to 1 win against Danebank’s Senior 1st, with only 10 players on the field – impressive!
Our Senior 1sts and Junior 1sts travelled to Maroubra and came away with two big wins. Both teams stay at the top of the ladder, with our Junior 1sts yet to concede any goals all term.
Pymble 6 team came away with the biggest win of the weekend, after scoring 14 goals against Roseville College!
Pymble 4 came away with their first win of the term. Well done Pymble 4 for keeping faith with one another and working hard on getting that first win!
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Pymble 01 | Ascham 1 | WIN | 7 to 0 |
| Pymble 02 | Danebank 1 | WIN | 4 to 1 |
| Pymble 03 | Loreto Kirribilli 2 | WIN | 4 to 2 |
| Pymble 04 | Abbotsleigh 4 | WIN | 3 to 0 |
| Pymble 05 | Ravenswood 3 | WIN | 3 to 1 |
| Pymble 06 | Roseville College 4 | WIN | 14 to 0 |
| Pymble 07 | Ascham 4 | WIN | 5 to 0 |
| Pymble 08 | Loreto Kirribilli 4 | LOSS | 0 to 7 |
| Pymble 09 | Wenona 6 | WIN | 3 to 2 |
| Pymble 10 | Wenona 7 | LOSS | 0 to 4 |
Team of the week
This week’s team of the week goes to our Senior 2nds, Pymble 2!
Here’s what team captain, Aimee NG (Year 12) had to say:
“Early on Saturday 20 May, the Pymble 2nds Football team competed in a high intensity match against Danebank. The team played with determination and courage making sure to win this exciting match on our home ground. Losing so many girls due to injury over the season, we were left with only 10 players on Saturday, meaning each girl had to play a full match, but spirits were high, and we continued to push on. The game started and a massive shoutout to Ines Danziger (Year 10) who volunteered to play the goalie for the first half, thank you so much! She did an amazing job at saving so many goals and had a vital contribution to the game.
In the first half Pymble 2 team were up 2 to 1. Madeleine Short (Year 11) had an incredible game, always getting in front of the opponents to reach the ball first with opponents unable to get around her. An amazing job to all goal scorers; Victoria Apachou (Year 10), tackling to get the ball and assisting the many goals. The team worked very well together, always communicating, playing quick passes, which made the other team work harder. The defenders played like a brick wall; any opposing player was not getting through them. Pymble 2nds won 4 to 1, an incredible result as we played without subs and were down a player. A good job by everyone in the team.”
Round 1 MVPs
Pymble 1 – Kaitlyn Chan (Year 12)
Pymble 2 – Madeleine Short (Year 11)
Pymble 3 – Erika Nakamura (Year 10)
Pymble 4 – Estelle Vander (Year 11) and Nicole McCrostie (Year 11)
Pymble 5 – Megan Chen (Year 10)
Pymble 6 – Charlotte Hartin (Year 12)
Pymble 7 – Madison Gabila (Year 7)
Pymble 8 – Soraya Catchpole (Year 9)
Pymble 9 – Ainsley Alexander (Year 8)
Pymble 10 – Zara Sandham (Year 7)
Senior 1st Match Report by our Football Captain, Kaitlyn Chan (Year 12)
“Our Pymble Senior 1sts team travelled to Maroubra this weekend bright and early. Heading into their final weeks of the igsa competition, Pymble 1 remain undefeated with a great win on Saturday 20 May, defeating Ascham 7 to 0. It was also great to see our Pymble 1 players wish the Junior 1sts best of luck and a Guard of Honour for their game!”
Bill Turner Trophy
Our 15s and Under Bill Turner Trophy Football team took on NBC Mackellar last Friday down at Cromer Park. Mackellar were last year’s runners up in our region, so our players knew they were in for a tough game. Mackellar started on the front-foot but our Pymble team slowly settled into the game and started to assert our dominance.
Four first half goals meant we took a commanding lead at halftime. Three more goals followed in the second half, which gave us a 7 to 0 lead. The only downside to the game was that we couldn’t keep a clean sheet, as Mackellar managed to get onto the scoresheet with the final score being 7 to 1.
It was a great overall experience for our young side, who will now face the winner of Cheltenham Girls v Hunters Hill.
Well done to the following goal scorers: Ariana Ziolkowski (Year 9) with four goals, Grace Townsend (Year 10) with two goals, and Amelia Bicego (Year 8) with one goal.
Chris Wood
Sport Co-ordinator – Football