Football Report

Match Reports | 10 August 2024

A bit of cloud and haze early morning, but it turned into a sunny day with Northbridge Playing Fields packed to the brim with Old Boys Day and many dramatic games and results against Joeys, Reddam, St. Pats, Newington, and Knox.

First XI vs Joeys 1-2 loss

On an exciting Old Boys Day, Shore faced off against Joeys in an even battle, unfortunately resulting in a difficult 2-1 loss. The game began positively for Shore, creating a number of attacking chances and receiving a penalty. Unfortunately, under pressure from a large crowd, an excellent save prevented Shore from being first on the scoreboard. As the game progressed to halftime, Shore continued to defend valiantly as Joeys conjured up more chances. The second-half began 0-0, with Shore ready to attack. However, an unlucky moment led to Shore conceding the first goal of the game. Fortunately, with the impressive support in the stands, super sub-Angus Leslie created a perfect chance for Liam Macfarlane to put away, levelling the game. Finally, in the last minutes of the game, as Shore attempted to conjure up an attack to secure the premiership, an unfortunate mistake was capitalised on by Joeys, resulting in a disappointing 2-1 loss. Hopefully, the squad is ready to redeem themselves to return strong against Grammar next week to claim a win and, with it, the GPS premiership.

Second XI vs Joeys 6-2 win

Saturday’s match saw an eager Shore’s Second XI ready to redeem their rank and press up the ladder against Joeys. From the kick-off, Shore maintained pressure, pouncing on mistakes and keeping possession. Following a brilliant ball by Angus Leslie, which cut through Joey’s defence, Hector Richards easily tucked it away to make it 1-0. Quickly following this, from a beautifully placed ball by Connor Morgan, Angus Leslie made another chance, breaking the backline to take a shot on goal, which was excellently followed in by Hector Richards, who once again found the back of the net to make it 2-0. After a series of top-class saves by Jono Loy, the team unfortunately conceded off a Joey’s set piece. But Shore showed they were not backing down from the fight, with Rory Tucker nailing the back of the net off a corner kick to make the halftime score 3-1. Following a mistake, Shore conceded another to make the score 3-2. But the team regained momentum with Angus Leslie, who dribbled past the keeper to score, making it 4-2. Soon after being subbed onto the field, George Gatenby beautifully placed his shot to up the score to 5-2. In the trend of super-subs, Luca Gleeson quickly made an impact, taking a beautiful pass from Daniel Higgs to score the final goal, pushing the result to 6-2 Shore’s way.

Third XI vs Joeys 3-1 win

We lined up against Joeys in the penultimate match of the season, wanting to ensure that what we had been practising at training we were able to put into practice. The match against St Joeys was outstanding and a great example of intensity and teamwork. From the get-go, the team challenged for every ball, winning most first and second balls. A quick counterattack from defence saw the ball land at the feet of ‘The God of Thunder’ aka Chris Griffiths, to hit a 30-yard thunderbolt that left the keeper floundering and almost burst the net. Shore continued to create chances with the energetic James Markell involved in all that was good about Shore’s attack. A few minutes later, we won a corner. Luca Gleeson delivered a pinpoint ball onto James Markell’s left foot for the ball to fly into the top corner. With Shore in control of the game, it was left to George Gatenby to dance past three Joey’s players to set up Lachlan Doy with a tap in.

Mr E De Marchi
MIC Football

Results Saturday 10 August 2024