Football Report
Saturday 26 July 2025
On Saturday 26 July we hosted The Scots College (Scots), with other match-ups including Knox Grammar School, St Aloysius’ College, and Reddam House. Against opposition with varied formations and systems of play we recorded wins with the Fifth XI, Sixth XI, Seventh XI, 16A’s, 16D’s, 15B’s 15C’s, 15E’s, 15F’s, 14D’s, 13A’s, 13B’s, 13C’s, 13D’s, 13E’s and draws for the First XI, 15D’s, and 14ED’s.
First XI vs Scots 2-2 draw
Coming into the 4th Round of GPS Football, Shore’s First XI had spent the break training hard and had performed well throughout all the holiday fixtures, looking to recover their best form. In the lead-up to the game against Scots, the team was playing some of its best football and was looking forward to this clash to turn around their season. As the whistle blew, Shore started with high intensity, and this hard-pressing football rewarded Shore with complete dominance for the first twenty minutes, eventually leading to two goals in quick succession. Twice Will Procter was released down the right flank, completely outpacing his defender to first put a ball across the box that Brian Thorpe tucked away, then going himself and slotting the ball in the back of the net to make the score 2-0, Shore. Looking in complete control of the match, Shore faced a sharp break and was unlucky to concede a penalty. While initially saved by Jono Loy, Scots reacted faster and managed to score the rebound to put them back into the game at halftime, with both teams going into the dressing room with the score 2-1. After the break, Shore had to weather a storm but managed to do so, until an unfortunate mistake gave Scots a free kick at the edge of the box. After a tricky free-kick routine, the ball was buried into the net to tie the game at 2-2. Shore continued to press forward and came close several times, but was unable to find the net, leaving the game level at full-time. Shore put in their best GPS performance so far. Coming against Sydney Boys next week, Shore will be looking to put in another strong performance.
15E vs St Aloysius’ College 15F 15-1 win
A very uneven and one-sided game, as the score indicates. The boys started well, getting the ball up into the attacking third through quick dribbling down the wings and putting in crosses, cutbacks, and at times cutting in field and having shots at will. Shore put the opposition under constant pressure, getting lots of shots on goal. The boys were a bit wasteful early on with their finishing, but eventually we were able to get our shots on target, and goals began to flow constantly throughout the rest of the game. Lachlan Ward controlled the midfield well with some good passes and playing through balls to the strikers Edward Pritchard and Louis Wang, who scored 4 and 3 goals respectively. Oscar Hart was a constant threat on the wing, beating his opponent in his 1 vs 1 and delivering good crosses and cutbacks and scored a goal himself. The game was played almost entirely in the opposition half, with them struggling to find a way through a defence.
Mr Elvis DeMarchi
Head of Football
Results
| Team | Opponent | Score | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First XI | Scots | 2-2 D | W Procter, B Thorpe | |
| Second XI | Scots | 0-3 L | ||
| Third XI | Scots | 1-4 L | J Lusk | |
| Fourth XI | Scots | 0-1 L | ||
| Fifth XI | Scots | 5-2 W | A Archer 2, N Dolman, T Houstone, A Yu | |
| Sixth XI | Scots | 2-0 W | J Chu, J Gilmour | |
| Seventh XI | Scots | 3-0 W | M Bingham, J Koh, T Munn | |
| Eighth XI | Scots | 1-2 L | Q Niu | |
| 16A XI | Scots | 3-2 W | E Colvin, H Lloyd, B Loy | |
| 16B XI | Scots | 0-3 L | ||
| 16C XI | Scots | 2-0 W | H Chadban, B Pena | |
| 16D XI | Scots | 3-0 W | ||
| 15A XI | Bye | |||
| 15B XI | Scots 15A | 3-0 W | A Prowse, T Eaton, J McCowan | |
| 15C XI | Knox | 1-4 L | C Fox | |
| 15D XI | Scots 15B | 2-2 D | C Lord, L Scott | |
| 15E XI | St. Aloysius | 15-1 W | E Pritchard 4, L Wang 3, F McIntosh 2, L Ward 2, A Yao 2, O Hart, T Mann | |
| 15F XI | Knox | 5-2 W | F Stewart 4, I Lo | |
| 14A XI | Scots | 1-3 L | B Rogers | |
| 14B XI | Scots | 0-0 D | R Heo | |
| 14C XI | Scots | 0-2 L | ||
| 14D XI | Scots | 2-1 W | A Li 2 | |
| 14E XI | Scots | 1-3 L | B Bruckner | |
| 13A XI | Scots | 2-0 W | F Handley, J Sparks | |
| 13B XI | Scots | 7-0 W | J Livingstone 2, N Shao 2, F Farago, S Livingstone, H Rose | |
| 13C XI | Reddam | 2-0 W | C Cameron, H Young | |
| 13D XI | Scots 13C | 6-2 W | A Findley 3, A Elias, H Rofe, N Stafford | |
| 13E XI | Scots 13D | 3-0 W | T O’Neill 2, S Giddey | |
| 13F XI | Knox | 0-6 L | ||