Football Report
Saturday 31 May 2025
On Saturday 31 May, we matched up with Sydney Grammar (Grammar) with the First and Second XI teams playing in the first round of the GPS away from home. The Senior Squad (First and Second XI) also received their Jerseys on Thursday night at the 2025 Football Jersey Presentation held at the Football Pavilion, with close to 100 guests attending, including Director of Sport Mr Mark Ticehurst and Community Chaplain Rev Nick Foord.
We were able to get valuable wins with the Second XI, Fourth XI, Fifth XI, Sixth XI, Seventh XI, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F, 14E, 13E and 13F’s.
First XI vs Grammar 2-3 loss
On Saturday morning, Shore’s First XI travelled to face up against a strong Grammar side in the opening round of the GPS season. After a few weeks of disappointing results, a week of continuous tactical training prepared the squad for this intense matchup. The game started off with a tense atmosphere where both sides had strong stints of maintaining possession, with some key chances happening for both teams. A strong formation from the boys proved difficult to penetrate, whilst the combination work throughout midfield and attack created some amazing chances. Shore went down 1-0 after a lapse of concentration in the backline, but some ruthless gameplay from Daniel Higgs brought it back to 1-1. In the last minute of the first half, multiple goal-line clearances from Joshua Izzard kept it all even as the half time whistle blew. As the second half began, a quick goal from Grammar provided them with the lead; however, a fast response from the Shore boys brought it back to 2-2. Unfortunately, Grammar scored a goal on the break, now leading 3-2, but Shore did not drop their heads. The boys fought until the dying moments of the game but were not capable of scoring again. The squad should be very proud of their improvements over the past couple of weeks, as they head into a tough two weeks of training before facing a strong Newington College side in round 2.
14E’s vs Grammar 5-4 win
The 14E’s secured their first win of the season in a thrilling 5–4 home game against Grammar, played at Northbridge F Ground. The team showed incredible resilience, teamwork, and spirit in what was one of the most exciting matches of the season so far. Despite conceding two early goals in the first quarter, the boys kept their composure and began to turn the momentum. A superb assist from Sam Golding set up Will Chadban for our first goal, quickly followed by a brilliant passage of play involving Will Folder, Anthony Virginiza, and James Wood, who scored his first goal of the season to level the match. As both sides traded chances, Blake Bruckner found the net just before half time, capitalising on a rebound to score his first goal of the season and giving us a 3–2 lead at the break. The second half started strong, with Will Chadban scoring again from just outside the box, assisted by James Wood, to make it 4–2. Sydney Grammar responded with two quick goals, levelling the game at 4–4. Defenders Henry Smith, Greg Urwin, and William Folder held strong during a tense period to keep us in the match. In the final minutes, a moment of brilliance from Ben Soh in midfield set up Will Chadban, who calmly completed his hat trick, securing a memorable 5–4 victory. The boys displayed outstanding attitude, teamwork, and determination from start to finish. It was a fantastic performance, and we look forward to carrying this spirit into the upcoming matches.
Mr Elvis DeMarchi
Head of Football
Results
| Team | Opponent | Score | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First XI | Sydney Grammar School | 2-3 L | O Doy, R Forrester | |
| Second XI | Sydney Grammar School | 3-2 W | H Richards 2, J Powell | |
| Third XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-3 L | ||
| Fourth XI | Sydney Grammar School | 2-1 W | A Lord, J Moles | |
| Fifth XI | Sydney Grammar School | 3-1 W | N Dolman, R Sedgwick, A Yu | |
| Sixth XI | Sydney Grammar School | 7-2 W | J Gilmour 3, J Lim 2, T Gupta, A Harley | |
| Seventh XI | Sydney Grammar School | 7-0 W | T Spence 3, O de Kock, A Jones, C Martin, OG | |
| Eighth XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-1 L | ||
| 16A XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-2 L | ||
| 16B XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-1 L | ||
| 16C XI | Sydney Grammar School | 1-3 L | S Robson | |
| 16D XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-5 L | ||
| 15A XI | Sydney Grammar School | 1-3 L | T Eaton | |
| 15B XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-1 L | ||
| 15C XI | Sydney Grammar School | 2-1 W | I Lo, F Stewart | |
| 15D XI | Sydney Grammar School | 4-0 W | J Lam 2, H Bastick, A Yao | |
| 15E XI | Sydney Grammar School | 5-1 W | L Wang 4, E Pritchard | |
| 15F XI | St. Aloysius College | 6-2 W | J Goktas 4, A Au, W Livingstone | |
| 14A XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-3 L | ||
| 14B XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-1 L | ||
| 14C XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-5 L | ||
| 14D XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-6 L | ||
| 14F XI | Sydney Grammar School | 5-4 L | W Chadban 3, B Bruckner, J Wood | |
| 13A XI | Sydney Grammar School | 1-2 L | K Takamura | |
| 13B XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-1 L | ||
| 13C XI | Sydney Grammar School | 0-4 L | ||
| 13D XI | Sydney Grammar School | 1-4 L | Z Liew | |
| 13E XI | Sydney Grammar School | 5-0 W | M MacPherson 2, S Dacombe, J Jagessar, T O’Neill | |
| 13F XI | Sydney Grammar School | 3-2 W | L Spencer 2, J Chen | |