Football Report
First XI vs The Scots College
Loss: 1-4, scorer (Alistair Colvin)
Thursday night at Homebush Athletics track was always going to be a tough ask for the boys, as they probably have never played in such a stadium, where the pitch was under bright floodlights. An advantage was given to The Scots College as they had been playing at this stadium all year, coupled with the fact that it was a huge pitch and definitely the biggest field that Shore have played on.
Scots scored from a long-range effort, 25 metres out through traffic, which left Killian clutching at air. Unfortunately, some poor tracking of opponents allowed Scots to score a second from a cut back. Shore responded well with a nice strike from the edge of the box by Alistair Colvin after some nice build up play.
Another long-range effort gave Scots a 3-1 lead, although Shore had another great opportunity to cut into the deficit through Matt Simpson, (his third in three weeks) but it was not to be.
Shore then changed shape, trying to cut into the deficit by going to three at the back, four in midfield and three strikers, pushing for a result. Unfortunately, in doing so they conceded a fourth with the last kick of the game.
I could not fault the boys’ work rate as every player came off the pitch with saturated shirts.
Man of the Match – Nick Griffiths
Mr G Lee
Coach First XI
| Team | Opponent | Result | Special Mentions/Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13A | The Scots College | Win, 2-1 | Fox Court and Lucas Wright |
| 13B | The Scots College | Win, 4-0 | |
| 13C | The Scots College | Win, 6-0 | |
| 13D | The Scots College | Win, 5-1 | Outstanding team effort. Best match of the season. Will Leslie for his support from the sideline. |
| 13E | The King’s School | Loss, 0-7 | |
| 14A | The Scots College | Win, 5-1 | |
| 14B | The Scots College | Win, 2-0 | |
| 14C | The Scots College | Win, 4-0 | |
| 14D | The Scots College | Win, 7-0 | Harry Clough MoTM |
| 14E | The Scots College | Win, 8-0 | Hat trick for Jake Tranfield, and after swapping forwards and backs Jack Holland scored a goal. |
| 14F | Newington College | Loss, 12-0 | |
| 15A | The King’s School | Draw, 2-2 | Vaughan Finlay with some great saves. Connor Fung with a great goal from the sideline (which may have been a cross). |
| 15B | The Scots College | Loss, 1-6 | |
| 15C | BYE | ||
| 15D | The Scots College | Loss, 0-3 | |
| 16A | The Scots College | Loss, 2-3 | |
| 16B | The Scots College | Win,1-0 | Will Hurst MoTM. Oliver Mezrani great free-kick goal. |
| 16C | The Scots College | Draw, 3-3 | |
| 16D | The Scots College | Loss, 0-3 | Hugo Adams MoTM |
| First XV | The Scots College | Loss, 1-4 | Nick Griffiths MoTM |
| Second XV | The Scots College | Draw, 2-2 | Henry Hone MoTM |
| Third XV | The Scots College | Draw, 0-0 | |
| Fourth XV | The Scots College | Win, 2-1 | Otis Annakin MoTM |
| Fifth XV | The Scots College | Draw, 1-1 | |
| Sixth XV | The Scots College | Loss, 0-4 | Oscar Everett MoTM |
| Seventh XV | The Scots College | Win, 5-0 | Oscar Deane, David Ratchford 2, Freddie Keeble, Mesake Taulawakeiaho |