7 A-Side Tournament
In a single word, HOT. That’s a summary of the 7 aside tournament - you can add a more descriptive word in front but I think we all get the message.
The 10 fit young athletes from Voyle Park battled the heat and higher ranked opposition to give a “jolly good show”. We started well however as people left and the heat started to take a toll, things got more difficult, but overall a day’s endeavour to be proud of.
Game 1 proved that you have to play smart. Opposition passed the ball like a bunch of Spanish midfielders but rarely troubled our goal. We had a few decent opportunities and could easily have snatched a win. Final whistle and it was nil all.
Game 2 followed a similar pattern. We had fewer chances and they certainly made us work hard defensively. Everyone rallied and another nil all result was achieved.
The solid defence carried into game 3. We were clearly outplayed by a team that is normally 1st or 2nd in division 1, however the hard work was paying off. It took a very dubious penalty late in the 2nd half to enable them to record a one nil win.
Game 4 was a different story. Three people had left, a couple of injuries and, well let’s face it, we were just buggered. Still 2 nil loss to the team that won div 4 last year wasn’t too bad.
Disappointing not to have scored (and we definitely had chances) or to notch a win but overall I think we can be fairly pleased with the way we played.
Special thanks to Geoff and his gazebo – not sure we would have survived without it.
