YEAR- 2003 NO. 9 DATE 23th June
Announcements/Reminders:
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Website:
Visit our great website at www.alburyhotspurs.com.au/
. Soccer Albury Wodonga Website has the latest results/scores and League Tables
on www.saw.asn.au. Coaches/managers
–please check the league table for your team and let Ian Belgre know of
any errors you notice.
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Hotgear:
Hotspurs soccer gear available from the canteen.
Jackets, hats, beanies, polo shirts all with logo
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Match
Reports: Please email all reports to shorttail@austarnet.com.au
by Monday 6-30pm.
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Draw
for this weekend: Saturday 28st June 9 Black V
United @ Willow Pk. At 11-30am/ 9 Gold has a BYE. Sunday 29nd June –
All teams V Wod. Panthers at Willow Pk. at normal kick-off times(Ladies/3rds
have BYES)
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Well
Done – Robert Tuksar plays his 250th
senior game this weekend- an incredible effort- Rob has also scored 197 goals
for Hotspurs- A hattrick on Sunday will really make it a top day for Robert.
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Pasta
Night- There will be a pasta and cheese cake
night at the TERMO HOTEL in a couple of weeks – more details in next weeks
newsletter.
Match Reports v
Lavington Panthers:
Seniors: Won: 2-0: A
top performance in atrocious conditions. Spurs played a smart game by sticking
to the wings and getting behind their defence. Tuksar’s first goal was hit well
on the turn after good work by Darrell Mills. The second goal was a solo effort
by Darrell after a great pass from Rob Tudor. David Spokes was outstanding in
defence, while Kanners and Bones were great in midfield. Luke kept a clean
sheet in goals while the front three- Rob, Rob and Darrell were terrific. Best
wishes to Rob Tudor for his overseas trip. Hope we are still on top of the
league table when he gets back in four weeks time.
Reserves: Lost 1-2:
Again we lost a game that we could have won. At times we did play some good
soccer and definitely dominate for significant periods. The opposition did not
win everything in the air like the previous two weeks though the heavy
condition would account for some of this. Trevor arrived on time for once and
played his first full game of the year only. He only missed 1 tackle all game
and made up for that by scoring our only goal. John in goals tipped a couple of
balls over the bar and looked solid all game. Guys we need to score more goals
against the quality oppositions.
Ladies: Drew 1-1:
This week saw the Ladies play a wet, muddy and cold game against Lavington
Panthers. We drew 1-1, a real shame not
to come away with the much needed three points, however, the ladies had plenty
of shots but just could not convert these to goals.
A
big thanks to Dee for helping us fill in a position for us on the park and scoring
our one and only goal for this week.
U'15s: Won 9-1:
A great performance by these boys in very wet and uncomfortable conditions for
both players and spectators. A couple of early goals to Luke and Ben gave us
the perfect start. Mark came out of goals in the second half and sought revenge
on other goal keepers by winning a 50 / 50 challenge and scoring his first for
the year. Clint and Cullen worked the butts off and earnt the player of the
week awards. Luke and Ben ended up with 3 goals each with Mark, Seato and Mitch
also scoring 1 each. Another super team effort with all goals through brilliant
team play. Keep it up boys.
U’13’s: Won 4-2: A good game Boys and girls.You all found that Hotspurs spirit. With in the first three minutes you scored the first goal, which was from Ricky. Then came David which was passed over from Caleb , in the mean time we saw great passing by Jessica and Brad , Jaz , Aras , Zac , Shannon and the rest of the team played well.Then came another goal by Ricky then it was Caleb which scored the last goal for the day , but we had lot of near misses even Brad had a shot also Shannon from near half way. Well David still tries to drive the ball home but as usual straight over the top. Oh yea our goalie well again , Tom puts his tallent to the test and WHAT super saves they were . Thanks to Kai and Tim for subs.The award went Jessica. Daniel says hello.
U'11s: Won 2-0:
Well we were the chosen ones today. Under leaden skies, the rain stayed away
though we did play on a sodden pitch with pools of water in places. This game
was the fruition of weeks of work (and some arm writing) with players passing,
crossing and kicking first time according to the plan. We began the game at a frantic pace with the
ball moving up and down the field quickly but within five minutes James E. had
scored from a cross from Chris W. Then began some pour defence as Panthers
attacked and it took great defending by Brent to save a goal. Our defence of
Gena, Jake, Paddy and Jason held firm stopping all problems. The second half
began like the first with a goal from James E after a cross from Chris W. We
then took control of the match with our midfield of Adrian, Robert G, Robbie B,
Blake and Aleke setting up numerous chances which we unfortunately missed. Chris
C and James N were busy up front but the real star at the end of the game was
Michael who calmly saved a penalty which might have put Panthers back in the
game. Having never beaten this team in the last two years this was a great
result. Star Player - Robert Gentle.
U'10s: Won 7-1:
An impressive performance from the 10's against the second team on the ladder.
Despite Lavington being undermanned Hotspurs turned in their performance of the
season, playing some sensational soccer in difficult conditions. Sam Cronin
turned in a magnificent performance with his devastating runs turning their
defence into tatters and setting up many of our great team goals. Teamwork was
the key to our success as all players contributed strongly to the result. The
passing was a pleasure to watch along with the space that the guys created by
spreading the ball wide. Our defence was once again awesome as they repelled
several dangerous attacks by the Panthers, only allowing them a consolation
goal towards the end of the match. Thomas, Domenic, Dylan and Sam all turning
in their best performances to date with fantastic workrates. Two of the goals
were created in our own penalty area, ending up in their net without the
opposition touching it! Phillip Robbie scored a hatrick as he continues to
develop into an impressive striker with some clinical finishing. Star player
award - Daniel Gordon for a fantastic contribution.
Other Results:
Nine Black
played very well to beat Diamonds 1-0
Nine Gold
were outstanding to defeat St.Pats 4-1
Thirds did
not play as well as they can losing 5-0. At least the second half was a big
improvement.
Fourteens played
their best game of this season to beat Lavington Panthers 5-1. Well done –
guys!
Twelves went
down 0-3 to Lavington Panthers. Better luck next week.
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