What an awesome win against Hahndorf today at Mylor Oval! Well done team!!!
It's great to see you all enjoying your soccer, and it's even more satisfying when we do it against a really tough opposition. Hahndorf were never going to be a pushover, but there were still plenty of smiles and laughs all round, particularly in the second when we totally dominated the game.
Fiona was given the captain's armband this week, after displaying great leadership against Woodside. We kicked off with the breeze and against the slope of a well-drained but uncut pitch. I was running the full length of the sideline, but found myself more often in our forward half than back. The two teams looked pretty even, but we were starting convincingly and moving the ball well. This was looking very good for Lofty because we always come home hard.
The first half saw our backs holding and delivering well to our mids and forwards. Nikhili was looking particularly solid in goal, as was Sahara in defence, Bronte and Alice in mid, and Brooke, Louise and Claire O'Brien up front. Our strike-force were working really well together up there, passing off and making space; but we just couldn't capitalise. We were holding just one step too long, and we really should have made the Hahndorf keeper work harder for her half-time oranges. Bronte was confident, and shooting from distance, but a number of off-target strikes were keeping Hahndorf in the game. That said, she was destined to score, and she brought the house down with a trademark lob below the cross-bar and above the keeper. The snakes were waiting to be eaten by a Lofty team that was in front and playing beautifully.
In the second, Greta, Natasha and Kyah hit the pitch to replace Milly, Alice and Brooke. We started the final 40 minutes where we left off, playing hard, committed and as a team.
With 30 minutes left to play, our gutsy central defender, Meisha, copped a hard knock just above the knee, and Milly was called back into action. Meanwhile, our forwards were cranking it up a notch, with Louise and Kali running rings around a hard-working Hahndorf defence. Kyah was providing solid support at left wing, as was Bronte in central mid, and Nikhili was booting the bladder out of the ball from our goal square. Greta was playing determined as ever, making a brilliant run down the right side of the pitch towards goal, but falling just short of making it count on the score-sheet.
It was only a matter of time before our strikers hit the back of the net, but unfortunately for us, the final whistle came too soon. Louise and Kali; you should both stand tall, because when you hold the ball up forward like you did today, it takes a heap of pressure off our defence. Both you guys really deserved a goal!
Congratulations to Nikhili, Fiona, Bronte, Sahara, Louise and Kali for figuring in our top-player list this week.
Let's keep the Lofty team spirit going guys. Well done!!!
Result:
MOUNT LOFTY 1 - Hahndorf 0
WIN #08 for LOFTY ...!!!
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