Under 12 Magic
This weeks report is brought to you by the little Master - Georgie Perpina!
"Both Paul and I had the privilege of taking charge of
the game his week, while the master coach is completing his training. Congratulations Rob on having a piece of
paper that tells you what we all knew; SUPER COACH!
Well we definitely had soccer weather; it was cold, windy and
raining for most of the match. The players
felt it. At half time, I was tying up
shoe laces because fingers were too cold and wet to work properly. Parents struggled as well, still trying to
get used to the change in weather. Not as many towels, coats umbrellas as
required, but we all managed well. It might be a good idea to pack an umbrella now in the car and also think about bringing a change of clothing and a plastic bag for the wet muddy stuff - or your car will smell like coach Robs vehicle - wet socks, boots and balls!
We did not have the best of starts, conceding a goal
in the first 3 minutes. Lack of
concentration and shape, assisted in them scoring an easy goal. To our credit though we did lift our
intensity as we put pressure on the ball carrier. Great work from Rolly to pounce at the right
time and steal the ball. His move initiated the counter attack that saw a string of
passes, with Daniel Barnett crossing the ball over to Liam Hayes for an easy header. It was a joy to watch and the part of the game that brings the crowd to cheering and clapping. The scores were 1-1 at
half time.
Glen Eira like to keep possession and today was no
exception. While at times in the first
half we were exposed, in the second half we saw a very committed defense that held
strong throughout the match. Equally we
started to create more chances on the counter. We created chances through
Callum, Liam Hayes, Daniel Alston and Robbie Nunez. While we had less possession, we did look
more likely to score when attacking. We
were finally rewarded with an awesome finish by Rolly early in the second half
to put us ahead. The game was close, but that score was the final result. The Magic overcame a poor start and fought back with good soccer and ended the game 2-1 for our second win for the season.
While we all agree that the signs are positive, we
still have heaps of room for improvement.
That means lots of work at training.
Thanks to our marshals and lines-persons, and very
special thanks to Connor Hayes for an awesome job refereeing.
So my record stands at one win from one match, so
happy to hand it back to the master."
Yes we have lots of work and we want to establish a strong defensive unit and will be working a lot on defensive shape in the coming weeks. It was great to have Victory players join in on our drills this past Thursday. They thought the drill was pretty cool and admired the way you guys set it up and participated.
This coming week we have a tough assignment - Casey Comets at their home ground - so all the way to the wet and wild location that is Cranbourne!
We will need to work really well as a team to be competitive - so ball movement will be our focus again as well as retaining defensive shape!
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