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Saturday 2 August (home) v. Nunawading.
After the 8 – 0 away win earlier this season, we were out to top our total.
A full squad on duty:- Kirk, Matt, Jonathon M, Jonathan N, Lachie, Jeremy, Anton, Jason, James, Jonathon S, Yanni, Jacob, Alex, Matthew, Ari and Josh.
We started brightly and applied plenty of pressure. We were soon on the board with Jonathon S bagging two well taken goals. With good contributions all over the ground, Josh and Alex added one each to take the lead to 4 by half-time.
Most of the action from Nunawading came at half-time. Our cameraman had to change his focus to the other side of the pitch and the coach was asked to join him rather than having the peace and quiet away from the vocal supporters on the far side.
Undisturbed, we banged in 5 and should have had more. The final result a 9 – 0 win. Alex grabbed 4, Josh 2, Jonathon S 2 and James 1. Just like Buddy’s quest for 10 in a game, we also just fell short of double figures. Perhaps we should play Collingwood too!!
Thanks to everyone for their continued support this season.
Training on Tuesday, 6pm at Anderson Park.
Next week, away v Hampton, 11.00am kick-off at Cheltenham Park Melway 86 G1
Season:- P 14 W12 D1 L1 Gls For 65 Gls Ag 13.
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Round 14 - U9 Yellow - Match Report
Saturday 26th July v Brighton.
Twelve Goal Haul keeps the 100% record and 144 goal tally!
Without Cheney and Aaron the boys were once again without a substitute but they were up to the challenge. Brighton started well showing that they were not going to be a push over and attacked from the off. Doncaster however replied and within a minute Alexandre pounced on a Spyros pass to make it 1-0.
Within another minute Spyros made it two when Michaels throw-in from the right was fed through by Josh and Spiz toe poked it home 2-0.
Then less than a minute later shock horror a Brighton attack down the left was not stopped by the defence and a left foot shot went through Dion’s legs 2-1. Three goals in the first three minutes!
Play was moving at a fast pace with attacks going both ways. Brighton players were hard in the tackles but Doncaster was moving the ball well. The boys were spreading the ball left and right and were rewarded in the fifth minute with a free kick on the left. Tillman lined up to take it and a communication breakdown saw Alexandre hit the ball straight at a defender. Luck would have it that it rebounded back to Tillman whose pass into Jack saw him hit the ball straight at the keeper and Alexandre played poacher to snatch his second and Doncaster’s third 3-1.
Play was getting very competitive in the mid-field and Brighton were working hard down our left side of defence. Several attacks were being handled by Ryan and Michael but some of the mid-field were slow to get back and support which was making it harder than it should have been.
On 9 minutes a quick break from the centre saw the ball go to Jack on the left. He looked and saw Tillman inside and with a flick of his right foot the ball went through and Tillman made no mistake burying it in the right hand bottom corner. 4-1.
Doncaster added the fifth goal on 11 minutes when a corner was whipped in and saw Jack side foot saved by the keeper and the rebound hit against the bar by Josh. The ball fell to Spyros who stabbed home at the near post from two meters. 5-1.
The half finished off with Jack finishing off a great run by Josh slotting home a neat side foot goal to make it 6-1.
The second half started with Brighton challenging hard for the ball again but the boys were motivated by a stirring half time speech from Peter and had better shape. Dion who had switched with Christos in goal went on one of his twisting runs down the right and passed into Tillman who unselfishly passed across to Josh who unluckily saw his shot hammer against the woodwork again and was slotted home by Tillman 7-1.
The game came alive then with Doncaster pushing hard and once again an attack down the right finished when Jack passed into Tillman whose shot was saved only for the fast paced Ryan to slide in and push it past the keeper. 8-1.
After 5 minutes another right side attack saw Tillman snatch the ball from the keepers grasp and Dion snuck in for the loose ball to make it 9-1.
Five minutes passed with Jack now in defence making some timely tackles and accurate passing out to mid-field and beyond and the boys passing left and right spreading Brighton out. A corner was taken by Alexandre from the right and it slide by all of the players to find its way into the net for a great solo goal and his hat trick! 10-1.
On twelve minutes Brighton broke from mid-field. Spyros was last man in defence and hit his clearance ball straight at the Brighton attacker. The rebound fell directly in front of him and he was bearing down on goal when Spyros managed to recover and put in a timely tackle.
On fifteen minutes a pass from Alexandre to Jack in defence was cut out and Brighton were away. The player shot from long distance and the ball hit the cross bar only to rebound against Christos as he turned and end up in the net! 10-2! First time this year we have let in 2 goals.
Doncaster responded in great fashion with a quick pass from Michael to Dion who once again twisted through and finished coolly 11-2.
The boys wrapped up the game when Josh who was still looking for his first went one on one with the keeper. His close effort was saved and Tillman calmly controlled then stabbed the ball home for Doncaster’s twelfth and his Hat Trick 12-2.
Goals for 144. Against 4.Won 13 Lost 0. Only 100% record left intact at Doncaster Rovers.
Train Hard, Play Fair and Have Fun.
Twelve Goal Haul keeps the 100% record and 144 goal tally!
Without Cheney and Aaron the boys were once again without a substitute but they were up to the challenge. Brighton started well showing that they were not going to be a push over and attacked from the off. Doncaster however replied and within a minute Alexandre pounced on a Spyros pass to make it 1-0.
Within another minute Spyros made it two when Michaels throw-in from the right was fed through by Josh and Spiz toe poked it home 2-0.
Then less than a minute later shock horror a Brighton attack down the left was not stopped by the defence and a left foot shot went through Dion’s legs 2-1. Three goals in the first three minutes!
Play was moving at a fast pace with attacks going both ways. Brighton players were hard in the tackles but Doncaster was moving the ball well. The boys were spreading the ball left and right and were rewarded in the fifth minute with a free kick on the left. Tillman lined up to take it and a communication breakdown saw Alexandre hit the ball straight at a defender. Luck would have it that it rebounded back to Tillman whose pass into Jack saw him hit the ball straight at the keeper and Alexandre played poacher to snatch his second and Doncaster’s third 3-1.
Play was getting very competitive in the mid-field and Brighton were working hard down our left side of defence. Several attacks were being handled by Ryan and Michael but some of the mid-field were slow to get back and support which was making it harder than it should have been.
On 9 minutes a quick break from the centre saw the ball go to Jack on the left. He looked and saw Tillman inside and with a flick of his right foot the ball went through and Tillman made no mistake burying it in the right hand bottom corner. 4-1.
Doncaster added the fifth goal on 11 minutes when a corner was whipped in and saw Jack side foot saved by the keeper and the rebound hit against the bar by Josh. The ball fell to Spyros who stabbed home at the near post from two meters. 5-1.
The half finished off with Jack finishing off a great run by Josh slotting home a neat side foot goal to make it 6-1.
The second half started with Brighton challenging hard for the ball again but the boys were motivated by a stirring half time speech from Peter and had better shape. Dion who had switched with Christos in goal went on one of his twisting runs down the right and passed into Tillman who unselfishly passed across to Josh who unluckily saw his shot hammer against the woodwork again and was slotted home by Tillman 7-1.
The game came alive then with Doncaster pushing hard and once again an attack down the right finished when Jack passed into Tillman whose shot was saved only for the fast paced Ryan to slide in and push it past the keeper. 8-1.
After 5 minutes another right side attack saw Tillman snatch the ball from the keepers grasp and Dion snuck in for the loose ball to make it 9-1.
Five minutes passed with Jack now in defence making some timely tackles and accurate passing out to mid-field and beyond and the boys passing left and right spreading Brighton out. A corner was taken by Alexandre from the right and it slide by all of the players to find its way into the net for a great solo goal and his hat trick! 10-1.
On twelve minutes Brighton broke from mid-field. Spyros was last man in defence and hit his clearance ball straight at the Brighton attacker. The rebound fell directly in front of him and he was bearing down on goal when Spyros managed to recover and put in a timely tackle.
On fifteen minutes a pass from Alexandre to Jack in defence was cut out and Brighton were away. The player shot from long distance and the ball hit the cross bar only to rebound against Christos as he turned and end up in the net! 10-2! First time this year we have let in 2 goals.
Doncaster responded in great fashion with a quick pass from Michael to Dion who once again twisted through and finished coolly 11-2.
The boys wrapped up the game when Josh who was still looking for his first went one on one with the keeper. His close effort was saved and Tillman calmly controlled then stabbed the ball home for Doncaster’s twelfth and his Hat Trick 12-2.
Goals for 144. Against 4.Won 13 Lost 0. Only 100% record left intact at Doncaster Rovers.
Train Hard, Play Fair and Have Fun.
Monday, 28 July 2008
Round 14 - U10 Blue - Match Report
DATE: 26.7.08
OPPONENTS: ASHBURTON
LOCATION: WARNER RESERVE ASHBURTON
THE SCORE NOT AN ACCURATE REFLECTION
The Blues gathered at Warner Reserve for the return clash against Ashburton, as did their parents and loyal supporters. The last time these two teams met they had a tough battle which ended up in a 2 – 2 draw.
While Christopher and Peter were still enjoying the hot overseas weather, Jack and Michael were feeling the effects of the Melbourne flu season and were unavailable to play.
Both teams started off well and shared equal possession of the ball.
Marko in goals had a relatively quiet first half but when he was required to perform he did.
Billy and Ethan were excellent in the defensive wings and shut the opposition down each time they attacked.
Damian and Corey also gave our opponents headaches not allowing them to approach our goal easily. Justin rejoined the squad fully recovered from his jet-lag and along side Declan they both cleared the ball well and also distributed it up forward.
Alexander chased the ball hard and put in a big effort to make sure our boys kept possession of the ball.
Stefan again had some big clearances and helped to put the ball in our forward line regularly.
The first half finished with both teams yet to score but Doncaster having a lot of the possession and almost scoring on several occasions.
During the second half the Blues continued applying pressure and retaining possession of the ball.
Tim did a lot of running with the ball up forward a had a few good shots on goal as did James who threatened to score on several occasions and was very unlucky not to put the ball in the back of the net at least three times.
Jake took charge of the right wing, running the ball up forward and distributing it towards the opposition’s goal area.
During an Ashburton attack the ball bounced the right way for them and with a strong long range volley strike the ball lobbed up to the far corner of our goal at the highest point making it an unstoppable ball for Marco and I’m sure for any Under 10 keeper.
Being 1-0 down the Blues picked up the pace and persisted to put the ball in our opponents goal area and had a few more very near misses on goal.
Unfortunately the clock ran down before our boys could
convert one of the near misses into a goal and the final score read Ashburton 1 Doncaster 0.
The Blues put in an excellent performance and demonstrated some of the skills that they have learned this season with some great passing, strong defending and clever attacking and it’s a credit to them that only one solitary goal separates these two teams to date, given the fact that Ashburton have only lost one game so far for the whole season.
The final score was not an accurate reflection of how well Doncaster played.
Training is as per normal Wednesday 5.30pm at Donvale Reserve.
See you all there.
OPPONENTS: ASHBURTON
LOCATION: WARNER RESERVE ASHBURTON
THE SCORE NOT AN ACCURATE REFLECTION
The Blues gathered at Warner Reserve for the return clash against Ashburton, as did their parents and loyal supporters. The last time these two teams met they had a tough battle which ended up in a 2 – 2 draw.
While Christopher and Peter were still enjoying the hot overseas weather, Jack and Michael were feeling the effects of the Melbourne flu season and were unavailable to play.
Both teams started off well and shared equal possession of the ball.
Marko in goals had a relatively quiet first half but when he was required to perform he did.
Billy and Ethan were excellent in the defensive wings and shut the opposition down each time they attacked.
Damian and Corey also gave our opponents headaches not allowing them to approach our goal easily. Justin rejoined the squad fully recovered from his jet-lag and along side Declan they both cleared the ball well and also distributed it up forward.
Alexander chased the ball hard and put in a big effort to make sure our boys kept possession of the ball.
Stefan again had some big clearances and helped to put the ball in our forward line regularly.
The first half finished with both teams yet to score but Doncaster having a lot of the possession and almost scoring on several occasions.
During the second half the Blues continued applying pressure and retaining possession of the ball.
Tim did a lot of running with the ball up forward a had a few good shots on goal as did James who threatened to score on several occasions and was very unlucky not to put the ball in the back of the net at least three times.
Jake took charge of the right wing, running the ball up forward and distributing it towards the opposition’s goal area.
During an Ashburton attack the ball bounced the right way for them and with a strong long range volley strike the ball lobbed up to the far corner of our goal at the highest point making it an unstoppable ball for Marco and I’m sure for any Under 10 keeper.
Being 1-0 down the Blues picked up the pace and persisted to put the ball in our opponents goal area and had a few more very near misses on goal.
Unfortunately the clock ran down before our boys could
convert one of the near misses into a goal and the final score read Ashburton 1 Doncaster 0.
The Blues put in an excellent performance and demonstrated some of the skills that they have learned this season with some great passing, strong defending and clever attacking and it’s a credit to them that only one solitary goal separates these two teams to date, given the fact that Ashburton have only lost one game so far for the whole season.
The final score was not an accurate reflection of how well Doncaster played.
Training is as per normal Wednesday 5.30pm at Donvale Reserve.
See you all there.
Sunday, 27 July 2008
Round 14 - U14A - Match Report
U14A Doncaster Rovers vs Whitehorse 27th July
Proudly sponsored by Wet Water Pools
On a cool and wet day Rovers were at home to Whitehorse in a battle for second position on the ladder. This was one day where it was good to be under the grandstand. Rovers went into the game without Jansen, at least we had three on the pine.
The game started out with solid defence by both teams and good passing allowing build up’s into the forward half. At the back Luke, Michael Pic, Nik, Joel, Matt and Elliot were able to diffuse any forward moves by Whitehorse and pass off to the mid-field where Chris, Phil and Alex were controlling play and creating forward moves for Steve and Michael Pal. The Whitehorse backline was under more pressure and their sweeper came under notice several times with interceptions and clearances.
Rovers did have their chances as Chris made a few good runs down the left but shot just too late, at least we got the corners. Alex had the best opportunity after a good through ball allowing him to run at the keeper out of goal, however Alex side stepped the keeper but this allowed the sweeper to close and the opportunity was lost. Whitehorse also attacked with a couple of free kicks, one producing a header that just went past the goal.
Steve and Michael Pal were putting the defence under pressure but no real openings eventuated.
Half-time score: Rovers 0 : Whitehorse 0
The second half started out with both defences on top although Rovers were putting on forward pressure with a nice cross by Drew creating space but nobody ran onto the ball.
Both teams were passing to the feet but now Whitehorse were creating more forward space as defenders dropped off their men. There was also some pulling and pushing that gave Rovers several free kicks but on most occasions Rovers fell into the offside trap allowing a simple free to Whitehorse. Phil, Alex and Chris were still still pumping the ball forwards but the Whitehorse boys were always in the way. With more build ups for Whitehorse eventually a couple of players were free to pass allowing a close range shot on goal that gave Luke no chance.
Dion came on for Drew and Nick Vass came on for Nik D to give the boys a boost but most of the will to win had been knocked out already. It wasn’t long before more poor marking allowed a second shot on goal from inside the box to really finish us off.
The boys kept on trying but the Whitehorse boys were running on adrenalin and Rovers could not make any headway on the scoreboard.
Boys, keep the heads up, do not let this hiccup affect our performances over the next five rounds. Maximum effort should reap rewards.
Scores at full-time: Rovers 0 : Whitehorse 2
GO ROVERS !! – Next week is another opportunity to improve our game.
Proudly sponsored by Wet Water Pools
On a cool and wet day Rovers were at home to Whitehorse in a battle for second position on the ladder. This was one day where it was good to be under the grandstand. Rovers went into the game without Jansen, at least we had three on the pine.
The game started out with solid defence by both teams and good passing allowing build up’s into the forward half. At the back Luke, Michael Pic, Nik, Joel, Matt and Elliot were able to diffuse any forward moves by Whitehorse and pass off to the mid-field where Chris, Phil and Alex were controlling play and creating forward moves for Steve and Michael Pal. The Whitehorse backline was under more pressure and their sweeper came under notice several times with interceptions and clearances.
Rovers did have their chances as Chris made a few good runs down the left but shot just too late, at least we got the corners. Alex had the best opportunity after a good through ball allowing him to run at the keeper out of goal, however Alex side stepped the keeper but this allowed the sweeper to close and the opportunity was lost. Whitehorse also attacked with a couple of free kicks, one producing a header that just went past the goal.
Steve and Michael Pal were putting the defence under pressure but no real openings eventuated.
Half-time score: Rovers 0 : Whitehorse 0
The second half started out with both defences on top although Rovers were putting on forward pressure with a nice cross by Drew creating space but nobody ran onto the ball.
Both teams were passing to the feet but now Whitehorse were creating more forward space as defenders dropped off their men. There was also some pulling and pushing that gave Rovers several free kicks but on most occasions Rovers fell into the offside trap allowing a simple free to Whitehorse. Phil, Alex and Chris were still still pumping the ball forwards but the Whitehorse boys were always in the way. With more build ups for Whitehorse eventually a couple of players were free to pass allowing a close range shot on goal that gave Luke no chance.
Dion came on for Drew and Nick Vass came on for Nik D to give the boys a boost but most of the will to win had been knocked out already. It wasn’t long before more poor marking allowed a second shot on goal from inside the box to really finish us off.
The boys kept on trying but the Whitehorse boys were running on adrenalin and Rovers could not make any headway on the scoreboard.
Boys, keep the heads up, do not let this hiccup affect our performances over the next five rounds. Maximum effort should reap rewards.
Scores at full-time: Rovers 0 : Whitehorse 2
GO ROVERS !! – Next week is another opportunity to improve our game.
Round 14 - U10 Yellow - Match Report
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Eastlink makes life so much easier
Saturday 26 July (away) v. Casey Comets.
New the Eastlink and a later kick-off at 10am, eased the trip down to Cranbourne as we put our week’s rest to the test, aiming to finish the season strongly with 6 wins.
Minus 3 of our squad, we started brightly, finally putting in to practice what we have learnt this season.
We moved the ball around well, used the wings, looked strong in defence and capitalized on our pressure. By half-time we had grabbed 3, Yanni 2 and Alex 1.
However, we started the second half like we had eaten a 3-course meal at half-time rather than the vast supply of oranges. On more than 1 occasion, Casey ran straight through us, fortunately only getting 1 back.
We managed to regain our composure with the midfield of Lachie, James, Jonathon and Matthew providing the opportunities for Yanni, Alex and Josh to round off a 6 – 1 victory.
It was great to see us respond and the flexibility we again showed at the back, changing positions to accommodate our interchanges. Kirk, Jeremy, Jacob, Jason, Jonathon M and Jonathan N all kept Casey out as they came in to the game in the second half.
A much better performance, well done boys. We look forward to the DVD of the game courtesy of Greg.
Training on Wednesday, 6pm at Donvale Reserve.
Next week, home v Nunawading, 12.00am kick-off at Anderson Park.
Season:- P 13 W11 D1 L1 Gls For 56 Gls Ag 13.
C’mon the Y1s
Eastlink makes life so much easier
Saturday 26 July (away) v. Casey Comets.
New the Eastlink and a later kick-off at 10am, eased the trip down to Cranbourne as we put our week’s rest to the test, aiming to finish the season strongly with 6 wins.
Minus 3 of our squad, we started brightly, finally putting in to practice what we have learnt this season.
We moved the ball around well, used the wings, looked strong in defence and capitalized on our pressure. By half-time we had grabbed 3, Yanni 2 and Alex 1.
However, we started the second half like we had eaten a 3-course meal at half-time rather than the vast supply of oranges. On more than 1 occasion, Casey ran straight through us, fortunately only getting 1 back.
We managed to regain our composure with the midfield of Lachie, James, Jonathon and Matthew providing the opportunities for Yanni, Alex and Josh to round off a 6 – 1 victory.
It was great to see us respond and the flexibility we again showed at the back, changing positions to accommodate our interchanges. Kirk, Jeremy, Jacob, Jason, Jonathon M and Jonathan N all kept Casey out as they came in to the game in the second half.
A much better performance, well done boys. We look forward to the DVD of the game courtesy of Greg.
Training on Wednesday, 6pm at Donvale Reserve.
Next week, home v Nunawading, 12.00am kick-off at Anderson Park.
Season:- P 13 W11 D1 L1 Gls For 56 Gls Ag 13.
C’mon the Y1s
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