U13 A Doncaster Rovers 5 - Glen Waverley 0
After the bitter dissapointment of the result from the week before, the boys got off to a flying start when with the game only 30 seconds old Damien played a lovely through ball for Harry to run onto, who neatly tucked it away. 1 - 0.
After contunually pressing forward and missing numerous chances the second goal came six and half minutes after the first, when Christopher crossed the ball to find Cam who clinically finished with a header. 2- 0.
Glen Waverley were feeling the strain with the repeated forward attacks and at the eight and half minute mark a cross from Josh was met with a superb header from Ben who made it 3 - 0.
In the next 10 minutes the wheels fell off Doncaster's game. All the disciplined things were forgotten, teamwork was lost and the structure of the team collapsed. The passing and possession game for which Doncaster players worked so hard over the summer to put together, went out the window. It was therefore no surprise that the next goal on the 18 and half minute mark came by way of an individual effort when a Glen Waverley goal kick found Chris. What occurred next caught not only the Glen waverley players off guard but all who were watching, when Chris on the volley hit the ball straight back into the net for an astounding goal. 4 - 0.
The last six and half minutes of the first half were played out in a lack lustre manner.
Doncaster came out in the second half hoping to improve the standard of their play from the first half but dissapointingly it wasn't to be. For the next sixteen minutes most passages of play were scrappy with only glimpses of what Doncaster are capable of shining through on occassions. One such effort started on the left side when the ball was worked from Doncaster's backline into their attacking half where an interchange of passess between Miles and James worked the ball forwards with the last pass from Miles putting James through, who slotted the ball low into the bottom of the net for a 5 -0 scoreline.
The next highlight didn't arrive for another five minutes and when it did, Doncaster unfortunately weren't rewarded for it. Cam broke down the left hand side and after working his way deep into the attacking half sent a beautifully directed cross into the box with his left foot where James leapt high to powerfully head downwards sending the ball into the net but only to be called offside.
At the whistle all that could be said is; Doncaster may have got the result but their play lacked the usual team cohesion.
Cheers Jack.
