U9 Winter Tournament Week 2
Game 1
Team Webber Vs Team William Jenkins
Welcome back to the U9 Winter Tournament match reports.
The game had an even start in the first few minutes, both teams moved forward with the ball and created some good chances. Aidhan opened up the score board with a nice left foot finish.
Mario took advantage of a slip up from the keeper and tied the game, 1-1. Luke, who had a great game last week, had a fantastic start in this game as well, scoring a good goal that came from a corner kick and putting his team up 2-1. The match went on with many more goals and a few shots denied by great keepers and the post. Sawyer scored an amazing volley straight from a corner kick… Looked like something he learned from the Karate Kid. Both teams showed great skills and hunger to win the match, but in the end, Team Webber got the win. Radman took the golden boot with 7 goals in the match.
Goals:
Aidhan(5), Sawyer(3), Luke(1), Charles(1), James(7), Mario(1), James(7), Mario(1)
Final Score : Team Webber 10 vs Team William Jenkins 8
Game 2
Team Isaiah Vs Team Nacho
From the start, Team Nacho dominated the match, scoring quick goals and defending strongly with high pressure and playing aggressively. Captain Nacho scored a great goal from a corner kick. Tae was a nightmare for Team Isaiah`s defense. He seemed unstoppable and went on to score 8 goals! The keeper was having a tough time in the goal, but never put his head down and kept working hard to make saves. Second half started and Team Isaiah went into the field motivated to turn the game around.
John Anthony went on to score the first goal for his team, but it was a little too late. Sam scored a great header from a kick in from Jay. Team Nacho took the 3 points.
Great effort by team Isaiah, I can say they gave it their best in the pitch.
Tae took golden boot with 8 goals in the match.
Goals:
Isaiah(4), John Anthony(1), Nacho(3), Jay(2), Diego(1), Tae(8), Sam(1)
Final Score: Team Isaiah 5 vs Team Nacho 15
Game 3
Team Tessa Vs Team Joshua
The last match of the day was a very high scoring one. Leo opened up the score board for his team, quickly followed by Julian to make it 2-0. Brandon took a corner kick and Asher had a great volley, putting that ball away in the net. Edwin went on to have a volley as well but Mac, the keeper, denied him. Yves had a great header in front of the goal, but there was another amazing save by a keeper! This time it was Pietro who dove for the ball and held onto it. Team Joshua is up 8-7 with 10 minutes remaining. Ash scored the equalizer. 8-8. The last few minutes were very intense, Julian makes it 9-8 but only seconds later, Tessa tied it! Team Joshua went on to score 7 quick goals within 5 minutes, winning the game. They took the 3 points for the match.
Julian took golden boot with 8 goals in the match.
Goals: Tessa(2), Brandon(2), Ethan(1), Mac(1), Asher(5), Leo(2), Julian(8), Pietro(1), Joshua(2), Edwin(2), Akash(1)
Final Score: Team Tessa 12 vs Team Joshua 16
Jonatan
U9 Winter Tournament Week 1
The Winter Tournament for the U9`s kicked off Saturday with 3 really exciting matches. The kids seemed very eager to be back at the club after their vacation and they showed it in the matches.
1st Match- Team Webber vs Team Isaiah
Team Isaiah didn't waste any time, quickly scoring 4 goals in the first half, including a great header by Isaiah, assisted by a beautiful lob pass from Jayden. Team Webber kept trying really hard to score but their efforts were denied by the post and the keeper. Luke was very motivated to go up and attack and had a few good chances. First half ends with Team Isaiah comfortably in the lead.
Second half was a different story, Team Webber came out determined to score some goals and that's exactly what they did. Aidhan went on to score 7 goals and with 2 minutes remaining, Team Webber was up 9-8. After that, Jayden took the ball and passed to John Anthony to tie the game. 9-9 with less then a minute remaining when Aidhan found the net! GOAL!
Final score Team Webber 10. Team Isaiah 9
2nd Match - Team William vs Team Tessa
The game started and quickly Team William took possession of the ball. Though the Team William moved the ball around and created chances, they couldn't find the net. Team Tessa scored their first 3 goals from counter attacks, setting the score at 0-3 in the first ten minutes. Mac was in the goal for Team Tessa and he wasn't going to allow any ball to go in his goal. After a few attempts, Santo finally found the back of the net, though Team William still had a huge mountain to climb. Minutes before half time, Jesus went off with a light injury to his ankle and Joshua stepped in to help out. But Jesus recovered quickly and from half field, his strike on the ball scored a screamer! In the end, Team Tessa was too much for their opponents. Ethan went on to score a Hat-Trick and Brandon, who showed up late to the game, demonstrated some great skills and scored 5 goals.
Final score Team William 6. Team Tessa 10
3rd Match - Team Nacho vs Team Joshua
Last match of the day started off a bit slow. Both teams were not willing to risk much during the first half: Not much action to report. Their coach must be a genius because whatever he told them during the break changed the game completely in the second half. There was suddenly a lot of movement and action from both teams and lots of goals! William had a few great saves in the goal, looking a lot like Muslera. Julian went on to score 6 goals throughout the match. The ending was very exciting. 3 goals were scored in two minutes! Diego scored a Hat-trick including the equalizer (11-11) from half field! Pietri scored a smart one from a free kick, not wasting any time while the defenders were confused about how to get ready. But with 10 seconds remaining, William took a shot from out the box, Sam hit it with his knee and celebrated when he saw the ball hit the back of the net! After getting lost, Edwin finally found the soccer field and with about two minutes to play, still managed to score a goal.
A great day for the U9`s and the fans that came out to watch them play. Looking forward to a great winter season...
Jonatan Garro
