Aadi Patel takes a shot for Heart against Victory.
Aadi Patel on the ball was one of the best for Heart in B-grade.
Enzo Sztejman races ahead with the ball in a-grade.
Rocky Sztejman crosses the ball for Victory against Heart in A-Reserve.
After a few weeks off for school holidays, there were some very keen soccer players ready to take to the field on Saturday.
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It was perfect weather in the morning before the cold snap came across.
A-grade:
It was a case of right spot at the right time for George Marshall, who scored from a great cross to snatch a draw from the Mariners. Victory got away to a one-nil lead against the Mariners. Not to be outdone with an A-reserve team-up between Ollie Dellwo and Monique Crothers to level the game. Victory snatched the win though, finding the back of the net just before the final whistle. The Heart versus Victory match was quite close despite the score. Victory narrowly missed multiple shots.
Heart 1 d Mariners 0. Best – Enzo Sztejman, Lydia Hornung. Sportsman – George Marshall, Gabriella Crothers.
Victory 2 d Mariners 1. Best – Elka Connolly, Ollie Dellwo. Sportsman – Monique Crothers, Seth Stevens.
Heart 4 d Victory 0. Best – Enzo Sztejman, Oscar Thompson. Sportsman – Pippa Willson, Annabelle Hanns
A-Reserve:
It looked like a one-sided affair, with the Mariners taking an early half-time lead of 3-nil. Some brilliant goalkeeping by Ahmed Labib and shots on target saw the match end on a knife edge with United almost levelling the match before the whistle with a goal deflecting off the crossbar. In Heart versus Victory, some excellent goalkeeping by George Marshall and Harvey Campbell kept Victory to only two goals. Unfortunately, it was not enough to give them the win.
Victory 2 d Heart 1. Best – George Marshall, Rocky Sztejman. Sportsman – Vinny Mavey, Ryder Spinks.
Mariners 3 d United 2. Best – Ruth Hornung, Lenny Hanns. Sportsman – Gus Ross, Ahmed Labib.
B-grade:
Sharing the goal-scoring opportunities allowed United to come away with a draw this week against Roar, thanks to the returning Nivedh Manuprasad Nair. Heart’s Fletcher Grant and his new goalkeeping gloves kept Victory scoreless in their match despite Victory’s increased goal-scoring opportunities in the second half.
United 3 drew Roar 3. Best – Nivedh Manuprasad Nair, Cooper Mitchell. Sportsman – Havana Sztejman, Amelia Webber.
Heart 1 d Victory 0. Best – Aadi Patel, Jasper Dellwo. Sportsman – Fletcher Grant, Nash Offord.
C-grade:
United’s teamwork gave them the edge over Glory despite the determination at the ball shown by Timothy Burge.
Mariners 0 drew Heart 0. Best – Naomi Hornung, Levi Robson. Sportsman – Rory Paul, Henry Lowe, Donald Ison.
Roar 7 d Victory 1. Best – Luca Sztejman, Ollie Raper. Sportsman – Matilda Bootsman, Zander Mulholland.
United 4 d Glory 1. Best – Lennox Wills, Timothy Burge. Sportsman – Violet Nilsson, Brigid Haynes.
D-grade:
Heart finding the back of the net in a last-minute goal was the difference in their match against the Mariners. Leo Allitt helped to secure the win, denying the Mariners a goal with a fantastic stop.
Heart 3 d Mariners 2. Best – Maxi Robson, Ollie Webber. Sportsman – Max Horton, Evie Robson.
Roar 3 d Victory 0. Best – Archie Rourke, Campbell Shields. Sportsman – Ted Pisasale, Gregory Reilly
The players made good pursuit of the ball in the sun on Sunday.
The a-grade game between Heart and Mariners was closely-fought.
D-grade game between Roar and Victory.
The players were very focused on Saturday morning.
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