By Jules Rosenkranz
NOOSA EAGLES SOCCER
ROUND 9 of this season saw the Under 11 Noosa Gold team play against Caloundra Green in a loss of 1-3.
Coach Terry Martin said “these two teams will be the final two for the grand final“ and sure enough, seven weeks later Noosa Gold meet Caloundra Green for the grand final at Maroochydore this weekend.
After rain the evening before, a beautiful sunny morning followed and all the families, friends and spectators were prepared with their black and gold colours and the players had a mixture of feelings between joy, excitement and nerves.
Both teams came out playing a very fast and intense game. Hunter Baistow, Hayden Martin, Jude Youens and Tyler Brokamp took control of the midfield, applying extreme pressure on the opposition.
This resulted in Jude Youens scoring a brilliant goal leading into the half time break. Going into the second half saw the force of our forward line, Innocent Sibanda, Samuel Miller and Jarrah Kerrigan, determined to find the back of the net.
Both teams continued to attack, but Noosa was the stronger team resulting in another goal being scored by Jude Youens. With Noosa’s backline of Oscar Morgan, Bailey Atley, Jai Stuart, Matthew Nudd and Jaguar Attard along with the team’s amazing and focused goalkeeper, Zachary Nugent, all attempts of Caloundra scoring were shut down.
At the full time whistle, Noosa Gold had the grand final trophy in their hands – winning 2-0.
Coach Terry Martin said he was extremely proud of the team as they have worked so hard this season and deserved the win.
A big thank you to Noosa Eagles players, familes and friends for their support and looking forward to seeing you in 2017.
It was a great way to end the Noosa Eagles Soccer season on such a high with a grand final win.
This weekend the club will enjoy a morning of presentations, fun and acknowledgments.
Next season’s sign on will take place early February 2017.
