By PETA HOLMES
THE second home game for the season left Noosa Eagles with mixed results.
Noosa under-6 White played The Buddina Mussels and lost 2-7. Micah Elvy goes from strength to strength, doing a great job on the field and in goal. He was our trophy winner this week. In spite of a great effort from Charlotte Owen, the Buddina Mussels proved to be a better team on the day.
Noosa under-7 gold won 3-0 playing Nambour lynx. Their most exciting game to date, Harrison ’the bulldozer’ Howard did exactly that to the opposition and was unstoppable in attack. A well-deserved player of the match.
Noosa under-7 Black lost 11-0 to Buddina Sealions. Player of the Match – Marley Browne. Pizza Voucher -Cody Thompson. Both boys never stop trying.
Noosa Black under-8 played against: Buddina Sea Eagles Result ie 5 – 2 to Noosa. After a very hot start and a close first half, the under-8s Black took home the win 5 – 2 to Buddina Sea Eagles. Isaac Benjamin played his first half as goalie, in the second half “Isaac-attack” was out on the field and kicked two goals. Jaimen Slavin played a great game in defence and also had a chance in the forward line, kicking his first goal for the season, as well as taking home the Encouragement Award for the week. Ethan Messenger, a new recruit is showing some great talent with his tackling and setting up some great plays. Other goal kickers – Alaska Rosenkranz (2).
Noosa Gold under-10 played against Palmwoods Samurais; the score was 2-1 to Noosa. Goals were scored by Innocent Sibanda and Oscar Morgan. Player of the week was Bailey Atley. It was a very close game with Noosa Gold holding on. Overall, it was a great game.
Noosa under-12s suffered a devastating loss to a very skilled and well- honed machine that was the Currimundi Mantarays. The final score was 18 -0. But, remember it was a grading match where the side can often play a team that is literally “out of our league”. Two of the players arrived late due to car trouble and one player was absent, so it was with a heavy heart that our team ran on-field, knowing numbers were down. The team showed excellent team spirit and once again, when the players worked together “had nothing to lose” and some were really shining examples of courage resulting in great play. The after-match vibe did not reflect the score as the players congratulated each other and offered positive words of encouragement.
Despite the huge loss, the game was played at both ends of the field and did not merely stay in the opposition’s half.
“Player of the Week” went to Lauren Roche who illustrated a gigantic leap in confidence, taking on one of Currimundi’s star players, interrupting his momentum and in the second half taking the ball from him and sending it up to the mid-fielders– not bad for her third game of soccer. I really cannot over emphasise her improvement and efforts today.
New player Eloise Peacock not only volunteered to fill in as goalie while the side waited for Dre to arrive (a brave move in itself) she guarded the defence wing with an assertiveness not usually seen by a first time player.
Cassady Hillegers gained strength and momentum in the second half, often pushing up into mid-field which took the very strong opposition by surprise.
Sarah White anchored the defence proving herself once again as a dependable and skilled player with a strong clearing kick.
Another new team member, Riley O’Grady, worked well with team-mate James Zigliotto. Both boys showed great ball skills and footwork.
Marcus Holness proved his ability to cover great ground on field, expanding his midfield position to move up into attack and dropping back into defence as needed showing he has a skill for reading the state of play.
Jobe Higgins further cemented his role in midfield but is also showing a natural range of play. His powerful boot often cleared the ball when he got the chance from a fast and skilful Currimundi side.
Luke celebrated the birth of his little brother (born on Tuesday) with a cracking game using his speed and stamina to back up fellow forwards Ethan Mitchel and Elijah Taylor. Ethan and Elijah valiantly attacked against a often daunting wall of Currimundi defenders.
