Catch up round, 9 June 2013 This round was played as a catch up round after the introduction of Baxter to the league and was played on a pitch which was substantially shorter than those of our home ground and most other clubs. As a result, the formation of the team needed to change which tested some players outside their comfort zones. Skye played two forwards who were rarely challenged, leading to a half time score of 3:0. This included an off side goal which was awarded despite Skye's linesman flagging the offense and another from an error. The Skye keeper played as a sweeper and came out a long way to cut out our through passes. When Anders realised what was consistently happening, he started to shoot from a distance which did not yield a score, but had Skye reeling from the change of pace. Not to be deterred by the half time score, an inspirational talk from coach, Dave McKinney ignited our team for the second half which was clearly an improvement on the first half as the goal proliferation was reduced to one and George Katergaris scored the away team goal at the 60 minute mark. The second half was a clear victory for Peninsula Strikers. Whether or not there were mitigating circumstances surrounding the
loss remains irrelevant given the fragmented play by our team against
Skye last Sunday. Some goal shooting practice and greater commitment
to marking opposition players should see a revitalised Strikers team
hit the pitch this week against Bunyip. |
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Catch up round, 9 June 2013
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