Hamilton North Football Club

Grosvenor Park was where we would be playing the third game of the season, Arriving at the park we found that like everywhere else the grass was long just as well we now know what grass looks like after the very long stuff that we played in last week.  At least this time we were not in danger of losing any players and with the sun shining the team was looking forward to another good match.

Our opposition started to arrive whilst we were warming up and we knew we should not fooled by the name of the robots they looked pretty quick.  As we lined up for the match on the field there was no more time to ponder if we ate enough Weetbix as the whistle went.

From the first kick off the Wildcats pretty quickly got into the groove and started to pass the ball around.  No one was more surprised and pleased than the coach as it was obvious that practice was paying off as the team looked to pass both backwards and forwards.  The Robots hardly got the ball and it pretty quickly became obvious that the Wildcats were the better team.

The first half just flew by with some great attack and some very nice goals, every goal was created through some nice passing and finishing with Jordan scoring 4 of goals a couple that no keeper would have stopped.  Jordan really dominated the midfield in the first half and was on the end of numerous good passes.  Our 6th goal came once again from a good pass by Chris that went to Braydon Lowe, he turned and went on a run passing the shocked Robots defender, the keeper came out but to late, Braydon was too good for him and he scored.  At half time we were up 5 – 0 and could have scored more except for some good saves by the Robots keeper.

In the second half Neisha and Jordan swapped with Jordan going into goal.  The Robots came out with renewed vigour and certainly played better in the second half but struggled with our defence and only managed a couple of real opportunities.  Playing at the back or the midfield everyone ensured the Robots could not score.   Kate Durie was often quickest to the ball and ensured the Robots couldn’t string many passes together.  Kate Williams skilfully controlled the back line and made a couple of great runs forward with the ball at her feet. Daniel and Jesse also ensured there was plenty of ball being intercepted at the back and often looked to pass it forward.  Daniel’s positioning was spot on and often ended up with the ball by being in the right place at the right time.

Braydon Wall was strong all match both in the midfield and defence, and on a couple of occasions gave the ball a good lump forward when it looked like the Robots were on the charge snuffing out their attack.

As the half unfolded Edward and Jarred remained busy in the midfield, often finding Chris open out wide who looked to pass at every opportunity.  It was no surprise that a few more great passes saw the ball go out to the right wing where Neisha got round one player and passed the ball back towards the edge of the box where Jarred was waiting and quick shot on goal by him suddenly saw the score out to 6 – 0.  There were a few other opportunities but on the whole this half was much more even.

Player of the day went to Chris who was involved in many great passing moves that resulted in goals.  However a non scoring moment which involved 4 one touch passes by Chris and Jesse was certainly a highlight to remember from this match.

Unbeaten the Wildcats wonder just who they will play next.

Cheers
The Wildcats Coach