Match Report: South Perth Div 5 vs. Leeming Strikers Div 4
Reserve Team
With so many nutmegs given to the opposition on Sunday we may have to start calling the division 5 guys the spice boys think I counted 6 over both games.
On a hot Sunday afternoon Division 5 team started well with a new look 4–3-3 formation but it was the division four visitors that took the lead. A few spells of dominance saw Richard Armstrong flash a shot wide and Wes Makins having a shot roll just past the post. It was pretty much back and forth at a high pace, Mitch Wormworld entered the frame midway through the second half and almost got an equaliser. A few top draw saves from Dayle, and some outstanding defending from young Nick, Johnny, Josh and Corke meant that the score was 0 – 1 at half time.
With four lads out of contention for one reason or another for the second half it was makeshift time. The ressies came out for the second half with a reserved 4-5-1 formation and started similar fashion, makeshift right back Simon produced a fantastic run from back which almost saw him gat an equaliser. Fifteen minutes into the game saw the visitors get their second, the reserves held on but were on the back foot for large periods of the game with a few notable attacking runs from Richard and Simon.
Soon after Leeming got their third then their confidence picked up and were pressing for a forth. Only great work from the Dayle and backline especially Simon denied them until it was too much and Leeming got their forth goal. Our consolation goal was provided by an unlikely source Dayle! Who dropped the ball in his box took a few steps out of the penalty area then went on a little run through a gap down the middle and just before the halfway line played a ball through to Mitch who beat his two markers and from the right scored a neat goal in the bottom left corner.
Highlight of the game: Dayles’s sneaky run & Simons’s box to box runs.
Final Score: South Perth Reserves 1 – Leeming Reserves - 4
First Team Game
With the ressies letting in four goals the first team thought that we may be in for a difficult game, this wasn’t to be the case. If you blinked you would have missed the first goal and missed it as I was telling Tim to mark someone. From what I was told Hannes, Darryl and Romain combined and Romain scored in near to 30 secs from kick off. We continued to out play the opposition and nearly went 2-0 up when Stu put Romain through but his shot was scuffed and went straight to the keeper. Leeming got their equaliser when JJ spilled a shot and their forward had a simple tap in. despite going in all square at half time we were on top of the game.
Second half saw new boys Mark and Nathan take to the field and they helped us continue our dominance with some promising efforts. We got our reward soon after with Brendan Farr get our second and Nathan shortly got his first of the game. Leeming pulled one back when the defence were a bit complacent and soon we went into panic mode but with nice movement down the right flank saw a cross from Oli find Nathan in the box again. Leeming got another goal back to make it 4 -3 but Nathan completed his debut hat-trick with a nice left foot finish.
Highlights of the game: Nathan’s debut hat-trick. Romains quickfire goal
Final score: South Perth – 5 Leeming Strikers 3
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