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Awakeri Soccer Club... the Greatest Junior Soccer Club in New Zealand
June 16th 2001
Four of Awakeri’s soccer teams braved the wet weather on
Saturday and produced good
performances.
In the 13th grade, a fourth successive Matthew Ward hat-trick helped Gould Contracting
Awakeri
Hotshots to a win against a below strength Eagel Asmuss Kawerau. Hotshots played
good soccer,
passing the ball around well. Cody Hancox earned player of the match
with a very good game in
defence, he was ably assisted by the good clearances of Matthew Shaw. Troy Jansen
amused the
crowd with a goalkeeping save well outside his area! Hotshots won the game 8
- 0, with the other
scorers being Croydon Little (2), Ian Sisam (2) and Lance Robison.
Adamson’s Amcal Pharmacy Awakeri Athletic played their best soccer of the
season, despite
losing 3 - 2 to Opotiki in the 11th grade A division. Athletic had the lead
twice, but were behind 3
- 2 at the break. Opotiki had the better of the second half, but excellent goalkeeping
from Jonathan
Whitaker and excellent defence kept them out. Player of the match Simon Barr
controlled his area
very well, while at left back young Jonathan Hudson played with intelligence
and good technique.
Athletic’s goals both came from good through balls from Matthew Adamson.
They were finished
well by Darren Groom and Richmond Brown. The game remained with the half time
scoreline.
In the 11th grade B division, David da Silva Awakeri Autos never gave up against
their strong
James Street opposition despite having only ten players for the game. In the
trying conditions,
Autos eventually lost 8 - 2, but as a sign of their resilience, still had enough
strength to score their
two goals in the second half. Leonard Sonntag and Russell Sisam were the scorers,
while an
outstanding defensive effort saw Hayden Soeters named player of the match.
Kylee Burke was
another to do well, using her speed to good advantage in defence.
The Awakeri Chiefs enjoyed the muddy conditions for their 8th grade encounter
with Edgecumbe.
Both teams put up a good game, with Edgecumbe scoring the only goal. Chiefs
stuck to a better
team shape and this helped their play. Tireless running from Matthew Richmond
earned him the
player of the match award. Brent Gurran was another to impress with his effort
in defence, he also
made some good intercepts. Thomas Williams and Joshua Mower showed good sportsmanship
by
cheerfully playing for the opposition.