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Awakeri Soccer Club... the Greatest Junior Soccer Club in New Zealand
May 25th 2002
Awakeri Soccer Club .. Report on games played May 25 2002. Barrie Hawkes.
The Awakeri Hobbits had an early 15th grade game against league leaders Allandale.
The Hobbits put on
some pressure at the start and created a couple of good chances, then a fortunate
long shot from their
visitors opened the scoring. However the strong Allandale team soon got into
gear and despite two excellent
saves from hobbits’ player of the match Cody Hancox, they went to
a four gaol lead at half time. The
Awakeri side competed with more success after the break, scoring twice to eventually
go down 8 - 2. A
Matthew Ward cross lead to a goal from Ian Sisam, while Jeremy Hawkes scored
after combining well with
Steven Smit.
A close game was the order of the day when Adamson’s Amcal Pharmacy Awakeri
13th grade played away to Otakiri with both teams playing a skilful and exciting
game. Numerous attacks on goal by Otakiri were finally rewarded with two top
goals and could have been more if not for the efforts of the Awakeri backs,
midfield and superb keeping by Simon Barr. Awakeri came back in the second half,
with Kelly Stanton latching onto a great cross from Neil Sax to score Another
from Stanton, after a lovely ball from Simon Barr, just slipped past the goalpost
a few minutes from full time. The final score was
2 - 1 to Otakiri. Player of the day went to Kelly Stanton for her total
commitment for the full sixty minutes.
Another to stand out was the skilful Neil Sax.
The Awakeri Intermediate Girls team turned on a strong performance against Whakatane,
winning the game
4 - 0. Player of the match Danniella Palmer scored twice, while Rink
Tacoma also got on the scoresheet.
11th grade Da Silva Awakeri Autos played James Street at Awakeri. The Autos
led 3-1 at half time with
James Wilson scoring a lovely goal from a difficult angle. However the second
half saw Awakeri playing
more defensively as James Street put some good moves together, scoring two more
goals to draw the game.
Player of the day was Thomas Turner who showed good ball control and
defended well against bigger
players than himself.
Picking a player of the day for the 10th Grade Private Asset Management Aces
was a difficult task. In their
game against Otakiri, four different players had their best games of the season.
Miles McConway, Chris
Johnston, Joseph Newdick and Nicholas Schuler chased hard all day and gave 100%
commitment. Aces
came away with a 3-1 score, thanks to a well struck Waylen Skipps goal and Vincent
Sheather, who netted
twice. This was a very enjoyable game, with the ball flowing from end to end.
Vincent Sheather was named
player of the day for his consistency and skill level over the last few weeks.
Also in the 10th grade, Total Power Services Awakeri Rangers played well in
losing 3 - 0 to Whakatane.
Brecht Tacoma and player of the match Vikki Lowndes played outstandingly
at the back. Ben Hancox was
full of running in the midfield. Chris Stanton did very well in his turn in
goal and also put some good passes
through to his forwards. Emma Barr and Conrad Gurran were others to play to
their best. The game was
well refereed by Scott Lowndes.
The Awakeri Hurricanes 9th grade team played very well against a determined
Ohope side. The team all
impressed. There were some good runs and plays from Lindsey Cotter and Brent
Gurran. Destrii Prout and
David Ernest both did well in their turn in goal, keeping the score down. Billy
Brooks was named player of
the day with his good setups to the forwards and strong running. The final score
was 3 - 0 to Ohope.
Three quick goals in a row soon after the kick-off, put the 8th grade Awakeri
Devils on the back foot
against a polished James Street school team. The Devils did well to stop more
goals being scored against
them, with Stephen Glassbrook and Jayden Haddock working overtime in their turns
as keepers. Play settled
down for the balance of the game but no more goals were scored. Fenton Murray
was player of the day for
some good defence work . The result Awakeri Devils 0 James Street 3.
Drain Tech Awakeri Diggers had a good 5 - 0 win against Allandale. Riki Roia
produced a hat-trick, while
Sam Schuler and Gareth Rowlands also put goals away. Schuler had an excellent
game, as did player of the
match Rhys Cram.
In a very exciting game for the spectators, 7th Grade Alfresco Court Tigers
went down 3 goals to 1 to
Paroa. Tigers certainly had their chances, and led 1 - nil, till the last five
minutes of the match. Caleb
Sheather was named player of the day, for his efforts in goal in the first
half, and his determination in the
field when he played out of goal. Clive McIndoe and Vinnie Luca continue to
improve, and both are
beginning to make some good runs. A feature of this game was the wonderful sideline
support for both
teams. The spectators were well rewarded with the quality of the game.
Awakeri Rockets played Thornton in the 6th grade. They lost 2 - nil, but enjoyed
themselves. Cameron
Morrison was named player of the day for his consistent all around effort
on both defence and attack. Kelsei
Ingle had a great game on attack and also in the goal. Daniel Reeves also contributed
well.