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21st May 2011
Awakeri Hotcars had an energetic 6th grade game against St Josephs Tigers. Awakeri
Hotcars won the game 4 - 0 with player of the day Jamie Julian scoring a hat
trick. Elijah Wetting was the Hotcars other goal scorer. Ella Forbes and Charlotte
Paulsen also had great first games.
Awakeri Rascals played Thornton Pukekos in the 6th grade today and won 6-0.
Jake Laurent, Oliver Young and Katie Mahy scored the goals with Ayla Rowe, Leah
Rowe and Kyla Laurence forming a great defence. The player of the day went to
Oliver Young who scored a hat-trick. An outstanding result and team effort for
their first game of the season.
Also in the 6th grade, Mainstream Engineering Awakeri Hotshots did well in for their first game, working well as a team and having fun on the field. Hotshots beat Whakatane Penguins 7 - 0, the player of the day was Mia Sutton.
The Awakeri Aces played very well in the 7th grade against Allandale
Rovers. Thanks to goal keepers Cambell Julian (first half) and Jake Webb (second
half), Allandale weren't able to score any goals. Aces were short a few players
so Tyler from Allandale kindly helped them out. Awakeri Aces 1, Allandale Rovers
0. The player of the day was Cambell Julian.
Awakeri All Stars drew 1 - 1 against Kawerau Red dragons in the 7th grade. It
was a well matched game. Player of the day went to Liam White for his great
attacking play and so many attempts at scoring. Kaleb Muggeridge also had an
awesome game and scored one goal.
Awakeri Store Comets played a home game against Saints Crusaders in the 8th
grade premier division. Saints started very strongly and scored a couple of
early goals and added another to lead 3-0 at half-time. In the 2nd half player
of the day Kevin Paulsen scored and had a couple of shots saved. Despite several
good attempts, Awakeri couldn't close the gap and ended up losing 3-1.
Also in the 8th grade premier, Da Silva Autos Awakeri Aces had a huge improvement
on last weeks game but went down 3-1 to Kawerau Knights. Aces were competitive
in all areas and an awesome goal was scored by Cambell Forsyth, who had a solo
run up the wing from halfway and was their player of the day.
Awakeri Cheetah Girlz played their first game of the season in the 8th grade
1st division. They were slow to start against James St Titans, but finished
strongly. Juliet Findlay did well, scoring her first ever goal. Brodie Nathan
also played well for her first game of soccer. Titans won 3 - 1.
Awakeri Wildcats lost 3 - 0 to Otakiri in the 9th grade 1st division. Their
player of the day was Shayna Penberth, for doing a great job as a defender.
Although there was a lot of soccer thinking Wildcats still need to practice
some basic soccer skills like passing and kicking.
Also in the 9th grade 1st division, HTL Spreading Awakeri Phoenix had a very
good first up game against Ohope. No goals were scored in the first half, but
Phoenix eventually went down by 2 - 0. The whole team played exceptionally well,
with Marshall McGuire getting player of the day.
In the 11th grade 1st divison, Murphy Brothers Awakeri Mud Dawgs had a good
4 - 3 win against Whakatane Tigers, goal scorers were Hayley Calder, Alex Coventry
and Taylor Harte. Player of the day, for her solid defence, went to Keely Forbes.
Get Fresh Awakeri Dragons put in a solid defensive performance in their 11th
grade premier game against Saints. Players to do well included Jaspreet Dharmet,
who was outstanding in goal, Oliver Thompson, who controlled his backline well
and Jacob Davis, who found space well on attack. Isaiah Davidson scored for
Dragons with a low drive. Player of the day was the hard working Cody Bragg.
Saints won the game 3 - 1.
Renshaw Jewellers Awakeri Sharks made their debut in the 13th grade competition,
going down 7 -0 to the St Josephs Stars. Jade Fletcher was awarded player of
the day for her all round effort in her first ever game of soccer. Daniel Perkinson
worked tirelessly at the front and Josh Keightley had a solid game back in defence.