SATURDAY  SUMMER  SOCCER 2006

Yes we have started playing another Soccer round, with a few more new signings we will now have a squad of 16 or 17 in each of the four teams. So next year we will hope to have six teams playing.

ROUND 1: 10 goals scored with half  by children which was great to see. Team 1 against Team 2 won 3-1 with Brandon Kidd excited with his goal to secure all 3 points. While Teams 3 v 4 saw an Austrian in Julian Jahn score 2 for team 3 in the 3-3 draw. A couple of new rules to help it become more children friendly with Adults now not being able to tackle a year 7 & under enabled the children to have more of the ball,well done to you all. 

Points now:  Team 1 = 3pts       Team 2 = 0pts     Team 3 = 2pts      Team 4 = 2 pts 

ROUND 2: Goals, goals and more goals 19 in all today with team 3 coming from 5-1 down with an Andrew Stransky hat-trick to draw level at 5-5 with team 2. Joshua Hodgson is improving weekly with one well taken goal and also Caitlin Hurtado scored as an under 7`s goal. The second match also saw some great skill in another hard fought encounter, missing Sam Wrightson last week for team 4 he made up for it with a hat-tick in their 6 goals while team 1 only let the game slip in the last 20 minutes with Brandon Kidd another under 7`s also improving weekly scoring one of their 3 goals. 

Points now: Team 1 = 4pts     Team 2 = 2pts     Team 3 = 4pts     Team 4 = 5&1/2 pts

Saturday 7^th October, with a game of mixed players over the holidays it turned out to be a great contest with a final score of 9-9 after the red team being 5-1 down at half-time, so all 14 players took a penalty shoot out with the red team again coming from behind to snatch it on the last kick at 9-8. Well done to all who played.

ROUND 3: Thanks to captain Liam Tucker, Team 1 took to the field all in their new grey shirts but could not christen them with a win after taking the lead with now top goal scorer David McIsaac on 5. It was Team 3 who finished 4-2 with some help from “extras” making up their team today. Teams 2 v  4 was down to the wire at 2-2 with a grade 7 and under needing to score before Sam Wrightson broke the deadlock for team 4 in the last 10 minutes then the team were able to score 2 more for an extra half a point. 

Points now:  Team 1 = 5pts     Team 2 = 3pts    Team 3 = 7pts     Team 4 = 9pts

RUSSELL ISLAND SCHOOL`S 90^TH BIRTHDAY PARTY 21^ST OCTOBER.

1.30 kick-off saw an evenly match between all Russell Island School Children years 4 to 7, after an hour at 1-1 we saw the red team win the penalty shoot out 2-1.

At 3pm we had a team of Past Students take on a Adult Russell Island all stars team including a couple of our teachers. A hard fought in counter with the game put just out of reach of the Past Students in the last 10 minutes with the All Stars winning 5-3.

A final mixed teams match took place as most of the Past Students were still full of energy and wanted revenge, trying to involve as many players as we could who could still run, the Past Students did get their revenge, as the game was at 3-3 after an hour, and in pouring rain of the last minute of extra time the Past Students scored their 4^th goal to win the match at 5.30pm.

ROUND 4: Goals, Goals and more Goals as a youngster from Mt.Gravatt, Zac Young signed up for Team 1 and scored 9 of the 14 and with David McIsaac a hat-trick as they beat Team 2, 14-2.

Two more hat-tricks for Team 4 with Sam Wrightson and Jeremiah Martin and with 2 goals each from Leah Price and Edwardo Pahanunot in their 11-4 win. William Sneesby scored a well taken goal for Team 3. That was a total of 31 Goals to keep our spectators cheering on the side lines.

Points now  Team 1 = 8&1/2pts        Team 2 = 4pts       Team 3 = 8pts         Team 4 = 12&1/2pts

ROUND 5: After the rain delayed Saturday last week which in fact saw a fun game played before it was called off early in the second half due to a heavy down pour of rain with the score at 5-5. It was back to business for all 4 teams this weekend. Team 2 scored their first win to the delight of everyone and with some cracking goals in the 6-5 win, with Frankie Devitt a new signing scoring his first goal and David McIsaac getting a hat-trick. A mention for Molly Cann also scoring her first as she helped team 3.

Teams 1 v 4 was the second game which, depending on results, could be the Grand Final teams was also a high scoring encounter with team 4 the winners at 9-7. Rene Pahanunot took the goal of the game after thrashing in the ball at the near post from a Mick Marriott corner.

Sam Wrightson team 4 and Liam Tucker captain team 1 both also scored a hat-trick.

Points now:    Team 1 = 9&1/2pts    Team 2 = 7pts   Team 3 = 9pts    Team 4 = 15&1/2pts

ROUND 6: Which brought us a semi-final match between teams 1 v 3 and after a tight start team 1 ran away with it 8-2. In the second game team 4 also showed their dominance with a 11-1 win over team 2 with both Sam Wrightson and Edwardo Pahanunot scoring hat-tricks.

Points Totals:  Team 1 = 13pts      Team 2 = 7pts      Team 3 = 9pts     Team 4 = 19pts

Saturday the 25^th November and the Grand Final between Team 1 in Grey v Team 4 in Red.

As our Saturday competition comes to a break until February in the scorching hot sunshine today, another great turn out with supporters cheering on both teams. The goal of the competition was seen today and by our eventual top goal scorer Sam Wrightson with another hat-trick, finished on 17 goals, a cross from the right to the left edge of the box by Dylan Ashendon saw Sam meet it on the volley to go straight into the top right hand corner of the goal, this to give Team 4 a 4-1 lead at half-time. Entertainment at half-time saw everyone shoot the ball through a tyre to earn a bag of lollies thanks to our Russell Island Timber & Hardware Sponsor, Thank you.

So onto the second half and Frankie Devitt scored 2 goals as Team 1 tried a come back but with Leah Price and them some great team work play before Peter Chippendale netted to make it 7-4 to the Red team, a big Thank you to our ref Eric Short who as our oldest player shows a great example to our community.

Our Cricket Club President Frank O`Rourke presented the medals also donated by our Cricket Club, so a big Thank you to our Cricket Club and all concerned.

Sunday 26^th saw a return match between the Island All Stars v Past School Students. Not everyone turned up so sides were made up of juniors to 12 a side as this may well be our last Soccer game on Jackson Oval until February 17^th 2007. Things started well for the Past Students and went in with a half time lead 6-4. The second half became a good physical challenge and lots of goals for our healthy spectator crowd with the All Stars winning by 3 in extra time after it was locked at 14 all after 90 minutes. A special mention to Russell Island Bakery and Victoria Point Woolworths for helping towards our bar-b-que.  Thanks to every one and see you all in the new year of 2007.