Somerset Spartans Football Update

The Football Gold Coast Aldi Miniroos competition played Round 8 last weekend. Read on for a few match reports.

Under 6

The Under 6s played an intense game against Mudgeeraba. With only four players the game was filled to the brim with high pressure offence and a nearly impenetrable defence. Every one of our players scored, leading to an 8 to 2 win. Go Spartans!

Under 7

Hammers played against Burleigh Heads Orange at Pizzey Park. Again they had huge success! Coaches Kydra and Neil instructed the players of their position rotating through the game. All the players understood their position and role, resulting in a strategy that worked very well.

Hammers were very active holding the ball a lot of the time. Jesse scored hat trick again! Hamish and Mayuko scored two and Abhiveer scored one.

The Hammers won 7-nil. Mayuko earning the Player of the Week, again! Congrats to Hammers!

Under 7 Green

The scores were very close the entire game, making for a very exciting match this week!

It was good to see the boys starting to understand their positional play. A special congratulations to Knox for an outstanding game, scoring an impressive six goals. The final score was Somerset 7 verse Burleigh 6.

Under 7 White

Under 7 White lost to Robina White, 2 to 4. Oliver played an outstanding game, scoring two goals.

Although we were defeated, it was good practise and experience, through which we saw the growth and progress the children have made.

Under 7 Orange

Under 7 Orange were looking to avenge their Round 1 defeat against a very talented Robina Red but were unable to do so, going down 6 to 3.

Our boys made plenty of attempts at goal and were able to hold equal scores, until close to the end when they ran out of steam.

Despite the loss, Ethan (two goals), Ruben (one goal), Kai, Sam and Hunter played a very tight game. The opposing coach even complimented the team on the great improvement they had shown.

Under 8 Green

Under 8 Green had a return match with previous opponents Tamborine, played on the mountain. Somerset was boosted by the return of Izaak, who added starch to their defence.

The game was an arm wrestle with the lead changing three times. Somerset looked to have the game in the bag after Oliver struck the third goal leaving the side ahead, 3 to 2 with 10 minutes to play. Tamborine scored a quick two goals, leaving us with a loss of 4 to 3.

Tambourine appeared to be a one-player team, with the same individual appearing all over the field and scoring all their goals... until we realised he was one of a set of identical twins!

For Somerset, the improvement in the team continues. Two cracking goals to Edward, one a good run followed by a sharp left-footed strike was one of our highlights. Max supplemented his dogged tackling with a near miss from a long-distance strike and almost an own goal from a well taken header over our crossbar. Will continues to excel as a goalkeeper. Tom continues to improve as a defender and Vaughan in the same vein. The team talisman and cult figure Sehaj continues to edge closer to that elusive goal! Ollie continues his streak of goals with a well taken right-footed strike to the top net from broken play. Coach Mark continues to see good improvement.

Edward earned Player of the Match.

Under 8 Blue

The Somerset Under 8 Blue team went into this weekend’s game against Broadbeach United with three players down. A huge thank you goes out to Jakub and Dylan from the Under 7s team for helping us win the game 9 to 1.

Under 8 White

Somerset Under 8 White had a challenging game versing Palm Beach Purple with a 1 to 5 loss. The team made a valiant come back in the second half strengthening their defence. After a solid shot by Ashlesh, Abby scored a much needed goal!

Well deserved Player of the Match was Josh, with some great tackles and a strong attack.

Under 11

Under 11s versed Tweed United who applied pressure from the start and made for a very enjoyable game to watch.

Our goal scorers were Nash, Bailey, Sebastian and Nicholas. It was great to hear our boys talking to each other and passing effectively. Our players showed great vision of the other team members during the first half. We had a lot of shots on target but Tweed United defended well to deny us more goals. Great defensive technique came from Nicholas and Magnus who had some great attempts at headers.

The second half did not start as well and our boys lost their rhythm as Tweed started to apply the pressure. Great speed and ball skills were shown by Elliot, while Magnus put up a fighting spirit the whole game. It has been great watching Magnus develop and improve over the season. Magnus pulled out every skill he has learnt including some amazing headers and defensive techniques, making him worthy of our Player of The Week. Well done Magnus.

Jacob had three strong attempts at goal but defence was too strong. He did show great persistence, so well done Jacob.

Nash held possession of the ball to weave through the mid field showing great skills, as always. Nicholas played with much skill the whole game and secured the side's sixth goal. Dash also proved again why he is a great goalkeeper and it was great to see him leave the goals during second half and join the boys on the field.

Thanks to Baily for stepping in. Overall, it was a great effort from all players and a very entertaining game to watch. The final score, a win to Somerset 6 to 2.

Have a question about Football at Somerset College? Please contact our Head Coach - Football and Futsal Maarten de Kruijf. mdekruijf@somerset.qld.edu.au