Somerset Spartans Football Update

The Football Gold Coast Aldi Miniroos competition played Round 6 last weekend. Read on for a few match reports.

Under 6

The U6s played a tough game against Palm Beach. They were up against a strong offence and faced some unlucky long shots, resulting in a 6-nil loss. Nevertheless, they put in a great effort and were not short on enthusiasm.

Under 7 Blue

Our superstars versed Robina Purple at the Robina Common. Thanks to Coach Neal's best support, they won a precious victory! (They knew Robina was hard to beat.)

The Spartans never stopped in the first half, attacking the Robina goal. Jesse and Mayuko scored in the short time of 5 minutes. However, Robina immediately regained the point. Abhiveer scored two following excellent passing. In the last minutes of the first half, Hamish made a tremendous long shot! In the second half, they lost one goal in minutes, however, teams quickly changed their mindset and defended well. Liam and Emily were always in the best spot to stop the ball and Jesse pulled off a hat trick, again! They were in sync for the whole game. Another amazing match!

Under 7 Green

The Under 7 Greens played at Burleigh's home ground. The whole team put in a great performance to bring home a win of 6 to 1 against Burleigh! All Spartans players got onto the scoresheet. The Player of the Match was awarded to Dylan but all boys played exceptionally well, showing solid skills in teamwork and how to use each other. A few exciting goals were kicked by the boys but missed by an inch each time. Well done for a solid effort this week Spartans.

Under 7 White

For the away match the Under 7 White team suffered a defeat, the final score 2 to 8 against Palm Beach Orange. Harrison scored one goal. The boys tried very hard and enjoyed the experience playing against strong rivals. This is the first time that all Under 7 White players attended the game.

Under 7 Orange

Under 7 Orange played away against Southport Green in an exciting clash. Half time ended 1-nil in favour of the home team, with Ruben having saved what would have been a further goal in the nick of time, coming from nowhere to clear the ball on the line.

The second half did not start well. A questionable penalty awarded to Southport a few metres out from goal, due to an unintentional handball, resulted in a second goal to the opponent. The Spartans responded by attacking hard and had the parents on the edge of their seats. Kai and Ethan punched through on many occasions leaving the other team scrambling.

Having found their stride, the boys piled on the pressure in the opposition’s half with Hunter weaving his way through and putting away two goals. The score equalised and the boys had renewed confidence. Somerset got in front, Sam’s trusty strong boot sending the ball flying past two opponents from long range and scoring the leading goal.

The boys fought hard to hold the lead but just missed out on the win with Southport scoring at the last minute. The final score being 3-all, rounding off a fun outing.

Under 8 Green

Somerset Under 8 Green versed Magic Yellow in an exciting match at Magic United Football Club in Carrara. The Spartans played extremely well against a very tough team. (Reportedly, the Magic Yellow practise eight days per week!)

Somerset was persistent, staying in positions, displaying astounding defence and some good passing. Will and Vaughan did a great job, saving a few goals in their respective halves as goalkeepers.

Thomas was awarded Player of the Match, as he stood solid as a rock! Congratulations!

Magic Yellow won 4-nil in a well-deserved victory! The Under 8s displayed great spirit from a valuable experience. No doubt the team will be ready to bounce back next weekend.

Under 8 Blue

This week the Somerset Under 8 Blue team had an unusually high scoring game. Playing Merrimac FC, Somerset Blue won the game 12 to 1. Although we dominated the entire game, the Somerset boys showed good sportsmanship, being gracious towards the other team, on and off the field.

Our goal scorers for the day were Paxton Stewart with five goals, Harper Loon two goals, Benedict Thompson one goal, Connor Millar-Martin one goal, Henry Pevy one goal, and Zhander Griffiths with two goals. Zhander Griffiths also took out Player of the Match this week for great teamwork.

Under 8 White

Under 8 White played Mudgeeraba, trying their best but to didn't manage to keep them at bay. The opponents winning the game 5-nil but couldn't deflate the team's spirit.

The side will rebound next week for another great game.

Under 11

This weekend our Under 11 boys played against Runaway Bay under extremely windy and cold conditions.

• The match highlights include:
• Jacob, Elliot, Daniel and Nicholas with great attacking skills and some fancy footwork to defend the ball from our opponents.
• Another superb effort in goals by Dash.
• Two amazing free kicks taken by Bailey and Nicholas to secure goals.
• Game Captain Bailey showing great speed down the wing and setting the pace for the team to follow.
• Nash and Sebastian holding up the team defensively and giving everyone forward good opportunities to score.
• Magnus and Chris moving and passing the ball well, providing opportunities for others to score.

At the end of the game, Coach Maarten praised the boys for their efforts and identified a few errors made but focused on the opportunity it brings for the boys to learn and develop.

Thanks must go to Elliot and Jacob from Under 10 for helping the side out and putting in a top effort. It was another win for our boys with the final score 8 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