Ohope Stealth vs WHK Stealth.
Game
got off to a slow start for the 1st 15 minutes. Both teams failing to
set up any real opportunities.
Finally after 25 minutes
Revell put a well weighted cross in from the right wing finding
the head of Leo G who scored a great goal. 1-nil.
The game started to open up a
bit. Jonathon had a good shot at goal just missing.
Meanwhile down in the engine
room Jamie was having a great game in defence, really putting in some
good tackles.
The half time score closed at
1- nil but might have been different if it wasn't for a good
performance from the WHK keeper.
Soon into the second half
Daniel put a nice/long ball into the penalty area finding Revell who
guided the ball into the net. 2-nil.
Liam scored from a well placed
shot. He put the ball over the keepers head. 3-nil.
WHK scored next from corner
set play. They caught Ohope half a asleep. 3- 1
Revell put another cross in
finding Leo C who made no mistake, placing it past the keeper. 4-1.
Not long after Jonathon put a
nice ball through to Leo C who then dribbled, clearing the defence and
placing the ball past the keeper. 5-1. Nice goal!
Revell got the next goal by
being alert and feeding on the scraps during a messy piece of play in
the goal area. 6-1.
The Final goal came from a bit
of bad luck for Daniel who was taken out in the penalty area after
beating his man. Revell saw the loose ball and put in the net. No need
for a penalty. 7-1.
Joe played a full game for
Ohope in goal. He displayed good keeper skills and denied WHK on
several occasions. A good lesson on why it's important to have full
time goal keepers at this level.
Again solid games from Robby,
Amadeus and Cole in defence.
Reece played well at sweeper.
Player of the day.
Leo G
Ohope Stealth vs WHK Iti ma.
Very
cold frosty morning but the Stealth got off to a good start. All
Stealth attack for the 1st half.
Leo C took a longish shot
after 15min which the goal keeper got a hand to but couldn't prevent
the goal.
Leo G tried to hit a couple
balls on the fly but missed. The 3rd time he controlled with the 1st
touch and then hit into the net.
Joe took a well placed corner
for the Stealth which Leo C headered into the net. Awesome goal.
Mean while at the other end of
the park Amadeus was cleaning up and covering well.
On the right wing Jonathon and
Revell were working well together.
Another header from Leo C was
just wide.
Next was Robby who pounced on
a mid field mistake by WHK and put a long shot in of the right post.
Revell put a well struck ball
over the X bar.
Last goal of the 2nd half was
from Revell who scored from rebound of the keeper.
Half time score 5-0.
2nd half was more even as
Coach Chris changed the team around try other combinations.
the 6th goal involved a well
weighted X by Shaun which found Reese who put a well place kick past
the keeper.
At this point the Stealth
started to forget about defense and paid for it. After some confusion
between Rev and Reese Whakatane gained the ball and broke away past the
half way to an empty field.
Joe did brilliantly to save
the 1st shot but WHK got it in off the rebound.
In fact Joe made various saves
when playing keeper in the second half. Well done.
Final score 6-1.
Player of the day was Revell.
Points noted were fittness, cover defense and passing game.
Trivia
Question.
Stealth Spectators were asking
what "Iti ma" means's. Assuming it's Maori, the dictionary suggests it
mean's "Small whites" But I've been wrong before".
Ohope Stealth VS Opotiki.
A
one sided 1st half with the Stealth creating plenty of opportunities.
Goals scored by Liam, Amadeus,
Leo C, and Joe got 2.
The Opotiki defense struggled
despite the efforts of their goal keeper. Unfortunately the numbers on
attack and the speed of the Stealth were their worst enemy as plenty of
further opportunities were lost to off side.
1st half score 5-0
The second half saw a better
defensive effort by Opotiki. They cleared better and their centre back
(#8) defended and cleared well.
The Stealth goals came from
Joe, Leo G and Jonathan.
Both Leos' and Jonathan's
goals were well controlled and belted into the net. Nice Stuff.
Good to see Joe and Revell
following through and putting pressure on the goal keeper.
Daniel, Cole and Reese had
solid games. Robby underpinned the defense and put in some nice long
range shots which kept the keeper on his toes.
As the final minutes
approached it looked like Opotiki would get their goal. It wasn't to be
as Stealth second half keeper Leo Caught the ball as it nearly went
under the bar. Great save.
Final score.
Stealth 8 Opotiki 0
12th
June.
Ohope Stealth were
to play
the Whakatane Gladiators. However the Gladiators had to default due to
a lack
of players on the day. Stealth donated a couple of players and the
teams had a
friendly.
8 goals scored in the 1st
half for the stealth by; Revell, Joe,Leo G, Reece and
Liam.Arlo and Daniel played for
the Gladiators. Thanks Guys.
In the 2nd half
the teams
were mixed up more evenly with a number of Stealth playing for the
opposition.This meant the goals weren't so easy an the defense got a
work out.
Leo C and Reece
scored for
the opposition giving them 2 goals.Arlo and Liam scoring for
the Stealth.
Player
of the day was Liam.
Jonathan
and Reece had good
games.
5th June
Catch up on last
weeks game.
5th June. Sorry I was away.
Whakatane Stealth
won 4
goals to 2. I'm told the whakatane team played well while the Ohope
Stealth had
a patchy game.
Ohope Stealth VS Saints.
A
really good game which both teams played in a clean , free flowing
spirit.
Both teams had strong games in
general play with both defences having to work hard. Once again the
main difference was the Stealths ability to build goal scoring
opportunities and then put them in the net.
The Saints were the
stronger in the first 15 minutes and really put the pressure on the
Stealth. Finally the Stealth warmed up. Leo Griffiths put the ball in the net
after 21 minutes. 5 minutes
later Joe Hall score with a left foot shot. Joe scored another goal
3min later.
The game was tilting in the Stealths favour now but the Saints never
gave up.
Robby Mercer, who was playing
in goal, had to make several saves.
Half time score 3-0.
The second half was just as hard and fast and the spectators very vocal.
Goals were initially hard to
come by although there were some good efforts.
The Saints finally scored. A
good shot that was placed perfectly passed the Stealth keeper. Good
reward for the Saints supporters.
The final goal was a Leo Casey long range chip that put the ball over
the Saints keeper and just under the bar.
Final Score 4-1 to the Stealth.
May 8th
Billed as a local darby the
Stealth expected the Whakatane Phoenix to be their strongest challange
this session. It looked like the Stealth were in trouble after a cold
start in the first 10. It was all "Phoenix" but then on the Stealth's
first visit on attack Leo Casey put the ball in the net with one of his
trademark long range shots.
The Game changed.
The Stealth passing game came
together..
20min. Joseph Hall scored off a
corner from Leo Griffiths.
22min. WHK missed a shot
from the left of the box and soon after put one over the bar as
well.
Great work by our defenders kept
the half time score 2-0.
5min into the 2nd half WHK
missed a penalty shot.
Joe was on hand again to
clean up after a Stealth corner. Score 3-0
Our defence had to work hard.
Leo Casey saving a certain WHK goal.
After 45min Liam shot the ball
over the keeper's head making the score 4-0
A good through ball from Daniel
McKenzie gave the Steath an attacking throw in. Robbies throw
found Joe who completed his hat trick. Score 5-0.
Near the end off the game WHK
scored a great goal from a long range shot from the right wing.
Score 5-1 to th Stealth.
Player of the day was Arlo
England. Well deserved after a strong effort in defence and half a game
as goal keeper
May
1st.
Ohope Stealth hosted Whakatane
Iti Ma. The Game started evenly and Iti Ma defended well. However as
the game went on the Stealth got it together and started to find the
pack of the net.The scoring was started by Liam Fonville-Gordon
from a hand ball penalty. Final score 5-1. A good start for
the Stealth.
EBOPJMC 2010
13th GRADE