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G7 Ohope Raiders
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2009 draw | result |
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 Back: Dave the coach Middle: Maxwell, Trent, Max, Tyler, Jacob Front: Finn, Caleb, Joshua OUR SEASON PLAYED
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WON 8 (1 BY DEFAULT) DREW 3 LOST 1 GOALS FOR 34 GOALS AGAINST 15 I BELIEVE WITH A REORD LIKE THIS WE MAY HAVE WELL WON THE 7TH GRADE IF IT WAS RECORDED WELL DONE TO YOU ALL AND THANKS FOR A GREAT YEAR ESPECIALLY DAVE & ANNA BUT THE PARENTS ALSO WE HAVE REALLY ENJOYED IT.GO THE RAIDERS Round 15 vs Hickeys Sports world Opotiki Bitterly
cold wind but lovely sunshine
greated us in Opo and we were extremely impressed with the facility
that they have. The pitch was freshly mown and we were rearing to
go minus star players Maxwell & Finn. The parents agreed that
6 a side with no subs would be the way to go so that no-one missed out
and got cold and that was never going to be a problem with our guys
they were on fire and particularly Tyler. He chose to start in
his favoured position of centre back and controlled the game form
there. He stuck to the oppositions best player like glue, tackled
him every time he was required and set of up the field to score 3 goals
within minutes. given that the Opo team were the only team to
beat us at Bayday they were a bit shell-shocked and changed the plan a
little. the game then settled down a little and became a lot
closer affair although there were still a number of chance to score for
both teams. 3-0 half time. Caleb in goal after Trent got a
little bored in the first half and although I had to leave I believe
that we had our chances In the second half but were unable to
convert. Never mind we held on for the win albeit a little too
close for comfort.
Round
14 vs James st Legends. A Great morning for soccer and a full
compliment of players saw us arrive rearing to go against a team that
we had beaten earlier in the year. However on arrival at the
ground we were bitterly disappointed and the size of the pitch, which
was about half the size of the Ohope pitchs and didn't really suit our
expansive game. We got on with it anyway and it was soon easy to
tell that the gme was not going to be easy. Dubious roughhouse
tactics and some big kicks (full length of the pitch with one bounce
from a goal kick) shows how small the pitch was, and the first penalty
I have seen in this grade for pulling the opposition down!!!. The
roughness was appluaded by the opposition parents(only some of them)
and was definately in bad taste. However we struggled on and took
the early lead 2-0 only for them to come back at us and even the game
up with only minutes to spare. Well done lads Still only 1 loss
this season. Player of the day a deserved FINN.
Round 13 vs whakatane happy feet The
boys started this game with a hiss and a roar and after good work by
all of the team pushing forward we scored three goals in quick
succession and where unlucky not to have scored more with a number of
shots hitting the woodwork. 3-1 half time. The second half
was a lot closer and whakatane showed a lot of class at times and
threatened our goal on a number of occasions. They soon
levelled the scored with 2 excellent goals and it was down to the last
5 minutes to see who could come out on top. Josh was outstanding
after some poor recent form and really made the difference in the
midfield with a number of telling tackles and some great passing.
He was knocked over a number of times and in the end earned the
nickname "pop" as he kept on going. A worthy player of the
day. Unfortunately many of the parents had no fingernails left
with attacks going from end to end b ut no one could score. A
well deserved 3 all draw and a proud coach who has headed back to the
UK for a while. Thanks dave from us all involved.
Round
12 vs Te teko tuataraRained off but a tough game next week so keep focused. Round 11 vs Awakeri Incredibles It
was another great sunny day in ohope with the visitors turning up with
a full team and our boys were ready to go. Josh was in goal in
the first half but never really had a chance to touch the ball.
We dominated with our pace and hunger for the ball and the incredibles
didn't know what hit them. Dave must have given them a rev up at
training to follow on from the previous week because it seemed that a
same team came to play. Plenty of incisive running by Maxwell,
Caleb and Tyler saw us go into half time 4-0 up. In the second
half the boys played more of a passing game 7 switched the ball across
the field a number of times to flank the opposition. They were
unlucky not to win by more. Of note Max had another solid game
and was unlucky not to score, as was Fin & Jacob. Trent also
had an outstanding performance and was unlucky not to get the player of
the day but it was very hard for the coach to look past Maxwell who
scored another 4 goals.
Round
10 vs Ohope UnitedStill only 1 loss and 1 draw fro the year so far. Well done boys keep it up. No
real report at this stage with the main reports person out of town for
the weekend. However the boys did show up and play a great game
with Maxwell & Caleb scoring, tyler coming close & putting in
another great performance for player of the day well done 5-1 winners
 Round 9 vs Saints Comets What
a lovely day for football. The team had great hopes of another
win over a team which they dominated on bayday but a lack of game time
over the past 6 weeks and a lack of communication saw a mediocre
performance from the boys.
 During the first half tyler was in
goal and made a number of key saves as our team sat back a little and
watched the opposition attack many times in the half.
Unfortunately theComets had come to play and tyler was unable to stop
one goal in a one to one situation. Much to his
disappoinment. We had a few sorties into the opposition half only
to mfind that vwe weren't in game mode and left the goal generally
unchallenged throughout the half.The second half was a different story however, whether it was something in the water & chocolate biscuits at half time or just getting used to playing again, we made a number of attacks on the goal with tyler converting from long range early in the half. I'm sure that if they were playing on another day we would have won around 5 -1 but the ball seemed to have an attraction to the posts with Maxwell, Tyler & caleb all hitting the posts during the half.  We had a lot more structure during this half with Jacob in goal, Josh at the back defending with great gusto as usual, caleb in the midfield making some penetrating runs, Max, Jacob & Fin roaming from midfield to attacking when required & Tyler & Maxwell up front. As I said previously we were unlucky not to win but hopefully with some more time together and more importantly game time each week the boys will get back on a roll and head towards the business end of the season high on confidence.  Round 8 vs Beaver Kitchens Opotiki A
cold & wet morning greated us all back from 3 weeks without a
game and 4 weeks for Josh. Playing 6 a side with 1 reserve for us
and about 4 for Opotiki it was always going to be a tough game and it
showed. The boys were definately out of touch and game time with
little communication and plenty of bunching together making it hard
work. The first half was dominated byu the raiders who had plenty
of chances only to be shut down at the last moment by good defence or
poor vision by the team. However late into the half a goalmouth
melee saw the ball agonisingly roll across the goalline for a 1-0 lead
going into halftime.
The second half was a different story adn with out concentration fading and some good play by Opotiki saw some end to end play resulting in a number of chances for both teams although I have to say Opotiki had the better run of it and were unlucky not to draw the game in the final moments. Caleb was outstanding in defence and attack and seemed to be everywhere and was awarded the player of the day for the second game in a row. Also worthy of a mention were maxwell and Trent who kept goal well and the scoresheet in our favour. well done boys but there is some work to be done. Remember to work together as a team and we look forward to the return of Tyler next week who will add some pace & size to our midfield. Round 7 bye Round 6 vs Kawerau 2 rained out Round 5 Whakatane lightning bolts As
I wasn't there I am only going on heresay but can assume that with Josh
away and the rest on the team recovering from the school production
that it was always going to be a tough ask against a well drilled and
skilfull Whakatane team. 5-1 loss. Never mind boys next
week we'll come back stronger.
Round 4 K-town krickets Too big too strong they heard we were coming and defaulted. Round 3 Otakiri Pukekos A
cold morning greeted us out a Otakiri and a small pitch never really
helped our cause. Our great goal scorer Maxwell was away today
and therefore it was a chance for the other players to step up and
prove their goalscoring abilities. Josh
 volunteered to go in
goal
in the first half and due to a solid defensive line for a fearless
Caleb and a fast
Tyler , he was never really worried. 2
saves kept our side of the ledger to 0. On attack all of the boys
chipped in, Caleb  with some great runs around the
flank, Tyler with
some awesome distribution of the ball to either side, Finn with some bustling runs up the middle. All of these efforts help to put Max away on a number of occasions and he ended up netting 2 goals in the first half. we knew that there were signs of his ability but what a way to bring it! The second half was more of the same and Otakiri struggled to maintain possession, with Josh suring up the midfield and Tyler and Finn(in Goal) standing strong they few chances. Again Trent continued his improvement and after a number of runs down the right he was rewarded with a great goal (his first I believe!!! well done I'm sure there will be more) Max continued to snipe up front and was rewarded with another midway through the half and Josh scored later in the piece to round out a dominant victory based on great teamwork. Ye Ha!!!! Player of the day and well deserved to was MAX.  Round 2 Awakeri Midgets A
dominant display of football outlined in the Whakatane beacon where the
opposition coach notes that they were beaten by a well drilled
team. Things are really starting to develop into something
special here with all players improving week to week. Maxwell was
dominant again as we are coming to expect and scored 3 of the teams
goals
 with 1 own goal
being registered. The big improver
here is Trent who showed some great touches and had some huge runs down
the right flank to empower Maxwell's scoring opportunities.
Player of the day was Trent. Caleb was away. Look out for an ever
improving Tyler, Max, Josh, Fin and a big welcome to Jacob who joined
the team today.Round 1 vs Saints Rebels Maxwell
in goal in the first half and just as well he was on his toes. A
couple of great saves putting his body on the line. It was a
tough first half of football with a number on breaks by both teams
netting little in the way of scoring opportunities until Josh placed
one past the goalie in a goalmouth scramble.
Trent in goal second half which released to caged lion that we know as Maxwell. Trent stayed solid and the teams started to show the passing game we all want to see. Good efforts by all the boys but Maxwell really did steal the day by scoring two runaway goals in the second half and a deserved player of the day. 2nd May First real time the team has been all together and as Fin and Caleb are unavailable for training at this stage. However they gelled well as a team in the first three games and came away with wins in all three. Towards the end of the day however they faded a touch and started to be a little selfish and lost to a good Opotiki team. points
of note on the days: - JOSH MITCHELL first
goal ever!!!!!
TYLER 4 goals!!! Keep the hot wheels rolling in dad! CALEB 2 goals Great effort form the whole team. Looks like it will be a good year. EBOPJMC 2009 Home teams are listed first. Duration of games is 30 minutes (15 minutes each half). Rules: Five aside including goalkeeper. Size 3 ball. n.b. please read EBOP rules in front of draw booklet re things such as postponement, injuries, contacting other coaches etc. 1) Offside. The offside rule will be applied in all games. 2) Goal kicks In the event of a goal kick the opposition must retreat to their own half of the field and stay there until the goal kick has been taken. For the 7th grade, goal kicks will be taken from the edge of the goal box. 3) Corner kicks The opposition must be 5 metres away from the ball until the kick has been taken 4) Free kicks All free kicks will be direct and the opposition must be three metres away from the ball until the free kick has been taken 5) Penalty kicks There will be no penalty kicks in the 7th grade NB: The goal box for the 7th grade will be a 9 metre line. All other FIFA rules should apply, but with discretion to take account of the young age and relatively low skill level of the players. Common sense should prevail. Seventh grade is 'non-competitive', that is, there is no league competition, just a series of games. |
May 9 Home vs Saints Rebels 10am May 16 Home vs HTL Spreading Awakeri Midgets 10am May 23 Away vs Otakiri Pukekos 10am May 30(QB) Home vs K-Town Krickets 10am June 6 Home vs Whakatane Lightning Bolts 10am June 13 Away vs Kawerau Two 11am June 20 bye June 27 Home vs Beaver Kitchens Opotiki 10am July 4 (Hol starts) bye July 25 Home vs Saints Comets 10am Aug 1 Home vs Ohope United 9am Aug 8 Home vs Awakeri Incredibles 10am Aug 15 Away vs Te Teko Tuatara 10am Aug 22 Home vs Whakatane Happy Feet 9am Aug 29 Away vs James Street Legends 10am Sept 5 Away vs Hickeys Sports World Opotiki 10am |
3-1 win
4-0 win 5-0 win win k-town default 1-5 loss rained out 1-0 win 1-1 draw 5-1 win 6-0 win rained off 3-3 draw 2-2 draw 3-2 win |