Newington Gunners Soccer Club
http://www.mccredie.org.au/newington/
Newington Gunners Soccer Club are proudly supported by McCredie Uniting Church, Guildford
No. 11/07
Announcement:
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SIX-A-SIDE Competition 9th & 11th June 2007 - was CANCELLED! Unfortunately
NSWCFA Management Committee have had to CANCEL this competition for the 2nd
year in succession due to appalling weather conditions forcing Councils to close
sporting fields. Better luck next year!
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Round 10 results
Lidcombe Churches
10
U6 Newington Gunners (Red)
0
The highlights of the game were:
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some good runs up the field by (man of the match) Jason, Mitchell and Armaan
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Declan and Bradley continued improvement
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lots of saves from our (very busy) goalkeepers Lachlan and Noah, and
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how Oscar and Rushan kept chasing the ball in defence
The young Gunners again showed that their skills were improving and, with their parents support,
they are still enjoying their football each week.
OLQP Falcons (Q)
2
U7 Newington Gunners
0
The 1st half was a very even affair, with the ball going from end to end. We exhibited great defensive
skills with Jaxson, proving that goal keeping may well be his calling. He stopped some very difficult
balls from getting through and put his body on the line in going out to meet the attacker.
Outstanding effort Jaxson. Having a full complement of players this week, there was a concerted
effort to make sure everyone had a run, although the referee was of the opinion we were only
playing 15mins a half, the substitutes barely warmed up before they were having a drink at half
time. At the end of half time the score was 0-0.
The second half started much the same as the first, however some positional changes meant that
the defense we exhibited in the 1st half translated into better attack in the 2nd, and some poor
cross field plays took the ball across the goal mouth and were capitalized upon by the Falcons,
resulted in 2 goals in quick succession.
All in all the team is improving as a unit and the spirit amongst the players is much better than it
was earlier in the season. Barring the couple of positional play errors, it was a very even match and
there is no reason why we cannot build on our efforts in the coming weeks.
On a final note, the 2nd half was claimed to be over 20 minutes, however, the timepiece used must
be faulty in that case, as it was only slightly over 15 minutes again. There needs to be some
consistency in the junior games. Some weeks we are playing on ½ a full sized field and the next we
are on a mini field where a kick off almost goes into the net. This week there was an issue with the
referee only playing 15 minutes a half.
U8 Newington Gunners
4
St Columbas Castle Hill
1
Illness left us very short of players this week which meant we could only field a team of 9. Luckily
the opposition were short too with 10. We took the game to them from the first whistle and had
them penned back in their own half for long periods. After good efforts by Lawrence, Tryston and
Daigo we finally broke their defence mid way through the half with Sylvan slotting away the loose
ball from short range after great lead up work by Thomas. Sylvan then made it 2 just before half
time with a much firmer strike. The back 3 of Ruben, Tyler and Kevin did a fantastic job repelling
any breakaways and immediately turning defence into attack with a strong running and passing
game. Even the opposition parents were commenting on how well the defence played and covered
for each other. Alex Palmer had very little to do in goal but was up to the task when they finally
managed a shot on goal. A half time shuffle saw Thomas take over goal keeping duties and Sylvan
drop back into defence. Alex joined the midfield to help out with his fresh legs and Tyler was given
leave to push further forward. Unfortunately the change at the back led to some confusion after the
break and St Columbus somehow managed to scramble the ball into our goal to make it 2-1.
Digging deep into their reserves this instigated a resurgent Gunners to go all out to finish the game
off. We peppered their goal constantly and were unlucky not to make it to double figures.
Eventually the goal came after Tryston unselfishly found Ruben unmarked on the far post to make
it 3-1. Tyler, Daigo and Lawrence were close to being on the score card but it was Tryston who
finally got rewards for his efforts. There were many contenders for man of the match but I couldn’t
separate Ruben and Tyler for their all round work rate so they shared the award. Well done all.
Final score 4-1
Coach Dave
U10 Newington Gunners
2
Guildford McCredie
0
For two weeks the Under 10s had played well but been forced to be satisfied with a draw; today our
luck turned against our "big brother" team, Guildford McCredie, and we had a famous victory. We
started full of confidence and dominated the first half with solid defense and great attack. We
scored a great team goal from a passing movement that went from Cameron (in defense) to Lewis to
Nuno to Greg for the score. We played some outstanding football with great passing in attack and
great team defense. Our defense was so good that Mark (in goals) only touched the ball once or
twice. In the second half, Guildford McCredie turned up the heat and Nuno (who took over from
Mark in goals) had to make a couple of good saves, including one fantastic reflex foot block. But
overall we continued to dominate the game with passing, speed in attack, and team defense. Lewis
scored an opportunistic goal with less than ten minutes to go and we had secured our first victory
of the season, against one of the top teams. Special mention to Breanna who continues to improve
with every match, Jason who was outstanding in defense, and Anthony who was all over the field.
Lewis was player of the match for his great attacking runs. Final score, won 2-0.
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Knockout competition: 16th June
2:30 PM
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U10
Newington Gunners
v
St Michaels (R)
Daniel St (1)
Round 11: 16th June
Under 6
Wilson Park
(mini)
Wilson Park
(mini)
Newington Gunners (Red)
v
Carlingford Uniting (Gold)
9:00 AM
Newington Gunners (Green)
v
Carlingford Uniting (Blue)
10:00 AM
Under 7
OLOR/St Angela's (Red)
v
Newington Gunners
9:45 AM
Kellyville (3B)
Under 8
St Michaels (Jaguars)
v
Newington Gunners
10:00 AM
Greenup Park
Under 10
Bye
v
Newington Gunners
Under 12
Newington Gunners
v
OLQP Falcons
11:00 AM
Wilson Park
Important notices
1. If for any reason your child is unable to play or attend training you MUST inform your coach or manager.
2. If you have questions regarding your team, ask your manager. If you have any questions regarding
administrations, ask the club’s secretary.
3. If it is raining on a Saturday morning call the team manager to see if the game is on. Most often games will
still be on so do not just stay at home; you will be letting your child's team down!
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It’s raining, it’s Saturday! Is the game on? Your manager will know if the game is on, give them a call. Very
rarely is a decision made before Friday evening
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It’s raining and it’s training tonight! Is training on? Managers/coaches call Auburn council to see if ground is
closed. You cannot train if the ground is closed, even if it’s not raining!! Parents and players call the manager
4. Please assist the coach and manager; they are working unpaid for your child. There may be nets to put up or
pull down, corner posts to stick in, players to be picked up (particularly if a parent has more than one child
playing in different teams) or shirts to wash.
5. This club and the NSW Churches Football Association have high expectations of our parents and players.
Please support our teams, but no abuse of players or officials will be tolerated and bans or fines could result.