Match Report 18 Dec 2008

Date- 18-12-08

Venue-CRC

Match start 9:25

Phoenix 4   v.s  Vikings 4

First Attack: Alex N ©, Martin, Jazz, Jackie S  Defense: Dave, Brian, Georgina, Becky

Subs Annette (came on for Jackie at half time). Jamie (came on for Martin in 2nd half). Lee (came on for Brian in 2nd half)

Goals: Jazz, Martin, Becky, Dave, Annette, Lee, Jackie (Pen)

The first attack for Vikings was Alex, Martin, Jazz and Jackie with the defending division being Dave, Brain, Georgina and Becky.  After a lengthy warm up the referee finally arrived and the game was underway. In the early stages of the game Vikings defended well and on paper this was their game to win.  It was only a matter of time before Vikings took the lead and a short passing move was finished well with a drop-off shot from Jazz.  Vikings applied good pressure when defending and it wasn’t long before they were on the attack again.  A foul on martin won Vikings a penalty, which Jackie dispatched.  Vikings continued to defend well but could not add to their goal tally in attack.  Although a number of players came close with their shots the opportunity to increase the lead was not taken.  Phoenix scored to make it 2-1 even though the Vikings defence had restricted them well, to just a few shots.  The Vikings attack was still coming close but at half time the game remained 2-1.

In the second half the defence applied good pressure not letting phoenix get back into the game. Vikings had a large percentage of the possession, passing the ball around.  The shots continued to hammer the phoenix defence.  Becky took a short shot well to make the game 3-1 and martin scored a drop off shot: it was now 4-1 to Vikings and we were in control.  Annette came on as a substitute and scored a long shot to claim her first goal of the season.  Dave also got off the mark with a well taken short shot.  The shots were now going in and Vikings’ good defensive display was being rewarded in attack.  The scoring was rounded off by Lee, who came on as a substitute to score a short shot and the game finished 7-1 to Vikings.

A good team performance and defensive display earned Vikings 4 their first win. The solid Vikings defence meant Phoenix caused little threat and the team took advantage when in attack.  All the goals came from a different scorer, which is a good sign of a true team performance. Let’s hope everyone comes back refreshed in the New Year and the good results continue. Not just for team 4 but for Vikings as a club.

Final Score: Phoenix IV 1-7 Vikings IV

Jamie Cranwell