Christmas Carols
Christmas Carols
20 Dec at 6pm
Warrawong Anglican Church
Drop your kids off at 4pm for Kids Club, do some last minute Christmas shopping, and return at 5:30 for a bite to eat, then at 6pm we’ll sing some Christmas Carols together. All welcome.
No RSVP necessary
Michael Turner
pkw.org.au
4231 0431
Warrawong Warriors @ Uni Futsal – Game 12
6-4 Loss (Dean 2 goals, Rob 2 goals)
A very close game and one which we very nearly won. Rob and Dean both scored two, however we missed a few crucial opportunities to win the game late on.
We started the game with only 3 players (as did the other team), however on 2 minutes, both sides had all their players turn up and take the field. We led 2-1 at half-time, but a few lapses in defence early on in the second period, saw us quickly fall to 5-2 down. Dean got two goals back with only minutes to go, Rob having two one-on-one chances that he wasted – going for power over accuracy. The Probers scored a late goal to seal it and the Warriors had run out of steam and couldn’t mount a comeback.
Everyone played well and the team cohesion was great.
Rob ended the game with a knee injury which may put him out for our final game next week.
Team: Rob, Dean, Mike, Brian, Cam, Jonathan, Reece
Out: Nathan, Isaac
Warrawong Warriors @ Uni Futsal – Game 10
17-0 Loss
A very heavy loss and the first time we have not scored a goal.
We gave ourselves a 20 goal handicap, so we did ok, especially against a team that was way, way above our level. We just couldn’t get enogh shots on goal although we did come close on a few occasions.
We have a 3 week break now with the bye and then a 2-week hiatus as the Uni has exams on.
Team: Rob, Dean, Mike, Brian, Isaac, Jonathan
Out: Nathan, Cam
Warrawong Warriors @ Uni Futsal – Game 9
3-1 Loss (Dean 1 goal)
Our best game so far with a close scoreline and everyone playing well.
After going down 1-0 very early, we defended well and spent 95% of the first half in our own third absorbing vast amounts of pressure from a very technical and physical team. We matched them with some of the physicalness, with a few heavy but fair challenges.
The second half saw us attack alittle more, creating chances but failing to find that open space just in front of goal. We went 2-0 doen mid-way through the 2nd half after a shot from a kick in, however immediatley after the restart, Rob intercepted a through-ball, took on the defence, prepared to unleash a shot only to be hacked down in the penatly area his momentum carrying him into the concrete wall. Dean stepped up to take the resulting penalty and after a re-take, made the scoreline 2-1.
We carried on but conceeded again and after a few more chances went begging, we finished the game with a very respecteable 3-1 loss. Much improved from last week, although next week sees us take on the team coming second which will be a very tough game.
Team: Rob, Dean, Mike, Brian, Cam, Isaac, Jonathan
Out: Nathan
Warrawong Warriors @ Uni Futsal – Game 8
18-1 Loss (Rob 1 goal)
Tough game this one.
Up against a very strong, fit and experienced team, we struggled by allowing them too much space and time on the ball and when we did close them down we dived in and over-committed, giving them easy chances to score.
Down 10-0 at half time, we asked an 8 year old for his opinion as to what we needed to improve on. His answer was very quick “Everything”. And he was right. We did a little better in the second half, but still let in another 8 goals before Rob finished off the game with a cracker of a goal following a great assist from Cam.
To the team’s credit, we didn’t give up all game, but the other team was just way too strong for us. They made us do a lot of running so our fitness was better for the experience.
Team: Rob, Dean, Mike, Brian, Cam, Isaac
Out: Nathan, Jonathan
Warrawong Warriors @ Uni Futsal – Game 7
14-5 Loss (Rob 3 goals, Brian 1 Goal, Dean 1 Goal)
After losing Nathan to a snapped Achilles for the rest of the season, the Warriors were always going to be up against it, starting this game. The team we faced had conceeded more goals than us so far so we were a little optimistic.
We started slow conceeding after about 4 seconds, however Rob evened things up after breaking free and easily side-footing past the keeper. The opposition were very energetic and we found ourselves down 5-1 very quickly after some woeful defending from everyone. Rob got another goal however we leaked more goals and went into the break 8-2 down.
The second half started well with Rob, Dean and Brian all scoring quickly to bring the game back to a respectable 8-5. Things looked up. For about 20 seconds. We continued to create chances but they just wouldn’t find the back of the net. Every venture up the field from the Warriors seemed to open the door for the opposition to score a cheap goal.
Even though the scoreline blew out, we created many more chances than previous weeks, also scoring more goals than ever before.
Team: Rob, Dean, Mike, Brian, Jonathan, Cam, Isaac
Out: Nathan
Warrawong Warriors @ Uni Futsal – Game 6
9-3 Loss (Dean 2 goals, Rob 1 Goal)
Decimated by Absenteeism (Mike & Brian), sickness (Rob) and injury (Nathan), we put in a stellar performance against a much younger energetic and over confident team. Leading 2-0 mid-way through the first half with goals to Dean and Rob, we were defending stoutly and attacking quickly – surprising our highly rated opponents! Nathan succumbed to an early heel injury after 2 minutes and played no further part in the game, leaving no subs. Hard.Times .Ahead
Still we defended well and conceded a soft goal right on half-time. Leading 2-1 going into the break has us looking good but we knew it would be a hard slog.
We held out for about 3 minutes, but then we grew tired. 5-2 down very quickly. Rob – suffering from Streptococcus ran out of energy but still supplied a quick ball from a free-kick for the ever-energetic Dean to slot home. The Ref disallowed it but with a chat after the game, the organiser said he would think about it. We’ll count it regardless.
Alas, the floodgates opened and we all needed to pick up our effort in getting back and tackling, getting stuck in at all costs. 9-3 to finish off, but we should be proud of the effort and determination especially in the 1st half.
Cam did well in goals keeping out many certain goals, Isaac making a debut on the field and Jonathan played well in the first half, but fitness levels deteriorated (like everyone’s) in the 2nd half. Very good game all round from everyone involved.
Team: Rob, Dean, Nathan, Jonathan, Cam, Isaac
Out: Mike, Brian
Warrawong Warriors @ Uni Futsal – Game 5
5-1 Loss (Dean 1 goal)
We played a stronger team than the previous week and ended up with a similar score-line which probably shows that we are getting better. We controlled a lot of the game in the first half, only conceding a goal just before half time.
Fitness has improved however we still have a few lapses in defence at the critical times. That said, we didn’t leave much on the pitch at the end of the game with all of us gasping for air after the final whistle.
Dean scored our only goal when we were 3-0 down, which gave a little hope of a comeback, but we faded once again in the final stages.
Team: Rob, Dean, Nathan, Mike, Brian, Jonathan, Cam
Out: Isaac
Warrawong Warriors @ Uni Futsal – Game 4
4-1 Loss (Mike 1 goal)
Much better showing this week with a few nice passing moves, better defending and all in all great team play. A little fitness to be worked on, but compared to the previous two games we were really good.
Mike put us up 1-0 early on and we looked the goods as we defended strongly and created chances. We conceded two goals late in the first half, but were very much in the contest. Brian played in goals all game and made some outstanding saves and kept us in the game. Plenty of chances in the 2nd half went begging and a thunderbolt from the opposition deflated us a little as our energy levels slowly eroded.
4-1 it ended up but we did ourselves proud and should be improving next week.
Team: Rob, Dean, Nathan, Mike, Brian, Jonathan
Out: Isaac, Cam
Warrawong Warriors @ Uni Futsal – Game 3
13-2 Loss (Dean 2 goals)
Our second game and a few new faces into the team saw us take on quite possibly the strongest team in our competition. 2-0 down in the first 30 seconds was an ominous sign. We persevered and after conceding a few more Dean found the back of the net to trail 6-1 at half time. The second half was more of the same, seeing us capitulate to a 13-1 deficit before Dean once again scored a double to finish the game.
A lot to work on in the coming weeks – we can only improve from now on.
Team: Rob, Dean, Nathan, Mike, Brian, Cam
Out: Isaac, Jonathan, Leigh
