R1 Match Reports and Club News 2023

Lambert Park Ground 3 and 2, Sunday 12 March 2023

Fixtures

Sunday, 19 March v Albury United
Ground Duty Team: Over 35s

Aloysius G1

8:30 AM 16 Boys
9:50 AM Div.2 Women
11:20 AM Div.1 Women
1:10 PM Div.2 Men
3:00 PM Div.1 Men

Lambert G1

8:30 AM 17 Girls
9:55 AM Div.3 Men
11:20 AM 13 Boys
12:30 PM Over 35s
1:55 PM 14 Boys

Lambert G3

9:55 AM 12 Boys Black v Heart
11:00 AM All Abilities

AWAY

2:20 PM 14 Girls v Wang at Wangaratta
9:55 AM 12 Boys Gold v Boomer at Glen Park
11:30 AM 12 Girls v Diamonds at LaTrobe Saturday 18 March

*Note, all fixtures are subject to change and you should confirm with your coach and GameDay

Miniroos

Training to continue, Tuesdays 5-6pm
Helpers required for set up from 4:30pm thank you.

Please register ASAP so we can sort out teams for Saturday games, R1 29 April 2023.

Registration is a requirement for attending training, we understand a few come to see if miniroos is a good fit for your child but encourage all to register ASAP thank you.
No child unregistered will be able to play come Saturday game days.

Season 2023 Information

Club Shorts $25 and Socks $15 can be purchased from the canteen 9am-4pm Sundays at Home games March 19, April 2, 16, 23, 30.

Match Reports

Div.1 Men

Had a bye round one.

We kick-off 7:45pm Wednesday 15 March at Melrose park v Myrtleford in the FA Cup. We’d love to see plenty of support there cheering on the lads in our historic 50th season.

Div.1 Women v Diamonds

No report

Div.2 Men v Heart

No report

Div.2 Women v Wodonga Heart

Was a great day for soccer, firstly like to welcome everyone back for season 23 and also a big welcome back to Bella Godfrey. This game had everything in it, Wodonga were runners up last year but that did not stop our girls, the way they fought out the whole game was amazing. Wodonga were a very physical team but spurs weren’t taking a backwards step. We had lots of chances but just couldn’t finish them,everyone played well. A big thank u goes to girls who filled in for us when we were short of players (Ava, Daisy, Yasmin, Lily, Bianca , Seanna ). Spurs came out winners 3-1 great result, goal scorers Ava 2, Bella 1.
See everyone this week against United at home cheers

Div.3 Men v Wodonga Heart

This team has come together with a lot of new players joining the club.

We started very positively and dominated the first 20 minutes with some good attacking play, creating some very good opportunities but lacked the quality in front of goals to trouble the scorer.

Unfortunately we were shown how to finish when Heart took the lead with a goal in the first half from only a few opportunities.

The second half was more of a dog fight with both sides lacking shape and consistency, trying to force passes that were never on and in doing so breaking down the play. A long ball over the top caught us napping and the Heart striker was one on one with our keeper. Bailey pulled of a massive save but the rebond fell kindly to the Heart striker who made it 2 nil. A few players lost their heads a little and we must learn from that so we can concentrate on playing good team football.

Cody Wild’s first coaching roll with Div.3 Men didn’t get off to the start he was hoping for!

Over 35s Men

Had a bye round one.

We’ll start our season off at home 12:30pm on Lambert park v Albury United which is always a challenging match.

17 Girls v Wodonga Heart

What a great start to the season!
All ladies played so well as team, it was great to see. 15 times that ball hit the net with many more attempts from so many. With Sophie also doing great work in goals and the backline keeping Myrtleford scoreless.
Let’s keep it going Spur ladies!

16 Boys v Wodonga Heart

No report

14 Boys v Wodonga Heart

No report

14 Girls v Wodonga Heart

Our girls faced a newly formed Wodonga Heart side. This team was made up of players from a wonderfully successful girls program Wodonga Heart ran last year. It is great to see Heart in the competition and they will improve each week. We look forward to seeing their progress throughout the season.

Our girls got the job done, 3 points in the bag with bigger things to come next week.

13 Boys v Wodonga Heart

Welcome back for season 2023

It’s was a bloody warm one to kick off the season and the kids put in a solid effort for their first hit out! We welcomed 5 new players to the club and each of them played well in their first outing.

After conceding a goal in the first 30 seconds the kids dominated play for the rest of the half, Julien had a brace by half time to prove his worth as the greatest French signing the 13s AWFA comp has ever seen. Taj was solid at centre back and after some great advice from the assistant coach he proved he can listen and had a long range shot that was eventually put over the line by Julien for his 2nd.

At half time Coach Aidan praised the team for their efforts and made special mention of another recruit with Massimo dominating as a CDM.

The 2nd half was a better start and after knocking on the door multiple times the team was finally rewarded with a goal to Cayde.

We conceded late in the half to finish with a score of 3-2 and we will be better after the run for sure.

12 Boys Black v Diamonds Black Lost 1-4

Our under 12 boys black team made a trip across the river to play Diamonds black. This team comprises of all under 10 and under 9 players. The team showed great grit and determination battling throughout the game against the bigger opponents. Cooper was outstanding in goals and showed immense bravery throughout. We conceded a goal quickly following a turnover in the middle of the park but quickly levelled things up with a great counter attack and a neat finish from Koen. The game was even for the remainder of the first half with both teams well matched. Unfortunately, just before HT Diamonds nicked a second goal with one of their players showing great pace on the break and a fantastic finish to have us 2-1 down at the break. The boys were asked at HT to keep pushing hard and try to stay in the game but continue to be brave on the ball and take some risks.

Soon after the break Diamonds got a third goal injuring Cooper in the process, with Max H deputising in goals. We soon started to get some momentum in the game and got on top and had some good chances with Koen and Rorz going close. Diamonds got a fourth goal on the break to make it 4. The boys kept battling hard with Tom, Nash, Fizza and Jazz putting in huge shifts in midfield. Micale, Hunter, Adam (Goog) all made their Sunday football debuts this week. It is an exciting time for this young group as they begin their journey in under 12s. Their first win is just around the corner no doubt.