ACU Falcons V Hahndorf
For the 10th round of the South Australian Amateur Soccer League 3rd Division, Hahndorf travelled down to the Falcons ground and fought out an entertaining draw, both teams failing to capitalise on the many chances they created.
The Magpies and Falcons began in brisk fashion, each searching for a quick goal before the game settled. Hahndorf started Mark McGrath in goal with Jon Lynn, Matt Norris, Scott Taylor and Luke Guest providing defensive cover. The experienced foursome negated the opening salvos from the Falcons, using the width to bring the midfield into play.
Dan and Tom Holland joined Jack Farrimond and Steve Noble to give Hahndorf its midfield drive and work the ball to forwards Dan Hermel and Leo Santangelo. As both teams tested the defences of their opponents, it was the Falcons who had the first good opportunity after twenty minutes.
The Falcons held the ball in the penalty area after a corner and it was eventually smashed at goal, but unfortunately for the hosts, McGrath was in good position able to deflect the point blank shot. McGrath was called into action again soon after as the Falcons almost broke through, the Magpie ‘keeper making a sharp save with his foot and then diving to cover a second shot as it just passed wide of the post.
Hahndorf gained their first clear effort on goal through Hermel, the striker chesting down a cross in the area before hitting his shot at the Falcons’ goalkeeper. Santangelo set Hermel up with a second chance after skipping past his marker but the well-struck shot went wide.
The Falcons were more than holding their own and arguably had created the better chances during the first half. The Hahndorf defence remained vigilant and often found an outlet through Taylor, the left-sided player turning defence into attack with some fine interceptions and incisive passing. Farrimond and Noble were industrious in the middle, running the midfield engine room with their closing down and distribution.
Hahndorf should have opened the scoring just before the end of the half after some good play set up T.Holland with a great chance, but he uncharacteristically dragged his shot just wide of the goal.
The ACU Falcons almost got off to a great start in the second term and really should have scored, a shot cannoning off the underside of the crossbar before McGrath recovered the loose ball. The Magpies answered with Guest getting into as good position to centre to Hermel but his header went wide of the mark.
The match started to open up as both teams used to wide pitch to advantage, the large spaces encouraging expansive play at both ends but neither side were able to make it count. With 30 minutes remaining, Hahndorf brought on Chris Sawers as the open play continued.
Sawers worked his way into the game and went close with a sharp effort but the Falcon ‘keeper made a good save. The Falcons responded with a fine shot, McGrath managing to keep the score blank with a great tip over the bar. D.Holland regained possession for the Magpies and put Santangelo in on goal and his shot was blocked.
Hahndorf increased the tempo and maintained their attack through Hermel, the flighty striker sailing down the flank and putting in a great cross to Sawers at the back post. Sawers met the ball well but his header was somehow kept out by the Falcons’’keeper with a desperate save. Hermel then went himself; driving in from the wing he drew the Falcons’ defenders and with the angle narrowing, hit the side netting.
Hahndorf kept up the pressure with D.Holland going close with two successive free kicks just out from the penalty area. More desperate defending by the Falcons blocked Santangelo’s shot after he was set up a by a neat back heel from Sawers.
The Falcons relieved the pressure with a good chance of their own before Hahndorf set up camp in the Falcons half of the pitch in the final ten minutes. The Magpies continued to create openings but could not find the back of the net, Santangelo, Hermel and D.Holland all having their shots denied. With the time ebbing away, the Magpies threw Norris forward but still a score eluded Hahndorf, Hermel having the final chance but finding the Falcons’ ‘keeper a firm obstacle till the end.
Best on the day was Mark McGrath with some excellent glove work to keep a clean sheet. Good support came from Jack Farrimond and Steve Noble, pair carrying much of the heavy work of the midfield cauldron.
Reserves
The Hahndorf Reserves responded with composure to a lucky strike by the Falcons to completely dominate the second half and triumph 6-1 by the final whistle.
Starting with Nathaniel Brooke in goal, the Magpies fielded Sam Heyward up front with Jordan Webber and the two put the Falcons on the defensive from the outset. Hahndorf’s midfield of Kyle Eglinton, David Grant, Chris Sawers and Max Gordon-Edwards used the wide pitch to stretch the Falcons. The host side made a few early forays forward but met strong resistance in the form of Matt Medley, Andy Craig, Michael Lewington and Rupert “the Enforcer” Lindon.
Hahndorf dominated possession but found their shooting wayward, repeatedly getting in good positions but unable to find the clinical strike. The Falcons seemed willing to retreat to the edge of the penalty area and defend in numbers and look for a counter attack.
After a fruitless twenty minutes of attacking pressure, the Magpies went behind when the Falcons scored against the run of play. A quick break down the flank gave the Falcon winger the opportunity to cross and the ball sailed unerringly to the back post to the joy of the hosts.
Hahndorf answered with more possession, Eglinton and Sawers making the most of the space out wide to keep the Falcon defence under stress. Grant made a good run into the box and had a penalty claim denied as the Magpies continued their errant shooting. The relentless attack eventually paid dividends five minutes from the break when Sawers gathered the ball well and neatly evaded a defender to rifle a true strike into the corner of the net.
Resuming the second half with the same attacking intent, Hahndorf added their second soon after the restart. Gordon-Edwards finding Sawers with an accurate pass and the marksman repeated his earlier shot to give Hahndorf the lead. The Magpies continued to build from the back, Lewington and Lindon winning the Falcon through balls, the latter instrumental in pushing the Magpies into attacking positions.
Hahndorf went further ahead through Webber, latching on to a piercing pass from deep by Sawers, the bustling forward stepped around the onrushing ‘keeper to tuck away a fine goal. With the Magpies in control of the match, they increased the pressure by bringing on Alex Chapman, Jesse Konstantinoff and Luke Jones and the trio immediately got into the match.
Gordon-Edwards put his name on the score sheet with a searching run from wide to open up the goal a fire a shot to the near post and elude the Falcons’ custodian. Further insult was added to the hosts when the Falcons put in an own goal. A quick corner by the Magpies caught out the Falcons and Chapmans centring ball was turned into the top corner of goal net by one of their own.
Chapman and Gordon-Edwards were tormenting the defence on the flank, their interplay and passing opening the play and creating opportunities and it was Gordon-Edwards who rounded out the scoring with a fine drive from the edge of the area for a final score of 6-1.
In a convincing display, best on the day was Rupert Lindon, who won plenty of the ball and was precise with his distribution. Also catching the votes were Max Gordon-Edwards and Chris Sawers, both contributing a brace of goals and dominating much of the midfield play.
Super Cs
The Div 4 Cs stunned Brahma Lodge with a 2-1 win to pick up their first points of the season, a richly deserved result for the team in a tough division. The Div 5 Cs fought out a scoreless draw against Salisbury Villa, despite the Magpies monopolising possession, they were unable to convert any of their chances.
Next week the Hahndorf Reserves visit Adelaide Asteras for a Sunday match in the 3rd round of the cup. The Div 4 Super Cs are in action against the Cove on Saturday at Hallett Cove for a 11.30 kick off.
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Hahndorf start the league season with good wins
Hahndorf V ACU Falcons
Hahndorf began their 2010 South Australian Amateur Soccer League campaign in fine form, scoring a 4-2 win over Division Three new comers ACU Falcons.
In a pulsating encounter, the Hahndorf Magpies found it difficult to break down the visitors defence and were denied a number of scoring chances despite controlling much of the play.
Nathaniel Brooke took the number one custodian position, with Matt Norris, Martin Busch and Scott Taylor the primary defenders and they matched up well against the Falcons’ forwards.
The Hahndorf midfield was a hive of activity, with Dave Grant, Jack Farrimond, Mike Lewington, Aaron Noble and Callum Graham dictating play. Leo Santangelo and Kayne Stubing kept the visitors on the back foot with some driving attacks, but the first twenty-five minutes brought no reward for the Magpie team.
Grant and Stubing combined to free Graham and his blistering effort forced the Falcons’ ‘keeper to tip the shot over the bar. Santangelo then had two successive goal opportunities, the second finding the crossbar from a sharp angle.
Graham was the driving force in the midfield, and was rewarded with the opening score. Hahndorf laid siege to the Falcons’ goal, with numerous shots blocked by the visiting defence, before Graham slotted in from close range.
The Magpies could have doubled their lead soon after, a rasping shot by Noble hitting the bar after he exchanged passes with Grant. However it was the Falcons who struck next, a neat turn exposing Brooke and he had no chance against the well placed shot, the half ending at 1-1.
Hahndorf soon wrested back the initiative early in the second half, Stubing getting on the end of a well delivered free kick and heading past the ‘keeper. The Magpies then enjoyed a period of control, Busch and Norris dealing with the Falcons’ forwards and the industrious Farrimond and Graham holding the middle.
Max Edwards replaced Grant, and the home side looked to increase the pressure on the visitors. A well worked move forced the best out of the Falcons’ custodian after the Magpies turned defence into attack from a Falcons’ corner.
Soon after, a sweeping move by Hahndorf gave them their deserved reward, a cross field ball by Taylor picking out Edwards and he found Stubing out wide. The speedy forward put in a cross for Santangelo to volley home, the fine strike eluding the defence. At 3-1, the Hahndorf Magpies looked comfortable and brought on Matt Medley for Taylor as the home team searched for more goals. Busch’s pass put Medley into space and his cross found Santangelo’s head and drew a good save from the Falcons’ ‘keeper.
The Falcons then began to influence the play and put Hahndorf under a period of pressure, however Busch and Norris were on hand to prevent a score by the visitors. In the final fifteen minutes, Chris Sawers replaced Noble and he made an immediate impact, getting on the end of Stubing’s flick and driving in the shot for a 4-1 score.
Soon after, Sawers was at the other end of the pitch, clearing off the line when the Falcons threatened the Magpie goal. To their credit, the visitors fought to the end and did find a second goal after Brooke blocked a fierce shot, the rebound returned with interest into the top corner.
The final minutes saw Farrimond attempt a quick free kick, but his enthusiasm only drew concern from the koalas as the shot sailed well over the bar. Stubing had a good one on one opportunity but the Falcons’ ‘keeper made a great save to deny the goal.
In an encouraging start to the league season, the Hahndorf Magpies took the three points, putting on an impressive effort and could have added more goals but for some desperate defence by the Falcons. Best on the day was Busch, the big German leading the defence by example, with Graham also outstanding in a dominant midfield aided by the hard working Farrimond.
Reserves
The Hahndorf Reserves put on a convincing display in their 7-0 demolition of the ACU Falcons, four goals to Tom Holland and a brace to Jesse Konstantinoff ensuring the three points went to the Hills team.
The match got off to a frantic start, with both teams a bit skittish in the opening ten minutes of the league season and turning over the ball with regularity. The Falcons pushed forward with purpose but the defence of Kyle Eglinton, Luke Guest and Matt Medley ensured that Magpies ‘keeper James Nicholson had few shots to contend with. Guest was particularly prevalent in shutting down the Falcons forward forays.
Settling into the match, the Magpie midfield began to assert themselves with Shaun Smith, John Lynn, Tom Holland, Gary Ledson and Colin Hibbert dictating the pace of the match. Forwards Jordan Webber and Jesse Konstantinoff looked busy in attack and the latter had a good shot blocked by the Falcons’ custodian. The ball fell to Hibbert who hit a tremendous drive only for the ball to crash into the underside of the bar and Lynn’s follow up passed over the goal.
However, Hahndorf broke the deadlock with Konstantinoff getting in a good position the feed Holland, who made no mistake from fifteen metres. The Magpies followed up with a second soon after, Holland again the scorer, gliding past the defence before deceiving the ‘keeper with a low shot into the corner.
Smith sustained an injury and was replaced by Owen “The Black Pearl” Boyce, as the Falcons tried to mount a challenge before the end of the half, but Nicholson and Guest denied them any chance.
Hahndorf added a third goal minutes into the second half, Lynn crossing for Konstantinoff and his sliced shot fell to Boyce who converted the simple header. Hahndorf added a fourth quickly when Konstantinoff found his range, a bullet header giving the visitors no chance after a fine cross from Lynn.
With the Magpies in control, Holland brought up his hat-trick in tremendous style. Hahndorf moved the ball with fluidity from defence through midfield to the top of the penalty area before finding Holland with space and he hit a sweet, low drive that arrowed into the corner of the net.
The Falcons’ heads dropped further when Konstantinoff added his second, the visitors in disarray in defence and the hard working forward taking full toll. With the Falcons reeling, Hahndorf put in their seventh, Holland playing a short corner and curling in a high ball that found the top corner of the goal.
It was a great result for the Reserves after battling hard for the opening quarter of an hour and the coaching staff were extremely pleased with the style of play and the good start to the season. Best on the day was Guest, a rock in defence early on and dictating the play from the back. Konstantinoff with two goals was also prominent for his industrious work rate and Holland put on a finishing clinic with his four strikes and midfield performance.
In other results, the Division 4 Cs found the away fixture to Brahma Lodge a tough one, going down 9-1 in a fighting display. In an exciting trial game, the Division 5 Cs conceded a couple of late goals to be the wrong side of a 5-4 score line against Sturt Marion.
Next week the Hahndorf Magpies travel to Grange to face the Adelaide Monarchs, and the Div 4 Social Cs take on Hazara at Woodville.
Hahndorf began their 2010 South Australian Amateur Soccer League campaign in fine form, scoring a 4-2 win over Division Three new comers ACU Falcons.
In a pulsating encounter, the Hahndorf Magpies found it difficult to break down the visitors defence and were denied a number of scoring chances despite controlling much of the play.
Nathaniel Brooke took the number one custodian position, with Matt Norris, Martin Busch and Scott Taylor the primary defenders and they matched up well against the Falcons’ forwards.
The Hahndorf midfield was a hive of activity, with Dave Grant, Jack Farrimond, Mike Lewington, Aaron Noble and Callum Graham dictating play. Leo Santangelo and Kayne Stubing kept the visitors on the back foot with some driving attacks, but the first twenty-five minutes brought no reward for the Magpie team.
Grant and Stubing combined to free Graham and his blistering effort forced the Falcons’ ‘keeper to tip the shot over the bar. Santangelo then had two successive goal opportunities, the second finding the crossbar from a sharp angle.
Graham was the driving force in the midfield, and was rewarded with the opening score. Hahndorf laid siege to the Falcons’ goal, with numerous shots blocked by the visiting defence, before Graham slotted in from close range.
The Magpies could have doubled their lead soon after, a rasping shot by Noble hitting the bar after he exchanged passes with Grant. However it was the Falcons who struck next, a neat turn exposing Brooke and he had no chance against the well placed shot, the half ending at 1-1.
Hahndorf soon wrested back the initiative early in the second half, Stubing getting on the end of a well delivered free kick and heading past the ‘keeper. The Magpies then enjoyed a period of control, Busch and Norris dealing with the Falcons’ forwards and the industrious Farrimond and Graham holding the middle.
Max Edwards replaced Grant, and the home side looked to increase the pressure on the visitors. A well worked move forced the best out of the Falcons’ custodian after the Magpies turned defence into attack from a Falcons’ corner.
Soon after, a sweeping move by Hahndorf gave them their deserved reward, a cross field ball by Taylor picking out Edwards and he found Stubing out wide. The speedy forward put in a cross for Santangelo to volley home, the fine strike eluding the defence. At 3-1, the Hahndorf Magpies looked comfortable and brought on Matt Medley for Taylor as the home team searched for more goals. Busch’s pass put Medley into space and his cross found Santangelo’s head and drew a good save from the Falcons’ ‘keeper.
The Falcons then began to influence the play and put Hahndorf under a period of pressure, however Busch and Norris were on hand to prevent a score by the visitors. In the final fifteen minutes, Chris Sawers replaced Noble and he made an immediate impact, getting on the end of Stubing’s flick and driving in the shot for a 4-1 score.
Soon after, Sawers was at the other end of the pitch, clearing off the line when the Falcons threatened the Magpie goal. To their credit, the visitors fought to the end and did find a second goal after Brooke blocked a fierce shot, the rebound returned with interest into the top corner.
The final minutes saw Farrimond attempt a quick free kick, but his enthusiasm only drew concern from the koalas as the shot sailed well over the bar. Stubing had a good one on one opportunity but the Falcons’ ‘keeper made a great save to deny the goal.
In an encouraging start to the league season, the Hahndorf Magpies took the three points, putting on an impressive effort and could have added more goals but for some desperate defence by the Falcons. Best on the day was Busch, the big German leading the defence by example, with Graham also outstanding in a dominant midfield aided by the hard working Farrimond.
Reserves
The Hahndorf Reserves put on a convincing display in their 7-0 demolition of the ACU Falcons, four goals to Tom Holland and a brace to Jesse Konstantinoff ensuring the three points went to the Hills team.
The match got off to a frantic start, with both teams a bit skittish in the opening ten minutes of the league season and turning over the ball with regularity. The Falcons pushed forward with purpose but the defence of Kyle Eglinton, Luke Guest and Matt Medley ensured that Magpies ‘keeper James Nicholson had few shots to contend with. Guest was particularly prevalent in shutting down the Falcons forward forays.
Settling into the match, the Magpie midfield began to assert themselves with Shaun Smith, John Lynn, Tom Holland, Gary Ledson and Colin Hibbert dictating the pace of the match. Forwards Jordan Webber and Jesse Konstantinoff looked busy in attack and the latter had a good shot blocked by the Falcons’ custodian. The ball fell to Hibbert who hit a tremendous drive only for the ball to crash into the underside of the bar and Lynn’s follow up passed over the goal.
However, Hahndorf broke the deadlock with Konstantinoff getting in a good position the feed Holland, who made no mistake from fifteen metres. The Magpies followed up with a second soon after, Holland again the scorer, gliding past the defence before deceiving the ‘keeper with a low shot into the corner.
Smith sustained an injury and was replaced by Owen “The Black Pearl” Boyce, as the Falcons tried to mount a challenge before the end of the half, but Nicholson and Guest denied them any chance.
Hahndorf added a third goal minutes into the second half, Lynn crossing for Konstantinoff and his sliced shot fell to Boyce who converted the simple header. Hahndorf added a fourth quickly when Konstantinoff found his range, a bullet header giving the visitors no chance after a fine cross from Lynn.
With the Magpies in control, Holland brought up his hat-trick in tremendous style. Hahndorf moved the ball with fluidity from defence through midfield to the top of the penalty area before finding Holland with space and he hit a sweet, low drive that arrowed into the corner of the net.
The Falcons’ heads dropped further when Konstantinoff added his second, the visitors in disarray in defence and the hard working forward taking full toll. With the Falcons reeling, Hahndorf put in their seventh, Holland playing a short corner and curling in a high ball that found the top corner of the goal.
It was a great result for the Reserves after battling hard for the opening quarter of an hour and the coaching staff were extremely pleased with the style of play and the good start to the season. Best on the day was Guest, a rock in defence early on and dictating the play from the back. Konstantinoff with two goals was also prominent for his industrious work rate and Holland put on a finishing clinic with his four strikes and midfield performance.
In other results, the Division 4 Cs found the away fixture to Brahma Lodge a tough one, going down 9-1 in a fighting display. In an exciting trial game, the Division 5 Cs conceded a couple of late goals to be the wrong side of a 5-4 score line against Sturt Marion.
Next week the Hahndorf Magpies travel to Grange to face the Adelaide Monarchs, and the Div 4 Social Cs take on Hazara at Woodville.
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