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Two Down but Nine Up
The Under 9 Pumas continued to go from strength to strength last Saturday, remaining undefeated with a 9-0 score line at full time despite playing two men down (Connor and Jacob were away) with no subs. The first half of the game saw four goals scored by three players—Billy, Josh and Theo (who scored two)—but that does not really reflect the superb passing by all members of the team, especially Carter and Ben. The score would have been much higher if it was not for the excellent work done by the Manly Vale goalkeeper, while our goalkeeper, Ed, only had to touch the ball once.
Second half saw Billy as goalkeeper amusing himself by doing star jumps as the ball never made to his end of the field, thanks to solid defence from Sebastian, Harry and Ed. Theo topped off a superb game by completing his hat trick of goals, while Ed had a blinder with two goals in quick succession and Josh and Ewan both bringing the final tally to 9 points.
Throughout the game the boys remained focused and determined, never once letting up the pressure or becoming complacent, despite the widening gap in the score. Superb passing and teamwork kept their score high without giving Manly Vale a chance to reply in kind.
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