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Eastern
Southland Junior Football
vs South Otago Football
Sunday 4th July 2010.
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Many club teams from
Eastern Southland today travelled to Balclutha to play Football.
This is an annual
exchange between the 2 areas with everyone playing for the ultimate prize of
the CRT Cup.
Teams from St
Mary's, Gore Main, West Gore, Wyndale, Riversdale and Junior Wanderers all
dragged themselves out of bed nice & early to head to Balclutha with the
first games starting at 10am.
Thankfully the
weather gods were pretty kind with no icy Roads to contend with.
The grounds were
in good condition and the sun broke through the clouds every now and then to
add a bit more warmth on what was a lovely winter’s day.
It was great to
see the look of enthusiasm & determination on the faces of many of our
players.
For the 8th
Grade teams this was their first experience at a tournament so playing 3
shorter games was totally new for them. I am sure they will all sleep well
tonight.
The majority of
games were close and many games resulted in a draw.
After 3 games for
the 8th -12th grades a large crowd gathered to watch the
last match of the day, the 14th Grade game. Our side played well and
we eventually lost 2 -1 following a hard fought game.
2010 will be a
year that will be remembered for an especially tight competition with the
eventual winner coming down to Goal Differential after being tied on Points.
The breakdown is below:
Unfortunately we
were unable to retain the Trophy and the CRT Cup was handed over to South Otago
by a local CRT Representative.
Overall it was a
good family day out and it was great to see so many families making a day of
it. There was the odd picnic basket in the back of the car and South Otago
provided a canteen with plenty of food & drink for those that wanted it.
Thanks must go out
to the South Otago organisers, days like this don't just happen there is a LOT
of work that goes on behind the scenes.
Thanks also to the
Coaches/Managers who got their teams organised to be there, the Referees and
Maria Hurrell our photographer for the day.
Looking forward to
next year when we at Eastern Southland host South Otago at Gore.
Coral McLeod,
Secretary ESJFA