September
5th - 2006
First X1
James
Hargest College 3 v Verdon College 2
With apologies for my not-so-good night time
photography....Stu
The Teams get together for an after-match pic
Not a JHC player in site, but the white
round thing is goal three hitting the net...
James
Hargest College first soccer X1 capped off a fine 2006 season with a hard fought
3-2 win over archrival Verdon College in the inaugural final of the College
Football League at Rugby Park, Invercargill.
The trophy
The
game was only 15 seconds old when JHC ace marksman Campbell Edwards stole past
the Verdon defenders to deftly head a crossed ball from winger Mark Pearson past
the outstretched hands of Verdon keeper Matthew Stanley to give his team a 1-nil
lead.
The duel between Campbell Edwards (8) and challenger
Tom Kent was intense at times.
Twenty
minutes later, after some fascinating football from both teams, it was Edwards
again who struck, but this time as provider, when he outsmarted the Verdon
defenders and slipped the ball to Mark Pearson to stroke home JHC’s second
goal.
Travis Phillips (Right) showing typical aggression.
However,
lead by a courageous captains performance from Tom Kent and strong play from
Juan Rudolph and Lyndon Katene Verdon took just 11minutes of the second spell to
silence the vocal JHC support base.
Ryan O'Connor gets back to help his JHC defenders
First
it was Steve MacDonald who side- stepped and rounded the JHC keeper Trent
Suddaby to reduce the deficit to 2-1.
Steve wheels away after slotting home
Then
2 minutes later the normally formidable JHC defence failed to clear a Verdon
corner kick away to safety and Stuart Kent made it pay when he drove the
equalizing goal in to tie the game up at 2 apiece.
Amazingly,
the game already being played at pace stepped up a cog as both teams fought for
the winning advantage.
JHC players looking a little worried.
With
time almost up and a penalty shootout looming, JHC’s Chris Campbell latched on
to a loose ball in the Verdon penalty area and secured his team the win with a
blistering volley into the net.
Say "cheese" Ryan
Juniors
Wakatipu
High School 5 v James Hargest College 0
Wakatipu
High School took the Junior X1 title when it disposed of JHC 5-nil in their
final played as the curtain- raiser.
Wakatipu
moved the ball around the park with confidence and each goal was a result of
well-constructed play.
Chris
Markham 2, Owen Arnold, Cohen Nash and Rick Gutzewitz claimed the goals for the
victors.
The teams get together afterward...
...
Left: Rick Gutzewitz heads for
goal...Right: Oliver Blue tries a shot but off target
...
Left: Yuni Shin (11)heads toward goal but
no luck...
Right: Chris Markham (8) had this one taken off his boot a split second later.