Somerset Spartans Football

The Football Gold Coast Aldi Miniroos competition played Round 2 last weekend. Read on for a few match reports.

Under 6

The Somerset U6 team had another fantastic game at Palm Beach! There was an excellent defensive effort with a few great saves to keep us in the lead until half time. The other team tied it up in the second half, but Edie managed to score in the final minutes to give us a 3 to 2 win! Player of the week is Edie for her consistent effort on the field and her winning goal. Well done Ada, Alan, Annie, Edie, Eloise, Sean and Thomas, great game!

Under 7 Blue

Unfortunately, we lost but it was a great game.

Under 7 Green

This week Under 7 Greens played Palm Beach, with the final score Palm Beach 6 verse Somerset 3!

The boys came up against a good defensive Palm Beach team, but were still able to show some calculated passes and pulled together to play a great game. They have started to work as a closer team.

Knox earned Player of the Match and impressed all with a goal from his half, making everyone cheer with excitement. It was a tough game but the Under 7 Greens did a great job.

Under 7 White

Under 7 White won the game against Robina Gold with a good score of 8 nil. Sion scored four goals, Louise scored two goals, Harrison and Franklin scored one goal each.

Ruben and Ethan also played well, assisting many times in the goals and with lots of key defences, which kept the team from conceding any goals.

Under 7 Orange

The Under 7 Orange team showed great determination and staying power against Nerang.

We had four players - they had seven - but, despite being outnumbered, our boys fought hard and enjoyed themselves in the process.

We had a strong first half and the final score of 12 to 4 to Nerang doesn't reflect how hard our team worked.

Hunter and Sam scored a goal each. Ruben scored two and was also deservingly named Player of the Match. Well done everyone.

Under 8 White

We kicked off our second game in the beautiful Talley Valley. It was a chilly start to the morning but that did not stop our Spartans going for goal. Abi was especially impressive, on a roll she scored two goals for our team before half time.

James scored the third goal and with a collective team effort, we sealed our second win of the season scoring 3 to 2 against Talley Valley Green.

Abi was our Player of the Match.

Well done team and thank you Coach Ryan.

Under 8 Green

The U8 Green Team had a win against TSS on Saturday, finishing with a score of 5 to 1.

Their level of improvement since last week was commendable, both in their teamwork and also field play. Oliver scored an amazing three goals, Thomas and Vaughn scoring one goal each.

A special mention must go to Sehaj for his persistence near the opposition's goal. Well done Sehaj.

Coach Maarten gave Player of the Match to Thomas. A great effort Thomas and to all the players this week, your enthusiasm was fantastic.

Under 8 Blue

Our U8 Blues were all very eager to get out on the field for their first game for the season after having a bye last week, and they won 2 nil. They came out strong and dominated the first half of the game against Tweed United Red.

Parents were on the edge of their seats with many near misses. Then 15 minutes in Harper Loon scored the first goal. They celebrated as football players do, some with dance moves that they could only get from their dads.

The second half of the match was equally as intense, although they started to tire a little. Then, Benedict Thompson scores their second goal. Much to Paxton Stewart’s disappointment. He may have been promised a certain fast food chain to treat if he scored a goal.

The whole team played so well, Coach Sean found it difficult to choose just one player for the Player of Match award. In the end the award went to Hugo Hasselle for playing an all-round great game. He showed he can play both attack and defence. Well done boys.

Under 10

What a fantastic start to the season! The Under 10 Spartans scored an amazing 15 nil against Pacific Pines in their away game.

The team showed great sportsmanship teamwork and determination.

Miranda and Harry won well deserved, Players of the Match.

Thanks to our awesome coaches Danny and Keita.

If any questions about Football at Somerset College? Please contact our Head Coach - Football and Futsal, Maarten de Kruijf: mdekruijf@somerset.qld.edu.au