Around the Pitches Ewan   Scott   from   our   U17   team   will  be   playing   100th   game   with  Aspendale   Stingrays   this   weekend  and   the   whole   club   wishes   him   well  for  this  occasion.      Ewan's   history   with   this   club   goes  back   to   the   very   earliest   days   with  participation   in   our   first   skill  programs.   Ewan   then   progressed   to  the   U10’s,   who   were   one   the   first  teams   to   participate   in   any   form   of  competition   for   the   Aspendale  Stingrays.      

   

 

It  was  clear  back  then  that  Ewan  had  inbuilt  natural  soccer  ability  with   great   close   control.     Ewan   has  played   in   numerous   positions   for   our  team's   throughout   the   years   but   his  ability  has  served  him  best  as  a  winger  where,   on   his   day,   he   is   capable   of  leaving  defenders   tied   in   knots.  There  is   no   doubt   about   his   natural   ability  along   with   his   keen   eye   for   goal  scoring  opportunities.    We  hope  Ewan  continues  playing  soccer   long   into  the  future,  as  we  believe   his   best   is   yet   to  come  as  he   further  develops  his  game  along  with  his  body  core  strength.    By  Ian  Carmichael    U17  Coach  

Stingrays  Goal  Kicking  Table                                                                                      Rounds  11                  Season                                                                              Goals                                  Tally  

U11 Girls Kayla Welsh (3) 14 U15 Corey Kovacs (1) 10 U11W’bies Jeremy Ockerby (2) 9 U10 Jack Mogensen (0) 9 U11W’bies Samuel Curtis (0) 8 U11 Girls Erica Hall (3) 8 U9 Xavier Supple (2) 8 U17 Jack Gallagher (1) 8 U14 Cole Ryan (1) 7 U11W’bies Luke De Gregorio (0) 7  U11 Green Jake Kovacs (0) 7 U14 James Macnab (0) 7 U11 Green Luke Nevill (0) 7

100  Games  -­‐  Ewan  Scott  

 

Photograph  by  Nino  Benci  

The   U11   Maroons   lost   to   Glen   Eira   Giants   (0   –   2)   in   a   hard   fought   encounter   but  were   gallant   in  defeat.  A  special  mention  goes  to  Liam  Pavlov  and  Ryan  Comerford  on  their  great  game.    The  U14  boys,  currently  second  on  the  ladder,  defeated  Brighton  (3  –  2).  Normally   we   start   off   slow   but   this   match   we   had   a   goal   in   the   first   minute   of   play.   After   we  dominated  most  of   the   first  half,  Brighton  were  allowed   to  get   into   the  play  and  scored  before  half  time  to  make  it  3-­‐1.  In  the  second  half  we  missed  some  chances  and  Brighton  stepped  up  to  kick  a  goal.  It  was  a  great  win  for  the  boys  who  have  come  off  a  draw  and  a  loss  in  recent  weeks.    Goals:  Cole  Ryan,  Lachlan  Mutimer  and  Justin  Lampert.  Best  Players:  James  Macnab,  Jasper  Smith,  Lachlan  Mutimer,  Cole  Ryan  and  Joshua  Bourke.  

U15   Stingrays,   currently   fourth   on   the   ladder   equal   on   points   with   second   and   third,   defeated  Endeavour  United  (2  –  0).  The  Stingrays  dominated  play   for  the  day  but  couldn't  convert  the  many  chances   created   in   the   first   half   going   in   nil   all.   The   game   opened   up   in   the   second   half,   mostly  because  this  half  of  the  ground  was  in  a  better  condition  and  the  Stingrays  found  the   back   of   the   net   twice.   It   could   have   been   a   few   more,   but   for   the   solid   goalkeeping   by   the  opposition.  Every  player  made  a  contribution  in  dominating  possession.      Goal  scorers:  Joshua  Mravljak  and  Corey  Kovacs      Best  Players:  Jordan  Daicos,  Mithiran  Anandeswaran,  Joshua  Mravljak  and  Declan  Brightman.    U11  Wallabies  drew  with  Caulfield  Cobras  (2  all).  For  a  change  it  wasn’t  raining  however  a  very  heavy  Browns  Reserve  made  it  very  difficult   for  our  boys  to  get  our  passing  game  flowing.  It  was  a  pretty  much  a  steady  slog  during  the  better  part  of  the  first   half  with   both  defenses   not   giving  much   away.   The   first   half   had   few   chances   fall   to   Luke  De  Gregorio   playing   a   central   role   upfront  with  Adam  Bartosy   down   the   left  wing   supported   by   Finn  McCall   on   the   right  with   Jeremy   Ockerby   and   Guy   Toomer   in  midfield.   Finally   the   deadlock   broke  with  Caulfield  going  1  nil  up   through  an  Aspendale  own  goal  and  against  the  run  of  play.  Well,   this  must  have  spurred  our  boys  into  action  as  Caulfield’s  lead  only  lasted  a  matter  of  minutes  before  we  equalised  through  a  well-­‐taken  and  very  composed  Jeremy  Ockerby  header.  One  -­‐  all  at  half  time.      The  second  half  was  more  of  what  we  have  been  used  to  seeing  all  season,  with  our  boys  trying  to  look  for  each  other  and  passing  into  good  open  spaces  for  our  runners  like  Max  Reindel,  Tom  Wilcox,  Samuel  Curtis  and  Kailan  Smith  getting  into  spaces  and  creating  the  chances  on  goal.  Our  defence  stood  firm  controlled  by  Declan  Ford  and  supported  by  the  valiant  yet  injured  Jack  Mogensen  in  goal.  The  passion  and  tempo  of  the  game  seemed  to  pick  up  an  extra  gear  as  both  teams  tussled  for  the  lead.  The  game  finally  finished  as  it  had  started  as  a  bit  of  an  arm  wrestle  and  in  the  end  shared  the  spoils  as  Jeremy  Ockerby  added  to  his  first  half  goal  with  Caulfield  also  adding  a  second  shortly  thereafter.  

Scorer:  Jeremy  Ockerby  2    Stingrays  U17  were  beaten  by  the  leagues  top  team  Beaumaris  (5  –  2)  who  are  a  very  organised  and  drilled  team,  that  said,  most  of  the  open  play  belonged  to  the  Stingrays,  the  boys  deserved  a  lot  more  out  of  the  game.  The  Beaumaris  goals  were  well  taken,  but  in  the  end  it  was  the  more  physical  presence  of  our  opponents  at  corners  and  set  plays  that  was  the  defining  difference  on  the  score  line.    Scorers:  Jack  Gallagher  and  Nick  Anastassiades      

 

U8   boys   defeated   East   Brighton   Panthers   (4   –   0)   after   a  shaky  start   but   thankfully   the   Panthers  could  not   seem  to  find   the  back  of   the  net.  Then  a  breakthrough  occurred,  with  Alex  Logan  hitting  one  from  the  half  way  line  that  trickled  past  the  goalkeeper.  Soon  after   it  was  an  own  goal  and  we  knew  then  we  had  them...............  

Scorers:  Alex  Logan,  Karl  Neubauer  and  Liam  Mulligan-­‐Peters  

U9  boys  defeated  Hampton  JSC  (6  -­‐  nil).   It   was   a   game   of   firsts.     First  time  we  kept  the  nil,  first  time  one  of   our   players   scored   a   hat   trick  and  the  first  time  we  scored  with  a  header.     It   is   great   to   see   the  improvement   of   the   team   as   we  dominated   the   first   half.     Our  attack   proved   a   handful   and   the  midfield   and   defence  were   sturdy  with   Will   Wade   keeping   to   nil  again   in   goal!     Damiano  Muscariello   scored   a   good   goal  after   refusing   to   give   up.     The  combination   of   fruit   and   lollies  during  the  break  must  have  had  a  magic   potion   as   we   blitzed  Hampton   in   the   second   half.   Our  

running  game  with  passing  out  wide  and  back  to  the  middle  was  textbook.    Damiano  scored  twice  more  to  get  a  well-­‐deserved  hat  trick,  Oliver  Delrio  scored  a  running  goal  and  Xavier  Supple  scored  a  couple  including  a  great  header.  Marley  Haenga  and  Campbell  McFarlane  were  picking  off  the  loose  balls  when  Hampton  were   trying   to  get  out   of  defence  whilst  Charlie   Stevering  and  Oliver  Hower  ensured  that  Joel  McCall  had  a  quiet   time   in  goal.    Hampton  did  get  a   late  chance,  but  Joel  made  a  great  save  to  ensure  we  kept  our  first  nil  of  the  season.    Scorers:  Damiano  (3),  Xavier  (2)  and  Oliver  Delrio      An   exciting   game   played   by   U11   Green   going   down   to   North   Seaford   (4   –   2).   Our   boys   were  awesome  from  a  skill  and  attitude  perspective.  Well   done   to   Jobe   Berends   in   goals   who   played   injured,   Luke   Nevill   for   his   ability   to   cover   the  ground  and  Jackson  Walley  for  defending  superbly.  Congratulations  to  Matt  De  Gregorio  who  scored  our  two  goals.      A  great  second  half  comeback  by  the  U10  boys  was  not  enough  to  win  the  game  and  they  went  down  (4  –  5)  against  Cardinia  Junior  SC.  Goals  scorers  Kane  Vella  2,  Mark  Deacon  and  Xavier  Currie.  Dion  Lepair  set  two  of  these  goals  up  nicely.  Angus  Lloyd  and  Trent  Taylor  were  both  excellent  in  goals.    

The   U11   Girls   defeated   Brighton   City   (12   –   1)  with   goals   scored   by   Kayla  Welsh   3,   Erica   Hall   3,  Bonnie  Carmichael  2,  Brigitte  Bartosy,  Maeve  Conry  and  Lauren  Ditchfield.    The  under  11  girls  captained  by  Emma  Callanan,  turned  quality  team  play  in  to  a  deserved  winning  score.    The  girls  once  again  had  good   focus  and  kept,   for  most  of   the  game,  good   team  shape,  They  were  able  to  capitalise  on  some  fantastic  transition  of  the  ball,  from  back  line  right  through  to  the  forward  line.  Most  notably  today  the  midfield  distribution  of  ball  to  our  wingers  was  fantastic  and  when  we  have  the  ball  out  on  the  wings  we  are  at  our  most  dangerous.  Today  was  no  exception  with  the  wing  players  providing  some  great  passing  into  the  Brighton  goal  area.  Seeing   the  training  drills  and  skills  played  out  on  the   field  during  competitive  matches  resulted  in  putting  the  ball  in  the  back  of  the  net!!!