Round 19, Sunday 15 September 2013

1.00 pm

Peninsula Strikers versus Monash University

Result: 4:1 win to Peninsula Strikers

Goal Scorers: Anders Jaeger, Matt Syle and Scott McKinney (2)

After 12 consecutive games without a loss, it is with the greatest of pleasure that I announced the Men’s Metro Division 6 South 2013 league champions!

1. Harrison Johnstone (Goal keeper)

2. Craig McKinney (Captain and centre midfield/centre back)

3. Druian Woodward (Sweeper, centre back, left back)

4. Aaron Vega (Sweeper)

5. Matthew Syle (Right back, right wing, striker)

6. Lewis Walker (Right back, left back)

7. Scott McKinney (Striker, left wing)

8. Lukas Hogenbirk (Centre back for the first half of the season)

9. Anders Jaeger (Centre midfield, right and left wing)

10. Robert Miscamble (Left back, left wing, centre midfield)

11. Shaquille Alkan (Centre back)

12. Tyrone Donnelly (Left wing, striker)

13. Kevin McCormick (two games at right back)

14. Edward Tomas (Centre, left and right midfield)

15. Kyle Piscopo (Centre back)

16. George Katergaris (Right back, centre midfield, left and right wing)

with guest appearances from Hayden Hicks, Blake Hicks, Kade McDuff and James Laminski.

With most spectators gnawing their fingernails down to the first knuckle right to the end of the game, Monash had Peninsula on catch up duty after they scored the only goal in the first half.

The boys were a little disappointed at the end of the half but they only needed to be reminded to play their own game, the way they had been playing for the season and the equalising goal came quite early in the second half, courtesy of Matt Syle, who tapped the ball into the net after Tyrone Donnelly’s shot was saved by the Monash keeper.

Spectators were somewhat relieved when the second goal came from Scott McKinney after Tyrone Donnelly rounded his player and crossed the ball to Scott who was only around five metres from the goal , but it was still a long time left in the game and everyone knows to expect the unexpected.

Scott’s second goal provided much appreciated reprieve but the roar from the crowd erupted when Anders Jaeger smashed in a beautiful volley from a tough angle.

Monash played an uncharacteristic aggressive game with interchanges every time the game stopped but alas for them, our boys prevailed and revelled in the pride of their supporters