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McInnes scores five of the best Division 2 July 20 Waves 3 vs Barwon Red 0 July 27 Waves 3 vs Bellarine Sharks 0 Division 3 July 20 Waves 7 vs Deakin Ducks Black 0 Following last week’s narrow loss to Lara the squad was nonetheless buoyed by their performance and trained well. Focusing on attacking and defending in the final third as well as corners the squad approached the game confident of another good performance. As in recent weeks the Waves started brightly in 4,4,1,1 formation, with the only change from last week being Wayne Hogan starting in place of Jack Ryan. The first real chance of the game fell to Johnny Black as Liam ‘Beany’ McInnes played a lobbed ball for Johnny to run on to. His pace moments later earned him another opportunity which flashed across goal as the Deakin defenders were left floundering in his wake. This helped raise the tempo of the game with the Surfside midfield brilliantly closing down the ball early and forcing Deakin Black into gifting possession back. Hogan and Robbie Black were impressive on the wings, surging forward down the flanks. Isaiah Mujica and Andy Black used their excellent vision to play in both wingers with neat passing. The Waves attacking pace was worrying Deakin, with several late challenges bringing an air of anxiety over the Surfside coach. On 15 minutes though, McInnes dismissed those fears as he scored from a goalkeeping mistake. Deakin Black although not gifted with the balance of play still offered a threat as Jacob Van Eggelen found in goal as he tipped a corner onto the bar. The Waves back four were neat and tidy in dealing with the Deakin attack but the Achilles heal this season has come at corners and successive attempts raised the level of concentration as the Waves worked hard not to concede. Gaston Mujica had kindly offered to referee the game and produced some stern words for several players when they became frustrated with late challenges. To relieve some of the pressure the coach had made some tactical changes and introduced Chris Royle and Daniel Cuff into the fray. Their involvement brought forth a second goal for McInnes as this time he rifled a right foot shot passed the diving keeper into the corner of the net on the half-hour. Any attempt to break the defensive line was denied by the quartet of Sattler, Powell, Mujica and Swanborough. The coach brought on Langdon and Stephanides to freshen the side and keep the pressure on Deakin. That pressure resulted in McInnes's hat-trick on 39 minutes. Great play involving Black and Royle, presented the unplayable McInnes with
the chance with turned out to be the last of the half. Mujica and Hogan were re-introduced for the 2nd half and instantly the game's tempo lifted a notch. Stephanides went close with an audacious effort, as the inspired Hogan chased down everything across midfield. Everyone was playing with confidence, firstly Royle had a shot just a whisker off target then Hogan went close and then was desperately unlucky as his fine effort rebounded off the bar, with the keeper stranded Cuff couldn’t manage to connect and send the ball goal bound. Sattler and Swanborough were brought back with everyone wanting to get in on the chance to score. The team played with freedom and a swagger of a side enjoying their football. The Waves' fifth goal bore all the hallmarks of a confident side. The ball was won in midfield and pressed to work a chance to play the ball up to the colossal McInnes and Sattler. With Deakin Black sitting deep trying to stop the bleeding, Isaiah Mujica received the ball 35 yards out and with a sublime effort, beat the keeper with a gorgeous chip. The assembled crowd whooped with delight as Mujica milked the applause. The Waves had yet to score five this season and could have been guilty of taking their foot of the pedal and conceding a consolation goal for Deakin. But the Waves were in unstoppable form and the pairing of Adam and Beany added to the Ducks woes. Sattler was unlucky not to score and relishing a rare run up forward, he combined with McInnes well and assisted in his 5th goal, a relative tap in to round of a great performance. The defence had been miserly all day and took the chance to get a goal for themselves by sending Julian forward, Pablo unusually had resisted the urge to stray upfield his younger lookalike Mick had tried a shot from distance but it was a day for forwards. Deakin refreshed their side with substitutions in an effort to jag a late goal as the Waves swept forward. Black did finally get on the score sheet but unfortunately it wasn’t Deakin – it was Andy. He raced through on goal and was taken down by the ‘keeper. Andy duly dispatched the penalty passed the Deakin goalie to post a fantastic scoreline of 7-0. When Gaston blew the final whistle the sense of accomplishment was etched across the Waves players’ faces, they had come a long way from some of the heavy defeats they had suffered this season by playing with confidence and belief. July 27 Waves 0 vs Barwon White 0 Under 15 July 20 Waves 3 vs Barwon Blue 2 Waves started with Wade in goal as it was his turn to be the custodian in the first half, in the second half Perry
Action from the Waves vs Bell Park under 13s. Pictures: LINDSAY KELLEY took charge of this important position. From the beginning it was an even contest. In the 7th minute of the game Noah scored the first goal when he got the ball after a rebound near the goal line and his shot found the net. The defense responded well together with midfielders and attackers, keeping BB's attack to shots from outside the area and always pressured their forwards. The second half started with Barwon coming out on the attack but the Waves' defense was well in control. Adrian scored in the 40th minute second goal when he received the ball from a corner kick following relentless attacks. In the 47th minute Barwon reduced the advantage. In the 58th minute a great goal from Jamie when his wellpositioned shot finally beat the goalkeeper who saved several earlier shots. Barwon never ceased chasing another goal to reduce the deficit which came when one of their midfielders scored with a long range shot. In the last 12 minutes of the game, the pressure was on but the Waves held on. July 27 Waves 2 vs Barwon White 0 Under 13 July 19 Waves 1 vs Barwon FC 1 Waves gave it everything, but Barwon was too hard to beat. In the first half Waves pushed hard, but the Barwon defence had a lot of big defenders. Barwon scored first, but Waves created a penalty chance and Isaac Ayres stepped-up to the mark and smashed it in the top left. Player of the match was G. Blismas Player of the match G. Blismas and J. Bromley put in a great effort. July 26 Waves 2 vs Bell Park 2 Under 12 July 20 Waves 0 vs Surf Coast 0 July 27 Waves 0 vs Geelong 4 Under 11 July 20 Up against a Surf coast side Waves started well with Alex Anastassiou unusually up front hoping to get on the end of one. Bob Green got us into our first real chance of the game sending a corner in, which pinballed around to no avail, the Coaster goalkeeper was looking sharp as a tack. Will Lamb then had a chance to score, while laying down! Another corner to the Waves just saw
a shot from Rory Hamilton go over the crossbar. Waves were playing the ball predominantly down the left-hand side through Elias Hodson, Ciera Major and Josh Kuipers, having all the play, but finding it hard to break down a very disciplined coaster defence. The Coasters then had a couple of nice attacking moves, but Haydn Woolfson, with Sam Sacchetta’s help managed to keep a clean sheet. The second half started out with Louie donning the gloves and Haydn Woolfson thrown up front by Pat, which nearly had immediate success – 'H' having a good chance saved. Surf Coast controlled the next few minutes, resulting in a great strike going into the top right-hand corner. They continued to attack, Will Lamb was going in hard with some great challenges and Sam Sacchetta was also proving hard to get past, Matt Tormey was also giving his all after a couple of weeks off. Waves then had a foray forward, gaining a corner, which Josh Kuipers just put over the bar off. July 27 Surfside Waves White v Surfside Waves Blue Another sunny day greeted the Waves for the drive across the bridge to Barwon Heads for the Whites vs Blues clash, the kids were keen to show their skills against each other, with a sense of rivalry, but both teams showed wonderful sportsmanship, which was a credit to both teams. The White started well with a couple of attacking moves, Matty Lane was causing a few problems in attack, but Sam Sacchetta and Haydn Woolfson were up to the task. From here the Whites were able to get on top and dominate possession. Under 14 Girls July 19 Waves 1 vs Kardinia 4
The Waves started brightly against Kardinia who sit in second place on the ladder. Some good passing and pressure on the ball had Kardinia on the back foot until two quick goals (6th and 7th minutes) took the wind out of the Waves' sails. From here Kardinia dominated the first half with their slick passing and strong tackling getting the better of the Waves. The second half saw the Waves find their determination to win the ball and come back into the game. Playing the better of the two sides and having the greater share of the ball, the Waves couldn't break through a strong Kardinia defence. In the 50th min Grace Kotter managed to pull a goal back after out acing the defenders. The goal was fitting reward for the Waves hard work in the second half. Under 14 Girls 26 July Waves 0 vs Surf Coast Blue 4 The Waves girls faced another top team in Surf Coast Blue at Torquay. The cold, wet and windy conditions affected the Waves who struggled to gain any momentum. Surf Coast ran out easy winners with the Waves left to ponder what might have been. Under 9 White Round 9 was a home game against Surfcoast Yellow. The first half was well thought out and even with captain Michael Ahearn, Fletcher Anderson and super sub Jack Royle in defence. Monty Mason played fantastic in goals saving everything that came his way. Jayden Pickett and Nicholas Wilde played well in midfield and Max Huennekens and Josh Royale linked up well in attack. Great game boys well done. In round 10, Surfside Whites played Barwon Heads. Surfside started strong with Josh scoring from
a corner but Barwon Heads came back with two quick goals. Monty Mason had another storming game in goals in the first half, backed up well by Michael Ahearn and Fletcher Anderson in defence. In the second half Max Huennekens, Nicholas Wilde and Sam took charge of midfield and Cathal the man mountain bossed the defence. Jayden Pickett played well up front scoring a well worked goal. Josh Royle played well in goals in the second half and Campbell played well in his first game. July 20 under 7 The Surfside Waves under 7 Red played their best game of the year. The boys' ball sharing with great passes to set up many goals was a highlight of their play. Jack and Dane both scored multiple times, while Max also hit the back of the net. Harrison ran onto some good passes, and Finn had some good runs from defence, whilst Lucas did his usual super kicks to clear his area. On July 27 Surfside Reds under 7s played an attacking game against Barwon Heads Cosmos. Through strong running and excellent passing the boys shared the scoring of goals. Jack Royle continued his multiple scoring in front of goal and was well supported by Dayne Greaves who nailed another long range bomb and Harrison Wilde who slotted a brace Much of the scoring was set up by Finn Page whose dancing feet launched many
forward attacks. On July 20 it was another nailbiter for the Surfside under 7 White with all five boys putting in a big effort even when some found themselves playing for Drysdale to make up numbers. Campbell Whittaker and Jordan Paraskevas continued to show lots of commitment to win the ball and Ted Conroy made some great tackles. Henry Wynn and Angus O’Keefe showed dedication and were in the middle of everything. Full time score was 5-5. Surfside Blues under 7s enjoyed the surroundings of home to play an entertaining game against Barwon Heads Cosmos. After a few missed attempts early in the first half the boys got their running and passing game together to score a number of fast break goals. The Blues solid defence limited the Cosmos to only one goal for the game. Liam, Mitchell, Morgan, Spencer, Hamish and Fraser were each rewarded with Sungold chocolate milk. On July 27 the Blues came up against a determined and strong Barwon Heads Rhinos who did not give the Blue boys the room to attack and score like they have done so well across the season. Mitchell Charleston and Liam Staehr worked very hard under pressure in defence, Morgan Holt and Spencer Gillan moved well around the ground to set up play and Hamish Stow and Fraser Stow tried their best to find the goals.