Boomerangs put in strong showing at Finals
At the close of the regular season all 9 Boomerangs teams had finished high enough on the table to progress through to the finals series and they assured there will be 9 boomerangs teams in round 2 with some wonderful performances yesterday.
12 Boys had the week off due to finishing atop of their table and will play Sutherland Shire for a place in the final.
12 Girls played an up tempo game and duly dominated Botany Bay. Despite numerous chances thoughout the match the only goal came late in the first half. The girls play breakers next weekend in a knockout match.
14 Boys could have got off to a flyer with a golden opportunity in the first 15 seconds but it wasnt to be and Botany Bay capitalised with the first goal. The boys equalised shortly before half time. The 2nd half was 1 way traffic with the Boys increading the tempo and scoring 4 unanswered goals. The Boys play west city next week for a place in the finals.
14 Girls got off to a slow start with Sutherland taking the upper hand early. Sutherlands early dominance was repayed with a goal at the midway point of the half. Boomerangs equalised late on in the half before taking the lead early in the 2nd. The then doubled the advantage before Sutherland brought it back to a 1 goal game. Some lovely team play saw our girls extend their advantage again only for Sutherland to hit back straight away. 4-3 was enough to secure the win and the girls play Hills Brumbies for a place in the final next week.
16 Boys had the week off due to finishing atop of their table and will play West City Crusaders for a place in the final.
16 Girls came up agaisnt a Northern Tigers side they have never beaten. The girls got off to the worst possible start conceeding 2 goals in the first 10 minutes. Some wonderful passing and movement late in the half saw the Girls get 2 back to be on level terms at the break. A tense 2nd half followed with both teams having numerous chances to win it, Boomerangs converted 2 of their chances to come out 4-2 winners and play Breakers next week for a place in the final
Youth Men were quietly confident they could overcome their opponents Maccabi for a 2nd time this season, and the boys cruised to a first half lead of 2-0. 10 minutes into the 2nd half and scores were level again after some poor defensive work from the Boomerangs. However the last 10 minutes of the 2nd half saw the Boys seize back control and score 4 unanswered to take a 6-2 win and knockout game next week against Northern Tigers.
Open Women were lacking depth with several players missing for their clash with West City Crusaders. In what became a tight and tense affair the Boomerangs came out on top thanks to a late 2nd half effort from Sarah Crittenden. The Women will play Breakers next week for a place in the Final.
The men got off to the worst possible start conceeding a sloppy goal in the first 30 seconds. It was to be the story of their day as they conceeded 3 more unanswered. Boomerangs finally got on the board with some great link up play late in the first half. but conceeded again before the half was out. The 2nd half was a tighter contest with the Boomerangs scoring 2 goals however it wasnt enough and an end result of 3-8 means the Men play a knockout Semi against Breakers FC next weekend.