Knox Churches Soccer Club
Senior Team Match Reports - 28th July 2007
A plucky Healesville side gave the Knox Force an almighty fright in its Victorian Churches Soccer Association division one match before Knox managed to steady and maintain second position on the ladder.
A very physical encounter, Healesville gave as good as it got, and could only blame poor finishing for leaving Knox Park empty handed. Knox were stunned into action after a Healesville shot rattled the Knox crossbar, with Matthew Visser finally slotting home the winner to register the win by the narrowest of margins. The highlight of the game was the superb senior debut of 16-year old Kieren Douglas, who played with the poise of a 300 game veteran.
Occupying last place, the winless Knox Strikers met second bottom Mitcham in perhaps its last ditch attempt to avoid relegation to division three. The match was evenly poised when with less than ten minutes to go, Strikers coach Steven Burke rolled the dice with the entire season at stake and opted for a three-man attack.
Fortune favoured the brave when Burke's masterstroke payed maximum dividends as the Strikers netted twice in quick succession to move off the bottom of the ladder. The Knox ladies continue to impress with another emphatic victory, this time 4-1 against Glen Eira with sharpshooter Christie Hanger bagging the ladies first hat trick of the season.
All results are available on the association website www.vcsa.org.au |
