By Suzanne Tyzack
U8 Dragons had a ripping game against Lilydale Eagles with an 8-1 win.
Hudson Beams with a whopping 5 goals and Mitch Bouma, Odin McCormick and Callum Stewart all scoring 1. The boys impressed with their team work – passing, defending and communication.
U8 Strikers won 5-3 against Mooroolbark. Led early and then fought off a late charge from Mooroolbark.
The two U9 teams had their first home derby of the season with the U9 White Knights winning 1-0 in a hard fought close match that was played in great club spirit between the two teams. President Suzanne Tyzack said the club is proud to have so many good U9 players and it augurs well for a future champion team on a full pitch when they get older. The two teams each had many scoring opportunities and goal strikes but the defences and goalies on each side managed to keep the game to nil all until about 6 minutes to go. Then the White Knights striker Noah lobbed a beauty high into the goal’s top corner to put the White Knights ahead. It made for a tense last five minutes as the Redbacks lifted their intensity to try to even the score but they just ran out of time. A sibling rivalry that ended well.
The U10s home derby was a great day out in front of the friendly crowd. Whites were well-drilled to start the match and got their rhythm going. The Reds put in a great surge towards the end and showed plenty of grit, as well as some classy dribbling and a well earnt goal. 6-1 win to the Whites.
The U12s met their match against an older and stronger Berwick team but kept up the pressure on to go down by just one goal, with Louis Giffard getting the only goal for the home team. Manny Winrow was, as always, solid in the defence and Cooper Winter-Berry had a great run the whole game. Final Score Berwick 2 – Healesville 1.
The U14s fought gallantly the whole game, peppering the goals but only managed to sneak one past and go down 3-1. Great rebound performance across the whole group, which continues to make progress and looks forward to their breakthrough win. And there was an opportunity to celebrate Mother’s Day with a great photo by dad (and photographer) Glen Morris.
What an exciting expedition to Berwick for the under-14 Girls Red team on Saturday morning. Rising with the fog to cross the mountain and chase the sun in the early hours of Saturday morning the team arrived at a glistening pitch, a slightly treacherous bridge crossing and fence jump to line up for the match. The team looked confident to start with Hana Parker taking on the captain role and Melita Campbell scoring the first goal to establish their foothold. The girls held their heads high and gave it their all with a great goal by Mia Krstic to go to 2-0 in the first half. Another goal by Melita Campbell early in the second and a striking kick from Isla Campbell coming off a Berwick player into the goals later in the second half brought the girls to a 4-0 win victory. Outstanding performances by all and a special mention to Ella Deefholts who received the player of the match awarded by the home team. Well done under 14 Reds sitting second on the ladder.
Our women’s team travelled to Knox for the annual Mother’s Day match and with many fantastic mother players, mother parents and mother supporters we were looking forward to a celebratory afternoon of soccer to commemorate our wonderful mums. We even had a mother-daughter represent on the field with Courtney and Maddie Campbell playing side by side for the match. It certainly didn’t start easy, with many shots on goals not hitting the nets but the Healesville women found their stride and started to convert the goals. Sharing it around we saw a mix of goal scorers with Maddie taking a hat trick, and Melita Campbell, Sarah Cunnian, Debbie Stewart and Kiah all scoring one point. What an incredible effort and a definite nod to all the mums that make our team, club and community possible. Topping it off with a brand new Healesville Women’s song to be sung for generations ….’the mighty Healesville ladies are the pride of them all!’
Other results:
Senior Men 0-3 loss to Blackburn
U11’s 2-6 loss to Mooroolbark
U14 Girl’s White 1-6 loss to Knox
