Northern Storm Football Club

Round 7 - Under 12 Hurricanes vs Boambee Bombers

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Under 12 Hurricanes
Date & Venue	28th May - York St
Opposition	Boambee Bombers
Coach / Manager	Scott Murphy
Score	2-1
Match Report: The Boambee team turned up to York St today ready to play. It appeared that the Hurricanes may have turned up expecting a win. Before the kickoff, coach Murphy warned the team that the attitude might require some adjusting. Boambee settled in well and began a well structured game, and prevented the Hurricanes from mounting pressure. Loose passing, holding the ball too long and a lack of options was the story of the first quarter for the home team. The Bombers threatened on several occasions to break through with some balls in behind the Storm backs... and eventually their efforts paid off with a great strike sending the ball into the back of the net. The storm were shocked back into action, and started to find their own way in behind the Boambee defenders, but still had trouble getting within range. Late in the half Will Vaughan Schultz struck the ball outside the box, floating it up into the top corner of the goal, finding a narrow gap between the keeper and the near post - a beautiful goal to watch, bringing the score to 1-1 at halftime. The instructions at halftime were to get some more positive talk out on the field and to pull the trigger without hesitation when in range. Regular keeper Dylan Vandermaat was given the striking duty up front and was able to use his speed to great effect, creating half chances, but eventually it was Sam Murphy putting the final goal in with a header off a corner. 2-1 was the final result, in a tight game played against a spirited opposition. Full set of photos from this weeks game are here

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Northern Storm Football Club

Mens 3^rd Div Family Day

Sat 2^nd July from 12:30pm (kick off 1pm)

Korora Oval

All juniors welcome

Many of our junior coaches play in our Mens 3rd Div team

Come along support your coaches as they take on the strong Corindi side!

*BBQ and canteen

*Kids entertainment

After the game, join us at the Moonee Tavern for the 'Just Dance' Dance Off!

What do you do when your team can't score goals ??

In the hills of Korora today, locals reported hearing a strange chanting... "If you build it, they will come".

This group of hardworking handy soccer dads and coaches came up with a great solution. Practice - with real goals!

The finished product...

A big thumbs up to these guys (Wally Brooks, Mick Burnes and Nick Atwal) for donating their time, materials and talent to helping out the club and producing a great set of goals for juniors training down at Korora. I guess they may spend tomorrow knitting up some nets to go on them... who knows!

	Northern Storm 2016 HUB Draw
	6 Years	7 Years
2-Apr-16	York St	High St
9-Apr-16	High St	York St
16-Apr-16	No Games
23-Apr-16	No Games
30-Apr-16	York St	Polwarth Dr
7-May-16	Polwarth Dr	York St
14-May-16	Corindi	McLean St
21-May-16	McLean St	High St
28-May-16	High St	York St
4-Jun-16	York St	Polwarth Dr
11-Jun-16	No Games
18-Jun-16	Polwarth Dr	York St
25-Jun-16	York St	McLean St
2-Jul-16	High St	York St
9-Jul-16	No Games
16-Jul-16	Polwarth Dr	York St
23-Jul-16	Upper Orara	Polwarth Dr
30-Jul-16	York St	McLean St
6-Aug-16	High St	York St
13-Aug-16	York St	Corindi
20-Aug-16	Corindi	Polwarth Dr
27-Aug-16	York St	McLean St

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Womens Premier League Cyclones
Date & Venue	21/5 Korora
Opposition	Maclean Bobcats
Coach / Manager	Mike Lloyd
Player of the Match	Amy Gibbins
Score	2-3
Match Report: We started this game sitting equal with 2 other sides at the bottom of the ladder, although we still have 1 game in hand. Despite our position on the ladder, we have been playing very well but just not quite getting to 90 minutes of good football. This week we had 10 relatively fresh players which was an improvement in our situation, and we had high hopes of a good performance We began well and our new 4-4-2 formation was working, causing plenty of problems for Maclean. Some excellent passing moves, particularly through Aimee & Tilly in midfield, saw us create 5 or 6 good chances in the first 20 minutes and Kodie finished one of these off to get us to 1-0. Maclean have 2 very fit & fast strikers, and they are capable of taking advantage of any momentary lapse in defence. They came back strongly at us and 10 minutes before half time got an equalizer. The 2nd half went much the same way early on, and a great long range shot from Tilly gave us the lead again at 2-1. Unfortunately from there we began to have some problems with our defence. Jeannette and Carrie were forced to come off with ongoing injuries, and that left us with subs in the backs who had already played a full game in Reserve grade. The last 20 minutes saw us under heavy pressure, and we lost our composure a little which affected our passing game. Too many balls were going straight back to the opposition. Maclean evened things up at 2-2 with a good goal. Then 10 minutes from full time we had a bizzare situation where the ref played on while we were subbing an injured player, and Maclean broke away for another goal. We fought back hard over the last 10, but despite several chances couldn't quite get the goal we were after. All in all this was a good performance for 75 minutes, but yet again the injuries and our fitness told the story. We have matched it with every team now for 65-75 minutes, and we can beat anyone if we can extend that to 90 minutes. Excellent work from Amy Gibbins at centre back with a tireless effort. Tamika was great in goals as well and Finchy & Holly both worked the new formation well on the wings.

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Womens Reserves Cyclones
Date & Venue	21/5 Korora
Opposition	Maclean Bobcats
Coach / Manager	Mike Lloyd
Player of the Match	Alison Jenkins / Bronte Wall
Score	1-0
Match Report: Maclean were in 2nd spot on the ladder just above us, so we knew this would be a tough game. Our side is getting stronger as we gain a few more players and get some back from injury, and we are starting to get close to playing flat out for 90 minutes. We began extremely well, with a strong passing game allowing us to create plenty of chances. Again we struggled a bit to finish these, but eventually the breakthrough came with Jaqui finishing off after a good lead up. 1-0 up and going well, until we had some drama after 25 minutes. A bit of an altercation with Maclean led to 2 players receiving yellow cards, then Paige got a 2nd yellow for dissent with the ref. So we were down to 10 players. Despite this we continued attacking and still looked the team more likely to score for the remainder of the 1st half. In the 2nd half the game changed and evened up. Maclean came out hard and put us under plenty of pressure at the back. However we held strong with several great saves from Alison in goals and some excellent work from Bronte Wall & Tamika in the backs. In the end we scraped through for the win, a good result against a strong team. The best features for us were the type of football we played, and our commitment in defence with only 10 players.

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Under 12 Hurricanes
Date & Venue	21st May - Polwarth Dr
Opposition	Coffs Coast Tigers
Coach / Manager	Scott Murphy
Score	0-5
Match Report: Today was time for a real tough test. The unbeaten Tigers are the clear leaders in this year's under 12 boys competition so far, but coach Murphy had clear instructions... "make them earn it". The Tigers midfield controlled the play well and had the Hurricanes defence scrambling from early on, but it wasn't long before the tigers broke through, with their striker allowed a little too much space and finding himself with the ball and in range. There was plenty of defending to be done, and the boys had a real dig. They certainly let the Tigers know that they were in a contest, competing well for every ball and making some great hard tackles. The boys from the Storm struggled to get within striking range as they were shut down time and again by the Tigers. With the two regular goal keepers unavailable for duty today, Haraj Atwal was a standout performer filling in, coming up with a number of great saves and showing courage under fire. The Hurricanes didn't get the win today, but they should certainly walk away with their heads held high, for putting in a fantastic performance across the park.

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Womens Premier League Cyclones
Date & Venue	14/5 Korora
Opposition	Urunga Raiders
Coach / Manager	Mike Lloyd
Player of the Match (optional)	Avalon Donovan
Score	3-5
Match Report: With only 7 or 8 totally fresh players our fitness was again going to be tested against a Urunga side with a strong running midfield. The key for us was to shut down their stronger players in this area. We began like a house on fire, with some brilliant passing work leading to a good early goal for Jaqui. The next 15 minutes were even, with our girls having a slight advantage. However we started to lose our shape in midfield, with Urunga’s 4-3-3 causing problems due to our lack of fitness and injuries. Soon enough we let Urunga back in with some loose defending in midfield. Things were not helped when Brontie was forced to leave the field with an ankle problem, and soon enough we let them in again to go to 2-1 down. Then right on half time Urunga got another from a corner, when we were again a little flat in defence. At 3-1 down we were still well in the game, if we could get back to our game plan. A few positional changes started to give us some more control in midfield, as Tilly, Tash and Sarah worked really hard to stay on top of the more dangerous Urunga players. Unfortunately fatigue was again our enemy and it only needed a couple of split second errors to allow 2 more goals. Down 5-1 and we could easily have given up, but we instead pressed hard in attack and this started to pay dividends. We pegged one back after some nice footwork from Aimee Longley, Jaqui finished off. Then another from Jaqui to get us to 5-3, followed by a couple of near misses. Not a bad performance but we are really struggling to field 11 fit players to start a game and play for the whole 90 minutes. Some real positives: The improvement in our back 4 – although we let in 5 goals our defending was organized and our clearances improved. Avalon had an awesome game at right back. Also we will be looking at the option of playing a 2nd striker in future as Jaqui had a great game up front.

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Womens Reserves Cyclones
Date & Venue	14/5 Korora
Opposition	Urunga Raiders
Coach / Manager	Mike Lloyd
Player of the Match (optional)	Tara Famularo
Score	6-3
Match Report: We again had to use a few 1st grade players to fill a couple of places in the side. Rather than exhaust 1 or 2 we instead opted to fill the bench up so those having to play a 2nd game were used sparingly. The girls started very well, controlling possession and playing some excellent passing football. After many chances (7 shots on goal) we finally finished one off and then really began to get on top. Aside from an early error at the back, Urunga were not troubling our defence. Goals to Finchy, Jaqui & Charlotte saw us up 3-0 at half time. This could easily have been 5 or 6 with some better shooting. We continued strongly in the 2nd half, with really solid defence from Tara & Tamika allowing us to play the ball out from the back. Urunga were much stronger having used 1 of their top 1st grade players to bolster their midfield, but we maintained the pressure and soon enough an error saw Tamika put away a spot kick for a 4-0 lead. Urunga kept coming and pegged 1 back soon after, but we lifted again and a good finish from Amy Gibbins got us to 5-1. We began to tire a little and Urunga scored again for 5-2, before Jaqui scored a very simple goal after running around the keeper. A late goal for Urunga left us at 6-3. All in all another solid performance which was highlighted by our defensive work and passing game. Well done to Tara at centre back with a great game. Tamika was also very strong and Charlotte who ran like crazy up front.

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Under 12 Hurricanes
Date & Venue	14th May York St
Opposition	Nambucca Strikers
Coach / Manager	Scott Murphy
Score	4-1
Match Report: It appeared that the Hurricanes started the match a little tired and disorganised... perhaps too many late nights, or too much running around in the pre-game warm-up! Luckily the disorganisation was temporary and the boys started to put Nambucca to the test... a number of through balls were being played for the Storm forwards to chase down, but there were consistently found wanting for speed as the Nambucca centre back shut down every opportunity with his blistering pace and confident clearing at the back. Midway through the 1st half, Jyden Pike found the back of the net to open the scoring. The opportunities were starting to come and the boys started getting a few crosses into the box, ready to be put away. The ball finally found it's way to Araken Plumb, open on the back post, and after mis-hitting it the first time, managed to put it away before the defence arrived. Even with some players in key positions affected injury and illness, the Storm backs defended well, though a minor lapse just before halftime allowed the Nambucca team a chance and they took it. 2-1. Into the second half and the Storm's passing and moving game as per coach Murphy's instruction at training was beginning to deliver results... though the boys were lacking a bit of concentration and the passes were not finding feet enough of the time. Another attacking raid saw Ziggy Brown fire the ball into the goal to take a 3-1 lead. This was followed shortly after by a second goal to Araken, after the ball had spilled from the keeper's hands. 4-1 was where the score stayed... Sam Murphy very nearly added to it in the dying minutes but was denied by a fantastic save from the Nambucca keeper. Another good result and a great effort from the whole team. Well done boys. Full set of photos from this weeks game are here

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Womens Premier League Cyclones
Date & Venue	7/5 Boambee
Opposition	Boambee Eagles
Coach / Manager	Mike Lloyd
Player of the Match	Kodie Vandenberg
Score	3-9
Match Report: Up against the strongest team in the comp, we needed to find something special. Boambee started very strongly and were putting us off our game plan with a very skillful and physical game. We also were making lots of unforced errors to give them way too much possession. Eventually they pounced and 2 quick goals saw them up 2-0. Then almost on half time Kodie was brought down in their box and promptly put away the penalty to get us to 2-1 down. We fired up at half time and came out playing much better football. The first 15 mins of this half we were clearly the better side and created several chances. One of these was a great team passing move right from the back, again finished off by Kodie to give us a 2-2 scoreline. Not long after that the wheels fell off. A lack of fitness saw us lose our structure and Boambee finished all over us. Despite the score there were some positives out of this game. We still had a few players not quite right from injuries, and also some were playing out of position. We looked very good for about 40 mins of the game, so we need to work on extending that to 90 mins. Kodie did well up front after being heavily marked and finished with all 3 goals. Jeri also did well in defence.

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Womens Reserves Cyclones
Date & Venue	7/5 Boambee
Opposition	Boambee Eagles
Coach / Manager	Mike Lloyd
Player of the Match (optional)	Charlotte Dodd
Score	5-2
Match Report: A few more players on deck for this game, so we had a strong side ready to go. We dominated the game from the start, and after some great lead up work Charlotte finished off a scrappy goal. Not long after Charlotte had another with a brilliant turn & long range shot. Up 2-0 and could have been 3-0 right on half time when the referee blew his whistle just as we scored from a free kick. Unfortunately in the 2nd half we started slowly, and a couple of defensive errors let Boambee back into the game. 2-2 with 20 mins to go, so we rested a couple of players and made some important substitutions. Jaqui Kambere came on for a short run and promptly began repeatedly running through the opposition. Jaqui finished with 3 goals giving us a strong 5-2 win. A good all round effort with just a few lapses shows we are on the right track

	Northern Storm Football Club Match Report
Northern Storm Team	Under 12 Hurricanes
Date & Venue	7th May Woolgoolga
Opposition	Woolgoolga Sharks
Coach / Manager	Scott Murphy
Score	1 - 0
Match Report: A tough match was in store for the trip to Woolgoolga against the higher ranked and as yet unbeaten Sharks. The match got underway and it quickly settled into an arm-wrestle, both sides trying to assert themselves over the other. The Hurricanes were finding it hard to mount pressure in attack, but defending well whenever the Sharks started circling. Midway through the first half, the deadlock was broken with Ryan Gregorovic sending the ball through the traffic jam of defenders, across the face of the diving keeper and hitting the back post and rebounding into the goal. Half time came and went and the ground was warming up. The sun was full and the sea breeze unusually absent from the High Street grounds... and from here on, it was a matter of absorbing the pressure. Even coach Murphy, silent and calm as always must have been feeling the tension. An accidental handball caused a few moments of nervousness, as did the cross-goal clearing out at the back, but all up, the backs had the measure of the Sharks attack. The boys held on well and ground out a well deserved 1 - 0 win against a handy opposition that had the Hurricanes beat for size and speed, but the efforts and results go to show the difference a bit of heart can make. Great work team. Full set of photos from this weeks game are here