Football Matters with Cyclops

Local

The Escriva Cup is due to be played this Friday evening, 1st November and is a fundraiser held by The SLoBs (Soccer Legends of the Burdekin) to help out ex-players with health problems. Last year fourteen Men’s teams and two Ladies teams took part. Hopefully, we will have more teams involved this year.

Night Soccer

Delta Cleaners Night Soccer’s Week 8 was played in good conditions and with only one forfeit. The 21games produced 65 goals and just the one Sin Bin. Congratulations to DL Lager’s Glen Stockdale! Top scorers for the Men were 7 Stooges with five goals and for the Women, UDS Ladies who scored six goals.

FJV beat Mottin Earthmoving to go top of Group A1 with Mottos dropping to second place. UDS still lead in Group A2 from FUFC and Wires Down are still at the top of Group B with Jaime’s Boys and Old Grumpies in hot pursuit.

In the Women’s competition UDS Ladies still top the A Grade table with a perfect record and Sanco Produce has moved up to second place. Shin Kickers are the leaders in B Grade but only on goal difference from Blue Goal Diggers

Juniors

Junior social soccer re-kickstarted after the rain cancelled last Tuesday.  The kids had a great afternoon playing with their friends both current and new.

Managers, please ensure you get your team on the field no matter how many kids there are, to get the game started on time, as the half an hour goes quickly. Also, Managers and parents who have been involved in soccer before, please do not be afraid to help out the kids who haven’t played before.

Just a couple of things also you can help the youth referees out this week. Please ensure your team is at least five metres back from kick-ins and goal kicks, and even the younger grades ask your team to come back to halfway if you are defending from a goal kick.

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