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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Friday, May 30, 2008

1st X1 Match Report

Inglewood (3) v FDMC Central Finance (3)

FDMC rise like a phoenix from the flames!!


FDMC Central Finance turned adversity up side down with a thrilling second half performance that saw the team score three brilliant goals, rescue a valuable point and remain unbeaten this season.

In this eagerly awaited top of the table clash, FDMC Central Finance started much the brighter of the two sides and strikers Tomas MOSQUERA and Andrew CROWE looked dangerous right from the off, as both went close to scoring with three good early opportunities.

But the early momentum slipped allowing Inglewood to enjoy far too much space and time on the ball, which allowed the home team back in to the game. Inglewood found themselves two goals up, as Craig ADAMSON and midfielder Casey BECKETT capitalised on some casual defending. ADAMSON added a third goal just before half time to really pile on the pressure and for the first time this season, FDMC Central Finance found themselves staring down the barrell of a heavy defeat.

A frank half time discussion led to a simple decision for the team; roll over and die or roll your sleeves up and play for pride. It was a blunt message that needed a positive response and to the players credit there was an instant change in attitude and performance. A ferocious re start saw an energetic FDMC Central Finance attack from the first whistle to the last. An early opportunity just went wide of the goal as Tomas MOSQUERA latched on to a ball in the penalty area but MOSQUERA made ammends moments later with a simple header at the back post, finishing of a sweeping move down the left and a suprebly delivered cross by Shane GARNER.

A sense of hope and urgency lifted the team immediately as they bounced back in to life and spurred on by Domenico SQUATRITI and Morgan HALL in the middle of midfield, FDMC Central Finance pressed and hurried the home team at every opportunity. Winning more of the ball and most importantly closing down the space that the home team had enjoyed in the first half, Corey SUTTON added a second goal with a spectacular long range effort that left the goal keeper stranded - game on.

Restoring pride was quickly replaced by a real opportunity to get something out of the game. Midfield dominance saw the team pass the ball well and through Rory GARNER on the right and Shane GARNER on the left the away team started to stretch the play at every opportunity. Incisive through balls from the creativity of Morgan HALL and Domenico SQUATRITI caused endless problems for the Inglewood defence and it was FDMC Central Finance who grabbed an inevitable equaliser with another fine goal by Tomas MOSQUERA.

Fitness and the collective will to win took over mid way through the second half as the away team looked to "grab victory from the jaws of defeat". Both sides battled hard in the last 10 minutes to snatch that elusive fourth goal and the best chance to seal a win fell to the magnificent MOSQUERA once agin, but he was unable to keep his composure on a one on one with the goalkeeper.

It was the classic game of two halves; from the depths of despair to the heights of ecstasy, this team showed tremendous character and magnificent courage to respond in the way that they did. Not only did they restore a sense of pride but they secured a valuable point and maintained their unbeaten run this season in a game that they ironically should have won.

The team looks forward to the last two remaining fixtures of Round One and a return to winning football in coming weeks.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

1st X1 Match Report

FDMC (2) v Wanganui High School (0)

FDMC took care of a routine win against Wanaganui High School in the first of three round robin games in the regional play off games to gain entry to the Lotto Premier NZSSFA tournament, held in Napier in September.

In their quest to play against New Zealand's top 16 elite school teams, FDMC gained a valuable three points but failed to deliver a really convincing performance or convert a number of chances that should have resulted in a more emphatic scoreline.

Goals in either half from Tomas MOSQUERA and Morgan HALL masked a performance that at times left everyone very frustrated and it did little to settle the nerves. Another fine performance from goal keeper, Stefan WALSH ensured a valuable clean sheet, which also included a terrific penalty save mid way through the first half.

Wanganui High School put in a determined performance and from time to time they were a real threat on the break, exposing a lack of dominance in defence by the home side. But FDMC proved to be the better of the two teams and created enough chances to win the game by six or seven goals. Andrew CROWE hit the cross bar, MOSQUERA and HALL both squandered good goal scoring opportunities and the visiting goal keeper made some exceptional saves.

A satisfying win but the team will know that they will have to significantly raise their performance in the next two games against PNBHS and NPBHS on the 11th June and the 25th June respectively and hope that the lack of goals scored does not harm their chances should it come down to goal difference.

Junior / Youth Match Images

Sunday, May 25, 2008

FDMC NEWS

Saturday, May 24, 2008

FDMC Junior / Youth Round Up

FDMC continue to enjoy success in a number of Junior and Youth fixtures which see the college playing in every age grade within the region.

Two wins and a draw in the 13th Grade for FDMC CELTIC continues their 100% unbeaten record after a valuable point was gained against a very good Highlands Beckhams team. FDMC ALBION recorded their first victory of the new campaign with an emphatic 4-0 win at home against Inglewood and in the 13.3 division FDMC ATHLETIC recorded an emphatic 9-0 win to continue their fine form and move in to second place.

Goalscores and players of the day to follow....

FDMC HOTSPURS enjoyed another comfortable win which sees them way out in front at the top of the league winning 15-1 against NPBH United - a third goal fest that leaves the team with a goal difference of 46 after three games. FDMC RANGERS went down 5-0 at home to Waitara but can see themselves making improvements every week; BTB boys - "better than before" keep up the good work.

In the Youth League FDMC Development recorded a very comfortable 14-0 win against NPGHS with hatricks from Christian McSweeney Novak and Johnny Fletcher. FDMC UNITED continued their good start to the season when they stretched their unbeaten run with a draw against Hawera Youth.

Keep the pictures and match reports coming; well done to all teams and good luck next week.

1st X1 Match Report

FDMC CENTRAL FINANCE (1) v Hawera (1)

JUST NEEDING A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK


FDMC Central Finance retained the Challenge Trophy once again but failed to extend their lead at the top of the table after a fine overall performance that lacked one vital ingredient - a little bit of luck in front of goal.

After a good start by the home team, it was Hawera who took full advantage of a rare defensive error mid way through the first half to go in to the lead in a competitive and very even start to the game.

But FDMC Central Finance responded well playing some incisive football and always looking threatening on attack. Morgan HALL and Tomas MOSQUERA were making some very good runs in behind the Hawera defence but both found themselves on the end of some very strange off side decisions by the referee which prevented them from taking full advantage of their good work.

FDMC Central Finance played with width and penetration and stepped up their game in the last 15 minutes of the first half. Stephen KIBBY saw a great header cleared of the line and MOSQUERA and HALL went close with some excellent sharp shooting.

Aaron HUESSER grabbed an excellent equaliser just before half time after a superb one two with Morgan HALL allowed him to find some space in the penalty area and he calmly slotted the ball in to the back of the net past the oncoming goalkeeper.

In the second half, FDMC Central Finance stepped up their game and with Stephen KIBBY and Domenico SQUATRITI dominating the middle of midfield the home team found themselves enjoying both territory and posession for the remainder of the game. As the saying goes, "Posession equals pressure and pressure will result in goal scoring opportunities"...and it did; both MOSQUERA and HALL went very close early on and sub Andrew CROWE had two good chances to put the team ahead.

Hawera made a quick tactical change and played a sweeper behind the back four in an attempt to sure up their defence and contain a dominant home side. Corner kick after corner kick piled on the pressure but that vital last touch seemed to be evading the home side when it mattered most - that final pass, final touch or cross was somehow found wanting or scrambled away by a valient Hawera defence.

In a brave attempt to snatch a last gasp winner, FDMC Central Finance threw bodies into the box in an attempt to grab three points and secure the win that they really deserved and it was MOSQUERA who pounced in the six yard box to ram the ball home with minutes left only for the referee to once again reverse the decision and award a free kick for a questionable foul on the goalkeeper moments before.

A disappointing result but a fine performance, which still leaves the team unbeaten at the top of the league, two points clear of Waitara and Inglewood, who both have a game in hand. But as we near the end of Round 1 the jostling for position at the top of the league hots up as FDMC Central Finance travel to Inglewood next Saturday and all of the top four teams play against each other over the next three weeks.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Sunday, May 18, 2008

FDMC Junior / Youth Round Up

Another successful weekend for all of the FDMC Junior and Youth teams.

The season kicked off last weekend and saw convincing victories for both FDMC Development and FDMC United in the Youth League, followed up with two more wins this weekend, 7-0 and 4-3 respectively.

In the 15th Grade FDMC HOTSPURS are off to a flyer with a 17-0 win and a 15-0 win whilst FDMC RANGERS are struggling to find form after two defeats - keep the faith boys!!

In the 13th Grade FDMC CELTIC started with a win against Woodleigh in their first game and turned on the style in the second in a convincing 4-0 victory away at Eltham, FDMC ALBION suffered their second defeat away at Hawera and FDMC ATHLETIC narrowly lost at home to Woodleigh Lillywhites. Positive thinking and plenty of effort will get you results soon.


A great start to the season right across the board and a big thank you to all of the players, coaches, managers and parents who make it all happen.

Keep feeding me information on player of the day, goal scorers and short match reports and i will publish them on the web page for you.

1st X1 Match Images

Saturday, May 17, 2008

1st X1 Match Report

NPR (0) vs FDMC CENTRAL FINANCE (1)

MOSQUERA RETURNS TO HAUNT HIS OLD CLUB!!


A single goal by striker Tomas MOSQUERA midway through the first half was the only thing that seperated these two teams after a fiercely contested game that earned the away team another valuable three points.

On a perfect day for football, the scene was set for a fiery encounter as NPR aimed to continue their good form and the home team put up a terrific fight in their quest for a win. The game fizzed from the off as both teams started well and goal keepers at either end were required to make early saves.

On a terrible pitch for playing passing football, FDMC Central Finance started to get some real joy by playing the ball in behind their opponents defence and both Andrew CROWE and Tomas MOSQUERA made a number of threatening runs in the attacking third. The pressure told as MOSQUERA latched on to another through ball and rounded the goalkeeper with ease to open the scoring. It was MOSQUERA who should have easily extended the lead within minutes of the restart making space in the six yard box to receive a great pass after some superb play by Andrew CROWE on the left and then failing to side foot the ball home in front of a wide open goal. Another good effort from left midfielder Shane GARNER crashed off the cross bar as FDMC Central Finance enjoyed some sustained pressure just before half time.

The pace of the game did not let up in the second half as both teams battled hard in a game of midfield attrition - neither team creating many clear cut opportunities to score. The longer the game remained at 1-0 the more the home team seemed to sense a real opportunity to snatch a draw and they threw extra players up front in the last 15 minutes in a vain attempt to capitalise on a period of territorial pressure. But a tremendous defensive performance by the whole team ensured that FDMC Central Finance were able to weather the storm and comfortably survive the late onslaught.

Not quite "winning ugly" like the previous week against Woodleigh but a much more controlled and convincing 1-0 win and all important clean sheet that leaves them in a very commanding position at the top of the league. As the season moves in to the last few games of Round One, they look forward to some even more challenging games to come, starting with our next game at home against fourth placed Hawera, followed by a difficult away trip to second place Inglewood.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Saturday, May 10, 2008

1st X1 Match Report

FDMC CENTRAL FINANCE (1) v Woodleigh (0)

WINNING UGLY

FDMC Central Finance continued with their winning habit gaining a very hard fought and scrappy three points whilst showing that along the way to success sometimes you have to "win ugly".

In a ferocious wind that spoilt the game for both sides it was the Woodleigh team who started the better as they applied some good early pressure without threatening the goal. However, the home team played themselves right back into the game with patches of really neat football and some good controlled passing by Stephen KIBBY and Domenico SQUATRITI in the middle of midfield.

Width was proving the key to most of FDMC's success and it was Aarron HUESSER wide on the right and Shane GARNER wide on the left who started to stretch the visitors defence and they created a number of half chances that went begging. It was Morgan HALL who broke the deadlock with a curled a low driven free kick into the corner of the goal just before half time.

The second half proved to be patchy in quality as the ball seemed to just ping pong around the pitch without either team gaining control. Woodleigh frustrated their opponents by getting numbers behind the ball and it was FDMC who found it very hard to break them down. Morgan HALL went close hitting the cross bar from a corner kick and Tomas MOSQUERA saw three close range efforts narrowly miss the target after some excellent last ditch defending and a good save.

Woodleigh to their credit battled hard as they sensed an opportunity to grab a draw and they forced a succession of corner kicks late on in the game that put the FDMC Central Finance team under real pressure. However, strong defending and a fine save from keeper Stefan WALSH, after a long range effort, kept the visitors comfortably at bay.

But it was FDMC Central Finance who came out on top with a very important and well earned victory. One to forget and move on...that's life and that's football.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

MATCH IMAGES

1st X1 Match Report

Kaponga (1) vs FDMC CENTRAL FINANCE (6)

MOSQUERA BAGS A BRACE

Tomas MOSQUERA continued his fine form and added to his "hatrick" last week by grabbing five goals and scooping the "Man of the Match" award for the second week running.

FDMC Central Finance started very slowly but enjoyed the lions share of pessession and territory in the opening 20 minutes. Struggling to show any real urgency in the final third, FDMC's midfield dominance too often disolved into nothing as the team found themselves guilty of wasting a number of good opportunities to threaten the opposition goal. It was Kaponga who capitalised on a rare forage into the FDMC half taking full advantage of a through ball and taking the lead with a neat finish even though it was totally against the run of play.

Adversity was the catalyst to spark this young team once again and it was Domenico SQUATRITI who equalised with a well taken goal within minutes of the restart. Good work in midfield from Shane GARNER, Stephen KIBBY and Domenico SQUATRITI continued to pile pressure on a Kaponga side that was struggling to contain the number and variety of attacking options. It was the constant threat of MOSQUERA that made the break through, as he latched on to a good pass and rounded the goalkeeper to slot home his first goal and take the team in 2-1 up at half time.

FDMC CENTRAL FINANCE considerably increased the tempo after half time and were able to establish dominance immediately. Quality passing in midfield and some excellent work on the right from Aaron HUESSER had Kaponga really struggling and MOSQUERA was able to increase the lead with a stunning strike from just outside the box. He then grabbed his third, fourth and fifth goal in a 15 minute spell that sealed the game and capped an outstanding individual performance.

FDMC CENTRAL FINANCE made three substitutions and continued to play with style and ambition - Morgan HALL going close on two occassions and Jaden HAREB unlucky not to score with a magnificent 25 yard strike. All round a convincing win against a very poor Kaponga team, another three points and a stunning individual effort from Tomas MOSQUERA.