Archive for June, 2008

JUN

30

The latest round of the C grade season saw us venture west to play the Monarch’s on their ground at Grange.

A host of injuries through all teams at the club had left us decidedly short of options going into this game, most notably we had no keeper nor any options as a back-up so this was going to be a tricky game.

As the game got under way, we took early control going into the breeze. ‘Pipa’ and ‘el Jefe’ were combining well early and we were getting good service down the flanks from ‘Country Boy’ and ‘The Wedding Singer’. Read more…

JUN

26

After back to back losses, the FC Adelaide C squad ventured up the hill to play closet Germans Handorf on their turf. It was a must win game, as another loss would have put a serious dent into our premiership aspirations. With the cup round on and Handorf’s senior teams both not playing, we weren’t sure what to expect. El Presidente got a start in defense with the Angry Dinosaur boosting the squad in goals and yours truly making my first start for the year up front.

After losing the toss, my 14 year old opposing captain (nicknamed Hobbit, appropriately enough) had us starting the game going downhill. Read more…

JUN

16

The latest round of the C grade season saw us play in the plush surroundings of St Peters college. St Peters were top going into this game, so we were expecting another tough challenge.

The squad welcomed back Mike Fournakos for his first game after a long injury lay-off and Damien ‘the D train’ Simpson also found himself in the C’s due to work commitments later that day. Read more…

JUN

12

The next round of cup fixtures have been announced for both our A’s and B’s.

Challenge Cup - Fulham vs. FC Adelaide, 2:45pm Sunday June 22

Reserve Cup - Flinders vs. FC Adelaide, 12:30pm Saturday June 21

JUN

12

FC Adelaide welcomed Cove to the Western Youth Centre for the highly anticipated top of the table clash. This was to be the biggest test of the season so far, with Cove considered by many to be the team to beat for the C Grade championship. With Benny ‘Baby Bird Ward, John Samaras and Jorge ‘el Jefe’ Calderon all unavailable, the squad was lacking some defensive depth. This was truly going to test us to the full.

As the game got under way, Cove showed exactly why they will be the team to beat this season. Some of their players would not have been out of place in a higher division, with their squad carrying some high quality players for Div 5.

Adelaide looked shaky early on with Cove applying strong pressure. Sure enough after 10 mins, our defence cracked. There was little stand-in keeper Brinias could do after a sublime cross from the left saw the Cove striker head home confidently from less than 5 yards. It was a quality goal, 1-0 to Cove. Read more…

JUN

11

A big thankyou to all who donated to the Call to Arms appeal which was held at last weekend’s home games.

Players from Cove White and Cougars, as well as FC Adelaide, wore yellow arm bands in recognition of the cause.

A total of $187.70 was raised on the day!

FC Adelaide is donating this amount to the Cancer Council to help all men facing cancer.

JUN

11

The latest round of the C Grade season saw FC Adelaide playing away in the land of the giant’s, Flinders University. The usually boggy pitch was in very good condition after a warm autumn period which everyone was happy to see. Confidence was high amongst the team with us beginning this game at the top of the table. Flinders have traditionally been a bit of a bogey team for FC Adelaide, so we were not taking them lightly.

The game got off to the worst possible start, with Flinders going 1-0 up after some poor defending from the FC Adelaide back four. It all looked a little too easy as Flinders caught our boys napping, there was little Keg could do as he found himself 1 on 1 with the Flinders striker who calmly dispatched the ball into the back of the net from close range. 1-0 down after just a few minutes. Read more…