WBSA Results Round 13

Callum Ferguson scored a fanastic free kick to help Blue Lake defeat Centrals in one of the big shocks of the WBSA season. Is it a sign of things to come?

Jose Estevez played a crucial part in the Centrals Under 17 victory over Blue Lake to seal the premiership today.

Results of Western Border Soccer Association Round 13 matches played on Sunday 16 August 2009:

Apollo 3 - 3 International
Gambier City Sharks 3 - 3 Portland
Naracoorte United 1 - 4 Millicent United
Blue Lake 3 - 1 Gambier Centrals

BLUE LAKE v CENTRALS 16/08/2009

Blue Lake 3 d .Centrals 1
Goals - Blue Lake: C. Ferguson 2, T Guess 1. Centrals: J Wenhan 1.
Other results -
B Grade: Centrals 2 d Blue Lake 0. Goals - Centrals: A Bissel 1, J Yeates 1.

Under 17: Centrals 7 d Blue Lake 1. Goals –Centrals: J Primer 3, J Estevez 2,
C Oconnor 1, J Hough 1. Blue Lake: C. Ferguson 1.

Under 14: Centrals 5 d Blue Lake 0. Goals – Centrals: M Gorey 2, J Breuker 1, J Milligan 1, M Bonney 1.

Under 12: Centrals 1 d Blue Lake 0. Goals – Centrals: P Muddadda

A Grade match report.
Centrals went into this match with a much stronger line up than the cup round when they drew 0-0 with Blue Lake. Blue Lake was missing Kyle Reiner and Mitchell Thomson. In very difficult conditions the game started well with both sides playing nice soccer on a very slippery pitch. It was Blue Lake who had the first chance when Callum Ferguson whipped a 22m free kick just over the bar. The game turned Centrals way at the eighth minute when Blair Branstone knocked Jose Estevez over in the box to concede a penalty. Jesse Wenham stepped up and calmly slotted the ball home. Matty Gordon Brian Lindsay and Estevez were combining well in the middle and were having a great tussle with Ferguson, Bryce Strachan and Justin McRostie. Blue Lake had two chances when one on ones with Koop in goals for Centrals, but they went begging. The conditions went from bad to worse with strong winds and hail causing tackles to be miss timed and it was one of these that saw Ferguson make no mistake when he slammed home a free kick from 20 yards past the diving Koop.
The Centrals forwards Nathan Tidy and Toby Kennett were working hard but were well held by Miro Vujica and Branstone.
Centrals had the wind in the second half but it was Blue Lake who came out the strongest but good defensive work by Heemskerk, Wenham and Peter Robbins were repelling the fast running forwards. Blue Lake could have gone two on up when Ferguson had another free kick 20m out and hit it into the top corner only to see a magnificent save by Koop to keep them level. Youngster Jacob Phillips came on for Blue Lake and with his first touch he crossed over to Ferguson who headed home to the delight of the home crowd. Centrals tried to lift themselves and made some good moves forward and nearly scored when a low cross was well met by Gordon but was blocked by McRostie. Tidy had another good chance but his shot was hit well wide of the mark. Blue Lake sealed the win with ten minutes to go when great build up work from Vujica and Walter Chatindiara saw Guess in the clear and although Koop parried the first shot Guess followed it up and slammed home in his 100th game for Blue Lake. Centrals almost got a consolation goal when a Centrals free kick looked like penetrating when Branstone chested the ball into the arms of Andy Armandi diving to his right.