Match Reports

 

Name:
 Chris Pearce
Team:
 Under 18'sFirst Team
Position:
 Team Manager
Date:
 2010-06-1027/03/10
  Cockburn City v Armadale City Finaly a home game after three away , We started slow With end to end exciting football from both sides for the First twelve minutes of the game then a pass from No 15 Kevin Clary Angeles to No 5 Blake Sokoloski who chips The Armadale keeper only to be denied by hitting the cross Bar. In the 24min Armadale No 17 makes a 50m unchallenged Run on the left side and with some poor defending slots the ball Passed the keeper to take the lead 1-0. Still with our jaws dragging On the ground in the 27min No 5 Blake Sokoloski has a shot but again hits the woodwork,At the half time break both John and Gary had a quiet word and in the first minute the team produced some nice football a pass from Blake to David Johnstone who takes a strike at goal to make the score 1-1. Blake Sokoloski in the 20th minute has another shot to be parried away and youngster Harry Obrien chance on open goal but puts it wide, still end to end exciting football, but the team pressed on with a 30mt pass from David to Harry Obrien with a fine header passed the Armadale keeper 2-1 31min saw Blake slot home goal number Three and the winning goal. Well done to the team and coaches. 3-1
 
Name:
 State League Semi-Pro Premier Division
Team:
 State League Premier DivisionFirst Team
Position:
 1
Date:
 2010-06-1227/03/10
  COCKBURN BEGIN THEIR CLIMB (by Michael Bate, Football West) Cockburn City moved off the bottom of the Premier League table by twice coming from behind before beating Perth SC 3-2 at Dalmatinac Park. Second half goals from Rory Feely and Wesley Britz cancelled out a couple of David Onoforo strikes either side of the break before Adrian Webster had the honour of sealing Cockburn’s third league win just five minutes from the end. “I felt we dominated for about 35 of the opening 45 minutes, then fell asleep and gave them a soft goal,” said Cockburn coach Tony Castiello. “I told the lads at half time that if we kept playing the way we started, we’d get something out of the game.” The home team created the first genuine chance when Aaron Dos Santos cut in from the right and from the edge of the 18-yard box let fly with a left-footed strike that rattled Devon Spence’s crossbar. Britz and Feely both had decent half chances before Webster fired a warning shot narrowly high of the crossbar after good interplay between Feely and Jason Dos Santos. Perth grabbed the lead against the run of play on 38 minutes when Onoforo stole in at the back post to tap in a cross that the home defence allowed to run across their 6-yard box. Onoforo nearly added a second soon after when his block on a Paul Natale ballooned up and landed on the bar. Webster and Marc Anthony combined to terrific effect as Cockburn went on the attack after the break. A dipping 27-metres strike by Webster drew a fine save out of Spence, who not long after managed to get to an in-swinging Anthony cross just ahead of the midfielder. It was Anthony who finally opened up the Perth defence in the 58th minute when his clever through ball released Feely to fire past Spence, the shot rolling in off the post. Four minutes later Webster played a corner directly to Anthony who, on the edge of the area, connected with a sweet volley that was kept out by Spence. That save would prove even more significant just two minutes later when Cockburn switched off, leaving Onoforo unmarked to head in at a Robbie Puca corner. A few weeks ago that would have meant game over for the home side but, as last weekend’s win over Western Knights showed, this Cockburn side is made of sterner stuff. They continued to press and in the 78th minute Britz bundled the ball into the net after Spence came off his line but misjudged a cross from he right. Cockburn went ahead seven minutes later, Anthony rolling a free-kick from the edge of the area to Webster who powered it inside Spence’s right hand post. Webster nearly sealed the victory with another in stoppage time but his effort from distance was tipped over. The points gained move Cockburn above Inglewood and out of the relegation zone, while Perth slump from one down to three.
 
Name:
 Chris Pearce
Team:
 Under 18'sFirst Team
Position:
 Team Manager
Date:
 2020-06-0927/03/10
  Perth v Cockburn City 18s Todays game Perth gave the team a realty check with the team losing 4-1 with the first goal for Perth scored in the 6min of the game with our first shot against Perth goal taking 28min going wide just minutes later we were awarded a Penalty Blake Adams step up to take it but was denied by Perth keeper.40 minutes passed before a cross from Arron Jeffery’s sees Blake Adams head the ball into the Perth net making the score 1-1 at the break the team did not seemed have the enthusium they had last week in the second half it only took Perth 4min to make it 2-1 in the 6min Perth had a player sent of for dissent . But the team still could not put any good passes together to put the ball in the net .In the 31st min Perth showed us how to score to make it the final score of 4-1 . The coaches Were disappointed with todays performance with the team,Next game we meet Canning City hope our performance improves
 
Name:
 Chris Pearce
Team:
 Under 18'sFirst Team
Position:
 Team Manager
Date:
 2028-06-0927/03/10
  Canning City V Cockburn City Our first Sunday game with the lads fired up in the Most blustery conditions we have played in . It took 6 minutes forBen Nichken Long to have a 25mt shot on Cannings goal only to see the ball pass through the Keepers legs and into the net for our first goal . Canning kept the pressure on using the wind to try And catch us out with lots of missed shots from both Sides. After the break just 17minutes in saw David Johnston tripped in the penalty area and the referee Award us the spot kick Luke Bogoni stepped up and made It goal number two for Cockburn . the lads kept up the pressure but was unable to capitalize in the 41st minute with an open goal area . Well done lads / John and Gary It was a great day for all teams with wins for the Reserves And First teams in our red strip .
 

Cockburn v Swan 27/03/10 = United came away from Dalmatinac Park with all three points after a hard fought 1-0 victory against Cockburn City on Saturday. A penalty in the 25th minute from United skipper Brendan Knox proved to be the decisive strike, and although they were reduced to ten men, when Brendan Craig was sent off, they defended desperately to claim their first points of the season.

The home side made one change to the side that was beaten 1-2 at Perth SC last week with Jason Godfrey coming into the side to replace David Nairn, who dropped to the bench. United made three changes to the side that were beaten 0-1 at home by Stirling Lions last week with Darragh Kenevey replacing the injured Darko Ilomanoski, while Roberto Lujan and John Hunter replaced Liam Boland and Shane Webb who dropped to the bench.

At kick off the wind was swirling around the ground and Cockburn had it at their backs in the first half. In the opening minute Jason dos Santos’ cross from the right caused panic in United’s defence, but keeper Cory Hugo was out quick to save in front of Adrian Webster.

Cockburn continued to press and on 11 minutes Marc Anthony’s corner from the right picked out the unmarked Anthony Pereira on the edge of the box, the midfielders first time shot curled inches past the post.

It was all the home side, and United were on the back foot, and on 20 minutes Webster fed Renato Jelen whose shot from 10-yards flashed wide of the post, and moments later Anthony’s good through ball found Jelen, but the Cockburn striker’s shot was straight at Hugo.

United settled, after the early onslaught, and on 25 minutes they hit the front. A superb through ball from James Sammut sent Hunter clear, and the former Forrestfield United youngster was brought down by David Tarka and referee Josh Mihevc pointed straight to the spot. The former Perth Glory defender was given a yellow card by the referee, and Knox kept his cool to send Dejan Aleksic the wrong way to give the visitors the lead.

As the half went on both sides had chances, as the game opened up. First on 27 minutes Jelen’s snap shot from 12-yards was straight at Hugo, while moments later Thomas Shepheard found Knox whose volley from the edge of the box flashed wide.

The wind was causing problems for both sides but both continued to press and on 35 minutes Webster picked out Cockburn skipper Paul Natale on the left, he found Anthony, whose long-range shot was wide of the target. Then on 37 minutes United’s Lujan and Trent Wood combined on the left. Wood’s cut inside the penalty area and his cross shot drifted wide, with Aleksic scrambling across his goal.

Cockburn made a change at the break with former Stirling Lions youngster Rory Feely replacing Jonathan Davite, as Scott Miller looked to get back in the game. But it was the visitors, with the winds at their backs, who opened the brighter and from Knox’s free kick on 51 minutes, Shepheard’s header at the back post was saved low by Aleksic.

Moments later a long clearance from Hugo caught the Cockburn backline flat and Shepheard was in on goal, but as the big striker was about to pull the trigger, Tarka made a superb last ditch tackle to clear the danger.

From the resulting corner United went close to a second. Craig’s corner from the right was only cleared to Sammut on the edge of the box, and the former Perth glory Youth midfielder’s long-range shot beat Aleksic but crashed off the crossbar.

There were a number of fierce tackles starting to go in, and after a melee involving both sets of players and coaching staff, referee Mihevc had to show a number of yellow cards as the game looked like going out of control.

The game took another swing when United were reduced to ten men when Craig was shown a second yellow card on 62 minutes and was sent off, much to the displeasure of United coach Paul Lincoln.

Cockburn began to make their numerical advantage count and on 73 minutes they almost levelled. Tarka picked the ball up on the half way line and ran at United, his shot from 25-yards looked like it was heading into the top corner of the net, but Hugo superbly tipped the ball on to the post at full stretch to deny the former Glory defender.

With Cockburn pushing forward the Swans were hitting on the counter attack and on 77 minutes second half substitute Alex Cocking was sent cleat by Sammut. The United youngster fell in the penalty area under a tackle from Shane Nunes, but referee Mihevc waved away their protests for a penalty.

As the game went into the last ten minutes it was one-way traffic as the home side pressed forward, Godfrey’s long-range shot was saved by Hugo at the second attempt, and on 88 minutes the home faithful thought they had equalised. Nunes’ surging run into the penalty area wasn’t cleared by United’s defence and the defender fired home from six-yards, but the goal was disallowed for handball.

In stoppage-time a superb ball from Anthony sent Rory Feely clear, but a superb tackle from Webb cleared the danger. There was still time for the home side, and as the clock ticked into the fifth minute of stoppage-time they were awarded a free kick, 20-yards out. Jelen stepped up but his shot was saved by Hugo and the whistle sounded to end an entertaining game with United taking home the points.

Cockburn City - GK Dejan ALEKSIC, 2 Shane NUNES, 3 Jason GODFREY, 5 David TARKA, 6 Anthony PEREIRA, 8 Marc ANTHONY, 9 Renato JELEN, 10 Adrian WEBSTER, 12 Jonathan DAVITE (11 Rory FEELY 46’), 17 Paul NATALE, 18 Jason DOS SANTOS – Subs not used – RGK Nick FEELY, 4 Ryan PRETORIOUS,13 David NAIRN
Yellow Cards – Tarka 24’, Pereira 28’, Rory Feely 61’, Jelen 65’, Anthony 67’
Red Cards

Swan United – GK Cory HUGO, 2 Darragh KENEVEY, 3 Trent WOOD, 4 Robert MONTEROSSO, 7 James SAMMUT, 8 Brendan CRAIG, 10 Brendan KNOX, 11 John HUNTER (9 Shane WEBB 64’), 13 David MCNALLY, 16 Roberto LUJAN (14 Alex COCKING 69’), 19 Thomas SHEPHEARD (17 Liam BOLAND 86’) – Subs not used – RGK Daniel AGUDELO, 5 Abdul SALARD
Yellow Cards – Craig 49’ 62’, Wood 81’
Red Cards – Craig 62’

Referee – Josh MIHEVC
Assistants – Kevin TAYLOR and Gabriele MERLACCO