Winners of Division 5: Elijah, Sam, Ben, Justus, Valo, Malia, Arlo, Fu, Joel, Ellie, Palmer, Leo, Eliott, Liam, Hyodo, Curtis, Shanti, Lui and Jacob.
MBFC Senior Boys Saturday, 6 September win WSSFA Div 5 title
They played ten games and won seven, drew one and lost two. Goals for – 32. Goals against – 12. Congratulations!
The MBFC Senior Boys (mixed) travelled to Te Aroha on Saturday knowing they must draw or win to give themselves a shot at winning their division. It took 77 minutes before Joel Iggulden scored the winning goal to secure a 1-0 win. Shanti Wilson and Elijah Bianchi defended very well, while Noah Palmer caused their defence issues down the right side. The team then waited to hear the result of another game, which ultimately was favourable.
Mercury Bay Juniors misses out on winning the league
An epic game with Thames was a draw on Saturday. The game ebbed and flowed as the two top teams went head to head. Mercury Bay took the lead twice thanks to goals from an outstanding Annabelle Kline and our Player of the Day and captain Noah Greenfield. But with only 3 minutes remaining Thames got a goal in – making the gasme an equaliser that meant Thames ended up with the title. Congratulations to Thames. Although we drew both games against each other, over the course of their season Thames earned the extra points needed to secure the 4th Division. Our team should be incredibly proud. As one of the youngest squads, they travelled the furthest and battled the hardest to give their team a chance up until the very last whistle.
