tournament napier 2008

Macleans College 1st XI Boys’ Football Team

The Squad

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A free-kick v Wellington College

Warming up for Napier Boys

Incoming corner v Napier Boys

Brayden just misses v Nelson College

Jostling for the cross v Nelson College

Rio takes a free-kick v Nelson College

Safely gathered by the Nelson goalkeeper

Sean collects as Danny and Ren look on

Still threatening the Nelson goal

Ren, Ahmad, Mike, Brayden & Saif await the

cross from the left

Mike, Saif & Ren ready to get on the end of

another cross

Laser Strike

Jimmy Talbot launches an attack

Fabby & Brayden working together

Surely Brayden can hit the target if he has

enough shots

v St. Patrick’s Town – Earl takes a goal kick

Jun plays the ball through to the strikers

Ren sends a free-kick across

Jimmy, Rio, Ahmad, Earl and Sean defending v St

Patrick’s

Mike and Sean competing in midfield

Jun waits for the ball in attack as Mike

supports

Ren, Jun & Rhys await a corner v St Paul’s

Ahmad deals with a high ball in defence

Another corner for Macleans with Saif, Jun

& Ren

Ren’s effort goes over the bar as Rhys follows

in

Rhys tries to create something as Frosty looks

on

Rhys and Danny watch as Sean goes close

Yet another Macleans corner – Ren jumps with Saif, Jun & Rhys looking

for scraps

In defence, Mike, Ahmad, Earl & Saif were never threatened

The corner comes over and……

…… Ahmad’s header hits the bar

Saif and Ren compete for yet another corner

St Pauls’ goalkeeper gets down low to a shot from Mike

Rhys worries the St Paul’s defence ……

…… and scores the third

Rhys is surrounded by St Paul’s defenders

A shot from Sean beats the ‘keeper but goes just wide

of the post

Jimmy up front with Ren & Jun

The Bowl Final for 9th & 10th place was played

between Macleans College and St Peter’s College,

Auckland

The rain fell persistently and it was not possible to take

photographs

Macleans lost 3-1 to finish 10th in the

country – the team’s highest ever placing

Roll on Beijing 24 September 2008