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Goldfields Men Finish Season with Fighting Performances
Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club’s senior men finished off the season with fighting
performances against North United in Ballarat last Sunday.
On a windy day at Moreshead Park, the Division 1 men toiled hard for a 1-1 draw, collecting
their 15th point of the season, while the Division 2 team went down 1-2.
In First Division, the Mainers worked hard into the stiff headwind in the first half, and with
keeper Paul Hovius making some important saves, managed to go to half time with the
score at 1-1.
The second half was dominated by Castlemaine, which produced wave after wave of attack
only to be thwarted by some brilliant United goalkeeping.
The defence of Oscar Wood, Joe Gingell, Harley Dingle, James Leversha and Steve “Rhino”
Marsh was solid all day.
The midfield of Taro Muller, Ari Areneda and Angus Maclauran, and led by their effervescent
captain, Jono Burris, dominated with some beautiful football while Gabe Gianni toiled hard
up front and was unlucky to come up against a superb keeper.
On another day he would have gone home with a brace.
The draw left Castlemaine at the foot of the ladder in their initial season in the Ballarat &
District Soccer Association but coaches Terry Attwood and Glen Springate were pleased with
the team’s efforts and the development of the younger players.
Division 2 were beaten by a cat’s whisker in their battle with United but came away from the
season content with their improvement, having recently held their own with runaway ladder
leader Ballarat.
They ended the season in fifth place on the ladder with five wins and four draws.
Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club’s senior men finished off the season with fighting
performances against North United in Ballarat last Sunday.
On a windy day at Moreshead Park, the Division 1 men toiled hard for a 1-1 draw, collecting
their 15th point of the season, while the Division 2 team went down 1-2.
In First Division, the Mainers worked hard into the stiff headwind in the first half, and with
keeper Paul Hovius making some important saves, managed to go to half time with the
score at 1-1.
The second half was dominated by Castlemaine, which produced wave after wave of attack
only to be thwarted by some brilliant United goalkeeping.
The defence of Oscar Wood, Joe Gingell, Harley Dingle, James Leversha and Steve “Rhino”
Marsh was solid all day.
The midfield of Taro Muller, Ari Areneda and Angus Maclauran, and led by their effervescent
captain, Jono Burris, dominated with some beautiful football while Gabe Gianni toiled hard
up front and was unlucky to come up against a superb keeper.
On another day he would have gone home with a brace.
The draw left Castlemaine at the foot of the ladder in their initial season in the Ballarat &
District Soccer Association but coaches Terry Attwood and Glen Springate were pleased with
the team’s efforts and the development of the younger players.
Division 2 were beaten by a cat’s whisker in their battle with United but came away from the
season content with their improvement, having recently held their own with runaway ladder
leader Ballarat.
They ended the season in fifth place on the ladder with five wins and four draws.
Goldfields Women score big win
The final road trip of the season for the women’s team was to take on bottom-of-the-ladder
Truganina Hornets.
Despite a number of regulars missing, Castlemaine controlled the match from the first
whistle.
Kicking into a stiff breeze for the first half, the ball was difficult to direct but Kate Forrest, Ruby
James and Eve Merton adapted quickly with short accurate ball transfers, preventing the
Hornets strikers from getting a touch in their half.
A string of corners eventually saw a great curling delivery from Jayde Steer headed solidly
into the net by Bridget Woods.
A second shot minutes later when Lyn West sent a pass to Bridget, appeared to enter the net
and bounce back into the keepers arms but no goal was awarded.
Lyn, who had been bringing goal kick after goal kick to ground with precision heading,
copped a ball to the face and left the field with a blood nose.
Playing with the wind in the second half proved equally tricky and again Castlemaine’s
trademark passing with Shelley Hillman and Rachel West getting involved, kept the
Truganina touches to a minimum.
Maya Cook-Tonkin scored her first goal ever and in quick succession Angela West capped off
a great individual run to beat the keeper and Lyn, returning to the field, sent a free kick
bouncing beyond the reach of all the Truganina defenders.
Molly Forrest battled hard in the midfield sending in some great throw-ins and had several
penetrating shots before Jasmine West slotted a fifth goal.
Truganina made several changes and their sweeper, who had held things together down
back, was sent forward and in a brilliant individual effort managed to outrun everyone and
scored for the Hornets with just seconds left. The final result a 5-1 win to Goldfields.
The last match for the season is at home on Sunday.
The final road trip of the season for the women’s team was to take on bottom-of-the-ladder
Truganina Hornets.
Despite a number of regulars missing, Castlemaine controlled the match from the first
whistle.
Kicking into a stiff breeze for the first half, the ball was difficult to direct but Kate Forrest, Ruby
James and Eve Merton adapted quickly with short accurate ball transfers, preventing the
Hornets strikers from getting a touch in their half.
A string of corners eventually saw a great curling delivery from Jayde Steer headed solidly
into the net by Bridget Woods.
A second shot minutes later when Lyn West sent a pass to Bridget, appeared to enter the net
and bounce back into the keepers arms but no goal was awarded.
Lyn, who had been bringing goal kick after goal kick to ground with precision heading,
copped a ball to the face and left the field with a blood nose.
Playing with the wind in the second half proved equally tricky and again Castlemaine’s
trademark passing with Shelley Hillman and Rachel West getting involved, kept the
Truganina touches to a minimum.
Maya Cook-Tonkin scored her first goal ever and in quick succession Angela West capped off
a great individual run to beat the keeper and Lyn, returning to the field, sent a free kick
bouncing beyond the reach of all the Truganina defenders.
Molly Forrest battled hard in the midfield sending in some great throw-ins and had several
penetrating shots before Jasmine West slotted a fifth goal.
Truganina made several changes and their sweeper, who had held things together down
back, was sent forward and in a brilliant individual effort managed to outrun everyone and
scored for the Hornets with just seconds left. The final result a 5-1 win to Goldfields.
The last match for the season is at home on Sunday.