The Inter-Shul Football League - Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation

Inter-Shul Football Summer Cup Update

Friday, August 16, 2024 - 5:54 PM

SEMI-FINALS

Vine Street 4-1 Heaton Park

A much changed side saw us exit the cup competition at the semi-final stage, with a 4-1 defeat to Vine Street.

A defensive error led to the first goal, minutes after kick-off, after Vine Street won a throw-in, deep in our half. But we settled down, playing some nice football. Had Yaakov not been fouled when through on goal and the goalkeeper not tipped his superb shot on to the bar, or we had taken one or both of the 3-on-1 opportunities, it may have been a different game.

However, a long ball over the top from the Vine Street goalkeeper caught us out, and third and fourth goals on the break made our task much harder. We did salvage some pride when Yaakov pulled one back after Yoni had won th… Read More »

Inter-Shul Football Summer Cup Update

Friday, August 9, 2024 - 5:53 PM

The final two games of Group 2 took place this week, which would determine which two teams would make it through to the semi-final, to join us and Windsor Road.

In the first game, Vine Street won 4-0 against Holy Law and moved to top spot ahead of Whitefield playing the same opponent.

If the first game was straightforward, the second was anything but. Whitefield knew winning by 2 goals would see them through and by 5 would win them the group. But in a topsy-turvy match, Whitefield went 2-0 down, 3-2 up and eventually lost 8-3 to finish outside the qualification places.

But the real drama was to come afterwards. Whitefield accused Holy Law of fielding an unregistered player and, after a day of deliberation, the committee unanimously came … Read More »

Inter-Shul Football Summer Cup Update

Friday, August 2, 2024 - 5:52 PM

A depleted team and a change in personnel saw us slip to our first defeat of this cup campaign.

With Sruli still not fully fit, and not worth risking before the semi-final, Gary deputised in goal, with Sruli taking his place in defence. Despite some good saves from Gary, it was not enough to prevent us losing 5-3 to Windsor Road.

Also missing Yaakov in midfield, we fell behind 3-0, but as we found our feet and a better shape, and started passing the ball better and quicker, we did create chances.

Although the Windsor Road goalkeeper was equal to a lot of our shots we did finally manage to score, but goals from Aron, Ryan and Daren were not enough to stop us losing our grip on top spot in the group.

The good news is that we do have… Read More »