ACT Girls under-13 FFA National Championships Squad:
Hayley Armstrong, Emma Bestek, Freya Brent, Brigette Calabria, Caitlin Cantrill, Julia De Angelis, Jessica Giovinazzo, Mikaela Goldstein, Hiwot Johnstone, Ruth Kravis, Melissa Leary, Edwina Nelson, Siena Senatore, Madelyn Whittall, Phoebe Worth, Georgina Worth, Clea Porteous Borthwick, Hollie Massey (standby)
The team at the Burthurst Tournament prior to the Nationals - important preparation for the Nationals!
The ACT Team at the 2010 Nationals
They were placed in the much fancied Group A part of the Championship playing schedule. Every game was a hard game and presented new challenges to the girls. They played in good style and as a result produced very praiseworthy results - one win, three draws and one loss. Better still, they were judged (along with their Coach - Colin Jonstone) to have achieved second place in the much prized Technical Assessment score at the end of the competition in Group A.
Five ACT players were selected to play in the final game for the Group A AllStars. The ACT Coach was given the task of Coaching the Group A AllStars.
As they say "Mission Accomplished'!!!
Outstanding effort and the product of hard work, good coaching and a willingness by each player to persevere and work for each other.
The match results are as follows:
Monday 5 April v Queensland (10.30) W 2-1 (Brigette Calabria 9’, Ruth Kravis 11’)
Monday 5 April v New South Wales Metro 1 (13.30) D 1-1 (Caitlin Cantrill 22’)
Tuesday 6 April v South Australia (08.30) D 0-0
Tuesday 6 April v Northern New South Wales (15.30) L 1-3 (Melissa Leary 1’)
Wednesday 7 April v Victoria Metro (08.30) D 0-0
The final position in Group A was as follows:
Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD TPP Points
1 NSW Metro 5 3 1 1 5 2 +3 5 15
2 Northern NSW 5 3 2 0 9 5 +4 1 12
3 ACT 5 1 3 1 4 5 -1 3 9
3 South Australia 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 7
4 Victoria Metro 5 1 2 2 3 6 -3 5
6 Queensland 5 0 1 4 2 6 -4 1
Just reflect on the quality of their opposition and the talent pool the big States may draw upon, by comparison to the ACT. We really do it right sometimes and this was one such time. Parents can now take a well earned break - there's only the football 2010 season to support!!!
At the conclusion of the Championship games, the winning tema in Group A, NSW Metro, played an AllStars selection. It was an exhibition game, interchange allowed and gave the selectors a further opportunity to look at players for the Inuagral Australian Under 13 squad.
To every ACT spectators delight, five (5) players from the ACT team were selected in the AllStars:
- Emma Bestek
- Hayley Armstrong
- Siena Senatore
- Georgina Worth (GK)
- Julia De Angelis
For all the details of Group A and B go to the following:
See you next year.
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