Our Boys’ Knockout Soccer team have just played their first round of matches against Blackwood, Reynella, and Reynella East at Frank Smith Reserve. The boys played with great skill and discipline throughout the morning.

The first match was against Reynella, which we won convincingly.

The final score was Coromandel Valley (4) defeating Reynella (0).                 

The second game was more evenly matched, and at full-time, the score was locked at 1 – 1 and that’s the way it stayed after extra time. The game then had to be decided with a penalty shootout. We scored from all 3 of our shots and, with some brilliant goalkeeping, managed to keep out all their shots, meaning that we won our second game.

The only thing left to do was beat Blackwood. This turned out to be a very one-sided affair, with the final score: Coromandel Valley (6) defeating Blackwood (0).

So, at the end of the day, our boys scored 14 goals and only conceded 1 – a fantastic achievement. And having beaten the other three schools, they have been knocked out of the competition and we progress to the next round, which the boys will eagerly await next term.