You would have to agree that it is fantastic to see hundreds of kids running around on the park on practise nights. The reason that I got my kids involved in football was to have them active, joining in a team environment and being involved with some great adult role models. From my perspective adults that volunteer and give up their time to c...

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The 17th Grade boys showed again they know how to score goals with a 5-1 win over Lynn  Avon this week. It was another very good all round team performance with a strong showing across the park. THere were many features to admire: Backs bringing the ball forward strongly, midfield challenging every ball, strikers running free- calling fo...

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The weather was grey but the football was sparkling as the boys showed everyone how to score goals in a 9-1 domination of Fencibles. Read on for a match report featuring the future senior players of Pukekohe. 

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The rain stopped in time for kick off and the Tigers roared from the start with a goal within minutes. The Tigers had no reserves but even if they had none of the players would have wanted to come off. This was a game where everything that coach Peter Sutcliffe has worked on in training came together. Players moved in to space, slick passes were played through and everyone showed dogged determination to run to the very end. Defenders hustled, covered and hustled some more. Passes from the back set up sweeping movements with players calling and moving like seasoned veterans, and there was dynamite finishing in front of goal.  In short this was a great performance. Peter summed it up at half time when he asked the team "what can I tell you to improve your game? Nothing - just keep doing what you are doing, the football is great!"

 

 

 

 

 

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Everyone was suprised that matches weren't cancelled but a group of hardy 7 year olds turned up to play! From the first to last whistle the rain didn't stop and neither did the football and smiles from both sides.

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The 13th Blue continue their great season by pulling out another strong win against Fencibles at Millhouse Park. Well done guys - I know it is not easy playing underwater but good footballers will win out whatever the conditions. Punters could do a lot worse than putting money on this team to take out the division. Word from the Park was that...

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The 15th Blue fought the opposition and the mud to grind out a 1-1 draw against Mount Albert-Ponsonby at Bledisloe Park in what was Alec Sanders last match for Pukekohe. Read on to see how the team said goodbye to one of its favourites. 

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In a mixed up day for Junior and Youth football the 13th Blue at least gave their supporters a match, and heart failure, before grinding out another win. Read on for the match report full of wind (at least its Kiwi wind - all the match reports seem to be written by our Northern Hemisphere cousins). 

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Roger Goulstone reports from the 13th Grade Blue's match with Drury at Bledisloe Park on Saturday.

Click through for all the details from the home side's 8-1 victory.

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This always had the hallmarks of a difficult assignment for the 15th Blue team. An away match against Eastern Suburbs with regular mid fielder and captain Jamie Pegg ,striker Rilee Lesperance and coach Tony Wisnewski missing was a big ask. Add to the mix an accident strewn southern motorway and the stage was set for drama. Stand in manager Roger Goulstone suffered the nightmare of being 15 minutes from kickoff with 9 players at the Crossfields Reserve.Nevermind said the Suburbs coach, we'll wait until the last possible minute, besides, I've got 15 fit players raring to go.  Hang on I replied isn't there a limit of 14 in a playing squad for each match? A shrug of the shoulders and a casual reply about Suburbs being relaxed about things didn't fill us with confidence!

5 minutes to kick off and 2 more Pukekohe players arrived - a starting line up was confirmed, the coaches subbing plan was consigned to the bin, and away we went. The match was a see-sawing affair but the extra weight on one end started to tell. The Pukekohe players were tiring and a steady stream of fresh legs from the Suburbs bench wasn't helping.  Minutes before half time a 12th Pukekohe player arrived, timed almost exactly with a mixed upscramble in front of the Pukekohe goal resulting in the ball trickling into the back of the net.

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Roger Goulstone files his report from the seventh grade Silver Sharks' match against the Black Boats played on Saturday 2 June.

Click through for details from the match-up of Maroon youngsters.

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The 15th Blue team again showed their all round strength in seeing off a spirited Western Springs side 4-1 on the weekend. This is a balanced side with pace and goal scoring ability up front, a hardworking ball winning and distributing midfield backed up by a defensive line that takes no prisoners. 

Pukekohe opened the scoring playing into a stiff breeze with a lovely through ball that Gary picked up and hammered into the top of the net. Within minutes it was 1-1 when a huge punt from the Western Springs keeper bamboozled the backline and let the opposition striker pounce for an easy goal. This was the Springs tactic all day, huge goalkicks into a swirling wind. It was fantastic to see our 15 year old players getting under the huge kicks and heading them accurately out of harms way.

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