Round 7 - Bulleen

Today we played our Round 7 match against the 2nd Bulleen side in our group. Box Hill got off to a quick start, attacking from the outset. Some early chances went begging, but Nick found his distance from just inside the 18 yard box to get things underway. A great shot that gave the Bulleen keeper little chance of a save.

Box Hill continued to press hard in the first half but our normal passing game was lacking and too many players were rushing and trying to take too many Bulleen players on. As such the general standard of play was fairly poor and the game quickly became unsettled. Not long before halftime we managed to convert our 2nd goal, courtesy of Dylan who made no mistake from the 6 yard box.

The 2nd half saw Box Hill continue to dominate possession, however we continued to play a very individualistic brand of football. This meant that we lacked discipline close to goal and allowed Bulleen to clear far too many balls that we should have scored from. To their credit, Bulleen defended in strong numbers and continued to chase down every ball. They also had a few chances to score late in the half, however we managed to eventually clear the ball with long kicks out of the box.

So another victory to the young Kangaroo's but by no means a performance to be proud of. Perhaps the lack of training during the week had a negative impact on the boys, more reason to put down the PSP and get out into the back yard for those 100 touches per day !