Ingle Farm Soccer Club, Adelaide SA

ROUND 1
ELIZABETH DOWNS vs INGLE FARM
ARGANA PARK, ELIZABETH DOWNS
SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2009
NO REPORT WRITTEN
Final score: Elizabeth Downs 1 Ingle Farm 0.

ROUND 2
INGLE FARM vs ELIZABETH VALE
WALKLEY PARK, INGLE FARM
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2009
NO REPORT WRITTEN
Final score: Ingle Farm 0 Elizabeth Vale 0.

ROUND 3
SALISBURY INTER vs INGLE FARM
UNDERDOWN PARK, SALISBURY NORTH
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2009
NO REPORT WRITTEN
Final score: Salisbury Inter 1 Ingle Farm 0

ROUND 4
INGLE FARM vs PONTIAN EAGLES
WALKLEY PARK, INGLE FARM
SUNDAY, APRIL 26 2009
NO REPORT WRITTEN
Final score: Ingle Farm 9 Pontian Eagles 0.

ROUND 5
USC LION vs INGLE FARM
LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS, GRANGE
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009
NO REPORT WRITTEN
Final score: USC Lion 2 Ingle Farm 5

ROUND 6
INGLE FARM vs PARA HILLS WEST
WALKLEY PARK
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009
NO REPORT WRITTEN
Final score: Ingle Farm 3 Para Hills West 0.

ROUND 7
SALISBURY FLORINA vs INGLE FARM
UNDERDOWN PARK
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2009

The Reserves match kicked off under overcast skies at Underdown Park this week with both teams on good form and looking to take three points from the match. Farm dominated most of the early play with several chances coming as soon as the five minute mark. Andy Lynn, Fernando Lara and Cameron Hawkins all watched as their efforts miss by narrow margins. It seemed that early on neither team had brought their feet so to speak with some dreadful passing and poor control from both sides.

It was however Florina who grabbed the first with their striker breaking through on goals and Farm's defenders stopping as the flag was raised however the flag was waved away and Florina strolled in with only Mickey Francken to beat netted the opener. Farm responded almost immediately going on the attack from the kick off and had it not been for some last line defending could have equalised through some great build up play from Marty Lara and a poor effort on goal by young Hawkins. Effort after effort on goals by Farm were frustratingly either put wide or just over for the next period of about 15 minutes with Boo and Fernando pressing down the wings they looked to have stretched Florina on several occasions but Farm seemed to lack that knockout punch.

With 15 minutes to go in the first half Farm hit back with their first through great holding pressure in the centre of midfield from Mark Faulkner, the ball bobbled to Marty Lara who played it through for Cameron to run onto and pinch the equaliser through a cool and calm finish. Unlike Farm, Florina couldn't bounce back from that equaliser and looked to be on the back foot almost waiting for halftime.

But Farm weren't finished yet and through a great tackle from the ever present Huey Tran and a quick one two between Boo and Lloyd the ball fell to Hawkins who sent Boo away with a high ball which was chased down with lightning pace and played to Andy Lynn on the head for Farm's second just before the whistle. Had it not been for two terrific Mike Francken saves in goals it could well have been level pegging at the break, the man between the sticks proving he is the best in the league.

The second half started in a very similar fashion to the first however had it not been for some tight defending from Paul Francken and Graham Elrich the game could have been on level terms. Farm lost Marty Lara to the A's soon into the second half being replaced by young Mark Bromley who was looking to impress and that he did showing quick feet and even quicker skills stepping several defenders and putting Fernando Lara through within minutes of coming on.

Farm continued to press and 20 minutes in were awarded with a corner as a result of another good period of passing play and a Mark Faulkner shot tipped wide. From the resulting corner Farm called on the Heavy artillery sending Graham and Lloyd up and with the ball cleared momentarily Lloyd drove home an edge of the box header with power, precision and a little bit of Wolverine aggression.

Florina continued to press pushing as much as they could forward and working hard to try to claw their way back but with little under 15 minutes to go Fernando was on the end of a poor Florina clearance to make it 4 – 1.

A special mention to young Jacob who came on in the dying stages of the game and never missed a beat helping starve off any Florina attacks with his pace and to Paul Francken and Huey Tran who managed to shut out Florina’s two attacking men. Good to see that the mastermind behind the games is finally getting the results deserved and getting reward from his teams! Congrats Billy.

Final score: Salisbury Florina 1 Ingle Farm 4.
By Cameron Hawkins

ROUND 8
INGLE FARM vs FULHAM UTD
WALKLEY PARK
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2009
This week saw the arrival of Fulham United Soccer Club at Fairfax Road,with our Reserves knowing that results pending we could go second on the table and close in on top spot shaping up our title defence from last year.

As with most reserves games we saw the return of Wade Dingle From Para Hills and Jarrad Rich from the first team which allowed Billy “Guus” Graves to give a couple of lads with knocks a chance to have a rest and impact the game later. Also missing starting midfielder Marty Lara, Cam Hawkins, Lloyd “Wolverine” Townsend and young Mark Bromley were left on the bench watching a still very strong Farm lineup.

The game kicked off with both sides having equal share of the play but Farm seemed to be on the front foot early with Rich and Dingle getting some good early touches up front.

Fulham seemed to be lacking a playmaker in the middle with most attacks coming from long balls by their defenders in the hope their strikers could hold it up and wait for support or create something special.

Farm’s defenders held very strong with solid performances from Duy Tran and Graham Elrick being supported by another First team player Evan Emmanuel and the ever present Paul Francken in what has to be one of the strongest back lines in the league.

As the first half progressed, Farm seemed to get stronger as a unit and started to show the same potency in front of goals that has seen their success in recent weeks with Wade seeing a long range effort hitting the crossbar and Fernando Lara also peppering the Fulham goal.

But it was Jarrad Rich who made the breakthrough with a well timed finish after a first touch that took him away from the goal and made the angle seemingly impossible.

The game didn’t have any fluidity to it whatsoever with patches of good passing and movement marred by terrible touches, misplaced passing and poor efforts on goal, in contrast defensively both teams tackling and man marking were fantastic and that was shown with a 1-0 score line at half time.

The second half began with the introduction of Cam Hawkins and Lloyd Townsend who had been pacing up and down the sidelines waiting for his opportunity to impact the game and that he did with a brilliant ball through to Andy Lynn who had snuck forward away from his central midfield role to win a corner. A role in which Andy had been performing to perfection under the guidance of Mark Faulkner who’s endless running and solid tackling work made it look like Fulham’s midfielders were up having a Jayros rather than on the park.

From the resulting corner Fulham’s defenders struggled to get the ball away and Andy finding himself in the right position got a shot away only to hit the arm of Fulham’s last man, and a penalty was awarded.

Hawkins stepped up to take the penalty and calmly placed the ball in the onion bag to make it 2-0.

Continued work from Sean “Boo” Robertson and Fernando Lara saw Farm go forward several times but couldn’t seem to deliver that third goal.

With end to end play continuing it was Rich who broke away from his marker and had a shot deflected by the keeper only for Hawkins to run in and instinctively knock the ball over the line for his second of the match even though the ball was looking goal bound anyway.

Fulham seemed to catch their second wind after the third goal and as a result of two consecutive corners were rightfully awarded a free kick on the edge of the box which was clinically finished past Michael Francken who hadn’t had much to do prior to that.

The closing stages saw Robertson make way for young Mark Bromley who has shown great maturity stepping up from the C’s and proving his ability with another solid display.

Had it not been for another poor finish from Farm’s front man Hawkins a perfectly timed Mark Faulkner through ball could have completed his hat-trick in less than 40 minutes of football but the marksman watched his effort sail well over the bar.

All in all it was another great win again for the lads on Sunday, we are playing consistently as a team now and we have shown great attitude and focus after a tricky start to the year to put us right back in contention.

Post match Billy was quoted saying "Keep up the good work and effort boys and you will be rewarded."

Final score: Ingle Farm Fulham Utd 1.
By Cameron Hawkins

ROUND 9
INGLE FARM vs PARAFIELD GARDENS
WALKLEY PARK
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2009

Knowing three points would surely take Ingle Farm to the top of the table preparation was essential for the match against Parafield Gardens and as soon as you stepped into the change rooms you could see exactly how focused the Farm side was. A good solid week on the training track was the start of Farm’s push back to the top of the table.

With both sides aware that there was much at stake it didn’t take long for the game to get into gear and after only 4 minutes a pinpoint Lloyd Townsend cross point Cam Hawkins through with little to do to flick the ball into the onion bag. But as the saying goes you’re at your most vulnerable just after scoring and that’s exactly what happened. After what can only be described as a complete shambles by players and officials the ball was given a corner, then a goal kick then just play on in a matter of 20 seconds, eventually it was cleared by Mick Francken but a turnover saw Gardens push toward the Farm goal. Getting little of the ball Andy Lynn made a challenge from behind and gave away a free kick 30 yards out. Mal Thomas stepped up and hit a sweetly timed free kick that never got higher than the crossbar completely fooling Francken making it 1-1.

Farm returned the favor a minute later with some fantastic build up play on the left hand side and a quick one two between Townsend and Faulkner saw a though ball passed to Hawkins who stepped his marker and fired a low hard shot into the bottom corner to make it 2-1. But it almost seemed like Groundhog Day when a poor tackle defensively allowed Gardens possession of the ball inside the Farm’s box and Francken helpless to stop the far post shot. 2-2. An early substitution saw Mark Bromley who had already run out a C team fixture make way for Sean Robertson.

The game turned from what looked to be an absolute classic to a scrappy affair with both sides turning the all over and not really creating enough of a chance to go ahead and had it not been for Hawkins’ inability to finish from the six yard box Farm could have taken the lead in the 25th minute. Townsend with another measured cross hit Hawkins on the feet and looked to be the elusive triple the young striker has been searching for since his debut 7 games ago, but it wasn’t to be. In the 40th minute Farm won a corner as a result of some hard work by Jarrad Rich down the right hand side. After the corner had broken down and Gardens were trying to clear the box Andy Lynn picked the ball up and got it over to a charging Graham Elrick to snag the 5th goal of the game.

At half time both sides were left wondering where the intensity from the first 20 minutes had gone and how they were going to get it back.

After the break both sides came out firing and not long in a change was made with Lloyd Townsend carrying an injury was given a rest and Vahid Rahmani came on to bolster the Ingle Farm midfield and allow Marty Lara some freedom to roam and create. Neither team looked dangerous for most of the second half with Farm’s defense led by Graham Elrick showing that they were not going to concede anymore in this fixture. Paul Francken and the ever present “Huey” Tran backing up the tall backline and pushing Farm forward at every opportunity.

With 10 to go Jarrad Rich made way for the impressive young Chris Brooker whose pace immediately impacted the game breaking down the left hand side and stretching the Gardens Defence while Robertson was causing just as much havoc on the right. Brooker managed to pick the ball up in the attacking half and looked to be through on goal when he was harshly brought down by Gardens defender Troy. A yellow card was shown and a free kick awarded, with Vahid stepping up to have a dig. Unfortunately the ball was poorly hit and went wide of the goal.

In the closing stages Farm did well to hold the ball up in the corner of the park to snag the win from Gardens and with news filtering through that Downs had lost to Florina it meant Farm sit on top of the Premier Reserves Table.

Special mention to Graham Elrick this week for his solid performance thoroughly deserving his Man of the Match award.

Final Score: Ingle Farm 3 Parafield Gardens 2.
By Cameron Hawkins

ROUND 10
INGLE FARM vs ELIZABETH VALE
WALKLEY PARK
SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2009

Elizabeth Downs made their way to Walkley Park, to face off in one of the toughest rivalries in Sunday’s Premier B Competition. With top spot up for grabs Farm new that not only was the win important for team morale and pride but it would see them add some breathing space at the top of the table.
The game kicked off at a frantic pace and as expected tackles were flying in all over the place and much for the referee to do. The Downs were the first to push forward and for much of the first 10 minutes the ball was inside Farm’s defensive half with the outstanding backline minus man marking Duy Tran under immense pressure. As a result the midfield were forced back and there seemed to be no reprieve for the side with a goal difference only second to Para Hills West. Downs were the first to strike with another long range effort from a free kick catching Mick Francken off guard and leaving him scrambling back only to push the ball onto the crossbar and into his own net. The farmers to their credit continued to push through Jarrad Rich and Cam Hawkins having good supply from Lara and Co. in the middle of the park.
After a solid build up involving Graham Elrich and Mark Faulkner the ball was played to Rich to headed it down for Hawkins to shoot but his half-volley was sent flying over the crossbar (A chance certainly wasted by the Farm front man). In similar fashion to the way that farm have been potent in front of goal the ball was moved up the left hand side between Sean Robertson and Marty Lara and played across the box for Hawkins to yet again run onto but the Striker was brought down and Farm awarded a penalty. Jarrad Rich stepped up to slot home the spot kick making it 1-1.
In a close game chances were few and far between with Downs having an array of shots on goal but the pressure being applied by Elrich, Francken, Townsend and recalled Porter was enough to ensure Mick watched most of them sail wide. Just before half time Townsend controlled a far post corner, after turning his marker a hat-trick of times he blasted his shot into the side netting.
Halftime saw a double substitution with Faulkner who was already on a yellow card make way for Vahid’s return to the reserves side and Captain Andy Lynn replace top scorer Hawkins.
The second half started with a much higher tempo and better quality of football with the creativity of Vahid and the experience of Lynn showing their worth. However it seemed as though the final ball through the midfield was absent and as many times as Farm moved the ball around it seemed to be shut down by a strong Downs backline.
As the game wore on the Downs struggled to move forward and in an opposite effect to the first half it was Farm camping just outside the Downs defensive box. An array of chances for the Farm in the dying stages saw Billy pull out what was left of his curly blonde locks as he watched Fernando Lara break through the backline only to play the ball straight to Big Azz. Sean Robertson’s near post flick which ricocheted off the post was the closest of the chances but the Downs stood strong.
It was obvious the game was bound for a draw when a series of passes from the defense through the midfield had Andy Lynn in space on the edge of the box, but his pass across to Marty Lara was cut out and another chance went begging.
More a case of two points lost then 1 point earned in this one as the Farm must pick up their act if they are to move themselves back to the top of the table. 1-1 in the end with plenty of points to play for.

Final Score: Ingle Farm 1 Elizabeth Downs 1.
By Cameron Hawkins

ROUND 11
ELIZABETH VALE vs INGLE FARM
MOFFLIN ROAD
SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2009

No Report Written

ROUND 12
INGLE FARM vs SALISBURY INTER
MOFFLIN ROAD
SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009

No Report Written

ROUND 13
PONTIAN EAGLES vs INGLE FARM
FERRYDEN PARK
SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2009

No Report Written

ROUND 14
INGLE FARM vs USC LION
WALKLEY PARK
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2009

No Report Written

ROUND 15
PARA HILLS WEST vs INGLE FARM
MANOR FARM OVAL
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2009

No Report Written

ROUND 16
INGLE FARM vs SALISBURY FLORINA
WALKLEY PARK
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009

No Report Written

ROUND 17
FULHAM UTD vs INGLE FARM
COLLINS RESERVE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009

No Report Written

ROUND 18
PARAFIELD GARDENS vs INGLE FARM
BRADMAN OVAL
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

With the league title on the line, the Farm Reserves travelled to the Gardens knowing nothing less then three points would seal there fate as league champions. The ambiance was certainly mixed in the change room as players prepared in there own way before the game. As per usual it was the Andy Lynn pre-match comedy show in the change room as he tried to gee up the boys. The pre-match warm up was quiet, focused and intense as well all went through what we had to do in the next 90 minutes.