Wanderers Youth vs AIS Youth

****ity!! Of all the days and times...

I'm in the middle of finalising my move to the 'Berra. Driving truck down Friday arvo, driving it back Sat arvo. So I'll probably miss the stupid thing (and it's only a short walk from my house too...)

****!!!!!

dude I'm gonna be at this match too! and then my band is playing that night at the basement in belconnen. 

you could even meet kat from upstairs!! MAKE IT HAPPEN DUDE!!

Maybe, just maybe, the truck can drive back up a little later on Saturday than was planned.

Can't hang around for the gig I'm afraid, but *maybe* I can make the match.

haha might see you there mate Is there plenty of parking at the venue? 

haha might see you there mate Is there plenty of parking at the venue? 

Yeah - plenty of free parking available right next to the ground. The ahtletics track parking is right alongisde the main entrance to Bruce Stadium.

Awesome thanks mate! We're running a bit late, might miss kickoff unfortunately but well be as quick as we can

A comfortable 4-1 win for the Wanderers Youth. They opened the match with a goal in the first minute to Joey Gibbs, followed that with Reece Caira scoring in the 10th, the second half saw an own goal from the AIS' Rocco Pizatta, and Jake McGing finished the game as a contest with his 76 minute strike.

AIS are honking this season. Are they packed full of 16-17 yr olds?

AIS are honking this season. Are they packed full of 16-17 yr olds?

Yeah. They are kids in the AIS program, no over-age players at all and anyone with any major skill usually ends up moving to an actual A-League club very soon so they are all good youth players, but are rarely the absolute best of the bunch. The A-League teams often have 3 or 4 over-age first team players so they are usually physically, technically and creatively outmatched. It's a harsh way to learn that even if you're playing in a national setup, it doesn't mean you're any good right then and there.

 

AIS are honking this season. Are they packed full of 16-17 yr olds?

 

Yeah. They are kids in the AIS program, no over-age players at all and anyone with any major skill usually ends up moving to an actual A-League club very soon so they are all good youth players, but are rarely the absolute best of the bunch. The A-League teams often have 3 or 4 over-age first team players so they are usually physically, technically and creatively outmatched. It's a harsh way to learn that even if you're playing in a national setup, it doesn't mean you're any good right then and there.

Yep - quite true. Interesting to note though, that our Jakob Williams,Yiannis Perkatis and Daniel Barac all played for the AIS last season. Good up and coming players.

I got there 15 mins late and missed two goals haha. There were a LOT of people in AIS trackies watching, whereas I thought there'd be nobody there, so it was good. It was free entry and a great pitch, but I had two longjump pits, a pole vault mat and 8 lanes of athletic track between me and the game, so that kinda sucked. I thought gibbs was out there but couldn't tell if it was him or not until he got subbed. 

Solid effort by the wanderers boys though. Could easily have got to about 8-5 though haha, AIS smacked the post and missed a lot of opportunities, as did wanderers.