Football Success Year 7 Win District Cup Final and Year 9 Finalists
We are delighted to share the success of our Year 7, and 9 football teams who both reached the District Cup Finals!
The finals took place on Wednesday 9 April and our Year 7 team hoped to follow to success of last year's Yr 7 team and bring home a trophy in their first season and year 9 hoped to repeat the success of our teams for the previous three years and win the cup again for NLS
Year 7 District Cup Final
The year 7 team faced Stratford School at Central Ajax Park in Warwick; when NLS met Stratford School in their first ever game it was 6-5 to Stratford and NLS were determined to show their improvement and development.
NLS started the final strongly and dominated possession from the first whistle, creating some excellent scoring opportunities and playing some wonderful football. By the end of the first half they had scored three goals, 2 for Dan B and 1 for Max W to cement their dominance and reward their excellent play. In the second half, Stratford threw everything against NLS and made them fight with their backs against the wall to maintain their 3-goal lead, but in the end they kept their clean sheet and come out with a 3 -0 victory in the final!
Congratulations to all the boys that played in the final and the previous rounds on route to their Cup win.
Year 9 District Cup Final
Our year 9 team also faced Stratford who, like the Year 7s, had beaten NLS in their first game of the season with NLS having been unbeaten since. They started well taking the lead through Danel Z, before Stratford levelled before half-time in a evenly matched first half. The second half remained very even, with NLS struggling to play the free flowing football they are capable of and finished at 1 – 1, which meant a nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out.
Reuben C who came in to play in goal at the semi-final stage, started extremely well, making an early save to put NLS in the driving seat and the chance to win with the first five penalties, but unfortunately, they couldn’t capitalise and so the penalty shoot-out went to sudden death. Amazingly, it went on until the 11th penalty for each team, but sadly it was Stratford who finally proved victorious and prevent NLS winning the trophy for the third time in a row.
A huge well done to all the boys who played in the final and had the courage and bravery to take a penalty in such a pressure situation.
And well done to all the boys who have represented the school teams at Football this season.