Super Youth League Round 1 Review

Please allow me to take this opportunity to wish all the clubs, teams, players, coaches, managers and administrators all the very best of good fortune for 2010 and I sincerely hope that this playing year brings everything you could hope for.
I would love to include goal scorers and more detailed reports in this column each week but the only way I can do so is if the clubs provide me with the information. I do get out and about each week but I cannot possibly visit all eighteen match venues on a given weekend.
Therefore, every club has an open invitation to send me their details every week ? such as the scorers, the times the goals were scored and even a brief (if biased) report on each match. The only catch is that I need to receive this information before 9.00am on Monday mornings. You can send your information to barrydavis52@hotmail.com but please remember that anything sent after the deadline may be missed and therefore not included in the report.
Goals were the order of the season?s first day as every single game involved the ball finding the back of the net at least once and in seventeen of the matches played on the day both teams scored.
It is far too early to even think about considering the competition tables as history has shown that none of the competitions will begin to settle down until about the fourth or fifth rounds.
Club Championship
Spirit FC must have been absolutely delighted when they took all the points from their visit to Macarthur Rams while newly promoted Sydney University should be very pleased that their first day at this level yielded a dozen points from Granville Rage.
Western Panthers made their trip to Schofields Scorpions pay as they went home with ten of the available points and Dulwich Hill bagged a haul of eleven points from their home games against Northern Tigers.
Mounties Wanderers raised more than a few eyebrows when they grabbed nine points at home to powerhouse club PCYC Parramatta while Blacktown Spartans pocketed eight points at home to Central Coast Lightning.
Grade 13
If the opening day is any indication, this competition could well be very close indeed. There were two draws and the other four matches were decided by a one goal margin.
Central Coast Lightning took the points when they overcame Blacktown Spartans with a 2-1 result and that scoreline appeared again when Spirit FC defeated Macarthur Rams.
Mounties Wanderers began their season well with a 1-0 victory over PCYC Parramatta while Sydney University were 1-0 winners over Granville Rage.
Dulwich Hill battled out a 2-2 draw with Northern Tigers while Schofields Scorpions and Western Panthers were locked at 1-1 when the final whistle blew.
Grade 14
Mounties Wanderers were the big scorers on the day after they posted a 5-1 triumph over PCYC Parramatta while Spirit FC registered a 4-1 success over Macarthur Rams.
Western Panthers were 2-0 winners when they faced Schofields Scorpions and Sydney University began their season with a 1-0 result from their match against Granville Rage.
Blacktown Spartans fought out a 2-2 draw with Central Coast Lightning and that scoreline was repeated when Dulwich Hill faced Northern Tigers.
Grade 15
Sydney University produced a very solid 5-2 victory from their visit to Granville Rage and Spirit FC recorded a 3-1 win from their trip to Macarthur Rams while Western Panthers were also 3-1 winners when they journeyed to Schofields Scorpions.
Blacktown Spartans produced a 1-0 win at home to Central Coast Lightning, Mounties Wanderers came up with a 2-1 result when they hosted PCYC Parramatta and Dulwich Hill were 3-2 winners at home to Northern Tigers.
Grade 16
Schofields Scorpions made an impression with a 2-0 triumph over Western Panthers and that scoreline appeared again when Dulwich Hill overcame Northern Tigers.
Blacktown Spartans took the points when they were 1-0 winners over Central Coast Lightning and Spirit FC were victorious with a 1-0 result away from home against Macarthur Rams.
PCYC Parramatta posted the club?s first points on the day when they produced a 1-0 win over Mounties Wanderers while Granville Rage claimed their club?s only points when they had a 1-0 success over Sydney University.
Grade 18
In a high scoring thriller Western Panthers claimed the full ration of points when they downed Schofields Scorpions by the odd goal in five while Dulwich Hill were 2-1 winners over Northern Tigers and Sydney University were also 2-1 winners when they faced Granville Rage.
Spirit FC were 1-0 ahead at the final whistle when they met Macarthur Rams and PCYC Parramatta also produced a 1-0 victory from they clash with Mounties Wanderers while Blacktown Spartans and Central Coast Lightning battled out a 1-1 draw.
-By Barry Davis