The gala day was held on Thursday 31 August.
The team started off strong, winning their first match against Macarthur Anglican College. Isabel Inzitari led the way with an amazing cross over to Isabella Sultan who followed through with a cracking goal. The intensity continued as the girls worked together to defeat Redlands school with an exceptional 4-0 victory. Our team remained humble as they knew a pool of very tough competitors were yet to come.
Moriah School was next up, very quickly claiming the title of the ‘school to be beat’ during the early rounds of the day. Our girls kept their composure throughout the match and displayed a range of advanced technical skills. Although they didn’t come out on top, they managed to concede only one goal, which was a huge victory in itself.
Our team then excelled through the quarter-finals and excitedly prepared themselves for the semis. Pushing through the pain of injuries and exhaustion, the team fought hard to redeem themselves in a ‘deja vu’ match against TIGS, a school that had previously knocked them out of the quarter-finals in another gala day, earlier in the year. With a nail-biting finish, TIGS unfortunately came away with the winning goal with a final score of 1-0. The girls were still able to leave the field with their heads held high knowing they had improved immensely since the beginning of the year.
The team finished the day in fourth place overall out of a total of 12 teams. They smashed their team record by making it into the semi-finals for the first time.
We are extremely proud of all of the girls that participated in the TIGS gala day and commend them on all their efforts and teamwork. Well done girls!
Miss Ashley Tobar
Junior School Teacher