Five soccer champions

Five soccer teams from Woy Woy have finished the season as league champions and another six played in the finals series.

The 14A, 14C and women's 12B teams were undefeated league champions in their grades, while the 10B and 35C2 teams also won their finals on September 27 and 28.

"Woy Woy Football Club enjoyed a wonderful season this year," said club secretary Ms Anne-Maree Tonkin.

"The club had 17 junior non-comp teams and 29 junior and senior competition teams this season.

"Eleven teams played in the finals series.

"The W16B and W14A teams were knocked out of the finals race in their semi-finals, while the 10B and 11F teams lost their finals in penalty shoot-outs, having been equal after regular and extra time.

"Woy Woy's 12E, 14A, 14C, 15B, W12B, MAA5 and 35C2 all competed in grand finals.

"For the 12E team, Avoca were too strong, defeating Woy Woy 2-0.

"The 14A and 15B teams battled courageously, both being ultimately defeated during penalty shoot outs.

"For the 14A's this was their first loss of the season and included more than 35 minutes of lost game time because of an injury to one of their strikers.

"The 15B team made the grand final from third place, but couldn't gain the advantage in the penalty shootout.

"It took the 35C2 and W12B's extra time to secure grand final wins, 2-1 and 2-0 respectively.

"Two-nil proved to be a popular score with both the MAA5 and 14C teams achieving the same winning score in their final matches of the season.

"The club enjoyed a positive feeling throughout the season which was evident during the final series and particularly at the grand final matches," Ms Tonkin said.

She said the club was appreciative of the efforts of the coaches, managers and parents and very proud of all our players whether or not success came in the form of a trophy.

Woy Woy Football Club will hold its senior presentation day at Woy Woy Bowling Club on November 2.

Press release, 10 Oct 2008 Anne-Maree Tonkin, Woy Woy Football Club