Italo Stars Football Club
The Italo Stars FC board would like to say thank you to all those who lent a hand during both the Bunning's BBQ and the Anzac Cup canteen weekend. Your help is much appreciated and without you our club would be unable to run. Both of these events had a huge number of younger members lending a hand. This is great for our club, as we know that the future is in good hands.
The season is well and truly under way now with both senior and juniors taking to the field. It was a slow start for the junior teams with wet weather washing out the first weekend of play. This wet weather also saw the cancelation of the 2015 Junior Muster Night; this however will now be held on Thursday the 4th of June, starting at 5pm. Bring the kids along for a night under the lights with lots of fun to be had.
Senior teams are now hitting their straps and putting in the hard yards. All 4 of the senior teams are strong in their respective divisions and we wish them the best as they keep up the hard work and get more wins on the board. The Board would like to say a special thank you to all those that have taken on the task of coaching this season, be it a senior or junior team your time and passion is much appreciated.
1st Division men and 2nd Division Women both sit in first place on their respective ladders this week, whilst Mens 4ths sit in 4th place, and Womens 4ths site in 5th with plenty of time to rise.
Meanwhile in the juniors, six games into their season U15 Girls are in equal first place with Alstonville on points, and trailing only on GD. And Grade 16 1st Div boys also sit high in 2nd spot five games in.
An entertaining night of football at Barrow lane on Tuesday night led to 2nd Divison Women and 1st Division Men beating their respective Thistle's opponents in two close tough games. The women had an early 2-0 lead at half time, but Thistles fought back in the second half for an eventual 3-2 win to Stars, with the final goal a beautiful shot by Kendelle O'Reilly in the 77th minute.
In the men's game Tomas Henry scored the only goal of the match early in the first half for a 1-0 win for the Star's lads.
A thrilling game at Oakes Oval on Friday night resulted in the Stars girls continuing their unbeaten winning streak, taking out the Callan McMillan Open Womens B Cup in a 5-2 victory over the Byron Bay Wildcats. The opposition gave it their all, but just couldn't break down a team with no weak points, and all of the energy and skill on the night.
Full match report and photos here.
2nd Div Women
