The season has ended for the Adelaide Uni Blacks Division 3 team but the AUSC 7-a-side season is just beginning. Yes, I am aware that this means the amateur soccer is technically no longer being played on a Saturday (making the name of this blog temporarily misleading) but this is only for the months during the off-season. Amateur Soccer on a Saturday will resume in March with preseason games and then the start of the SAASL season! So, for the meantime, the 7-a-side team (called Gus’ Left Foot) is returning to take on the Thursday 7-a-side competition but this time with a new look squad. Another 7-a-side team from last season consisting of AUSC Blacks players, has merged with the side in the hope of creating a formidable team with more depth in rotation players. This year’s team consists of myself, Will, Josh, Ned, Andre, KK, Lachy, Raj and the player/manager Jacob. This season (as with last season) there is no dedicated goalkeeper, so each player will have their turn at playing half a match in goals. This tactic may prove a detriment to the team as some players are undoubtedly better than others between the goalposts. Additionally, substitutions will be conducted in a casual manner where the first player to come off goes back on approximately two minutes later. This ensures that players will get an adequate amount of time on the pitch.
The team will face opposition of varying talent across the competition and they are not the only Blacks division 3 side in the competition. Chairman of the division 3 side, Bing, has entered a team consisting of several mainstay first team players, including the Danish imports whose skills lit up the pitch in the latter stages of the regular season. Bing’s team may prove to be our biggest rival on the pitch in what promises to be an exciting derby match in the future! The team will look to improve upon its third-place finish from last year and take home some silverware. Come out to park 10 to watch the team every Thursday at 7pm!
Amateur Soccer Saturdays 