Year 7 Girls
On Tuesday 16 May, the Year 7 girls SEZ football team travelled to St Kents. They were very excited to begin the tournament and the team had a winning attitude. They played 6 consecutive games with only 1 brief 15 minute break to have lunch. The team never lost a game and only conceded 1 goal for the entire tournament. This meant that they tied first equal with St Kents for the South Eastern Zone tournament. It came down to goal difference as to which team would get to represent the South Eastern Zone at Auckland Champs. We lost out marginally to St Kents, with only 3 goals separating us.
It was a great experience and the team had so much fun bonding and supporting each other. The team is looking forward to next year.
Year 8 Girls
On Tuesday 23 May, the Year 8 girls football team travelled to St Kents for the annual South Eastern Zone tournament. Despite the gloomy weather, the team had high spirits and started the competition off with a bang, winning their first two pool round games easily. Finishing 2nd in the pool meant that the team made it into the semi finals. We had most of the possession in the semi final but struggled to find the back of the net. The opposition got a lucky goal towards the end of the match which put us out of the final. We played off for 3rd and 4th and won easily. The girls did amazingly well, especially given the conditions on the day.
Year 7 Boys
On Thursday 18 May, the Year 7 boys football team travelled to St Kents to take part in the South Eastern Zone tournament. We played hard and fair and came away with several great wins. In the end, we claimed 2nd place. The boys should be very proud of their achievements and efforts throughout the day!

Year 8 Boys
On Thursday 25 May, the Year 8 boys football team played in the South Eastern Zone tournament held at St Kentigern College. There were two pools with five teams in each. In our pool, there were Howick, Farm Cove, Ormiston, Pakuranga and ourselves.
We won all of our pool games; Ormiston 3-0, Pakuranga 9-0, Farm Cove 5-0 and Howick 12-0.
In the semi-final, we faced Bucklands Beach Intermediate. Although it was a tough match against a good team, we came out on top, winning 2-0. We then faced the very good host team, St Kents, in the final.
We started well and scored first to take the lead. Then St Kents were awarded a free kick just outside the goalkeeper's box. A little confusion in our defence led to them scoring. The score was 1-1. After a fierce battle up and down the pitch, the full time whistle was blown. We went into 5 minutes extra time. If it remained a draw at the end of extra time, then we would have to go to penalty shootouts. We were awarded a free kick in front of the goalkeeper's box. A perfectly weighted kick sailed just over their keeper's outstretched fingers and went into the net. We now had to hold on to our narrow lead to win the tournament. After a very tense last few minutes, the final whistle was blown. We won the SEZ tournament!
As the coach, I could not be more proud of the boys. They not only played with excellent skill and teamwork, but displayed all the virtues of our school, both on and off the field. A special mention goes to our team captain, Caleb A-R. Throughout training and during the tournament, he modelled all of Somerville Intermediate’s virtues, as well as playing outstandingly.
