Stars sent packing as Rams march on

Story & photo Dogwhistle

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Despite a spate of injuries leaving the squad seriously understaffed, the Rams showed their class in both grades.

The Rams Reserves played much of the match with ten men but still managed to completely dominate the struggling Italo boys. A goal apiece to Kazuhiro Tsukamoto, Kare Isaac, Will Ennis, Jonah Parenteau and FOUR to an on-fire Sam Owens took the final tally to 8-0.

The Premier team continued the rout, opening the scoring seven minutes in when a cross from George Martin found Herick Schuenemann, Herick laid the ball back to the feet of Quinn McDonald who finished superbly.

Moments later, slick flanking combinations from the Rams put Aaron Walker in the zone for goal number two and, just before the break, another great cross from Martin to the head of a sprinting Aaron Walker made it 3-0.

Early in the second half, James Tomlinson’s through ball put Walker once again into the attack. Walker’s first shot rebounded off the keeper straight back to his feet and he made no mistake with the follow up, completing his hat-trick with a clean strike.

With ten minutes on the clock, a long throw from sub Jonah Parenteau found Aaron Walker surrounded in the box. Walker laid it back to Quinn McDonald who blasted home a sublime 25 metre drive to make it 5-0.

Not to be outdone by Sam Owens, Walker rushed the Italo defence with 5 minutes to go, stole possession a metre from the goal line and buried his fourth and the Rams sixth for the day. 

The final score at the whistle was 6-0 but it could easily have been many more. Italo were saved from a double-digit defeat by the outstanding work of their young keeper.

This Saturday, the Rams host top-three contender, Goonellabah at the Recreation Grounds. The Reserves kick off at 1pm and the Prems at 3pm.