Central Coast Christian Football Association’s representative side took out the Christian Football Federation Australia NSW Country State Titles in Shellharbour recently.
The round robin tournament saw the Coast team take on fellow NSW Country associations Hunter, Blue Mountains and Illawarra, with the top two teams progressing to the final.
The Coast team lost 2-0 to Hunter, defeated Blue Mountains 5-1 and lost 2-1 to Illawara, going through to the final based on goals scored.
Playing Illawarra in the final, the Coast team held out for a 0-0 draw against the undefeated home side, with the match decided by a penalty shootout which saw the Coast come out on top 4-3, thanks to two saves from our goalkeeper Jake Malone.
It was the Coast’s first Cup win since 2017.
Golden boot for the tournament was Mark Partridge, who scored three goals for the Central Coast.
Partridge and team-mates Toby Williams, Jake Malone, Nathan Barnett, Mitchell Legge and Aaron Gilli were selected to represent NSW Country in the National Titles later this year.
Other members of the team representing the Coast in the state titles were Arron Soiland, Brady Asher, James Killick, Ken Donnelly, Kareem Mohamed, Matt Zammit, Steven Zammit, Mark Partridge, Ollie Davidson, Ryan Muller and Blake McLean.
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Central Coast Christian Football Association