Snap! Leopards outrun Waimea Heights

Here's our victorious team after winning the final game of the season, 1-nil. Last time we played Waimea Heights, they beat us 3-1, so we've really improved. Koach Stephen gave us some inspiring words at half-time, but all honours to Bella for her first-half goal.

What a goal! Bella ran the ball beautifully towards goal then scored with her kick from a very difficult angle. Not just that, but she put the ball precisely where the Waimea goalkeeper wasn't.

Both coaches made a wise decision to let each team field seven players instead of six; this meant fewer subs and better fun all round. Sarah had some great runs in the second half and was unlucky not to score. Alice had her usual array of power kicks in defence where she and Rosie repeatedly repelled Waimea's forward attacks.

Great to see so many parents cheering on the Leopards, many of them with cameras. Come on Belinda, Jeremy and Alice Mary's twin brothers - where are your photos? It's thanks once again to Richard for these pictures. He's put a total of 29 photos from Saturday's match onto the Flickr photo-sharing website (including a few shots of the parents).

That was our final match but next week (2nd September) we're having a Leopards BBQ at Cornelian Bay starting at 2pm. There are several electric BBQs on the grass verge near the beach, adjacent to the playground. See you there!