Hawks DEFEAT Boston

June 28th, 10am at FDR Park.

A steamy hot morning set the tone for a hot hard match up against Boston. They turned up with 19 players and it was decided to play 16's to allow them subs. The Hawkers fielded 25 players including 6 American and 2 Aussie rookies.

First quarter saw a few mistakes and easily given marks for Boston allowing them an early lead. A few failed kicks from Boston allowed Philly to remain in sight of them

1-2-8 to 2-5-17

Second quarter and the Hawks came out of fresh interchange with a goal in the first minute. Boston quickly answered with one of their own. Kicking on goal was furious from there on by both teams with each missing and piling up behinds.

3-5-23 to 3-6-24

After a well deserved rest during half time from the sun and humidity both teams came out firing again, with many shots on goal both ending in a lot of behinds yet providing for alot of exciting action.

5-7-37 to 6-8-44

Knowing that they were down going into the final quarter Philly fired up. The back line which had been picked apart most of the game by Bostons excellent marking in their forward line, finally found their gel positively stopping Boston in their tracks at every opportunity. From that point the Hawks just launched on after another after another to finish off the Demons in our, gutsy, we aren't done till we're done, fashion that we have become legendary for in this league.

8-10-58 to 6-8-44

This was an especially big win for Philly as we haven't seen a success against the Tough Division 1 team, Boston, in quite a few match ups. Made all the sweeter at our home ground FDR.

Thank you to Boston for giving our boys and our spectators such a spectacular display of Footy.

Alex Kalajzich, President of the Philadelphia Hawks AFC

http://www.phillyhawks.com

- Alex Kalajzich
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