I watched another three games last night.
Game 1 was WPA against Island Bay. Can't say the football was particularly good to be honest. Both teams have the odd decent player but I've watched WPA for at least 4 years now and I just can't see a style or pattern of play that's positive. It's just pack the defense and lamp it up to two quick kids upfront. The rest look like they are making it up on the pitch. I missed the start and only saw one goal to WPA so can't confirm the score.
Game 2. Swifts 0 - Ole 11. Yes eleven. West's won the first half of the U17 season in 2018, Karori the second, so i was hoping for a decent game. Swifts had at least one "ringin" I could see but it was men against boys which is ironic really. That's three times these two have played this year with the aggregate being 0-25.
Game 3. Ole - Kaizen. I think this ended 1-4 to Kaizen. This again was men against boys but in the true sense with Kaizen taking full advantage of a couple of players who haven't appeared in previous weeks. The second half goals were all long balls over the top to big, strong, fast kids (taking advantage of no AR's possibly) who ran in on goal.
This "Wellington Football Academy Tournament" had been a real eye opener. Ole are so far ahead of the pack you really have to question the quality of the football education the others are providing.