Soccer team is third in State

The Umina Public School boy's soccer team has finished third in the state at the NSW PSSA soccer finals at Spears Point.

The team was hoping to add NSW champions to their list of titles, after previously being named Central Coast Champions and Sydney North Champions.

To qualify for the NSW PSSA soccer finals, the team had won seven straight games throughout the year against schools from around NSW.

The boy's first game was against Kings Langley, a strong team which knocked out last year's winners in earlier rounds.

"With 10 minutes to go, we were 2-nil down when Mason Reineker scored a great goal to give us a chance," said coach Mr Michael Murphy.

"Unfortunately with us pushing forward to equalise, we conceded on the break and eventually lost 3-1."

In the third place playoff, the game ended 1-1 with Wallsend South and Umina Public School awarded equal third place.

Email, 20 Oct 2010 Michael Murphy, Umina Public School