VICTORIA has made a flying start to the School Sport Australia 12-and-under Football Championships at Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve.
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The Victorian boys team produced the best performance of day one, rallying from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the highly-rated Queensland side 4-2.
The Victorian girls also opened their campaign in style, defeating defending champions Queensland 3-0.
New South Wales’ bid for a fourth-straight boys title started shakily.
The Blues trailed South Australia early after the Croweaters scored from the penalty spot.
The Blues’ weight of possession eventually took its toll and the title favourites levelled the scores and escaped with a 1-1 draw.
It was a gutsy effort from South Australia considering it was its second game of the day.
South Australia opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over Western Australia.
The ACT boys impressed in their 3-1 win over the Northern Territory.
New South Wales’ boys backed up in the final game of the day, defeating WA 2-0.
The Blues’ girls squad stamped themselves as the team to beat with two strong wins on day one.
The NSW girls defeated South Australia 4-1 in their morning clash before backing up in the afternoon with an emphatic 5-0 thumping of Western Australia.
The WA and SA girls clashed earlier in the day and they shared the points in a 1-1 draw.
ACT girls collected the full points after defeating the NT 1-0.
Day two action on Tuesday gets underway from 9am, with the Victorian boys taking on Northern Territory and the WA girls clashing with Queensland.
The Victorian boys also face South Australia in a crucial contest from 3.15pm.
The match of the day in the girls section is at 12.45pm with Queensland doing battle with New South Wales.
