THE under 12's Tigers Black surprised themselves and their opposition as they notched their second win of the season in the sudden death elimination final against the Wingham Warriors at Taree on Saturday.
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With nothing to lose they really took the game to their opponents, defending tenaciously and looking adventurous in attack.
They deservedly took the lead late in the first half when Kayne Martin bashed home a corner from Rosie Newman.
The second half saw the Warriors fight back and with around 15 minutes to go they drew level.
All the Tigers were working especially hard and the game went into Golden Goal extra time, very unfamiliar territory for the young Tigers.
With only a few minutes of the first half of extra time played, the referee awarded the Tigers a penalty.
Up strode Ellie Rose Hawkins to smash the ball past the despairing dive of the keeper and send the Tigers to the next stage of the finals series winning the game 2-1.
