Livestreamed Sunshine Coast Schools Football grand finals thrill crowds

Coaches and captains have shared both their premiership glee and heartbreak after a thrilling night of finals in the inaugural Sunshine Coast Schools Football competition.

St Teresa's College players celebrate after winning the Sunshine Coast Schools Football grand final in penalty shootout over St John’s College. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Coaches and captains have shared both their premiership glee and heartbreak after a thrilling night of finals in the inaugural Sunshine Coast Schools Football competition.

In a big day of football, the semi-finals and grand finals of the schools competition hit the fields of Maroochydore on Wednesday.

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Games on Field 1 were livestreamed with students from St John's College, Siena College, St Teresa's College and Nambour State College all hitting the field.

In the boys grand final, St Teresa's managed to pull off an upset victory over an undefeated St John's after the game was drawn 0-0 at full-time and descended into penalty shootouts.

St Teresa's nailed all five of their goals, but on the very last penalty shot St John's Lochlan Chant skied the ball over the net to lose the game.

Here's what St Teresa's and St John's leaders had to say about the boys clash.

St Teresa's Catholic College defeated St John's College in the boys grand final of the inaugural Sunshine Coast Schools Football competition. Picture: Tom Threadingham

ST TERESA'S

Coach Jeff Tickner

"We all knew it was going to be a battle, they (St John's) are a good team and it went to penalties," Tickner said.

"I'm proud of the St Teresa's boys and they worked very hard as a team."

Captain Thomas O'Halloran

"I'm very proud of them all," O'Halloran said.

"We've got only about five Year 12s in our team and the rest are Year 10 or Year 9 and they've showed experience which we didn't think they had in them.

"We dug deep, we know those boys (St John's) all play together at club level so we had to stay tight and listen to Mr Tickner and listen to the seniors in the team and we did well."

 

ST JOHN'S

Coach John Calvo

"Penalty shootouts are a gamble and you never know what's going to happen," Calvo said.

"Credit to St Teresa's they pushed us to the end and we were pushing them to end.

"We're gutted and I'm gutted for the boys but that's the exciting part of football, it can change in a heartbeat so congratulations to them.

Captain Dylan Cassidy

"It was a pretty good game," Cassidy said.

"I feel like we were the better team on field but I guess when it comes down to penalty shootouts anything can happen.

 

St John's College defeated Nambour State College in the girls grand final of the inaugural Sunshine Coast Schools Football competition. Picture: Tom Threadingham

Meanwhile, in the girls decider, St John's took on Nambour State College.

While Nambour, who toppled St Teresa's 2-1 in the semi-final, were valiant to the very end, St John's College girls capped an undefeated season with premiership glory via a 3-0 triumph.

It was only 1-0 in the opening half, with both sides trading blows in an exciting second half of play.

However, it was St John's who hit the back of the net twice, putting the win out of reach for Nambour.

Here's what St John's and Nambour College leaders had to say about the girls clash.

ST JOHN'S

Coach Kevin Mills

"It feels absolutely fantastic and I couldn't be more proud of the efforts of the girls," Mills said.

"They're lovely and they played hard and fair.

"It was just a great tournament and I couldn't be happier."

Captain Isabella Rossiter

"We are very excited because I and basically half of our team are in Year 12 so it was our last ever game," Rossiter said.

"It was good to finally win because we've (lost) grand finals for (the past two years).

"The girls played really well and we all put in 100 per cent."

 

NAMBOUR STATE COLLEGE

Captain Shakiah Smith

"It was a tough game and they were a good team," Smith said.

"It was a fun (season)."

Originally published as Livestreamed Sunshine Coast Schools Football grand finals thrill crowds