{"id":133381,"date":"2026-07-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=133381"},"modified":"2026-07-16T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:00:00","slug":"surf-coast-under-12s-come-within-seconds-of-state-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/sport\/surf-coast-under-12s-come-within-seconds-of-state-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"Surf Coast under-12s come within seconds of state glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SURF Coast FC&#8217;s under-12 girls came within 38 seconds of winning the State Club Championships title before suffering a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The championships were held at The Home of the Matildas in Bundoora, with Surf Coast fielding teams in the under-10, under-12 and under-15 girls competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The under-12s looked set to lift the trophy before a late Bentleigh Greens equaliser forced the match to penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Coerver Coaching director Adrian Leijer, who coached the three sides, said the under-12 girls&#8217; run was a reward for years of development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was just a fantastic showing from a group of girls that have been developing really well over the years,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To go there and do so well just gives them a whole lot of belief, just knowing that they can mix it with the kids in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Image1_71590.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"359\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team overcame several National Premier League clubs to reach the tournament&#8217;s final. Photo: Coerver Coaching.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The best thing was just the experience. Even though the final didn&#8217;t go their way, they performed amazingly well, and they were that close to winning it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The under-10s reached the quarter-finals, while the under-15s also enjoyed a strong campaign to cap an impressive tournament for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Leijer said the performances across all three age groups highlighted the quality of Surf Coast FC&#8217;s junior program.<\/p>\n<p>The club has the fourth-highest participation numbers among Football Victoria&#8217;s more than 230 clubs and was named Regional Club of the Year in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Leijer said many talented juniors were currently forced to leave Surf Coast FC to play National Premier Leagues football and believed the club was &#8220;well and truly knocking on the door&#8221; of earning its own junior licence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s time that Surf Coast FC is respected for what they&#8217;re doing in terms of youth development,&#8221; he said. &#8220;[They] really need to be seriously considered now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Facilities are fantastic, the people involved are brilliant, and the quality of the average player that we&#8217;re producing is of a really strong standard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You combine all those things together and the regional location that we have, I think the club&#8217;s more than ready to step up. Particularly in the female space, I feel like it&#8217;s a space where we&#8217;re very, very strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The club&#8217;s junior sides will now turn their attention to the remainder of their domestic seasons, before competing in the Ballarat and Shepparton Cups later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SURF Coast FC&#8217;s under-12 girls came within 38 seconds of winning the State Club Championships title before suffering a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat. The championships were held at The Home of the Matildas in Bundoora, with Surf Coast fielding teams in the under-10, under-12 and under-15 girls competitions. 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