Tara Murray
St Augustine’s Primary School student Irena Razumic has ticked off one of her goals in making the School Sport Victoria 12 and under soccer team.
The Keilor student and her teammates will travel to Sydney this week to compete against teams from across Australia in the Sydney International Cup.
Irena was selected after two training days, one in Ballarat and one in Darebin.
“I’m really excited,” she said.
“I really wanted to make the team. It was one of my goals. It was something I really wanted.”
Irena has been playing soccer since she was six-years-old, with her mother Susan saying that she had good ball skills and wasn’t into girly things like dancing.
Irena said she was looking forward to the challenges that will occur in Sydney.
“I want to play well and have fun,” she said.
“I want to make new friends. We have had two training sessions together and it’s been fun.
“I think it will be really special. Hopefully we can do well and if we win.”
Irena, who said her running ability was her strength, likes to play in the midfield and a little bit of defence.
Her idols are Australian star Ellie Carpenter and Luka Modrić.
The Calder United young gun, who will attend Maribyrnong Sports College next year, has big aims for the future.
“I want to play for Australia.”
