Sydney Olympic has recorded win number 6 of the
season. But we did it much harder than it needed to be, as we squandered numerous
chances to put this game to bed and, in the end, we had to grind out the
result.
We started the match off in ominous form and we could have conceivably been 3-0
up inside the first 10 minutes, with only a couple of good saves from the
goalkeeper and some desperate last ditch defending preventing it from being so.
We were carving them up at will and it only seemed a matter of time before we
would open the scoring, we continued to look dangerous in attack, especially
down both flanks as the first-half progressed. If we weren’t missing chances,
then it was our last pass options that was letting us down, we just didn’t have
that little bit of luck. Eventually we did find the back of the net, only for
that to be ruled out for offside. We huffed and puffed in that first-half,
totally dominating the play but we were not able to get our reward, which was
very frustrating. The only time we looked in any sort of trouble defensively, was
due to our own doing. Losses in concentration saw us sloppily give the ball
away a couple of times which resulted in them breaking away at pace,
fortunately for us their end product was worse than ours. At the half-time
break the score was 0-0 and it had the stench of being one of those days where
the ball would not go in.
Unlike last week where we started the second-half poorly, yesterday we came
back from the break and continued our positive play from the first-half. This
positivity was rewarded 10 minutes into the second-half, as Radovan Pavicevic
headed home from a corner to finally give us a much deserved 1-0 lead. We had
other chances but we would not be as dominant in the final 30 minutes of the
match. The opposition, having been let off the hook throughout the contest
sensed an equaliser and pushed hard in this endeavour. It is what happens when
you fail to put teams to the sword. As a result of them pushing for a goal, it
did open up some space for us to kill the game off. We had a couple of good opportunities,
but we just could not find the second goal. We had a couple of scares
defensively late-on, but we were able to hold on to our lead and claim the
all-important victory.
As a supporter, you cannot be displeased with the season we are currently experiencing.
8 matches, 6 Wins, 1 Draw, 1 Loss. A brilliant start to the season and we have
put ourselves in a good position to challenge on all fronts this season.
With several injuries to the squad, we will be stretched thin over the next few
weeks as the matches will now be coming thick and fast. A couple of
re-enforcements are needed when the window opens in a couple of months.
In the Club Championship, the U18s lost 4-3 and the U20s managed to grab a 2-2
draw.
Our next match is a Round 5 FFA Cup match against Terrigal United this Wednesday
Night, May 2. Taking place on the Central Coast at Pluim Park, Tuggerah St.
Lisarow. Kick-Off is at 7pm.
Our next League match is this Saturday Night, May 5. An always tough away day
to face the Sutherland Sharks. Kick-Off is at 6.30pm at Seymour Shaw Park in
Miranda.
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