Should have won - Sydney Olympic 0-0 Bonnyrigg

Some of you may have noticed that there was no blog last week. The truth is I was that down and pissed off with what happened at Melita. I was sick to my stomach to see us capitulate to a team that we should be beating (with all due respect to Melita). Not to mention the other crap that was swirling around the club and in particular this blog.

For the Record;
I will never apologise for caring about the club and its current status.
I will never feel guilty about giving my honest view about our match performances. 
I will give my opinion about any concerns I have about the club and its future.

The club’s official channels are so devoid of any content about the club that this blog is one of the few places people can come and find out and read about what’s going on. To find out how we’re doing and to find out who we are playing next and where.

Onto today’s match against Bonnyrigg. It wasn’t that hard to manage, but we were much better than last week against Parramatta. The defensive lapses of the opening 6 rounds were still there but at a reduced rate and as the title suggests, we were really unfortunate not to come away with the 3 points, which were so badly needed by the Club.

The match was for the most part a tough midfield battle, with both sides not willing to give an inch to the other, which was to be expected.

Bonnyrigg had some chances, but we created the bulk of them and also the better of the chances, hit the woodwork, and we were foiled by Bonnyrigg’s goalkeeper on numerous occasions.

We were the better side and should have come away with the victory, but at the moment we are really struggling to score. The referee blew his whistle for full-time and the score stayed at 0-0, the only positive was it was our first clean sheet for the season.

So in mentioning our goal scoring problems, I found this comment coach Grant Lee gave after the game very interesting:

“It’s been a little bit of our story so far this season. We create chances but can’t find the net”
OK, so we are acknowledging this dilemma, but the best striker in the club cannot get a run in 1^st Grade, truly baffling.

We should be doing much better in the League than our current position shows. A quick look at the squad shows names like Henderson, Gaitatzis, Stamatellis, Triantis, Angel, Sorge, Fondyke and others; we should be doing much better and I hope a string of victories are just around the corner.

In the interests of the Club Championship here are the results of the 3 Grades;
1^st Grade drew 0-0, the 20’s won 2-1 and in the 18’s we lost 6-3.

Last Wednesday Night we were also in FFA Cup 5^th Round Qualifying action against North Shore Mariners (Formerly Northbridge FC). We were a class above our opponents which was to be expected and qualified for the next round with a comfortable 3-0 win.

Wednesday May 4^th is the date of our 6^th Round Qualifying clash, against Illawarra Premier League side, Wollongong United. The game is expected to be at Belmore Sports Ground with kick-off set for 7:30pm.

Our next match is in the League, against a fully committed and in-form Hakoah Sydney City East side, this Saturday Night at Hensley Athletic Field (Eastgardens) kick-off is at 7pm.