SOCCER
LVSL
Round 10 review
In another Saturday night match Falcons were hard pressed by a feisty Churchill team and came away with the points in a come from behind victory, 2-1.
Positions didn’t matter as Churchill played well above their ladder position and had Falcons on the ropes after Jarryd Johnson scored mid-way through the first term.
Churchill coach Dean Pyle was sidelined by a hamstring injury and veteran Paul Reiss made a reappearance.
Falcons’ coach Nick D’Alessandro had a few choice words for his charges during the break and after half-time
Falcons’ bench warmer Nonda Lazaris helped resurrect his team with a good strike for his first senior goal to level scores.
Jamie Pistrin then got the break with a superb goal for Falcons to seal the win.
Olympians v Newborough
Alradi Ali became the hero for Olympians after he scored a vital goal at 88 minutes to secure a 3-2 win over Newborough/Yallourn.
Olympians were first on the board when a cross-ball caught Jayden Steele on the run and he put it past the keeper.
Newborough/Yallourn tried to reply but a strong Olympians defence thwarted all attempts and the score stood at 1-0 at half-time.
Newborough’s Ash Birrell scored on the hour to level proceedings at 1-1 and it was game on as Olympians broke through the deadlock at 70 minutes thanks to Jordie Campbell.
Not to be outdone, Dylan Fairbrother equalised at 84 minutes.
Olympians had to push forward and with the clock winding down Alradi Ali produced some magic at 88 minutes to seal a 3-2 win.
Fortuna v Sale
After eight attempts to beat Sale, Fortuna were finally rewarded with a 4-2 victory in round 10.
A goal in the 18th minute by Fortuna coach David O’Dowd helped the home side take the lead.
Play went end-to-end with both goalkeepers Andrew Heyden (Fortuna) and Damon Stephens (Sale) making good saves.
At 24 minutes an own goal by the Sale keeper gave Fortuna a 2-0 break.
A bizarre passage of play at 34 minutes helped Fortuna goal through Brandon Scott but Sale answered within the minute to score from a rocket by Josh Ryan.
Sale followed up with another goal moments after the kick-off when Orin Giebers crossed to Jeremy Allred.
Brandon Scott, Harvey Bates and defender Liam McCluskey were all good for Fortuna while Sale had plenty of goers in Josh Ryan, Jake Patterson and coach Ross McWhirter.
At half-time Fortuna led 3-2.
Time was running out for Sale and it was left to David O’Dowd to put away Fortuna’s fourth goal to seal a 4-2 victory.
Moe v Traralgon
Moe and Traralgon City fought out a thrilling 2-2 draw in round 10.
Moe led with five minutes to play after an early goal from Lachlan McKenzie 10 minutes into the match.
Traralgon City’s chief scorer DJ Matar was in the thick of the action and brought on the equaliser at 20 minutes.
Moe gained a big advantage after the break when Riley Winkelman-Atkinson got one past the Traralgon keeper.
A volley from Dak Kong went in to level at 2-2 with only minutes to play.
Trafalgar v East Gippsland
A total of nine goals was scored between the two newcomers to the league when Trafalgar took the honours over East Gippsland, 6-3.
Trafalgar’s Nathaniel Parades was the star and charted four goals in the big win.
Aiden Wyatt chipped in the other two to complete the rout.
East Gippsland were competitive and their three goals was the most they have scored in any match this season.
Thomas Foster scored twice at 47 and 73 minutes while Zeb McLeod scored at 71 minutes.
Pegasus men
Pegasus mens’ team were beaten 3-0 by South Springvale on Saturday.
Pegasus were down a goal early when sweeper/defender Jason Ricciuti swooped in for the opener three minutes in.
Ricciuti was again in the action and scored South Springvale’s second at 28 minutes.
After some rough play in the box a penalty was awarded against Pegasus and Mikos Kariuki made no mistake to give South Springvale a 3-0 break.
Pegasus women
Another victory to Pegasus puts them into fifth position on the table after they took out Beaumaris, 2-0.
The Pegs scored through Breanna Morse and Chloe Rodda in the first half to lead them to victory.
Round 11 preview
Newborough/Yallourn will face cellar-dweller Churchill in round 11 action this weekend.
The Rams are putting in but are not being rewarded for their efforts.
They scored first against Falcons last week but couldn’t keep up the pressure.
Newborough/Yallourn have the firepower up front with Ash Birrell, Dylan Fairbrother, Alex Van Vliet and Shayne Pavich all in good form.
Sale v Monash
Monash are coming off the bye while Sale will be licking their wounds after a 4-2 loss to Fortuna.
Sale played well in patches against Fortuna but couldn’t finish off with shots either too high or too wide.
Monash have no shortage of firepower and this could be a high-scoring match.
Traralgon City v Trafalgar
Trafalgar are fresh after a big win over East Gippsland and will be out to prove they can beat a high-calibre team in Traralgon City.
Traralgon City have been playing below their potential and will need to up the ante if they want to play finals.
Falcons v Moe
League leaders Falcons are home to Moe in what promises to be a close clash.
Falcons lead Moe 16-15 in their head to head matches and have won the last three.
Falcons escaped a big scare from Churchill last week although they ended up 3-1 winners. Moe went home with a draw against Traralgon City last week in a match they should have won.
This is sure to be another competitive match which will go down to the final kick of the day. This is Gippsland FM’s monthly broadcast match.
East Gippsland v Fortuna
The Lions will make the long trek to Bairnsdale to battle the East Gippslanders,
Fortuna would have been pleased with their 4-2 win over Sale last week but need to control the ball more. Too many times in last week’s match they held on too long and Sale were able to cover players.
It should be a rewarding trip for Fortuna who should come away with the three points.
