Mid-season soccer review

Laurie Williams

SOCCER

LVSL

After the first half of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League season, Laurie Williams looks at how each team has performed.

Newborough/Yallourn have scored the most goals with 29 and Fortuna are not far behind on 27, however, Newborough/Yallourn have the better goal difference with plus 23.

Newborough/Yallourn keeper Damien Gilbert has kept a clean sheet in four matches, as have the two Traralgon City keepers.

1. Newborough/Yallourn United

Record: eight wins, one loss

The numbers: 29 goals for, six goals against

Goal difference: plus 23

Clean sheets: four

Zero score: one

Leading scorer: Hayden Tanti (12)

Best run: six wins.

2. Falcons 2000

Record: seven wins, two losses.

The numbers: 25 goals for, 12 against

Goal difference: plus 13

Clean sheets: two

Zero score: one

Leading scorer: Jamie Pistrin (nine)

Best run: four wins.

3. Traralgon City

Record: six wins, one loss, one draw

The numbers: 20 goals for, five goals against

Goal difference: plus 15

Clean sheets: four

No score: zero

Leading scorer: Jake Budija (four)

Best run: three wins.

4. Fortuna 60

Record: five wins, three losses, one draw

The numbers: 27 goals for, 12 against

Goal difference: plus 15

Clean sheets: two

Zero score: one

Leading scorer: Hayden Cook (10)

Best run: four wins.

5. Churchill

Record: four wins, four losses, one draw

The numbers: eight goals for, 15 against

Goal difference: minus 7

Clean sheets: three

Zero score: one

Leading scorer: Liam Johnson (three)

Best run: three wins

6. Olympians

Record: four wins, four losses

The numbers: 15 goals for, 15 against

Goal difference: zero

Clean sheets: two

Zero score: one

Leading scorer: Harry Crockers (three)

Best run: two wins.

7. Monash

Record: four wins, five losses

The numbers: 12 goals for, 18 against

Goal difference: minus six

Clean sheets: one

Zero score: three

Leading scorer: Brayden Paulet (four)

Best sequence: two wins

8. Moe United

Record: Three wins, five losses, one draw

The numbers: 18 goals for, 14 against

Goal difference: plus four

Clean sheets: two

Zero score: two

Leading scorer: Matt Shearing (four)

9. Sale United

Record: one win, eight losses

The numbers: 18 goals for, 34 against

Goal difference: minus 27

Clean sheets: zero

Zero score: four

Leading scorer: Jacob Richardson (three)

10. Trafalgar

Record: no wins, nine losses

The numbers: three goals for, 34 against

Goal difference: minus 31

Clean sheets: zero

Zero scores: six

Leading scorer: Logan Winter (two)

On Saturday night Falcons are home to Fortuna in the battle for the Inter-Australia Trophy, Churchill are home to Newborough/Yallourn, Sale and Olympians clash at Sale.

Inter-town rivals Moe and Monash go head to head and Trafalgar travel to Traralgon to do battle with Traralgon City.