Sixth-placed
Kingborough Lions United were no match for fourth-ranked visitors Northern
Rangers and succumbed 8-0 to the Launcestonians.
Both
sides came into this game with two straight losses, but no-one thought it would
be a near repeat of the last time the sides met, when Rangers won 7-1.
Date:
28 June 2014
Result:
Kingborough Lions United 0-8 Northern Rangers
Scorers
Northern Rangers:
·
Brassington
2, 25, 35, 89
·
Rigby
18, 20, 79
·
McCarragher
52
Venue:
Lightwood Park
Attendance:
100
Match Overview:
The writing was on the wall for the Lions when Brassington headed
Rangers’ opener after just 2 minutes.
When Brassington struck a post in the 6th minute, the Lions were definitely
in trouble. Two goals by Rigby within
two minutes of each and two goals by Brassington to complete his hat-trick
before the interval put the Lions 5-0 down and with no way of coming back. McCarragher added Rangers’ sixth within 7
minutes of the restart, while Rigby and Brassington scored again before the end
to complete the rout. The Lions came
close to the mark on three occasions, but most of their efforts were way off
target. When they finally did get the
ball in the net in the dying moments, it was ruled off-side. It was the only time they were off-side all
game.
Key Moment:
Rangers’ drive and determination was clearly evident in the 25th minute
when fullback Tenzing Anderson fired in a tremendous shot from range that
Gillam could only parry. Brassington was
there to hammer home the loose ball and make it 4-0. That said it all about the two teams and
there was clearly no way back for a demoralised Lions outfit.
Man-of-the-Match:
Brassington, with a four-goal haul, but closely followed by Rigby, who
netted a hat-trick at centre-forward and who might have had a couple more.
Matter of fact:
Rangers have now put 15 goals past the Lions in their two meetings this
year. This latest result was a clear
signal that Rangers want to finish in the top four. The Lions have now suffered three defeats in
a row and alarm bells must surely be ringing in their camp as their famous roar
becomes a meow.
Talking point:
Why was young goalkeeper Roan Gillam risked when he was injured
(‘corkie’) earlier in the week at training?
He was taken off after 33 minutes with his side trailing 4-0 and the
substitution was put down to a quadriceps injury.
Stats:
Goal attempts
Kingborough
Lions United 13
Northern
Rangers 24
On target
Kingborough
Lions United 3
Northern
Rangers 17
Corners
Kingborough
Lions United 1
Northern
Rangers 3
Fouls
Kingborough
Lions United 10
Northern
Rangers 13
Off-sides
Kingborough
Lions United 1
Northern
Rangers 9
Line-ups:
Kingborough Lions
United:
1 Gillam (21
Coleman 33)
19 W Davis
5 Cuthbertson
14 Pearce
16 D Watkins
15 Collins (3
David 46)
18 Turner
8 Verwoud
17 Young
7 Cowen
10 B Watkins (13
Bilson 75)
Northern Rangers:
1 Pooley (21 McKenna 83)
17 Dent
8 McCarragher
2 Demeijer
16 Anderson
9 Thannhauser
13 Hingston
14 Towns
3 P Lanau-Atkinson
5 Rigby
11 Brassington
Yellow cards:
Kingborough Lions
United:
Cuthbertson
51
Northern Rangers:
Dent
50
Referee:
Mr Craig Phillips
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