(NPL Tasmania, KGV Park, Saturday, 18 May 2019)
Glenorchy
Knights 4
(Harrison 6, Naden 28, Heggie 53, D Brown 92 pen)
Riverside
Olympic 2
(Jones 74, 89)
HT: 2-0 Att:
100 Ref: J McInerney
Glenorchy
Knights: Hart
- James, Harrison, Young, Toghill -
Bellini, Gutierrez-Chavez, Naden
- D Brown, Nowicki, Heggie (Subs:
C Brown, Leszczynski, Stuart, Hardwick, Nester)
Riverside
Olympic: Hill
- Prince, Olner, O’Neill,
Davis -
Monticchio, Vigilante, Gilmore, Humphrey
- Campbell, Kinslow (Subs:
Jones, Lucas, Spanos, Kidmas)
Photo: Riverside's Thomas Prince (left) and Knights' Nick Naden battle for possession [PlessPix]
Riverside
Olympic were on the defensive from the start against an aggressive and
determined Glenorchy Knights in this battle between the promoted sides.
Knights
took an early lead when Tyler Harrison headed home a corner after just 6 minutes.
Good
goalkeeping by Riverside’s Jarrod Hill and inaccurate shooting by the Knights kept
the score at a solitary goal until the 28th minute, when Nick Naden
rifled a superb shot home from range to give the home side a 2-0 advantage, which
they kept until the interval, despite some close calls provided by Mathew
Nowicki.
It
was 3-0 after 53 minutes as Naden powered home a header from a corner.
Photo: Knights' Tom Young challenges Riverside keeper Jarrod Hill to a corner [PlessPix]
The
Knights kept up the pressure, but the woodwork saved Riverside on three
occasions.
Knights
then gave a debut to Alex Leszczynski, who had been signed from South Hobart
after not getting a regular place there.
But,
Riverside were far from finished and they took the ascendancy as Knights appeared
to relax.
Mitchell
Jones pulled a goal back for Riverside in the 74th minute when he
drifted in at the near right-hand post and forced home a right-wing delivery.
It
wasn’t panic stations yet, but the visitors were looking increasingly dangerous
and even had one effort ruled out for off-side.
Photo: Knights' Alex Bellini shields the ball from Riverside's Samuel Davis [PlessPix]
A
minute from the end, Jones controlled the ball with his chest before scoring
and, at 3-2, it was on for young and old.
Tom Young, in fact, was making a welcome return in defence for Knights
after a long lay-off because of illness.
A
rash challenge by Riverside’s Thomas Prince in stoppage time brought down Callum
Brown and he converted the penalty to give Knights some late breathing space. Prince was sent off, but it mattered little
at that stage as the game was won and there was no time left for a Riverside
response.
Photo: Knights' Alex Leszczynski slides for a cross [PlessPix]
8 comments:
The Examiner article yesterday was a farce why is the CEO not talking to the press sadly the person they choose to speak to is out of his depth !!
Sanders got 2/3 of his goals aganst Riverside and Clarence. These teams not good enough to play NPL week in week out
Nothing against Sanders as he still has to score against those teams but it is just an example of why there are to many teams in NPL
Compared to previous years all the goalscorers have scored alot more at this time of the season as there are to many teams. Expect this to continue though as if it goes to 10 teams it will only make the situation worse. I think this is also because of tactics by coaches as they try to play from the back but are not good enough to
If that is true about Isky and Demar, then it’s a slap in the face
to every other player at their clubs. Why would a club invest time and effort into
imports who are only here for a short time before going on to
something better elsewhere. What the hell does that achieve and how does
it develop and grow other players at the club?
For years now other than a select few, the imports that have been coming here
are really not much better if at all than our local players.
Many of them believe that we a stepping stone to the A League.
They could not be further from the truth. There is a huge difference between
our league and the A League and if they think that they can come here
and be picked up by an A Lesgue club they have a big big shock on the way.
Don’t believe everything isky we’ll looked after $
Sawdon Parker Morton brine young Savill monagle and more these were players
Anon 3.28 pm.
You are correct. I would also add a heap of local players around
the same period that would be better than many imports of recent times.
The impact that the above mentioned 'imports' (Savill, Parker etc.) who then stayed and became locals seems to be have been superior to recent 'imports' with a few exceptions.
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