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Devonport Strikers can even have a weekend off and still not have their closest pursuers close the gap.
That’s what happened this weekend when Devonport’s game away to Launceston United, the bottom-side, was postponed because of poor ground conditions.
Second-placed Glenorchy Knights remain 7 points adrift of Devonport after they went down 2-1 away to fourth-placed Launceston City.
Toby Simeoni gave City the lead in the 24th minute, but Rowan Pitt equalised in the 38th minute.
James Hawes hit City’s winner 6 minutes from the end.
Knights were weakened by the absence of the injured Daniel Sagno, but having said that, City might have had at least another goal.
Clarence Zebras’ new stand-in coach, Alex Tatnell, received a rude shock when his side were beaten at home at Wentworth Park 6-1 by South Hobart.
The home side were never in the hunt and were a rabble by the end.
They lost goalkeeper Josh Jones early in the second half through injury, while the returning midfielder Jayden Hey lasted only 9 minutes after coming on during the second half as a substitute.
Tatnell has a lot to do to right this ship.
First-half goals by Jaden Fidra and Jacob Lancaster gave South Hobart a 2-0 lead at the interval.
When Nick Morton added a third early in the second half, the writing was on the wall.
Fidra grabbed his second midway through the second half before Bradley Lakoseljac and Morton completed the scoring for South Hobart.
Xuan Cappellino outjumped South Hobart goalkeeper Nick O’Connell in the final minute to register a consolation goal for the home side.
Down at Lightwood Park meanwhile, Kingborough Lions United trailed visitors Riverside Olympic 3-1 by early in the second half before storming back to win 5-3.
Andre Chamusca scored twice for Riverside in the opening qusrter-hour, but Noah Mies pulled a goal back for the Lions in the 27th minute to make it 2-1 at the break.
Austin Marshall added a third for Riverside in the 51st minute to set the alarm bells ringing at Lightwood.
The Lions regained their composure at this stage and hit back with a vengeance.
Mies completed his brace in the 65th minute to make it 3-2, while 4 minutes later, Ahmad Othman levelled at 3-3.
Kingborough player-coach Alfred Hess then stepped up and led by example, scoring twice in the last quarter of an hour to give the home side an impressive 5-3 victory and put them in with a good chance of a top-four finish.
Devonport will have welcomed the additional rest as they play Gold Coast Knights in the Australia Cup in Queensland on Wednesday night.
NPL Tasmania
Kingborough Lions United 5 (Noah Mies 27, 65, Alexander Brown 69, Alfred Hess 79, 90+3) beat Riverside Olympic 3 Andre Chamusca 9, 13, Austins Marshall 51)
Clarence Zebras 1 (Xuan Cappellino 90) lost to South Hobart 6 (Jaden Fidra 21, 68, Jacob Lancaster 26, Nicholas Morton 49,85, Bradley Lakoseljac 74)
Launceston City 2-1 Glenorchy Knights
Launceston United v Devonport Strikers [Postponed]
NPL Tasmania (As at 5 August 2023)
|
TEAM |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
Devonport Strikers |
15 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
49 |
13 |
40 |
|
Glenorchy Knights |
16 |
11 |
0 |
5 |
40 |
15 |
33 |
|
South Hobart |
16 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
45 |
25 |
32 |
|
Launceston City |
15 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
23 |
23 |
25 |
|
Kingborough Lions |
16 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
49 |
31 |
24 |
|
Clarence Zebras |
16 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
40 |
41 |
20 |
|
Riverside Olympic |
15 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
16 |
58 |
9 |
|
Launceston United |
15 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
10 |
66 |
0 |
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