Photo: Taroona's Ned Goodsir, who was stretchered off and taken to hospital with a suspected broken collar bone. [PlessPix] South Hobart is gradually seeing its lead at the top
of the Men’s Southern Championship standings whittled away.
They drew last weekend and lost on Sunday and are level on points with second-placed Taroona.
Taroona produced some good football against South
Hobart on Sunday under interim coach Riley Pitchford, who has replaced Scott
Gannon.
Oliver Maxwell netted both Taroona goals.
The first came in 11th minute, but it was
cancelled out by Jacob Herbert’s penalty a minute after the interval.
Maxwell showed courage to beat South keeper Thomas
Cordell to the ball and slot it home midway through the second half.
Photo: Ned Goodsir lies injured. [PlessPix] Taroona suffered a blow when Ned Goodsir was injured
later in the second half. He was tackled
strongly and fell heavily and suffered a suspected broken collar bone. He was stretchered off and an ambulance was
summoned. He was treated by paramedics
and transported to hospital.
Sam James was prominent for Taroona, as were Fabian
Natoli and Will Stalker.
Photo: An exhausted Sam James contemplates Taroona's win after the final whistle. [PlessPix] On Friday night, bottom-side Glenorchy Knights were
handed a thrashing at home at KGV Park by New Town White Eagles, the reigning
champions.
The floodlights on one pole went out in this game,
creating an area of darkness, and this is not a good sign.
Matthew Pace hit a hat-trick for Eagles, whose other
goals came from Adam McKeown, Jamie Vernon, George Ivanov, and an own-goal by
Nicholas Westenberg.
Goals by James Ackerley, Feisal Baddiley and Tyson
Barrett gave Olympia Warriors a 3-1 win over Clarence Zebras, who replied
through Zane Ryan near the end.
South East United were reduced to 10 men away to
University at Olinda Grove when their goalkeeper, Felix Kinghorn, was sent off
midway through the opening half.
The visitors were leading 2-1 at that stage through
a brace by Ethan Griggs.
Daniel Goodluck reduced the arrears before the send-off,
but Jacon Satori’s goal in the 34th minute gave South East United a
3-1 lead.
Ramiro Vilar netted for University on the stroke of
half-time to make it 3-2 in favour of the visitors at the break.
Neither side could score in the second half and the
visitors held out with 10 men to win a game which saw some ferocious tackles
and five yellow cards apart from the red (3 to University and 2 to South East
United).
Photo: Action from Sandown Park on Saturday. [PlessPix] Hobart United came away from Sandown Park with a 3-1
win over the home side, Hobart City.
Dhor Ngor-Aouol put United ahead late in the first
half and second-half goals by Vincent Kamano and Bary Karia made it 3-0 with 20
minutes remaining.
Luka Johnston grabbed a consolation goal for the
home side in the 71st minute.
Photo: University's Toby MacGregor comes away with the ball in a tackle with South East United's Daniel Harris. [PlessPix] Men’s Southern Championship
(Friday night)
Glenorchy Knights 0 lost to New Town White Eagles 7
(Matthew Pace 19, 48, 68, Nicholas Westenberg 29 og, Adam McKeown 39, Jamie
Vernon 53, George Ivanov 78)
Olympia Warriors 3 (James Ackerley 3, Feisal
Baddiley 18, Tyson Barrett 26) beat Clarence Zebras 1 (Zane Ryan 88)
(Saturday)
University 2 (Daniel Goodluck 9, Ramiro Vilar 46)
lost to South East United 3 (Ethan Griggs 1, 8, Jacob Sartori 34)
Hobart City 1 (Luka Johnston 71) lost to Hobart
United 3 (Dhor Ngor-Apuol 34, Vincent Kamano 49, Bary Karia 69)
(Sunday)
South Hobart 1 (Jacob Herbert 46 pen) lost to
Taroona 2 (Oliver Maxwell 11, 65)
SOUTHERN
CHAMPIONSHIP (As
at 12 May 2024)
TEAM
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Pts
|
South Hobart
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
21
|
9
|
16
|
Taroona
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
19
|
11
|
16
|
South East United
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
26
|
10
|
14
|
New Town Eagles
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
18
|
11
|
14
|
Hobart United
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
21
|
11
|
13
|
Olympia Warriors
|
7
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
14
|
15
|
10
|
University
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
22
|
19
|
9
|
Clarence Zebras
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
10
|
20
|
5
|
Hobart City
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
8
|
25
|
1
|
Glenorchy Knights
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
33
|
1
|
Photo: Taroona's Fabian Natolic about to tackle a South Hobart opponent. [PlessPix]