(Men’s Summer Cup, Division A, KGV Park, Saturday, 2 March 2019)
Hobart United 0
University 0
(Hobart
United won penalty shoot-out 9-8)
Ref: I Jozeljic
Hobart United: Alex Dand;
Jal David, Riak Dhieu, Joseph Juma, Jackson Khasif, Francis Kenyi,
Justin Letiko, Mynionge Kamba, Solomon Lagu, David Nikimaya, Sean Heathorn (Subs:
Frolis Ahayo, Gelgelo Degu Chulo, Hassan Shabbir, Peter Songa)
University: Elliot Hoystead; Stuart Carnaby, Joshua Harris, Sam Howcroft,
William Jose, Matthew Ling, Toby MacGregor, Thomas Roach, Kenneth Trac, Patrick
Watts, Joe Dickinson (Subs: Fergal Connolly, Peter Frank, Matthew
Griffiths, Nick Huxley, John McMullen)
Photo: Hobart United's Francis Kenyi rose to great heights in this match but failed to score [PlessPix]
This
was an entertaining match played in intense heat and referee Ivan Jozeljic
sensibly had drink breaks midway through each half. It was one of the few games that went ahead
on the day.
Francis
Kenyi, with his pace and determined attitude, was Hobart United’s main threat
and he had the ball in the net in the first half, but the effort was ruled
off-side.
At one
stage, he was brought down inside the box by Toby MacGregor, bit the challenge
was regarded as a fair one, despite some Hobart United protests.
Photo: University's Tom Roach clears from United's Riak Dhieu [PlessPix]
MacGregor
and Kenyi were involved in a similar situation late in the game, but no penalty
was given. MacGregor departed the
immediate scene with a guilty look on his face, but which quickly became one of
relief as the referee determined the challenge fair.
Kenneth
Trac was University’s main threat and he had three good chances in the opening
half but was unable to score.
Tom
Roach also mixed it physically but fairly with his opponents and came close to
scoring in the opening half, but his effort dropped just over the bar and onto the
roof of the net. He was a force in
midfield and his passing was accurate and reliable as he brought team-mates
into play.
Photo: University's Toby MacGregor pressures United's Joseph Juma [PlessPix]
Roach
was also unlucky in the second half when his dive at full stretch sent the ball
over the bar rather than on target.
Jal
David and Joseph Juma were reliable at the heart of the Hobart United defence
and goalkeeper Alex Dand produced at least one excellent save in the course of
the regulation 90 minutes.
In the closing minutes, United had a free-kick and the ball ended up in the net, but two players were clearly off-side and the goal was disallowed.
Photo: University's Kenneth Trac (right) was a constant danger [PlessPix]
In the closing minutes, United had a free-kick and the ball ended up in the net, but two players were clearly off-side and the goal was disallowed.
The
penalty shoot-out looked as if it could go on all night as the teams matched
each other with the spot-kicks and the two keepers mirrored each other with
saves.
Joe
Dickinson scored the first for University, as did Riak Dhieu for United.
The
two number 12s, Uni’s Stuart Carnaby and United’s Jal David, then tucked away
their spot kicks, followed by Uni’s William Jose and United’s Sean Heathorn to
make it 3-3.
Uni
keeper Elliot Hoystead scored with his spot-kick and then saved Francis Kenyi’s
effort to give the Students the advantage.
This
was negated when Kenneth Trac’s effort was saved by Dand and David Nikimaya
netted for United.
Photo: Referee Ivan Jozeljic watches Kenneth Trac evade two United opponents [Plesspix]
It was
ironic that the two sides’ danger men in the regulation 90 minutes failed with
their penalties.
It was
level pegging again after that, with University’s Tom Roach, Peter Frank, John
McMullen and Nick Huxley scoring, and United’s Mynonge Kamba, Jackson Khasif,
Joseph Juma and Solomon Lagu also converting their spot-kicks to take the score
to 8-8.
When
Fergal Connolly, who had hit a post for University in the second half of the
match, blazed high over the bar with his penalty, it was left to Justin Letiko
to score the decider for a jubilant Hobart United squad, to the rapturous
applause of their many supporters.
Photo: University's Toby MacGregor (left) shadows a United opponent [PlessPix]
Photo: Andrew Brown is Hobart United's new coach this season [PlessPix]
Photo: University coach Jake Undy (left), and assistant coaches Lachlan Brown and Jeremy Goddard watching the action [PlessPix]
2 comments:
If the NPL was postponed for duty of care, why did any games proceed,
Isn't there a duty of care across all leagues.
Does this show FFT do not care?
How long have you been around football?
FT have always had two sets of rules. This is a prime example.
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