Photo: Noah Mies will be playing his 101st NPL game [PlessPix] At last, we have a big NPL Tasmania game on a
Sunday.
Hooray!
That’s how it should be.
It’s a good way to promote the game and should
attract a decent attendance.
South Hobart v Clarence Zebras (South Hobart Oval,
Sunday, 2pm)
These sides met in the Summer Cup and Clarence
Zebras led 3-0 in the first half before falling flat on their faces and losing
5-3.
South Hobart beat Kingborough Lions United 2-1 in
the opening round of the NPL last week, but it could have been a draw.
Clarence Zebras drew 1-1 away with reigning champions
Devonport Strikers, which was a real feather in their cap.
It all points to a close game on Sunday, and it
should, indeed, be an intriguing contest.
South Hobart’s Jayden Hey and Jaden Fidra are in
contention for a starting berth, but Gus Higgins is doubtful because of
illness.
“They did well to get a point at Devonport and they
looked good,” said South Hobart coach, Ken Morton.
“Their centre-forward, Xuan Cappellino, looked tidy
and he struck his goal very well.”
Riverside Olympic v Kingborough Lions United
(Saturday, 2.30pm at Windsor Park)
This will be a test for the Lions and an indication
of how their season may go.
They did enough last week to draw with South Hobart
but lost 2-1 and they must win this one to get their season off to a good
start.
Noah Mies may at last be hitting form and playing
in his home town of Launceston may inspire him to new heights.
Riverside’s home-ground advantage could swing
things their way.
Glenorchy Knights v Launceston City (Saturday, 4.30pm
at KGV Park)
This game will be a test for the Knights, and a difficult
one.
“City look impressive from what I’ve seen of them
so far this year and they have some real quality in their best eleven,” said Knights
coach, James Sherman.
“There’s some areas we feel we can take advantage and
hopefully that will allow us to have some joy.
“But, it’s going to be a grind and we’ll need to be
at our best and have everyone all on.”
Devonport Strikers v Launceston United (Saturday, 4.30pm
at Valley Road)
There can surely be only one winner and that’s the
home side, Devonport Strikers.
They’ll be keen to bounce back after last weekend’s
hiccup when they were held to a 1-1 draw by visitors Clarence Zebras.
Launceston United were poor against Glenorchy Knights
last week.
They lost 2-0, but it could and should have been
more.
Knights had 34 shots at goal and Launceston United
just one, and that one was off-target.
Those statistics indicate this could be a bloodbath.
Devonport's Ali Dulleh and Roberto Garrido should be prominent marksmen.