Photo: Jake French produces a fine salve on his debut for Clarence tonight [PlessPix]
Beachside together with Clarence United drew 1-1 at KGV Park this level inward a pre-season friendly.
Beachside, the Southern Championship side, had the improve of the goalless opening one-half against their NPL Tasmania opponents.
But, lack of composure inward front end of goal, wretched determination making, together with at times, less than perfect technique, allow them down.
Beachside used the width of the pitch to adept effect, but the in conclusion cross or locomote past times was frequently wasted.
Photo: Clarence United's Paul Palmer (No.18) together with Jeremy Price (No.12) hold back to meet if team-mate Chris Kannegiesser tin hand notice win the ball [PlessPix]
Beachside squandered a non bad endangerment from an tardily header, piece a mis-kick inward front end of an opened upwards destination every bit good allow Clarence off the hook.
Clarence had iii half-chances inward reply but Beachside survived these situations.
Eight minutes into the 2d half, Nic McDonald atoned for his first-half misses past times deftly chipping the ball over the keeper next a quick counter-attack downwards the correct to set Beachside ahead.
The atomic number 82 lasted simply 5 minutes every bit Chris Kannegiesser equalised from close-range on the left of the 6-yard box afterwards Beachside made a hash of clearing the ball from their goalmouth.
Photo: Beachside's Matthew Luttrell (left) tries to forestall Clarence's Ban Marsh from crossing the ball [PlessPix]
Clarence close snatched a winner belatedly inward the game when Jeremy Price rattled the Beachside crossbar amongst a free-kick.
Jake French made his debut for Clarence afterwards transferring from Hobart Zebras.
French played inward destination for the get-go half-hour together with the in conclusion xx minutes, piece Matt Dyson was inward destination for the residual of the game.
Photo: Clarence's novel coach, Warren Burt, looks at his watch [PlessPix]
Clarence United’s novel coach, Warren Burt, said:
“I was impressed that nosotros were able to motion the ball into areas that nosotros wanted to motion it.
“We defended good together with nosotros created simply about opportunities together with that’s all I asked the boys to do.
“[Jake] French is our solely novel histrion at the moment. But we’ve got Odaine Demar away at the 2d together with hopefully he’s coming back.
“He said he’d come upwards dorsum together with definitely play amongst us.”
Photo: Clarence's Kade Smith shields the ball from a Beachside opponent [PlessPix]
Beachside coach, Brett Pullen, said:
“Wonderful. It was an absolute ball. We rotated xix players today together with inward our in conclusion game I intend nosotros rotated 17 players.
“There were 2 or iii that played both thence we’ve got a overnice depth inward the squad.
“I intend nosotros had v under-18s play today together with the same the other day.
“We’re working on intensity at the 2d to larn our fitness up, but they’re all playing for each other together with that’s all yous tin hand notice inquire for.
“If they continue doing that, thence we’ll stimulate got a go.
“If we’d set away the chances that nosotros had, nosotros would stimulate got won past times a piddling bit, but at this fourth dimension of the year, I haven’t done whatever shooting practise yet.
“There’ve been other things together with I’ve been happy amongst what we’ve worked on, but the shooting practise volition come.
“It was good. It was adept fun.”
Photo: Beachside's Ben Whitehall controls the ball piece nether pressure level from Clarence's Sam Randall (No.13) together with Chris Kannegiesser [PlessPix]
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Glenorchy Knights volition play Taroona at 7pm at KGV Park this Friday, xviii January, together with Knights volition accept on Clarence United side past times side Wednesday, 22 January, at 7pm at KGV Park.
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