Kingborough As Well As Southward Hobart Win Pre-Season Friendlies

Photos (Top to Bottom): Metro's Jayden Wiggins gets inwards a header ahead of Kingborough's Tom McDonald; Kingborough's Ryan Bevan tries to larn a slice of the activeness against 2 Metro opponents; Metro keeper Nathan Grandin goes for a cross amongst Kingborough's Will Abbott; Tom McDonald nets Kingborough's 2nd goal; Metro keeper Alex Dand clutches the ball equally Kingborough's David Abbott tries to score; Will Abbott too David Cooper are beaten to a header past times a Metro opponent; Kingborough's Damien Pearce fights Metro's Jeremy Morris for the ball equally Trent Pearce watches; Metro's Aaron Marney on the run shadowed past times Kingborough captain Marcello Marchioli; Kingborough's Will Abbott heads at goal [PlessPix]

Kingborough Lions United shell Metro 4-0 inwards a pre-season friendly at North Chigwell today.

Goals past times Marcello Marchioli too Tom McDonald gave Kingborough a 2-0 Pb at half-time.

Metro pressed for the commencement xx minutes of the 2nd one-half without scoring, although they did accept a destination disallowed because of handball.

Kingborough regained their composure too goals past times McDonald too David Abbott completed their tally.

Will Abbott played inwards defence strength for Kingborough. He volition accept some other month’s lawsuit amongst Brisbane Roar inwards July this year.

“I idea it was a practiced hit-out too I give cheers Metro for putting on a game for us too letting us role their ground,” said Kingborough coach, Tim Dale. “It’s non slow to larn a ground.

“I idea nosotros played good inwards the commencement one-half too knocked it almost good too controlled the game well.

“In the 2nd half, nosotros got a fleck tired too a fleck sloppy amongst a few things.

“I made a fair few changes too changed things roughly a bit, which meant nosotros lost a fleck of cohesion.

“It’s the commencement fourth dimension we’ve had a few of the boys hither too it was in all likelihood alone actually our 2nd practise game.

“It was a fair endeavor too I was quite pleased.”

Metro coach, Matthew Rhodes, acknowledged his side were good beaten.

“They outplayed us, Rhodes said. “They played real good too I was real impressed amongst them.

“They played some lovely soccer, two-touch soccer, too they were real impressive today.

“The commencement one-half they totally dominated. I remember the commencement xx minutes of the 2nd half, nosotros had a few chances too took it upward to them, but they’re a shape lot.

“I remember Tim did a wonderful labor amongst them. It was a practiced lesson for us.”

In some other friendly, goals past times Jonathon Lo too Dylan Postma gave South Hobart a 2-0 win over Beachside at Wellesley Park.