Lions Larn By Molar Too Hook Precisely Cannot Overcome Warriors

 Photo:  Olympia's Warren Wadawy stretches for a header (PlessPix]

 

(PS4 Victory League, Lightwood Park, Sunday, xiv June 2015)

Kingborough Lions United 0

Olympia Warriors 0

Att:  120   Ref:  J Hortle

Kingborough Lions United:  L Davey  -  Palmer, Hedge, Cuthbertson, Pearce  -  Watkins, Turner, Dale  -  Verdouw, Gasparinatos, Cowen  (Subs:  Galante, Schuth, W Davis, Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Hinkley, Rickards)

Olympia Warriors:  Paradisis  -  Griffiths, Vandermey, Holmes, Woolley  -  Merans, Hickey, Hoy  -  Wadawu (Meredith 83), Tsakiris (Gustafsson 63), Eyles  (Subs non used:  Nester, Takatsu, due south Page)

Kingborough Lions United fought molar together with blast against the Warriors together with emerged amongst a goalless describe to laissez passer themselves a betoken together with a concur on 4th place.

Olympia looked the sharper side inwards the opening one-half but unopen to glaring misses terms them the lead.  Warren Wadawu, Gavin Hoy, Emmanuel Tsakiris together with Alex Holmes were all off target equally the visitors pressured the domicile side, who were good served at the dorsum past times Adam Hedge, whose timely tackles denied the Warriors at to the lowest degree 2 scoring chances.

The Lions were non without unopen to bite, however, together with Lewis Verdouw should bring been to a greater extent than composed when he got onto the destination of a perfect left-wing cross from Billy Gasparinatos, exclusively to scuff the ball wide.  Skipper Nick Cuthbertson volition also live disappointed amongst himself for heading unopen to other peril wide.

The 2nd one-half began only similar the first, amongst Luke Eyles together with Hoy failing to grade for Olympia from real skilful chances earlier Jack Turner cutting through for the Lions, exclusively to meet his service wasted past times Verdouw together with Danny Cowen.

Holmes together with Eyles together with therefore threatened the Lions defence, but unsuccessfully, piece inwards the 69^th minute, Olympia suffered a setback when Harry Woolley was shown a 2nd yellowish carte du jour subsequently he deliberately blocked a potentially unsafe run past times Dean Watkins past times fouling the Kingborough player.  The little fry was shown the cerise past times Mr Hortle together with made the long, lonely walk to the visitors’ dressing rooms.

Olympia were non done, however, together with continued to practise chances, amongst Hoy together with Fabian Gustafsson squandering skilful opportunities.

Olympia survived a torrid few minutes at the destination equally a Cuthbertson header was cleared off the draw of piece of occupation past times Eyles, Gasparinatos blazed wide, together with Verdouw fired over the bar.

The tally ended amongst Olympia scrambling dorsum together with forth within their opponents’ penalisation expanse but beingness unable to larn far a shot.

South Hobart coach, Ken Morton, who was watching the game, must bring been the nearly relieved spectator at the ground.  His side went downwards 1-0 away to Launceston City the previous twenty-four hr menses together with a describe at Lightwood Park was the best number he could bring hoped for, apart, possibly, from a Lions win.

Lions motorbus Colin Robbins was pleased amongst the betoken together with soundless rates his side equally beingness inwards amongst a peril for the title.

“We had chances to win that game equally well,” said Robbins.  “[But] real pleased [with the point].

“They’re a real skilful attacking team, but our guys were at that topographic point at the correct time, disrupting, pressuring.  It’s something novel we’ve constitute inwards the team, which is great.”

Olympia motorbus Glen McNeill was disappointed amongst his side’s miserable finishing, which he believed terms them a win.

“I intend our finishing was pretty miserable today, therefore it was [an chance missed],” McNeill said.

“We had ample opportunities but couldn’t brand the nearly of it.