(Interstate Friendly, South Hobart Oval, Saturday, nineteen Jan 2019)
Hobart Zebras 0
North Sunshine Eagles 1 (Simon Tolli 53’)
HT: 0-0 Att: 120 Ref: N Coad
Hobart Zebras: Sam Whatman - Dwayne Walsh, Luke Bighin, Jan Charuza, Riley Dillon - Daniel Lapolla, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Muller, Jeyden Hey - Matthew Pace, Luke Huigsloot, Mathew Sanders (Subs: Nathan Reid, Lachie Burt, Jonny Jones, Jimmy Ackerley, Nicky Edwards, Ryan Backhouse, Adam McKeown)
North Sunshine Eagles: Zaim Zeneli - Yoshitatsu Itano, Darren Lewis, Besnik Kutleshi, Edison Ponari - Ilir Pali, Shane Rexhepi, Simon Tolli, Adnan Jumeri - Ardi Ahmeti, Kazuki Okada (Subs: Nicholas Bilchardz, Robert Zadworny, Deillon Memishi, Durim Acura)
North Sunshine Eagles trounce Hobart Zebras 1-0 inwards a pre-season friendly at South Hobart Oval on Saturday.
The outset one-half was goalless, but the Victorian visitors could guide hold been 3 goals inwards forepart past times the fourth dimension the half-time whistle went.
Kazuki Okada missed a skillful peril early on, every bit did Ardi Ahmeti, every bit the visitors position together only about first-class passages of play utilising the width of the pitch in addition to interchanging positions seamlessly.
On the half-hour, Yoshitatsu Itano, who was first-class inwards defence, ventured forrard but blasted his shot high over the goal.
Photo: Simon Tolli is congratulated past times team-mates subsequently scoring the decisive goal [PlessPix]
The breakthrough came 8 minutes subsequently the resumption when an assault downward the correct past times Itano cutting opened upwardly the Zebras defence. The ball reached Simon Tolli in addition to he netted from dead inwards forepart in addition to 12 metres out past times a static rearguard.
Zebras did non drib their heads, however, in addition to they created at to the lowest degree 3 first-class chances of their own.
Matthew Pace was thwarted past times Eagles keeper Zaim Zeneli when presented alongside a one-on-one province of affairs inwards which a destination seemed inevitable.
Photo: Zebras' Jayden Hey (left) inwards a tangle alongside North Sunshine Eagles' Adnan Jumeri [PlessPix]
Zebras substitute Lachie Burt had 2 cracking chances, but the tyke fired narrowly broad on both occasions.
Eagles had a fine peril belatedly inwards the gibe to kill off the game when they trounce the off-side trap, but the assailant was bundled over in addition to was unable to brand it a shot. There were, however, no punishment appeals past times the visitors in addition to they seemed happy to settle for the 1-0 win.
Photo: Kazuki Okada gets past times Zebras' Victorian defender Riley Dillon [PlessPix]
Hobart Zebras coach David Smith said:
“I was pretty happy, to live honest. It was a actually skillful workout to play against a squad that attacked fairly good in addition to took the game to us.
“We tried to play a 4-4-2 diamond inwards the outset half, but in all probability got exploited a piffling chip because nosotros only didn’t quite encompass the width. Their wingers wound us a piffling chip in addition to their fullbacks pushing on. But, we’re trying this organization in addition to seeing what nosotros tin produce in addition to where nosotros tin go.
“I was pretty happy alongside the bulk of it, but nosotros didn’t larn plenty back upwardly inwards in addition to nosotros weren’t confident plenty on the ball.
“Second half, I idea nosotros came out in addition to played a piffling chip better, backed ourselves a piffling to a greater extent than in addition to went to a 4-3-3 in addition to created a dyad of chances. They had a few to a greater extent than chances but the effect was in all probability fair inwards the end.
“For us, at that spot were lots of piffling positives. I was actually happy alongside Jayden [Hey]. That was his outset game for the year. Sammy [Whatman] played his outset game inwards destination in addition to I was pleased alongside that. I idea it was the best I’ve seen Jan [Charuza] play since I’ve been here. There were lots of piffling positives out of it.
“It’s cracking to play mortal else, a squad non from hither in addition to who desire to play football. They’re an adult team. We’re a immature team. They’re spending a fair amount of dollars trying to win the league this twelvemonth in addition to this is their big year, in addition to then they’ve got only about skillful players in addition to they’re men, in addition to nosotros don’t guide hold the men to physically gibe them.”
Photo: North Sunshine Eagles starting line-up against Hobart Zebras [PlessPix]
North Sunshine Eagles coach Arben Isai said:
“We were really happy. A lot of us got off the plane 3 or 4 hours ago. It was a tough inquire to come upwardly downward hither alongside non our entire squad.
“Especially the outset half, inwards my opinion, nosotros were quite good. We created a lot of chances. I said to the boys I would guide hold taken two, potentially three, inwards that outset half. I was really happy,
“Second half, obviously, Hobart, to their credit, made only about changes in addition to went to a greater extent than attacking in addition to they in all probability had the ascendancy, but nosotros defended well.
“Zaim [Zeneli] had to relieve a dyad of one-on-one chances, which he saved quite well. You request that every bit it’s of import to keepers.
“We’re really happy alongside that. We set down out the terminal xv minutes in addition to in all probability could guide hold snared a dyad of the counter ourselves. I’m really happy alongside the boys.”
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