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STALLIONS UNBEATEN RUN COMES TO AN END
A lack of composure in front of
goals has cost an under-strength Stallions side the three points
against the Blacktown City Demons on Saturday night.
Missing five first-grade regulars,
the Stallions still did enough to create numerous opportunities, but
were unable to capitalise when it mattered.
Matthew Gordon made the most of his
chance to start for the home side and was lively out wide.
His good work helped set-up nippy
striker Stefan Donevski for the first real chance of the match, in the
15th minute, but his effort was well saved by the Demons number one,
Ivan Necevski.
Not long later, the Stallions seemed
certain to score when Tolgay Ozbey rounded Necevski but had his shot
brilliantly cleared off the line by a Demons' defender.
Necevski, who was the busiest player
on the pitch, was again called into action throughout the first half,
pulling off a number of spectacular saves to deny the Stallions.
Lady luck wasn't on the Stallions
side and this was no more apparent than in the 51st minute when a
header by Ben Bronnenberg to keeper Cem Akili, beat everyone and
bobbled into his own net, gifting the Demons a goal they were not to
surrender.
That's not to say the home side
didn't have more chances, but Necevski was in fine form, and
determined to keep a clean sheet.
Ozbey had two efforts thwarted by
the Demons' shot stopper, while Donevski could've snatched a point in
injury time, but his strike sailed over the bar from just a few metres
out.
The Stallions will hope that their
fortune turns around when they take on Sydney Olympic in the quarter
finals of the Tiger Turf Cup when the two sides clash at Belmore
Sports Ground on Tuesday, kick-off 7pm.
Match Stats
Marconi Stallions 0
Blacktown City Demons 1
(Ben Bronneberg (own goal) 51’)
Venue:
Marconi Stadium
Referee:
Coder Yarghi
Assistant Referees:
Gareth Askem and Lance Greenshield
Marconi Stallions:
Cem Akili, Nathan Moulds, Ben
Gough, Matthew Gordon (Sean Mitchell 68’), Tolgay Ozbey, Stefan
Donevski, Zachary Cairncross (Wade Oostendorp 76’), Christopher Nunes
(Tim McGowan 68’), Nahuel Arrarte, Ante Deur, Ben Bronneberg.
Substitutes Not Used:
Terry Lampard
Blacktown City Demons:
Ivan Necevski, Paul Karbon, Daniel Wilkinson, Chris Bedzo (Ken Chun
86’), Bruno Salas (Sean Rooney 75’), Brendan Maroney, Luke Austin,
Graeme Forbes, Akwasi Agyei, Jordan Simpson, Matt Lewis (Ben Ellis
79’).
Substitutes Not Used:
Ryan Walsh and Matt Nemes
Yellow Cards:
Moulds 25’, Gough 60’, Arrarte 66’ (Marconi), Agyei 89’ (Blacktown
City)
Red Cards:
Nil
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