Match of the Week

Dapto Dandaloo Fury 3 – 0 Woonona

Dapto Dandaloo have defeated 3^rd placed Woonona with a convincing 3-0 win on Sunday at Dandaloo Sports Ground. There is now six points separating the Fury and Bulli from the rest of the field as the two clubs seem to be running away with this year’s competition.

A slow start saw a goalless first half as both teams looked to grab a hold of the game. Dapto Dandaloo finally exploded to life after the break and ran away with the game.

Alvin Ceccoli kicked off the second half goal spree in the 51^st minute when he sent the ball past Woonona keeper Paul Bitz with one of his trademark free-kicks from outside the Penalty Area. The Fury were forced to weather a spell of pressure before Chris Bush made it 2-0 in the 75^th minute. Imposing striker Bradley Welch wrapped up the victory for Dapto Dandaloo with an 86^th minute strike.

The Fury’s sixth straight win marked Woonona’s first loss since Round 1 of the season.

 

Rest of the Round

Tarrawanna Blueys 4 – 2 Albion Park White Eagles

Vaughan Patterson scored a sensational four goals as Tarrawanna defeated Albion Park at Tarrawanna on Saturday. Surprisingly, there was only two goal scorers in a mid-table match that yielded six goals.

Patterson opened the scoring for the Blueys in the 25^th minute and never looked back. Goals in the 38^th and 45^th minute meant the midfielder had bagged his hat-trick before the half was over.

The second half saw Albion Park do their best to mount a comeback through Adrian Karakolevski. The White Eagles’ attacker scored just two minutes after the restart before adding his second in the 68^th minute to bring Albion Park within a goal. Patterson, however, popped up again in the 75^th minute to score his 4^th of the game and cap an impressive individual performance.

Bellambi 0 – 4 Port Kembla

Bellambi have slipped down into last place on the latter with a crushing 4-0 loss to Port Kembla at Elizabeth Park on Saturday. The win showed that Port Kembla are still capable of producing the type of performances that won them competition last year.

Port scored in patches during the game, with the first arriving in the 27^th minute through Daniel Aliffi. Just two minutes later Nuno Pires added a second to give his side a firm handle on the game.

Bellambi were able to hold out Port Kembla for much of the remainder of the match but were overwhelmed with five minutes to go. Frank Pierro struck in the 85^th minute before Matt Werakso sealed a fine victory with a goal in the 90^th minute.

South Coast United 0 – 4 Bulli FC

Bulli cruised to their fifth straight win with a thumping 4-0 victory over 4^th placed South Coast United on Sunday at McLennan Park. Bulli have now scored an impressive 18 goals during their win-streak.

Ben McDonald grabbed his 5^th goal of the season as he put Bulli into an early lead with just 14 minutes on the clock. Midfielder Hayden Mowbray was next to score when he put the ball past South Coast keeper Jason Bleakley to give the northern suburbs club a two goal cushion heading into half time.

The scoring streak continued in the second half when Mowbray grabbed his second of the game to make it 3-0 in the 64^th minute. Cameron Littler came off the bench to seal the win with Bulli’s fourth goal in the 88^th minute.

Wollongong United 2 – 2 Cringila Lions

Wollongong United and Cringila played out a fiery 2-2 draw at Macedonia Park on Saturday. Robbie Shields continued his impressive run with a brace that meant he has now scored in all but one of Wollongong’s games this season.

It was Shields who opened the scoring in just the 10^th minute with what was his 10^th goal of the season. Wollongong took their 1-0 lead into the half time break.

Cringila found an equaliser in the 67^th minute when Klime Gorgievski found the back of the net but Shields hit back just four minutes later with his second of the game. The Lions were able to snatch a last minute draw when Chris Cevenini tied things up in the 87^th minute.

Tempers flared on the day with referee Steve Bozic handing out seven yellow cards.

Fernhill 2 – 2 Wollongong Olympic

Fernhill lifted themselves out of the relegation zone with a deserved draw against Wollongong Olympic on Saturday at Ray Robinson Field. You can read the full repot here.

 

Julian Keith 

FSC Reporter