Waverley Old Boys 4 - 1 Maroubra United

Waverly Strikers give lesson in finishing

It was a cold and chilly Wednesday night more conducive to staying home by the fireplace watching the Olympics! However the Maroubra O35's were going for Gold of their own with 3 vital competition points up for grabs and one step closer to semi final football. 

Maroubra stepped out onto Coral Sea Park 1 against a strong breeze with a 4-5-1 formation with a view to strangling the Old Boys midfield out of the game. Unfortunately, Waverley were ready for the match and controlled play for long periods with excellent passing, movement off the ball and keeping our keeper Scotty on his toes by shooting from distance at any chance.   

Despite conceding an early goal, Maroubra stuck to their structure and continued to fight and as the game wore on were creating some issues for their defensive line. This was highlighted when an attacking cross down the left wing bobbled into the path of our O45's reinforcement Con to slot in the equaliser and send the Boys in Green into the break with spirits high. 

With the advantage of playing with the wind, Maroubra started the second half confidently and eager to press on and find the elusive second goal, however the Old Boys had plans of their own. After a positive opening to the second half, the Maroubra engine began to stall around the 60th minute mark as the Old Boys stepped on the gas and took control and powered away to a 4-1 final score. 

Despite the loss and 2 season proper games to go, we are still in with a hope of securing the 4th spot but will need to find the killer instinct in front of goal to give us a greater chance of doing so. 

Special thanks to our O45's reinforcements Con & Trevor for making themselves available to play for us tonight. Thanks guys, I hope you enjoyed the kick around. 

Team Sheet:
Scott, Peter, Geoff, Russell, Trevor, Frankie, Rod, Napoleon, Brett, Con G, Nelson, Subs: Con H, Jason, Leo, Dennis,