Enfield Allstars held out South Coast Taipans 5-3 in an exciting contest at the University of Wollongong Sports Hub.<\/p>\n
Both sides gave a solid account for themselves as Allstars took a 3-2 advantage into the break and then held out a second-half Taipans barrage before creating a small buffer they held to the final whistle \u2013 the two-goal margin the closest South Coast have come to beating Enfield in seven clashes.<\/p>\n
Taipans coach Bobby Mazevski believed his team went unrewarded for a pretty good performance against an experienced Allstars.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a game I felt we deserved to get something from,\u201d he said. \u201cI felt we matched it with Allstars throughout the game but we just didn\u2019t seem to have luck go our way. We hit the post at least five times and conceded a crucial goal to a shorthanded Enfield at 3-2 down. It was probably the turning point.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c[Enfield keeper] Steven Spirou pulled off several super saves particularly in second half [he also scored a goal]. Overall, I\u2019m pleased with our effort but disappointed with a few of the goals conceded and result.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been an interesting and ultimately nostalgic few months for Allstars coach Ernie Bivona.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could say we freshened things up!\u201d Bivona explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been really active in the off-season and brought in some really good players. Our number one goal is to stay in premier league this year and make the kids feel like this a real family club that they always feel welcome at.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do believe we\u2019ll be competitive in most age groups, and I think this is going to be a very good club championship competition when it comes to the points-gap between a lot of the clubs on the ladder,\u201d Bivona said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe coaches are getting better and many more are getting accredited, the pool of players is getting bigger and a few players who left Futsal have come back \u2013 it\u2019s shaping up to be a very interesting competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
To underline Bivona\u2019s statement, every club won between 3-6 games on the weekend to get the club championship off to a thrilling start (Majik earned 16 points to reigning champion Magic\u2019s 10).<\/p>\n
Against South Coast Bivona was delighted with a tough first-up test. \u201cThat club has got some very good coaches and they are well-drilled, whereas we had a short pre-season and our preparation wasn\u2019t the best, so I\u2019m very happy to be coming away with the result,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJake [di Mento] did really well and his opening goal took me back to when he was the first to score for Allstars back in the day. Maybe we felt too comfortable in a few places and South Coast came back at us; I still think we created as many chances at the other end but our shooting was a little off.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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