State League Two Round 15 Review
Match of the Round
Prospect United 3
Fairfield Bulls 3
Prospect United and Fairfield Bulls played out a 3-3 draw at William Lawson Reserve on Saturday afternoon.
Prospect who is leading the competition in top-spot began the game sharply with some quality possession. J. Vella and A. Maxwell were outstanding in the opening stages linking up in the midfield. P. Landrelli was again effective up-front for the home-side, chasing down every through ball with full commitment.
The Bulls didn?t get a sniff at goal until the 9? minute and it was via a set-piece from S. Dawd; his effort an easy save for Prospect goalkeeper S. Smith.
The shot-stopper played an outstanding game and was again called into action in the 16? minute to save sensationally a one-on-one incident. The Bulls were struggling to hold possession but their front-man S. Mayayalo was outstanding. N. Filips was trying to inspire the away-side when he made a dash down the left side taking on three defenders, only for his efforts to be stopped by in-form Prospect defender C. Senat.
S. Dawd could have opened the scoring in the 29? minute when he latched onto a sensational cross from N. Filips but despite the effort Dawd?s header drifted over, leaving the game still on level terms. Fairfield was beginning to create chances and they were rewarded in the 31? minute when S. Dawd was brought down in the penalty-area. S Dawd nicely slotted the ball to the ?keeper?s left giving Bulls a 1-0 lead.
Prospect responded within Seconds, J. Vella equalised for the home-side after a cross from D. Miralles put J. Vella clear with space allowing him to strike a shot past Bulls ?keeper K. Kando. It was a good contest between the two sides and the game went into the break with the scores locked at 1-1.
The second-half began like the first with Prospect taking control with most of the possession, the Bulls were on the back foot and it cost them in the 56? minute when a great run down the right side by P. Landrelli ended in what was a spectacular cross inside to J. McLeay who put his side 2-1 up.
It was a tight contest and the Bulls were unlucky not to equalise in the 65? minute. S. Dawd was in a one-a-one position, nicely placing his shot to the right side of goal; however a fantastic save by S. Smith kept Prospect in the lead.
Despite the missed opportunity the Bulls were awarded a penalty in the 69? minute and once again S. Dawd kept his cool to slot away his second of the game .
At 2-2 both sides were drawn into a physical contest and the home-side could have gone ahead in the 80? minute when A. Pejic hit a follow up shot off a Landrelli free-kick with only the ?keeper to beat, however his chance drifted wide.
The Bulls took a surprise lead in the 84? minute when S. Mayayalo tapped in a brilliant cross from R. Hirmiz who created a fine burst down the right side to find his team-mate Mayayalo in the middle and give the Bulls a 3-2 edge with 6? minutes remaining. The Bulls were heading for a surprise win until P. Landrelli struck a sensational free-kick in the 94? minute to level the game at 3-3. The game finished with both sides sharing the spoils in what was an intense encounter.
Match Stats
Prospect United 3 (Vella 32?, McLeay 56?, Landrelli 94?)
Fairfield Bulls 3 (Dawd 31?, 69?, Mayayalo 84?)
Saturday 11th July 5.00pm
William Lawson Reserve
Prospect United: 1.S. Smith; 2.L. Isbister, 3.C. Senat, 4.M. Viera, 5.A. Pejic, 6.A. Maxwell, 7.D. Miralles, 8.K. Gabara, 9.J. Vella, 10.P. Landrelli, 16.J. McLeay
Substitutes Not Used: 11.A. David, 12.B. Vella, 13.B. Sagol, 19.O. Rogers, 14.D. Matan
Yellow Cards: A Maxwell 23?
Red Cards: Nil
Fairfield Bulls: 1.K. Kando; 17.J. Hallaby (4.J. Esho 74?), 3.R. Sharma, 5.A. Matloub, 15.M. Abdal (12.A. Zia 52?) 6.P. Oudicho, 7.R. Hirmiz, 8.N. Hanna (13.S. Aziz 70?), 9.S. Dawd, 10.N. Filips, 11.S. Mayayalo
Substitutes Not Used: Nil
Yellow Cards: A. Matloub 79?
Red Cards: Nil
Round 15 Review
Bathurst picked up an important home win when they clashed with Hawkesbury on Saturday afternoon at Alec Lamberton Field. C. Adair opened the scoring in the 47? minute to give his side the all important lead. Bathurst added a second in the 83? minute through M. Rooke; two goals were enough even though Hawkesbury did pick up a consolation in the 88? minute through A. Ward. A good win for Bathurst giving them a confidence boost to make that all important top-five spot.
Springwood picked up their second consecutive win with a comfortable 3-1 defeat of Luddenham United at Summerhayes Park. C. Sargeant opened scoring in the 30? minute, and the goals kept coming for the home-side. A minute later they were 2-0 up through N. King. Luddenham pulled a goal back in the 34? minute through P. Corso, however the game belonged to Springwood and they wrapped it all up in the 52? minute when M. Kelly added a third to give his side a memorable 3-1 win.
Gladesville Ryde picked up another important win defeating Camden Tigers at Magdala Park on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers opened the scoring in the 17? minute through J. Cook, however despite the early lead, the home-side responded in the 25? minute through A. Kabbara. The second-half was a tight contest but the home side prevailed with a late goal by A. Tomlinson in the 89? minute.
Roosters have continued their impressive form after defeating Gazy Lansvale 6-1 at Mona Park on Sunday afternoon. A. Taslak picked up a hat-trick with goals in the 21?, 38?, and 48? minutes. B. Elveren, S. Bonsu and O. Semerci were also amongst the goal scorers. M. Husa scored Gazy?s only goal in the 34? minute in what was a dominating display by the second-placed Roosters.
-By Johnny Casni
