State League One Round 6 Preview

Alex Kaltenegger?s side suffered a setback last round at the hands of Mounties, and he?ll have his Balmain side up for this one knowing that three points would propel them to 10 points, equal with their opponents and into the top five.
Anthony Crea has his Mounties side getting better and better each week, and they will start warm favourites against UNSW at Cook Park on Saturday night, the match due to kick off at 7-00pm.
Steve Biviano was back to his menacing best for Mounties last week, and skipper, Pat Lloyd, and his UNSW defence, will have their hands full trying to contain one of the competition?s best marksmen.
The remaining four matches in Round Six are all scheduled to kick off at 3-00pm on Sunday, April 25.
Norford Park is the place to be for arguably the match of the round, with fourth placed Fairfield City Lions hosting competition leaders, Hills Brumbies.
Fairfield City boast one of the most experienced midfield pairings in the competition, with captain, Robbie Issa, and Yavos Ekinci, pulling the strings, the latter chiming in with an average of a  goal a game so far this season.
But Hills showed strength of character to return to the winner?s list last week after losing their first match of 2010, and they have their own ace up their sleeve in Lord Darkoh, a youngster who has proven to be able to turn a game on it?s head.
Inter Lions will be confident of another three points on Sunday at the Crest Complex when they welcome bottom placed Hurstville ZSC.
Inter?s coach, Nick Tarquinio, would?ve been happy enough to have grabbed three points last weekend after a fortnight of reverse results, but he?ll know that his team will have to be on guard against a Hurstville team full of pride, a team which will pull out all stops to try and collect their first victory of 2010.
Gladesville Ryde Magic will have it tough going for the visit of Blacktown Spartans at Magdala Park.
The Magic have found it tough going in their debut season in Division One, having picked up the solitary point from their first five games.
Blacktown coach, Ben De-Hann, has his Spartans well oiled, and they?ll be a tough assignment for Gladesville, being the only remaining undefeated side in the competition, and seemingly scoring goals for fun, with an average of three per game.
Stanmore Hawks make the tricky visit to Ron Dine Reserve to confront Camden Tigers, the small pitch a difficult task for opposing teams to acclimatize to.
Both teams are on 7 points, knowing a win close the gap on the top sides, but a loss will leave them firmly entrenched in the bottom half of the ladder, so expect a fierce encounter.
Division One Goalscorers
(Round Five)
6 –  McPherson (Blacktown Spartans), Hijazi (Stanmore Hawks)     
5 –  Jeremiah (Fairfield City Lions), Ekinci (Fairfield City Lions)
3 –  Paradisis (Balmain SC), Buonavoglia (Balmain SC), Todd (Blacktown Spartans), Iredale (Blacktown Spartans), Smutek (Camden Tigers), Darkoh (Hills Brumbies)
-By Frank Speranza