Round 12 Review – PS4 NPL NSW U20

There were wins for Blacktown City, Wollongong Wolves and Sutherland Sharks elsewhere in round 12 as Bonnyrigg White Eagles lifted themselves off the bottom of the competition ladder.

Sunday

Sydney Olympic 0-1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles, 12.45pm at Belmore Sports Ground

Bonnyrigg lifted themselves off the bottom of the competition ladder with a priceless 1-0 victory over Sydney Olympic at Belmore Sports Ground.

Michael Guse’s penalty proved the winner for Hamish Brown’s side who leapfrog Parramatta into ninth spot thanks to their second win of the season.

The White Eagles can breathe further life into their campaign with a win against Manly in Bonnyrigg next weekend, while Olympic will need to recover from two losses in a row when they travel to Wollongong.

Manly United 1-3 Sutherland Sharks, 1.00pm at Cromer Park

Sutherland Sharks continued their impressive form with a solid 3-1 victory away to rivals Manly United to maintain their six point advantage over Blacktown City.

Matias Da Silva Santos opened the scoring for the visitors before Manly restored parity through Sheldon Tweedie’s free-kick.

But goals to Jake Borromeo and Christian Torrelli made it two wins on the bounce for the Sharks who will be relishing the visit of second-placed Blacktown City in round 13.

An inconsistent campaign for Manly United continues but the reigning premiers have a chance to get back on track when they travel to lowly Bonnyrigg next weekend.

Blacktown City 2-1 Hakoah Sydney City East, 1.00pm at Lilys Football Centre

Blacktown City returned to winning ways after edging Hakoah Sydney City East 2-1 at Lilys Football Centre.

John Carnevale’s side had failed to score in their last three matches but Mason Ireland’s sixth of the season and a goal from Lewis Beumie was enough to see off a gritty Hakoah outfit who netted through Julian Rinaldi.

Hakoah will look to respond at home against a flying APIA Leichhardt Tigers in round 13 while Blacktown City head to Sutherland for a mouth-watering top of the table clash at Seymour Shaw.

Wollongong Wolves 2-1 Parramatta, 1.00pm at WIN Stadium

Wollongong Wolves climbed to ninth after consigning Parramatta to their sixth defeat in a row with a 2-1 victory at WIN Stadium.

Goals from Ethan Kambisios and Jack Lombo sealed the Wolves’ fourth win of the season and consigned the visitors, who scored their lone goal through Abuzar Awaz, to the bottom of the table.

The South Coast side can improve their finals chances a little more when they host an out of form Sydney Olympic at WIN Stadium in round 13, while Parramatta will be desperate to avoid a seventh consecutive loss when they arrive at Lambert Park to take on Sydney FC.

Rockdale City Suns 0-2 Sydney FC, 3.00pm at Ilinden Sports Centre

Sydney FC continued their impressive recent form with an excellent 2-0 victory against Rockdale City Suns at Ilinden Sports Centre.

John Irelade’s fifth of the campaign and a strike from Cooper Coskerie paved way for the Sky Blues who proved too canny for their opponents.

David Zdrilic’s side are now unbeaten since round five and have conceded a meagre four goals since then and with a home fixture against a struggling Parramatta side to come next weekend the Sky Blues look likely to heap pressure on the chasing pack.

The 2-0 defeat will come as a huge frustration for a Rockdale side who were beginning to build some momentum prior to the defeat but the ninth placed outfit can redeem themselves with a win over Sydney United 58 next Sunday.

-By Jacob Windon