Tara Murray
Brimbank Stallions need to start making the most of their opportunities to capitalise on a strong start to the FV state league 1 north-west season.
The Stallions have two wins, two draws and a loss from their first five matches, but could have easily had a couple more results go their way.
Stallions coach Andrew Marth said they weren’t making the most of their opportunities so far.
“It’s missed opportunities,” he said.
“We’re dominating possession of the ball, but we’re not putting the ball in the back of the net and that is what counts.
“We’re missing sitters in front at times and we do shooting practice every night, to no avail.
“Hopefully we are able to turn it around.”
Marth said they had a similar attacking line up to last season and will continue to play an attacking game.
The side suffered a setback with skipper Kym Harris suffering a hamstring injury. It gave youngster Noah Thomas-Chinnama the opportunity for some more time up front.
Marth said they had plenty of depth and had quality guys on the bench.
While keen to find their goalscoring prowess, Marth said for them the focus continues to be one week at a time.
The Stallions were set to face Sydenham Park on Saturday, after deadline.
The result was a 2-2 draw.
“I rate them the best team in the league by a long way,” Marth said.
The Stallions will then have to back it up this week, with their fifth round clash in the Australia Cup.
The Stallions will face National Premier League side Altona Magic on Wednesday night.
Marth said they were looking forward to the challenge.
“Hopefully we’ll put out a good performance,” he said. “It’s 11 versus 11 and a lot of the guys have played in the NPL.
“It’s good for them. We’ll worry about Sydenham and then reassess for Altona.”
Tara Murray
