Max Hatzoglou
St Albans has continued its excellent run of form winning its third match from its last four National Premier League matches on Saturday afternoon at Gardiners Creek Reserve.
The Saints were able to comeback from 1-0 down at half-time, scoring two second half goals to defeat Eastern Lions on their home turf.
The win puts the Saints in sixth position on the ladder after 10 matches.
Coach Kruni Razov said he was pleased with the start to the season and believes his team has more to prove.
“We’ve been good, a lot better than what we were last year, we are a lot more competitive, a lot more complete throughout the park, defensively a lot stronger and not leaking as many goals as we were last year so it’s been a good start,” Razov said.
“We are happy with the way we’re traveling, but there’s lots of room for improvement and that’s the scary thing so we believe we are at least 25-30 per cent and can still be a lot better in certain areas of the game.”
This season has marked an incredible turnaround for the Saints who avoided relegation last year from finishing in bottom place due to the season ending early due to Covid.
The Saints recorded a total of 10 points from its 18 games with two wins and four draws last season.
Already this season, they sit on 17 points after 10 games and are competing with the best teams in the competition.
In their third game this season, they defeated second placed Avondale 1-0 playing away from home.
Razov said he would like to see more of an attacking flare from his side which he thinks could push his side another step forward this season.
The Saints play Dandenong Thunder in their round 11 clash.
