St Albans has continued its excellent turnaround from last season, picking up its fifth win of the season in round 10 of the National Premier League and continuing its Australia Cup campaign after a fifth round win.
The Australia Cup 4-2 win over the Whittlesea Ranges marked their fourth win in their last five matches this season.
The season so far has marked an incredible turnaround for the Saints who avoided relegation last year due to the season ending early due to Covid even though they finished on the bottom of the ladder.
The Saints recorded two wins and four draws for a total of 10 points from its 18 games 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.
Coach Kruni Razov, who has been in the senior coaching position since 2016, 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.”
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.
A win for the Saints in round 11 NPL on May 1 would mark their fifth from their last six matches.
Results: brimbanknorthwest.starweekly.com.au/sport/
In other Australia Cup results, Brimbank Stallions defeated Yarraville 2-1, Green Gully defeated Fitzroy City 3-0, North Sunshine lost to Goulburn Valley Suns 5-0, Keilor Wolves lost to Whittlesea United 3-1 and Melbourne Knights defeated Bulleen Lions 2-0.
Max Hatzoglou
