Click on the link below to go to the Newcastle Herald article covering the match

http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/magic-begin-title-defence-with-comefrombehind-draw/1478865.aspx?storypage=0

Pete's Clipboard Part 2

Good Morning, Good Day or Good Evening...

Round 1 saw us travel to Jack McLaughlan Oval to take on the highly experienced Edgeworth Eagles.This encounter was always going to be tough with Edgeworth boasting a talented roaster including former National League players Mark Wilson, Glen Moore, Shane Knight and Ex-Socceroo Sean Babic. Magic however has reduced its average age from 2008 significantly, however we still contain a very talented roster of players.

The first half saw us play some fairly clean football, while also defending in a controlled manner.

Although Edgeworth created few chances they were still able to manage a 1 nil lead at the break. Not really a true reflection on the half however a situation we needed to get out of.

The second half saw the boys start well once again and rewards came via the way of an Adrian Karakolevski header from a nice Scott Pettit cross. Edgeworth re-took the lead from another penalty which made the situation for us desperate. We pressured well from this point and were rewarded with a penalty late in normal time which was nicely finished by Ben Martin.

A fair result at the end of the day with some real positives taken from the performance. For a new, young side to fight till the death and come from behind is a great achievement, and a nice steeping stone for us to take off from for our next match. Good performances were on display from all players, however special mention of the efforts of Anastasios Christodoulides and Scott Carter who both had fine games.

We look forward to a clash with another very experienced heavyweight Hamilton Olympic in Round 2.

Cheers

Peter McGuinness