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Round 2 saw the Club travel to Darling St to take on the Warriors. We were greeted by a fantastic evening for football, coupled with a good playing surface and a very healthy crowd. All the ingredients for an exciting evening of entertainment.

The match was played a fairly quick pace for the first 15 minutes as both sides were excited to be there, and keen to grab the 3 points on offer. Both sides at times looked dangerous with Olympics Chris Berlin the most likely for the Warriors, and Adrian Karakolevski for the Magic. However as the game progressed the lads showed a better level of composure and ball security which allowed us to mount pressure on the opposition. This pressured paid off with a well taken header from Ben Martin who ghosted in and scored from an acute angle at the far post. A one nil half time lead saw much confidence from the lads during the half time break.

The second half saw the game become a little more direct with the Warriors pushing bodies forward in search of an equalizer. This meant plenty of goal mouth scrambles at times as the game saw 18 players in the penalty area. On the break-away we looked dangerous and with better execution could have seen the lead blow out further. However it took a spiral shot from Mason Palmieri causing a Ben Kelly fumble late in the match to put the game to bed.

On reflection I thought the boys displayed a superior passing game coupled with a higher level of discipline and shape which resulted in us thoroughly deserving the 3 points. An effort we can be proud of and built on. However, the season is a long one and we are not to get carried away.

Congratulations for the result, a fine one indeed, however we need to focus on our next task at hand, a difficult away trip to the home of the Weston Bears.

Cheers Peter McGuinness