Kingsway
A difficult away fixture for an upbeat Murdoch side that had to make several changes from last weeks victorious side. Back into the side was Flav and Jordan and the new strike partners soon made their prescence felt combining for the an early opening goal. A long ball down the channel was chased down well by Petrone and with the referee correctly ignoring the linesmans flag Flav knocked the ball in at the far post. Murdoch from the goal had complete control of the game and maintained good possession and control of the ball on a far from perfect surface. Despite the superior possession both teams came in at half time with just the one goal dividing them. The hardwork and quality paid dividends at the start of the second half as Murdoch demonstrated a clinicalness in fornt of goal that has been missing in previous campaigns. Petrone demonstrated his worth to the team with a confident finish from the edge of the box that left the subsititute keeper with no chance. With the screw slowly turning a forray down the right flank saw Petrone senior whip across a ball that was well headed for Labattes second of the match. With the game in total control Murdoch suffered a set back when the excellent midfied pairing of Brewer and Dixon was broken with an injury to Dixon, the young player coach Danny Jones came on as a straight swap and began to influence the game!! Labatte completed his hat-trick with a robust challenge on a Kingsway defender before smashing the ball home. Kingsway got on the score sheet with a deflected strike that left Stewart with no chance and then a fine run and finish gave the hometeam hope. The introduction of Martin for the impressive Jordan added fresh legs to the attack and it was his persistance and cross that forced the defender into slicing into his own goal to complete the scoring.
The victory maintained the teams fine start to the season and sets up a clash with the leagues other unbeaten team next week when the Muscrats entertain Lynwood.
