Ripper Result to end regular season at the Reg
With the final game of the league season back at the Reg, we were determined to finish on a high and finish undefeated with a win against Lokomotiv Cove. We did just that emphatically with a 7-0 victory.
Marko opened the scoring after 15 mins after he met a great cross from Gauty inside the box to smash a left footed volley into the roof of the net. Not to be out done, fellow striking partner Stubbs received a nice pass from out left from Barnes and proceeded to make space with a cross field run, look up and from outside the box unleash an unstoppable strike into the top corner to make it 2-0 after 18mins.
Two minutes later, another great cross this time with Stubbs turned provider, found a marauding Johnny Harris who decided to show us the difficult lost art of knee goals, as he expertly met the cross with a nicely weighted swinging left knee to place the ball into the roof of the net to make it 3-0 and this is how it stayed at the break.
We continued to dominate in the second half with another long range effort from Stubbs on 52 minutes, this time a deft chip from outside the area leaving the keeper with no chance. The goal of the game followed after great lead up work down the right started by goalkeeper Ridge saw quick movement down the right and De Sousa end up the ball wide right, create space and deliver a pin point 40 yard cross to an unmarked Marko who tucked the ball away for his brace and our 5th.
Marko then proceed to complete his well deserved hat trick after another clinical pass from Stubbs, found him inside the box, shrug off a defender, pivot and calmly tuck the ball past the keeper in a clinical strikers effort.
The final goal came with another well taken strike inside the area from Nathan Wall who made a late run and tucked it away past the oncoming keeper from another great crossed served up from De Sousa out right.
The win gives us our second consecutive undefeated league season and incredibly our 47th consecutive league game unbeaten since round 3, 2013.
Overall a great squad effort from everyone and we are timing our run into the finals perfectly. We meet Lokomotiv again next week and we need to maintain this form to book our Grand Final spot.
Goals : Marko (3), Stubbs (2), Harris (1), Nathan (1),
MOM: Marko