Tara Murray
Altona Magic picked up its first win of the National Premier League season on Saturday against the North Geelong Warriors.
After a draw and a loss in their first two matches, the Magic were keen to come away with the full three points against the Warriors.
A Jonas Markovski goal in the 29th minute gave the Magic the lead, with the side having their chances to extend it.
The goal was Markovski’s second for the season.
Neither side was able to find the back of the net in the second half, giving the Magic a 1-0 win.
Coach John Markovski was happy to come away with the points, even if it wasn’t their best performance.
“We had control of the game throughout the whole first half,” he said. “We should have scored a few more, but 1-0 was enough to get the win and we’re happy with that.”
Markovski said their second half wasn’t quite where it needed to be, but the boys held their heads high and ensured they came away with the win.
With a new side and new coach, Markovski said they knew that it was always going to take some time to settle.
He said there were some good signs so far.
“The first game against Hume we were okay and got a draw when we had to play with 10 men,” he said.
“We lost the second game and losing was not good as we could have got something out of that game.
“A win on the weekend was good. We’re starting to get there. A lot of new kids from last year in the squad, it was always going to take some time.
Magic this Saturday face Moreland City which had a win and loss from its first two games.
Markovski said it was always a tough challenge against City with no easy matches in this competition.
