Tara Murray
Yarraville Glory is hoping a bit of luck will go its way in the second half of the FV state league 1 north-west season.
Glory sit in seventh spot at the midpoint of the season, with four wins and three draws from their 11 matches.
They are just six points back from second placed Banyule City, with Caroline Springs George Cross the run away leader.
Coach Paul Agathouli said the season hadn’t quite got to plan so far.
“It’s been an unfortunate season,” he said. “We’ve had so many out with COVID and long term injuries. Season ending injuries.
“We’ve been unfortunate with that, but we are quite satisfied with where we are at the moment, considering everything.”
Agathouli said despite dropping a few games they shouldn’t have, they felt like they were closing the gap on the top sides which they had set out to do in the pre-season.
He said they were expecting a better second half to the season and would hopefully be in the mix for second spot.
“I think with a healthier squad in the second half of the season, we should be better,” he said.
“With the few additions we’ve added in the last few weeks for the three players we lost with season ending injuries.
“We will get three or four players back from long term injuries in the next fortnight, so hopefully we will pick up a lot more points.”
On Saturday, Glory faced one of the sides above them in Brimbank Stallions.
Glory opened the scoring in the 61st minute through Daniel Parkinson. The Stallions levelled the scores in the 76th minute.
The match would end in a 1-1 draw.
Agathouli said it was a match they should have won.
“We were the better side by far.”
In other results, Altona City beat Corio 3-0, scoring all three goals in the second half. Luc Doherty scored all three goals in the win.
Altona City sits in sixth spot.
In state league 2 north-west, Altona East Phoenix beat Geelong Rangers, 2-1.
The winner came in the 92nd minute, through Joshua Kelic scoring his second goal. The win moves the Phoenix up to fourth spot.
In state league 3 north-west, Williamstown drew with Sunbury United 1-1, while Altona North lost to Westvale, 2-1.
While in state league 4 west , Laverton beat Surf Coast 5-1, Melbourne City was too strong for Spring Hills, winning 4-2 and Barnstoneworth beat Greenvale United, 1-0.
In state league 5 west, Maribyrnong Greens lost to Melton Phoenix 4-0 and Maidstone United lost to Barwon, 5-2.
