Protocollo n. 1547/C12 Palagiano, 24.3.2015

LADDER
TEAM
1
South Melbourne FC
2
Oakleigh Cannons FC
3
Dandenong Thunder SC
4
Ballarat Red Devils SC
5
Melbourne Knights FC
6
Werribee City FC
7
Bentleigh Greens SC
8
Green Gully SC
9
Hume City FC
10
Heidelberg United SC
11
Port Melbourne Sharks SC
12
Pascoe Vale SC
13
Northcote City FC
14
Goulburn Valley Suns FC
P
W
L
D
F
A
GD
3
3
0
0
11
5
6
9
3
2
0
1
5
3
2
7
3
2
0
1
4
2
2
7
2
2
0
0
6
3
3
6
3
2
1
0
6
4
2
6
3
2
1
0
4
6
-2
6
2
1
0
1
4
3
1
4
3
1
2
0
7
6
1
3
3
1
2
0
4
3
1
3
3
1
2
0
7
7
0
3
3
0
1
2
6
7
-1
2
3
0
2
1
1
6
-5
1
3
0
3
0
5
9
-4
0
3
0
3
0
4
10
-6
0
Round 3 Result
Melbourne Knights FC
1 2
Werribee City FC
FINAL
Next Round
Werribee City FC v Bentleigh Greens SC
PTS
Werribee City has upset Melbourne Knights 2-1 at Knights Stadium on Sunday thanks to a pair of late goals
from Steven Cudrig and ex-Knight Ryan Filipovic. The Bees trailed after a second-half header to Knights midfielder James McGarry, before Cudrig set up a frantic finale. Filipovic struck from the spot with three minutes
to spare to snatch victory for Nino Ragusa's side.
The match was soured, however, as Jacob Colosimo suffered what looked like a serious knee injury and was
subsequently stretchered off. In an uninspiring start, Knights forward Marijan Cvitkovic registered the first shot
in the 18th minute, with goalkeeper Tommy Dunn gathering it easily.
Joshua Groenewald and Simon Symeoy then went agonisingly close to opening the scoring for Werribee, connecting simultaneously with a volley which crashed off the crossbar. The injury to Colosimo occurred with 10
minutes to play in the first period. He was seen clutching his knee and punching the turf in frustration after the
challenge with Robert Naumoski, which floored both players momentarily.
The rhythm of the Knights was disrupted and allowed Werribee to create better openings. The whistle blew for
halftime with Werribee in the ascendency as the Knights needed a response after the break. And respond,
they did. The home crowd appealed for a penalty for a foul on Shayan Alinejad, but the referee deemed the
contact to be outside the area. Daniel Visevic's free-kick drew gasps from the home crowd, going inches wide.
The Knights deservedly went 1-0 ahead on 53 minutes through McGarry. Alinejad, who replaced Colosimo,
put in a perfect cross for the forward to nod into the far corner. The hosts struggled to turn their domination
into a second killer goal, however. Werribee full-back Symeoy stopped McGarry from adding to his tally with a
superb interception on 69 minutes.
Cvitkovic capitalised on a defensive error two minutes later to go one-on-one with Werribee custodian Dunn,
but he cleared well. Werribee's never-say-die attitude served it well. In an attacking move, Ragusa brought on
midfielder Damir Marusic for defender Symeoy, as Werribee moved to a back three.
It paid instant dividends as central defender Cudrig met an Oliver Rowland free kick to glance his header past
May. The comeback was complete two minutes later. Filipovic was adjudged to have been fouled and the
referee pointed to the spot - the former Knight making no mistake to snatch an unlikely late triumph.
Werribee coach Nino Ragusa was delighted to grab the win "I'm very pleased, the character shown was
great," Ragusa said. "After Green Gully, I questioned it. But we've got it together really quickly after that."
By Christopher Hearn (FFV)
WERRIBEE CITY ANCORA LETALE IN TRASFERTA
MELBOURNE KNIGHTS – WERRIBEE CITY 1 - 2
Melbourne Knights: 1. Christopher MAY, 3. Sam TORRENS, 4. Ben SUREY, 5. Milan BATUR 6. Tomislav
USKOK 8. James MCGARRY. 9. Jacob COLOSIMO (19. Shayan ALINEJAD 35'), 10. Marijan CVITKOVIC
(14. Rodrigo COVARRUBIAS 74'), 11. Anthony COLOSIMO, 13. Antun KOVACIC, 17. Daniel VISEVIC.
Werribee City: 1. Tommy DUNN, 2. Oliver ROWLAND, 3. Simon SYMEOY (10. Damir MARUSIC 82'), 4.
Ryan FILIPOVIC, 13. Milan SAVIC, 14. Bobby VIDANOSKI, 18. Joshua GROENEWALD, 25. Robert NAUMOSKI (9. Zois GALANOPOULOS '55), 26. Ray MARKLEY (6. Anthony RAGUSA '66), 30. Ivica PRAIZ,
43. Steven CUDRIG. Reti: Mc Garry (MK) 53’, Cudrig (WC) 85’, Filipovic (WC) 87’
Altra vittoria in rimonta del Werribee City che ha espugnato Knights Stadium con due reti nel finale di un
incontro combattuto ma mediocre. Dal Melbourne Knights era lecito aspettarsi una prova ben piu’ consistente di quella fornita domenica pomeriggio. Dopo un inizio promettente gli uomini di Andrew Marth, con
il passare dei minuti hanno lasciato che il Werribee City prendesse loro le misure e passasse a fare la partita. Solo per scarsa precisione i gialloblu non hanno concluso il primo tempo in vantaggio: al 28’ Symeoy e
Groenewald hanno colpito simultaneamente la palla mandandola stamparsi sulla traversa!
Il primo tempo non ha fatto registrare altri episodi degni di nota, con il Melbourne Knights costretto a ridisegnare i propri schemi a causa dell’infortunio occorso a Jacob Colosimo al 35’ in seguito ad uno scontro
fortuito con Naumoski. Colosimo e’ stato sotituito da Shayan Alinejad. Gli ultimi minuti hanno visto una
marcata supremazia del Werribee City.
Nella rpresa il Melbourne Knights e’ sceso in campo con un piglio molto piu’ autoritario che non nei primi
45 minuti e al 53’ e’ passato meritatamente in vantaggio grazie ad una precisa conclusione da distanza
ravvicinata di James McGarry che non lasciava scampo all’incolpevole Tommy Dunn. Lo stesso McGarry
al 69’ e’ andato vicino al raddoppio ma il suo tiro e’ stato bloccato egregiamente da Symeoy e due minuti
piu’ tardi uno svarione difensivo di Ivica Praiz ha praticamente messo Cvitkovic a tu per tu con Tommy
Dunn che ancora una volta si e’ superato per ribattere la conclusione a botta sicura dell’attaccante di casa.
A questo punto Nino Ragusa ha ridisegnato la propria squadra con azzeccate sostituzioni passando alla
difesa a tre e rinfoltendo il centro campo. Come gia’ negli incontri precedenti i ragazzi di Werribee si sono
lanciati in un finale travolgente e dopo un paio di occasioni mancate per un soffio e’ arrivato il sospirato
pareggio a cinque minuti dalla fine con forte colpo di testa di Steven Cudrig. Sulle ali dell’entusiasmo il City
ha continuato ad attaccare a testa bassa e all’87’ Filipovic e’ stato falciato in area al momento di di battere
a rete. Lo stesso Ryan Filipovic si e’ incaricato del tiro dagli undici metri che ha sancito la vittoria esterna
del Werribee. Gli ultimissimi minuti sono stati caratterizzati dai disperati attacchi dei Knights che non sono
mai riusciti a penetrare il muro difensivo eretto dalla squadra ospite
Giorgio Pastorini (Il Globo)

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