2024 NPLMVIC Round 3: Oakleigh Cannons FC v Altona Magic SC

2024 NPLMVIC Round 3: Oakleigh Cannons FC v Altona Magic SC
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Testing one two one one that was just a c yes so if it’s here it’s is it okay yeah okay for hello everybody and welcome to Jack Reserve this round three men’s Victoria catchup game between Oakley C and Alona magic here at Jack Ed reserve and Ed good here today in Melbourne Southeast

For this game Ed we were here a couple weeks ago where Oakley were leading 3- the break against Elona of course that was off Serious injury sustained by AR dris on the day but a couple weeks later we’re back here and ready for the replay back and excited nickmah nothing better

Than one dose of jacked would Reserve action but two or one and a half I’ll take that every day of the week Aaron O’Driscoll was chatting to the physio before the start of the game today he um suffer pretty serious concussion uh during that fixture obviously the Physio and the the medical

Team taking every precaution they could and ambulance arriving but not quite in time to restart the game but good to see Aaron was out warming up just doing some run throughs not playing in today’s game but good to see him getting back to some light footballing action of course if

You’re wondering why there were spectators Jack resb Victoria made the decision on Saturday to Spectators from attending today’s game as a result of an incident Friday night’s game between Oakley cannons and de which is still being actively investigated at the moment so for today’s game no Spectators committed by Club officials and players

And staff and us here today and uh if you’re watching on it’s great to have your company here on this Monday night a very warm Monday night temperature still sitting at around 35° after a little bit of a heat wave down south here in Victoria but both these teams coming

Into this game off a bit of an interesting run of four the last game Oakley played that actually ended was a one draw against D City just over week ago while on the other hand 42 win away at Green gy on Friday night we saw them

Claim their first points of the season a step in the right direction for the magic after a bit of a disappointing start but saw them take no points from their opening three games of the Season interesting to see how aler changed things as well nickmah OB obviously

Oakley have their style of play The Press was really devastating against Altona and they struggled to really make anything happen on the Counterattack they’ve made a couple changes to the starting lineup which I’m sure you’ll get to but very interested to see what the coaching staff do here and whether

Oakley can predict the changes that Oakley going to or alterer rather are going to make getting under way here at Jack Edwards Reserve Oakley in their home blue kits from right to left turn away yellow kits from left to right we’ll take you through the starting

Lineups in just a second side plays it out wide has been the man in for of late now to three goals this season number eight St along with number six John Jey number five n skenderovic number three jordanis number 88 Christian Rossy and of course 26 J Rai

For Oakley today fing goals going to number one today in defense number four bro Boyce number in the attack number seven his first start for the cannons s forward down that right hand side towards Brito plays at Sentry looking for but gets across to intercept playing the ball up the line

Immediately into touch for a throw number n Alex 10 Jo number 11 14 19 Oliver KU 23 em Wells between guest Andis it does fall in the end and Al looking to break back the other way Rec possession there the magic last Friday night as well o leading two against and on

Thunder is also abandoned gu looking for the flick on all the way through to deletus Lawless m scor one of the goals of the week last Friday and I’m not sure if you’ve seen it but it was an absolute Delta to wrap up the points at Green gy

Reserve Lawless top a great ball for fatio across his M back’s pass there by the they looking to break back the other way good ball looking for M trusts his speed and here is Adis electric and he gets going down the flank but well defended by clears it away gilp here is

Adis it back to Kingsley Sinclair faces in the starting 11 no con hson today tole Ed is looking to feed through Adis and go out it’s kept Alive by AIS I believe refere waves play on Alex shoots and Oakley Take the Lead a miscommunication

At the back the flag did not go up from the assistant Referee on the far side referee Michael maners played play on and Alex salmon scores yet again this season he’s third for the Cannons and Oakley take a lead with him minutes head strange strange circumstances nickmah everyone

Even I think the referee looking towards the the assistant Referee on that far side but no flag goes up and play goes on and Oakley the benefactors of Altona waiting and and wishing that ball to be pulled out but a good finish in the end but a strange goal to concede and I

Could not imagine anything more frustrating for Alona to be honest to start this game up right where they left off in the last meeting Alex salmon open the scoring in that game as well and we saw how destructive he was on that occasion that one does count but Ed the

The one name off the team Sheet today for Oak Conor Hansen in a key for the O cannons in defense so what can you expect I guess from a set piece perspective he’s been so dangerous and losing a big weapon for them especially when they’re in those areas

From corners or free kicks yeah well as you mentioned Nick man last week it was just a devastating on from Oakley in all different directions but one of those was the Joe guest ball being swung into Conor hson but said pce danger isn’t there but bord have plenty of ways to

Hurt you another person missing tonight Valentini but not a bad play to come in for Oakley and Pierce wearing first start for Oakley for Pierce wearing since making the late move in the window from greeny of course another two names on the team Sheet today for Oakley who we

Haven’t seen much of is Noah holes andad kasumovic Noah holes coming from the western United Academy side and Assad covic coming from Adelaide United where he made appearances foror Sinclair playing it up the line AIS feeds it back to mcil guest making the run a good ball there from mcil

Looking for the Englishman guest in behind but the flag is up and he’s offside again a warning shot fired there by Oaky can already see the difference in the way that Altona are setting up at defensive Nick compared to last timeout we’re almost playing a 424 when they’re out of

Possession with Muka just stepping up to almost provide a fourth attacking option and then just the two in the Midfield so what they’re trying to do is just to reduce the amount of width that Oak going to have and try and mitigate the the threat that someone like munus on this left hand

Side can pose he was devastating last week almost just wasn’t there and it’s another change that Al Turner have made as well in bringing in El on that right hand side to try and mitigate that threat done done boys Al lead but surrendered their advantage

To fall to a 3-2 defeat at Paisley Park a frustrating evening for the magic on that occasion but they’ve done well to right the ship since with that very impressive win over green goal that b was Central to everything that night scored one of their goals in fact he

Scored in each of their last three games se he coming in from the right hand side on this occasion you can see there already the positive signs for Alona despite going one n down you know I mean it maybe it just shows how one-sided last time was but

Already see a bit of a difference in the way that Alona are approaching this game notable change for Altona from that last meeting is Christian Rossy between the sticks Hayden Brown on the bench today Rossy also taking the captain’s armband kuet feing it back to boy no Jacob

Eliopoulos as well for Oakley he’s on the bench for the Cannons one of the main starters as B isn’t cleared away entirely there by delus Adis nice little flick AIS has some space hits it and it’s straight at Christian Rossy he’s there to gather don’t want to leave Mone Bas with

Any space on the edge of the area so dangerous in the attacking third as that balls fed over the top sahic does well well played there by n sahic met by Sinclair who does well to get back and ner clears it away Clair just to play through that Al to set up

Good challenge there from Steven lless get off you get off you a bit of words there between Lawless and mcil that’s the beauty of no fans today we hear everything on this new side I’m sure they can hear us as well it’s a niche reference here for you nick man

Steven Lawless he saying get up you what animal is he referring to I know be a female sheep a you is a female sheep Le something new every day caught me off guard with that one is some sort of some sort of joke but you’re actually you’re on the money

There another player sliding in at left back today for Oakley Kingsley Sinclair who primarily an attacker one thing we have seen throughout the Chris Taylor era at Oakley is he likes to increase the versatility of some of his players one player in particular who used to slot in as a fullback at times

Was way DEA who of course has Departed the club but we know what he did in attack but there were some games in Australia cup run a couple years ago where he was playing as a fullback today he slotted in Kingsley Sinclair with Conor hson out of the

Team Tona looking to break through the aformentioned Lawless wellsmore does well to win it back guest plays it short M St Lawless didn’t start the last meeting between the two teams but was of course the npl2 or now known as vpl one player of the year last year head towards Pierce wearing and

It’s cleared away there by the magic defense Sinclair Asar bearing down on him and you can hear the instructions being barked there from the Altona bench to put the pressure on Sinclair but he does well to feed it back to FY one in the air there as Lawless flicks it onvi plays it centrally it’s turned over kubay looking to Spring the counter guest feeds it out to the left to Mone Bas one and one with El wahi Adis does well breaking down that left whips into

A good ball towards the back post but Rossy collects a good gather there from the Altona Captain going have to keep an eye out for that match up on the left hand side Nick you can see the way that Alterna again four forward here and they’re just looking to overrun Oakley with the

Numbers if they have done with bulak here is’s going to play a ball inside and almost getting on the end of it there can see immediately the difference in alona’s play the issue that they had last week Nick was just no numbers when they were able to break the play buak

Was left alone but you can see straight away he’s got a lot of support going forward well he started centrally in that last meeting and we saw him move from left to right to Central he was playing all over the place in that last meeting here at Jack Edwards Reserve but

Now starting on the the right wing good opportunity forar to continue his really good form this season one of the best strikers in the top tier certainly putting up his case I mean there was a former Altona magic player that won the Golden Boot last year in Jonas markovski why can’t

It be bulak if he gets on a little bit of a run of course Harrison Sawyer Leading The Way with five at the moment kuay plays it in towards Alex saon turned over it’s fed over the top looking for and putting Sinclair under some pressure

Feeds it back to fing he has to put that ball out for a throw and again the immediate instruction there from the alternative defense he put the pressure on Kingsley Sinclair he’s playing an unfamiliar role as a left back so it seems like Altona have already identified that as a potential weak

Spot up the line wins a header Fu keeps it alive make sure of it plays it to guest chest it down to mcil but High boot there guest collects well play to win it back Asad mukasa feeds it out towards that left hand side it’s a great ball looking for jaah

Rai cuts it back stvi has time to cross and he’s crossing the end doesn’t beat the first man in Boyce the ball’s out for a throw in J Rai player who is coming into this game head off a brace against Green starting to find some form since making the move in the

Offseason he’s a little bit Eerie being here at the moment with no Spectators it’s early quiet you can hear every single instruction it’s like the Y whack ball whipped in by stvi and cleared Away by Boyce kovich plays the ball out there for a throwing and

At the moment can just take a breather if you missed it Alex salmon with the opener he’s just in some ripping form at the moment the Oley Marksman Ball’s turned over chance now for alter to Spring the Trap as Miller gets across to deny Rai a lot better

From Alona they’re looking a lot more promising they did the last time these two teams met it’s a completely different team in my eyes Nick and it it really has just come from a formational change and maybe it’s just a couple of different players coming in but that

Formation difference is is just changing so many things for them I’ve said it before but the issue last week when they played that long ball through to bis or jaad Rai was that they just had no support but the change has been immediate you can see straight away that

The difference it’s had on the game good test for this new look Oakley defense today without eliopoulos and without hson today might see Jacob eliopoulos later in the game of course he’s on the bench kuay goes to ground no foul of water risky pass there from stvi

Sahic brings down the control holds Off K mcil does well mcil and sahic still battle well played there sahic to come up with possession and feah Rai who’s come across now to this near side cuts side rides another challenge feeds it out to the left the overlapping run there from

Stvi keeps it alive M offers support plays it into the area looking towards the back post and eludes everyone and the ball’s out for a goal kick and but here G lozowski barking instructions get it in there get it in there but encouraging signs again there from the visitors surprised to see the

Referee not coming back to award a yellow card there Michael mammo decided to keep the cards in the pocket early doors but for me Nick manah that’s um it’s an interesting decision very interesting decision there from referee Michael mammo mentioned before holes eliopoulos and kasumovic on the bench they’re

Joined today by backup goalkeeper Brendan wh Harry parrot and Roy Gregory from the under 23s get their opportunity on the bench today Harry Parr was on the bench last time the two teams met but his opportunity again W for Alona today lberto m gzz Alexander Goose as the balls fit out

To the right hand side for bujak the better here of Sinclair going to hold up the play Zar looking to go himself Sinclair does well well defended there from the New Zealander the corner is awarded so bujak actually wins the battle in the end and an opportunity here from the set piece

For Alona magic course as well on the bench Darcy andovi Aiden Brown and Julian Rodriguez as well getting his opportunity in the side today bis swits it in not a bad ball into the area but a good collect from Nick FY just takes a a second there it’s

Still very bomy out here around 30° here in Oakley tonight one of the last real hot days we’ll get there might be a few next weekend I think the temperature does reach above 30 this sort of conditions where s a number of games either postponed or delayed due to the heat push back to to later

Kickoffs there was only one game that actually kicked off at 3 pm. this weekend down in vpl 2 in dvon not envious of that no it was not Sunshine who came away with a 5 win on the road against dton in round one down there in the third

Tier of course the number of games namely last night the Croatian Derby between Melbourne Knights and danong City and St Orbin against mland City that got pushed back to accommodate for this heat to Boyce patient as they look to work their way up from the back wearing quite early playing out

Wide today we’re used to seeing him playing through the middle but he got both himself and Alex salmon in there try to find a way to make it work mcel out to Adis in some space whips it towards goal Ross is there to collecton just a second too late to that

One but again a warning shot five there by the Cannons is he perhaps the only weakness of having mutus on that left hand side his strongest foot obviously is his left nickman but cutting in on his right is is certainly not as strong as his left so he’s he’s always

Motioning down the line he will pretty much every single time get a cross in just depends how accurate that cross can be but Elona would definitely be aware of that and always pushing ad maybe inside but again his pace is usually just going to be a bit too much anyway

Forward to ltio plays over the top of buar getting in behind Sinclair jar collects waits for the support and well defended Again by Sinclair who done a very good job so far on onar in the unfamiliar roll at fullback mcil Good Feet cam mcil is just an absolute treit

To watch aible reaction there from he a little bit of a quick Fe little body F of course as well it’s good to see that we have the the new lights installed on the scoreboard up and working again a jack Edward’s Reserve because these two teams met in that game

That was abandoned initially it was going to be Friday Night Football here at Jack Edwards reserve it was moved to the Sunday as Sinclair’s ball rolls through to Christian Rossy but the lights are working again here at Jack Edwards Reserve which is great to see and of course scoreboard is back up and

Working so power restored here in Melbourne Southeast turned over there by mukar salmon feeds mcil looking to turn his man but well played by delus hacks it clear let’s go up for that one and Adis is there and the ball’s put out for a throw Ste Lawless shouting instructions

There to his teammates just telling keep the ball in the deck don’t panic it’s one of the L loudest plays out there at the moment Ed Lawless feeds it out to the left here is tovi in a lot of space to get forward still breaking forward here the left back it’s

Sadic jar in some space just got the ball caught up in his feet for a second doing a lot from the right of us the Alona bench but not too much from the Oakley bench very quiet there as we know Chris Taylor quite the pensive characters out for a goal kick but very

Quiet very chilled there on the Oakley bench Chris Taylor just hasn’t moved he’s forever just thought you know exactly what gin lozowski is thinking and his players know exactly needs to be done quite nice actually with the I mean obviously we’d rather have fans here but

Being able to hear kind of word for word what the coaches are saying fascinating insight to hearing the instructions and everything is always set long there from the goal kick flicked on looking for wearing but getting across is elali who does well just a deny Pierce wearing at the last

Minute maai plays it back and the ball is sent forward Boyce wins the header but it’s gone backwards and the CER press there again from the alterate benches Miller plays it back to fely and he can just he just take a few extra seconds there aage just kic a

Little bit of turf at fely there as he maybe incidentally but tried to put off fely let’s see now nickm if Oakley or if Altona rather can maintain the the energy that they had in the first 20 minutes it is hot so the energy levels are going to be

Draining very very quickly the other thing to remember the very interesting point is that both these teams did play Friday night but Alterna did play a full game so it’s a short turnaround in this heat so be fascinating to see manage theil for guest R the challenge great

Balance there from the Englishman plays it out wide to wearing as bore on the overlap wearing whips it’s a good Ball but it’s headed out for a corner there by skenderovic how do you manage do you reckon it’s sort of a situation of you know gets to the 60th minute you’re

Looking to to ring the changes get some fresh legs on considering how warm it is and temperature’s not going to drop too much in the second half than you just got to send it Nick manah you just got to trust your engine and just just go

For it and just hope that you can run harder than the opposition to be honest with you I don’t think there’s much you can do yeah ped to theal of trust your ticker there you have it Ed gon says P to the wall go for it

Guest whips it in a good ball in it’s not a clear comes out to kubet into some space edge of the area he shots blocked CLA sprays it out to the right hand side melp Ball’s wh in by guest out to the back post salmon brings under control

The flag is up and offside is called well there you go that’s how we’re going to manage the he then so after 23 odd minutes here at Jack Edward reserved the first scheduled drinks breaks for both teams o cannons in the lead 1 n thanks to an Alex go Ed what do

Your thoughts been the the first half of the first half I guess really enjoyed it so far I mean Alona have looked like a completely different team to what we saw last week the Tactical changes have been really really tidy buak is looking as threatening as ever on the right hand

Side I actually wouldn’t mind seeing maybe a switch of wings just maybe dicing it up a little bit putting jawood resi on the right seeing if there can be a little bit of a change strength of bulak is obviously his p and his ability

To get on the ball but once on the ball his you know his touch does waver every now and then so maybe they just need a little bit more composure to bring the rest of the team into those types of plays he has looked dangerous to say the

Least but it’s been a nice little match up with him and Kingsley Sinclair so looking forward to seeing how that one plays out as the game wears on if you are just joining us again we are jumping into a drinks break everyone enjoying a couple refreshing beverag

Genos out of the ESI which uh garan lozanoski is also using as his seat very estban Kint oh yeah and the uh beverages are heading straight back in ice flying you can hear the ice there’s nothing better is there I wouldn’t mind hearing a little like a Yeah couple of soft drink

Maybe a couple Ginger beers not sure if they’re allowed to have that I they’re allowed I think it’s the smartest idea to be drinking a soft drink I would love to see someone whip out a A fanter or a Sunkissed at half time give them the Boost that they need

I just I the thought of having a soft drink than running it doesn’t fill me with much confidence yeah you know what it does for you though is with a lot of happiness does maybe one for off the game speaking my language here nick man or Gator or something like that yeah

Or some unbranded sports string see um gws and the footy they only brought out orange Gatorade at the end let’s not talk about that we move on here as play gets back on the way Alona kicking things off as W’s head up goes straight to jaad Rai and wellmore

Gets across and does a good job there to nullify that attack back to stvi cerovich Lely switch out to the right hand side for bis Kings ball is out for a throw in B is hacked up into the air headed Away by Boyce morus wearing well played there by L to win it

Back Fe there from the youngster plays it centrally forar but Sinclair does well to win it back turns it over here’s salmon as Joe gut running alongside and looking to feed through his fellow engman and well defended by Jordan delus getting across to deny that counter attack you might

Have seen a small iCal change here from Oakley McMahon munas is switching over to the right hand side I’d love to see mun is just cut it on the left hand side and one far corner here salmon salmon hits it not a bad effort from Alex salmon that’s two for the Englishman and

Oakley have doubled their lead H some style quite literally out of nowhere the ball just fell to him and he hit that perfectly on the volley and Oakley take a two-nil lead straight after the drinks break and right now it’s starting to feel as if the cin are just flexing here at Jack

Edward’s Reserve really the second chance of the game and it’s the second goal here for Oakley and Christian Rossy in the Alona goal is not going to be stoked about the fact he was beaten near post and you could hear the exclamations coming to his team

Saying why are we not goals side it’s a bit tough so to be fair to the Altera Defenders when Alex salmon is turning like that and hitting the ball as well as he did and that’s Alex salmon as well has probably had three or four touches and

They’ve they’ve ended in two goals so it just kind of shows the quality of Oakley and Altona again a lot of positive sides they’ve looked really really good as we can see again they’re going to attack down the left hand side with the ball coming

In going to head to it comes out to fabito Loops it back in and sets a task for sah andely collect so that’s now four goals for Alex sammon this year but technically won’t go down the statute he’s got six did score against both Danel Thunder and

Against Alona in the initial game as well so he’s made up for those goals that didn’t count in less than 25 minutes here feel for emilyn wellsmore yeah that goal he scored as well scored rocket in that game so two really nice goals which unfortunately the Highlight will always

Be there but won count the statue M to Boyce mcgilp looking for munas finding Alex salmon instead come back out to AIS Adis with the left foot inside to Joe guess poor touch but he does well to recover it is he able to swivel and have a shoot plays it back instead and

There’s P wearing on that Far Side Ross’s able to get there before though and Altona now going to look to push up and really apply the pressure o can steady pretty easily just wonder nickmah if if Alona are going to be able to kind of settle themselves a little bit here and not

Concede another one cuz two n down is still in a that’s not an unstainable lead three probably would be a little bit too much as P wearing gets on the ball on this left hand side he’s going to stand up his opponent and cut in on the right and what a hit

And what a goal from Pierce wearing we haven’t seen much of him tonight the switch of wings allows him to cut in on his favored right foot and find the far post and with a rattle it heads in and Oakley take a commanding 3-n lead that is brilliant from Pier wearing a first

Goal in Oakley colors and that’s his quality right there cuts inside had that little bit of space and you can’t afford to give Pierce wearing even an inch and that is such a good finish at the end of the day and I mean we’ve spoken a lot

About the fire power in this oakle attack yet over the over the duration and when you can someone like Stephan Valentini out of that team replace it with someone like Pierce wearing just goes to show the depth and the quality this team has and welcome to the Cannons

Pierce wearing that was an absolute Cannon so just like that that 3-0 Advantage has been restored for the Cannons Alona who had such a positive start to this game just hit with a A onew Punch Out of Nowhere from Oakley it seems like the drinks break came at the

Worst possible time for all down a goal that was firmly in it and it just seems like maybe the momentum came out of their saes a little bit and you just saw what Oak were able to do of magic really is deja vu Nick man literally the exact situation we

Were couple weeks ago but alterer again looking a lot more positive buak unable to bring that under his control o going to move the ball forward again salmon wearing and O just going to look to slow things down and reset wellsmore just assesses his options and right now it’s Oakley just in cruise

Control something they do so well at this venue they very rarely lose Jack edwood’s Reserve especially in the league they are formidable here kubet feeds it over the top looking for AIS brings it under control Adis cuts inside he hits it but it’s always Rising the ball’s out for a

Goal kick fact that I think if my stats are correct might need to get this fact checked I think the last three teams to guess who those three teams are to have beaten Oakley here atck K’s Reserve little bit of trivia for those watching at home as well go for the obvious of

Avendale that happen keep going Avendale in the npl so know npl Victoria in the Australia cup so of course they made the national stages in the last two so if my numbers are correct I do believe two of those teams are a league opposition stay with play for a second guest out to

Adis brings down the control cuts inside taks it back to kuet Bo one of them Bentley greens not last year when Oak played AV here last was a n draw at the end of last season so the answer in fact only one team beat him at home last season and

That was South Melbourne but the other two teams mathur and Melbourne City oh wow Mooney Bas whips it in it’s a good ball looking for salmon just over the bar he’s on a hattick Alex salmon just couldn’t direct that one on target but Oak at the moment having

Their own way but that just goes to show where the quality of the team instead of beating o they’re the three that have come here and been able to beat them here and no one else has been able to there been a few draws in between melbour Knight’s got a draw here

Avendale got a draw here no one but two a league opposition and one team that of course were in the Grand Final last year in South Melbourne able to come here and beat Oakland goes to show just how hard it is to win at this venue wonder what it is about Jack

Edwards that makes it such a formidable ground bit of a bit of a theory is posed by one I think it was a Josh Parish Theory uh that it it almost resembles like it just suits perfectly for the way they want to play in that counterattacking style and they can just

Springboard so quickly it’s a bit of a smaller pitch it’s going to say it’s very narrow and allows it almost becomes like just a corridor for them they can almost treated as if it’s you know a basketball court in a way and just spring in transition so quickly play

Those balls quickly up the channels and I mean it’s a good theory CU I guess the evidence is there to back it up just looking on that far side I think that is em wellsmore who’s receiving treatment at the moment yes do believe it’s might force a substitution here for

Oakley emore is not able to continue of course it is very warm here tonight so they did play or be just over a half on Friday night against Dan on Thunder is just a reminder for those on the bench Jacob eliopoulos Noah Holmes Brendan White Assad camovic Harry parrot and Roy

Gregory Jacob eliopoulos would be one of those first names that might be called upon as wellsmore getting back up to his feet which is a a good sign he might might be able to continue you’ve missed it two goals from Alex salmon and another absolute Peach from Pierce weing man absolute cracking

Goal really tight to give Oakley that 3-0 lead and right now you get a sense that they’re looking very likely to continue their unbeaten starts of the Season technically at the moment only winning two draws you know so the two games that have been abandoned they were leading against

And Dy Thunder but of course their last two games actually played draws against Dy City andberg so they haven’t won since that opening game the season against Manning technically strange feeling considering how dominant they’ve been in there few games have played it’s strange when you

Look at the table and you see that you know as much as they’ve been one of the best teams this year they’re not in that top two you know in around where South Melbourne and H City and Avendale and those sort of sides are as Moone vus

That is brilliant does well to win his own ball he’s looking to Bear down that right he goes to ground the strong Challenge from Sovic goes out for a goal kick Michael mmis unmoved and the Oakley bedge not happy with that one but I don’t know Ed that seems like it was there was certainly contact you could hear it really from here and the Oakley coaching staff saying that there was maybe an elbow

Involved maybe not a malicious elbow but just an arm thrown across the front of moon evaders and it looks like Oakley might win the Press here no the referee putting a stop to that but difficult one to Call you got to see munus just beating one of the faster players on the pitch and bulak with the ball shows just how fast he is long ball looking for Fabrizio set a real task for and phy is there to collect just wonder with oley’s next game back here at home against Green

Gully on Friday night if that was a bit early know 3-0 things can change very quickly not just in football but npl football for that they might start to have a look ahead to Friday and maybe rest a few plays as Adis pick pockets and fires and

Just past the back post for Mooney bis he did so well to win his own ball there off Nim scovic just came from nowhere did well to win that ball but just flushes his effort past the back post you could see that scander felt comfortable sitting under the

Ball thinking that munus wouldn’t be able to to duck in but he he did and got the shot off and he was beating all ends up at that far post still looking for his first goal in Oakley colors Moone bis that’s a surprise started this season the goal scorers this year Conor

Hson with one Joe guest and Stephan Valentini with one a piece as well as mentioned hopefully back at home on Friday night start of a this is actually the start of a five game home stand for the Cannons so they’re not going to be leaving Jack Edward’s

Reserve anytime soon but as we know when the the home fixtures or the away fixtures are stacked on you know later in the year that means oakle is going to have to get on the road and uh clock up the frequent not frequent fly but clock up the Petr mileage cuz they’re not

Going to be flying but you know the state government’s going to be clocking up some nice little tolls I would say I guess depends where they’re going those trips do include green gy South Melbourne Port Melbourne and Avendale so would you prefer the the kind of The

Residency at home or would you rather go home way home Away Home Away Home Away you reckon or like you know maybe a sprinkling of two or three home games in a row I think five or six maybe there’s extenuating circumstances but I think you don’t want to be finishing too much

On the road especially when games become that all the more important as the ball is whipped into the box and it’s cleared away you kind of want to have that balance I think oh as well Miller to cross to intercept so I actually think Nick I’d rather have the the home stretch and

Then the away stretch oh really yeah cuz you get into the mindset of you know you know like you don’t say if Oakley had home because they’re so strong at home they have their strength at home but then away and they’re losing the week after winning the next week you’re not

Able to build momentum but if you have a home stretch of five games and then win all five you’re going to go going into your away stretch yeah you know five games unbeaten that a good shout that is a really good shout I mean it’s we know

Have been at home but still got to make the most of it still got to get those points on the board some of those games are going to be very difficult for Oakland especially against the likes of South Melbourne Port Melbourne and Avendale who have started the season

Very strongly Sinclair over the top for guest still picking up here as wearing Under Pressure from delus delus playing with fire there and he gives away the corner well press there from Pierce wearing to force the corner who does Joe guest Target here now nickmah this is an interesting one

Because I mean no Conor hson who is usually the you know Target number one you think maybe a pierce wear he’s got a bit of height to it going as guest whips it in it goes past the mall I think it was actually looking for Emin wellsmore as clears it away but it’s

Just going to be coming straight back it’s an oakly throw in so you do you do lose a lot from those set pie that Conor hson they’re not the tallest of teams Oley compared to maybe a South Melbourne who have you know just a whole array of giants in in

Sawyer Marshall and Yankovich and Ross archal for that matter as well wellsmore AIS back to wellsmore great one two going to get around his man he’s brought to ground and a free kick is awarded and an opportunity here for the Cannons on this far side to add another

Before the break we’ve just played over 41 minutes so we’s see what Oakley can do from this set piece 3-0 ahead cruising at the moment wanting to really just pile it on here guest whips it in headed clear by sadic comes back out to Boyce who just

Hits it first time a speculative effort and that was always sailing over the bar it’s kind of hoping for the spectacular there it actually when it first came off the boot it looked like it was on a decent trajectory you do like to see it there’s

A bit of a wind now picking up though nickmah so not surprised that that shot went slightly AR and it is a bit of a I think the breeze is actually going alona’s way yes so I don’t think it works all too well for Oakley Alona sorry it’s also not

Quite the freem man or doctor it is just kind of blowing warm air it’s very warm guest ball is turned over cross Milow just sends it Forward look like we’re going to get about four minutes of outed time of course to make up for the drinks break kicks the

AL the board is up four minutes of added time here at Jack Edwards Reserve canona potentially pull one back from this play for Brito oh nice little nutmeg there from Daniel F Brito play it back with the cross cleared away going to come back to sty under pressure from

Adis keeps it alive plays it short to jaad Rai and he’s turned it over and now Oakley looking to break in transition and this is where they’re dangerous wellsmore looking for gas flicks it out to that right hand side for AIS and it doesn’t work out actually work out to be

A throw it in the end but not exactly what Oakley were drawing up there to try and break in transition just takes one ball for Oak in that situation to just open aloner up thing is though aloner need to chase this game they do need to throw bodies forward which means it does

Open things up a little bit for Oak transition asus’s cross is chopped out by skenderovic sahic tried to bring it down the ball’s out for a throwy Steven Lawless not happy just reminding his players that it’s a team game well it’s good to see that the the reinforcement is still coming cuz

Someone needs to start it on the pitch for Alona cuz there only so much G lozowski and his coaching staff can do but having a bit of an onfield Captain onfield voice and I mean Christian Ross’s holding the armband but Steven Lis is almost the voice out there at the

Moment trying to kickart a little bit of a fight back here for Alona if they can and just find something kubay sneak one before half timee here nickmah it could be on for the second half you never know football is a funny game we saw a few

Weeks ago though Knights came back from three down to get a draw against aend but good Oakley are here Alber Knights were of course playing at home of course there was a red card in that game as well which did help but it is possible not completely riding the magic off but

It’s going to take something quite special on Sinclair for guest put out there by delus Sinclair looking to take it quickly over the top for Pierce wearing it might actually work out here for wearing the ball goes out for a corner Jordan delady has been very impressive in defense for

Alona fighting hard out there considering the circum stances at the moment see where Joe guest goes now with this corner guest whips it in headed clear by zwar might be one of the final chances here for Oakley before the break to out of fourth guest whips it in towards the

Near post wearings waiting for it it goes past everyone and Alex salmon has it in the net but the flag is up and his hattick is denied just came through in slow otion there to the back post to Alex sammon and again alona’s defense just in sixes and sevens but thankfully for them

The goal doesn’t stand think it might have been the extra touch from P wearing I think that played not quite sure maybe they’ll both off possibly mukar sends it over the top one last chance here for eltona ride body’s flying everywhere Miller goes to ground

And it’s going to be a free kick to eltona very interesting kind of set of circumstances there Nick man because it was really a game of dominoes yeah I was just about to say did get pushed into another and then it’s kind of worked out well think he did yes I think

So it’s almost an accidental free Kick the referee or the I think Joe guest just telling the the linesman there going was offside anyway buddy so this will be one last chance before halim for Alona and it could be a little bit of a gift here Ed considering

The circumstances around that free kick but Alona won’t be complaining they still feel they should have gotten that free kick and they’ve got their due rewards but here’s an opportunity for the magic potentially the final play of the half Rai hits it with power right into Oliver kubet will

Be coming back no it won’t Michael Mammoth blows for halim and Oakley in the lead by three goals to nil a double from Alex sammon put the Cannons ahead before a lovely goal from P wearing his first in Oakley cannons giving them a 3 n lead Ed thoughts on that first half

Here at Jack Edward’s Reserve really interesting first half the the first you know 5 to 10 minutes Altona looked dangerous obviously the goal from Alex salmon early doors was a strange one if yall just joining us looks like the ball might have gone out of play but the the

Linesman with the best view kept his flag down and everyone just stopped and salmon was able to slot at home but outside of the goal for the the first little bit of the game Alona looked dangerous different tactical approach to what they took last time but Oakley with

A lot of quality were able to come through and scoring a couple cracker goals through salmon and wearing just snuff the game out a little bit for for Altona but there is still 45 minutes of play left to come and see what Altona can bring to Oakley in the second half

Well Ed we’ll leave it at that we’ll be back in around 15 minutes time here at Jack Edwards Reserve with the score Oakley cannons three Alona magic nil welcome back to Jack Edwards reserve for this npl men’s Victoria catchup game between Oakley cannons and Altona magic

Oakley leading 3-0 at the break and now in response and in response Altona have made a triple substitution coming onto the field Alexander ghost Dari anovi and Nathan Liberto we just get word of who has been substituted does look like that one of those players is Nadim skenderovic in defense with John

Stepi heading in centrally immediately under pressure is Liberto and that’s going to be a free kick look it’s going to Oakley’s way and they want to take it quickly Michael Mavis just pulling it back just confirmed the other two players that have come off in just a

Moment I think one of them as well may be Daniel fabito but see in just a second because Oakley have an opportunity to extend then they aid to four setting up the wall here to our left that Chris Taylor not happy with that one as guess floats it in not a bad

Ball towards the back post and Christian Ross is there to claim ni Toano and Ed Gooden taking you through the remainder of this game Ed an interesting first half because I think as much as Oakley were dominant it didn’t probably tell the full T of that first half as they

Look for a fourth there as KU look to break but for that first portion of the first half even though Alona were a goal behind they were very competitive they were right in the game but it seems like that drinks break sort of took the wind

Out of their sails as sadic bearing down on heish Miller and Nick phy comes out and collects but Ed what do your thoughts yeah just as you said nick man it was an interesting tactical battle kind of on both ends of the spectrum Oakley playing their their possession based play

And utilizing their Pace when they do find a break but then Altona as you can see even in the formation now they’ve got four up top two in the Midfield and four in defense so what you’re going to see is a lot of long balls through with

A couple of extra plays even from the Midfield coming through and and running with the front four so see if Altona can utilize that and get on top they probably only had just maybe the one chance and it was even maybe just a half chance but possibly with the substitution so can make

Something happen and that’s a nice ball inside to Steven Lawless he’s going to work that through but no one really making the Run forward perhaps the play just moving a bit too quick for the Oakley or the Altona setup so the other two players confirmed Daniel Fabrizio and sad mukasa taken

Off at the break oh well played for munas getting across was Liberto did very well good feat there from Alexander J of course Oakley unchanged to start the second half you do get a sense with their next game against Green Gully only in a matter of days maybe the changes

Will be run in by Chris Taylor at some point but one thing we do know about CT sides is that he likes to keep his side out in the field for as long as possible isn’t the type to to drag him off he likes to put the game Beyond out and

Pierce where he can line up and fires that one well over the bar and out for a goal kick and he’s feeling himself up goal in the first half if you are just joining us peace wearing scored a fantastic goal obviously down the other end cutting in on his right

Rattling against the upright to sneak it in he didn’t have can’t say he was on the ball too much but when he did get on it he was very very effective well that is’s a the interesting thing is and this will be a talking point in the weeks to come

Is how does Chris Taylor find a way to work the salmon wearing partnership together as this is a nice little bit of interplay here between Rai and just just whips it inide a bad Ball come all the way back to Zak has some space cuts inside jar crosses it back into the area

And it’s h mmore who gets across just that one ball nickman that Alona are lacking Steven lless picking something up here all the way on to the other side for bulak stand up his opponent get on that right hand side cutting on his left is he able to get a

Shot away he can forces the save and jard resi is there to bring Altona back into the game they were threatening early doors just as they did in the first couple minutes of the game and resi picking up the scraps Nick FY was able to Parry that away just barely

But not able to Parry it away from J rzza who was the first there big time goal there for rosay scored a double against Gully he’s in some good form at the moment that’s a massive goal suddenly Altona right back in the game and they really needed that one to start

The second half if they were going to have any chance of getting something out of this contest and suddenly they’ve got a little bit of momentum at the moment well Alex gust on the on the left hand side is going of proved to be the uh the man to

Connect the the glue that’s kind of bringing a few of these inter plays together it was with resi on the left that kind of started the whole play and Oakley just caught napping a little bit to apologize to Alex gust could be just said just but I think it’s gust I think

Of good good authority it’s gust so I do apologize for that one to Alex guest into wearing and we’re just talking about how they find a way to play wearing and salmon together and these two might be asked to stay on the pitch that little bit longer because they’re

Going to need another Oakley to really put this game Beyond side as Adis goes to ground and he wins the free kick again against Steven Lawless this is a Joe guest special now here I think Nick well it’s only going one place but the the fascinating thing as

We said Ed this is the first real case study of seeing salmon and wearing in the same starting line up together and we thought maybe go to up top but when you’ve got guests there as well it makes things quite congested in the middle so finding a way to make that work but

We’ll see what the affen mentioned guest can do from this free kick as he looks to restore Oakley’s three-goal Advantage four in the wall for Alon up Christian Rossy setting things up as guest hits it towards goal not a bad effort just fizzes wide really nice hit there by Joe guest

Probably at a savable he for Rossi a surplus of balls on the field now multi ball for a second there it was funny just watching the the little bit of interaction there with Rai and the fourth official Terry C delos s just say to you just he was about to you know

Send that ball long with his drop punt um basically don’t do it no cuz he saw the ball com from the other side but it was just too late as here is money Bas and he wins the free kick he’s continuing to cause all sorts of

Problems it doesn’t matter who it is on the flanks he’s just everywhere at the moment I’m liking this jeel with Alex gust and munus kind of bringing the heat gust with his technical ability and his fresh legs coming on at halim so the Cannons have an opportunity to regain that three-goal

Lead from this set piece guest balls whipped in the gilp goes for the diving header jat clears Boyce happy to play it all the way back to H Miller look how quick Altona get up probably shows their attitude coming into the second half Oakley not able to get a second

Ball in because Altona just pressed their line so high straight away it’s good to see that they’ve been able to find the second win because it did certainly look like that it was going only one way as guest skips around Liberto does well switches it out to the

Left hand side oh salmon brings it under control well played there from sammon still going Alex sammon and he wins a corner despite looked like for at least from our angle that an Altona Defender didn’t touch the ball but Michael Madness had the better view than us said and he’s pointed to the

Corner there for oick minimal protestations from the the goalkeeper in Rossy so Joe guest again he’s had a number of set pieces in the last few minutes but we’ll see what he can do from this one guest whips it into the near post it’s flick towards goal from

Wearing it’s going to be another Corner Force to defend here behind on the score sheet but of course scoring that all important goal to Kickstart a potential comeback thanks to jaad rosai three goals now this season for Riz yes swits it in towards the back post it’s headed clear comes out to

Kubai ambitious effort Sinclair back out to guest can whip it in and it’s blocked and it’s out for another Corner T just forced to defend their own goal here as batten down the hatchers here for just a second guest good balling towards the back post svy couldn’t clear ball to

Pinballs around calls for a hand hand ball go ignored kubet Sinclair guest can put it back into the area it’s not a bad ball and Rossi with a nice collect he’s looking to get play moving Liberto centrally there to svich they’re looking to break tell you what Ed the subs for

Alona all three of them have made such a positive impact on this game maybe not so much Daran stovsky he hasn’t been able to get on the ball but in particularly Nathan Liberto and Alexander G been everywhere in the early going in this second half could see

Straight away there as well for gust on the left hand side he had so much space and opens up the rest of the ground for his side ball coming in low and hard and M feel is able to get down to that one for resi was able to pounce and score a

Second he’s feeling himself Ed he’s he’s he’s really in some good form at the moment after coming in with a brace against greeny I’m liking buak on the right too it’s the the right of a again an attacking four for Alona well a mutual friend of

Ours in Loy Flanigan is’s a big fan of what bulak brings to the game and with good reason he’s been talking him up for weeks and what we’ve seen the early going of this npl Victoria season is a real player Boyce looking to send it over the

Top but that will roll all the way through to Christian Rossy you can see as well with the setup that Altona have it just forces Oakley to just be playing the long balls and that’s not the type of football that they want be playing Lawless G good ball here’s a chance for

Sadic Rai looking to play it short turned over but it will come back to LS was steaming through Big Challenge from Boyce Michael mammam moved mcgilp switching Ball but it doesn’t have enough on it El with the interception here is Zak brings it under control but just got the ball caught up

Underneath Him bit of a curse of the commentator there as the ball goes out for a throw in lot of intensity from Altona shows that they’re going to find success this season nickm in in npl you mentioned the game they had against Green galy last week they’re definitely

Not a side that is kind of equivalent to the three Nils that we’ve seen at halim in both fixtures against Oakley much better team than that especially when they’re able to bring on so many players at halim that show this the the depth that the squad has AIS wellsmore great

Into play on this right hand side Adis again that is beautiful football mun Bas plays alongside him cuts it back looking for salmon shots blocked he’s looking for that hattick Alex salmon kubet wearing does well to get around his man feed it back kubet and Oakley forced

To reset great tracking there from Alona to mitigate the risk and force Oak into a hard reset just the work of Emin wellsmore and Mooney B said I tell you what they have got two unbelievable talents on this near side two young players as well and we’ve seen Anthony Panopoulos and

Joe NES use their former Oakley to springboard towards moves into the a league and both these players that’s a strong Challenge from wellsmore and Gus goes to ground a little bit late the L Bas wasn’t happy with that initial challenge don’t mind that from Alex Gusto

He’s he’s got some techers in the way took on mudas there was vicious fair play to the referee waving it on on both occasions as well well he’s a he’s a natural Winger so he’s playing out of position at the moment but when you’re going for the game Ed

You have to risk to lose for a bit more to maybe try get back into it so I don’t mind the move here is Kingsley Sinclair another attacker playing in defense today but just in the opposite side guest Lawless he’s been everywhere in the second half but kubal there to mop up Sinclair

Wearing whips it in not a bad ball Salmon’s waiting for it comes out to AIS and it’s closed down by Stevi and now Alona can break they’ve got the space and John stesy has an absolute padic ahead of him at the moment looking for his man in anovi but it’s turned over

And Oakley looking to come back the other way extremely frustrating there for Alon sorry Nick man mood about just unable to get on the end of that one but gee you mentioned the padic but there was no one really running for as as I mean credit to Oley for kind of their

Defensive setup but you just wish wish there was a gust on the left hand side or there was ja would Rai as well but it shows Oakley possibly tiring here nickm maybe it is time for CT to make a change a begrudging change as you uh you mentioned before he does have Jacob

Eliopoulos Noah holes Assad kumovi has some of those big names on the bench that might be called upon at some point Zak Under Pressure there from Sinclair Sinclair does well holds his ground both players go to ground and a free kick awarded to Oakley Ed you’re not happy

With that one let him play Nick just want to see some some tidy football especially on that right hand side so your word to Michael mammo is put the whistle away put it away and and let the fellas kick about let him go so we’re talking about the two play

Players on our near side in Emin wellsmore Mooney badas two young players Emin wellsmore of course from New Zealand and you want to be putting your best case forward if you are in New Zealander because the Auckland a league team coming in next season of course they’re heavily recruiting for next year

Is Alex sammon getting in behind opportunity there for salmon he gets a shot away and it’s blocked by Rossy and it’s out for a corner em Wells not not saying that you know that he’s that there’s I don’t know maybe he does have the aspiration sources nick man no no no there’s no

Sources there’s no I’m just speculating I’m just saying you know New Zealand are trying to make the connections there maybe Wellington maybe Wellington put a a call into him who knows maybe another a league team just in general and of course we know Mooney B to spent time

Both the Melbourne City and Newcastle Jets Academy is guest whipped in wearing got to head to it do we know what the new what the new New Zealand team is going to be called well the word is according to their owner Bill Foley and according to a piece that came out in the

In the Press over in New Zealand that they’re going to call themselves The Black Knights oh really so the Auckland Black Knights is what what ideally he wants to call them apparently the Black Knights were his Alma M back in college back in the day interesting choice I

Guess it you know Mis reception to that to that choice so far yeah obviously there’s the new the New Zealand Knights yeah which we saw previously but well a lot of his say three kicks awarded there to Oakley a late Challenge manovski on boy but a lot of the uh Bill Foley run

Teams are actually have a a kns monik to it Vegas the Vegas golden knights in the NHL in ice hockey I mean it makes sense I just think it’s it’s got a bit of a hasn’t got a kind of rolls off the tongue ring to it straight away does it

The a oh actually the aam Black Knights I’m it’s actually not bad okay 50/50 I’m 50/50 what would you call it then I haven’t thought that far ahead to be honest come on but basically like there are a few if you are an oak young player that does have those Ambitions to

Go pro I mean two of their former teammates in Joe NS and Anthony Panopoulos are two players that use their form in the Australia cup particularly to springboard onto bigger things we saw Panopoulos is playing for West and Sydney wanders Joe NS went to Brisbane raw and off to India and now

He’s back playing in Western Australia npl this season there are a lot of good young players in this Oakley team that I think honestly a league team should be looking at especially as we expand into a national second division hopefully next year as well Kua lovely ball looking for wearing but

The ball is out for a throw in Liberto Gast Under Pressure Bo is turned over kubet in some space the edge of the ball plays it out wide looking for Adis he goes to ground referee waves play on El Harley looking to break back the other way Adis bearing down finds anovi he

Hits it and that’s a well over the bar there from darc anovi don’t mind the effort but it was just always rising from the former Melbourne Victory youth player really nice run there by MOA Wally who’s got mun just beiring down but he’s able to outrun him and get a nice ball inside

But that’s what it’s going to take for Alona I think something special here nickmah I think they’re going to have to pull two hats two rabbits out of the Hat yes and it does look like they’re going to make a fourth substitution of the game and I think it’s going to be Matias

Gonzalez who’s going to be brought on get word of who’s coming off in just a second she definitely will be Matias Gonzalez the number two for eltona Boyce heads it back to fely fun fact about darski part time DJ is he yes a few players in the npl system who dabble in

The in the music scene of course we used to have Marquez Walters who now plays at npl Queensland you played for Preston Lions you made a rap about Preston Lions Back in the I think it was during lockdown wow still relied ball into the area there from Sinclair but still inform

Informed by Josh Parish that it is an absolute Banger I’ve listen to it actually is a very good tune for Marquez Walters unsurprising talented people make talented things exactly and Darcy does a great job as well if anyone if anyone here is listening I know the comments are off on

YouTube so you can’t drop your fun facts about npl players but feel free to engage in the npl Instagram and let us know what are some hidden talents of some of the npl players Alex Gus looks like he’d be a cracking tennis player is it the haircut yeah it’s The

Yanx Vibes yeah very yanix Vibe ball over the top as Boyce gets AC cross and hops it clear uhoh roone bis looking to put Rossy under some pressure Yan himself was a multi-talented athlete he’s a world well I don’t know if he was a world champion but he’s a extremely

Good uh downhill skier Char would rosai is going to move forward anovi just pulls his effort wide and that’s the second time Anastos had a good look on the edge of the box and he’s just dragged his effort and that was another good opportunity there for the magic and they’re going to make

A substitution here so Jordan delus off Matias Gonzalez coming on so another attacking change here from Altona magic both their starting center backs coming off have now off the pitch and Jordan delus and Nadim skenderovic and they’re G for this one one of the better mustaches in the team Jordan delus coming

Off he’s had a really good game obviously didn’t play in the last fixture that we had here nickm but he’s slotted in really nicely ma Gonzalez of course started that last game at right back but has been replaced by Muhammad elai in the team for today stvi kubala under some pressure there from

Sadic melp has been I’ll tell you what it he’s been so good one of the most impressive players I think today but also this season I think second season now at Oakley cannons you can see why he was on the books of not only just Melbourne Victory but Birmingham city

Wow yeah spend some time in Birmingham rocking the number eight as well very famed number here at Oakley nickmah choose to fill yeah here is OE kubay looking to get forward as the ball trickles out but the flag was up anyway for offside but G jard resi is

Absolutely Keen to send some balls in after they go out he’s eyeing it up like he is in the raffle around at the tennis he he is ready to go as we get our first well our second drinks breaks of the game now see our one and only of this

Second half with Oakley leading 31 goals from two goals from Alex salmon and a goal from Pierce wearing had the Cannons up 3-0 but a goal from jaad Rai got the magic back in the game set things up for a big final 20 odd minutes as we get a

Bit of a hello there I think from the truck drivers just coming by hello I don’t think they can hear you mate but I thought for a second it was the train that’s on the opposite side I was going am I imagining things at the moment just over 20 minutes remaining Ed

A big mountain still to climb for Alona but they have shown signs what are your thoughts can they can they still get something from this game or are Oakley looking odds on to come away with all three point I I genuinely have faith in Alona to pull something out here nickmah

The Oakley cannons haven’t shown huge Heap in the second half and you know they are managing the game they are trying to can uh consolidate that 3-0 lead but aloner have just been pushing so hard and I I actually I think it’s almost a guarantee they’ll get at least

One more they I think there’ll be two more goals in this game Alona will get at least one well the the extra lighting there in the the grand stand have just come on and looks like the they bug zappers as well they’re just sort of hanging off under the are they looks

Like at least from my point of view or maybe it’s just lights and just a little bit of extra I can’t really telling lights do a great job yeah Jack Edwards maybe I’m just wrong I think I probably am anyways play gets back on the way here we saw at

The end of the last drinks break Ed that Oakley really put the foot down were able to score two and and stem all the momentum that Alona had at the start of the game it’ be a fascinating watch to see how Alona I guess come out of this

Because they were spotted bother last time when Oakley went bang bang in a matter of minutes and here is Adis they want to put this game Beyond doubt it’s like they are just managing the game here Oakley slowing things down you can see Altona were frustrated there

Where Gonzalez played it back to Rossy instead of looking forwards adus will keep that one alive not entirely for a goal kick tell you what Ed I mean it has been a bit of a a a conversation point in the early going of the Season where the

Moone Bas is the fastest player in npl men’s Victoria and I I think he has a very good case uh I do think so I wonder how it works though based on what type of distance is it is do you think that we need a grand final Sprint all over

The top looking for jaad Rai up against Emin Wells do we maybe need the Sprint head do we need to have something 100% 40 yard dash I don’t think there’s anyone quicker yeah it seems like it’s quicker as like I feel like over 100 me he would win he’s like he’s like a

Train it seems like you know as times where he’s given the opponent a few meters Head Start and he just comes out of nowhere and he’s he’s caught up and he’s sped right ahead tovi plays all the way back and put Rossy under some pressure oh and he just

Got that one out from underneath him to Gonzalez now here’s boa he’s busy early bit quiet in this second half looking to use his own speed to get him behind and Miller getting across and clearing that one away of course HH Miller the brother of Matt Miller who plays for MacArthur

FC his guest looking to break forward and it’s cleared away Jad rosai under some pressure there from wellsmore guest looking to win it back he goes to ground and that’s going to be a free kick to Oakley this is an interesting free kick position here Nick similar distance to

The one where we saw Joe guess have a pop but it’s oh maybe actually a little bit further out but it’s just smack bang Central so tough to find the angle wonder if maybe he’s just going to go for the pole driver just try and go with

Power on this one instead of going for the oldfashioned curler if he’s on a bit more of an angle go for the Lewis dunk yes Daniel Ager yeah the Daniel Ager Joe guest standing over this one instead he actually just plays it backwards the Kings Le sing clear looks

Like a bit of a set play Maybe straight from the training field for Oakley or maybe not because aloner have done well to mitigate any sort of set play soy’s going to have to go the long way through Boyce just calm and happy in possession but Pierce wearing saying get a move on

Fellas let’s start moving this ball a little bit quicker I think that’s the attitude o need to have I don’t think they can sit back and just soak up the Altona counterattacks especially when they lose the ball like that well here they go Alona they got numbers getting

Forward jar cuts it back sadic gets the ball he gets a shot away it’s deflected F he gets a hand to it Lawless looks to get there but it’s cleared away and now wellsmore looking to force the Counterattack here for Oakley plays it centrally looking for guest turned over by

Gonzalez Ball’s headed on by rosai but he’s offside and you can just see the frustration there from the Oakley players another warning shot fired but n sadic bit of an awkward shot it took a massive deflection and Nick f almost caught off guard there great save by

Nick phy in the end just stuck out the Big Bear pow and swatted it away but gee there are angles now for Altona and Oakley I’m scared that they’re just sitting back and sitting comfortably if if Altona get a goal in the next five minutes the game is really on

Mcmah well not to use and overuse cliche the two goals is the most dangerous lead in football and we have seen it orbe it in very different circumstances a couple weeks ago teams that were leading two n and surrendered their advantages both Manningham and Alona magic for that

Matter but couldn’t keep that one alive you just wonder if maybe it is time for a substitution it is still very warm out here maybe it is time to just freshen things up get a few extra bodies on there because it seems like the fresh legs of Altona is really helping them at

The moment having four players that they’ve brought on to Oakley’s zero mcil and sadic Collide and it’s a free kick awarded Michael mamus unmoved in the middle of the par just giving nage the look and saying not this time mate great ball out to munas is oneon-one here he

Going to be able to bring it down but really tidy work and Al Turner are going to look to move the ball quickly here as they have done so well in this second half that’s a nice ball inside ja resi is an option on the left hand side he’s going to have

To cut back inside but the linesman flag is up and verbal disdain from the crowd yeah a lot of frust well the the Alona officials that are here Ed man of course yes and of course the Alona bench s ride as well not very happy with that

One but again in transition Alona looked dangerous and it is the fascinating thing to watch is as much as they are playing that 424 it seems like sadic is sort of coming in as that extra option in the middle of the park and playing as sort of that link man between the the

Midfield two of Lawless and Liberto with the front throw three M and I think it’s working really well because I just get this sense that there’s a bit of fatigue in those oakle players and maybe they just need to freshen things up a little bit they need something because Altona

Have the Gusto and they’ve got a bit of bit of ticker and a bit of pace about him with ironically with those substitutes coming in you can see even aloner in this situation where they’re pressed back they can make something happen and these contests here they’ve done well to

To win them as they have done there and now they can just reset and push forward the Oakley field is really just being mitigated by that straight ball and bulak on the end of one isn’t able to get AC cross over the line but thought

He was going to win a corner there but unfortunately Oakley are able to control that unfortunately if you’re an Altona fan of course ni yes that’s going to remind you there ed u Kingsley Sinclair doing a really good job as here is Rai well played there

From heish Miller is also put in a really good shift today in the heart of the fence Adis turns it over again Altona looking to break kubai puts his body in the way to cause the block just seems like Alona look a little bit more comfortable at the moment

And again to overuse a bit of a commentary cliche Ed you just get the sense that if fona can get one things could turn in a little bit of a one brings two yes suddenly it’s really on going into the last few minutes lovely andovi goes to ground

But it’s an offside against arski and K mcil also uses this moment to go to ground as well he’s putting a big shift I think he might just be motioning just to Chris Taylor there maybe take me off CT well it looks like that maybe it might be time for someone like Noah

Holmes who is a midfielder by trade that might be looked at but darowski holding his foot looks like maybe his Achilles don’t want to speculate but that is the area of the foot potenti we hope that Dar is all good as both him and C gilp receiving a little bit of

Treatment gilp just getting his fluids up atovi just getting that ankle checked up hopefully it’s all good because it seemed like a bit of an innocuous fall but maybe just a bit of a late turn a bit of a roll of the ankle or something and maybe the way that he just landed

With his body weight and everything so maybe well done unpacking the anatomy of a fall there nick man well I haven’t looked at a replay just yet Ed so I’m throwing up every possibility right there but does look like maybe Altona will be forced into another change they

Do have one left in Julian Rodriguez who they can call upon if darski is not good and it does look like that we’re going to see Oakley make a double substitution in Noah homes and Assad kasumovic kasumovic of course coming across from Adelaide united we made eight appearances part of

A very talented pipeline there in the city of churches and Noah homes player who at the start of last season last a League season was in and around the western United Senior Team he was in and around their Australia Cup squad in around that time but didn’t make his

Senior debut but very highly rated from what I understand so looking forward to seeing what Noah Holmes can do in npl Victoria this season was a key part of that team that won promotion to vpl 1 or npl2 two years ago as well just wonder for Al Tona Nick if that stoppage

Is hope it doesn’t take the momentum away from how quickly they were pushing forward and how unsettled Oakley really looked well Anastos is all good to continue which is good news for Altona and Asis c mcgilp as we tick down towards the final 10 minutes of this game Oakley leading

3-1 we going to put this game Beyond doubt but Alona not going down without a fight Gil turns it over Lawless now sadic Rai looking to play it through Boyce just Hoops it away straight to safety coming back through Alexander ghost see Oak just getting ready to make

That change in just a couple of moments gust Under Pressure there from guest well played from the Englishman to put him under some pressure wellsmore mcgilp playing back to wearing centrally against to mcgilp guest kuet and here they go again lovely bit of footwork there from the

Cannons it’s turned over Lawless has put in a Tyler shift in the middle of the park stvi turns it over mcgilp looking to play it through but G getting back and he’s been very good since coming on Gonzalez tenacious Alex G and Steven Lawless that’s exactly what he’s been

Calling for from his eltona side as they Rush forward sorry Nick man oh good El getting forward out wide forar and Miller does well to get across and cause the turnover Sinclair looking to get forward he’s brought to ground and that’s a free kick there for Oakley and now they’ll

Get a chance to make this double substitution you’re right I mean the subs for Alona all of them have just been very impressive in particular the the the likes of Alexander Guston and Nathan Liberto who have really helped had a little bit of energy out there for exactly what they’ve

Needed interesting sock game on the substitutions here ni it’s not something you see every day interesting blend there boot sock if the cameraman can get a shot of the socks that would be um there we go looks like these actually got two socks on there Assad well done director

Good so it does look like the two Oak play players are down at the moment potentially needing some treatment it’s cber gilp again just trying to work out who’s down on that far side I think it’s Kingsley Sinclair looks like mcgilp yeah it is going to be mcgilp after the second time

He’s gone to ground maybe a bit of cramp still very warm out the pickle juice see now there’s going to be Cameron mcgilp is getting ready to come on here come off here for the Cannons just wait stoppage and is also going to be Mooney

Bas his day comes to an end and very very impressive shift again from Mone Bas and kilp replaced by Noah Holmes so Noah Holmes on for his Oakley cannons debut and Assad kasumovic on the right hand side here you know what the fun thing he’s had rner number

47 now tell me what Assad kovic’s initials are oh God I’ll let those at home work there as well that’s nice that’s got to be on purpose sorry Nick that’s all right all we’re in unison at the moment here is kovic um Abdullah Kamar I think it was

From for Fulham who made that famous with the AK-47 um number well I mean he didn’t make it famous but he he he sort of brought it to the footballing sphere I guess put eyeballs on it and I think anyone who had initials AK after that there was um L Anon Cananda who

Goes by Anton Cananda who played for Melbourne Knights last year who also had number 47 that’s awesome and at WBY City good pick up Eagle mate Eagle I think Oakley Nick have done well to they’ve pretty much wasted a good five six well maybe not wasted but they’ve managed the game for

A good 5 six minutes so you know we’re looking at 76 minutes now we’re looking at 83 it’s now looking a far Cryer for Alona unless they sneak something here Wells heads it away oh lovely touch there from salmon here’s Noah holes feeds it out to wellsmore who

Has the speed to get forward and he has the support in kasumovic and well played by Rai to get across s kasumovic had I mean when you look at the play as he’s played alongside at Adelaide the part of a very very successful pipeline of players which

Includes the likes of N and kund and Bernardo Olivier and so many more as rosai looking to get forward he cuts through the middle and feeds it out to B getting across Kingsley Sinclair who for a player who doesn’t usually play at fullback Ed he has just been brilliant

Today as that’s turned over here’s salmon he’s on a hattick he has guests along siding same with wearing he goes to wearing brings under control is coral by Gonzalez great work by by Gonzalez there cuts it back to kubal cuts inside o kubai shoots it’s blocked now wearing he hits it first

Time it’s out for a goal kick a very speculative effort there nice Grand Marshall getting there before Jah Rai could P one across there Ed of encouragement still coming from the Alona bench they still believe they need a goalen fast to try and set up a grand stand finish

Sadic Lawless beautiful play there from Lawless Rai back out wide to emem wellsmore he happy to let that one roll out out there for a throw in and go CLE happy just to take as many seconds as they can still 31° out here at the moment Ed is it actually yeah

It’s quart to n at the moment but according to the the weather app on the on Apple still 31° fortunately don’t have a thermometer on me and cut so just holding up he Bry boys wellsmore holes under pressure there from rosai Holmes does well challenge there from sahic lovely

Pass Now call for the switch Gonzalez set a task for Zak keeps it alive good play there from bujak Sinclair keeps fighting butak comes up with it skips through two plays well played from xak he’s opportunity for anovi shots blocked Lawless with the effort and it’s blocked Liberto with an

Effort and he brings down Noah Holmes tried to get the shot away but instead caught the Oakley player and it will be a final substitution here for Alona magic it will be Julian Rodriguez coming on here for Alona magic that was the moment there for Bak that’s what lucky Flanigan has

Been talking about for months and months and he’s he’s been good this game he’s going to head off probably fair enough it’s you know he’s put in a really good stin pretty much anything he does as full speed so he’s had a really intense battle with Kingsley Sinclair all game for someone

Who hasn’t played a lot of football at left back he certainly held his own it’s been a nice battle on that far side but bulak evening comes to an end wasn’t able to add to his three goals in Alona colors this season but he’s certainly one of the players to watch this year

Looking forward to seeing how his season progresses Gonzalez Under Pressure there from Alex salmon salmon keeps it alive good touch from wearing just stopped the ball dead holes wearing turned over svich getting back Tona looking to Spring the Trap Back the other wayi feeds it out wide to G in some

Space plays it up the line for zadic Boyce collects nice little bit of a battle there and boy goes to ground and a free kick awarded there to Oakley Ed well I think Goran lozanovski and the Alona players are saying it for you Ed or at least saying what they think maybe

Not saying exactly what you think but you know I’m an unbiased spectator here Nick man I know I know I’m just uh here to have fun with my friends well Goran lozanovski basically said was soft and told Michael mamm to keep play going we’ve seen a few of

Those throughout the game I think there was enough contact to call the free kick but nonetheless we do continue kubet down to holes steeven lws still shouting almost like a third commentator out there as a strong challenge between anovi and Boyce zadic here’s Rodriguez his first touch

Since coming on an opportunity here for the youngster feeds it into the back post ansk is waiting for it and he just puts it wide he was set up perfectly jeez for the substitute and he just put it wide there the technique to even get that anywhere near the goal is really

Outstanding actually I think it even was like a sidef footed effort there that was very nice was a great ball from Julian Rodriguez with his first touch with a lovely Flo of ball over the top and in the end just went wide there from darski who’s had a

Couple chances since coming on but yet to add to his first goal as PS for an offside go unrewarded g is there to clear the assistant Referee on ad side it just unmoved towards the final few minutes here at Jack Edwards reserve of course Oakley back here on Friday night against

Green gy Altona though doesn’t get much easier South Melbourne awayz at Lakeside Stadium team who is still undefeated to start the season dropped their first points of the Season against heidleberg in a one draw on Friday night but oh here is kasumovic getting forward wellsmore Cuts around his man well

Played there from em wellsmore whips it in it’s going to come out to kubay sets himself up and puts the ball over the bar been a couple of those bless the uh security Marshall there just just hoofing the ball into the uh the fourth fourth officials rear end but

Unfaced five minutes of added time here oh boy if the security guard of doing that God help us we seen a few um moments with the drop punts today with Jo rosai being in a rush to get play moving it’s a strong challenge there from Gob with the Grand Marshall on that

Occasion was in a bit of a rush and Michael M just clearing things and awards a yellow card to Oliver kubay the first yellow card yes and uh credit to Fourth official Terry Costa Dallas cuz he was unmoved unmoved just like never have it it’s almost like he apologized to the security

Guard it was just anyways Altona looking to set up a grand stand finishes the ball’s floated in fely gets a fist to it Liberto brings it to ground there it back and it’s kasumovic switching ball out towards theor but a bit too much on it and it’s

For a throw in so Oakley just counting down the seconds now their next four games all here green Gully South Melbourne huge game wow when is that that is the following week what day it’ll be a Friday night I don’t know the exact dates I’m not good with my dates

Head man but as the ball goes out there for a throw in there for Oakley and then of course Port Melbourne and then Avendale huge game jeez big month coming up for Oakland all at home all at home and then of course for Alona informed actually by South

Melbourne at Paisley Park on Saturday you’ve been informed yes by my notes did get it wrong they’re not playing at Lakeside Stadium in fact they’re back at home before they head on the road again for back-to-back Road games against Port Melbourne and Avendale and then St Orbin

At home as well which could be a huge game considering where eltona are at on the table Lawless playing it forward it’s game quite physical in the last few minutes as Pierce wearing getting forward down that left hand side he cuts inside wearing and strong challenge there from El’s had a very

Very impressive showing Rodriguez looking to get forward Sinclair does well nice little battle there and a free kicks awarded going in the way of Altona Sinclair bringing him to ground so still the words of encouragement come from the Altona bench they do believe they can get one

Here maybe just a bit of a nervous finish for the Oakley players so we see what Altona can do from this free kick as the ball is floated in it’s not a bad ball but maybe a bit too much on it rosai brings it down and goes out for a throw in to

Eltona looking to get play moving quickly gust with it in not a bad ball great two players unar the back stick and it’s into the back of the net but it’s offside I think it was Dar it was darski who has been so close on a few

Occasions at that time great control and a great volley but few inches offside the two players who we’ve been raving about this in this second half gustu andovi G brought it down on his chest so well just they were lining up at the back post Ed just leathered it yeah it’s

A great finish to manovski well as this game winds down here nickm have a 321 in mind give me a couple more minutes I’ll give it to you after the game but I think sort of spit ball a few players I think can’t really go past Alex salmon Joe guest has been

Brilliant as well from an oakle persuasion C mcgilp Mooney Bas as well I think even Kingsley Sinclair probably been the best of the best sahic feeds it out to the right right hand side Rodriguez whips it in not a bad ball anast got his head to it again but he

Just puts it wide from an Al Alona persuasion as Nick FY just kicks the ball away after anos sski Leathers it back at fely and then he’s happy to just kill a few more seconds but I think from an Altona persuasion there’s been a few very impressive plays in particular I

Think the two substitutes Alexander gust and Nathan Liberto and Steven lws as well I think they’re the three that really stood out I think I’m the same same there nickmah I think it’s been a tricky night for Altona I mean especially the way they started with that unfortunate situation

With the ball going out but then not going out and you know yeah kind of put them on the back foot straight away but again they put in a really good showing so if you’re an Altera fan and you’re watching this keep your head up well it’s going to be a fascinating contest

At home against South Melbourne of course Altona at home they’ve been competitive a one-nil loss against hyberg a 3-2 loss against Andy Thunder as this game comes to an end Oakley claim all three points a 3-1 win for them and a much needed win for the Cannons after a few interrupted games of

Course a couple draws in succession they do come away with a 31 win two goals from Alex salmon and another from Pierce wearing gave Oakley a 3-0 lead at the break Alona did pull one back through jaad rosard to try set up a bit of a tantalizing finish which they did to

Their credit but in the end Oakley too strong coming away with their second win of the Season still undefeated to start 2024 but a winning this catchup game on a barmy Monday night Ed Gooden agree nickmah fantastic showing for Oakley that first half performance very very

Similar to the one that we saw a couple of weeks ago in the first iteration of this fixture but if you’re looking towards Altona they have a lot of positives to take from this game a lot of decisions for Goran lozanovski to make in regards to his starting lineup

For next week’s game is he set against South Melbourne do you play Alex gust who do you put in the front three or the front four that they played this week and can you uh can you continue the style of play that they had with with the long balls and and utilizing their

Pace I think there’s a lot of positives to take for Alona but all credit to Oakley another clinical performance and a professional finish in the second half well lley back here on Friday night against Greenly Alona back at home on Saturday against South Melbourne Oakley though the winners today on Monday Night

Football here at Jack edwood’s Reserve we’re signing off here thank you very much for watching on on the npl Victoria YouTube channel and we’ll be back next week next Friday when all the action starts again for some round six action in npl Victoria my name is Nick Toano

Joined by Ed Gooden today thank you again for watching on the final score here at Jack Edwards Reserve is O cannin three Alona Magic One