His departure was greeted with a chorus of derisory laughter from home fans but the visitors were to have the last laugh. North Caulfield player-coach Ariel Rix was sent off from the technical area four minutes into the second half after persistently complaining about refereeing decisions. Strikers went into the match without suspended midfielder Grant Lane and Jon Guthrie who is recovering from a medial ligament strain while big Michael Hoogendyk was on the bench as he had battled flu throughout the previous week.Ī combination of poor finishing and remarkable reflex saves from North Caulfield keeper Sam Quinn kept Strikers at bay.īig John Prescott could have had five or six goals to his name while Anton Vulic couldn’t hit the target when Prescott sent him through in the 30th minute with just Quinn to beat. In State 2 news Peninsula Strikers lost 2-0 at home to North Caulfield on Sunday. Mornington will hold a mid-season review after its next match against Eltham Redbacks in a fortnight and may reset its goals for the remainder of the season.
In State 1 news Mornington lost 1-0 at home against big-spending Nunawading City on Saturday.Īdam Jamieson’s side was dealt a bodyblow when Sam Scott suffered a fractured fibula and ankle and had to be replaced by Chris McKenna after 24 minutes. Southern’s under-19s lost 1-0 as did the under-16s while the under-14s won 3-0 with goals from Rhiannon Kelleher (2) and Alex Jones and the under-12s lost 2-0. In NPLW news Southern United lost 7-0 to Alamein at Monterey Reserve last weekend.
Jansz made his debut in last weekend’s 4-1 home loss to Whittlesea Ranges.Ī long-range effort from Luke Goulding in the 12th minute opened the scoring but Whittlesea levelled through Jose Ramires five minutes before half-time and second-half goals from Jonathan Datillo (2) and Lawrence Shuruma completed the scoreline. The player points system in force at NPL level forced Langwarrin to make room for their new signings so strikers Roddy Covarrubias and Johnny Kuol were released.īoth players were shocked when told as Covarrubias has been one of Langy’s hardest workers this season while Kuol is a cult figure at the club due to his trademark somersault goal celebration. He is a former Melbourne Victory, South Melbourne, Mornington and Peninsula Strikers player and was signed from Springvale White Eagles. Winger Brandon Jansz, 19, agreed terms with Langy last week. Portelli is an 18-year-old central defender signed from Melbourne City and Langy tried to sign him before the start of the season.Įtheridge, 28, is a former Morwell Pegasus, Bentleigh Greens and Mornington striker and has recently finished a second stint at Kingston City. LANGWARRIN agreed terms with Lucas Portelli and Max Etheridge last weekend and they are expected to make their debuts against Brunswick City on Saturday. SOCCER Triple threat: Langwarrin newcomers, from left: Lucas Portelli, Max Etheridge and Brandon Jansz.
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