Newcastle Olympic returned with 6 points from Lisle Carr Oval! Reserve Grade defeated Azzurri by 3-0 and First Grade by 2-1.
Maximum points after Round 2 and equal first on the ladder for last season’s Premiers Newcastle Olympic after goals by Walshe (24’, 67’) and Fitzgerald (56’). This is in stark contrast to the two home defeats in the opening two rounds of last season’s competition!
Olympic Reserve Grade defeated their opponents in auto-pilot, dominating possession and having an incredible 24 shots at goal to 7 from their counter parts! The Olympic goalie was rarely tested and had it not been for our poor finishing, the score line should have been much higher.
The two teams which appear will battle it out for the Premiership this season are Olympic and Cooks Hill and both already occupy equal 1st spot on the Reserve Grade table.
Newcastle Olympic 1st Grade were rewarded with their first 3 points of the season with goals from Southcombe (12) and Yuhei Sato (75). After conceding 4 goals in round 1 at Weston, Olympic kept a clean sheet until the 82nd minute when Azzurri were able to score a consolation goal. The strength of the side was it’s ability to close down spaces and to stop the opposition from threatening their goal.
Next week Newcastle Olympic face Adamstown at Darling St Oval in their first home fixture of the season.
Source: Tom Tsamouras
