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January- Chasing
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Despite an excellent month, we dropped further behind the marauding Jets
It was a case of not-quite-good-enough this month, as we dropped just 2 points but they were enough to drop 2 points further down the table. Here's a look at the month that was.
Results
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Our first game of the new year was the massive Sydney Derby, against
Wanderers FC. Josh MacDonald opened the scoring with a real poachers effort after just 17 minutes and Rhyan Grant continued his incredible form with another goal 18 minutes later. Golgol Mebrahtu managed to equalise just before half time, but the Wanderers conceded a penalty in the 50th minute. Ander Bergara was never going to miss, and Heskey scored when I brought him on to give us a resounding 4-1 win.
Next up we hosted
Perth Glory, and he showed our authority early through a Jurman goal, courtesy of Ander Bergara's corner. Bergara himself scored a magnificent brace in the 55th and 58th minute before Nikola Petkovic sealed the deal in the 80th. 4 goals once more, this time a 4-0 win.
A much harder opponent in
Wellington Phoenix was next, and it was a real tussle for most of the night. Eventually a cracking long shot by Milos Dimitrijevic put us ahead after half time, and in injury time Manny Muscat had the misfortune of scoring an own goal to give us a 2-0 win.
The final game of the month was at the sold out Hindmarsh Stadium against
Adelaide United. Neither side could score until Jonathan McKain scored from a corner in the 68th minute. Luckily Joel Chianese equalised just 6 minutes later and saved the point. A 1-1 draw.
League Table
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Despite a terrific month, the Jets have furthered their lead by winning all 4 games. Now, with just 10 games to go, we need to start winning almost every week to have a crack at the title.
Ander Bergara had a great month, dominating from set pieces and teaming up well with either Josh MacDonald or Emile Heskey. It's a shame he gets injured so much!