Football can be a funny game sometimes.
Anyone at the W-League clash between Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory could tell you that. After 90 minutes of football it looked as though we (Roar) had wasted all of our opportunities and wasted our dominance in possession to come away with a lacklustre draw.
And yet it took us 3 minutes into injury time to convert one of our countless opportunities. In 10 seconds of play we went from nearly surrendering to a disappointing draw to coming away with maximum points.
Who could have written a better script for Lisa De Vanna? Lisa’s return from injury once again took a massive step forward, netting the winner against her old team in the dying seconds of the game. I couldn’t be happier for Lisa, who wore her heart on her sleeve the whole week leading up to the big game against Perth. Two goals in 60 minutes of football for Lisa, showing her value to any team she kits up for. And the scary thing: she’s only going to get better for us.
However, what is promising is the fact that we didn’t give up hope on a goal and pushed right through to the end of the game. This week at training we have spoken about consolidating our lucky break (and Newcastle’s result against Sydney) with another win this weekend. A win will send us to the top of the table, as Sydney have a bye but will have one game in hand.
Our assignment this week is a very tough Melbourne Victory side in Melbourne. It will be an extremely tough game away from home and I am predicting a very physical encounter. The Melbourne girls are known to get stuck in and do the hard work, which will only make our task even harder. The game will be played at AAMI Park, which will be an awesome experience for all of us to play in a big stadium on a great pitch. So if you’re down in Melbourne come along to watch the Victory girls take on the Roar. The game is also the ABC televised game being shown on ABC 1 at 3pm.
Clare is a girl with a strong passion for football and the womens game in particular. Captain of W-League side Brisbane Roar, Clare is also a current Matilda. Catch the W-League every week at your local ground, or if you cant make the game live on ABC1. To read Clare’s other columns for The Football Sack, click here!
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