Misfortune continued to strike down Melbourne City, following a third game slump against the Newcastle Jets at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday.
The evenly balanced match could have gone either way with both teams playing a high pressing game and waiting for the other to drop the pace.
Yet it was the Jets star striker Valentino Yuel who was in the right position at the right time, which cemented victory on home turf.
Although City conceded the three points from a 1-0 scoreline, coach Patrick Kisnorbo did not believe the result reflected their football or that the best team won.
“When you come to Newcastle it’s always a hard game. They’re a fighting team. But when I look at it, it should’ve been an easy game and we have done enough to have beat them today,” he said.
In the opening minutes, City attempted to take the lead with expert striker Jamie Maclaren sending a missile down Jack Duncan’s way, yet the keeper’s quick reflexes was the beginning of the end of missed opportunities for Melbourne.
“We had plenty of chances to score some great goals in some great areas. We created enough chances to score,” Kisnorbo said.
City’s scoring misfortune continued into the second half with a two-on-one scenario between Adrian Luna, Maclaren and an unguarded Duncan.
The duo burst into attack after catching Connor O’Toole out in the midfield and despite their unrivalled surroundings, a moment’s hesitation from Luna put the ball into Duncan’s hands.
As result, City walked away from Newcastle’s home soil with 11 shots and four on target.
“On any other day, four or five might go in, but today they didn’t,” Kisnorbo said.
The City coach is adamant the team only took the positives out of their result and is looking for the season-changing win when they face Western Sydney Wanderers.
“In professional sports, the hardest thing is to lose but they are positive.
“We have belief in a group that will keep doing what we need them to do and eventually it will turn,” he said.
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