Brisbane Roar were part of an underdog story by beating Wellington Phoenix at home on Saturday night, but coach Warren Moon wasn’t entirely happy with what he saw.
Before Saturday night’s game at Daily Moreton Stadium in Brisbane, the Roar sat at the bottom of the ALM table while their opponents sat sixth.
Surprisingly, the Roar hunted down the Phoenix, holding on for a 2-1 win as they climbed one spot up the ladder, while the away side dropped one place down.
The win comes at a desperate time for Moon and his men in orange as they continue to struggle to find the form they’re frantically searching for.
Despite the smiles around the stadium from fans, players and staff, Moon wasn’t satisfied with the win.
“It’s a massive three points but the performance for me wasn’t quite where it needed to be,” he said.
“We can be better.”
The two teams previous match-up resulted in an embarrassing 3-0 loss for Moon’s side. Unsurprisingly the Roar sought revenge in the build-up to Saturday’s game.
“We spoke about how we wanted to try and hurt them,” Moon said.
So it comes as no surprise that the Roar started the game all guns blazing, as they drew first blood by scoring within the first 10 minutes of the game.
“We were 1-0 up. We started the game really well,” Moon said.
However, as the game progressed it was evident that the Roar were losing focus.
The lack of concentration allowed Phoenix to have the bulk of possession and although the away side’s finishing was nothing short of disappointing, Moon emphasised that it was frustrating that his side were allowing the Phoenix to cause havoc.
“As the game grew on, they sat deep, and they always sit very deep. They are a counter-attacking side,” he said.
“But we turned over the ball too cheaply in areas of the pitch that cause us problems and it was unnecessary.
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Eventually, the Roar imploded. The constant pressure coupled with the fact that the Roar were getting restless led to a scrappy equaliser from the Phoenix.
“[Our performance] didn’t get that much better in the second half. We shot ourselves in the foot at times,” Moon said.
“When the goal came it felt like all the momentum had shifted.”
Although Henry Hore came up with a brilliant goal give the Roar the lead again, they will have to avoid these “cheap” errors in order to avoid humiliation when they take on the wooden spoon favourites Perth Glory next time out.
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