SEU play one-all draw against Kanwal
Southern and Ettalong United has played a one-all draw against Kanwal in Men's Premier League soccer on Saturday, April 26.
The contest between only two teams with a perfect win record after two rounds did not disappoint.
It was a high-stakes, high-quality match with plenty of moments but both teams would have to settle for a point after an intense 90 minutes.
Kanwal had an opportunity to open the scoring early with some nice build-up play seeing Zac Moore run into the box, round the keeper and square the ball to Logan Moore, whose shot into an empty net was blocked by some desperate defence.
A few minutes later a Callum Dunkerley free kick was well saved by the Southern keeper Alex Wardle.
Kanwal were starting to get on top, but it would be a Southern who would strike first, when 28 minutes into the contest the game received the opening goal.
A dangerous free kick from Jacob Lepre led to a good parry by the Kanwal keeper which resulted in a corner.
A well-placed corner was swung in by Sam Webb, but Callum Dunkerley was able to head clear over the sideline again for a second straight corner.
Webb looked for a different approach this time, playing a long, flat ball to the top of Kanwal's box where Jacob Lepre was lurking and was able to produce a quality first-time finish past multiple defenders to give Southern the lead.
Southern was now getting an equal share of possession, but it would be Zac Moore who should have levelled the scores after running onto a through ball and being one-on-one with the Southern keeper only to put his shot high and wide of the goal.
Kanwal found their reply 10 minutes after conceding when Jason Cozens pounced on a defensive error.
Cozens worked the ball to Dunkerley who had a strike on goal that was blocked well by Alex Wardle.
Cozens, who was waiting on top of the box, saw the blocked shot fall nicely into his path as he also shot on goal, this time blocked by defender Jack Jenkins who could only clear the ball as far as the lurking Logan Moore who finished calmly into an open net.
Both teams had chances to take the lead before half-time, including a Jason Cozens free kick that was saved by the Southern keeper.
Both teams going into the half-time break locked at 1-1.
The second half was another tight contest with both defences playing well and limiting the opportunities of both teams.
Kanwal's best chance fell to Joey Liddle who ran onto a lovely through ball and found himself on goal with the Southern keeper, only to hit his shot straight at the keeper.
Southern's best chance occurred in the last few minutes with the ball falling to the Southern substitute Jack Ellwood but his shot from close range was straight at the Kanwal keeper and both teams would settle for a point.
Match official was Anthony Kabbout.
SOURCE:
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