 Thunder
secures Minor Premiership after dominant win against
Preston
Sunday
02 August 2009
(Pece Siljanovski) - Dandenong Thunder have secured the
Victorian Premier League (VPL) Minor Premiership with two
weeks remaining in the season after four goals by Joseph
Di Iorio secured the points against the Preston Lions
Football Club in round 20 of the VPL at B.T. Connor
Reserve.
Thunder have
certainly exceeded everybody's expectations as the club
was promoted into the Premier League this season, a feat
that only few clubs have ever achieved.
Dandenong
scored their first goal in controversy as the linesman
deemed a shoot from Di Iorio that hit the cross bar and
bounced near the line as a goal. Frustration was evident
from the Lions after the decision was made as Michael
Miskas received a red card after his second yellow card
for the match.
Preston
although with ten men continued to create chances and were
rewarded in the 32nd minute as Thunder's keeper Stuart
Webster dropped the ball in the box and Vladimir
Kostadinovski pounced on the opportunity and leveled the
score.
With one
minute into injury time Dandenong hit the lead again, Di
Iorio's positioned himself perfectly to score from a
header as he received the cross from the right side.
The
visitors extended their lead as Preston's ever reliable
keeper Damir Salcin misjudged a free kick from Marcus
Stergiopoulos two minutes into the second half.
Di Iorio
would go on to score in the 73rd and 84 minute which
secured all the points for Dandenong, as the visiting
supporters went into party mode celebrating their clubs
achievements with the players and Thunder staff.
Next week
on Sunday Preston Lions will meet its rival neighbour
Heidelberg United at Olympic Village from 3pm, while
Dandenong will face Melbourne Knights at George Andrews
Reserve on Saturday from 7pm.
Photo's: John Punshon
Preston Lions FC: 21 D. Salcin, 11 M. Miskas, 23 I.
Kolevski, 8 R. Najdovski, 10 B. Georgioski, 3 A. Branov,
15 K. Coceski, 9 M. Hana, 17 I. Filipovic, 29 V.
Kostadinovski (71' 4 C. Jones), 18 J. Dolevski
Subs not used: 1 A. Stojanovski, 31 D. Jovanovski,
14 B. Tenovski
Goal Scorer: 32' V. Kostadinovski
Yellow Cards: M. Miskas, D. Salcin, B. Georgioski,
V. Kostadinovski
Red Card: M. Miskas
Dandenong Thunder: 1 S. Webster, S. 13 S. Rexhepi,
6 L. Osman, 14 A. Wilford, 5 N. Bahnsen, 7 H. Armenian
(67' 12 A. Tabor), 16 R. Davidson, 3 M. Stergiopoulos, 22
C. Quirk, 10 J. Di Iorio (??' 19 A. Clapham), 9 V.
Korcarevski (62' 17 R. Muriqi)
Subs not used: 23 Y. Dimassi, 11 J. Thomas
Goal Scorers: 16' 45+1' 73' 84' J. Di Iorio, 47' M.
Stergiopoulos
Crowd: 650 (unofficial) at B.T. Connor Reserve |
