Tara Murray
Gisborne is hoping to regroup quickly to keep its hopes of promotion alive in FV state league 4 west.
After a good run of matches earlier in the seaon, the Sky Blues have managed to claim just one point from their last three matches.
Heading into Saturday’s match with Laverton, which was after deadline, the Sky Blues were sitting in fourth spot.
Laverton claimed the win 4-3.
Coach Danny Moore before the match said they were continuing to make chances, it was about converting them.
“The last two weeks have been a little bit disappointing,” he said. “Our performances haven’t been where they need to be.
“Greenvale United are a good side, but sitting in the middle of the table. We had so much possession, and so much of the ball in good areas and chances to score as well, but we couldn’t capitalise on our chances.
“We were confident that we would take something out of that game. They won a penalty and that was it.
“Westside Strikers are a good side. A draw was probably a fair result, but we did have our chances.”
Moore said despite the last couple of weeks, overall it had been a good first half to the season.
“If someone had said to me this is where you will be at the halfway mark at the start of the season and in the mix for promotion, I would have been happy,” he said.
Moore said the key for the group was to ensure that they held their heads up and continued to build.
While Keilor Wolves have a stranglehold on top spot and earning promotion at this stage, second spot which earns a chance in a play off promotion is still something the Sky Blues are aiming for. The Sky Blues sit eight points behind second.
“We can’t let those two matches define our season,” he said. “We’ve worked so hard to get to this point and we don’t want to let two disappointing results shape what happens next.
“It’s such a fine margin. We need to dust ourselves off and go again.”
Meanwhile, Sunbury United was due to face Sebastopol Vikings in state league 3 north-west.
