Tara Murray
Confidence is growing for Gisborne in the FV state league 4 west season.
The Sky Blues have now won five games in a row, including knocking off the previously undefeated Keilor Wolves on Saturday.
Sky Blues coach Danny Moore said they had worked really hard to keep things tight after not playing how they would have liked in the opening rounds.
“We have done work on making sure we’re not conceding goals,” he said.
“We spoke about how important the desperation of not wanting to concede. Being tighter at the back.
“We know that we are a team that can always score when the opportunities present.
“We spoke about not giving anything away and we did that on the weekend.”
The tighter defence has proved vital as the Sky Blues have gone on their five game winning streak.
In that time, they’ve conceded just one goal after conceding eight in their first two matches.
Moore said they were thrilled with how they performed against the Wolves, which they won 4-1.
He said it was a good time for the side to test themselves against the best in the competition.
“They were top of the table and they are a good side and a really capable team,” he said.
“They played mid week in the Australia Cup and I went and had a bit of a look at them.
“We thought they might be potentially tired and fatigued from that game.
“We thought we controlled the game from start to finish. Scoring through Jake [McIntyre] in the 10th minute really set us up.”
The Sky Blues would score two goals in each half as they kept the momentum going for the whole 90 minutes.
Sitting in second spot ahead of the game against Melbourne City, Moore said the confidence continued to grow.
“You can feel the vibe in the dressing room,” he said. “It has been up beat for a number of weeks with four wins in a row.
“The confidence is with us and the momentum is with us.
“But we have to keep our feet on the ground and it’s important to not get ahead of ourselves. We don’t want to go into the next game and be complacent.”
“We don’t want to go into the next game and be complacent.”
Meanwhile, Gisborne’s women’s side had a bye in state league 4 west after a win in round one the previous week.
Sunbury United’s men’s side had a 3-2 win against Heidelberg Eagles on Saturday. Sunbury sit second on the ladder.
