Tara Murray
Sunbury United is hoping its win on Saturday is the turning point of its FV state league 3 north-west season.
It’s been a struggle for Sunbury so far, with wins being rare and left the side doing some soul searching.
On Saturday, Sunbury produced its best 90 minute performance, beating Point Cook, 4-1.
Sunbury coach Danny Moore said it was a must win for the side.
“It feels pretty good,” he said. “Two weeks ago we played Heidelberg and were down 3-0 at half time.
“It was a bit of a line in the sand moment and the second half was a lot different and we scored five goals and won 5-3.
“We thought that was the turning point… Last week we weren’t able to reach the same heights and it was a let down.
“There was a bit of soul searching the last couple of weeks. We have to ride the ups and downs and we’re very clear what we need to do something this year.”
While the Jets have been struggling and sit bottom of the table, Moore said they couldn’t take the game easy.
He said it was a pretty strong performance and they deserved to come away with the full three points.
The win moves Sunbury to nine points, having had three draws along with its two wins. It brings them equal on points with Brunswick Zebras who are in seventh position.
Moore said they were hoping this time they would be able to build on the result.
“We’re hoping it’s a sign of things to come,” he said. “We have three games to go until the half way point of the season.
“It’s an important run of games for us. Hopefully we learned our lesson from the Heidelberg to Diamond Valley games, learning about consistency.
“We need to back it up.”
Sunbury faces Sebastopol Vikings this Saturday. The Vikings are at a similar point on the ladder.
Moore said they need to be up for it.
“We need to see the best version of ourselves.”
Meanwhile in state league 5 west, Gisborne continued its strong form.
Tarneit United led 1-0 at half time before the Sky Blues found the back of the net twice in the second half to come away with a 2-1.
Tarneit finished the game down a man after receiving a red card.
Vasko Vasilevski and Aidan Crisp were the goal scorers for the Sky Blues.
The Sky Blues sit third on the ladder with four wins, two draws and two losses.
