Sport
22 July, 2024
Bulls charge to 3-2 victory
A 3-2 win against Innisfail has pushed the Mareeba Bulls premier men to third on the FQPL Far North and Gulf ladder and given them a confidence boost ahead of their last four games.
During Thursday night’s catch-up game, all goals were scored in the first half, with Mareeba exceeding coach Kane Alderton’s expectations.
“It was 3-2 by halftime, and we conceded, on our standards, two soft goals to sort of let Innisfail back in the game,” he said.
“We created many chances, we held the book, and we were doing all of the right things in that first 45 minutes but we could have easily been at four or five points.
“It was definitely very pleasing for us, and the only downfall was conceding to two soft goals.”
Throughout the game, star player Wayne Srhoj succumbed to an injury, leaving the Bulls without him for the remainder of the regular season.
Despite this, Alderton is still confident the team can work together and push through to the semi-finals.
“I’m confident, even though Wayne was injured and looks like his season is over – he is going to be a big loss,” he said,
“But look, it doesn’t matter who comes in now, and I am confident that they can do the job.
“Now we are training well, working on our mentality thing and being able to turn up on the day and focus.”
Mareeba will take on Southside Comets this Saturday from 7pm at home for round 18. The premier women will take on the visiting team on Friday night at 8.30pm.
