Savoy cause a Heart-attack

MYRTLEFORD proved they have the firepower up forward to make other AWFA teams nervous after a crushing victory in the division one men’s competition over the weekend. Taking to Willow Park on Saturday evening, Savoy’s senior men hammered Wodonga Heart to the tune of 9-0. Matt Richardson was impossible to keep out, finding the back of the net five times before being taken off to rest and allow others some game time. Senior coach Jayden Vescio said it was a strong message to the competition. “We had a bit of a shuffle, we had three or four out on the weekend, but the deeper squad we called upon was good,” he said. “We set the tone early, ‘Richo’ [Matt Richardson] got on the scoresheet nice and early a couple of times, and it was pretty one-way traffic after that. “Richo scored the first five goals of the game, we took him off with 15 minutes to go to have a look at a few other players. “Matt Park played his first minutes in the seniors for the year and found the net after four or five minutes, that was really pleasing. “Will Keenan, Scott Peggie and Azia Feltrin all scored singles as well. “It was one of those games where you could drop to the other team’s standard but I don’t think we did that. “We might’ve done it for 10, 15 minutes when we were trying to force the ball a little bit, but outside of that it was a pretty complete performance.” The senior men next face Wangaratta City in a midweek FA Cup fixture, before facing Twin City Wanderers on the weekend. The division one women also tasted success over Heart, taking the win 2-0. Co-coach Tom Scott said it was the definition of a whole-team performance. “We were able to withstand an early attack by Heart in the first half, as Alessia [Colanzi] and Gabby [Paglia] dominated, while simultaneously, we created plenty of opportunities in front of goal during the but were unlucky not to break the Hearts’ keeper’s defence,” he said. “Going into the second half, the girls were focused on getting the win and controlled all areas of the ground. “Our first goal came from Amber [Howell attacking down the right side of the field, cutting in towards goal and winning a penalty, which was taken and completed by Sienna Alam. “Eventually Georgia [Mahoney] secured the brace after a midfield possession from Colette [Suter]. “It was excellent to see each player contribute to the win and earn some reward for their efforts over the past month.” The senior women have the bye this weekend.

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