Theirs for the taking

It’s a simple equation for Myrtleford’s division one men’s soccer team – win just one more game from their three remaining, and they take out the league. It comes after Savoy rounded out their chock-full week of three matches in seven days with a midweek 2-1 win away to Cobram Roar, and a 4-0 Sunday smashing of Wodonga Heart. With the side dealing with injuries and suspensions which come from playing in the depths of winter, Savoy managed to grind it out on the road against a very competitive Cobram outfit. An early strike from Connor Caponecchia gave savoy the advantage, before Tyler Curran made it two in the 61st minute. While they did concede a goal, Myrtleford were savvy enough to shut up shop and bank the wins, one step closer to a league title. Sunday saw Savoy return home to host second-bottom-placed Heart, and put them to the sword. Myrtleford dominated play and controlled the ball for the full duration, with dozens of shots on goal generated, before Connor Caponecchia (two goals), Lewis Holloway and Tom Morrison all struck. “It could’ve been 14-0, but at this stage of the year, juggling a few injuries and suspensions and whatnot, and it being our third game in seven days, we’ll just take the points,” Savoy coach Jayden Vescio said. “We hit the bar a couple of times but broke the deadlock about 12 minutes in, and then just really controlled the game - I don’t think Nathan Gleeson had to make a save all day. “We got to 4-0 pretty early on in the second half, and then we were able to get a couple of players off, Connor Caponecchia and Tom Morrison, and get some young fellas in. “Playing Heart’s one of those games you’re expected to win, but you’ve still got to get out there and do it, and the boys played with a little bit of freedom after we went one or two up, there’s a little bit of freedom there so you can try a few things. “The scoreline, I wasn’t too fussed about how many goals we were going to score, it’s just about the points right now.” Myrtleford Savoy sit seven points clear on top of the division one men’s ladder, with three games and a bye left before finals. With the league theirs for the taking, all Savoy needs is a solitary win, and this weekend’s away game against Wodonga Diamonds is their first chance. We’ve seen this script before – Myrtleford had the chance to lock in last year’s league title against Diamonds, but were unable to find the win until the following weekend. Vescio said the side would welcome back a handful of players for the crucial encounter. “Scott Peggie will be back, Will Keenan missed on the weekend and he’ll be back, and Jack Milford missed and he’ll be back - we’ll get back to almost full strength,” he said. “At the start of the year we set out to win the league. “For me as a coach, you want to be the best team for the best part of six months over the year, so to be able to put ourselves in that position to do that is great - we did the same thing last year and we actually coughed it up against Diamonds, we didn’t get it done and we had to go another week “Diamonds started the year like a house on fire, and they’ve had a lot of injuries and suspensions. “We played them in a midweek game not long ago in Myrt and we were able to open them up 5-1, but I just know they’ll be a different team three weeks later.” The division one men’s side go for the title from 3pm this Sunday, 27 July at LaTrobe Ground from 3pm. The reserves are chasing a top four finish after holding off Heart 2-1.

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