A mild December night with a cooling breeze saw the Breakers visit Marconi Stadium to take on a Marconi coming home from their first win for a while. The first half was a pretty ordinary affair with little creativity by either side. Neither side was really on top and the difference by the break was a goal by Brad Maloney and a more mature Marconi, whilst Newcastle showed a little naivety at times. Liam Baker was shining in Goal for NB whilst Clayton Zane was a lone wolf up front with very close man-to-man marking on him.
The Breakers must have had a kick up the arse by Kossie (or Asterix's potion) because they came out after the break and proceeded to walk over Marconi for the next 20 mins. Alas they still played with one striker and couldn't put a couple of half chances in the net. They were put back on their heels by a goal by Vlado Zoric against the run of play! The Breakers showed great heart to play on top of Marconi for most of the rest of the match. A snap shot by Clayton Zane which hit the upright (with the M-F defence all over the place) deserved much better!
Another draw for the Breakers would have been a just result but it was not to be. Man of the match was Liam Baker (who didn't put a foot wrong, with neither goal his fault), with other best for NB Clayton Zane (2nd half) and No.s 7, 10, and 3 (sorry will check their names). Marconi was well served by Maloney and Zoric. Marconi show a bit more composure now and may consolidate that top 6 spot. The Breakers really deserve better! On that second half display it is not hard to see how they thumped WA. If they can stop conceding soft goals they may edge a few rungs of the bottom. Go the Breakers!