Tara Murray
Werribee City’s fighting spirit continues to be on show in the National Premier League 2 competition.
One of the big improvers this season, the Bees are quickly showing that they are never down and out in a game.
On Friday night against top of the table Kingston City, the Bees trailed 3-1 in the 84th minute looking at a loss.
The Bees though managed to score twice in the dying minutes to come away with a 3-3 draw.
Bees coach Domenic Barba said that never die attitude was on show.
“We knew that Kingston would be a handful and a very unpredictable side,” he said.
“It was really good to come back from where we were.
“We fought back and threw everything at them. The boys weren’t afraid of rolling up the sleeves and getting dirty.
“We still have a long way to go, but we have come a long way.”
Barba said one of things they had learned early about this group was that they were never out of game.
He likened the side’s spirit to Collingwood in the AFL, which has made a habit of winning from tough situations.
“The most important thing about this group is the ability to tight back,” he said.
“We’re in difficult situations and they take their game to another level. It might not be the best game to watch, what it’s about is winning.
“Good teams even not playing that well will achieve something from games.”
The Bees have now come away with at least a point in their last four games. They sit sixth on the ladder.
Barba said there’s still a lot of hard work to come.
“We’re four points from second bottom and seven points from top,” he said. “It’s getting really tight and we can’t falter.
“We’ll continue our journey and hopefully break away from the lower pack. It’s getting harder.”
Barba said they would continue to work hard for the full 90 minutes.
He said while they ideally don’t like conceding early goals, it sometimes kicks them into gear.
“It would be pleasing to get a clean sheet, but I don’t want to take away from the boys’ efforts.”
The Bees this week face Dandenong City on Friday night.
It is another top four side and another challenge. Barba said they were looking forward to the challenge.
“Our season will be decided in the next three weeks,” he said.
“We are hoping to get further away from the bottom of the pack and try and give the club a chance to achieve something they didn’t think was possible.”
