Tara Murray
There was a sense of relief on Friday night as Werribee City got a much needed win in the Victorian Premier League 1 competition.
With just two wins for the season, the Bees found themselves in the familiar position of down the bottom and in the relegation battle.
On Friday night, the Bees managed to come away with a 2-1 win against Brunswick City to bring some much needed confidence to the group.
Coach Craig Moore said it was important for the group to get the win on the board especially with other results going their way.
“Getting our first win at home for a while is really important,” he said. “Getting that self belief is a huge thing.
“With the transfer window opening we’ll look to balance the squad out a little bit. It’s important to keep building things.”
Moore said the boys had a good week on the track leading into the Brunswick match after a disappointing first half the week before.
He said there was plenty of self motivation heading into the game and he said they felt they walked away with a well deserved three points.
“They went out there and wanted to prove a point,” he said. “What we worked on, it came out on the field.
“Having a 2-0 lead backed up what they had done. We rode our luck a little bit and they missed a couple of chances.
“We went out and executed but there was a little bit of self-doubt in the last 20 minutes. We were holding on and they scored a late goal.
“There were a few nerves but the boys were good enough and could have scored a couple of other goals late.”
The Bees still remain second bottom, but there’s now only four points between them and ninth placed Brunswick City.
Moore said they have an eye on the relegation battle, but that’s not their only focus.
“We are keen to build not just for this season, but next season and the year after as well,” he said.
“The club environment we want to create is strength throughout the whole club, not just looking at senior results.”
The Bees will travel to Langwarrin on Friday night for the round 19 clash.
Moore said they want to use this result as something to build on.
He said they would have a couple of players out this week, but it would open up opportunities for others to step up.
There were no FV state league matches with a catch up round on the weekend.
