Tara Murray
It has been a solid start to the Victorian Premier League 1 season for Werribee City.
Keen to get off to a strong start while the group is still coming together, the Bees have come away with points from their opening two matches.
After a win in round one, the Bees had a 2-2 draw with Caroline Springs George Cross on Saturday night.
The Bees had the lead twice through Thomas Biss and Ali Dulleh with the Georgies responding both times to share the points.
Bees coach Dominic Barba said a draw was probably a fair result for the match.
“Both sides had their chances,” he said. “We needed to be a little more efficient.
“It’s a new group with only one player in the team from last year, so we’re a relatively new side.
“We’re learning a little about each other. To not lose the first two games is good. It would have been great to have two wins, but to get the one point is good.”
Barba said they always knew it would take time this season for everything to come together. He said it was a good sign that they were still able to get something out of games even when they’re not playing 100 per cent for the whole 90 minutes.
“We’ll work on the areas that we need to focus on,” he said. “I know the boys will respond, they have so far.
“We have a group that is buying in. There’s been lots of positives and we will only build in moments and combinations.
“We will improve every week not only through training, but playing. We’re on the right track which is a good thing for the coaches.”
With four points on the board, the Bees take on a Melbourne City side.
City lost its first match to the Georgies and were in action in round two on Tuesday night, after deadline.
Barba said it would be another good challenge for them. He said despite having two days longer between breaks that wouldn’t take City easy.
“These young guys played against George Cross and should have beaten them,” he said.
“They were able to run down a young team. They could play every day of the week, they’ve got a good program and some talented kids.
“We want to really suffocate them with the way that we play and we want to give ourselves the best chance to get some results.”
Tara Murray
