West Point had to do it the hard way, but has finally secured promotion into FV state league 4 west for next season.
West Point needed a win in the final round against Melton Phoenix in the final round of state league 5 west to secure one of two direct promotion spots but fell short.
It meant the side needed to get through two rounds of play off matches to earn promotion.
After winning the first one, West Point then faced Old Melburnians on Saturday for that promotion spot.
The two teams couldn’t be split at half time and again at full time with neither team able to score.
The scores were still 0-0 at the end of extra time, sending the game into penalties. West Point was able to hold steady to win 3-2 on penalties.
Speaking on the club’s social media, coach Tome Petreski said it was pretty exciting for the club.
“We’ve worked really hard,” he said. “We didn’t know what to expect from Old Melburnians, the only thing we could do was play our game.
“We haven’t missed a beat in the last months so there was not much we needed to change.
“On the day I thought we were the better team, we deserved to win it.
“We definitely won it the hard way, a little bit longer than it needed to go but we’re very, very happy in the end.”
Petreski said they had practiced penalties at training their four sessions and he knew he wanted to take the kicks if it came to that.
Captain Kyle Borg said it was exciting for the playing group to achieve this.
“I’ve been at the club for a few years, it’s good to be part of a team that has got promoted,” he said.
“We all bonded together fought the hard way and we got tier in the end, couldn’t be happier or prouder.”
Tara Murray
