Round 5, Sunday 19 May 2013
3.00 pm
Centenary Park
Frankston
Peninsula Strikers versus Dandenong Wolves
Result: 2:1 win to Peninsula Strikers
Goal scorers – Anders Jaeger and Aaron Vega

Firstly, it was with pleasure that we welcomed Harry Johnstone back as Goal Keeper after the first encounter with the Dandenong Wolves in the first round when he incurred a dislocated shoulder. We had expected some uncompromising play but nothing like the antics portrayed at the game on the weekend.

The condition of the pitch was quite heavy in parts and translated some otherwise great kicks into non-descript passes and feeble attempts at goal. Nevertheless, Anders Jaeger scored the first goal from the left wing , around seven metres from the corner flag, curving the ball past the keeper into the top right corner of the goal. The remaining goal was the result of a penalty taken by Aaron Vega.

There was an unprecedented seven punitive cards issued in our game but none were against Peninsula Strikers. Full credit must go to the referee who upheld the integrity of the game regardless of his exposure to physical and psychological violence.

Racial, homophobic and derogatory commentary is something that we should strive to obliterate from the game in its entirety. It is for this reason that commendation must be made of the Peninsula Strikers players, officials and spectators for the exemplary behaviour in the face of offensive, aggressive and abusive conduct perpetrated by our guests.