BOMADERRY have bounced back into form with a clinical 3-nil victory over Heads on Saturday at Vic Zealand Oval.
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The visitors opened their account midway through the first half when Michael Hampton streamed down the wing before whipping the ball into the box.
His cross found Dale Russell who headed the ball into the back of the net to give his side an early advantage.
Only minutes later, Hampton pounced on a Heads mistake in their back half before running away and slotting his first to double the Bomaderry advantage.
The chances kept coming from both sides before the teams went to the sheds at the break with Bomaderry 2-nil up.
Shortly after half time, a Bomaderry cross into the box found a high flying Dale Russell, who nailed a brilliant bicycle kick into the back of the net to make it 3-nil to Bomaderry.
The goal seemed to deflate the Heads outfit who struggled to come back from the deficit with the visitors eventually running out 3-nil victors.
Bomaderry coach Ben Foley said it was a luxury to have players back from suspension and injury, which strengthened his side this weekend.
“We took our first couple of chances which got us on the board and set the tone.
“All in all it was really good to get a win,” he said.
He praised his squad for a strong team performance and said he hopes they can emulate the performance in their last four rounds.
“We just need to keep doing what we’re doing and make sure we take those chances early,” he said.
Bomaderry are still in with a mathematical chance of making the top four and will need to continue to put wins on the board in the last month.
Heads are in the same boat, and coach Brad Banks said they have to continue to build on the positives from Saturday if they have any chance of making the four.
“We controlled the ball for long periods of time and we had plenty of shots on goal, but we just weren’t clinical with them,” he said.
“It’s essential that we are clinical and ruthless in that front third.”
Banks praised Brad Page on a strong performance in his return to the top grade following an injury as well as youngster Jye Findlay who moved around the park and proved his versatility.
