A poor first half with both teams playing compact had the Bianconeri immediately down in the 8th minute.

A Whatley slip gifted Sette a one-on-one and he made no mistake against an uncertain Petrovski.

The reaction of the hosts could be summed up by an innocuous header on goal by Kelly.

The guests then doubled their lead two minutes from the break.

Another moment of uncertainty from the home goalkeeper after a harmless free kick by Sokol led to a goal at the near post.

Having made four changes, the hosts came out after the break with a single-minded approach.

It was Everson who brought the gap back to one goal, finishing Daluri's assist from close range.

Unfortunately for the home side, the visitors restored their two-goal advantage ten minutes after the major period of pressure from Brunswick had subsided.

With a shot that would ease the nerves of the guests, Warde, from thirty meters out, launched a missile that hit the back of the net.

A gloom fell on the stadium and the wind became icy, cutting the faces of the home boys who unexpectedly slipped into the relegation zone.

They were victims of avoidable individual technical errors and more importantly, a lack of finishing.

If nobody shoots, nobody scores.

They moved the ball well throughout the first two thirds of the pitch, but in the final third did nothing, or almost nothing.

In the most important year for so many reasons, it is time to raise our heads again and honour the jersey!

Take no prisoners, winning is the ONLY thing that matters now.

The next match is against the Bulleen Lions on Monday, March 13.

Kick-off is at 8:15pm at The Veneto Club...to save the season!