Well this will be short. After a few poor games in a row we came up against the Dandenong Thunder, who found themselves in good form coming into the game. The match was delayed to 8.15 due to extreme heat. The game was scoreless at half time but Dandenong scored at the 57th to take the lead. An unbroken play from defence to attack saw Dandenong carve up South through the guts, with Yuki Uchida scoring after a spill in the box. Lopez played the game, rushed from injury recovery, and made a few important saves to keep the score at 1-0, but once again South were dominated, failing to create clear chances or a real attacking threat. It’s our first loss to the Thunder in four years – it’s also our third game in a row without a goal. More and more, we are looking like an easy scalp.

In more positive news the women kicked off their season with a 1-1 draw against Bentleigh away.