Recap

The final match of the night saw a pivotal game in the season as a win for Pascoe would give them their ninth Series Futsal title, with five rounds still to play. Pascoe would by no means have an easy time, however, as Metropolitan had seen their fortunes change drastically since losing 15-0 to Pascoe the last time they played. Metro was coming into this game on the back of a five match winning streak so Pascoe would have a test on their hands if they wanted lift the trophy at the end of tonight. The defending champions were first off the mark as Andre Caro stepped up and finished from range in classic Caro fashion. Next on the board for Pascoe was Rodrigo Covurrubias as he was found at the back post by Caro for a tap in. Brenno Polatti was next up for Pascoe as he cut inside from the right before slotting his shot past Bicer in the Metro goal. Polatti then thread an excellent pass through Metro’s defence to find Jesse Papas who calmly finished into the bottom right corner. Metro finally got on the score sheet through Tomislav Grgic, and soon added another when Alex Cobo converted a penalty to have his side only two behind heading into the break.

The second half started with Metro being awarded another penalty after Peter Tamburrino brought down Alija Redzepovic in the area. Cobo promptly converted once again and Metro were right back in it. Soon after however, Pascoe responded when Covurrabias was found inside the area for a simple finish to restore Pascoe’s two goal lead. Covurrabias then found Richard Ferguson with a chipped ball over the top, and Ferguson smashed the ball home on the volley through Bicer’s legs. Two goals in quick succession from Dino Redzepovic then saw Metro only one goal behind once again, threatening to make Pascoe wait another week for their title celebration. Up stepped Ferguson again, however, toe poking past Bicer from just outside the area to wrap up Pascoe Vale’s successful title defence.

Man of the Match: Richard Ferguson (Pascoe Vale FC)