Byron Bay’s top side with some young fans enjoying the winning feeling after last Friday’s game. Photo supplied
The Byron Bay FC’s premier league men’s side has come away with a good win and wrestled themselves into top spot in the competition by beating Bangalow 2–0, playing at the Byron Bay Recreation Grounds last Friday night.
Byron Bay scored each of their goals in the later stages of each half.
‘It was a very close, tight game. It had a semi-final feel,’ Bangalow Bluedogs captain Joel Rudgley said.
‘It was back and forth football and you got the feeling that whoever made the first mistake would concede a goal, and that was exactly what happened,’ he said.
The Byron side defended well according to coach Jeremy Sutton.
‘We made a good early save, without it the game could have been very different,’ he said.
‘Bangalow is one of those teams that always come with a lot of vigour. But we showed how much we wanted it in the second half.
‘We also had a great home advantage with a strong, vocal crowd,’ Jeremy said.
With just the one win to their disadvantage the Bluedogs have plenty left to play for with just four rounds left in the regular season.
‘We are still hoping to finish on top of the table, it depends how we go over the next month or so, before the finals,’ Joel said.
Behind Byron Bay (33) and Bangalow (31) on the table sit Alstonville (23) and South Lismore (21).
