
The coach pleaded for 1 final effort from his players and New York came out strongly. But the wind was a major factor and Dallas used it to their advantage. After holding on for the first 10 minutes of the last half, the flood gates opened with 2 quick goals to Dallas which broke the hearts of the Pies. Dallas finished full of running and sealed the win with another goal moments from time. However, epitimizing the Magpies’ spirit, with only moments to go in the game, Ash Flavel courageously put his head over the ball and the incident resulted in a badly broken nose for Ash.
Whilst the Magpies tried hard Dallas looked to be the fitter team that wanted the win a little more. Magpies’ best on ground Sam Mitchell summed it up well saying, “It was a good reality check for us and gives us plenty to learn from. We know we have some work to do, but it’s a long season.”
Dallas         4.  4.  28
New York      1.  3.  9
Best: Mitchell, Georgiou, Gluck, Buckingham, Dawkins, Davis, Squires
Goals: Hawkins
Injuries: Flavel (Broken nose), Puvi (Finger)
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