Three-all draw saw SEU drop points for just third time
The 3-all draw between Woongarrah and Southern and Ettalong United in round 13 of Men's Premier League soccer saw Woongarrah continue their season-best form while the visitors dropped points for just the third time.
Southern took only five minutes to create their first real chance of the game.
Their striker, Jayke Browne, beat the keeper with his shot going wide past the post in a one-on-one opportunity.
Southern would dominate field position for the next 10 minutes and have some half chances.
However, Woongarrah would be the first to score when Sean Jackson found Jayden Rogers, who had lost his defenders.
Rogers evaded the oncoming keeper, smashing the ball into the roof of the net from an acute angle to give the home side the lead.
Southern would chase an equaliser and see a glancing header go wide.
Only minutes later, Sean Jackson would almost score, beating two defenders only to have it stolen before he could shoot from close range.
The second half produced five goals, with Southern being the first on the scoresheet to level the contest.
A long throw from Southern would result in a corner.
From the corner, Jayke Browne would find himself unmarked for a free header six yards out and would make no mistake of his opportunity.
Woongarrah took the lead once more 20 minutes later when Gryffyn Stevenson fired from a distance, leaving the keeper standing as his effort found the bottom corner.
Their second lead of the fixture would not last long.
Within a few minutes of going up, a cheap turnover from the Wildcats would lead to a ball in behind their defence.
Browne got to the ball first, firing a shot at the near post where the goalie seemed to have it covered.
However, the ball snuck past the keeper, and the score was level once more.
Four minutes later, Southern would lead for the first time in the game.
High pressure from Theo Forsberg saw Woongarrah turn the ball over.
Forsberg played the ball into the box, finding Sam Webb, who placed the ball into the bottom corner to take the game to 3-2 in favour of the visitors.
As time ran out, Southern looked to see out the game while Woongarrah pushed for an equaliser.
With two minutes to go, Jayden Rogers shot from outside the box, curling it past the keeper and into the side netting for the final goal of the game.
Woongarrah would almost get all three points during a goalmouth scramble, but a clearance off the line would deny them, and the scoreline remained 3-3.
Match official was Luke Dunkerley.
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