THAT sinking feeling is becoming far too familiar in the Wagga City Wanderers camp as they experienced another loss at Gissing Oval on Saturday afternoon.
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FC Gazy Lansvale defeated the Wanderers 4-1, breaking their own hoodoo, as both teams were searching for their first State League 2 win.
The teams were evenly matched in the first half, however FC Gazy Lansvale scored the first goal impacting Wagga’s confidence.
A familiar pattern according to Wanderers coach Blaise Fagan.
“Once again we gave them the opportunity to score the first goal,” he said.
The Wanderers fought back, quickly levelling the score, stringing together a combination of beautiful passes, an excellent cross, and a stunning goal from Callum Dunbar, his third goal of the season.
However FC Gazy forged ahead in the second half, showing more conviction in attack and stitching up the match with three goals.
“We had the opportunities to score and we didn’t take them, and they were ruthless in front of goal,” Fagan said.
The Wanderers have been plagued with injury and suspension woes.
“We had four first grade guys just sitting on the sideline, unable to play.”
The starting line-up player deficit has not only impacted the final result of games; it is also causing headaches for coaches in the Football Wagga league who are also eager to use players from the representative side, but some have been denied clearance.
Wanderers players are dual registered with their local clubs, and some have been advised to sit out on a Sunday to prevent injury and further woes for the representative squad.
“At this moment, we need a select number of them to not play for the other clubs, because we need all hands on deck,” Fagan said.
Fagan emphasised it’s just a temporary measure that will be lifted once the representative team’s numbers are bolstered.
“We’ve got to respect where we come from,” Fagan said.
