Pride Fall To Mitchelton In Silver Boot
Words: Michael Flynn
Western Pride let slip a one goal lead to fall 2-1 to Mitchelton FC in their BLK Silver Boot pre-season match at Lions FC Stadium on Saturday.
Harrison Sawyer netted his fifth goal of the pre-season to give Pride the advantage early in the second half, however goals to Michael McGowan and Jay Mehmet saw Mitchelton reel in the PlayStation® 4 NPL Queensland club.
Both sides proved unable to take their chances in the first half, with Sawyer spurning a gilt-edged chance inside the opening fifteen minutes for Pride.
It would take until the second half for him to make amends, delivering a neat finish to open Pride’s account shortly after the restart.
Ten minutes later McGowan latched onto a long ball to draw Mitchelton level.
A hailstorm saw play delayed late in the half before Mehmet pounced in the final minutes to edge the Football Brisbane Trophy Superstore Premier League outfit ahead.
Pride continue their pre-season preparations against Lions FC at Briggs Road Complex on Tuesday night.
Western Pride FC 1 (Harrison SAWYER 47’)
Mitchelton FC 2 (Michael MCGOWAN 57’, Jay MEHMET 90’)
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