Report by Dennis Gedling

Photo by Brett Klucznik

Inglewood United overcame the second-half dismissal of Scott Robertson to beat Subiaco 3-0 on Saturday, a result which saw the home side slip to second bottom of the NPL WA table.

Robertson was sent off on 57 minutes for a two-footed tackle on David Perich, by which time his side were already two goals to the good thanks to a first-half penalty from Alex Salmon and a wonder strike from Jason Barrera.

Salmon wrapped up the points with a goal home keeper Ryan Montgomery will want to forget five minutes from time, while Subi’s day was rounded off when player-coach Ian McMurray smashed a late penalty against the crossbar.

McMurray said: “We are creating chances but overall it’s just not falling for us.

“The third goal was just a mistake and we had five, six, seven chances so we just have to keep our heads up.”

Inglewood assistant coach Saul Contera was delighted with back-to-back clean sheets as Inglewood moved back to within eight points of leaders Bayswater in fourth.

In glorious winter sunshine at Rosalie Park, both teams had their chances in the early exchanges. Exciting Subi winger Manase Abendelwa set up Joshua Booysen but his shot was blocked, while for Inglewood the industrious Brian Woodall fed Ellis Healing whose effort went inches wide. Woodall then had a chance himself, chipping Montgomery but the ball was cleared off the line.

Then on 36 minutes Inglewood went in front following a challenge on captain Kenny Keogh. After weighing up the situation the assistant referee flagged for a penalty, which Salmon converted.

Moments before half-time it could have been 1-1 when Adendelwa sent in a cross to Booysen, who somehow put his free header wide.

Subi would have hoped to come out firing in the second half but just four minutes in they found themselves 2-0 down. From a corner the ball was cleared out to midfielder Barrera who lashed home from outside the area.

Following Robertson’s red card, McMurray put himself on in an attempt to salvage something from the afternoon but he found Inglewood keeper Alex Dunn on top form.

Sadly for Subiaco, their keeper dropped a real clanger at the other end to seal the deal for United. Thinking there was a free-kick when it was actually play on, Montgomery gave the ball to Salmon who chipped it back over his head from near the halfway line.

In injury time McMurray had his shirt pulled resulting a penalty, but his powerful spot-kick hit the crossbar and bounced out.

Subiaco 0
Inglewood United 3 (Salmon pen 37min, 85 Barrera 49)
Saturday, June 2
Rosalie Park
Kick-off: 3pm

Subiaco: 1 Ryan MONTGOMERY 18. David PERISH 13. Jonas DORLING 11. Joshua BOOYSEN (19. Ian McMURRAY) 16. Dean APELGREN  6. Jackson DONGRAY 15. Anthony Topini 12. Nathan SMITH 5. Manase ABANDELWA 10. Alex CASTRIELLO 16. Steve PURTON  9. Adam CARLINO
Substitutes not used: 14. Ross JARMAN 3. Vasco DA SILVA 8. Matthew CLARKE 91. Gosiah GODFREY
Yellow cards: Nil
Red cards: Nil

Inglewood United: 1. Alex DUNN 7. Alex IHIDA-LIVINGS 23. Brian WOODALL (15. Brian FARRELL 70) 3. David CYRUS 11. Ellis HEALING 8. Jason BARRERA 7. Kenny KEOGH (4. Scott BLACKMORE 65) 5. Scott ROBERTSON 16. Jamie MURPHY (6. Milorad VUJACIC  81) 19. Connor BESCI
Substitutes not used: 10. Ash ROSINDALE 14. Hanafi GHAZALI
Yellow cards: Vujacic 82 Cyrus 90
Red cards: Robertson 57