Super Harmer leads Rocky to first win
Report by Kelechi Osunwa
Rockingham City captain James Harmer put in a clinical performance as the club celebrated their first NPL WA fixture at SafeRad Stadium with a thumping 5-0 win over Stirling Lions.
The result moved Rockingham off the foot of the table at Stirling's expense.
Rockingham had lost their first three matches, all away from home, but were out of the blocks early and could have taken the lead in the first minute but Harmer was denied by Lions keeper Ryan Montgomery.
However they opened their account for the season when Harmer, James Millard and Sam McKearnan combined for McKearnan to drill a low effort into the bottom left-hand corner.
From then it was the James Harmer show.
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He grabbed his first from the penalty spot after he had been brought down, drilling his effort right down the middle.
Rockingham went into the break 2-0 up and made it 3-0 when Harmer raced onto a clearance and kept his composure to effectively end the game as a contest.
Harmer wasn’t done and claimed the match ball after an intricate combination with Millard.
Just as the game was petering out, Millard grabbed a goal to go with his two assists with an arrowed effort from outside the area to cap a five-star performance from the hosts.
Star player: James Harmer (Rockingham City)
Rockingham City 5 (McKearnan 16min, Harmer 30, 54, 65, Millard 77)
Stirling Lions 0
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Saferad Stadium, Rockingham
Kick-off: 3:00pm
Referee: Julian Serra
Assistant referees: John Taran, Harry Bolan
Rockingham City: 1. Cyril SHARROCK, 2. Jason CONSTABLE, 3. Justis BRADLEY, 4. Mitch COLLINS (11. Riley VAN DIEKEN 19), 6. Blake SOKOLOWSKI, 7. James MILLAD, 9. Sam MCKEARNAN (8. Jason POTTER 68), 10. James HARMER (C) (14. Ryan KENNEDY 78), 12. Lydon HODGKISS, 13. Jarrad MORT, 23. Victor BRAUNER
Substitutes not used: 5. Harry COLLINS, 15. Shaz RAMLEE
Yellow cards: McKearnan 65
Red cards: Nil
Stirling Lions: GK Ryan MONTGOMERY, 3 Darren O’RIORDAN, 4 Alex SULESKI, 5 Chris McLAUGHLIN, 6 Dhors Chol, 2. Joseph PERKINS, 8 Dean CUMMINGS, 10. Andrew MARANTA (16. Finn GRAHAM 55), 9. Noah SHAMAKI, 7. Ben WANTEE (11. Sean McMANUS (15. Kristian DESPOTOVSKI 53)
Substitutes not used: 20 Daniel MARQUES, 12. Luke SERRA,
Yellow cards: Nil
Red cards: Nil
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