I thought it was a good game and was enjoyable to watch. The Jamtards looked all class in attack late in the second half while we were far more cagey in the final third.
I thought the commentators were talking up Galloway a bit too much - he is no better than Fenton. He looked about as good as he did when playing for us several seasons ago (and the commentators did not even mention that), but I guess he is playing better now because he is surrounded by better players than he was then, so suddenly he is getting accolades. I reckon Fenton had a stonking good game and Devlin and Payne did too. How did we manage to get a result (as in a draw) against leage leaders without Davila?
The one fail that cost us most was the miscued shot on goal from Ball late in the first half, just after Hemed's penalty. That one was an excellent chance (much like the one from Melbourne City seconds before the final whistle), except for a split second reaction needed. Can't blame Dave and it could not be helped.
On the celebrations. I have no views on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that belong here, because this is a football forum. For that same reason I am uncomfortable with his celebration style. I get it that Hemed is a patriot, but he is here to represent Wellington Phoenix, not the state of Israel. Many leagues have rules against celebrating along national lines, and the A-League had clear rules set up about it early on, to avoid the NSL pitfalls of ethnic clubs' supporters chasing each other (and the players) with pieces of lumber after the final whistle due to old European animosities going back for several centuries. I remember seeing that with my own eyes in early eighties when living in Sydney.
I thought the commentators were talking up Galloway a bit too much - he is no better than Fenton. He looked about as good as he did when playing for us several seasons ago (and the commentators did not even mention that), but I guess he is playing better now because he is surrounded by better players than he was then, so suddenly he is getting accolades. I reckon Fenton had a stonking good game and Devlin and Payne did too. How did we manage to get a result (as in a draw) against leage leaders without Davila?
The one fail that cost us most was the miscued shot on goal from Ball late in the first half, just after Hemed's penalty. That one was an excellent chance (much like the one from Melbourne City seconds before the final whistle), except for a split second reaction needed. Can't blame Dave and it could not be helped.
On the celebrations. I have no views on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that belong here, because this is a football forum. For that same reason I am uncomfortable with his celebration style. I get it that Hemed is a patriot, but he is here to represent Wellington Phoenix, not the state of Israel. Many leagues have rules against celebrating along national lines, and the A-League had clear rules set up about it early on, to avoid the NSL pitfalls of ethnic clubs' supporters chasing each other (and the players) with pieces of lumber after the final whistle due to old European animosities going back for several centuries. I remember seeing that with my own eyes in early eighties when living in Sydney.