Minutes away from seeing its dismal home record spiral to five losses, a magic moment from substitutes Brandon Giaccherini and Fraser Gosstray secured a draw for the side and cauterised a spreading pain associated with McEwen Reserve.
But for coach Craig Carley, one point against Langwarrin may not be as sweet as many would think.
“From my perspective a draw was the very minimum I felt we deserved from the game,” Carley said.
“I felt we certainly had the better of the chances and their keeper pulled off a couple of great saves.
“I was happy with the way we played generally, considering a couple of weeks off.”
Ironically, Saturday’s contest was one for the fans — chances left and right, wonder goals and no shortage of comical moments — however, due to restrictions, no spectators were permitted.
Both sides had their fair share of said opportunities early on, but with neither defence looking likely to keel over, it was obvious it would take something from the top drawer to differentiate the two.
And so, on the stroke of half-time, cue Langwarrin’s Callum Goulding to do exactly that.
The midfielder picked the ball up from 35 yards out with no right to shoot, and subsequently punished the Suns for standing off by picking out the stanchion with a genuine goal of the season contender.
It soured what perhaps may have been a positive team talk from Carley, who instead instructed his men to up the ante in the second half.
Thankfully for the Englishman, his troops obliged.
The Suns ran rings around Langwarrin in the following 45 minutes and would have been level earlier if Jamie De Smit’s strike was not ruled out for handball.
Though chance after chance went begging for the host, moments before the referee began reaching for his whistle for full-time, one thankfully stuck.
A wicked turn from 17-year-old Giaccherini on the left flank afforded the winger enough time to whip a ball across the face to be belted home by Gosstray at the far post.
It sent the Suns camp wild, and rightly so, as it put an end to a torrid run at home for the Suns — and although pleased to not drop three points, Carley felt there is still much to fine tune going forward.
“Apart from their wonder strike I don’t think Zac had very much to do, but certainly getting the equaliser late I felt it was just reward,” he said.
“We probably forced the ball a bit in our attacking third, but there is plenty to work on throughout the week.”
● Earlier, the under-19s notched a 2-1 result with strikes courtesy of Josh Dimit and Hassan Alhilfi, while Willie Sauiluma scored the under-21s’ solitary goal in a 3-1 loss.
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