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second touch who spotted it to Marco Tulio to finish the job.

The Brisbane home side picked up what could be best described as a sympathy penalty when Tulio was deemed to have fouled Carlo Armiento in the box by the ref.

The successful penalty shot made the scores one-all, a scoreline that stayed that way until halftime.

After the break, both sides came out swinging, with chances of the match going either way.

Mariners midfielder Max Ballard almost scored with his shot from the top of the box, blocked by some desperate Brisbane defence.

Then just as the frustration peaked the Mariners were awarded a penalty in the 65th minute when Dan Hall was clipped by Roar’s Scott Neville. Neville tried to clear the ball, yet clearly connected with Hall’s leg. Another VAR moment extended the decision and was upheld, with Beni Nkololo given the task to take the spot shot.

The lanky Frenchman quickly made an impression around his club with his keen attitude and friendly nature.

“Respectful of his trainers, Samuel soaks up all they have to teach him and is only too willing to pass on advice to the

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young nippers in the club,” Fletcher said.

“A beach lover who wants to help others enjoy our sand and surf too, Samuel wants to see more people learn the vital lessons required to stay safe at the beach.

“People like Rebecca and Samuel perform a critical duty to keep us all safe as we enjoy the Aussie summer.”

Central Coast Branch has 15 clubs, from Umina Beach to The Lakes, each of which is eligible to nominate a female and male for the award.

The winners are judged on their written application and an interview with the judges.

“I should also mention that Rebecca and Samuel staved off some serious competition for their awards – all the nominees for the 2023 award were exceptional candidates who can hold their heads up high,” Gould said.

Source:

Media release, February 13, 2023

Surf Life Saving Central Coast time awarded the game was not over by any means as the Mariners’ defensive line held strong, notably without their key backstop Brian Kaltak on a one match suspension. converted with a trademark cool shot, calmly pushing the penalty over the line into the bottom right corner.

Three hard fought game points eventually went the way of the Central Coast team, making up for recent losses and keeping the smallest team in the ISUZU A-League in contention for a strong tilt at finals football come the end of the regular season.

The Mariners’ 1 -2 lead over their hometown rivals gave the game a new energy with 20 minutes of regular time yet to

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play.

The Roar threw everything into the game, spurred on by the home crowd, while the Mariners team characteristically held their cool composure, starving off all opportunities of equalising.

With seven minutes of extra

The Mariners team now head west to play Perth Glory in a late night 10 pm game on Saturday at HBF Park aka Perth Rectangular Stadium.

The next home game at Gosford’s Industree Group Stadium will be against New Zealand’s Wellington Pheonix on Friday, Feb 24 at 7.45 pm.

David Abrahams