DESPITE nullifying South Armidale United’s Ben Wright, missed opportunities cost Tamworth FC on Saturday as their season came to an end.
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The Armidale team won 1-0 in the McDonald's Northern Inland Premier League elimination final at the Armidale Sportsground.
The only goal of the match came via a free kick in the first half to the Scorpions.
It was the second week in a row that the teams had faced each other.
Tamworth coach Greg Bartlett was pleased with his side’s effort, but rued missed opportunities.
“We did what we said we were going to do, we shut Ben Wright down pretty well, compared to the week before, and he didn’t have a lot of influence on the game, but they just ended up being too good for us,” Bartlett said.
In a tightly fought contest, both sides had ample opportunities to score but failed to capitalise.
Wright said despite not landing as many goals as they had hoped, he was impressed with his side’s defence in the nail biter.
“If an opposing team is trying to take someone out of the game it takes up a few defensive players,” he said.
“I think that allowed us to get in behind them which created plenty of chances for us.
“Unfortunately we didn't take as many of those chances as we would have liked but it's semi final football and one chance can be all you need.”
The Scorpions are up against cross-town rivals Norths United this Saturday at Phil Wheaton oval for a spot in the grand final on September 10.
Souths haven’t managed to topple the Redmen this season and the side are prepared for the tough task of beating the side.
“[We are preparing] no different to every other week,” Wright said.
“We have been trying to keep things similar and use the momentum from our last few weeks. We know the challenge ahead and the boys are pumped for Saturday.”
“[The] last few times we've played the Redmen we haven't had a full compliment so this is shaping up to be a pretty tight contest.”
The match commences at 3pm with Norths and DK playing the reserve grade match at 12.30.