A double blow on the weekend came out at Blacktown, with Under 20s losing 2-1 and First Grade falling 2-0.
Despite enjoying a good share of the play, the Under 20s fell to a late goal to go down 2-1 for their first loss since early May. Steve Byrne's goal in the Under 20s was a rare high point for the evening. In fact at 1-1 with just minutes to go it looked as if the Tigers might snatch all three points. Sadly the Spartans struck to bring the formerly-buoyant Tigers back to earth. Daniel Pace saw red at the very end of the match for two yellow cards.
In First Grade, a new-look side playing a new-look formation fell frustratingly to two early goals. Two long balls caused disorganisation at the back leading to two goals, as the Tigers found themselves chasing the game after 15 minutes. It was a frustrating start for goalkeeper Dan Conway, making his league debut.
Nonetheless, the Tigers worked hard for the remainder of the match, but could not find an opening back into the game. The early goals also made it difficult to tell if the new shape could solve the Tigers' goal-scoring crisis.
The Tigers' goal in the 4-1 loss to Stanmore earlier in the season is the only goal the side has scored against teams in the top half of the table. With five out of the next six matches coming against those top six teams, the Tigers must find an answer to this goal drought or risk falling even further on the table.
