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Goulburn Valley Suns secure crucial three points against Beaumaris in Victorian Premier League Two
Goulburn Valley Suns’ great escape is getting greater still.
The Orangemen scooped up another crucial set of three points on Saturday, putting Beaumaris to the sword in a sharp showing at McEwen Reserve.
With each victory, Craig Carley’s side strays further adrift of the Victorian Premier League Two relegation zone — but the margin for error remains paper thin.
It makes the 4-1 win against Beaumaris all the more magnificent.
The Suns wasted no time placing their feet on the neck of the travellers, monopolising possession and pressing the Sharks into submission.
Inside 10 minutes, Adam Gatcum knocked a delightful back heeled flick into the box for Russell Currie to prod into Callum Schorah’s path.
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GV Suns’ Adam Gatcum turns and gets on the drive. Photo by Megan FisherImage 2 of 15
GV Suns’ Russell Currie takes the ball down between a pair of Beaumaris defenders. Photo by Megan FisherImage 3 of 15
GV Suns’ Adam Gatcum gets his head on the ball. Photo by Megan FisherImage 4 of 15
GV Suns’ Hassan Alhilfi shows his disbelief at the ref’s decision. Photo by Megan FisherImage 5 of 15
GV Suns’ Brandon Giaccherini and Russell Currie link up to celebrate a goal. Photo by Megan FisherImage 6 of 15
GV Suns’ Hassan Alhilfi bends one in from the corner. Photo by Megan FisherImage 7 of 15
GV Suns’ Liam Kielty and Russell Currie throw their weight around in the box. Photo by Megan FisherImage 8 of 15
GV Suns’ Jack Wardle takes the ball down with his chest. Photo by Megan FisherImage 9 of 15
GV Suns’ Cailyn Trask slides in hard for a challenge. Photo by Megan FisherImage 10 of 15
GV Suns’ Liam Kielty gets things moving from out of the back. Photo by Megan FisherImage 11 of 15
GV Suns’ Callum Schorah looks ahead for an open pass. Photo by Megan FisherImage 12 of 15
GV Suns’ Russell Currie competes for a header against Beaumaris’ keeper. Photo by Megan FisherImage 13 of 15
GV Suns’ Brandon Giaccherini uses his body to protect the ball. Photo by Megan FisherImage 14 of 15
GV Suns’ Jake Rumble chases down his man. Photo by Megan FisherImage 15 of 15
GV Suns’ Adam Gatcum goes down clutching his head. Photo by Megan FisherDespite Schorah’s effort being parried away by the Beaumaris custodian, Currie lurked close by and thrashed the ball home on the volley from point-blank range.
Schorah was not to be denied twice, though.
Deeper into the first half, the crafty Englishman whipped a free kick off his wand of a left foot and in, kissing the post and leaving the keeper rooted to the spot.
The Suns coasted into the break with their two-goal buffer intact, but Beaumaris was suddenly back in the game.
One simple long ball unlocked the Suns' defence and forced a penalty that Sean Grella duly dispatched two minutes after the break.
Things were tight, tense even.
But as the clock ticked past the hour mark, Brandon Giaccherini broke Beaumaris' hearts with a strike that deflected nastily off a defender, down off the crossbar and in.
Schorah then reaffirmed his status as one of the Suns’ greatest imports — as Carley stated earlier this month — by smacking home a shot from another free kick, this time bouncing back off the wall before sending a howitzer into the net.
His double takes the attacking midfielder’s tally to 11 goals for the season, second in the league, which surely elevates Schorah’s chances as a shoo-in for the competition’s best-and-fairest prize.
More importantly, though, the Suns are safe — for now.
Carley’s side plays its penultimate league game this Saturday with two points worth of wiggle room, taking on sixth-placed Pascoe Vale at home.