NORTH Coast Football (NCF) made it four wins from four against the Weston Workers in the National Premier League last Saturday in Newcastle.

The under 14s launched a remarkable comeback after being 3-0 down, scoring six goals in the second half to win 6-3 in a nine goal thriller.

The under 15s had a convincing 4-0 win but the under 13s and 16s were forced to defend resolutely to hold onto their leads, winning 2-1 and 1-0 respectively.

The results were all the more sweeter given player shortages from illness and injuries across the grades.

Head coach Alex Nolan shed light on the behind-the-scenes juggling act.

“With plenty of sickness and injuries it was always going to be a tough day down in Lake Macquarie,” he said.

“It meant we had players playing large minutes and multiple games.”

“While the 13s,15s and 16s all took early leads and managed the game well it was the under 14s who had to find a way to come back from three goals down.

“A great second half display saw the u14s come from 0-3 to win 6-3 and the pleasing thing was that they didn’t panic.

“They knew what they had to do and they executed.

“It’s very rare that everything goes to plan and you get four happy teams on the bus trip back to Coffs but yesterday was one of those days.”

NCF are firing on all fronts with several individuals in contention for places on the Northern NSW team who will be competing at the National Championships at C.ex Coffs International Stadium in September 2022.

“We have eight of our players from our 14s and 15s staying down in Newcastle to trial for the Northern NSW National Championships Squads and we wish them all the best,” concluded Alex.

By David WIGLEY