{"id":8844,"date":"2021-05-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avondalefc.com.au\/?p=8844"},"modified":"2022-02-09T19:55:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T08:55:25","slug":"avondale-heidelberg-play-out-tight-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avondalefc.com.au\/avondale-heidelberg-play-out-tight-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Avondale, Heidelberg play out tight draw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our senior men\u2019s team have maintained their lead on top of the table after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Heidelberg United at Olympic Village on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stefan Zinni gave&nbsp;Avondale&nbsp;the lead late in the first half with his second goal of the season, but a calamity at the back gifted Heidelberg the equaliser in the 67th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a chance to extend their gap in first place, it was\u00a0Avondale\u00a0who had the better of a hard-fought first half. Scott Hilliar came close to giving the Avengers the lead, only for his well-hit strike to be saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Highlights | Matchday 13 | Avondale FC vs Heidelberg United\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_8tkk_-pzFc?start=9&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes later though a great pass from Mario Barcia put Dillon Jakupi in behind the Berger\u2019s defence, with Jakupi squaring the ball for an on-running Zinni to blast into the back of the net.<br>Early in the second half Kristian Trajceski and Yitay Towns both had great chances to add to&nbsp;Avondale\u2018s advantage, but both shots were straight at the Heidelberg goalkeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After failing to capitalise on their dominance,&nbsp;Avondale&nbsp;were made to pay at the other end of the pitch. A costly turnover at the back allowed Heidelberg\u2019s Adrian Zahra to pinch the ball and pass it into an empty net to bring the Bergers level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"After The Whistle | Round 13\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zx4aM4bi_AE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal gave Heidelberg all the momentum and the home side looked the more likely side to push on and claim a winner, but&nbsp;Avondale\u2018s defence held firm to ensure the points were shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The draw&nbsp;sees&nbsp;Avondale&nbsp;extend their unbeaten run to 12 consecutive games in all competitions. It also keeps&nbsp;the Avengers in top spot on the table at the mid-way point of the NPL season, two points ahead of second-placed Bentleigh and three points ahead of South Melbourne and Heidelberg in third and fourth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our senior men\u2019s team have maintained their lead on top of the table after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Heidelberg United at Olympic Village on Sunday. 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