Coach Des Hasler said the “football Gods must have been smiling on us today” as they won a heart stopping match at Shark Park 19-13.
Trailing 7-0 at half time, with 20 minutes to go in the second half, the Sea Eagles looked like they’d be heading back to Brookvale without the two competition points. But speedstar Michael Oldfield was the hero as he scored the winning try right on full time. The Sharks couldn’t believe what had happened. The Sea Eagles had won, unbelievably.
The Sea Eagles remained scoreless in the first half, despite coming close at one stage before being denied by the video referee.Their attack improved in the second half but were still struggling to match the Sharks’ strength. A try to Kieran Foran with 20 minutes left in the game had the Sea Eagles still in the match as they trailed 13-6.
Big George Rose took it upon himself to try and even the scores. He steamrolled a number of Sharks players in order to get his first try of the season. With a conversion from Daly Cherry-Evans there was only one point in it as the final 10 minutes began to tick down.
The remainder of the match was intense as the Sharks were trying to hold onto their lead, and the Sea Eagles were battling to snare the win.When Daly Cherry-Evans booted a field goal with less than a minute left, the crowd were preparing themselves for extra time.
But before you knew it, Michael Oldfield was racing down the sidelines to score as the full time buzzer sounded. The Sea Eagles were ecstatic as they ran to each other in celebration.
The Sea Eagles play the Warriors at Brookvale Oval on Saturday at 5.30pm.
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