Weston Bears coach Trevor Morris is still struggling to understand how three players were sent off in Saturday's 4-0 loss to Hamilton.
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Morris said the game will be remembered for three red cards, but even after watching a replay he struggled to see how any of them could be justified.
““It was by no means spiteful. It spoiled the game as a spectacle and we did tremendously well to hang on as long as we did,” he said.
Bears goalkeeper Benn Kelly, Olympic’s Simon Mooney and Weston midfielder Robbie Turnbull were all given marching orders in the fourth round Northern NSW National Premier League fixture.
Kelly went first in the opening stanza before Leo Bertos converted a penalty for the hosts.
“It was a penalty, but there was another defender and it wasn’t a certain goal denied,” Morris said.
Hamilton’s Kane Goodchild extended the lead early in the second half before Mooney and Turnbull were red carded in quick succession.
In the final 15 minutes Rhys Cooper netted a double in front of his home fans, including a second on full-time.
The Maitland Magpies will seek to have their rain-cancelled fixture against Newcastle Jets Youth on Sunday moved to Wednesday night.
Magpies coach Steve Piggott said the weather outlook was clear for Wednesday and he hoped the league would be in favour of rescheduling the fixture to Cooks Square Park as soon as possible.
The Magpies have yet to decide when they will seek to play the under-19 and under-22 games.