Premiership beckoning Dandaloo

ILLAWARRA PREMIER LEAGUE

DAVID NAYLOR

DANDALOO overcame a tricky hurdle in their quest for a Illawarra Premier League three-peat with a 2-nil home win over Picton Rangers.

The IPL leaders scored a goal in each half, with Ilija Prenzoski getting his customary goal midway through the first half before Brett Fleming's 70th-minute bomb from 25 yards sealed the three points.

At Kanahooka Lodge, Dapto led Port Kembla 3-1 at the break before holding on for a 3-2 victory.

Ben Bartlett registered a double before Christian Zelvis headed home from close range on the stroke of halftime for the hosts. Port's Robbie Cazzolli pulled a goal back with the score at 2-0.

Michael Robinson scored with ten to go for Port Kembla to set up a nail-biting finish.

At Ball's Paddock, Bulli head to rely on a stoppage-time own goal to secure the win against Warilla Wanderers.

The game look destined to finish in a 1-all stalemate before Warilla conceded an unfortunate own goal deep into stoppage time to go down 2-1 to the IPL high-fliers.

Warilla took a surprise early lead when Blake Coates took advantage of some sloppy defending before racing 40 meters and coolly slotting home past Bulli 'keeper Mitchell Cooper.

Parity was restored after 20mins when Shane McGirr scored when he also found himself one on one with the Wanderers 'keeper Paul Bitz.

McGrirr did rattle the post a couple of times in the second half but it wasn't until the late own goal that Bulli were assured the points.

Ali Salim's double was enough for Wollongong United to score a 2-nil win over strugglers Kiama at Kiama Sporting Complex.

New signing Osagie Ederado scored a double in Albion Park White Eagles' 4-nil win over Kemblawarra.

South Coast United and Tarrawanna had to settle for a share of the points after an absorbing 1-all draw in Sunday's match of the round at Sir Ian McLennan Park.

Alan Costabile put the visitors ahead midway through the first half with a lofted shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Tarrawanna had to survive quite a number of scares in goalmouth scrambles during the course of the game as the home side threw everything at them.

South Coast finally breached the Tarrawanna defence in the 86th minute when Sasho Dimovski finished from 20 metres.

Vince Barilla, making his first grade debut for Tarrawanna won the Rebel Sport $100 voucher after being named Man of the Match.

Picton thrashed Kemblawarra 10-nil at Hume Oval and Warilla defeated Kiama 1-nil in two deferred games on Sunday. Cringila defeated Coniston 4-3 on Friday night to kickoff the weekend's action.