Written By – JASON LINES

The Casino RSM Cobras kicked of the season on the weekend, after having to postponed the opening game against Thistles due to the wet weather.
In a game against arguably the competition favorites Lismore Worker FCs. The Casino Premier Men’s team started well & scored the opening goal through Chris Clarke with great lead up work from the team.
In our first real hit out for over a month, Workers piled on the pressure late in the half, scoring 3 goals in 15 minutes to take a 3-1 half time lead.
Our half time chat was up beat, despite conceding the late goals & the team looked to push for early dominanc. The second half got underway & Workers were able to score their 4th early in the half,  which dented our team’s confidence.
Despite this, Casino were able to mount pressure of their own but the final pass just wouldn’t stick adding to our frustration.
Workers to control of the game midway through the second half with play that no team in the competition could have prevented & scored 7 more goals to run away with the game 11-1.

This was the Workers team 10th straight game this season & the combinations showed on the pitch. As for our team, the weather has played havoc with many training sessions & the combinations are yet to be forged, in a team brimming with youth & ability, which will be seen in the coming weeks of the competition. This game will be put behind us & focus must now go to the next game & this week’s training.

The Premier Reserves team also kicked off against last years grand finalist with the bare 11 & put up a brave fight going down 5-0. We picked up a couple of injuries during the game but, they battled on through the rest of the game showing great spirit against quality opposition.

It wasn’t all doom & gloom for the Casino RSM Cobras with wins to the Women’s 2nd Div team 5-0 over Bangalow and the Men’s 4th Div team beating Stars 4-3.
The 5th Div team went down in a very tight match to South Lismore 2-1. Woen’s 3rd Div had a bye.