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Two in-form teams, Woonona and Tarrawanna, will meet at Ocean Park on Saturday in the penultimate round of the 2020 season.
While the Sharks in second spot on the IPL ladder, it will be their fourth-placed opponent who enter the game full of confidence. The Blueys have won their past three straight games, a fact that hasn't been lost on Woonona coach Dan McGoldrick.
"I went and watched them play Port Kembla [last week] and they completely blew them off the park [Blueys won 5-0], McGoldrick said.
"It was a very impressive display. They are a young, fit, mobile and fast side. They're a good side, they've got good balance. We'll need to be at our best and take our chances if we want to win."
While impressed by Tarrawanna's win, McGoldrick was disappointed with his own side's 1-all draw with Coniston last Saturday.
"I don't think we would have beaten an over-35s side - certainly not in the second half anyway," he said.
"We've spoken about need to play the way we've been playing all year. I thought we departed from that, particularly at the back end of the 'Cono' game. We could have lost that game, our keeper kept us in that game at the end, so we could have easily been a point less. All we've done is invited all the teams below us into the contest for another week."
In Saturday's other IPL clashes, Bellambi will host Bulli, Coniston faces Olympic and Albion Park will tackle Wollongong United. Port Kembla will host South Coast United on Sunday.