The Wolves may have created some FFA Cup history on Saturday, but the job isn't done yet for coach Luke Wilkshire and his men.
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The Wolves moved into the Cup's round of 16 with a 3-0 victory over Mount Druitt on Saturday night. Peter Simonoski's goal just before halftime proved the turning point, before Bilal Belkadi and Lachlan Scott also found the back of the net.
It is the first time the club has progressed this far in the nation-wide competition and a potential date with an A-League Men's club looms next round.
"It's history, it's something that's never been done before and we tick another box,'' Wilkshire said.
"But that's not it, now we want to go further and continue to make these benchmarks higher. We want to keep improving and we want to keep winning.
"It doesn't matter for us who we get next, we've got a little bit more time to get players fully match fit and to where we want to be. We only had three-and-a-half weeks preparation leading into this game, which isn't long when we've had something like 130 days out from competitive football.
"We've got time now to work and improve and we're going to do that. We'll enjoy the win, but the boys have until Tuesday and they know where back at it. We look forward to whoever we get because it's another great opportunity for us."
Saturday night marked the Wolves' second game since NSW community sport was given the green light again in October, with the side putting up a strong showing in their 'friendly' loss to Sydney FC last weekend.
As expected, it was a tough slog between the NSW NPL rivals in the opening half at Popondetta Park, with neither side giving an inch.
Both teams had their chances but Rangers forward Mitch Smith blew a golden opportunity to take the lead when he pushed his shot wide from close range in the 28th minute.
The sides looked destined to remain locked at 0-0 at the break, before Simonoski tapped in a fumble from Mount Druitt keeper Matt Symes in the dying stages.
"That was probably the turning point, it definitely changed my halftime team talk," Wilkshire said.
"We had some moments, but we turned the ball over and gave them opportunities in transition way too much in the first half. There was some poor decision-making and a bit of sloppiness. But the goal definitely changed that, and overall I thought we were worthy of the win."
That setback for Rangers was compounded when Belkadi found the back of the net two minutes into the second half.
Both sides then had their chances, but victory was confirmed when Leroy Jennings put through a dangerous ball for Scott, who made no mistake in the 70th minute.
"Once they had to throw caution to the wind, there was a couple in the second half that they probably could have scored, but we missed a few early in the first half from set pieces. And that's football, you must take your chances as they come," Wilkshire said.
"We showed some really good signs, probably forced things a little too much but there were a lot of positives. Not just the players who started, but those who came on and shored things up. I thought they were fantastic.
"I'm excited about what this group can achieve together and this is just the beginning."
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