The A-League Cup continues in the morning, with the Hurricanes hosting Rosario Central in Group A. The two sides are clearly different from each other at the beginning of the season, but the common denominator is that Navy is not as good as the Sailors. Both sides started the season with markedly different performances, but the common denominator is the lack of attacking power, definitely a naval battle against the sailors. The Hurricanes are particularly conservative at the start and deserve support at half-time. (Friday, 8:15 a.m. kickoff)
In their first 7 games, Rosario Central underperformed with 3 wins and 2 losses, and are in 7th place with 3 wins in their last 4 games. However, it should be noted that Rosario Central scored only 6 goals in 7 games, an average of 1 goal per game, a serious attack. Also, having amassed 11 points at home and only 4 on the road, the road performance is average.
On the other side of the ball, the Hurricanes beat Banffite 2-0 in the first round of the season and went the next six rounds without a win. The biggest problem was the offense and dry fire. Only four goals in seven games. No wonder it's downstream of home. The Hurricanes knew their business, but only by playing good defense first, losing only eight goals in seven rounds. When the game started, they played well, especially when the defense was focused. They could keep the first half of the last 5 games, 4 of them 0-0 at halftime, and only the second half went off because of the same physicality. Today's battle was the same offense. Rosario Central was deadlocked at any time in the initial stages, half-time and might as well chase more bunks.
