Perth were the stronger side during over the first half but were just unable to convert the dominance of possession into the tangible dominance of scoring goals. Floreat to their credit, held firm and were able to scramble their lines from the Perth danger and were probing during many counter attacks. Only to be denied by the Azzurri regularly. The arm-wrestle between the two league heavyweights didnt really swing greatly to either side until Perth had a player sent off for a second yellow card offence which gave Floreat the numerical advantage to muscle their way into the contest and take control. Which they did by breaking the dead lock in the second half. Late in the second half Floreat were able to double their lead as Perth just didn't have the depth to keep out the visitors, nor mount a threatening counter or offence to try and pip one back. The game finished 2-0 in favour of Floreat.
It was also as usual, a pleasure to be at Dorrien Gardens to watch football as Perth SC have great food and beverage facilities and if you wish to drink inside you can enjoy the sweeping views of the ground and the quaint tight community feel of this corner of West Perth in the inner city. Peroni were 10 dollars and went down a treat. I know many people seem to be savouring these even more so now that wuhan flu restrictions have been eased. While the beer to me tastes no different than before, I can totally understand as it just feels great to be able to watch sport, talk away with your friends and just enjoy a refreshing beverage at a fantastic venue.
Now I have to also add that the pasta was very good, yes on the over-cooked side of things, but this isn't you cooking at home, this is to cater for 1000 or so people at the venue. But the sauce and sprinkling of Parmesan was delightful and yes I did buy two generously filled servings at 5 dollars a serve. I didn't know but Perth have chips with cheese and gravy available and for the same price looked and smelled great. Hot dogs were 3 dollars a pop, with the bread either being your standard white bread affair or even ones with sesame seeds. Which used to for burgers but not for hot dogs, which tasted really good. Then to finally round off the food I did have some soft drinks at the standard $2.50 fare to cap off a great afternoon at Dorrien. Yet again was a treat to head down and will always keep coming back.
