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“Even if it’s a 1-0, last-minute, and it’s Retsu…” The halftime words of Redbacks head coach Alan ‘Nostradamus’ Mulcahy proved prophetic on Friday night. Eltham’s promotion-chasing VPL2 men had visitors Pascoe Vale on the ropes, but couldn’t deliver the killer blow.  That was until super-sub Retsu Sugusawa popped up deep into stoppage time to fulfil…

Fresh from a 2-1 win away to Nunawading City, the Redbacks men return to The Web on Friday night with a three-point buffer in the race for automatic promotion.  Temor Foryabee gave Eltham the lead in the fifth minute, before Nunawading equalised through target man Stuart Edgar in the 57th. The Redbacks soon hit back…

Three matches back, the Redbacks were nervously eyeing the wrong end of the VPLW ladder. Now, buoyed by a thrilling comeback win over Calder United, Eltham’s Senior Women are breathing much easier, riding a wave of momentum as they travel to face Monash University this weekend. In a memorable clash last Friday at Eltham North…

Two weeks is a long time in football.  Heading into Round 15, the Eltham Redbacks women were embroiled in a relegation scrap. Now, with two successive and resounding wins under their belt, they’ve vaulted to eighth in the VPL table and opened up a five-point gap to the bottom two.  The weekend’s long road trip…

At last, with five games to play, we have a clearer picture of the promotion race in VPL2. Catch-up round saw 3rd-placed Brunswick Juventus play their game in hand against Werribee City, after a halftime electrical failure saw their Round 4 fixture abandoned.  A win would’ve seen Brunswick leapfrog Eltham into 2nd spot, and Lachlan…

When the Redbacks women needed to deliver, they did – and in style. After seven games without a win and drifting slowly towards the relegation zone, Eltham hosted 6th-placed Southern United on Friday night. The Redbacks channelled two months’ worth of frustration into producing their best performance of the campaign, and a stunning 4-0 triumph.…

If you’re talking big games, football doesn’t come any bigger in VPL2 than this Saturday’s blockbuster. First versus second. Eltham Redbacks hosting North Geelong Warriors.  The title chase hanging tantalisingly in the balance. Get yourself down to The Web – this is unmissable. The Redbacks showed incredible grit and determination last week, turning around a…

Crunch time is here for the Redbacks’ VPLW Women, as Southern United visit Eltham North Reserve this week with points increasingly vital at the lower end of the table. Last week, Eltham took home a point from a tricky away encounter with Bayside Argonauts.  Paige Foa opened the scoring with a sharp finish, continuing her…

The Eltham Redbacks women will have to shake off a heartbreaking last-minute defeat against Banyule City as they travel to Shipston Reserve on Sunday afternoon, in what shapes as another six-pointer in the fight against relegation from VPLW.  Eltham led Banyule 1-0 at halftime, as American import Paige Foa scored her third goal for the…

A return to The Web on Friday night provides the perfect opportunity for the Eltham Redbacks men to bounce back, as they host relegation-threatened Werribee City in a crucial game for both clubs.  A disappointing 2-0 away defeat to Altona City over the weekend has seen the Redbacks drop to 3rd in VPL2, a point…