It took the sprinklers to stop Hume City’s destruction of Northcote City in the National Premier League on Wednesday night.
Hume was 5-0 up when the sprinklers came on at Broadmeadows Valley Park in the 87th minute and the game was called off. Because more than 80 per cent of the game had been completed the score stands and Hume gets the three points for the win.
Hume coach Louie Acevski said despite the early finish it was a good night for his side.
“It was a great result backing up from playing on Saturday night,” Acevski said. “The boys put in an enormous effort.”
On the Saturday night, Hume scored a nail-biting 4-3 win against North Geelong Warriors, scoring the winning goal in the last minute of injury time.
“We were leading 3-2 and we tried to close the game out, took off one of our attackers and brought on a defensive midfielder,” Acevski said. “The character of the boys to respond in the manner they did and put their bodies on the line to get the win was great.”
Players put their bodies on the line again on Sunday to come away with a two-nil win, giving Hume five wins in a row after losing the opening game of the season.
“We have scored 16 in four games,” Acevski said. “The boys are playing with confidence and creating opportunities.”
