By Bill Roumeliotis.
South Melbourne FC easily overcame the obstacle of St Albans on Sunday, winning 4-1 for the 13th game of the National Premier League in Victoria.
The victory means South Melbourne has claimed the informal champions title for the First Round of the Victorian NPL.
The match, which was held at Churchill Reserve, saw St Albans’ Alan Gerez make it 1-0 for the home side before the 1st minute, with South Melbourne replying in the 9th minute with a goal from Nahuel Bonada to level the score at 1-1.
The same player found the net again in the 30th minute (1-2). Andy Brennan made it 1-3 in the 79th minute.
The “icing” on the cake was put by George Tsitsinaris in the 89th minute, who made the final 1-4.