The Wanderers just pulled through the skin of their teeth to deny the MBB Marlins victory in the dying minutes of the match through a Manu Bryan Field goal that put the match to bed with 10 minutes remaining.
The Shane Amean coached Wanderers for the better part of the match, controlled both ball and field possession and scrummaging but were unable to hold the Marlins down as they fought back in the second half.
Forty seconds into the Match and the Wanderers were first to put up points after kick off through Captain Foster Maso.
In a space of 3 minutes the Wanderers extended their lead to 10-nil after Elisha Singut burst through some tiring defence to get his 5 pointer.
Having the heavier pack, the Wanderers punched holes in the defensive line with much vigour, however the Marlins kept turning up, making it difficult for the Wanderers to score.
The Marlins were only able to salvage a late try in the first half to bring the score to 10-5. In the Second half, the Wanderers asserted their presence in the Marlins half for almost 20 minutes, attacking the defense line with dangerous intent but the men from Gerehu held firm.
This did not deter the Wanderers as they clocked two more tries that went unconverted. Momentum switch can sometimes make or break a team, and the Marlins capitalized on their chances broken play seeming to be their specialty as they ran around tired defenders to score two more tries.
Benjamin Gaius converting their last try to put them within 3 points of the Wanderers and later slotting in a penalty to bring the scores level.
The Wanderers had the last say in the final 10 minutes of the match with a field goal. Following the match, Coach Amean, though satisfied with the win, stated that there were a lot of things that they could have done better but they applied pressure on themselves and allowed that Marlins to get back into the Game.
“That’s where we went wrong, we just scraped through by the skin of our teeth I reckon but that means that we learnt a lot from this game so we’re going to apply that in the next game.”
Meanwhile, with both Moni Plus Nova and the Crusaders seeing out a draw and the Gangloff Consultants University Piggies also holding on to draw with the Credit Corporation Harlequins, this gives an opportunity for the Wanderers to secure a spot in the Finals should they win their final season match.