This weekend's back-to-back matches will play a major role in defining North Companions' season, says their coach, Jackson Zifodya.
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Sitting second last on the ladder with one win, Zifodya said Northies had a great opportunity this weekend to kickstart their season.
On Saturday they host fourth-placed Demon Knights - the only team they have beaten this season. Then on Sunday the travel to Armidale to confront the winless Redmen.
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Zifodya said winning both matches would "absolutely" give his charges a huge boost - and he "expects" that to happen.
He said: "We played Demon Knights and beat them on their home ground [2-0 in round one] ... They've done very well [since then] and hopefully we play better than them.
"It looks like they [East Armidale] have been getting a lot of bad results, and hopefully they don't raise their game when they play us."
The Redmen have endured a horror season to date, conceding 40 goals and scoring two. South Armidale thumped them 13-0 last round.
North Companions are coming off a bye, having lost 4-2 to Norths United in their previous match.
Zifodya previously said that his side were getting into plenty of scoring opportunities but lacked a finishing touch - a defect they had being working on at training.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Norths host Souths while Tamworth FC play Easts at Scully Park. On Sunday, OVA and DK play at Chaffey Park while FC and Souths meet at Johnson Field.
