FOR better or worse Panorama FC are becoming the kings of finding draws in Western Premier League this season, and they know it's time to start converting those close contests into wins.
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Panorama FC goes into Saturday's clash away against Orana Spurs with five draws in their nine matches to date, which could lead to quite a few 'What could have been' moments should their last few regular season games not go their way.
Instead, the Goats want to be looking back on those moments while playing finals.
If that's going to be the case then they have to convert their chances from the remaining games against Orana Spurs, Parkes Cobras and league leaders Macquarie United.
The matches against Spurs and Cobras pit the Panorama boys against the two teams below them on the ladder - a golden chance to secure a top four spot.
But Panorama coach Ricky Guihot believes the team should be striving for much more than six points.
"The way I see it, if we get a maximum of nine points then we're likely playing finals. If we don't get maximum points then we're probably relying on other results. We have to take that out of it," he said.
"It's like a boxing fight - you don't leave it to the judges. That's where we stand. The boys know full well what lies in front of them, and for the first time we go to Dubbo with a full strength squad.
"Where we've been scraping together all year we're starting to get a full compliment of players back together at the right time of the year."
The strong numbers come at a fantastic time for the club sitting fifth in the standings.
They will chase their second victory of the season against a Spurs side they dispatched 4-1 at Proctor Park last month.
A big focus for this game? Capitalising on momentum.
It's what cost Panorama in their recent 2-all result against Barnstoneworth FC - a scoreline which has added extra pressure on these closing matches.
"We had a chance from the penalty spot to win it. We hit the post, we hit the crossbar and we sprayed a couple just wide. We should have won that game four or 5-2 but instead it was 2-all," Guihot said.
"We want to have those sorts of games behind us and that they don't come back to haunt us.
"Orana are a big, strong and physical side who play very direct. They try and force you into a mistake and keep you down your end of the park but if you keep it short and sharp and move them around you can get through them.
"But if you let them score early ... they're the type of side who are hard to stop with a lot of confidence. They'll also be playing at home so they're going to be good."
Kick-off at Hans Claven Oval is 4.30pm.