![QUIETLY CONFIDENT: Warrnambool Rangers' Emily Whelan believes they can beat Ballarat and District Soccer Association pace-setter Sebastopol when they meet in finals. Picture: Rob Gunstone QUIETLY CONFIDENT: Warrnambool Rangers' Emily Whelan believes they can beat Ballarat and District Soccer Association pace-setter Sebastopol when they meet in finals. Picture: Rob Gunstone](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/e3vt5tmWYBffUEHF7QePjS/e94eb408-aaa7-48f8-bd69-9d450fef91b9.jpg/r0_0_3129_2086_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
WARRNAMBOOL Rangers’ Emily Whelan says their narrow defeat to Ballarat and District Soccer Association pace-setter Sebastopol proved they can match it with the best.
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The second-placed Rangers fell to the Vikings 1-0 in the penultimate round on Sunday. The two teams are expected to meet in finals in a fortnight.
Whelan, who played a combination of right-wing and defence, said defending champion Warrnambool took confidence out of the defeat.
“We actually played incredibly well,” she said.
“They are a pretty aggressive team so I thought our sportsmanship was incredible. We kept our cool. When they got 1-nil up, they played more defensively and we struggled to get through.
“Next time we’ll be a really good chance. We are pretty stoked with how we played.”
Meanwhile, Warrnambool Rangers knocked off Ballarat North United 2-1 to keep their slim men’s division one finals chances alive.
The Rangers’ under 17s secured their finals spot with a 4-3 win over Vikings Blue.
They have a final round bye.