West Torrens Birkalla rise as triumphant victor with 3 goals over Adelaide Olympic in Round 4 of the PlayStation 4 National Premier League South Australia.

Birkalla, now fifth on the table, are savoring their contentious victory, which saw three of their players' cautioned and one sent off, all after halftime.

"The result was good; we knew we had to treat it like a final,” said Scott Nagel of West Torrens Birkalla.

"After last week's disappointing draw (against Adelaide Blue Eagles), it gives us credit and confidence, knowing that we can bounce back.

"Olympic had some passages of play where they dominated … it was a good test for our boys to stay disciplined and not concede, especially after the red card.

"We remained compact, kept a clean sheet, and picked the right moments to attack.”

The victory puts Birkalla equal on seven points alongside Adelaide City, West Adelaide, Adelaide Blue Eagles and Adelaide United.

"We're equal, but it all depends on other fixtures … the win keeps us up in the top half, and that's why it was so important, it keeps us in the mix."

The cards could be seen as a fair gauge of the competitiveness of the game, but with one of their leading men sent off – Paul Radice – Birkalla will now be without some firepower up front for next week.

"He (Radice) is a huge loss, he has been playing really well and is in great form, but we have good depth in our squad and we'll be able to cover him.

"But, of course, we'll be looking forward to his return."

But, the perks of a win, will outweigh the hindrances of an important player's suspension, and this week against South Adelaide, Birkalla will be hunting for another victory.

"We (Birkalla) feel like every week we're improving and working together better, and better as a team.

"South Adelaide is always difficult, especially at their home ground, but I am confident we will get three points."

Adelaide Olympic are heartbroken, after losing on their own turf, and still on the hunt for their first win in the NPL South Australia.

"We're very disappointed not to come away with any points this week.

"If a couple of our chances in the second half had gone our way, the game could have swung in our favour.

"But, Birkalla soaked up our pressure and caught us on the counter to seal the game, which is disappointing," says Sean Brennan of Adelaide Olympic.

The game was a ruthless display from two teams who played to win at all costs, but, Brennan says the scoreline isn't a fair gauge of the game, with all it's competitiveness and controversy.

"To be honest, I don't think the scoreline was a true reflection of the game.

"I felt it was an even contest overall, however, Birkalla scored two great goals after some good build up play.
"We just couldn't gain any momentum to create any clear chances of our own."

They went into the break disappointingly with two goals against, but were eager to make a few changes in the game, coming out for the second half, they were hungry for a turnaround.

"After being down by two goals, we needed to come out with intensity, so we came out and pressed higher up the park.

"But, a couple of our chances just didn't go our way."

They'll be continuing their search for a victory this week against Adelaide Comets – one of the inform teams of the league who now sit top.

But, when you're desperate for your first win, every game is as hazardous as the last and coming up against dangerous opposition isn't a new phenomenon for Olympic, this year.

"Our aim is to win games, and I'm certain the wins will come."

Both teams will be away this week, with Adelaide Olympic playing Adelaide Comets, while WT Birkalla will go up against South Adelaide.

Written by Christian Fleetwood