The NPL NSW match held on 2nd March 2024 between Blacktown City and Sutherland Sharks FC was indeed a thrilling encounter that ended in a 3-2 victory for Blacktown City. The game showed a distinctive disparity in the performance levels of the teams where the home team demonstrated clear proficiency in executing their attacks as opposed to the away team.

Blacktown City started off the game with a vigorous approach, demonstrated by their three goals all scored in the first half at 20:26, 32:06, and 39:37 respectively. This clearly underscores the home team's coordinated and penetrative attacks, which were evidently more ruthless in comparison to their opponents.

However, discipline seems to have been a recurring problem for Blacktown City, which saw them receive 2 yellow cards, one in each half at 10:54 and 51:49, and 1 red card. This could have potentially disrupted their momentum and led to mounting pressure, thus allowing Sutherland Sharks FC to stage a comeback in the second half, with goals scored at 68:20 and 87:55, putting the home team's defense on their toes.

Coming to tactical aspects of the game, although Sutherland Sharks managed more corner kicks (5 against Blacktown’s 2), they were not successful in utilizing these set pieces to equalize or take the lead. This suggests a lack of efficient set-piece tactics on their side; while conversely indicating a well-organized and resilient defense for Blacktown.

The home team, despite their winning performance, were caught offside 4 times, a reflection of their aggressiveness, which may have been curbed should they have shown more composure in their attacking third. This is in stark contrast with Sutherland Sharks FC, who did not go offside even once, denoting a measured and patient approach perhaps at the cost of threatening the opposition's goal.

In conclusion, Blacktown City's first-half dominance and ability to absorb pressure was crucial in their victory, despite their disciplinary concerns and the late surge from Sutherland Sharks FC. The away team's inability to capitalize on corner kicks and catch the home side's defense off guard was indeed costly. As such, team's disciplined attacking and defense, effective utilization of set pieces, and minimizing offside errors could be key determinants of success to note for the betting community.

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