Western Australia State Cup Quarter-Final News

Ben Gilby rounds up the details from the weekend’s ties, and Rob Lizzi provides a photo gallery from the tie of the round – a repeat of last year’s Final as Perth SC hosted Perth RedStar (5/6/23).

Above: All smiles for Perth SC as they defeated cup holders Perth RedStar at Dorrien Gardens. Photo supplied to Impetus by: Rob Lizzi.

Perth SC 3-1 Perth RedStar

In a repeat of last year’s final, Perth SC knocked out defending champions Perth RedStar at the quarter-final stage.

RedStar, with club legend Renee Leota making her 250th club appearance in 11 years with the team, including under their previous guise of Northern Redbacks, only had Abbey Woolley’s late goal to show for their efforts.

Peter Rakic’s team earned their spot in the last four thanks to goals from Ella Lincoln, Abbey Meakins, and Gemma Craine.

This is the second time in 2023 that The Azzurri have prevented RedStar from retaining silverware that they won last year, with Perth winning the Night Series Final between the two sides 7-6 on penalties.

Balcatta Etna 1-3 Fremantle City

**Above:** Olivia Trueman (black kit) – scorer of Fremantle City’s opening goal, pictured earlier this season against Hyundai NTC. **Photo supplied to *Impetus* by:** Denyse McCulloch.

Fremantle City won the battle of two of the NPLW WA’s in-form teams at Grindleford Reserve on Sunday.

Olivia Trueman, who will be the subject of this week’s WA On Wednesday interview, gave the visitors the lead, before Tia Stonehill, in superb goalscoring form recently, levelled matters.

The game remained locked up at 1-1 into the final stages, before two goals in the final two minutes settled it favour of the port city team. Carys Hawkins and Abbey Green netted the goals that put Freo into the final four.

Hyundai NTC 4-2 Subiaco

**Above:** Georgia Cassidy of the NTC, sho scored two of her side’s four goals against Subiaco, captured last season. **Photo:** Football West.

The NTC made it into the last four despite the best efforts of Subiaco to mount a second-half comeback at E&D Litis Stadium on Sunday.

Georgia Cassidy’s brace, allied to goals from Daisy Gronewald-Shield and Maja Archibald gave the teenagers a commanding lead at the break.

However, after the interval, Siena Crevacore and Dakota van Vugt were on target for Greg Farrell’s side to give Subi some hope, but 4-2 was as close as they got.

Hamersley Rovers 0-3 Murdoch University Melville

Murdoch University Melville (MUM FC) ended the run of the only non-NPLW WA club remaining in the competition in a WA Day encounter at Carine Open Space.

In the match, played in hugely challenging conditions, MUM FC led by a single goal at the break before eventually running out three goal winners. Young star Jess Johnson added to her recent tally of goals, with the other strikes coming from Sophie Meaden and Isabella Wainwright.