Melbourne Victory 1-5 Melbourne City By Kieran Yap (26/12/21) Above: Contrasting emotions as City celebrate another goal with Victory’s Kyra Cooney-Cross showing her immense disappointment. Photo: A-League Women. A historic performance by Hannah Wilkinson and a dominant display from Melbourne City ended their cross-city rivals’ perfect record and sent a warning to the competition. TheContinue reading “Five Goal Wilkinson And City Demolish Big Rivals”
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Jeff Hopkins: We Understand What The Derby Means
By Ben Gilby (24/12/21). Above: Jeff Hopkins, who made clear his passion for the Melbourne derby. Photo: MyFootball. Melbourne Victory head coach Jeff Hopkins spoke to the media today ahead of the big Boxing Day Derby with cross-city rivals Melbourne City and began with positive news about player availability. “Melina Ayres won’t be ready forContinue reading “Jeff Hopkins: We Understand What The Derby Means”
A-League Women Preview
Ahead of Round Four of the competition, which started today, Ben Gilby heard from three head coaches plus Tiana Jaber on THAT goal, Tara Andrews on putting things right this week, Mie Leth Jans on going into a hub for a month, Kate Taylor on Christmas miles from home, and Alyssa Whinham reviews Phoenix’s lastContinue reading “A-League Women Preview”
Maher Class Brings Back Brisbane Nightmares
Canberra United 3-3 Brisbane Roar By Ben Gilby (23/12/21). Above: Spectacular action as Michelle Heyman goes for goal. Photo: Canberra United. A stunning fight-back at the death led by Grace Maher ensured that Canberra United obtained their first point of the season against a Brisbane Roar side whose worrying habit of conceding late goals costContinue reading “Maher Class Brings Back Brisbane Nightmares”
Angie Beard: Hitting The Heights
In the latest of our #MidweekDub series of interviews, last season’s winning W-League Grand Final captain and current Matilda Angie Beard spoke to Ben Gilby about Melbourne Victory’s success and her move to Denmark with Fortuna Hjørring (22/12/21). Above: Angie Beard in action for Australia earlier this year. Photo: Football Australia. Angie Beard wasContinue reading “Angie Beard: Hitting The Heights”
Chelsea Announce Capture of Defender Abdullina
By Ben Gilby (22/12/21). Above: Chelsea’s new signing Alsu Adbullina. Photo supplied to Impetus by: Chelsea FC. Chelsea this afternoon announce the signing of Russian international left-back Alsu Abdullina on a two-and-a-half-year deal. The 20-year-old joins from Lokomotiv Moscow and will start the New Year as a Blue ahead of the second half of theContinue reading “Chelsea Announce Capture of Defender Abdullina”
Norfolk Women’s Cup Enters Last Eight Stage
By Darrell Allen (21/12/21). Above: KLSC fire in an effort in their Norfolk Cup game at Caister last weekend. Photo supplied to Impetus by: Hardy Scott Photos. A big weekend of Norfolk Women’s Cup games took place over the weekend although sadly due to rising covid cases, two out of the four ties were cancelled.Continue reading “Norfolk Women’s Cup Enters Last Eight Stage”
November Scottish Player of the Month Winners Revealed
From Scottish Women’s Football (21/12/21). Artwork provided to Impetus by: Scottish Women’s Football. Chelsea Cornet of Rangers has been voted as the winner of the Scottish Women’s Premier League One (SWPL 1) Player of the Month for November 2021 while Jade McLaren of Dundee United is the winner of the SWPL 2 award. Both playersContinue reading “November Scottish Player of the Month Winners Revealed”
Katriina Talaslahti: Rising Star in Goal
Impetus’ French editor Jean-Pierre Thiesset spoke to FC Flury ’91’s Finnish goalkeeper Katriina Talaslahti, a player with a rising reputation in a team challenging for their first-ever UEFA Women’s Champions League qualification (20/12/21). Katriina Talaslahti who celebrated her 21st birthday on September 21, is one of the youngest goalkeepers in D1 Arkema, the top flightContinue reading “Katriina Talaslahti: Rising Star in Goal”
Scottish Women’s Football Wrap
With an exciting draw for the Third Round of the Scottish Women’s Cup where the big guns meet the lower league sides plus the season launch details for the lower levels of the women’s game in Scotland – we round up all the news from today. Thanks to Scottish Women’s Football (20/12/21). Above: The ScottishContinue reading “Scottish Women’s Football Wrap”
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