Ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup Third Round tie, Ben Gooden, head coach of Impetus partner club Chorley spoke to editor Ben Gilby about their win over Bradford City in Round Two and tomorrow’s home game tie against Newcastle United (10/12/21). Above: Chorley’s Aleesha Collins strides through purposefully against Bradford City in the FA Cup SecondContinue reading “Chorley: “The Game Is Massive In Stature””
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Déjà vu For Brisbane As Perth Take The Glory Again
Brisbane Roar 0-1 Perth Glory By Ben Gilby (11/12/21) Above: Perth Glory celebrate Alana Jancevski’s late winner. Photo: @PerthGloryFC For the second week in a row, a late goal ensured that Perth Glory defeated Brisbane Roar in front of a big and vocal crowd at Perry Park. Conditions were warm, but the pitch was showingContinue reading “Déjà vu For Brisbane As Perth Take The Glory Again”
Melbourne Derby: The Coaches Views
Ahead of tomorrow’s A-League Women derby between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City, Ben Gilby heard from both coaches – Jeff Hopkins of Victory and Rado Vidosic from City (11/12/21). Above: Melbourne Victory head coach Jeff Hopkins pictured speaking to the media ahead of the derby. Photo: Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory Jeff Hopkins admitted that excitementContinue reading “Melbourne Derby: The Coaches Views”
Rocket Propelled Jets Brush Aside Phoenix
Newcastle Jets 5-1 Wellington Phoenix By Kieran Yap (10/12/21) Above: Elizabeth Eddy leaps on her team mates on a great night for Newcastle Jets. Photo: @NewcastleJetsFC. Newcastle Jets put Wellington Phoenix to the sword in an impressive display in front of their home fans. The game kicked off the second round of the Liberty A-League,Continue reading “Rocket Propelled Jets Brush Aside Phoenix”
A-League Women Weekly News Wrap
Ben Gilby brings a round-up of the media events this week from fice A-League Women clubs which includes full coverage of three MASSIVE signings as he hears from Emily van Egmond, Lynn Williams, and Alex Chidiac. There’s also coverage of Rebekah Stott‘s media conference where she spoke about her return to senior football after battlingContinue reading “A-League Women Weekly News Wrap”
Alex Epakis: Creating The Profile To Deliver Long Term Success
In the first of this season’s #MidweekDub features, Impetus editor Ben Gilby spoke EXCLUSIVELY to Perth Glory head coach Alex Epakis about the club’s pre-season recruitment and how they are aiming for constant improvements and high standards. Above: Perth Glory head coach Alex Epakis. Photo: Perth Glory FC. Perth Glory had just about the toughestContinue reading “Alex Epakis: Creating The Profile To Deliver Long Term Success”
Impetus Achievers Awards
For the first time this season throughout the campaign, the Impetus A-League Women reporting team of Kieran Yap, Ben Gilby, and Kris Goman will be giving weekly awards to the best player, coach, and event of the round. To find out who won the first awards, read below. Before we announce our first winners, itContinue reading “Impetus Achievers Awards”
The View From France
Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the tenth round of D1 Arkema (6/12/21). Above: Fleury goalkeeper Katariina Talaslahti tried her best but was not able to avoid conceding four goals on her return to Lyon. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Paris FC obtained a draw 0-0 at Montpellier. In an equal match, neither of the teams were ableContinue reading “The View From France”
Champions First Victory With Room For Improvement
Melbourne Victory 5-1 Adelaide United (6/12/21) By Kieran Yap Above: Lia Privitelli, who contributed two of Melbourne Victory’s five goals, in celebratory mood. Photo: @gomvfc Melbourne Victory were 4-0 up at halftime but head coach Jeff Hopkins had been furiously scribbling in his notebook for much of the game. Despite the scoreline, he had seemedContinue reading “Champions First Victory With Room For Improvement”
Clinical Sydney Strike Force the Difference
Sydney FC 3-1 Newcastle Jets By Ben Gilby (5/12/21) Above: Sydney FC celebrate Remy Siemsen’s opening goal. Photo @SydneyFC Two goals in six second half minutes, plus an immediate reply to a goal from the Jets, sealed a deserved win for a Sydney FC side who are determined to go one better than last season.Continue reading “Clinical Sydney Strike Force the Difference”
