Jean-Pierre Thiesset rounds up all the action from the thirteenth week of action in D1 Arkema, French women’s football’s top flight and updates us with all the transfer news around the division. Olympique Lyonnais won away from home 5–0 against Paris FC. With the return of Selma Bacha (one decisive pass and involved at theContinue reading “The View From France”
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Glory For Perth As First Point Earned
Canberra United 1–1 Perth Glory By Ben Gilby Perth Glory picked up their first point of the season by gaining an outstanding draw away from home to unbeaten Canberra United in a game played in 38oc heat at Viking Park. Canberra United star Grace Maher was celebrating her fiftieth W League start as her teamContinue reading “Glory For Perth As First Point Earned”
Allan Adds Fuel To Jets’ Fire
Newcastle Jets 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers By Kieran Yap. At the inconspicuously named Number Two Sportsground in Newcastle, the Jets hosted the Wanderers in search of their first win of the season and revenge for a 2-1 loss a few weeks prior. What transpired was an eventful, entertaining, fast paced and sometimes ill-tempered match thatContinue reading “Allan Adds Fuel To Jets’ Fire”
Brisbane Find Their Roar At Last
Brisbane Roar 6–0 Melbourne Victory By Kris Goman This game, played at the Gold Coast Sports Centre, rather than within Brisbane, looked to provide a fascinating match-up. The Roar have had four draws in a row which is previously unheard of. On paper I personally thought they’d be the team to beat not the teamContinue reading “Brisbane Find Their Roar At Last”
Big Statement From Reds
Adelaide United 2–1 Melbourne City By Kieran Yap. Adelaide entered this round hoping to win three in a row but were missing American star Mallory Weber. Melbourne City were without talismanic defender Jenna McCormick but were brimming with confidence after their win in the derby last week. City had never lost to the Reds, butContinue reading “Big Statement From Reds”
Tony Gustavsson: Ready To Take The Matildas To The Next Level
Impetus’ Ben Gilby joined a Zoom Conference in the early hours of last weekend to became one of the first non-Australian based writers to ask the new Matildas head coach Tony Gustavsson about his ethos and how he is setting out to develop Australia’s national women’s team. The Swede, who has won Olympic Gold andContinue reading “Tony Gustavsson: Ready To Take The Matildas To The Next Level”
Harriet Meers: Lots To Look Forward To In 2021
Just before Christmas, Impetus announced it was sponsoring Wroxham Women defender Harriet Meers. In the first of our regular catch-ups with Harriet, she talks to Ben Gilby about her footballing journey so far. Harriet began our conversation by introducing herself briefly to us:“I was born in 2000 (I am 20 years old) and was broughtContinue reading “Harriet Meers: Lots To Look Forward To In 2021”
The Chicken Salt Co Partner Impetus’ Coverage of Australian Women’s Football And Offer Readers Exclusive Discounts
We are really pleased to announce that UK based The Chicken Salt Co has begun a partnership with Impetus which will see them support our coverage of Australian Women’s Football and offer our readers an exclusive 5% discount on Chicken Salt orders from their website. Chicken Salt is an Australian staple and found in allContinue reading “The Chicken Salt Co Partner Impetus’ Coverage of Australian Women’s Football And Offer Readers Exclusive Discounts”
Yaina Andrew – Looking For Progress At Penryn Athletic
In the latest piece linked to our content sponsorship with seventh tier Penryn Athletic, Ben Gilby spoke player-manager Yaina Andrew about her footballing journey and what’s been going on at the club since we last touched base in December. 19/1/21 Yaina began our catch up by discussing her own footballing journey: “I was born inContinue reading “Yaina Andrew – Looking For Progress At Penryn Athletic”
The View From France
With France’s D1 Arkema returning after its Christmas and New Year break, Jean-Pierre Thiesset is back to round up all the action from Round Twelve. Paris St Germain stayed top of the table by winning at home 1–0 against third place Bordeaux. They could have scored more goals as they dominated the match overall butContinue reading “The View From France”
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