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Longo’s goals win it for Wellington

Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Brisbane Roar By Kieran Yap 8/12/24 Above: Wellington Phoenix celebrate Annalie Longo’s first half goal. Photo: Official Media A brace from Annalie Longo against Brisbane Roar delivered Wellington Phoenix their second win of the season. Although this fixture was missing some star power, there was more than enough talent on the parkContinue reading “Longo’s goals win it for Wellington”

Adelaide United move to fourth on the ladder

Adelaide United 2-0 Newcastle Jets by Jonathon Hagger (8/12/2024). Above: Adelaide United celebrate with The Red Army Photo: Adelaide United Pre-season encouragement for supporters of Adelaide United to ‘Dare to Dream’ were proven to be correct as their team took down the Newcastle Jets 2-0 in a well contested match. Adelaide’s first home win for the season sees them now sitting third on the A-LeagueContinue reading “Adelaide United move to fourth on the ladder”

Matildas win in dominant style to close out 2024

Australia 6-0 Chinese Taipei By Emma Burke at GMHBA Stadium for Impetus (7/12/24). Above: Sharn Freier after scoring Australia’s sixth goal. Photo: Football Australia. The Matildas have cruised to a 6-0 win against Chinese Taipei for their final international fixture of 2024, in front of a crowd of 30,097 in Geelong. In a much moreContinue reading “Matildas win in dominant style to close out 2024”

Debut goals make the difference for Matildas

Australia 3-1 Chinese Taipei By Emma Burke at AAMI Park for Impetus 5/12/24 Above: Bryleeh Henry celebrates her first goal for Australia. Photo: Football Australia A trio of debutant goals lead the Matildas to a 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei at AAMI Park in Melbourne last night. Defender Tash Prior and forward Sharn Freier scoredContinue reading “Debut goals make the difference for Matildas”

Matildas lose, but plenty to learn from the games against Brazil

By Kieran Yap 2/12/24 Above: Kyra Cooney-Cross carries the ball into attack. Photo Kris Goman for Impetus. The Matildas have lost two games against Brazil, and pride would be as sore as some of the bodies after two bruising, intense contests. But there were things to take from these games for the short and longContinue reading “Matildas lose, but plenty to learn from the games against Brazil”

City stroll past Wanderers

Melbourne City 2-0 Western Sydney Wanderers By Kieran Yap 30/11/24 Above: Alexia Apostolakis (right) is congratulated for her late sealer against her former club. Photo: Tilly McDonald for Impetus Melbourne City recorded a 2-0 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers after an early goal to Mariana Speckmaier and a late strike by Alexia Apostolakis. TheContinue reading “City stroll past Wanderers”

Mariners recover to beat Canberra

Central Coast Mariners 2-1 Canberra United By Alyce Collett 30/11/24 Above: Tianna Fuller celebrates her goal for Central Coast Photo: A-Leagues The Central Coast Mariners have come from behind to defeat Canberra United two goals to one in Gosford. Despite Canberra dominating much of the match and being rewarded with a roaring strike from Maja Markovski, twoContinue reading “Mariners recover to beat Canberra”

A-League Women Awards

Above: Tameka Yallop. Photo: Richard Haines Each month, Impetus writers will vote to decide their best player, head coach, and U23 player in the A-League Women. Here are the winners from November. Player of the month: Tameka Yallop The Brisbane Roar midfielder has been in excellent form in the first four games as her teamContinue reading “A-League Women Awards”

Breaking Through: Who Are the Latest Call-Ups to the Matildas?

Isabelle Campbell & Alice de Koster-Kitto 26/11/2024 Above: Morgan Aquino in her A-League Women days. Photo: Perth Glory Impetus profiles the newest of the new faces called up to The Matildas. The latest Matildas squad announcement for their upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Chinese Taipei brings both excitement and opportunity as five uncapped talents—Morgan Aquino,Continue reading “Breaking Through: Who Are the Latest Call-Ups to the Matildas?”

Cicco and Maher goals result in draw for Jets and Western

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Western United By Emma Burke (23/11/24) Above: Grace Maher is congratulated after her wonder goal. Photo: Western United. For the second game of day two of Unite Round, Newcastle Jets faced off against Western United at Nestrata Jubilee Stadium in Kogarah. An opening half filled with end-to-end football saw both sides haveContinue reading “Cicco and Maher goals result in draw for Jets and Western”