By Emma Burke 20/3/24 Photo from Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 4-0 Adelaide United It was all Wellington Phoenix all the time at Porirua Park in today’s midweek make-up Round 16 clash, where the Nix kept their finals hopes alive by downing Adelaide United 4-0. An early mistake from Adelaide’s Nanako Sasaki allowed Macey Fraser theContinue reading “Wellington win keeps hope alive”
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NPLW Victoria Wrap Round 1: Essendon Royals come for the crown
By Kieran Petrik-Bruce 20/3/24 Above: The Essendon Royals celebrate Ava Groba’s goal against Bulleen. Photo: Essendon Royals Instagram Opening round of the NPLW Victoria kicked off on the weekend, this season 12 teams fighting to be champions, with two new teams to the top flight, plus Bentleigh Greens formerly Bayside United. More than half of the goalsContinue reading “NPLW Victoria Wrap Round 1: Essendon Royals come for the crown”
Match Report: London City Lionesses 1-0 Sunderland
By Joe Rosedon 18/3/24 Photo: Simon Lapwood For London City Lionesses Twitter London City Lionesses shock promotion chasing Sunderland with 1-0 win. Ruesha LittleJohn’s stunning first-half effort was enough to seal victory for the Dartford-based side. Within the first five minutes, London City Lionesses had a guilt-edged chance. Claudia Moan was called into action when Paige Satchell was put through on goal with a ball over the top, but the Sunderland goalkeeperContinue reading “Match Report: London City Lionesses 1-0 Sunderland”
Match Report: Manchester United 2-0 Bristol City
By Fran Lever 17/3/24 Above: Lucia Garcia for Manchester United. Photo: Manchester United. A scrappy game saw Manchester United hold onto their top four spot – but Liverpool are not far behind them. It was box office viewing at Leigh Sports Village as fourth placed Manchester United struggled at times against bottom of the tableContinue reading “Match Report: Manchester United 2-0 Bristol City”
Melbourne derby ends in goalless draw
Melbourne Victory 0-0 Melbourne City By Kieran Yap 17/3/24 Above: Emily Gielnik (left) is pursued by Karly Roestbakken. Photo: Melbourne Victory The Melbourne derby ended in stalemate after both sides spurned chances to take all three points on Sunday afternoon. Melbourne Victory entered the match on a hot streak. They had scored 13 goals inContinue reading “Melbourne derby ends in goalless draw”
Young Matildas seal third place, and provide a preview of an exciting future
By Kieran Yap 16/3/24 Above: Lara Gooch is swamped by teammates after her winning goal. Photo Tiff Williams, Football Australia. The Young Matildas have ended the 2024 U20 Asian Cup in third place after an entertaining, but tense 1-0 win over South Korea. Lara Gooch’s 79th minute goal was enough to separate the sides, butContinue reading “Young Matildas seal third place, and provide a preview of an exciting future”
Harding hits the winner for Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Perth Glory By Emma Burke 15/3/24 Above: Sophie Harding celebrates her goal against Perth Glory. Photo: Western Sydney Wanderers A goal from Sophie Harding made the difference for the Western Sydney Wanderers, keeping their finals hopes alive in their 1-0 win against Perth Glory at Wanderers Football Park. Despite this beingContinue reading “Harding hits the winner for Wanderers”
Contentious Yallop goal gives Roar vital win against Adelaide
Adelaide United 1–2 Brisbane Roar (16/03/24) By Ben Carey Above: Leah Scarpelli embraces Roar teammate, Deborah-Anne De la Harpe, after she scored the opening goal. Photo: A-Leagues. Brisbane Roar secured a scrappy 2-1 win over home side Adelaide United, thanks to a contentious offside goal from Tameka Yallop. The last time these two sides met, back in November, it was a tight 1-1 draw at Suncorp Stadium. The context of this game wasContinue reading “Contentious Yallop goal gives Roar vital win against Adelaide”
Caspers haunts Canberra defence with a supernatural performance
Western Sydney Wanderers 4-1 Canberra United. By Kieran Yap 14/4/23 Above: Holly Caspers (middle) Photo: A-Leagues. No Sophie Harding? No problem for The Wanderers as Robbie Hookers team defeated Canberra United 4-1 at home in an impressive display. The result sees Wanderers further secure their finals chances. Western Sydney showed that even without their injuredContinue reading “Caspers haunts Canberra defence with a supernatural performance”
Young Matildas eliminated by Japan
By Kieran Yap 14/3/24 Above: The Young Matildas. Photo : Tiff Williams, Football Australia. A fluid, fast and ruthless Japan has won their U20 Asia Cup semi-final against the Young Matildas 5-1. Goals to Hiromi Yoneda, Uno Shiragaki, Maya Hijikata, and Chinari Sasai, and an own goal sent Japan to a fourth consecutive final andContinue reading “Young Matildas eliminated by Japan”
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