Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarises the fourth round of 2023-2024 D1 Arkema season plus an exclusive photo gallery of Ellie Carpenter. Above: Ellie Carpenter, Blue band head, and Lyon took back the lead of D1 Arkema. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Bordeaux 1-1 Montpellier On a pitch not great for playing football, Montpellier put a lot ofContinue reading “The View From France”
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Roar’s run against Victory continues
Melbourne Victory 1-2 Brisbane Roar By Kieran Yap (15/10/23). Above: Grace Kuilamu scored on debut for Brisbane Roar. Photo: Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar has started this season off with an impressive win on the road against Melbourne Victory. Goals to Grace Kuilamu and Jenna McCormick ensured a 2-1 result, with Ella O’Grady scoring a consolationContinue reading “Roar’s run against Victory continues”
Central Coast make their return, but new Jet steals the show
Central Coast Mariners 0-1 Newcastle Jets By Emma Burke (14/10/23) Above: Newcastle’s players bask in the aftermath of Melina Ayres’ goal. Photo: Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets have claimed the first win of the 2023/24 season over Central Coast Mariners in a 1-0 defeat thanks to a header from marquee signing Melina Ayres. Central Coast MarinersContinue reading “Central Coast make their return, but new Jet steals the show”
Sydney FC start strong, but Wanderers offer some hope in front of record crowd
Sydney FC 2-0 Western Sydney Wanderers By Kieran Yap 14/10/23 Above: Kirsty Fenton celebrates her impressive goal to open the scoring for Sydney FC. Photo: Sydney FC Twitter. Over 11,000 fans came to Allianz Stadium for Sydney FC’s season opener against Western Sydney Wanderers. Goals to Kirsty Fenton and Fiona Worts secured a 2-0 winContinue reading “Sydney FC start strong, but Wanderers offer some hope in front of record crowd”
McKenzie Weinert: the Washington winger here for Victory
By Kieran Yap (kieran84@live.com.au) 14/10/23 Above: Mackenzie Weinert celebrating for the University of Washington. Photo: Instagram Melbourne Victory has been busy in the off-season. Some big names have been signed and among the returning Matildas and former rivals is a player that is unfamiliar to Australian fans, but may not be for long. Mckenzie WeinertContinue reading “McKenzie Weinert: the Washington winger here for Victory”
Clare Hunt makes promising PSG debut
By Genevieve Henry 12/10/23 Above: Clare Hunt in action for PSG against Manchester United. Photo’s by Matthew Appleby, pitch side for Impetus Clare Hunt played every single minute of Australia’s World Cup campaign. She did not achieve this significant feat by simply being good at football. She had trust put in her. From the momentContinue reading “Clare Hunt makes promising PSG debut”
Impetus Round Table: WSL Predictions
Five of our writers, Genevieve Henry, Kieran Yap, Emmanuel Faith, Aimee Logan, and Ben Gilby discuss what this season will look like in the Women’s Super League (27/9/23). Above: Chelsea’s Australian superstar Sam Kerr – out for more trophies for both club and on a personal level this season. Photo: Women’s Super League. Who doContinue reading “Impetus Round Table: WSL Predictions”
England’s Lionesses suffer Nations League defeat against the Netherlands
By Aimee Logan (23/9/23) Above: The Lionesses thank their travelling fans: PHOTO: Lionesses twitter. After the close 2-1 win over Scotland, the Lionesses were looking to dominate the away fixture in Utrecht against arguably the toughest opposition in their group, the Netherlands. The Netherlands faced Belgium in their opening fixture but fell short and suffered aContinue reading “England’s Lionesses suffer Nations League defeat against the Netherlands”
The stations of the Cooney-Cross
How Kyra became a complete midfielder by 21. Above: Kyra Cooney-Cross in action for Australia during the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup. Photo: Football Australia. By Kieran Yap, Liberty Simons and Genevieve Henry. (23/9/23) Melbourne Victory/ Western Sydney Wanderers: 2017-2022 There were only a few hundred people in AAMI Park when Kyra Cooney-Cross announced herselfContinue reading “The stations of the Cooney-Cross”
Claudia Mihocic: the comeback and the glory
By Kieran Yap 18/9/23 (Kieran84@live.com.au) Above: Claudia Mihocic in action for Bulleen in Victoria’s NPLW. Photo: Gold Leaf Creative. Bulleen’s premiership winning campaign also saw the return of one of Australia’s best young defenders from injury. Claudia Mihocic talks about her comeback season, and what lays ahead with Perth Glory. Bulleen and Calder United hadContinue reading “Claudia Mihocic: the comeback and the glory”
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