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”

Clinical Jets record crucial win at Western United

Western United 1-3 Newcastle Jets by Callum Logie (17/3/24) Above: Libby Copus-Brown (second left) celebrates her opening goal with Tash Prior. Photo: Newcastle Jets. Western United’s first-ever home game at Wyndham Regional Football Facility in Tarneit saw arguably the result of the season recorded by Finals-chasing Newcastle Jets. Both teams came into this fixture withContinue reading “Clinical Jets record crucial win at Western United”

Central Coast celebrate clinching Finals in first season back

Central Coast Mariners 4-1 Canberra United by Ryan Miller-Woods (17/3/24) Above: Celebration time for Central Coast Mariners today. Photo: Central Coast Mariners. Central Coast Mariners officially confirmed their spot in the Finals thanks to a 4-1 win against Canberra United with Emily Husband’s side clinching their fourth straight win in the process. The home sideContinue reading “Central Coast celebrate clinching Finals in first season back”

A Vine time for Sky Blues as Nix are downed

Wellington Phoenix 2-4 Sydney FC by Jonathon Hagger (17/3/24) Above: Cortnee Vine celebrates earlier today. Her brace set Sydney FC on the way to victory in Wellington. Photo: Sydney FC. Hot in the back off of a Wellington Phoenix women’s away win in Perth, the Phoenix women returned home to play Sydney FC in frontContinue reading “A Vine time for Sky Blues as Nix are downed”

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”