Exciting draw sees Sydney through to seventh straight Grand Final

Sydney FC 1-1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney FC win 2-1 on aggregate by Ben Carey (27/4/24) Above: Central Coast Mariners’ Australian international Kyah Simon (yellow shirt) shields the ball from Sydney FC’s Mackenzie Hawkesby in today’s semi-final second leg. Photo: Sydney FC. Mackenzie Hawkesby’s goal on the half-hour mark eventually proved to be enough toContinue reading “Exciting draw sees Sydney through to seventh straight Grand Final”

Hawkesby sinks the Mariners

Central Coast Mariners 0-1 Sydney FC by Ben Carey (21/4/24) Above: Rising star Indian Dos Santos tussles for the ball in the midfield ahead of teammate Mackenzie Hawkesby. Photo: Sydney FC. Sydney and Central Coast Mariners produced a semi-final first leg of the highest order at the beautiful Industree Group Stadium on the waterside inContinue reading “Hawkesby sinks the Mariners”

Matildas pass Mexico test with flying colours

Mexico 0–2 Australia (10/04/24) By Ben Carey Above: Hayley Raso maintains possession of the ball against a Mexican defender, just before scoring the Matildas’ opening goal. Photo: Matildas. The Matildas recorded a big win over a spirited Mexico on a warm Sunday evening in San Antonio, Texas. The Matildas were up against one of the in-form teams of the Americas. Last year Mexico won the PanContinue reading “Matildas pass Mexico test with flying colours”

Canberra pull off late comeback win against Brisbane

Brisbane Roar 1–2 Canberra United (30/03/24) By Ben Carey Above: Vesna Milivojević dribbles with the ball. Photo:Canberra United. Canberra United pulled off a late comeback win against Brisbane Roar on Saturday in what could be Canberra’s last evergame in the competition. There was an incredible crowd of almost 3,000 that came out to watch the game, which is a Perry Park record for an A-League Women’s match. It wasContinue reading “Canberra pull off late comeback win against Brisbane”

Huge roar for Brisbane at home against Glory

Brisbane Roar 2-0 Perth Glory  By Ben Carey at Perry Park (24/3/24). Above: Brisbane Roar celebrate after Kijah Stephenson scores the opening goal. Photo: Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar thrashed Perth Glory on Sunday, giving the locals something to celebrate on a very wet and dreary afternoon in the “Sunshine State”. There was a surprisingly good turnout, almost filling the stands, as has become common place this season, butContinue reading “Huge roar for Brisbane at home against Glory”

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”

A-League Women Awards: Round 19

Members of the Impetus team of contributors covering the competition unveil their choices of player, coach, and event of the week. We’ll keep a tally of all the votes and just before Finals, reveal which player and coach have received the most votes across the season to be named the Impetus A-League Women Player and Coach of the Season 11/3/24Continue reading “A-League Women Awards: Round 19”

Hurricane Vine wreaks havoc on Western United

Sydney FC 3–1 Western United (09/03/24) By Ben Carey Above: Cortnee Vine celebrates her goal with her Sydney FC teammates. Photo: Sydney FC. A huge crowd filled out Leichardt Oval on Saturday evening towatch the top of the table clash between Sydney FC and Western United, one of the most highly anticipated matches of the second half of the season. The locals were delighted to seeContinue reading “Hurricane Vine wreaks havoc on Western United”

Roar lost at sea against Mariners

Brisbane Roar 0–2 Central Coast Mariners (09/03/24) By Ben Carey Above: Kyah Simon celebrates with her teammates after scoring the second goal of the match. Photo: Central Coast Mariners. A large crowd packed into Ballymore Stadium on Saturday evening to watch Brisbane Roar take on Central Coast Mariners. Much to the dismay of local supporters, a large and vocal crowd wasContinue reading “Roar lost at sea against Mariners”

Two goals in as many minutes as Roar see off City

Brisbane Roar 2-0 Melbourne City by Ben Carey at Perry Park (2/3/24). Above: Brisbane Roar celebrate during their excellent win over Melbourne City today. Photo: Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar stunned Melbourne City on Saturday evening, exacting revenge for the painful 5-3 defeat they suffered to City the last time the two sides met in December.Continue reading “Two goals in as many minutes as Roar see off City”