Melbourne City 2-1 Sydney FC Above: Rhianna Pollicina celebrates her opening goal with team-mates including Holly McNamara who would later suffer a potentially season-ending injury. Photo: Melbourne City By Kieran Yap (21/2/22) Sydney FC’s undefeated run has ended and Melbourne City has closed the gap on the defending champions to one point. However, City fansContinue reading “City Send Out Message To Title Rivals”
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Victory End Sydney Run In Dramatic Style
Above: Scenes of joy for Melbourne Victory at their late comeback. Photo: Melbourne Victory. Melbourne Victory 2-2 Sydney FC By Kieran Yap at the City Vista Recreation Reserve (17/2/22) Sydney FC made a rare trip outside of New South Wakes to face Melbourne Victory in a rematch of last season’s Grand Final and a possibleContinue reading “Victory End Sydney Run In Dramatic Style”
Isabel Hodgson On Captaincy, Versatility and Aiming For Finals
Above: Isabel Hodgson speaking at a recent club media conference. Photo supplied to Impetus by: Adelaide United. Isabel Hodgson, Adelaide United’s captain, spoke to Kieran Yap for this week’s #MidweekDub feature. They discuss the Reds’ superb season to date and their high hopes for Finals football (16/2/22). Say it quietly but Adelaide United are oneContinue reading “Isabel Hodgson On Captaincy, Versatility and Aiming For Finals”
Impetus Achievers Awards
The weekend’s Round 11 of the Liberty A-League Women was, arguably one of the greatest in the competition’s history. There was the historic first-ever win for Wellington Phoenix and a record defeat for Brisbane Roar. If that wasn’t enough there were 23 goals in five matches. Impetus’ writing team for the competition, Kieran Yap, KrisContinue reading “Impetus Achievers Awards”
Sydney Seal The Win Amidst Late Drama
Newcastle Jets 0-1 Sydney FC By Kieran Yap (13/2/22) Above: Princess Ibini celebrates after scoring the winning goal. Photo: Sydney FC. In the last game of a massive weekend of football, Sydney FC travelled to play Newcastle Jets. The only team to score against the defending premiers named a full-strength side for the first timeContinue reading “Sydney Seal The Win Amidst Late Drama”
Phoenix Rise To Record Historic Win
Above: Wellington Phoenix celebrate after their historic 3-0 win at Canberra United. Photo: Wellington Phoenix. Canberra United 0-3 Wellington Phoenix By Kieran Yap (11/2/22) It finally happened. It looked likely for a few weeks as Wellington Phoenix rapidly developed from a team holding on to a team expecting to win. After narrow, heartbreaking losses againstContinue reading “Phoenix Rise To Record Historic Win”
Victory Dance To Hendrix’s Tune
Newcastle Jets 0-1 Melbourne Victory By Kieran Yap (8/2/22) Above: Melbourne Victory’s Brooke Hendrix celebrates her debut goal to the delight of her new teammates. Photo: A-League Women. ‘Football Frenzy’ started on Tuesday night when Melbourne Victory travelled to play the Newcastle Jets. Victory’s season would have best been described as interrupted so far withContinue reading “Victory Dance To Hendrix’s Tune”
McNamara Aids City In Hard Fought Win
Melbourne City 2-1 Western Sydney Wanderers By Kieran Yap (6/2/22) Above: City celebrations. Photo: Melbourne City. Melbourne City maintained second position and continued to nip at the heels of Sydney FC with a hard-fought win over Western Sydney Wanderers. The resurgent former champions welcomed back Holly McNamara to the line-up. After limping off against ThailandContinue reading “McNamara Aids City In Hard Fought Win”
Adelaide Continue Red Hot Form in Finals Race
Above: Newcastle Jets’ Elizabeth Eddy curls in a free-kick at Coopers Stadium last night. Photo: Adelaide United. Adelaide United 3-0 Newcastle Jets By Kieran Yap (5/2/22) I do not want to jinx them, but this looks like it might finally be the year Adelaide makes the top four. A 3-0 win over the Newcastle JetsContinue reading “Adelaide Continue Red Hot Form in Finals Race”
Matildas Need To Learn But Expectations Need To Change
Above: The Matildas gather after the final whistle in Pune yesterday which signalled their exit from the Asia Cup. Photo: Football Australia. After their shocking exit from the AFC Asia Cup at the Quarter-Final stages, Kieran Yap considers whether it is time to evaluate what success at next year’s home World Cup would look likeContinue reading “Matildas Need To Learn But Expectations Need To Change”
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