With three games and late drama, Round Five of the A-League Women had plenty to enjoy. Our writing team covering the competition Ben Gilby, Kris Goman, and Kieran Yap are joined this week by Catherine Paquette to hand out our awards for the week (3/1/22). Above: Mackenzie Hawkesby – the choice of Ben, Kris, andContinue reading “Impetus Achievers Awards”
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Impetus 2021 Awards
It’s been another great year for women’s football and seven Impetus writers, Ben Gilby, Catherine Paquette, Darrell Allen, Jean-Pierre Thiesset, Kate Tigchelaar, Kieran Yap, and Kris Goman highlight their player, coach, moment, and unsung hero of the year. In true Impetus style, there are representatives from the top flight and grassroots levels of the women’sContinue reading “Impetus 2021 Awards”
Williams X-Factor Seals Victory
Brisbane Roar 2-3 Melbourne Victory By Kieran Yap (18/12/21) Above: Melbourne Victory celebrate Catherine Zimmerman’s match deciding third goal with five minutes to play. Photo: @gomvfc. Lynn Williams was the difference in a tightly contested attacking match between Melbourne Victory and Brisbane Roar. The results of the first two rounds show that Brisbane had twoContinue reading “Williams X-Factor Seals Victory”
Defending Champs Come From Behind To Seal Victory
Melbourne City 1-2 Melbourne Victory By Kieran Yap (12/12/21) Above: Melbourne Victory’s Claudie Bunge (3) tries to hold off Melbourne City’s Hannah Wilkinson. Photo: @gomvfc The champions had named Alex Chidiac and Lyn Williams in their matchday squad and they were coming off a 5-1 thrashing of Adelaide United, But Melbourne City were not thereContinue reading “Defending Champs Come From Behind To Seal Victory”
Champions First Victory With Room For Improvement
Melbourne Victory 5-1 Adelaide United (6/12/21) By Kieran Yap Above: Lia Privitelli, who contributed two of Melbourne Victory’s five goals, in celebratory mood. Photo: @gomvfc Melbourne Victory were 4-0 up at halftime but head coach Jeff Hopkins had been furiously scribbling in his notebook for much of the game. Despite the scoreline, he had seemedContinue reading “Champions First Victory With Room For Improvement”
“It Doesn’t Really Get Any Better…” Chelsea Ready For Wembley
Impetus‘ Kieran Yap was invited to Chelsea’s pre-Cup Final press conference and heard from Emma Hayes, Magda Eriksson, and Fran Kirby on the legacy of those who came before them, the priorities for further growth of the women’s game, and how preparations for the big day have gone (5/12/21). Above: The Women’s FA Cup. Photo:Continue reading ““It Doesn’t Really Get Any Better…” Chelsea Ready For Wembley”
How Prepared Are The Matildas For Tournament Mode?
After their back-to-back friendlies with World Champions USA watched by record crowds, Impetus‘ Kieran Yap considers how things stand after a tough 2021 for the Matildas. With the 2022 Asia Cup coming in January, he also looks at the depth in different positions ahead of the competition. Above: The Matildas group together after a runContinue reading “How Prepared Are The Matildas For Tournament Mode?”
Matildas Wrap: Confidence & Swagger Returns
Impetus’ Kieran Yap analyses Australia’s two games against Brazil over the past five days and asserts that whilst it wasn’t perfect, there are some positive signs from Tony Gustavsson’s team. Photo: Football Australia. Marta is one of the best players the world has seen. Brazil is consistently one of the world’s most dangerous teams. Yes,Continue reading “Matildas Wrap: Confidence & Swagger Returns”
The Case For More Game Time For ‘Old’ Young Matildas
Kieran Yap analyses Australia’s 3-2 desperately disappointing 3-2 loss to the Republic of Ireland and shows how the Young Matildas class of 2019 are starting to make their mark in the senior side. He also argues that less game time in upcoming friendlies for Sam Kerr will be to everyone’s benefit in the future. Above:Continue reading “The Case For More Game Time For ‘Old’ Young Matildas”
Ashford Town & Impetus’ FAWSL Predictions
Ahead of the new Barclays FAWSL season which kicks off this Friday, Ellie Luscombe, Lucy Potter and Charlotte Baker from Impetus partner club Ashford Town (Middx) joined up with three of the site’s writers, Ben Gilby, Kris Goman, and Kieran Yap to discuss their predictions for the season. PREDICTED CHAMPIONS: Ellie: Chelsea as I feelContinue reading “Ashford Town & Impetus’ FAWSL Predictions”
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