The National Premier League Girls competition reached the halfway mark of the season, as Round 12 was played out over the weekend. Here is what happened. NPL14 Matches in the National Premier League Girls U14 competition began on Tuesday evening as Tuggeranong United and Majura FC couldn’t be separated at Melrose Synthetic in their rescheduled…
NPL BOYS REVIEW: ROUND 16 WRAP
All the latest news and results from the National Premier League Boys competition, compile and written by Billy Ansell. NPL14 Canberra Olympic has shocked the ladder with an important win against Canberra Croatia, gaining an early goal in the first half, leading to their one-nil victory. A close match came to a close between Majura…
REVIEW: NPLW RESERVES ROUND 11 – OLYMPIC CHASING TOP SPOT
Canberra Olympic continued their chase for the top of the table as they claimed a sixth win from eight with a convincing 4-0 victory over Majura FC at O’Connor Enclosed on a bright Saturday afternoon. The home team took quite some time to shake off the challenge of the visitors, scoring three times in the…
REVIEW: NPLM ROUND 12 – GUNNERS STUN CROATIA IN INSTANT CLASSIC
New French recruit Loick Lespinasse scored four times as Gungahlin United, who began the day at the foot of the National Premier League table, ended it by defeating league leaders Canberra Croatia 5-4 in an instant classic at Deakin Stadium. There was no indication of the drama to follow when Thomas James rifled home a…
REVIEW: NPL23 ROUND 12 – TIGERS IMPRESSIVE ONCE AGAIN
Tigers FC broke the thirty-point barrier and lead the National Premier League U23 competition by eight points after another win in Round 12, beating Tuggeranong United 4-0 at Kambah 2. The league leaders were in control of the game from the moment Elliot Alberto opened the scoring in the sixteenth minute, and by half-time they…
REVIEW: CPL ROUND 12 – JUVENTUS LAND STATEMENT VICTORY
Canberra Juventus handed out a statement of intent as they blitzed Canberra Olympic to claim a 6-1 victory at Ainslie Oval in the Capital Premier League in which Adrian Macor scored a hat-trick, and a trio of players were dismissed. Julian Borgna and Mate Barisic saw red for the visitors, whilst Luca Macor was sent…
FOOTBALL PEOPLE: Emmalea Kalenjuk – Canberra Croatia’s Rising Star Chasing Her Own Messi Moment
From the first time she laced up her boots at Woden Valley as a six-year-old, Emmalea Kalenjuk’s connection to football was instant. Fast forward over a decade, and she now plays for Canberra Croatia’s U17s women’s side, carving her path in the game with a mixture of passion, grit, and purpose. Her story, though still…
PREVIEW: NPL WOMEN ROUND 11- ENTERTAINMENT GUARANTEED AS GOAL MACHINES MEET
Canberra Olympic host Majura FC in the early National Premier League Women’s match of Round 11, having recaptured some positive form in recent weeks, after two wins on the bounce. With the top four race likely to come down to fine margins, Olympic moving into second place off the back of an 8-0 thumping of…
PREVIEW: NPLM ROUND 12 – CITY ON CUSP OF TOP FOUR AS SEASON REACHES HALFWAY POINT
In their first ever season of top-flight football, Queanbeyan City have a chance to go into the top four and take a step towards playing finals football in the National Premier League, as they welcome longtime rivals O’Connor Knights, to High Street. City come into to the clash, having fell to defeat against the league…
CANBERRA CROATIA TO FACE METROSTARS IN HAHN AUSTRALIA CUP
Canberra Croata have been handed North Eastern Metrostars SC in the Hahn Australia Cup following the Round of 32 draw held on Wednesday evening. The Capital Football Federation Cup holders, who qualified for the national stage with an epic 2-1 Cup Final victory over Queanbeyan City at McKellar Park earlier this month, were drawn against…