Round Ten of the National Premier League Boys took place with teams flexing their muscles as the competitions near the halfway mark.
NPL14
West Canberra Wanderers prevailed in a seven-goal thriller against Tuggeranong United. Edward Saboisky and Hamish Koc-McDonald, plus a Tuggies own goal, gave them a three-goal lead with a second half strike from Semi Bakare sealing the win. Belconnen United saw out a comfortable 5-0 win over Majura FC. Vincent Burton and Louis Harding both grabbed a brace, while Jacob Gowland added the fifth. Canberra Olympic held their nerves to win 4-3 over Brindabella, as first half goals from Alexandar Gourgouras and Xavi Ong, plus a brace from Alex Aliffi, were enough for the points. Wagga City Wanderers came from two goals down to win 6-2 over Woden Valley. Ryan Jose and Isaac Carroll both getting doubles. A late penalty from Atey Berchilay was enough for O’Connor Knights to prevail over Gungahlin United. Monaro Panthers and Canberra Croatia shared the points with a 1-1 draw at South Jerrabomberra. Tigers FC put nine past Radford College in an emphatic win, with a hattrick from Andrew Frazer.
RESULTS
Woden Valley 2 v Wagga City Wanderers 6, West Canberra Wanderers 4 v Tuggeranong United 3, Belconnen United 5 v Majura FC 0, Brindabella Blues 3 v Canberra Olympic 4, Gungahlin United 0 v O’Connor Knights 1, Radford College 2 v Tigers FC 9, Monaro Panthers 1 v Canberra Croatia 1
NPL15
Three first half goals from Woden Valley were enough to prevail over Wagga City, as Luca Storgato nabbed a brace Alex Naumovski with the third. Charles Hindmarsh scored for the visiting Wanderers. A second half comeback saw Tuggeranong United get the win over West Canberra, as late second half goals from Callan King and Lincoln Corby sealed the win. Points were shared at Calwell as Brindabella Blues and Canberra Olympic couldn’t be separated. Four goals from Lucas Vallecilla Carbonell spearheaded Belconnen United to a 7-1 win over Majura FC, Marko Stanojevic, Zak Douglas, and Chidiebube Ogbonnaya also on the scoresheet. Tigers FC ran out five goal winners over Radford College, with five different players getting on the scoresheet. Gungahlin United and O’Connor Knights couldn’t be separated at Harrison with two goals apiece. Canberra Croatia put seven past Monaro Panthers, Charlie Moss leading the way with a treble.
RESULTS
Woden Valley 3 v Wagga City Wanderers 1, West Canberra Wanderers 1 v Tuggeranong United 2, Belconnen United 7 v Majura FC 1, Brindabella Blues 1 v Canberra Olympic 1, Gungahlin United 2 v O’Connor Knights 2, Radford College 0 v Tigers FC 5, Monaro Panthers 0 v Canberra Croatia 7
NPL16
Tuggeranong United put in a commanding performance, winning 12-0 over West Canberra, with eight different scorers as Aarush Bhatia scored a hattrick. Wagga City Wanderers took the points with a 3-0 win over Woden Valley, as Jesse Everingham, Cameron Ackerman, and Jackson Myers found the back of the net. Canberra Olympic produced a dominant performance over Brindabella Blues winning by seven goals. Adam Przydacz, Andrej Vasilic, and Benjamin Booth each got a double. Belconnen put six past Majura FC in a controlling performance at Kaleen Enclosed. A brace from Tobias McPherson helped power O’Connor Knights to a 4-2 win over Gungahlin United, Sebastijan Peric and Rafael Rodrigues also got on the scorers list. Canberra Croatia were far too good for Monaro Panthers, running out 13-1 winners as Simeon Omosigho got fiev and Lemar Katawazai with four. Tigers FC found the back of the net six times against Radford College. Anthony Grgic, Samson Scarano, and Callum Rees all scored, with Sean Singh grabbing a brace, to go along with a Radford own goal/
RESULTS
Woden Valley 0 v Wagga City Wanderers 3, West Canberra Wanderers 0 v Tuggeranong United 12, Belconnen United 6 v Majura FC 1, Brindabella Blues 1 v Canberra Olympic 8, Gungahlin United 2 v O’Connor Knights 4, Radford College 0 v Tigers FC 6, Monaro Panthers 1 v Canberra Croatia 13
NPL18
Five first half goals powered Belconnen United to the points against Majura FC, with five different players scoring in the win. Brindabella Blues and Canberra Olympic shared the points at Calwell 204. Akin Suksing and Duot Mabior scored for the Blues, while Evan Richards and Mason Fardell levelled the scores from Olympic. Tuggeranong United pipped West Canberra Wanderers to the points with a 2-1 win at Melrose Synthetic. Woden Valley pulled off an incredible comeback from 3-0 down to win 4-3 over Wagga City, Isaac Roantree and Musa Bouhafs both getting doubles in the win. There was a nine-goal thriller at Harrison between Gungahlin United and O’Connor Knights. A hattrick from Zain Durrani, supported by efforts from Louis Lou and Kris Raad got the Knights over the line in a tense encounter. Monar Panthers and Canberra Croatia left South Jerrabomberra with a share of the points, as William Connolly and Gurshan Rajal found the back of the net for their respective sides. A first half treble from Zachary Colson, and a Riley O’Sullivan goal, gave Tigers a two goal win over Radford College, to wrap up a clean sweep of wins for the visiting side.
RESULTS
Woden Valley 4 v Wagga City Wanderers 4, West Canberra Wanderers 1 v Tuggeranong United 2, Belconnen United 5 v Majura FC 0, Brindabella Blues 2 v Canberra Olympic 2, Gungahlin United 4 v O’Connor Knights 5, Radford College 2 v Tigers FC 4, Monaro Panthers 1 v Canberra Croatia 1
