The NPL Boys U17 continued apace on the weekend and Maddie Shrewsbury has compiled all the details!
NPL14
In a well fought match, Canberra Croatia U14s managed to get the win over Tigers FC 2-0 with two goals in the first half. Goals were scored by Karnik Dangwal and Ryan Arrouk. Gungahlin United made sure they got their much-needed points this weekend to be top of the ladder. They won 5-0 over Majura FC as the home team established control with a goal in the first minute. Monaro Panthers seemed certain to win against Woden Valley considering their place on the ladder, and they did so, winning 12-2 out at Mawson fields after a tough losing streak. West Canberra Wanderers secured a home game win against Brindabella Blues 3-1. An unlucky own goal was scored by Brindabella in the first half, but they swiped Wanderers’ clean sheet with a goal in the second half. Brindabella never gave up though, receiving two yellow cards towards the end showing their fight was fought. O’Connor Knights have had a remarkably successful winning streak and Round 17 was no different. They got an 8-0 win over Tuggeranong United at O’Connor Enclosed. Belconnen United travelled out to Wagga and their efforts were worth it because they managed a 4-0 win over Wagga City Wanderers. The visiting team’s Chigozie Ogbonnaya started the teams’ path to victory by scoring two goals early in the game, and each team got themselves two yellow cards. On the Sunday Canberra Olympic and Radford College faced off ending in Olympic’s victory. Tyson Cattanach scored the first and last goals making it 0-4 at Radford’s home ground.
RESULTS
Sat: Gungahlin United 5 Majura FC 0, Woden Valley 2 Monaro Panthers 12, West Canberra Wanderers 3 Brindabella Blues 1, O’Connor Knights 8 Tuggeranong United 0, Wagga City Wanderers 0 Belconnen United 4, Canberra Croatia 2 Tigers FC 0
Sun: Radford College 0 Canberra Olympic 4
NPL15
Gungahlin United had a predicted win over Majura FC down at Harrison fields. They won 2-0 with goals by William Ord and Amal Kamara. Woden Valley had a 5-0 win against the bottom team, Monaro Panthers, while playing out at Mawson. Woden would have wanted to secure some points over Monaro to try and overtake Tigers FC on the ladder. Luca Storgato scored himself four goals while there were three yellow cards given. In the O’Connor Knights vs Tuggeranong game Logan Volkert scored two goals and Gerard Van Den Bos and Joseph Jovensio scored one each for the home team. Brindabella Blues sealed a 3-0 win against West Canberra Wanderers. Ciaran Luu and Nick Berry helped their team to success which also secures them one spot higher on the ladder. Belconnen travelled out to Wagga and once again their effort was justified. The visitors won 3-1 against the Wanderers with goals by Isla Murphy, Chimdiebube Ogbonnaya, and Dion Makuwira. Diesel Hardy managed to get one for Wagga, but it was not enough to bag three points. The final game followed on the Sunday where Canberra Olympic and Radford College faced off. It ended in a 3-3 tie. This could be expected because they are next to each other on the ladder and Olympic would be glad Radford did not get any more ahead.
RESULTS
Sat: Gungahlin United 2 Majura FC 0, Woden Valley 5 Monaro Panthers 0, West Canberra Wanderers 0 Brindabella Blues 3, O’Connor Knights 4 Tuggeranong United 0, Wagga City Wanderers 1 Belconnen United 3, Canberra Croatia v Tigers FC
Sun: Radford College 3 Canberra Olympic 3
NPL16
Only three out of seven games took place this weekend. O’Connor Knights had a mighty win against Tuggeranong United, 11-1. The away team definitely kicked off on the wrong foot by scoring an own goal in the 2nd minute. This was just the beginning for this game allowed Zain Durrani to score four goals. Other goal scorers were Louis Middleton-Yong, Rafael Rodrigues, Archer Stirling, Rishabh Rawat, and Logan Volkert. Tuggeranong’s goal was a penalty by Aarush Bhatia. Another high scoring match took place at Melrose fields between West Canberra Wanderers and Brindabella Blues. Brindabella took the win 12-0 with the first goal scored in the first minute by Ethan Caffery Caragh. Angelo Staltari took the top goal scorer of the match with a hat-trick all scored in the second half. The final match of the weekend was Radford College vs Canberra Olympic on the Sunday. The visitors had a 1-5 win with two goals from Sebastian Anderson. Radford took away Olympic’s clean sheet with a goal from Mohamed Abbas.
RESULTS
Sat: Canberra Croatia v Tigers FC, Woden Valley v Monaro Panthers, O’Connor Knights 11 Tuggeranong United 1, Wagga City Wanderers P Belconnen United P, Gungahlin United P Majura FC P, West Canberra Wanderers 0 Brindabella Blues 12
Sun: Radford College 1 Canberra Olympic 5
NPL18
Four out of seven games took place this weekend for the U18s NPL. Wagga City Wanderers could not get a win against Belconnen United, and the game ended 1-2, a win for the visitors. Dawit Jember scored a goal and a yellow card in the same minute, then the home team did the same where Keith Jose scored and Ethan Barrell got a yellow card in the same minute. Finally, Gabriel Cespedes Garcia scored the winner in the 88th minute for Belconnen. Brindabella Blues dominated over West Canberra Wanderers 0-7. After a late start to the goals, Denis Zimba scored a penalty in the 30th minute and then the goals did not stop from there. Zimba ended up with a hat-trick while four other goals were scored for Brindabella. Woden Valley managed a close win over Monaro Panthers only 1-0. Tigers Fc got a 6-1 win over Canberra Croatia getting them to third on the ladder. Croatia’s goal came from a penalty in the last few minutes taking away Tigers’ clean sheet.
RESULTS
Sat: Wagga City Wanderers 1 Belconnen United 2, O’Connor Knights P Tuggeranong United P, West Canberra Wanderers 0 Brindabella Blues 7, Woden Valley 1 Monaro Panthers 0, Canberra Croatia 1 Tigers FC 6, Gungahlin United P Majura FC P
Sun: Radford College P Canberra Olympic P
