All the latest results and wrap from the National Premier League Boys age grade competitions.
NPL14
Belconnen United put themselves into pole position to make the top four by claiming a big 9-1 win in their midweek catch-up fixture with Tuggeranong United at Kambah 2. Chigozie Ogbonnaya claimed a hat-trick, with Nicholas Porter adding a late brace in the victory. League leaders Gungahlin United won again, their 20th success of the season as a treble from O’Shea Clohesy helped them to a 6-0 away win over Brindabella Blues. On Saturday Woden Valley and Brindabella Blues were inseparable as the match ended goalless, O’Connor Knights saw off West Canberra Wanderers 1-0, and Max Williamson scored twice for Monaro Panthers in their 5-0 home win over Radford College. Elsewhere, Alexander Gourgouras scored two as Canberra Olympic won 3-0 away to Majura FC at Dickson, Wagga City Wanderers etched a 2-0 win over Tigers FC into the record books via goals from Emmanuel Connison and an Elvis Conteh penalty, whilst Belconnen United beat Tuggeranong United 6-0. On Sunday, three first-half goals from Bryson Li Chiang, O’Shea Clohesy and a penalty from Sarjak Pathak helped Gungahlin United to an important 3-0 win over Canberra Croatia, keeping the Gunners at the top of the table.
RESULTS
Tues: Tuggeranong United 1 Belconnen United 9
Wed: Brindabella Blues 0 Gungahlin United 6
Sat: Majura FC 0 Canberra Olympic 3, Woden Valley 0 Brindabella Blues 0, O’Connor Knights 1 West Canberra Wanderers 0, Monaro Panthers 5 Radford College 0, Wagga City Wanderers 2 Tigers FC 0, Belconnen United 6 Tuggeranong United 0,
Sun: Gungahlin United 3 Canberra Croatia 0
NPL15
Belconnen United’s hopes of closing the gap on second on the NPL15 table were dented as they were unable to gain the maximum return from their trip South to Tuggeranong United, coming away with a 2-2 draw. Meanwhile, Gungahlin United closed on the Blue Devils as a double from Amal Kamara secured a 2-1 away win over Brindabella Blues for whom Ciaran Lau struck. On Saturday, Dylan Bates netted two as Tigers FC won 3-0 away at Wagga City Wanderers, Woden Valley defeated Brindabella Blues 2-1 at Mawson, and O’Connor Knights withstood a late sending off as they eased to a 4-0 home win over West Canberra Wanderers, Anas Elsergany on target once more. At South Jerrabomberra, Charlie Dunn grabbed a hat-trick for Radford College, the third from the penalty spot, as they defeated Monaro Panthers 4-1, Belconnen United went one better as they saw off Tuggeranong United 5-1 at Kaleen Enclosed, while Majura FC and Canberra Olympic entertained in a 2-2 draw at Dickson. In the Sunday fixture a blitz from Canberra Croatia in the opening hour set the tone for a 6-2 away win over Gungahlin United at Harrison, Cooper San Juan scoring two of the goals as Croatia led 6-0 before conceding twice.
RESULTS
Wed: Tuggeranong United 2 Belconnen United 2, Brindabella Blues 1 Gungahlin United 2
Sat: Monaro Panthers 1 Radford College 4, O’Connor Knights 4 West Canberra Wanderers 0, Wagga City Wanderers 0 Tigers FC 3, Woden Valley 1 Brindabella Blues 2, Majura FC 2 Canberra Olympic 2, Belconnen United 5 Tuggeranong United 1
Sun: Gungahlin United 2 Canberra Croatia 6
NPL16
League leaders O’Connor Knights were in top form in the midweek round as they blitzed West Canberra Wanderers to win 12-0 at Melrose Synthetic, Sebastijan Peric and Anas Elsergany bagging a couple of goals each. Canberra Croatia kept up the chase in second, Isaac Waldren and Cristiano Subasic scoring two apiece in their 6-1 win over Gungahlin United at the AIS, whilst Belconnen United are still in the top four as four different players netted in their 4-0 away win over Tuggeranong United at Kambah. Two goals in the opening half from Musa Bouhafs ensured Woden Valley were 2-1 winners away to Brindabella Blues, whilst Radford College and Monaro Panthers drew 0-0. The weekend matches saw an Adam Przydacz goal help Canberra Olympic to a 1-0 away win over Majura FC, Daniel Poole, Samson Scarano, Santo Barilla and Sean Singh all scored as Tigers FC won 4-2 at Wagga City Wanderers, and William Saunders scored the only goal as Radford College won 1-0 over Monaro Panthers at South Jerrabomberra. Belconnen United forwards Sam York and Liam Kneeshaw both netted a brace in the Blue Devils 7-0 win over Tuggeranong United, O’Connor Knights went goal crazy, netting twenty-one in a hammering of West Canberra Wanderers, whereas Woden Valley and Brindabella Blues shared four goals in a 2-2 draw. Nine man Gungahlin United held on for a point in their Sunday match with Canberra Croatia, Cristiano Subasic equalising for Croatia after Maxwell Agbonzikilo had put Gunners ahead.
RESULTS
Tues: Canberra Croatia 6 Gungahlin United 1, Brindabella Blues 1 Woden Valley 2, West Canberra Wanderers 0 O’Connor Knights 12, Tuggeranong United 0 Belconnen United 4
Wed: Radford College 0 Monaro Panthers 0
Sat: Majura FC 0 Canberra Olympic 1, O’Connor Knights 21 West Canberra Wanderers 0, Wagga City Wanderers 2 Tigers FC 4, Belconnen United 7 Tuggeranong United 0, Monaro Panthers 0 Radford College 1, Woden Valley 2 Brindabella Blues 2
Sun: Gungahlin United 1 Canberra Croatia 1
NPL18
A late goal from Marko Joveski helped Monaro Panthers to a midweek 2-1 win over Radford College at South Jerrabomberra in the NPL18 competition. Dallas Santalucia and Gabriel Garcia scored for Belconnen United as they won 2-0 away to Tuggeranong United at Kambah, the Blue Devils ending the match with ten men. Twenty-four hours earlier title chasing Gungahlin United kept up their bid with a stylish 6-2 away win over Canberra Croatia Esmail Zahir scoring three, Brindabella Blues also hot half-a-dozen in a 6-0 home win over Woden Valley, Duot Mabior and Mason Hala with a brace each, and Precious Obilo was the hat-trick hero for O’Connor Knights as they won 11-2 away at West Canberra Wanderers, Cos Arena and Zain Durrani adding two goals apiece. In the Riverina there was a surprise as Wagga City Wanderers stunned championship chasing Tigers FC 3-1, Joe Whithear netted twice as Radford College won 3-0n away to Monaro Panthers in South Jerrabomberra, and Zain Durrani scored six, and Nicholas Baird and Precious Obilo four each, as O’Connor Knights thrashed West Canberra Wanderers 18-0. In other matches, Canberra Olympic had four different scorers in their 4-1 away win over Majura FC at Dickson, and Brindabella Blues also scored four away from home, their win coming without reply against Woden Valley. Belconnen United kept their title hopes alive with a comfortable 5-1 win over Tuggeranong United at Kaleen, Frederick Kushnick claiming two of the goals, one from the penalty spot, in an emphatic home success. Meanwhile, title-chasing Gungahlin United were stunned at Gungahlin Enclosed Oval as a double from Darcy Middleton and a goal from James Nguyen helped Canberra Croatia ton a surprise 3-0 away success.
RESULTS
Tues: Canberra Croatia 2 Gungahlin United 6, Brindabella Blues 6 Woden Valley 0, West Canberra Wanderers 2 O’Connor Knights 11
Wed: Tuggeranong United 0 Belconnen United 2, Radford College 1 Monaro Panthers 2
Sat: Wagga City Wanderers 3 Tigers FC 1, O’Connor Knights 18 West Canberra Wanderers 0, Monaro Panthers 0 Radford College 3, Woden Valley 0 Brindabella Blues 4, Majura FC 1 Canberra Olympic 4, Belconnen United 5 Tuggeranong United 1
Sun: Gungahlin United 0 Canberra Croatia 3
