Catch-up with all the National Premier League Girls age grade competition Grand Final results and details!
NPL14
Canberra Croatia came from 0-1 behind to claim the trophy in the National Premier League Girls U14 competition, a brace of goals in the second-half allowing the League Champions to add the Grand Final award to their earlier success in the regular season. Aggie Shaw had put the Blue Devils in front in the 22nd minute, a goal that was to give Belconnen a slender lead heading into the break. However, Croatia fought back and two goals within four minutes of each other turned the game on its head after the break. Croatia levelled from the spot, Annabella Diamond keeping her cool to draw her team onto terms, before Aislinn O’Dwyer put the Champions in front with the goal that was to ultimately prove to be the matchwinner.
RESULTS
Grand Final
Canberra Croatia 2 (Diamond 45’ (p), O’Dwyer 49’) Belconnen United 1 (Shaw 22’)
NPL15
It took the full distance for the National Premier League under-15 girls competition to find a winner as Majura FC edged Canberra Croatia with a narrow 1-0 success in their Grand Final at South Jerrabomberra Regional Sporting Complex. Nothing could separate the two evenly matched outfits throughout regulation time, opportunities coming and going at both ends of the park. The vital moment arrived in the 97th minute of the encounter as Charlotte Karl finally broke the deadlock with the strike that was to win her team the silverware.
RESULTS
Grand Final
Majura FC 1 (Karl 97’) Canberra Croatia 0 – after extra-time
NPL17
Belconnen United added the National Premier League Girls under-17 Grand Final trophy to their League Championship crown after a narrow 1-0 win over West Canberra Wanderers at South Jerrabomberra. The Wanderers had been the Blue Devils closest challengers all seaosn and reiterated that fact in a high quality match that was decided by one moment. That came in the 69th minute of the encounter as Siena D’Ambrosio struck the winning goal for the Blue Devils.
RESULTS
Grand Final
Belconnen United 1 (D’Ambrosio 69’) West Canberra Wanderers 0
