Belconnen United kept in touch with top spot on the ladder, with a comfortable 4-0 win over Majura FC.
Marija Rathouski got the Blue Devils off to the perfect start, finding the back of the net ten minutes into the match with a strike from the edge of the box. The visitors enjoyed the majority of possession the opening stanza, but could not find a second goal, with Majura defending resolutely.
Rathouski would grab a second early in the second half, getting on the end of a cut back pass from Eden Rodda, and slotting into the bottom corner.
Belconnen would get their third, with a long-range strike from Caitlin Koch finding the top corner. With the result all but sealed for the Blue Devils, Emily Tozer added a fourth with another long-range strike from the visitors.
Canberra Croatia cemented their spot inside the top four with a 3-0 win over Tuggeranong United at Kambah 201.
The visitors got off to a dream start, scoring the opener inside five minutes. Charging up the left, Emily Hazilias played a perfectly hit pass across goal for Nicole Zhao to tap home and open the scoring.
Despite being firmly in control of the match, it took Croatia until just after the 60 minute mark to find a second. Getting on the end of a long throw from Ava Williams, Ellie Raymond ghosted in at the back post to double Croatia’s lead.
The visitors sealed the result with Hannah Bourke heading the ball home from a corner, with four minutes remaining on the clock.
West Canberra Wanderers played out a six-goal thriller with Gungahlin United, with the visitors coming from two goals down to leave with a share of the points at Melrose Synthetic.
Caitlyn Skillicorn got Wanderers off to a dream start with two goals inside 15 minutes. Julian Robertson dispossessed Gungahlin centre back Ayla Robertson just inside the 18-yard box before laying off top Skillicorn, who hit a first-time strike over the head of the Gungahlin ‘keeper.
Skillicorn grabbed a second goal from range three minutes later, with Hannah Ferguson in goals getting a hand to it but unlucky not to keep it out.
Ella Hall pulled one back for Gungahlin in the 19th minute, finishing off a sweeping counterattack move to reduce the deficit.
Jessica Pearson levelled the scores for Gunners with a high quality strike from the edge of the box just before the hour mark.
Wanderers re-took the lead ten minutes later, as Sophie Couldrick capitalised on a loose pass to squeeze one past the keeper.
With only a minute of regular time remaining, Gunners found an equaliser as Pearson slammed home off a cutback pass for her second of the afternoon, and ensuring her side left Melrose with a point.
RESULTS
ROUND 6
Sunday 18 May
Majura FC 0 Belconnen United 4 (Rathouski 10’, 50’, Koch 72’, Tozer 85’)
Tuggeranong United 0 Canberra Croatia 3 (Zhao 4’, Raymond 62’, Bourke 86’)
West Canberra Wanderers 3 (Skillicorn 8’, 11’, Couldrick 66’) Gungahlin United 3 (Hall 19’, Pearson 56’, 89’)
TABLE
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | Canberra Olympic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 15 |
| 2 | Belconnen United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 12 |
| 3 | Canberra Croatia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 |
| 4 | West Canberra | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 7 |
| 5 | Gungahlin United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 4 |
| 6 | Tuggeranong United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 0 |
| 7 | Majura FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | -20 | 0 |
TOP SCORERS
9: Eden RODDA (Belconnen United)
3: Rhiannon FENSOM (Canberra Croatia), Sienna NESS (Canberra Olympic)
2: Liliana ALTAMORE (Belconnen United), Alexia CERNE (Canberra Olympic), Sienna DY-MORTIMER (Canberra Olympic), Brittany FIORESE (Canberra Olympic), Ella HALL (Gungahlin United), Arijana MAJETIC (Canberra Croatia), Evdoxia MANTINAOS (West Canberra Wanderers), Jessica PEARSON (Gungahlin United), Marija RATHOUSKI (Belconnen United), Tayah SANDERS (Canberra Croatia), Caitlyn SKILLICORN (West Canberra Wanderers), Emily TOZER (Belconnen United), Matylda WELLS-SHEATHER (Gungahlin United)
1: Anna BENNETT (Canberra Olympic), Leilia BILLINGTON (Belconnen United), Hannah BOURKE (Canberra Croatia), Tia BURRIDGE (Canberra Olympic), Natalia CERNE (Canberra Olympic), Georgia CHOUNDARY (Canberra Olympic), Sophie COULDRICK (West Canberra Wanderers), Lily D’ADDARIO (Canberra Olympic), Siena D’AMBROSIO (Belconnen United), Charlotte EVANS (Tuggeranong United), Alexandra GIDIS (West Canberra Wanderers), Tayla HAMPSON (Canberra Olympic), Emily HAZILLAS (Canberra Croatia), Samantha HOST (West Canberra Wanderers), Abbey HURMAN (Canberra Olympic), Caitlin KOCH (Belconnen United), Brianna LAZZARI (Tuggeranong United), Pia MCGHIE (Canberra Croatia), Tahli MILIN (Canberra Croatia), Josie MONTANARI (Gungahlin United), Elizabeth MOSS (Gungahlin United), Brittany PALOMBI (Canberra Croatia), Sofia PIROTTA (Canberra Olympic), Ariana RATHOUSKI (Belconnen United), Jasmine RICHARDS (Gungahlin United), Ellie RAYMOND (Canberra Croatia), Samantha SHEA (Belconnen United), Nicole ZHAO (Canberra Croatia), Own GOALS
