Round 10 of the National Premier League Women’s got underway at O’Connor Enclosed as Canberra Olympic made it two wins in two with an 8-0 hammering of Tuggeranong United.
Just as Belconnen United did a week ago, Olympic went ahead inside the opening minute of the contest, as Ella Brown had an empty net to tap into, having been set up by a driving run from Tianah Miro.
Just four minutes later, it was already 3-0, as Tatum Mazis proved too much for the Tuggeranong defence to handle, bagging two well-taken goals in two minutes, both put on a plate again by the eye-catching Miro.
The midfielder was involved in everything good for Frank Cachia’s team, extending her influence on the contest further by winning a penalty on 14 minutes, which Ella Brown put away confidently, before adding her name to the scoresheet in the latter part of the second half, to round the total to six for Olympic, with the addition of a late Casey Smith own goal.
The second half followed a similar pattern to the first, with the home side continuing to dominate and put goals away, as Alyse Jensen emphatically put away a seventh, before Mazis completed her hat-trick with 16 minutes remaining, again finishing confidently after being set-up by substitute Tia Burridge.
Over at Deakin Stadium the headline clash of the afternoon saw Belconnen United edge past Canberra Croatia with a 2-1 victory away from home.
The Blue Devils began in confident spirits and took the lead early on, as Keira Bobbin clinically finished their first clear chance of the game, having been supplied by an inch-perfect pass from Alina Roberts.
Roberts soon got herself on the scoresheet having set up the first, capping off a dominant first half display from Scott Conlon’s team 21 minutes later, by smashing the ball past Ellie Summers in the Croatia net, after an inventive set-up from Alyssa Di-Campli from the other side of the field.
With a 2-0 scoreline a fair representative of a somewhat one-sided first half, Musie Elongo’s outfit came out much improved in the second period, and although the Blue Devils continued to create chances, Croatia’s attacking output grew more prominent, however the home team couldn’t seem to manifest any clear-cut opportunities.
Having made the mid-season move to Croatia after spending years at Belconnen, the script was written for Reilly Yuen to bag against her former club, and although a late red card for Hannah Bourke had essentially wrapped up the three points, her late strike was a just reward for the home side’s second half display.
The final match of the round saw Gungahlin United reclaim their place in the top four with a 3-0 away victory against Majura FC at Ainslie Field 2.
The Gunners would have no doubt been hungry to make up for a disappointing defeat against Olympic in the previous round, and it showed in a dominant first half, in which a 28th minute Bonnie Young stunner put them 1-0 ahead.
Despite plenty of opportunities Marcial Munoz’s team took a slim advantage into the break, and quickly doubled it in the second half as Annaliese Grove found Ginger Oliver in the penalty area, who finished with one touch to make it 2-0.
Just three minutes later the game was killed off, as Bonnie Young reached double figures for goals in the NPLW with a second of the afternoon, cutting inside on her right foot and striking past Grace New into the top of the net, to ensure an important three points were heading the way of the Gunners.
RESULTS
ROUND 10
Sunday 22 June
Canberra Olympic 8 (Brown 1’, 14’ (p), Mazis 4’, 5’, 74’, Miro 33’, Smith 45+1’ (og), Jensen 64’) Tuggeranong United 0
Majura FC 0 Gungahlin United 3 (Young 29’, 56’, Oliver 53’)
Canberra Croatia 1 (Yuen 90+1’) Belconnen United 2 (Bobbin 5’, Roberts 27’)
TABLE
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | Belconnen United | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8 | +67 | 30 |
| 2 | Canberra Olympic | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 18 |
| 5 | Gungahlin United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 17 |
| 3 | West Canberra | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 16 |
| 4 | Canberra Croatia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 16 |
| 6 | Majura FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 34 | -27 | 3 |
| 7 | Tuggeranong United | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 67 | -61 | 3 |
| 8 | ANU WFC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | -42 | 0 |
TOP SCORERS
14: Keira BOBBIN (Belconnen United)
13: Tamara COCHRANE (West Canberra Wanderers)
11: Alyssa DI-CAMPLI (Belconnen United)
10: Bonnie YOUNG (Gungahlin United)
9: Megan CASTLE (Gungahlin United), Anneke CORRY (Belconnen United)
7: Ginger OLIVER (Gungahlin United)
6: Liliana ALTAMORE (Belconnen United), Jamie BERKELEY (Canberra Croatia), Natalie DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Pearl TEIN (Belconnen United), Own GOALS
5: Zoe HALPIN (West Canberra Wanderers), Tatum MAZIS (Canberra Olympic), Bronte PYKE (Belconnen United), Alina ROBERTS (Belconnen United)
4: Ella BROWN (Canberra Olympic), Sharon CHAO (Gungahlin United), Alexandra GIDIS (West Canberra Wanderers), Carmel LYNCH (Majura FC)
3: Tia BURRIDGE (Canberra Olympic), Leah CARNEGIE (Canberra Olympic), Alyse JENSEN (Canberra Olympic), Alex MARTENS (Belconnen United), Perri NASH (West Canberra Wanderers)
2: Acacia ARGENTO (Tuggeranong United), Talia BACKHOUSE (Belconnen United), Isabella BARAC (Canberra Croatia), Leila BILLINGTON (Belconnen United), Madison CACHIA (Canberra Olympic), Arusha CHEW (Canberra Croatia), Sofia FURLANETTO (Majura FC), Isabella HINDMARSH (Belconnen United), Ailish MCDONAGH (Belconnen United), Riley MCQUEENIE (Canberra Croatia), Sofia MERKOUREAS (Canberra Croatia), Brittany PALOMBI (Canberra Croatia), Katrina PERIC (Canberra Olympic), Nikita PERRY (Canberra Olympic), Ellie RAYMOND (Canberra Croatia), Michaela THORNTON (Canberra Croatia)
1: Elke AITOLU (Canberra Olympic), Tehya ASPLAND (Canberra Olympic), Angelina BABIC (Canberra Croatia), Sienna BIRNIE (Canberra Olympic), Lisa CARY (Belconnen United), Stella DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Elvein IBRAHIM (West Canberra Wanderers), Mollie JONSSON (Tuggeranong United), Claire KENNEDY-SPENCER (Tuggeranong United), Tarah MANTHONGSY (Tuggeranong United), Sofia MARTINIELO (Majura FC), Audrey MCLAREN (West Canberra Wanderers), Tianah MIRO (Canberra Olympic), Jessica MITCHELL (Tuggeranong United), Abigail MOSS (West Canberra Wanderers), Eliza-Jane NORRIS (Canberra Croatia), Madeliene PERCEVAL (Gungahlin United), Lauren PRESTON (Belconnen United), Maddison SAWKINS (Belconnen United), Maddie STEINACKER (Belconnen United), Rachel VAN AALST (Gungahlin United), Darby WHITELEY (Gungahlin United), Reilly YUEN (Canberra Croatia)
TOP ASSISTS
10: Keira BOBBIN (Belconnen United)
8: Isabella BARAC (Canberra Croatia)
7: Anneke CORRY (Belconnen United), Alina ROBERTS (Belconnen United), Bonnie YOUNG (Gungahlin United)
6: Audrey WARD (West Canberra Wanderers)
5: Ella BROWN (Canberra Olympic), Isabella HINDMARSH (Belconnen United), Alex MARTENS (Belconnen United)
4: Natalie DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Stella DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Alyssa DI-CAMPLI (Belconnen United), Ginger OLIVER (Gungahlin United), Pearl TEIN (Belconnen United)
3: Madison CACHIA (Canberra Olympic), Megan CASTLE (Gungahlin United), Tamara COCHRANE (West Canberra Wanderers), Zoe HALPIN (West Canberra Wanderers), Perri NASH (West Canberra Wanderers), Bronte PYKE (Belconnen United)
2: Talia BACKHOUSE (Belconnen United), Arusha CHEW (Canberra Croatia), Alyse JENSEN (Canberra Olympic), Alexandra GIDIS (West Canberra Wanderers), Chelsea HATELY (Gungahlin United), Jada LAMOND (Gungahlin United), Tatum MAZIS (Canberra Olympic), Tianah MIRO (Canberra Olympic), Amy MOORE (Gungahlin United), Abigail RICHARDS (Majura FC), Madison SAWKINS (Belconnen United), Rachel VAN AALST (Gungahlin United), Darby WHITELEY (Gungahlin United)
1: Elke AITOLU (Canberra Olympic), Esperance ANDERSON (Tuggeranong United), Tehya ASPLAND (Canberra Olympic), Eliza BAKER (Majura FC), Leila BILLINGTON (Belconnen United), Jamie BERKLEY (Canberra Croatia), Sienna BIRNIE (Canberra Olympic), Tiana BOOTS (Canberra Croatia), Tia BURRIDGE (Canberra Olympic), Olivia BUYTEWEG (Gungahlin United), Lena CHRISTOPHERSON (Tuggeranong United), Lucy D’ARCY (Gungahlin United), Rhiannon DAVIS (Canberra Olympic), Annaliese GROVE (Gungahlin United), Olivia HICKS (West Canberra Wanderers, Ariana KASHAN (Majura FC), Claire KENNEDY-SPENCER (Tuggeranong United), Stefi LEJINS (Belconnen United), Tarah MANTHONGSY (Tuggeranong United), Olivia MARTINIELLO (Majura FC), Ailish MCDONAGH (Belconnen United), Demi NIKIAS (West Canberra Wanderers), Stephenie NIKIAS (West Canberra Wanderers), Brittany PALOMBI (Canberra Croatia), Nikita PERRY (Canberra Olympic), Lauren PRESTON (Belconnen United), Ariana RATHOUSKI (Belconnen United), Juliana ROBERTSON (West Canberra Wanderers), Madeleine STEINACKER (Belconnen United), Allegra SENTI (West Canberra Wanderers), Ivy STEVENS (Gungahlin United), Michaela THORNTON (Canberra Croatia), Sonja TOMANOVITS (West Canberra Wanderers)
Words: Sam Watson
