Wednesday night football in the OPC National Premier League Women’s saw Canberra Croatia put eleven past Tuggeranong United in a ruthless display at AIS Grass Field 1, in a match which saw them go seven points clear of third place.

It took just four minutes for the away side to take the lead, as Brittany Palombi converted superbly from the spot following a clear handball in the box, before a second just seven minutes later, as April Hill bagged her fourth in three games, capped off a dominant start to proceedings.

A second for Palombi and a goal from Hannah Bourke had Croatia four goals clear on the cusp of the half time break, and no doubt confident of picking up an important three points. 

Any positives Tuggeranong could take into the second period were quickly made irrelevant, as Croatia struck twice in quick succession to begin the half, as Palombi completed her hat-trick with a second penalty, and Bella Barac found the net to make it six after 49 minutes.

It would’ve been easy for Musie Elongo’s team to drop off with such a comfortable lead, however a stunning five-goal haul in the final fifteen minutes told a different story, as a memorable double from Pia McGhie, alongside two direct free-kicks from Jamie Berkeley and a second for Barac, rounded the total to eleven.

 

TABLE

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1	Belconnen United	14	14	0	0	98	9	+89	42
2	Canberra Croatia	12	9	1	2	50	14	+36	28
3	Gungahlin United	13	6	3	4	45	19	+26	21
4	Canberra Olympic	12	7	0	5	38	24	+14	21
5	West Canberra	14	6	2	6	36	29	+7	20
6	Majura FC	12	2	0	10	11	60	-49	6
7	Tuggeranong United	12	1	0	11	8	89	-81	3
8	ANU WFC	7	0	0	7	0	42	-42	0

 

TOP SCORERS

19: Keira BOBBIN (Belconnen United)

16: Tamara COCHRANE (West Canberra Wanderers)

14: Alyssa DI-CAMPLI (Belconnen United)

12: Brittany PALOMBI (Canberra Croatia)

10: Jamie BERKELEY (Canberra Croatia), Megan CASTLE (Gungahlin United), Anneke CORRY (Belconnen United), Bonnie YOUNG (Gungahlin United)

9: Bronte PYKE (Belconnen United),

8: Talia BACKHOUSE (Belconnen United), Ginger OLIVER (Gungahlin United)

7: Own GOALS

6: Liliana ALTAMORE (Belconnen United), Natalie DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Tatum MAZIS (Canberra Olympic), Alina ROBERTS (Belconnen United), Pearl TEIN (Belconnen United)

5: Isabella BARAC (Canberra Croatia), Ella BROWN (Canberra Olympic), Alexandra GIDIS (West Canberra Wanderers), Zoe HALPIN (West Canberra Wanderers), Alyse JENSEN (Canberra Olympic), Carmel LYNCH (Majura FC), Alex MARTENS (Belconnen United)

4: Sharon CHAO (Gungahlin United), April HILL (Canberra Croatia), Perri NASH (West Canberra Wanderers)

3: Tehya ASPLAND (Canberra Olympic), Tia BURRIDGE (Canberra Olympic), Leah CARNEGIE (Canberra Olympic), Sofia FURLANETTO (Majura FC), Isabella HINDMARSH (Belconnen United), Sofia MERKOUREAS (Canberra Croatia), Darby WHITELEY (Gungahlin United)

2: Acacia ARGENTO (Tuggeranong United), Leila BILLINGTON (Belconnen United), Hannah BOURKE (Canberra Croatia), Madison CACHIA (Canberra Olympic), Arusha CHEW (Canberra Croatia), Olivia MARTINIELO (Majura FC), Ailish MCDONAGH (Belconnen United), Pia MCGHIE (Canberra Croatia), Riley MCQUEENIE (Canberra Croatia), Tianah MIRO (Canberra Olympic), Katrina PERIC (Canberra Olympic), Nikita PERRY (Canberra Olympic), Ellie RAYMOND (Canberra Croatia), Michaela THORNTON (Canberra Croatia)

1: Elke AITOLU (Canberra Olympic), Liana ALVES (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), Audrey MCLAREN (West Canberra Wanderers), Jessica MITCHELL (Tuggeranong United), Abigail MOSS (West Canberra Wanderers), Saskia NEWMAN (Canberra Croatia), 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), Audrey WARD (West Canberra Wanderers), Lauren WATT (Tuggeranong United), Maggie WRIGHT (Majura FC), Reilly YUEN (Canberra Croatia)

 

TOP ASSISTS

12: Keira BOBBIN (Belconnen United)

10: Isabella BARAC (Canberra Croatia)

9: Alina ROBERTS (Belconnen United)

8: Anneke CORRY (Belconnen United)

7: Brittany PALOMBI (Canberra Croatia), Bonnie YOUNG (Gungahlin United)

6: Ella BROWN (Canberra Olympic), Isabella HINDMARSH (Belconnen United), Alex MARTENS (Belconnen United), Audrey WARD (West Canberra Wanderers)

5: Natalie DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Alexandra GIDIS (West Canberra Wanderers), Pearl TEIN (Belconnen United)

4: Talia BACKHOUSE (Belconnen United), Stella DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Alyssa DI-CAMPLI (Belconnen United), Ailish MCDONAGH (Belconnen United), Riley MCQUEENIE (Canberra Croatia), Ginger OLIVER (Gungahlin United), Bronte PYKE (Belconnen United)

3: Tiana BOOTS (Canberra Croatia), Madison CACHIA (Canberra Olympic), Megan CASTLE (Gungahlin United), Tamara COCHRANE (West Canberra Wanderers), Zoe HALPIN (West Canberra Wanderers), Tatum MAZIS (Canberra Olympic), Tianah MIRO (Canberra Olympic), Perri NASH (West Canberra Wanderers), Madison SAWKINS (Belconnen United)

2: Tehya ASPLAND (Canberra Olympic), Jamie BERKELEY (Canberra Croatia), Lisa CARY (Belconnen United), Arusha CHEW (Canberra Croatia), Alyse JENSEN (Canberra Olympic), Chelsea HATELY (Gungahlin United), Olivia HICKS (West Canberra Wanderers), April HILL (Canberra Croatia), Claire KENNEDY-SPENCER (Tuggeranong United), Jada LAMOND (Gungahlin United), Carmel LYNCH (Majura FC), Tarah MANTHONGSY (Tuggeranong United), Amy MOORE (Gungahlin United), Abigail RICHARDS (Majura FC), Madeleine STEINACKER (Belconnen United), Michaela THORNTON (Canberra Croatia), Rachel VAN AALST (Gungahlin United), Darby WHITELEY (Gungahlin United)

1: Elke AITOLU (Canberra Olympic), Esperance ANDERSON (Tuggeranong United), Eliza BAKER (Majura FC), Layla BARBOUR (Majura FC), Leila BILLINGTON (Belconnen United), Sienna BIRNIE (Canberra Olympic), Tia BURRIDGE (Canberra Olympic), Olivia BUYTEWEG (Gungahlin United), Lena CHRISTOPHERSON (Tuggeranong United), Lucy D’ARCY (Gungahlin United), Rhiannon DAVIS (Canberra Olympic), Tayla HAMPSON (Canberra Olympic), Annaliese GROVE (Gungahlin United), Ariana KASHAN (Majura FC), Stefi LEJINS (Belconnen United), Olivia MARTINIELLO (Majura FC), Pia MCGHIE (Canberra Croatia), Demi NIKIAS (West Canberra Wanderers), Stephenie NIKIAS (West Canberra Wanderers), Madeliene PERCEVAL (Gungahlin United), Nikita PERRY (Canberra Olympic), Lauren PRESTON (Belconnen United), Ariana RATHOUSKI (Belconnen United), Juliana ROBERTSON (West Canberra Wanderers), Allegra SENTI (West Canberra Wanderers), Ivy STEVENS (Gungahlin United), Sonja TOMANOVITS (West Canberra Wanderers), Jane VANZINO (Canberra Olympic), Maggie WRIGHT (Majura FC)