Queanbeyan City stunned the league leaders Tigers FC with a sensational 4-1 away win at the Australian Institute of Sport.
City held firm against the league leading scorers and stunned Tigers on the break just before the half-hour as Daniel Obst received a pass at the top of the penalty area and hammered a low shot scross the grass and into the bottom corner.
It was to get even better for the bottom club five minutes before the break as they doubled their lead in some style, Alexander Evans getting in behind and smashing a finish into the net to establish a 2-0 half-time cushion.
Incredibly City, who’d only won once all season, increased the lead through goals from Samuel Palic and Michael Galic before Zachary Ilijoski pulled one back, but it was scant consolation for a well-beaten Tigers.
O’Connor Knights struck early to set the platform for a routine 3-0 victory over Yoogali SC at O’Connor Enclosed on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Title-chasing Knights took just nineteen seconds to break the deadlock against visiting Yoogali SC as Rocco Di Placido manufactured space inside the area to crack home a low finish.
Within eight minutes the hosts had a second. A long ball over the back of the Yoogali defence freed Jack Janke and the young forward raced clear to finish adeptly. The visitors, with goalkeeper Michael De Paoli up front, responded well, and held out until the break.
Knights added a third in the second-half, Janke nodding in from close-in after Damon Ippoliti had palmed a cross up into the air, as the Knights recorded a victory.
Monaro Panthers emerged victorious from a tense encounter against Gungahlin United at Gungahlin Enclosed Oval, winning 2-1 with all three goals scored in the first-half.
The game enjoyed an explosive start with two goals inside the opening four minutes. Panthers struck first. Ayham Nassr collecting a loose ball and advancing before placing a low shot into the bottom corner of the net.
However, Gungahlin’s response was immediate. Straight from the kick off they surged forward and created space for Thomas Barbatano to rifle a finish across the goalkeeper and into the side-netting.
Panthers regained the initiative before half-time thanks to a well-struck goal from Jack Ellwood, before Gunners saw Jacob Kite pass up two presentable opportunities to bring his team back on terms.
Tuggeranong United dealt a blow to Canberra Croatia’s title-hopes as they cantered to a sublime 4-0 victory at the Australian Institute of Sport on a sunny Sunday afternoon,
It was Tuggeranong who got off to the perfect start as they struck the first goal of the contest after eight minutes. Inevitably, it was Timonthy Santos who scored it, turning home a loose ball inside the Croatia penalty area to register a goal against his former club.
And lightning was to strike twice for United and Santos doubled his, and Tuggeranong’s lead, just before half-time. Indecisive defending allowed Santos to steal in and race clear, before sliding a comfortable finish into the net for 2-0.
The home team sealed the points in the 67th minute with a fine third. Awarded a free-kick on the edge of the area, Sam Sheedy curled in a beautiful shot that arrowed into the top corner, before substitute Kris Raad iced the cake with the fourth.
RESULTS
ROUND 15
Saturday 19 July
Tigers FC 1 (Ilijoski 76’) Queanbeyan City 4 (Obst 28’, Evans 40’, S. Palic 70’, Galic 72’)
O’Connor Knights 3 (Di Placido 1’, Janke 9’, 57’) Yoogali SC 0
Sunday 20 July
Gungahlin United 1 (Barbatano 4’) Monaro Panthers 2 (Nasser 3’, Ellwood 40’)
Tuggeranong United 4 (Santos 8’, 44’, Sheedy 67’, Raad 84’) Canberra Croatia 0
TABLE
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | Tigers FC | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 34 |
| 2 | Canberra Croatia | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 32 |
| 3 | O’Connor Knights | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Tuggeranong United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 24 |
| 5 | Monaro Panthers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 18 |
| 6 | Gungahlin United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 16 |
| 7 | Yoogali SC | 14 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 14 |
| 8 | Queanbeyan City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 9 |
TOP SCORERS
13: Anthony ANTONIAK (Tuggeranong United), Cooper HEAGNEY (Tigers FC)
11: Zachary ILIJOSKI (Tigers FC)
8: Jebediah JEFFERY (Canberra Croatia)
7: Alexander EVANS (Queanbeyan City)
6: Leo DONALD (Tuggeranong United), Thinley DORJI (Tigers FC), Own GOALS
5: Elliot ALBERTO (Tigers FC), Ayham NASSER (Monaro Panthers)
4: Daniel ANDERSON (O’Connor Knights), Zia BAIRD (Monaro Panthers), Kaide CASTLE (Yoogali SC), Rocco DI PLACIDO (O’Connor Knights), James GODDING (Canberra Croatia), Jack JANKE (O’Connor Knights), Owen LEARMONTH (Canberra Croatia), Darcy MIDDLETON (Canberra Croatia), Fabian OLIVARES (Gungahlin United), Marko RATHOUSKI (O’Connor Knights), Leo VANDERPOL (Monaro Panthers)
3: Stefan DONADEL (Yoogali SC), Ivan DZAJA (O’Connor Knights), Jake FATTORE (Tigers FC), Jacob KITE (Gungahlin United), Sebastian MUNOZ (Gungahlin United), Daniel OBST (Queanbeyan City), Samuel RACITI (Yoogali SC), Anthony RAKIC (Canberra Croatia), Timothy SANTOS (Tuggeranong United), Sam SHEEDY (Tuggeranong United), Luka USLJEBRKA (O’Connor Knights)
2: Samuel ABA (Queanbeyan City), Joshua AMOAH (Tigers FC), Thomas BARBATANO (Gungahlin United), Seth BONNETT (Queanbeyan City), Xavier BONNETT (Queanbeyan City), Stephen CERNI (Gungahlin United), Zachary COLSON (Tigers FC), Kye COSSETTINI (Tigers FC), Marcus CRISPE (Tigers FC), Jack ELLWOOD (Monaro Panthers), Daniel GALIC (O’Connor Knights), Oliver HAWKINS (Canberra Croatia), Mitchell JERVIS-HAMILTON (Monaro Panthers), Alexander LULIC (Monaro Panthers), Ivica MAJETIC (Canberra Croatia), Ahmed MUBAIDEEN (Tigers FC), Nikola PERINOVIC (O’Connor Knights), Kris RAAD (Tuggeranong United)
1: Cos ARENA (O’Connor Knights), Luke ARMANINI (Yoogali SC), Daniel BARBATANO (Queanbeyan City), Jack BITANI (Queanbeyan City), Tanatswa BVIRAKARE (Tigers FC), Fabian CACOPARDO (Yoogali SC), Samson CARR (Tigers FC), Marcos DA SILVA (Canberra Croatia), Sivamsh DEEVI (Gungahlin United), Ethan DONETTO (Yoogali SC), Aleksandar DORDEVIC (Queanbeyan City), Tomer DORON (O’Connor Knights), Michael GALIC (Queanbeyan City), Dominic GALLUZZO (Yoogali SC), Aston GOODWIN (Canberra Croatia), Joshua HEDDITCH (Monaro Panthers), Luka JUKIC (Canberra Croatia), Joshua KEENAN (Yoogali SC), Marcus LAU (Gungahlin United), Jure LEMEZINA (Monaro Panthers), Alexei MARDIYANTS (Monaro Panthers), Mohammad MAZRAEH (Tuggeranong United), Leon MCLEAN (Canberra Croatia), Joseph MIKAHEL (Monaro Panthers), Hamish MOYLE (Gungahlin United), Ibrahim OBEID (O’Connor Knights), Samuel PALIC (Queanbeyan City), Nicholas PIVA (Yoogali SC), Nicolas PULCIANI (Tigers FC), Andrija RAKIC (Canberra Croatia), Jayden RIPPON (Gungahlin United), Abdin SAID (Tuggeranong United), Ali SOHANI (Monaro Panthers), Ethan SAUNDERS (O’Connor Knights), William TWEEDIE (O’Connor Knights), Josip UJDUR (O’Connor Knights)
