Women’s hummel F-League shocks
Women’s hummel F-League top-two Sydney Scorpions and Boomerangs FS were put on notice with a couple of stunning results over the weekend.
Previously win-less Capital FC got the better of their cross-town rivals Boomerangs FS 6-2 and South Brisbane Futsal Club held Sydney Scorpions 1-1, then Dural Warriors beat South Brisbane Futsal Club on Sunday to make it nice and tight in the run home to the flag.
The 2013 title-holders Sydney Scorpions are still looking good on 17 competition points, with Boomerangs FS (12), Dural Warriors (9), South Brisbane (8), Vic Vipers (6) and Capital FC (3) all in the top-four running.
Boomerangs 2 (Doris Osman, Nicole Somi) Capital FC 6 (Najwa Allen 2, Natalie De Marco 2, Nicole Jalocha (2)
Sydney Scorpions 1 (Claire Walsh) South Brisbane 1 (Gabrielle Marzano)
Dural Warriors 6 (Sarah Yatim 2, Rachel Perrins, Bethany Gordon, Dominique Caridad, Demelza Howard) South Brisbane 1 (Ashleigh Bucknall)
Capital shock Boomerangs
Capital FC were simply irresistible in a stunning 6-2 defeat of second-placed neighbours Boomerangs FS at Mpowerdome, Canberra, on Friday night.
Capital FC opened the scoring through Nicole Jalocha in the 4th minute, but Boomerangs FS hit straight back with a Doris Osman strike in the 6th minute. Jalocha added another in the 14th minute, along with Najwa Allen (19th) to give Capital FC a 3-1 lead at half time.
Allen and Natalie De Marco opened the scoring in the second half (both in the 23rd minute) for Capital FC, before Nicole Somi added one for Boomerangs FS in the 34th. De Marco got her second in the 37th minute to see Capital FC get a 6-2 win.
It was Capital FC’s maiden hummel F-League win and dented the premiership hopes of their ACT-rivals.
Boomerangs 2 (Doris Osman, Nicole Somi)
Capital FC 6 (Najwa Allen 2, Natalie De Marco 2, Nicole Jalocha (2)
Sydney, Brisbane draw
League leaders Sydney Scorpions were held to a 1-1 draw by a terrific South Brisbane Futsal Club at Valentine Sports Park on Saturday afternoon.
A first-half goal to Claire Walsh (17th) gave Sydney a 1-0 halftime edge in what turned out to be a titanic tussle, and things got even tighter when Gabrielle Marzano hit back for the Queenslanders in the second half to make it 1-1… the fulltime whistle ending a fascinating contest.
While both sides had chances to conjure up a winner the game almost seemed destined for a draw. Out of a total 10 hummel F-League Women’s stalemates (from 77 matches) Sydney Scorpions have played in six of them and South Brisbane five – they’ve also endured three deadlocks from their four encounters.
South Brisbane are certainly showing signs of travelling with ease – they’re unbeaten in four interstate trips.
Sydney Scorpions 1 (Claire Walsh)
South Brisbane 1 (Gabrielle Marzano)
Warriors beat Brisbane
A methodical Dural Warriors disposed of South Brisbane 6-1 at Dural Sport & Leisure Centre on Sunday afternoon and move into a ninja-like position on the ladder – eight points behind leaders Sydney Scorpions having played three less games.
Dural Warriors opened the scoring in the 3rd minute through Rachel Perrins. Further goals to Bethany Gordon (9th), Demelza Howard (11th) and Sarah Yatim (16th) gave Dural Warriors a comfortable 4-0 lead at half time.
Dural Warriors extended their lead in the 25th minute through Dominique Caridad. Ashleigh Bucknall put South Brisbane on the board in the 37th before Sarah Yatim scored again in the 38th minute giving Dural Warriors a 6-1 win over South Brisbane.
Dural Warriors have won their past three games against South Brisbane.
Dural Warriors 6 (Sarah Yatim 2, Rachel Perrins, Bethany Gordon, Dominique Caridad, Demelza Howard)
South Brisbane 1 (Ashleigh Bucknall)
Next games
The 2014 hummel F-League Women’s Competition takes a break next weekend but returns on July 19-20 with some intriguing match-ups, Dural Warriors hitting the Hume Highway to tackle Boomerangs FS at the AIS Training Halls on Saturday morning (9.30am) and Capital FC at the same venue in the afternoon (2.45pm), while South Brisbane host Vic Vipers at Eagle Sports Complex on Sunday morning (9.30am).
