Round 14 Preview – PS4 NPL NSW Women’s

Things are heating up as the PlayStation 4 NPL NSW Women’s Premiership continues to heat up.
It looks as though it will be a battle between the first four but whoever has been following this competition knows that anything is possible.
Manly United V Emerging jets
At Cromer Park in the first game of the afternoon, Manly United host the Emerging Jets.
The Jets picked up a valuable three points last week, defeating the Football NSW Institute.
The win lifted the young squad off the bottom of the ladder and they’ll look to keep it this way with a positive score on the weekend.
In front of them though is a team who has been fantastic over the last two months, not losing in seven games and throwing themselves right back into finals contention.
With only five games left of the season, United know that any dropped points could cost them their place in the finals.
This young team has grown and their experience has increased as the season has worn on
Manly came away with a 2-0 win when the sides met in their first fixture.
Football NSW Institute V Illawarra Stingrays
At Valentine Sports Park on Sunday afternoon, the Football NSW Institute takes on the Illawarra Stingrays.
After last week’s defeat, the Institute slumped to bottom place on the competition ladder.
The side has the capabilities to create problems for the best teams in the competition and could do so come the weekend.
For the Stingrays, three games without defeat means that they are back challenging for the Premiership.
Having a catch-up on Friday against table toppers Koalas, they’ll need to back up on Sunday.
Two wins could see them move to the top of the table.
It was a seven-goal thriller between the two last time, with the Rays coming away with a 4-3 win.
Blacktown Spartans V Sydney University
Also on Sunday, the Blacktown Spartans host Sydney University in a must win for both teams.
The Spartans secured a surprise win when they took on Uni last time and they’ll need to do that again on Sunday.
Having slipped away from finals places with only one win in seven, Paul Costantini knows the value of this one.
As for Uni, Heather Garriock would’ve been seething after last week’s loss having played some good football.
The Champions have dropped to fourth place but are still in with a shout of winning the Premiership.
As mentioned earlier, the Spartans took the points in a dominant 5-2 victory.
Marconi Stallions V North West Sydney Koalas
Marconi Stadium will be the venue for the Marconi Stallions verse North West Sydney Koalas clash.
The inform team in the competition finds themselves in third place on the ladder, just two points off first place.
Six wins and one draw in seven has seen Stephen Neligan’s team enforce themselves as one of the league’s heavyweights.
Stephen Peters’ team is in first place and they have reinforced their fantastic form from as far back as preseason.
With a couple games in hand, albeit against Uni and the Stingrays, they’re in pole position to take out the Premiership.
The Koalas were the last team to defeat the Stallions back in round five when they came away with a 3-1 win.
North Shore Mariners V Macarthur Rams
The North Shore Mariners take their home game against the Macarthur Rams to Valentine Sports Park.
A win is imperative for the home side on Sunday to stay in touch with a finals place.
Last weekend’s defeat did not help their case and improvements are needed immediately.
The Rams finally snapped their losing streak on Sunday with a comprehensive win over the Spartans.
Leena Khamis was the star, scoring all four goals and along with captain Renee Rollason will be important for the Rams.
In round five it was the Mariners that came away with the points with a tight 1-0 win.