SELECT Futsal Premier League 2 – Round 3 Open Women’s Review
Another weekend filled with goals in the SELECT Futsal Premier League 2 Open Women’s competition, as there is a four-way tussle at the top of the ladder with Phoenix Futsal Club surrendering their unbeaten start in an intriguing week of fixtures.
Let’s move onto the review!
Match of the Round: Sydney Futsal Club 1 defeated by Boomerangs FS 6
Boomerangs FS secured their first win in impressive fashion, beating Sydney Futsal Club 6-1 Saturday evening at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence.
The visitors dominated from the opening whistle, Olivia Gurney, Ellen Brown and Alex McKenzie found the goals in the first half as Boomerangs clinical nature in front of goal impressed coach Nick Van Aalst. They continued their rampage in the second, as Madeleine Perceval, Ashlyn Garrity found the net with Gurney completed her brace as the ‘rangs shot into a four-way tie for first.
For Sydney Futsal Club, coming off their huge performance last weekend it was disappointing but there were flashes of brilliance, mostly from the boot of Hannah-Rose Davey and Madeleine Mirkovic. It was the former that crashed home Sydney’s goal of the contest.
Boomerangs were punished for their slow start last week, this week they conceded the first chance. Hannah-Rose Davey for Sydney Futsal Club turned well from her defender before she poked an effort right at the Boomerangs keeper.
From there, Olivia Gurney had a pair of chances to open the scoring for Boomerangs. Firstly, she was played well from a scoop pass but fired wide then repeated the dose, two minutes later as she drove through the defense but sprayed her effort.
Gurney would open the scoring in the 9th minute. An incisive move from Boomerangs created enough space for the attacker to slide home, for 1-nil.
Madeleine Mirkovic had a chance to return serve for Sydney Futsal Club when she snatched at a chance that landed right in the lap of the Boomerangs keeper.
Bar the odd chance, Boomerangs were in complete control. Gurney rode another challenge well before angling wide then Stella De Marco created an opening but her cutback fizzed across the goalmouth.
Alex Mckenzie made it 2-nil in the 19th minute. From a set piece, Mckenzie lined it up well, then smashed her effort into the top corner of the goal as the ‘rangs turned their dominance into goals.
Soon they added a third, Ellen Brown swooped in, snatching the ball from a defender before she bore down on goal then slotted it the bottom left corner to make it 3-nil just before half-time.
Ashlyn Garrity had a final chance in the first half, she rolled forward then forced a finger-tip save from the Sydney Futsal Club keeper as they took their three-goal lead into the break.
Coming straight from the break, Boomerangs added to their margin. Madeleine Perceval blasted an effort into the net just two minutes after the restart, making it 4-nil.
That goal brought the brightest period of action for Sydney Futsal Club. Firstly, Davey and Kim Cozens worked a free-kick routine well but Cozens poked the effort wide. Next, Mirkovic weaved past the defense but her final effort was blocked.
Davey did get reward for her effort in the 39th minute. The attacker popped up on the right then smashed an effort against the crossbar as it pinballed inside the goal, making it 4-1 headed into the final ten minutes.
As the game moved into the final minutes, Boomerangs added a pair of late goals to inflate the scoreline. Garrity finished off a well worked move for 5-1 then Gurney finished off the contest, smashing home her brace for the 6-1 final.
Afterwards Boomerangs coach, Nick Van Aalst praised the effort from his side, in their clinical nature tonight then said the three points will be a good stepping stone for their first home game next weekend at the AIS.
Match Stats
Saturday 13 October 2018
National Centre of Indigenous Excellence
Referee: K Hockings
2nd Referee: J. Ewen
3rd Referee: T. Turner
Sydney Futsal Club 1 (Davey)
Boomerangs FS 6 (Gurney 2, Brown, Garrity, McKenzie, Perceval)
Sydney Futsal Club: 2. COZENS Kim, 3. DAVEY Hannah-Rose, 6. MIRKOVIC Madeleine, 8. SPICER Ramona, 10. AMBERG Amanda, 11. MARJANOVIC Tanya, 17. MCNAMARA Tamara, 42. GAUL Lauren
Yellow cards: nil
Red cards: nil
Boomerangs FS: 2. CORBETT Rachael, 4. GURNEY Olivia, 6. PERCEVAL Madeleine, 8. GARRITY Ashlyn, 15. DE MARCO Stella, 16. PYKE Brooke, 17. MARTENS Lily, 18. BROWN Ellen, 19. MCKENZIE Alex, 21. D’ARCY Lucy, 22. JAMES Sally
Yellow cards: nil
Red cards: nil
Other Round 3 results
Well Phoenix Futsal Club’s 100% record came to a crushing end as they fell 8-2 to South Coast Taipans as the latter swept to the top of the SELECT Futsal Premier League 2 ladder. Ashley Kotevski and Danielle Wise did the damage with a brace each, whilst Abigail Jordan, Danika Matos, Emilia Skopal and Kya Stewart added a goal each. For Phoenix Futsal Club Isobel Gomez and Neisha Monteleone got some consolation for the visitors.
On a weekend of high-scoring affairs, Sydney City Eagles triumphed 6-2 over a gallant SD Raiders Futsal Club in the weekend’s first kick-off. The return of Jess Beale buoyed the Eagles, as she opened the scoring in the high-scoring fixture as Abigail Thompson and Melina Manna both rattled home braces on an afternoon that the Eagles were clinical in their finishing. Montana Bolzan rounded off the scoring. For SD Raiders Stephanie Conejeros Berjerie and Vesna Milivojevic continued their run of scoring with their goals in the contest.
Last but definitely not least, Raiders Futsal opened their SELECT Futsal Premier League 2 account in style, hammering West City Crusaders 7-nil at Hawkesbury Indoor Stadium on Saturday evening. Braces from Cassidy Chidgey and Sophia Hamilton helped the Raiders to a 5-nil half-time lead. Alyssa Marco, Ashleigh Krenich and Nicole Ossio rounded off a fantastic afternoon for the visitors as they picked up huge wins in both divisions.
-By Justin Davies
