Futsal Premier League 2 Open Women’s Semi-Finals Preview
Heading into the semi-finals for the Futsal Premier League 2 Open Women’s competition, we have two mouth-watering matchups to help decide the Grand Finalists. South Coast Taipans face Sydney City Eagles while Sydney Futsal Club take on APIA FC Futsal.
Let’s get onto the preview.
South Coast Taipans vs Sydney City Eagles, Saturday 16 December, 4pm, The Centre – Dural
South Coast Taipans take on Sydney City Eagles in their game down at The Centre – Dural on Saturday afternoon.
It has been a wonderful season for South Coast Taipans who won 12 games and had two losses across the whole campaign.
They head into this game looking to make it back-to-back Grand Finals and finish off their season in style.
Up top, they have Lulu Lozano who was the Golden Boot with 22 goals scored and looking to find the back of the net again.
Taipans coach Kyle Del has done well on the bench for the team and has them firing well headed into the semi-finals.
Sydney City Eagles confirmed their spot in the semi-finals before the last round. They won 7 games, drew 3 and lost 4 in 2023.
The Eagles have shown all season they are a tough team to beat and they held a half-time lead over the Taipans last weekend.
Leading the way for the Eagles will be Sheiden Jabour and Kelsea Nash who combined for 26 goals in the 2023 campaign.
Isabella Sollecito has been rock solid between the sticks for the Eagles and might need a big showing in this game.
Previous meetings: R7: South Coast Taipans 3 defeated Sydney City Eagles 2; R14: Sydney City Eagles 2 defeated by South Coast Taipans 4
Sydney Futsal Club vs APIA FC Futsal, Saturday 16 December, 4pm, The Centre – Dural
Sydney Futsal Club face off against APIA FC Futsal in the second semi-final at The Centre – Dural on Saturday afternoon.
They enjoyed a positive season and finished in second spot after 8 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses as they challenged Taipans all the way.
Their coach John Jiggins has them well drilled and they will walk into The Centre – Dural ready to go on Saturday afternoon.
The combination between Leila Szszepanik and Liana Calabro is a key contributor towards a win for Sydney Futsal Club.
Natalie Milenkovski has made some huge saves between the sticks for the side and will be called upon again on Saturday.
APIA FC Futsal were consistent performers and managed to finish third on the ladder with 8 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.
Coming into the FPL2 Open Women’s competition, APIA FC Futsal are looking to make a mark and get some silverware.
Taiana Almedia Silva will be the livewire for the APIA FC Futsal attack and hope to light it up towards a Grand Final.
Alongside her, Lauren Featherstone and Isabelle Antoniou have chipped in with some key goals for APIA FC Futsal.
These two played each other in the final round so it sets up an intriguing rematch between them for a spot in the Grand Final.
Previous meetings: R7: Sydney Futsal Club 4 defeated APIA FC Futsal 2; R14: APIA FC Futsal 2 drew with Sydney Futsal Club 2
*The 2023 Futsal Premier League 2 Open Women’s Grand Final will be streamed live on Football NSW’s Futsal Facebook and Football NSW’s YouTube page.
By Justin Davies (@JustDavies90)
