2024 Champion of Champions Match Reports
The 54th Football NSW’s Champion of Champions finals were played at Valentine Sports Park across two huge days with eighteen highly entertaining matches that rocked the state governing body’s headquarters.
The ‘Home’ of Football in NSW played host to grassroots football’s most prestigious tournament as teams from all over NSW wowed spectators in what was a wonderful two days for the round ball game that proved to be a hit with players, managers as well as the referees and officials on the day.
It was a memorable weekend for the Northern Suburbs Football Association who took out an amazing 5 titles.
There were Cup wins for Manly Warringah FA (4), Football Canterbury (3), Eastern Suburbs FA (3), Macarthur FA (1), Blacktown & Districts Soccer FA (1) and the Sutherland Shire FA (1).
From a club perspective it was Northern Suburbs FA’s Lindfield FC who proved too strong clinching three titles in the 14 Girls, 18 Women’s and 18 Men’s age groups.
Let’s get to the official match reports:
13 Boys
Wodonga Diamonds 1
St Ives FC 2
St Ives FC won 2-1 against Wodonga Diamonds FC and were crowned 13 Boys Champions of Champions on Sunday morning.
It was Wodonga Diamonds FC who had the first shot of the game. Noah Brunec strode into the box and fizzed wide.
Next, Brunec turned provider with a pass for Michael Andrews who fired his shot right at St Ives FC keeper Sean You.
Wodonga continued to pile on the pressure for the opener. Chase Ferguson shot straight then Brunec had another chance.
St Ives FC made it 1-0 in the 20th minute through Jin Kim. He weaved through the Diamonds defence and finished well.
They looked to build on their lead soon after. James Ghali found space inside the box and fired right at Diamonds keeper Ash O’Connor.
Theodore Leape went close to equalizing for Wodonga but whistled his free-kick wide of the mark.
Wodonga Diamonds FC levelled in the 27th minute through Brunec. It was another surging run which ended with a composed finish for 1-1.
Ghali had a free-kick pushed wide for St Ives FC then Kim took a smooth touch before he pressured O’Connor with a chance.
St Ives FC scored the winner in the 47th minute from the spot. Ghali stepped up to take the spot kick and rolled it home for 2-1.
Match Stats
Wodonga Diamonds FC 1 (Brunec ’27)
St Ives FC 2 (Kim ‘20 Ghali ‘47)
Wodonga Diamonds FC: 1 Ash O’Connor 2 Tarn Charles-Jones 3 Levi Walsh 4 Sebastian Scalzo 6 Michael Andrews 7 Leo Mason 8 Roman Ferrara 9 Hudson Woolhouse 10 Ruben Hackett 11 Hunter Neville 12 Theodore Leape 13 Jakob Ortlipp-Brunec 14 Chase Ferguson 15 Noah Brunec 17 Isaac Irons
St Ives FC: 1 Sean YOU 2 Dharren ARAVINTHAN 3 Andrew JIAO 7 Kingston NAGA 8 James FITZSIMMONS 9 Ben GELDING 10 Jin KIM 15 Suren SOLOMONS 17 Blake SOBEY 18 Wayne HE 19 Naveen ARAVINTHAN 22 James GHALI 25 Nicolas CAMPHAUSEN 40 Teagan LOHAN 41 Timmy DE GROOT 59 Jacob MA
13 Girls
Belrose-Terrey Hills Raiders 2
Lindfield FC 0
Belrose-Terrey Hills Raiders completed a huge year as they claimed the Champion of Champions in the 13 Girls following their State Cup victory earlier in the year with a 2-0 win over Lindfield football Club.
With the game’s first corner, Belrose-Terrey Hills opted to play short, before a cross was sent to the far post and Ava-Capri Rossi placed a calm finish past Lindfield’s Lucinda Walter.
The Raiders looked set for a runaway goal as Tahnia Guzzo went into the clear towards goal but a strong tackle from Lindfield’s Ava Bates denied a chance to shoot.
Lindfield were also dangerous with their first corner of the game, with the ball bouncing around the area for a while before it was eventually cleared by the raiders.
They went close once again when Bianca Murrell crossed the ball from the left to Shylah Carre, her effort just wide.
Murrell was proving a challenge on the left wing for Lindfield, breaking free for a shot that when straight into the arms of Holly Wilson.
The Raiders had another close chance off the right boot of Indigo Walker, but a clever save from Walter kept the score at 1-0 to end the first half.
Walker doubled the Belrose-Terrey Hills lead in the second half with a lovely strike from outside the box from Walker, which slipped through the fingers of Walter and into the net.
Lindfield appeared to have clawed one back just seconds later as Sophia Tewater’s shot hit the post and was tidily finished by Bianca Liu, who was unfortunately in an offside position so the goal did not stand.
Lindfield had another close opportunity through Murrell, but her shot from the left side going across the face of the goal.
Both teams continued to play a very free-flowing brand of football with chances at either end.
Congratulations to the Belrose-Terrey Hills Raiders club who were Champions in both the Under 13 Girls and Under 14 Boys divisions this morning.
Match Stats
Belrose-Terrey Hills Raiders 2 (Ava-Capri Rose, Indigo Walker)
Lindfield FC 0
Belrose-Terrey Hills Raiders: 1. Holly WILSON, 2. Nataya STYNER, 3. Matilda WICKS, 4. Havana GRAY, 5. Maddison PLUMMER, 6. Indigo WALKER, 7. Tahnia GUZZO, 8. Stella NOBLE, 9. April SMITH, 10. Skye TUCKER, 11. Makenzie PEDERSON, 12. Audrey BROWN, 13. Ava-Capri ROSSI, 14. Emma CREAGH, 17. Anne VAN DEN HEUVEL, 21. Maya HARVEY
Lindfield Football Club: 1. Lucinda WALTER, 3. Bianca LIU, 9. Jade WILSON, 53. Edie GRIFFITHS, 54. Isla JABOUR, 55. Ava BATES, 59. Sophia TEWATER, 61. Evie ROBERTS, 63. Kara DE BELLA, 65. Isabella KING, 66. Alexandra VEITCH, 67. Elyssa VAN SCHALKWYK, 68. Juliet KHOURY, 70. Bianca MURRELL, 71. Shylah CARRE
14 Boys
Belrose Terrey-Hills Raiders SC 1
Ryde Panthers FC 0
Belrose Terrey-Hills Raiders SC scored a late winner to become the 14 Boys Champion of Champions against Ryde Panthers FC, 1-0, at Valentine Sports Park.
The Panthers had a chance in the 25th minute from a corner, but the effort was headed wide left.
In a tense first half, neither side was able to fashion a big chance on goal and went into the break scoreless.
After half-time, in the 33rd minute, the Raiders had a shot from Kye Kearney from outside the box saved well down to his left by Panthers goalkeeper, David Moujalli.
A heavy touch in behind stopped the Raiders’ Lucas Nuttall from getting a good shot away inside the box as both sides traded possession in the contest.
In the 47th minute, the Raiders delivered a ball in from a free-kick from the left through Cooper Gray but the resulting header in the middle from the Raiders went wide of the left post.
With the match scoreless heading into the 59th minute, the late winner came.
A corner delivered into the box for the Raiders by Gray found the head of Thomas Russell at the back post, who powered home his effort to give the Raiders the late lead.
That late goal was enough for the Raiders to be crowned the 14 Boys Champion of Champions with a 1-0 win.
Match Stats
Belrose Terrey-Hills Raiders SC 1 (Thomas Russell 59’)
Ryde Panthers FC 0
Belrose Terrey-Hills Raiders SC: 4. Kai Watkinson, 5. Oscar Caunt, 6. Willa Pearson, 7. Cooper Gray, 8. Ruben Peter, 10. Ryan Gough, 11. Kye Kearney, 13. Luca Riley, 14. Luke Wicks, 15. Thomas Russell, 16. Lachlan Garrard, 17. Mateo Silvestre, 18. Lucas Nuttall, 20. Alessandro Rossi, 38. Callum Campbell, 54. Lukas Da Silva
Ryde Panthers FC: 1. David Moujalli, 5. Yosep Kim, 6. Rhys Chandler, 9. Harlem Scharenguivel, 10. William Castrisos, 11. Rian Richards, 12. Josh Sidhu, 14. Santo Abram, 16. Vikram Awati, 17. Marcus Tabley, 18. Levi Cheng, 24. Damon Lau, 25. Ivan Gavranic, 31. Jonathan Yao, 59. Marco Wong, 62. Harry Beer
14 Girls
Seaforth Football Club 1
Lindfield Football Club 2
In the Under 14 Girls it was a tight contest when Lindfield Football Club beat Seaforth Football Club 2-1.
Zoe Dawson created the first chance for Lindfield, with a nice run down the left side before producing a cross that was challenging for Seaforth goalkeeper Ciara Maguire to reel in.
Seaforth had their own opportunity soon after, as Zara Parslow found space on the edge of the box and sent in a looping shot for Lindfield goalkeeper Savannah Cornish to catch comfortably.
It was Lindfield who opened the scoring through an impressive solo effort from Nikki Tooth, pinching the ball off the Seaforth backline and beating Maguire before a calm finish into the bottom corner to put her side in front.
Seaforth almost had their equaliser as Zoe Traynor ran onto a lovely pass from Amira Sharanizadeh, Traynor’s shot hitting the post before Cornish made the crucial save
It was Seaforth who had the first opportunity of the first half as a Jessa Harpur shot took a deflection, but Cornish adjusted well to make the save.
Lindfield replied quickly, as Dawson found herself with room to shoot on the edge of the box, forcing Maguire into an outstretched save high to her right.
Traynor continued to be a key player for Seaforth, creating a nice opportunity for herself but the shot wasn’t enough to beat Cornish in goal.
Eventually Seaforth found their goal, left back Trinity McNeil burst into a pocket of space outside the box and fired a perfectly placed shot into the bottom corner.
With the clock ticking down it looked like extra time was on the cards, but Lindfield had other plans as Dawson was able to drive forward and get a shot off. Maguire made an excellent legs-first sliding save, but Felicity Green stepped up to the rebound to slot the winner and seal the trophy for Lindfield.
Match Stats
Seaforth FC 1 (Trinity McNeil)
Lindfield FC 2 (Nikki Tooth, Felicity Green)
Seaforth Football Club: 2. Annabelle BROMLEY, 3. Indigo VALE, 4. Maddison FALLON, 5. Elysia TORKINGTON, 6. Ciara MAGUIRE, 7. Zara PARSLOW, 8. Abby HUNT, 9. Isabelle DAVIES, 10. Sophia KURTI, 11. Rebecca WYETH, 12. Xanthe SMITH-WAUGH, 13. Trinity MCNEIL, 14. Amira SHARANIZADEH, 15. Ella TRAYNOR, 16. Jessa HARPUR, 17. Zoe BUTTEL, 25. Gemma HUNT
Lindfield Football Club: 13. Eva PAVLOVIC, 35. Skye DEWAR, 36. Savannah CORNISH, 39. Amelia WHELAN, 40. Zoe DAWSON, 41. Emily NEWEY, 42. Alexandra CORNISH, 44. Ivy WILLIAMS, 46. Felicity GREEN, 47. Sarah CYBULSKI, 48. Siena KINKADE, 50. Sunita PATEL, 81. Scarlett MIDDLETON, 83. Mavis RHYDDERCH, 84. Zoe TELFER, 87. Nikki TOOTH
15 Boys
Kellyville Kolts Soccer Club 0
Eschol Park FC 5
Eschol Park have claimed a comprehensive 5-0 victory over the Kellyville Kolts Soccer Club to be crowned the 15 Boys Grand Final winners for 2024.
Despite Kellyville starting out the stronger of the two teams it was Jackson Domanski who struck first for Eschol Park in the 12th minute as he calmly intercepted the oppositions pass and fired home past James Singh.
Two-minutes later and Eschol Park doubled their margin as Zaayan Woksam went on a damaging run from just inside the halfway line before craftily passing it off to Alexander Hoare who made no mistake from the edge of the box with his strong finish.
Kellyville try as they might weren’t able to find a way back into the contest as Tom Smart blasted his long-range attempt straight into the hands of James Singh in the 17th minute.
Nathan Laurence then came closest in the opening half as his strike dragged inches wide of the goals much to his dismay close to half an hour in.
Two-minutes into the second half and the affair was done and dusted as after two near-finishes, Eschol claimed their third courtesy of Jayden Kurniawan. He swiped away Alex Milas’s pass, dished the ball to Alexander Hoare who sidestepped a couple of defenders and then delivered it back to Kurniawan who buried it into the back of the net.
Domanski proceeded to collect his second stunner of the afternoon less than ten-minutes later as he forged his way past Hili, then Singh from a difficult angle and managed to roll the ball in.
Eschol continued their truly stunning run of goals in the 60th minute when Tyler English vehemently converted from the spot as he flew the ball in past a diving Singh. The penalty coming after Hili illegally pulled down Hoare from behind.
Commiserations to Kellyville, however Eschol Park were well deserved winners.
Match Stats
Kellyville Kolts Soccer Club 0
Eschol Park FC 5 (Jackson Domanski 12’ 46’, Alexander Hoare 14’, Jayden Kurniawan 37’, Tyler English 60’)
Kellyville Kolts Soccer Club: 1.James Singh, 2.Jesse Ellis, 3.Brayden Geraghty, 5.Tyler Hili, 6.Oliver Peers, 7.Ryan Wheeler, 8.Tom Smart, 9.Rayhan Ebrahimi, 10.Aidan Siney, 11.Nathan Laurence, 12.Isa Abdullah, 13.Ethan Xu, 14.Luke Smyth, 15. Alex Milas, 16.Arkady Popov
Eschol Park FC: 1.Fabian Bakulic, 2.Tyrell Duval, 4.Alexander Hoare, 5.Blerim Haxhiaj, 6.Marcus Furnari, 8.Zaayan Woksam, 9.Tyler English, 11.Jackson Domanski, 12.Lincoln Kirkpatrick, 13.Nathan Budin, 14.Connor Mezzano-Lindner, 17.Sacha Columpar, 20.Harrison Parker, 22.Jayden Kurniawan, 23.Diego Martinez
15 Girls
Collaroy Cromer Strikers 1
Lindfield Football Club 0
Collaroy Cromer Strikers took out the 15 Girls Champion of Champions title 1-0 in a close battle over Lindfield Football Club.
Collaroy Cromer went close to scoring early, as Erin Hasloch broke free towards goal, forcing Lindfield goalkeeper Kiera Green to come off her line and make a big initial save. The striker’s Talia Davis got to the rebound, but some important goal-line defending from Michaela Mclean kept the scores level.
Lindfield had their own near miss, as Elizabeth Lucas fired a shot from the left wing, which beat Collaroy Cromer goalkeeper Maya Govers-George, but couldn’t beat the post as it ricocheted off the upright.
Felicity Hall also went close for Lindfield, her header from the corner just wide of the target.
Whilst chances were at a premium in the first half, as the game progressed there were more opportunities, particularly for the Collaroy Cromer Strikers.
Hall had another opportunity for Lindfield, her shot claimed comfortably by Govers-George
Stephanie Gates found some space for Collaroy Cromer and fired a nice shot, but Green stood up to the task with a big save.
The Strikers lived up to their name with a goal in the 51st minute, as Evie Dicembre took a low shot, slipping through the fingers of Green to make the score 1-0.
They continued to create chances, a long shot from Kaitlinn Dunne had plenty of power but was an easy grab for Green.
It was a tense finish to the game, as Collaroy Cromer did enough to hold on to their lead and finish the game despite Lindfield’s intense pressure.
Match Stats
Collaroy Cromer Strikers 1 (Evie Dicembre)
Lindfield FC 0
Collaroy Cromer Strikers: 2. Aylah MARSHALL-WITTE, 3. Lily GIBBONS, 4. Erin HASLOCH, 5. Victoria WAPPLNG, 6. Stephanie GATES, 7. Evie DICEMBRE, 8. Natalie BARNES, 9. Rosie HARRIS, 10. Rachael MORGAN, 11. Maya GOVERS-GEORGE, 12. Kaitlinn DUNNE, 13. Myah McEVOY, 14. Evie WILKINSON, 15. Talia DAVIS, 16. Eireann RYAN
Lindfield Football Club: 1. Kiera Green, 20. Anna POZZECCO, 21. Charlotte TAAFFE, 22. Zara GORMAN, 25. Elizabeth LUCAS, 28. Sophie RIGG, 30. Tiarna PANG, 31. Grace OAKS, 33. Emma CLARK, 34. Eloise MOLNAR, 35. Felicity HALL, 37. Michaela MCLEAN, 38. Holly JENNINGS, 39. Alyssia MOW, 62. Matilda CLEMENT, 72. Ines GRIFFITHS, 74. Chloe LE-GERRARD
16 Boys
Quakers Hill Tigers 2
Lindfield Football Club 1
Quakers Hill Tigers defeated Lindfield FC 2-1 in a thrilling golden goal affair in the 16 Boys category.
Quakers Hill had the first big chance of the game, a low cross from Joshua Hand finding Diego Perez-Garcia in the box but the shot was high and wide.
It was Lindfield who broke the deadlock as Austin Mah-Chut floated a ball into the area, and a lovely header from Calan Shaw hit the right upright and bounced around on the goal line. Quakers Hill goalkeeper Levi Vander Noord thought he had done enough to swat it off the line but the goal was awarded.
Chasing a long drop kick from Vander Noord, speedy striker Akeeny Abusalah was brought down in the box by Lindfield’s Richard Jang. Hand stepped up to slot the penalty and equalise for the Tigers.
Late in the first half, a free kick taken by the Tigers’ Andre Sathiavan was spilled by Lindfield goalkeeper Nicholas Batistich and was tapped just wide by Abusalah.
Lindfield had the first real chance of the second half when Jurriaan Conen unleashed from the edge of the box, only for the ball to sail just over the crossbar.
Charles Hargrave went close again for Lindfield, spearing a shot at the near post which Vander Noord covered well.
Vander Noord remained up to the task in the Quakers Hill goal, as he saved a Jude Cho shot with plenty of power.
Both teams pushed hard for a winner, but the teams couldn’t be split in regulation so extra time was on the way.
Finley Pridmore looked to have found the winner with a nice free kick for Lindfield that had to be saved out of the top corner by Vander Noord.
In a fitting end to a fantastic match, Quakers Hill’s Shayaan Shahriar fired a long range effort with a first time hit from the edge of the centre circle, which floated over Batistich for a stunning goal, deserving of the pitch storming celebrations that followed.
Match Stats
Quakers Hill Tigers 2 (Joshua Hand, Shayaan Shahriar)
Lindfield Football Club 1 (Calan Shaw)
Quakers Hill Tigers: 1. Levi VANDER NOORD, 2. Joshua, KOSEM, 3. Logan LEWIS, 5. Fidel BADDOUR, 6. Joshua HAND, 9. Kaan KURU, 11. Diego PEREZ-GARCIA, 13. Decklan BROWN, 14. Shayaan SHAHRIAR, 15. Cameron GREENE, 16. Ashwin TENNETI, 17. Andre SATHIAVAN, 18. Matthew DIAS, 19. Nicholas MEY, 22. Lachlan MCCARTHUR, 25. Edward ZHAO, 29. William ZHAO
Lindfield Football Club: 1. Nicholas BATISTICH, 41. Jude CHO, 42, Richard JANG, 43. Nathan YAN, 44. Angus KING, 45. Min STANTON, 46. Jurriaan COENEN, 47. Finley PRIDMORE, 48. Will CHENERY, 49. Lachlan RENTON, 50. Austin MAH-CHUT, 52. Marcus KRUGER, 57. Charles HARGRAVE, 58. Ethan WONG, 59. Calan SHAW, 60. Alexander BALDOCK
16 Girls
Wakehurst FC 2
Concord Juniors FC 5
Concord FC were 5-2 winners against Wakehurst FC and were crowned 16 Girls Champions of Champions on Sunday morning.
Concord FC started fast and registered a goal in the third minute. Bianka Pavela outpaced her defender and rocketed home for 1-0.
Wakehurst FC had a pair of chances through Elizabeth Thomas-Desnik and Peregrine Keenslide but couldn’t find the back of the net.
Concord FC doubled their delight in the 23rd minute. The set piece fell to Charlotte Butler who applied the finishing touch for 2-0.
Wakehurst FC pulled a goal back through Daisy Addison. She found space inside the box and volleyed home for 2-1 in the 35th minute.
It was Concord who restored their two-goal buffer in the 41st minute. She shrugged off a defender and finished for 3-1.
Wakehurst FC started the second half fast through Nikhita Dodd turning wide then Aureila Korkian rattled the bar.
Another set piece made it 4-1 for Concord FC. It was Butler again who poked home for her brace in the 57th minute.
It was a five-star performance from Concord FC who added another goal. This time Olivia Erin Kapodistrias who swept home for 5-1 in the 61st minute.
Wakehurst FC added a late consolation through Emily Jack. She nodded home to make it 5-2 in the 68th minute.
Match Stats
Wakehurst FC 2 (Addison ’35 Jack ’68)
Concord Juniors FC 5 (Pavela ‘3 ’41 Butler ’23 ’57 Kapodistrias ’61)
Wakehurst FC: 1 Sienna FROGGATT 3 Romy GRIGG 4 Chloe MOCK 5 Joelene DAVIS 6 Emily JACK 7 Catalina BOLTON 8 Leah WORRELL 9 Nikhita DODD 10 Aurelia KORKIAN 11 Daisy ADDISON 12 Martha STONE 13 Elizabeth THOMAS-DESNIK 14 Peregrine KEENLSIDE 15 Jessica CLAGNAN 16 Lucy BENNETT
Concord FC: 1 Jasmine CIVARDI 2 Sienna LEIGHTON 3 Edith BARRETT 4 Charlotte BUTLER 5 Olivia Erin KAPODISTRIAS 6 Lilly KAPODISTRIAS 7 Bianka PAVELA 9 Miela OCELLO 10 Veronika PARISI 11 Amelie MORRIS 12 Alessia GENUA 13 Allegra MARANDO 14 Luella CORDARO 18 Clara SANFILIPPO 19 Olivia TADROS 20 Elena VENERAN 21 Una GONZALEZ 22 Isabella RAHME 201 Eadie SCOTT
17 Boys
Belrose Terrey Hills Raiders 0
Lilli Pilli FC 1
Lilli Pilli FC have been crowned the 17 Boy’s Grand Final winners for 2024 after Liam Skyes stunned the Belrose Terrey Hills Raiders with a scintillating long-range effort in the 77th minute.
The early exchanges were nervy as both teams exchanged testy chances. This was highlighted through Lewis Freeman’s nice ball into the Raiders box with no one positioned there to collect and shoot it.
Similarly, that happened to the Raiders in the 17th minute as Charlie Budge flicked off a well-crafted backheel pass into the attacking area, but no one saw it coming and was swamped on by Lilli Pilli’s defence.
Seconds later the play switched up and Ben Bonner went agonisingly close to opening the scoring as he drew his strike inches wide of the post.
Both sides continued to fire off chances before the end of the half with Dylan Pisani miskicking the ball in the 35th minute for Lilli Pilli before Bailey Smith picked up the ball and forced an awkward save out of Alex Jones.
The second half went bang in the 56th minute as Lewis Freeman collided with the opposition and caused his marking Man to smash into the nearby fencing. Thankfully he was ok. Freeman again involved minutes later colliding with his opposing Raider.
Fifteen-minutes later normalcy resumed as Pisani and Bonner teased the Raiders with a series of tasty passes close to their box as they looked to forge a winner.
Then with three-minutes from fulltime remaining Liam Skyes out of nowhere blasted the ball from just inside the halfway line, past a backtracking Jones and into the back of the net. His super strike delivering his side the Grand Final victory.
The Raiders retaliated almost immediately with a late flurry of chances, but it wasn’t to be in their gutting defeat, including failing to capitalise from a corner kick with one-minute remaining.
Match Stats
Belrose Terrey Hills Raiders 0
Lilli Pilli FC 1 (Liam Skyes 77’)
Belrose Terrey Hills Raiders: 1.Alex Jones, 2.Liam Morony, 3.Jack Osborne, 4.Saxon Sarkies, 5.Sasha Cipri, 6.Shay Saunders, 7.Will Bosward, 9.Bryce Newsome, 10.Blaise De Brennan, 11.James Grant, 14.Jamie Eagleton, 15.Riley Tomlinson, 16.Sam Tillotson, 17.Charlie Budge, 73.Callum Flutey
Lilli Pilli FC: Taine Wihare, 2.Jay Robinson, 3.Hugo Cox, 4.Lewis Freeman, 5.Zayne Pisani, 6.Jackson Steege, 7.Byron Lynn, 8.Solomon Freeman, 9.William Crowe, 10.Dylan Pisani, 11.Jack Lillie, 12.Liam Skyes, 14.Jack Pryor, 15.Marcus Barsoom, 21.Ben Bonner, 25.Nicholas Benfield, 41.Xavier Dinuccio, 51.Bailey Smith
18 Mens
Collaroy Cromer Strikers FC 1
Lindfield FC 2
Lindfield FC won 2-1 in Extra Time against Collaroy Cromer Strikers to become 18 Men’s Champions of Champions.
Lindfield FC had the first chance of the game. A cross fell to Jayden Smith whose header was tipped over by Collaroy Cromer Strikers keeper Rocky Falvo.
Collaroy Cromer Strikers found their rhythm. They had a few half chances but didn’t trouble Lindfield keeper Noah Whitehouse.
Jonathan Hartl went the closest to opening the scoring in the first half. He brought the ball down well and couldn’t poke the ball home.
Lindfield had another big opportunity from a set piece. The ball pinballed around the area but Collaroy Cromer got bodies in the way of the efforts.
Coming out of the break, Collaroy Cromer Strikers felt just fine. James Pollard curled a free kick into the top corner for 1-0 in the 49th minute.
The Strikers had a chance to double their delight soon after. David Khoshkho hit the right post from an acute angle.
Lindfield FC threatened for an equaliser through Ewan Allabush and Griffin Hourigan but couldn’t find the back of the net.
Strikers had to dig deep when James Day was shown a straight red card after a dangerous tackle.
Lindfield FC equalised through Luca Fudge. He weaved through the defence and slotted home for 1-1 in the 83rd minute.
Neither team could find a winner in regulation time and the game went into extra time and looking for a Golden Goal.
Lindfield struck gold in the 98th minute for a 2-1 win. Hartl found space inside the box and rolled home.
Match Stats
Collaroy Cromer Strikers FC 1 (Pollard ’49)
Lindfield FC 2 (Fudge ’83 Hartl ’98)
Collaroy-Cromer Strikers FC: 1 Rocky FALVO 2 Cooper PHILLIPS 3 Luke WAREHAM 4 James DAY 5 Daniel STANFORD 6 Joel ANDREWS 7 Oliver MILES 8 James POLLARD 9 David KHOSHKHO 10 Rio NUNURA 12 Tyrone PENGELLY 14 Alessandro SUSSANA 16 Nicholas BUTCHER 17 Matthew WENTZEL 18 Reuben ASHBY
Lindfield FC: 1 Noah WHITEHOUSE 3 Calum WATSON 5 William VALDERRAMA 6 Jayden SMITH 7 Ewan ALLABUSH 8 Rowan HUGHES 9 Luca FUDGE 10 Joshua BURTON 13 Charles PARK 14 Cooper ROBERTSON 15 Jonathan HARTL 16 Griffin HOURIGAN 17 Benjamin HARTL 18 Hesameddin HOJATI 19 Mats VAN DEN BIEZENBOS 20 Aaron HUBERSMAN
18 Women
Terrigal United 1
Lindfield FC 4
Lindfield FC were 4-1 winners against Terrigal United FC to be crowned the 18 Women Champions of Champions on Saturday morning.
The first chance fell to Lindfield FC. Emily Hennessy-Bowden had the ball threaded through an she forced a save from Grace Goodman.
Lindfield FC made it 1-0 in the 12th minute. Hennessy-Bowden directed a ball towards Emma Hochart who cushioned it home.
Terrigal United FC almost responded immediately through Lilly Redding. She rattled the crossbar then fizzed an effort wide.
Buoyed by her first goal, Hochart provided a strong finish to make it 2-0. She found space on the left and chipped it home in the 25th minute.
Terrigal United FC went close to pulling one back. Gabriella Healey strode into the box but was denied by Lindfield FC keeper Chloe McCredie.
They did bring it back to 2-1 in the 34th minute. Hochart was played through and nestled the ball into the bottom corner.
Lindfield FC made it 3-1 in the 40th minute through Hochart once again. She cut inside her defender and rifled a shot into the corner.
Lindfield were rampant in the first half and added a fourth. Hennessy-Bowden took a touch and fired home for 4-1.
Juliet Henderson tried to add a fourth from the set piece. She unfurled a free-kick which hit the apex of the bar.
Terrigal United FC had a pair of chances to get back in the game. Elouise Avenant scuffed shot straight then Healey was denied by the keeper.
Match Stats
Terrigal United FC 1 (Healey ’34)
Lindfield FC 4 (Hochart ’12 ’25 ’40 Hennessy-Bowden ‘45)
Terrigal United FC: 2 Abbie LEE 3 Lilly REDDING 4 Ciara EDDY 5 Ashlee SMALE 6 Milla MELVERTON 8 Gabriella HEALEY 9 Makenna MILTON 10 Isabella PARRELLI 11 Brianna CURRELL 12 Elouise AVENANT 13 Estelle BODAMER 14 Airleigh BARRANCE 16 Jazaya BICKERTON 17 Summer THEOCTISTOU 20 Grace GOODMAN
Lindfield FC: 1 Chloe MCCREDIE 22 Isabel JENNINGS 25 Emma HOCHART 34 Eliza WALL 42 Sienna DE COSTA 43 Jasmine WELLS 44 Lucie SEKZENIAN 47 Juliet HENDERSON 48 Indiana HUNTER 49 Emily HENNESSY-BOWDEN 50 Emika BURGESS 51 Georgia SHORT 54 Madeleine SHORT 55 Maya TREKOFSKI 56 Josephine BURN 58 Isabella BYWATER 60 Bethany BOYD 79 Lily DIMITROV-JOHNSON
21 Men
Collaroy Cromer Strikers 1
Cronulla Seagulls FC 0
The Collaroy Cromer Strikers claimed a dramatic 1-0 win in the 21 Men’s 2024 Grand Final after a monumental strike to Justin George four-minutes from fulltime.
It took two-minutes for the Seagulls to test the Strikers as Jackson Greck skewed his shot wide after the sharp pass from Luke Cutcliffe into the box.
Harry Hindle then went close before opposing goalkeeper Dylan Cahill regained possession of the ball before it landed over the line.
After the opening ten-minutes Collaroy Cromer became more comfortable and nearly converted as Ashton Yates forged a galloping run down the sidelines in Cronulla’s half before he lost possession, and the ball rolled to a stop with Oliver Gravenor.
Down the other end of the field Jackson Fox missed a clear sitter on the twenty-minute mark as he surprisingly rattled the crossbar.
Close to the interval Henry Dewar couldn’t quite twist his audacious attempt in. Whilst Cronulla witnessed Matthew Nunn’s shot thwarted by Cahill’s fingertips, then the follow up from Luka Oliveri blazed over the bar.
The Seagulls were raring to go in the second half through Oliveri before he slipped over, and a goal went begging in the 63rd minute.
Collaroy Cromer then came awfully close to breaking the deadlock through Yates as his strike took a big deflection and beat Gravenor. It was eventually ruled out because the ball had hit Dewar in the leadup.
With the game firmly in the balance and limited time remaining a Jack Rich header into the box saw no one able to reach it as the 79th minute hit.
That before a well-crafted and match-winning strike to George in the 85th minute witnessed him beat multiple Seagulls after a brilliant through ball from Jordan Figuiere, before popping the ball into the bottom corner.
An unfortunate melee occurred right at the end with tensions high, however the Strikers deservedly emerged victorious.
Match Stats
Collaroy Cromer Strikers 1 (Justin George 86’)
Cronulla Seagulls FC 0
Collaroy Cromer Strikers: 1.Dylan Cahill, 2.Nathan Weight, 4.Ben Dryburgh, 5.Jordan Figuiere, 6.Sam Gibbons-Maurer, 7.Keeghan Marshall-Witte, 8.Remy Reveyrand, 9.Henry Tremauville, 10.Ashton Yates, 11.Liam Muir, 12.Brodie Powell, 13.Valentin Deda, 14.Lachlan Cahill, 15.Charles Gunn, 16.Henry Dewar, 17.Justin George, 18.Luca Bellingham, 19.Kade Marshall-Witte
Cronulla Seagulls FC: 1.Oliver Gravenor, 2.Jackson Greck, 3.Jack Rich, 4.Clay Smith, 5.Mitchell Bakchouse, 7.Luca Alegria Ferreira, 8.Will Collins, 9.Matthew Nunn, 10.Luka Oliveri, 14.Harry Hindle, 15.Jack Moreira, 17.Aiden Fielder, 20.Jackson Fox, 22.Patrick Schwartz, 23.Luke Cutcliffe, 25.Cooper Higgins, 36.Logan Coffey, 67.Jordan McAlllister
21 Women
Thirroul JFC 3
Balmain DFC 4
In one of the matches of the 2024 Champion of Champions Finals, Football Canterbury’s Balmain DFC defeated Thirroul JFC in an epic clash 4-3 after extra time to clinch the major title.
Thirroul got off to the best possible start as Ava Byrom notched home the game’s first goal before Sophie Myles equalised for Balmain in the 21st minute.
An unfortunate own goal from keeper Lillian Iredale three minutes later gave Balmain the lead before Carla Robertson made it 3-1 in the 52nd minute.
Balmain thought they were home and hosed but their opponents had other ideas and sent the game into extra-time thanks to a second goal from Byrom in the 72nd minute and Nikki Taylor in the 82nd minute.
With the match destined for penalties it was Hannah Garde that stole all the headlines as she guided Balmain to a memorable victory at Valentine Sports Park.
Match Stats
Thirroul JFC 3 (Ava Byrom 4’, 72’, Nikki Taylor 82’)
Balmain DFC 4 (Sophie Myles 21’, Lillian Iredale own goal 24’, Carla Robertson 52’, Hannah Garde 95’)
Thirroul JFC: 3. Bonnie Newall, 4. Ava Byrom, 7. Leah Taylor, 8. Sophia Peterson, 14. Amelia Elliott, 15. Nikki Taylor, 31. Kyah Temple, 33. Genevieve Brodie, 38. Bonnie Dawson, 41. Phoebe Hammersley, 52. Lillian Iredale.
Balmain DFC: 1. Ananya Slocum, 4. Amelia Bogatai, 7. Lauren Hodgkinson, 10. Charlotte Douglas, 12. Olivia Chapman, 13. Juliette Robertson, 15. Carla Robertson, 16. Mia Theoharis, 26 Hannah Garde, 27. Merryn Quang, 87. Giorgia Ruggieri.
All-Age Men
Coogee United 2
Lindfield FC 1
Coogee United hung on to defeat Lindfield FC 2-1 in an evenly matched contest to take out the Champion of Champions trophy in the All-Age Men’s.
Coogee would produce the first real chance of the game in the 13th minute, as Sam Attewell headed the ball into the path of the pacey James O’Hara, who charged into the 18-yard box and fired a splintering aerial ball across goal that was intercepted by Lindfield goalkeeper Luca Sella and subsequently cleared off the line.
Neither team took a backward step in the first half, with both Coogee and Lindfield’s defenders showing plenty of grit and urgency to keep their opposition attackers at bay, meaning chances were kept few and far between.
The onset of the second half saw Coogee take a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute, with Daniel Reynolds latching onto a brilliant cross from Michael Allan and flicking up the ball before firing an audacious half-volley that bested the Lindfield defence and goalkeeper Sella and bounced into the back of the net.
Allan would cause problems again for the Lindfield defence late on, as his lofted cross found Dale Howarth at the back post, who stood strong to head the ball back into the middle of the box for Conor McLaughlin to steal in and tuck the ball home and give his side a 2-0 lead in the 85th minute.
The match was set for a dramatic finish however, with Dom Ferguson smartly baiting his defender in before unlocking Josh Tanner on the overlap, with the full-back showed pure determination in reaching the ball before hitting a lethal first-time strike that Coogee goalkeeper Fred Howe was unable to prevent despite his best efforts. 2-1 in the 93rd minute.
Coogee would ultimately prevail in both their All-Age Men’s and All-Age Women’s matches to cap off a fantastic season for the club.
Match Stats
Coogee United 2 (Daniel Reynolds, Conor McLaughlin)
Lindfield FC 1 (Josh Tanner)
Coogee United: 1. Fred HOWE, 2. Jack COLEMAN, 3. Michael ALLAN, 4. James O’HARA, 5. Connall BARK, 6. Drew FOWLER, 7. Daniel REYNOLDS, 8. Charlie LOSS, 11. Ronan GRANT, 12. Benjamin FISHER, 13. Dale HOWARTH, 14. Oliver BOOTH, 15. Sam ATTEWELL, 16. Ben WELSH, 17. Conor DILLON, 18. Lewis MCKINNEY, 19. Harri JOHN, 20. Conor MCLAUGHLIN, 21. Jake MUIR, 22. Neil O’BRIEN, 23. Jordan SMITH, 24. Tyler DENNIS, 25. Scott COWE
Lindfield FC: 1. Luca SELLA, 2. Josh TANNER, 7. Paul TOPFER, 8. Harry GLEESON, 9. Asha PHILLIPS, 11. James PLUMLEY, 16. Jake SPERBER, 17. Dylan MILLS, 18. Dom FERGUSON, 27. Giulio SARACENO, 31. Seb CROKER, 33. Matt DAVEY, 36. Benj SNEDDON, 42. Tom COLFER, 44. Jesse LU, 47. Matin ABROON
All-Age Women
Gymea United 1
Coogee United 2
After a closely-fought ninety minutes, the All-Age Women’s decider between Gymea United and Coogee United was forced into extra time, where a Golden Goal winner from Natasha Wad gave Coogee United a 2-1 win.
Chances were limited in the first half, with the action largely kept to the midfield as both back-lines were quick to cutout any attempts to bypass their respective backlines.
Gymea would fashion a significant chance in the 22nd minute after Sunny Lucien was played through and proceeded to storm toward the opposition’s goal. The No. 9 then attempted to place her shot into the far corner but was denied by Coogee goalkeeper Amy Singh, who dropped down to her left to make an important save.
No added time meant that the two teams headed straight into the changing rooms on the 45th minute, which was emblematic of how closely-contested the opening half was.
The second half began with a bang as Coogee made Gymea pay for failing to clear the ball, with Lou Pack given time and space to square her pass to an unmarked Ella Munro who toe poked a strong finish into the roof of the net. 1-0 to Coogee in the 47th minute.
An opportunity presented itself for Gymea to equalise in the 84th minute with Jasmin Saunders knocked down on the edge of the 18-yard box. Melody Nelson then stepped up to take the set piece and floated a sensational free-kick into the top left corner in the 85th minute, the leveler meaning the two sides were forced into extra time.
Gymea would be left to rue their mistakes again as Coogee winger Natasha Wad capitalised on an errant back pass and cut in before unleashing a well-taken low strike that bested the outstretched Michaela Davies in the Gymea goal, giving her side the Golden Goal winner in extra time.
Match Stats
Gymea United 1 (Jasmin Saunders)
Coogee United 2 (Ella Munro, Natasha Wad)
Gymea United: 1. Michaela DAVIES, 2. Jasmin SAUNDERS, 3. Taylah SMITH, 4. Megan DIBLEY, 5. Alison GRANT, 9. Sunny LUCIEN, 11. Emily WYER, 13. Amy PARKINSON, 16. Siobhan DIBLEY, 18. Jade LOCKTON, 19. Zoe HART, 20. Heidi KROGH, 21. Hannah LUPTON, 22. Nicole BANNING, 23. Bridget FALLAH, 24. Melody NELSON, 25. Brodie MOMSEN
Coogee United: 1. Amy SINGH, 2. Sarah TIDMUS, 3. Michaella WILLIAMS, 4. Nadia RANEE, 5. Laurane LACHARME, 6. Danielle ABEL, 7. Daisy BLOOR, 8. Ebony FREEMAN, 9. Rachel LE, 10. Ella MUNRO, 11. Rachael HAMILTON, 12. Mackenzie WEEKS, 13. Sydney BENNETT, 14. Niamh FOLEY, 15. Laura DERLACKI, 16. Jordan CLAY, 17. Lou PACK, 18. Natasha WAD, 20. Tayla WATKINSON, 33. Kiara HANNON
Over 30 Women
Wakehurst Football Club 0
North Sydney United 2
North Sydney United were too strong in the Over 30 Women, beating Wakehurst Football Club 2-0.
North Sydney United looked dangerous from the get-go, with a cross from right wing Marta Kielich forcing a tough claim from Wakehurst goalkeeper Alison Dean.
The chances continued to come for United, as Sarah Schwark played a clever scoop pass over the Wakehurst backline and into the box for Kielich who couldn’t direct her shot goalward.
After plenty of opportunities, it was Linda Carroll who found the opening goal for North Sydney United from close range after a good team build up.
Wakehurst continued to show plenty of spirit, a strong tackle in the box from Ellyse Williams denied Carroll when she looked set to score a second.
Soon after Wakehurst won themselves the first corner of the game, with centre back Williams almost scoring directly from the corner.
North Sydney United wasted no time in the second half, an early chance by Kielich beat the goalkeeper Dean but went across the face of goal.
United weren’t done just yet, as Jarka Rey went one on one with Dean who pulled off a miraculous sliding save.
North Sydney did find a second goal just moments later, when a lovely Carroll cross found Rey, who placed her header into the bottom corner.
Wakehurst had their own very exciting opportunity to come, as Bowgerald came outside her box to clear a Williams free kick and was tackled by Susan Alagich, who was able to beat the keeper but not before plenty of North Sydney United players quickly retreated and were crucial in saving a goal in the chaos.
The game finished 2-0 with North Sydney United deserved winners.
Match Stats
Wakehurst Football Club 0
North Sydney United 2 (Linda Carroll, Jarka Rey)
Wakehurst Football Club: 1. Alison DEAN, 2. Carly JONES, 3. Michelle DAKING, 5. Rebecca MAURO, 7. Kate STONER, 8. Deb DAVIDSON, 9. Georgie MEAKIN, 10. Susan ALAGICH, 11. Julia BOOKALLIL, 12. Ellyse WILLIAMS, 13. Rebecca JUNGHANS, 15. Katrina ADORINI, 16. Lynette REDWARD, 19. Kylie DARKIEWICZ, 20. Vicki CERNY, 91. Kiralee JULIUS
North Sydney United: 2. Emily FITZPATRICK, 3. Melissa BJORN, 4. Marta Kielich, 6. Claire ROWE, 7. Jade MORLEY, 8. Holly BURGMANN 10. Laura KNOX, 11. Suzannah BAYERS-MORGAN, 12. Sally PEARSE 13. Linda CARROLL, 14. Julie BOWLEN, 15. Sarah SCHWARK, 19. Maria Fernanda Talamantes, 22. Jarka REY, 23. Jana BOWGERALD
Over 35 Men’s
APIA Leichhardt Tigers Juniors 3
Penrith Rovers 1
APIA Leichhardt Juniors have run rampant beating the Penrith Rovers 3-1 to win the 2024 Over 35 Men’s Champion of Champions Grand Final.
This was their second major Football NSW title following its State Cup victory earlier in the year.
From start to finish APIA, littered with former NPL NSW Men’s stars, displayed their class and poise as they bagged the opening strike in the 20th minute thanks to Peter Crevani. He started it with a smooth run close to the box and finished it with a little dink into the back of the net.
Moments later the Rovers unfortunately witnessed Daniel Carrozza come in with an outstretched leg to deny Joseph Cartisano a clearcut chance at goals as the physicality started to erupt.
Then in the 36th minute Mark Mallia reared in studs up on Vassilis on the edge of the box. Crevani’s ensuing free kick followed and it caused some grief amongst the opposition as Jarrod Marsh was forced to punch the ball to safety.
APIA’s second strike came on the stroke of halftime as Nicholas Paradisis made light work of the perfect through delivered to him via a masterful pieces of display from the maestro Franco Parisi.
The second half got underway in chaotic fashion as Penrith drew one back in the 54th minute as Rody Georges found himself with just opposition Goalkeeper James Kovas to beat from close range which he did perfectly after Michael Yarnold played him through with the exquisite ball.
Less than sixty-seconds later Anthony Mondello capitalised for APIA after both teams scrambled to reach the ball in time after an unexpected, missed stop from Jarood Marsh.
Crevani was denied a key opportunity in the 70th minute via a commanding slide tackle from Simon Vincent, whilst eight-minutes on Vassilis nearly stole a goal only for Penrith to react at the last second and head it away to safety.
Then with the game nearing its conclusion Kovas won the race to the ball against Chris Paton. The Tigers electrifying their way through to the Grand Final triumph.
Match Stats
APIA Leichhardt Tigers Juniors 3 (Peter Crevani 20’, Nicholas Paradisis 41’, Anthony Mondello 55’)
Penrith Rovers 1 (Rody Georges 54’)
APIA Leichardt Tigers Juniors: 1.George Bouropoulos, 2.Michael West, 3.Adrian Tamone, 4.Joseph Cartisano, 5.Peter Vassilis, 6.Adam D’Appuzzo, 7.Pascal Lebreux, 8.Con Pavlidis, 9.James Kovas, 10.Franco Parisi, 11.Callum Sinclair, 12.Anthony Mondello, 13.Daniel Carrozza, 14.Christian Bottalico, 15.Peter Crevani, 17.Reuben Lagos, 18.Nino Fragassi, 19.Nicholas Paradisis, 20.Anthony Doumanis, 21.David D’Apuzzo, 22.Stephen Kayes, 23.Giancarlo Papaiannni
Penrith Rovers: 1.Jarrod Marsh, 3.Patrick Mallia, 4.Simon Vincent, 5.Shane McPherson, 6.Timothy Harrington, 7.Mark Mallia, 11.Chris Paton, 14.Chris Ryan, 18.Adam Ives, 23.Kain Rastall, 24.Samuel Holland, 25.Michael Yarnold, 26.Glenn McPherson, 29.Michael McCrory, 32.Daniel Wells, 35.Scott. Taylor, 37.Rody Georges, 38.Michael Noro
Over 45 Men’s
Dunbar Rovers 3
Mosman Football Club 2
Dunbar Rovers completed a scintillating late comeback to win the Over 45’s Champion of Champions title in a 3-2 win at Valentine Sports Park.
Mosman almost opened the scoring in the 12th minute when a ball into the middle was almost put into the back of his own net by Dunbar’s Jonathan Harris.
Dunbar had the next two chances in the match, including a header from captain Daniel Fee, before Mosman had a surge in chances, their best from Paul Rybicki.
Dunbar took a 1-0 lead into half-time when Scott Sadler delivered a free-kick into the box from the right in the 36th minute – the ball managed to evade every player in the box and found the back of the net.
After the break, Mosman were reduced to ten men Jason Lal was shown a straight red card for an elbow into the chest of Dunbar’s Harris.
Despite being down a man, Mosman levelled the match in the 53rd minute when a header off a free-kick hit the crossbar, before the ball was played back to Karl Lockett off the rebound, who slammed the ball home from close range with his left foot.
Mosman were awarded a penalty in the 60th minute following a shove in the box – Nick Slessor tucked the ball into the bottom-left corner from the spot to give ten-man Mosman a 2-1 lead.
Late drama followed, however, when Dunbar’s Lance Stewart played a deflected pass to captain Fee, who scored with the outside of his right foot in the box to level the match at 2-2 in the 74th minute.
Three minutes from full-time, in the 77th minute, Dunbar completed the comeback when Fee got to a ball in behind ahead of the Mosman goalkeeper, before he squared the ball to Stewart, who slotted the ball into the open net with his right foot to win the Over 45’s Champion of Champions tournament for Dunbar.
Following a match which had a bit of everything, Dunbar led and then came from behind to clinch the trophy with a 3-2 victory.
Match Stats
Dunbar Rovers 3 (Scott Sadler 36’; Daniel Fee 74’; Lance Stewart 77’)
Mosman Football Club 2 (Karl Lockett 53’; Nick Slessor 60’ pen)
Dunbar Rovers: 1. Simon Taggart, 2. Daniel Fee, 3. Graham White, 4. Lawrence Narayan, 5. Lance Stewart, 6. Carlos Oyarce, 8. Simon Gaut, 9. Gordon Bryan, 10. Paul Giusti, 11. Joseph Lopane, 12. Gene Katliakas, 13. Scott Sadler, 14. Mathew Sigmund, 17. Alon Spitzer, 19. David Pope, 20. Jonathan Harris
Mosman Football Club: 1. Aires Junior, 4. Nick Haley, 5. Pablo Neyertz, 6. Michael Gaffney, 7. Nick Slessor, 8. Almir Junior, 9. Jason Lal, 10. Peter Daniell, 11. Pavol Sadlon, 14. Paul Rybicki, 15. Dan Annan, 16. Ralph Van Dijk, 17. Ian Baldwin, 18. Karl Lockett, 27. Michal Tarlowski, 29. Robert Clowes
*Special thanks to report writers, Annabelle Banfield, Matthew Badrov, Dylan Costa, Tobias Canning and Justin Davies as well as official photographers Damian Briggs and Brett Nielsen and our Social Media Content Creator Henley Warner.
