Unashamed Football Novels

  • Hills too steep a task for City

    April 22, 2024 by

    Blacktown City 0 Hills United 2 A three-minute spell at the beginning of the second half was enough for Hills United to score the two goals required to win this Football NSW Women’s League One Under 20s match at Landen Stadium on Sunday. Goals in quick succession from Portia Berios and Liana Vella gave Blacktown… Read more

  • Attack vs defence drill ends in defeat

    April 21, 2024 by

    Macarthur FC 1 Sydney FC 0 An unbelievable evening at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday night saw Sydney FC serve up the biggest pile of dogsh*t in memory, labouring to a 1-0 loss playing against ten and then nine men for a large part of the match. It was like a throw-back to the Steve Corica… Read more

  • City underwhelm in Sutherland triumph

    April 16, 2024 by

    Sutherland Strikers 0 Blacktown City 2 A two goal victory on the road, a clean sheet and 5th place in the Football NSW League One Women’s Under 20s table would normally be a result to celebrate. Not on Sunday though as Blacktown City suffered a hangover from Thursday evening’s brilliant win and their goals famine… Read more

  • Tony Tiger and Special K serve up a cold dish to visitors

    April 14, 2024 by

    Sydney FC 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 An incredible evening of A-League entertainment came down to the final minute of additional time when Jaiden Kucharski’s volley looped into the net to seal a great win for Sydney FC against the auld enemy at Allianz Stadium. A game that had the fans rapt from the opening… Read more

  • Raiders raided in midweek thriller

    April 13, 2024 by

    SD Raiders 0 Blacktown City 1 A hastily rearranged Thursday night fixture at the beautiful Cirillo Reserve in South West Sydney served up one of the most nail-biting games in recent memory as Blacktown City performed the ultimate smash and grab to seal all three points in the Football NSW League One Women’s Under 20s.… Read more

  • What a Cancar as Sydney crumble

    April 7, 2024 by

    Newcastle Jets 3 Sydney FC 1 Happy birthday to me. Bah! After half an hour we were wondering what had gone wrong as the Sydney FC defence left the right back spot completely unguarded on multiple occasions and succumbed twice to relatively soft Jets goals. With Robbie Mak sent off for a ridiculous moment soon… Read more

  • Sydney serve up rotten eggs in Victory collapse

    April 2, 2024 by

    Sydney FC 0 Melbourne Victory 4 The Canberra hangover continued at a beautiful sunny Leichhardt Oval on Easter Sunday as Sydney FC managed to throw away what was left of their premiership crown with an insipid performance against their biggest rivals Melbourne Victory. The consolation of Western Sydney missing out, the thoughts of what a… Read more

  • Blacktown extinguished at Flame

    April 1, 2024 by

    South Coast Flame 3 Blacktown City 0 A meek performance from Blacktown City Under 20s was duly punished by hosts South Coast Flame in an Easter Saturday showdown in Kembla Grange. An early goal by Caitlin Loudon set the Flame on their way to a comfortable victory, and by half-time Lili Rosandic had curled a… Read more

  • The end of the road for Rovers

    March 29, 2024 by

    Deep into pre-season and the news came through that the West Ryde Rovers Over 45s had been placed in division one for the 2024 season. It was the straw that broke the camel’s back. After years of bowing to the local association, North West Sydney Football, playing in divisions that were no way suitable for… Read more

  • APL Conspiracy ensures final day drama

    March 29, 2024 by

    Canberra United 1 Sydney FC 0 The best ever scheduling of a rearranged A-League game gave us a 4pm Wednesday kick off at McKellar Park for a potential crowning of Sydney FC as unlikely premiers of the A-League Women’s 23/34 season. Tacked on to the Socceroos’ Tuesday night in Canberra, this timing allowed us to… Read more

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