Sydney FC 1 Central Coast Mariners 2 Sydney FC lived to fight another day as their nine remaining players battled to the end to keep the scoreline down, setting up a classic finals encounter in Gosford next weekend. A miserable evening burst to life when Joel King somehow finished midway through the first half, butContinue reading “Damage limitation as women steal the show”
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Controversy as Cities collide
Blacktown City 1 Bankstown City Lions 1 Blacktown City’s Emily Jackson took full advantage of a contentious refereeing decision midway through the second half to sweep her team into the lead against the run of play in their Football NSW League One Women’s Under 20 clash with Bankstown City. A flurry of substitutions then ledContinue reading “Controversy as Cities collide”
Sparse crowd enjoy VAR nonsense
Sydney FC 4 Macarthur FC 0 The Sydney conspiracy was in full swing on Saturday night as Macarthur FC fell foul once again to the spectre of the dreaded VAR. Playing against a ten-man Bulls is nothing new, and indeed last time these two teams met, the Sky Blues were hapless in finding a wayContinue reading “Sparse crowd enjoy VAR nonsense”
Eight seconds of joy, 89 minutes of offsides
Blacktown City 1 Marconi Stallions 0 An unbelievable start to the Football NSW League One Women’s Under 20 clash at Landen Stadium saw Blacktown City strike in the very first minute with an incredible long range shot. Lara Green could not have caught her shot more sweetly and it sailed over the stunned Kiara FragomeliContinue reading “Eight seconds of joy, 89 minutes of offsides”
Hills too steep a task for City
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 BlacktownContinue reading “Hills too steep a task for City”
City underwhelm in Sutherland triumph
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 famineContinue reading “City underwhelm in Sutherland triumph”
Tony Tiger and Special K serve up a cold dish to visitors
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 openingContinue reading “Tony Tiger and Special K serve up a cold dish to visitors”
Raiders raided in midweek thriller
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.Continue reading “Raiders raided in midweek thriller”
What a Cancar as Sydney crumble
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 soonContinue reading “What a Cancar as Sydney crumble”
Sydney serve up rotten eggs in Victory collapse
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 aContinue reading “Sydney serve up rotten eggs in Victory collapse”