Blacktown City 2 South East Phoenix 0 Round 3 of the Football NSW League One Women’s Under 20s season brought South East Phoenix all the way from Nowra to play Blacktown City in the North West of Sydney, and the home team tasted sweet victory for the first time. A confident finish from Issy SaundersContinue reading “Phoenix spared by shot-shy City”
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Ten-man Sydney denied
Sydney FC 1 Brisbane Roar 1 A superb performance from Sydney FC after going down to ten men due to the contentious sending off of Jake Girdwood-Reich gave the fans plenty of cheer to round off the weekend at Allianz Stadium. When Robbie Mak netted for the home team in front of the Cove, anContinue reading “Ten-man Sydney denied”
Pride of Sydney closes the gap
Sydney FC Women 3 Western United 1 A splash of colour, a beautiful sunset and almost 3,500 fans flocked to Leichhardt Oval for Pride Round on a wonderful evening in the Inner West of Sydney. Abbey Lemon gave Sydney a deserved early lead as they started strongly, Cortnee Vine extended the lead in the secondContinue reading “Pride of Sydney closes the gap”
Mariners in choppy waters as Blacktown go close
Central Coast Mariners 1 Blacktown City 0 Round two of the Football NSW League One Women’s brought Blacktown City to a hot and breezy Pluim Park to face much-fancied Central Coast Mariners, and they left with nothing despite a spirited display. An early first-half strike from Rachel Glendenning was enough to separate the two sides,Continue reading “Mariners in choppy waters as Blacktown go close”
Six point Saturday as Sydney is confirmed as Sky Blue.
Western Sydney Wanderers 0 Sydney FC 2 (Women)Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Sydney FC 4 (Men) If you ever wanted to experience what is good and what is bad about football in Australia, Saturday’s double-header at Commbank Stadium was the place to be. The unbelievably poor treatment of football fans, the assumption of guilt, the expectationContinue reading “Six point Saturday as Sydney is confirmed as Sky Blue.”
Nepean spoil the opening day party
Blacktown City 1 Nepean 1 The first day of the 2024 NPL League One Women’s Under 20s season brought Nepean to Landen Stadium to take on hosts Blacktown City, both teams with a completely new look from the previous season, and the team from St Mary’s left with a point after weathering a fierce CityContinue reading “Nepean spoil the opening day party”
Ten-nil, even Sayer scored *
Australia 10 Uzbekistan 0 It was party time from the opening whistle at Marvel Stadium as the Matildas qualified emphatically for the Paris Olympics. Contrary to the worries of the newby fan, who stressed about the aggregate rule right up to kick off, Australia’s darlings had their eyes firmly set on filling their boots atContinue reading “Ten-nil, even Sayer scored *”
A tough pre-season concludes
Newcastle Jets 10 Blacktown City 0 A youthful Blacktown City Under 20s team waded into battle at a damp Adamstown Oval in central Newcastle against a physically stronger Newcastle Jets reserve grade team and were made to work hard for the whole 90 minutes in a thumping defeat. A goal in the first twenty secondsContinue reading “A tough pre-season concludes”
Some people are on the pitch
Sydney FC 1 Melbourne City 1 The evening’s hors d’oeuvre to the main meal in Uzbekistan on this day of Saint Taylor took us to Allianz Stadium for a real test for Sydney FC’s growing credentials as a top six side. A superb first half that saw the reborn Jordan Courtney-Perkins rifle in a contenderContinue reading “Some people are on the pitch”
City all at sea as Mariners cruise
Central Coast Mariners 4 Blacktown City 1 Blacktown City Under 20s headed to the Central Coast Sports College in Kariong full of optimism following their derby tussle the previous weekend, but left with much work to do, dismantled by a Central Coast Mariners team full of invention. Hot conditions in the first half, in whichContinue reading “City all at sea as Mariners cruise”