A calamitous second half at Christie Park saw Gladesville Ravens almost step on a banana skin before coming home strongly to take all three points and keep them up with the leaders at the top of the Girls Youth League Under 15 Division 2. A penalty squeezed home by captain Alessia Rizzuto was scant rewardContinue reading “Gladesville Ravens 3 UNSW 1”
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Hills United 0 Gladesville Ravens 1
A moment of individual brilliance separated these two quality sides as Gladesville Ravens continued their impressive run with a hard-fought 1-0 win in Bella Vista against a valiant Hills United. Had the hosts displayed the composure shown by Ravens’ Maya Jones in front of goal, the result could have been different, but in a gameContinue reading “Hills United 0 Gladesville Ravens 1”
Gladesville Ravens 1 Sutherland 0
The second round of matches in the NPL NSW Girls Youth League Division 2 kicked off this weekend and Gladesville Ravens snatched a dramatic win against Sutherland Shire at Christie Park to keep up the momentum that has made everyone sit up and take notice. A solitary first-half strike from hot-shot Maya Jones and someContinue reading “Gladesville Ravens 1 Sutherland 0”
Catalan magic in the Sydney suburbs
Whatever the Eurosnob bashers say, the arrival of Barcelona in Australia was an amazing coup, even if the timing just before the biggest domestic game of the season was in question. After the city was swamped with ‘blue and garnet’ shirts, and the newly named Accor Stadium was lit up in blaugrana, Australian football fansContinue reading “Catalan magic in the Sydney suburbs”
Gladesville Ravens 6 Camden Tigers 0
The penultimate game of the first half of the Girls Youth League Under 15 Division 2 season saw Gladesville Ravens entertain bottom club Camden Tigers on a rainy Sunday at the home of football, Christie Park. A tense opening to the match where Ravens toiled but were wasteful in front of goal changed complexion whenContinue reading “Gladesville Ravens 6 Camden Tigers 0”
South Coast Flame 0 Gladesville Ravens 1
A Saturday game for Gladesvile Ravens as they travelled south to take on South Coast Flame in Kembla Grange. A solitary first-half goal, wonderfully finished by striker Ange Le Roux, was enough to split the teams, although Ravens will be wondering how they didn’t add to their tally in the second half. A late rallyContinue reading “South Coast Flame 0 Gladesville Ravens 1”
Sydney FC 2021/22 : memories
For absolutely no reason other than for personal amusement, I’m going to run through my top five memories of the 2021/22 season of following Sydney FC. For the women, this was a great season, striding ahead at one point to take a seemingly unassailable lead at the top of the A-League Women, only to stumbleContinue reading “Sydney FC 2021/22 : memories”
Farewell Kogarah. Oh, and Sydney are shit.
Saturday night was the perfect opportunity to say goodbye in style to our adopted home in the suburbs, Netstrata Jubilee Oval in Kogarah. The Sky Blues had nothing to play for, apart from spoiling visitors Melbourne Victory’s chances of winning the Premiership. To the neutral this was maybe a low key affair, but to theContinue reading “Farewell Kogarah. Oh, and Sydney are shit.”
Gladesville Ravens 2 Mount Druitt Town Rangers 0
Mother’s Day at Christie Park and between sips of champagne, the mums of Gladesville Ravens were rewarded with a hard-earned 2-0 victory for their girls against a determined Mount Druitt team. After some testing opening moments when it looked like nothing would fall for them, the Ravens finally got the opening goal, Sienna Bell sweepingContinue reading “Gladesville Ravens 2 Mount Druitt Town Rangers 0”
Inter Lions 1 Gladesville Ravens 2
Gladesville Ravens hit the road again after their draw at table-topping Northbridge Bulls and came away with all three points in a game they dominated but never really looked comfortable in until the final whistle. Ravens took a long time to get going, and when they did, sharpshooter Maya Jones put them into the leadContinue reading “Inter Lions 1 Gladesville Ravens 2”