Women's NSL - Season 2000/2001

Women's National Soccer League

Supplied by AWSA and transcribed by Thomas Esamie

Round Two (played November 5)

Venue : Valentine Sports Park, Sydney

Adelaide Sensation
Wirkus, Vozzo, Gawlik, C May, H May (Stocco 65), Spagnoletti (Gross 80), Winn, Morris, Alagich, Jones (Harrison 80), Halfpenny (Fata 85)
Goals : Jessica Halfpenny 13, 56 2 - 1 Northern NSW Pride
Praszczalek, Ingles, Alley, Dunne (Scevak 59), Aimie Neilson (Stevens 46) (Colthorpe 64), Wilson, Amber Neilson, McMinn, Attwill, Gill, King (Crawford 46)
Goal : Amber Neilson 68

Adelaide Sensation produced an important 2-1 victory over Northern NSW Pride, gaining in confidence after Jessica Halfpenny converted from the spot on 12 minutes to give them the lead after a handball near goal. Northern started the second half well but Adelaide doubled the lead against the run of play in the 56^th minute, Halfpenny with a beautiful chip over the keeper.
Pride pulled one back when captain Amber Neilson finished an Ashley Wilson cross midway through the half, but despite several great chances, could not get past a gutsy Adelaide defence to produce an equaliser. Sensation almost scored a third in the dying minutes, Chichi May curling her freekick against the crossbar.

Venue : Valentine Sports Park, Sydney

Queensland Sting
Nichols, Nolan, Bartlett, McShea, Tramacchi, Duus (Blackwell 80), Revell, Maza (Mitchell 65), Harch (Canham 75), Ferguson, Mann (Dunne 59)
Goals : Jamara Maza 37, Kim Revell 58, Lisa Dunne 65 3 - 0 Canberra Eclipse
Butland, Taylor, Borucinski (Borucinski 75), Hoy, Staniforth (Kunz 67), Wilson (Heath 80), Karp, P Hepperlin, D Hepperlin, Rawson (Channing 68), Doyle

Queensland Sting stand alone at the top of the ladder, the only team to emerge from the doubleheader round with maximum points.
Queensland outgunned Canberra Eclipse for a comfortable 3-0 win, the experienced Sting outfit dominating from start to finish. Lively midfielder Jamara Maza opened the account in the 37^th minute with a classy chip over the keeper from 14 metres.
The Maroons doubled their lead when captain Kim Revell tapped in the loose ball after a Lana Harch shot was saved in the 58^th minute. Sting's third came via substitute Lisa Dunne, left to merely touch the ball into goal after the keeper had misjudged the corner kick.

Venue : Valentine Sports Park, Sydney

Victoria Vision
Barbieri, Bisby, Wright, Saville, Groenewald, Terek, Digiammarco, Jansen, Lovie (Romano 57), Kuralay, Rea (Humble 80)
Goals : Selin Kuralay 78, Leigh Terek 91 2 - 2 NSW Sapphires
Kell, Tann-Darby, Warrener, Kristine Collins, Garriock, L Collins, McCallum, Rockall, Klessattel (Davison 33), Golebiowski (Cannuli 78), Carney
Goals : Heather Garriock 13, Taryn Rockall 92

Last year's woodenspooners Victoria Vision scored the upset of the day, almost snatching a late winner against defending champions NSW Sapphires before settling for a draw. Favourites NSW Sapphires took the lead after 13 minutes through a great Heather Garriock drive from the left. But Victoria Vision kept up the fight throughout and were well in the contest for the second half. They equalised with Selin Kuralay's sensational solo goal in the 78^th minute but there was more to come.
NSW created three good chances, sub Catherine Cannuli unlucky as her volley on the turn crashed against the left post. But then Vision midfielder Leigh Terek sent their fans into raptures in the first minute of injury time with an amazing 40 metre strike sailing in past the keeper for the underdogs to snatch the 2-1 lead.
But the celebrations were short-lived when, in the very next minute, NSW midfielder Taryn Rockall was fouled in the box. Rockall took the resultant penalty confidently, driving it low beyond the keeper's reach and saving some face for the Sapphires.

Round Two (played November 5)
Venue : Valentine Sports Park, Sydney
Adelaide Sensation Wirkus, Vozzo, Gawlik, C May, H May (Stocco 65), Spagnoletti (Gross 80), Winn, Morris, Alagich, Jones (Harrison 80), Halfpenny (Fata 85) Goals : Jessica Halfpenny 13, 56	2	-	1	Northern NSW Pride Praszczalek, Ingles, Alley, Dunne (Scevak 59), Aimie Neilson (Stevens 46) (Colthorpe 64), Wilson, Amber Neilson, McMinn, Attwill, Gill, King (Crawford 46) Goal : Amber Neilson 68
Adelaide Sensation produced an important 2-1 victory over Northern NSW Pride, gaining in confidence after Jessica Halfpenny converted from the spot on 12 minutes to give them the lead after a handball near goal. Northern started the second half well but Adelaide doubled the lead against the run of play in the 56^th minute, Halfpenny with a beautiful chip over the keeper. Pride pulled one back when captain Amber Neilson finished an Ashley Wilson cross midway through the half, but despite several great chances, could not get past a gutsy Adelaide defence to produce an equaliser. Sensation almost scored a third in the dying minutes, Chichi May curling her freekick against the crossbar.
Venue : Valentine Sports Park, Sydney
Queensland Sting Nichols, Nolan, Bartlett, McShea, Tramacchi, Duus (Blackwell 80), Revell, Maza (Mitchell 65), Harch (Canham 75), Ferguson, Mann (Dunne 59) Goals : Jamara Maza 37, Kim Revell 58, Lisa Dunne 65	3	-	0	Canberra Eclipse Butland, Taylor, Borucinski (Borucinski 75), Hoy, Staniforth (Kunz 67), Wilson (Heath 80), Karp, P Hepperlin, D Hepperlin, Rawson (Channing 68), Doyle
Queensland Sting stand alone at the top of the ladder, the only team to emerge from the doubleheader round with maximum points. Queensland outgunned Canberra Eclipse for a comfortable 3-0 win, the experienced Sting outfit dominating from start to finish. Lively midfielder Jamara Maza opened the account in the 37^th minute with a classy chip over the keeper from 14 metres. The Maroons doubled their lead when captain Kim Revell tapped in the loose ball after a Lana Harch shot was saved in the 58^th minute. Sting's third came via substitute Lisa Dunne, left to merely touch the ball into goal after the keeper had misjudged the corner kick.
Venue : Valentine Sports Park, Sydney
Victoria Vision Barbieri, Bisby, Wright, Saville, Groenewald, Terek, Digiammarco, Jansen, Lovie (Romano 57), Kuralay, Rea (Humble 80) Goals : Selin Kuralay 78, Leigh Terek 91	2	-	2	NSW Sapphires Kell, Tann-Darby, Warrener, Kristine Collins, Garriock, L Collins, McCallum, Rockall, Klessattel (Davison 33), Golebiowski (Cannuli 78), Carney Goals : Heather Garriock 13, Taryn Rockall 92
Last year's woodenspooners Victoria Vision scored the upset of the day, almost snatching a late winner against defending champions NSW Sapphires before settling for a draw. Favourites NSW Sapphires took the lead after 13 minutes through a great Heather Garriock drive from the left. But Victoria Vision kept up the fight throughout and were well in the contest for the second half. They equalised with Selin Kuralay's sensational solo goal in the 78^th minute but there was more to come. NSW created three good chances, sub Catherine Cannuli unlucky as her volley on the turn crashed against the left post. But then Vision midfielder Leigh Terek sent their fans into raptures in the first minute of injury time with an amazing 40 metre strike sailing in past the keeper for the underdogs to snatch the 2-1 lead. But the celebrations were short-lived when, in the very next minute, NSW midfielder Taryn Rockall was fouled in the box. Rockall took the resultant penalty confidently, driving it low beyond the keeper's reach and saving some face for the Sapphires.