Women's NSL - Season 2001/2002

Women's National Soccer League

Supplied by AWSA and transcribed by Thomas Esamie

Home Team v Away Team

Round Six (played December 8 & 9)

Venue : West Belconnen Leagues Club, Canberra

Canberra Eclipse
Read, Starr, Borucinski, Taylor (Brew 75), Davies, P Hepperlin, Wainwright, Karp, Thomson (Somi 85), Wilson, Munoz (D Hepperlin 65)
Goals : Amy Wilson 2, 90, Peita-Claire Hepperlin 39 3 - 0 Adelaide Sensation
Trimboli, Vozzo, Burgess, May, Winn, Stocco (Harrison 75), Salisbury, Madden, Papageorgiou (Slater 65), Augimeri, De Vanna (Walsh 83)

Canberra Eclipse welcomed their first win at home, a 3-0 result against Adelaide Sensation. Canberra were the more dangerous overall and a stronger physical presence. Adelaide also enjoyed solid periods of possession but were rarely able to penetrate the rock-solid Eclipse defence.
Canberra were in the lead within the first two minutes, Amy Wilson's strike from the left edge of the 18-yard box bobbling under the keeper's body. Eclipse retained the upper hand until Sensation started knocking the ball around well for the fifteen minutes before the break. Then against the run of play, Canberra doubled the lead, Peita-Claire Hepperlin playing a one-two with Caitlin Munoz before placing her shot from 15 metres on the left.
Canberra kept the Adelaide defence much the busier of the two in the second half, shots from Sacha Wainwright, Munoz, and Wilson saved or blocked. The home side finally broke through with a third goal in stoppage time, Wilson unmarked and with only the keeper to beat.

Venue : Weston Park, Newcastle

Northern NSW Pride
Betteridge (Logue 19), Ingles, Attwill, Stevens, Shepherd, Amber Neilson, McMinn (Dunne 75), Colthorpe (Alley 46), Palmer (Randall 73), Gill, Crawford
Goals : Hayley Crawford 7, Pelay Ingles 55 2 - 4 NSW Sapphires
Kell, Tann-Darby, Collins (Gilbert 60), Slatyer, Rockall, McCallum, Kimber (Davison 58), Ledbrook, Carney, Cannuli (Blayney 83), Cavanagh (Golebiowski 73)
Goals : Michelle Carney 2, 16, Taryn Rockall 4, Alicia Cavanagh 31

Frontrunners NSW Sapphires rested several of their starting lineup, but their younger side still came away with a 4-2 win against last-placed Northern NSW Pride. Northern pulled a goal back soon after conceding two in the opening four minutes, but the Sapphires pulled away to lead 4-1 at the break.
Michelle Carney opened NSW's account from long range, with teammate Taryn Rockall scoring direct from the corner kick shortly after. Pride hit straight back three minutes later when Hayley Crawford converted a corner with a solid header. NSW's Carney then helped set up her own goal before finishing from 10 metres, and Alicia Cavanagh scored goal number four on the half-hour from outside the 18-yard box.
Northern were fired up for the second half, restricting the NSW attack and denying them any further goals. Pride scored again to take the score to 4-2 with a long distance shot by Pelay Ingles, and were unlucky not to stage a comeback when Katie Gill hit the crossbar soon after.

Venue : Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Melbourne

Victoria Vision
Barbieri, Bisby, Wright (Lamb 75), Groenewald, McEvoy, Minstrell, Terek, Digiammarco, Smith, Pacella, Kuralay 0 - 1 Queensland Sting
Nichols, Nolan, Grant, Bartlett, McShea, Reuter, Hohnke (Canham 62), Ferguson, Tramacchi, Harch, Thomas (Mitchell 80)
Goal : Natalie Thomas 70

Queensland Sting finished with a 1-0 win over underdogs Victoria Vision in today's WNSL Round Six game, thanks to a Natalie Thomas goal twenty minutes from time.
In a repeat of their Round One clash, Queensland Sting found it hard to break down the resolute Victorian defence in the blustery conditions, before finally producing the winner in the latter stages of the game.
The Sting dominated the game throughout, and attacked at will, but finding a clear path to goal was another matter. Although with the wind in the first half, Vision had just the one chance on goal, Selin Kuralay heading just over.
Queensland lifted after half-time and looked more dangerous on the attack, led by the forays of Natalie Thomas. However, more opportunities passed unconverted through inaccurate finishing or were cleaned up by Vision's backline and goalkeeper.
A Sting shot frustratingly struck the woodwork midway through the second term, but not long after, the visitors were finally rewarded, Thomas leaving the goalkeeper with no chance with a fantastic strike from the edge of the 18-yard box.

Home Team		v		Away Team
Round Six (played December 8 & 9)
Venue : West Belconnen Leagues Club, Canberra
Canberra Eclipse Read, Starr, Borucinski, Taylor (Brew 75), Davies, P Hepperlin, Wainwright, Karp, Thomson (Somi 85), Wilson, Munoz (D Hepperlin 65) Goals : Amy Wilson 2, 90, Peita-Claire Hepperlin 39	3	-	0	Adelaide Sensation Trimboli, Vozzo, Burgess, May, Winn, Stocco (Harrison 75), Salisbury, Madden, Papageorgiou (Slater 65), Augimeri, De Vanna (Walsh 83)
Canberra Eclipse welcomed their first win at home, a 3-0 result against Adelaide Sensation. Canberra were the more dangerous overall and a stronger physical presence. Adelaide also enjoyed solid periods of possession but were rarely able to penetrate the rock-solid Eclipse defence. Canberra were in the lead within the first two minutes, Amy Wilson's strike from the left edge of the 18-yard box bobbling under the keeper's body. Eclipse retained the upper hand until Sensation started knocking the ball around well for the fifteen minutes before the break. Then against the run of play, Canberra doubled the lead, Peita-Claire Hepperlin playing a one-two with Caitlin Munoz before placing her shot from 15 metres on the left. Canberra kept the Adelaide defence much the busier of the two in the second half, shots from Sacha Wainwright, Munoz, and Wilson saved or blocked. The home side finally broke through with a third goal in stoppage time, Wilson unmarked and with only the keeper to beat.
Venue : Weston Park, Newcastle
Northern NSW Pride Betteridge (Logue 19), Ingles, Attwill, Stevens, Shepherd, Amber Neilson, McMinn (Dunne 75), Colthorpe (Alley 46), Palmer (Randall 73), Gill, Crawford Goals : Hayley Crawford 7, Pelay Ingles 55	2	-	4	NSW Sapphires Kell, Tann-Darby, Collins (Gilbert 60), Slatyer, Rockall, McCallum, Kimber (Davison 58), Ledbrook, Carney, Cannuli (Blayney 83), Cavanagh (Golebiowski 73) Goals : Michelle Carney 2, 16, Taryn Rockall 4, Alicia Cavanagh 31
Frontrunners NSW Sapphires rested several of their starting lineup, but their younger side still came away with a 4-2 win against last-placed Northern NSW Pride. Northern pulled a goal back soon after conceding two in the opening four minutes, but the Sapphires pulled away to lead 4-1 at the break. Michelle Carney opened NSW's account from long range, with teammate Taryn Rockall scoring direct from the corner kick shortly after. Pride hit straight back three minutes later when Hayley Crawford converted a corner with a solid header. NSW's Carney then helped set up her own goal before finishing from 10 metres, and Alicia Cavanagh scored goal number four on the half-hour from outside the 18-yard box. Northern were fired up for the second half, restricting the NSW attack and denying them any further goals. Pride scored again to take the score to 4-2 with a long distance shot by Pelay Ingles, and were unlucky not to stage a comeback when Katie Gill hit the crossbar soon after.
Venue : Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Melbourne
Victoria Vision Barbieri, Bisby, Wright (Lamb 75), Groenewald, McEvoy, Minstrell, Terek, Digiammarco, Smith, Pacella, Kuralay	0	-	1	Queensland Sting Nichols, Nolan, Grant, Bartlett, McShea, Reuter, Hohnke (Canham 62), Ferguson, Tramacchi, Harch, Thomas (Mitchell 80) Goal : Natalie Thomas 70
Queensland Sting finished with a 1-0 win over underdogs Victoria Vision in today's WNSL Round Six game, thanks to a Natalie Thomas goal twenty minutes from time. In a repeat of their Round One clash, Queensland Sting found it hard to break down the resolute Victorian defence in the blustery conditions, before finally producing the winner in the latter stages of the game. The Sting dominated the game throughout, and attacked at will, but finding a clear path to goal was another matter. Although with the wind in the first half, Vision had just the one chance on goal, Selin Kuralay heading just over. Queensland lifted after half-time and looked more dangerous on the attack, led by the forays of Natalie Thomas. However, more opportunities passed unconverted through inaccurate finishing or were cleaned up by Vision's backline and goalkeeper. A Sting shot frustratingly struck the woodwork midway through the second term, but not long after, the visitors were finally rewarded, Thomas leaving the goalkeeper with no chance with a fantastic strike from the edge of the 18-yard box.