Women’s Federation Cup
Round 4
Sunday 26th June
Gungahlin United 4 (Ashleigh Palombi 10’, 34’, Caitlin Cantrill 28’, Brittany Palombi 80’) Woden-Weston FC 1 (Loretta Raap 26’)
(O’Connor Enclosed)
By David Jordan
A first-half double from Ashleigh Palombi helped Gungahlin overcome Woden-Weston 4-1 in the Federation Cup on Sunday, as Ashleigh and sister Brittany led the charge on a fresh afternoon at O’Connor. Ashleigh opened the scoring 10 minutes in as she was left unmarked at the back post to head in from Brittany’s corner; awarded after Georgia Fogarty’s low drive was tipped away by Woden-Weston custodian Georgia Boric.
United’s lead held for merely two minutes, as Woden-Weston surged forward from the restart to pressure the opposition defence. Edith Meli received a short pass at the top of the 18-yard box, and her touch fell perfectly for Raap whose floated effort beat Sophie Rolfe in goals.
Gungahlin looked to respond quickly with Ashleigh Palombi leading the show form an advanced position, and after 28 minutes a tidy back-heel sent Natalie De Marco scurrying down the wing. De Marco crossed well into the box, and the ball fell perfectly for Cantrill to tuck home from close range. Six minutes later Gungahlin struck again, with a replica of the first goal.
Brittany Palombi’s well-taken corner found her sister Ashleigh at the back-post, and despite the ball coming off her knee, it hit the back of the net to send United into the break on the right side of a 3-1 advantage.
With Sarah Crittenden doing her best to stop the tide in the Woden-Weston midfield, Gungahlin began to push hard after the break, with Boric denying first Ashleigh Palombi and then Cantrill from close range. Brittany Palombi stuck the crossbar with a fierce hit as the game entered its final 20 minutes, before finally getting a goal of her own with ten minutes to go.
After beating her marker to the ball and racing through, Palombi struck the ball hard and low into the far corner, leaving Boric flat-footed in goals. United continued to press and perform as the better side for the remained of the match, running out 4-1 winners.
Gungahlin United: 28. Sophie ROLFE, 3. Georgia FOGARTY, 7. Caitlin CANTRILL, 8. Ilahna AITCHISON, 10. Ashleigh PALOMBI, 11. Brittany PALOMBI, 13. Natalie DE MARCO, 16. Alex PATTERSON, 17. Sally ROJAHN, 18. May BAILEY, 21. Ashlyn GARRITY
Substitutes used: 20. Kayla MARGIOTTA, 26. Sophie BUI, 27. Darby WHITELEY
Woden-Weston FC: 1. Georgia BORIC, 2. Celina GAYER, 3. Edith MELI, 7. Sarah CRITTENDEN, 8. Erika PENNYFIELD, 12. Rhianna GOLDSTEIN, 26. Loretta RAAP, 17. Leah CARNEGIE, 18. Bridgit PLUMMER, 34. Cassandra WATSON, 52. Isobel D’AMICO
Substitutes used: 5. Karen CLARKE, 9. Paula VAN DOMMELEN, 14. Georgie THOMSON
YELLOW CARDS: 10. Ashleigh PALOMBI (Gungahlin United), 7. Sarah CRITTENDEN (Woden-Weston FC)
RED CARDS: Nil
OTHER RESULTS
Thursday 23rd June
Canberra FC 0 Belconnen United 2 (Jessie Williams 30’, Ellie Raymond 41’)
(McKellar Park, 19:00)
Canberra FC: 1. Georgia STEWART, 2. Alice CHURCHILL, 5. Kate THORNTON, 6. Amy MCLACHLAN, 8. Emma BESTEK, 9. Grace GILL, 10. Jennifer BISSET, 18. Chantel JONES, 19. Eden STODDARD, 22. Milli MALLINSON, 31. Diarna GENOVESI
Substitutes used: 13. Brigette WRIGHT, 12. Sheridan MCELLIGOTT, 16. Bronwyn STUDMAN
Belconnen United: 1. Maja BLASCH, 2. Katie WOODMAN, 3. Lauren KEIR, 4. Amy SPENCE, 5. Sofia MERKOUREAS, 7. Jessie WILLIAMS, 8. Michaela DAY, 11. Madelyn WHITTALL, 14. Ellie RAYMOND, 15. Samantha ROFF, 16. Cara CUTAIA
Substitutes used: 9. Tahlia BACKHOUSE, 10. Chloe CALLAGHAN, 12. Nicole JALOCHA
YELLOW CARDS: Nil
RED CARDS: Nil
Tuggeranong United 0 CU Academy 7 (Alexia Karrys-Stahl (2), Clare Hunt (2), Sarah Morgan (2), Laura Hughes)
(Hawker Football Centre, 15:00)
Tuggeranong United: 1. Cristina ESPOSITO, 3. Anna DOYLE, 6. Rachael CORBETT, 7. Rhiannon DAISLEY, 8. Meg MCLAUGHLIN, 10. Miranda SUMMERSBY-MITCHELL, 11. Hayley MCLACHLAN, 12. Sarah DAISLEY, 20. Sophie EVANS, 24. Jamie BERKELEY, 25. Dianne WILSON
Substitutes used: 13. Katelyn EVANS, 14. Kimberly MORGAN, 15. Beth WILLIAMS
CU Academy: 1. Sabrina SANCHEZ, 3. Courtney HALSE, 4. Ivana GALIC, 6. Clare HUNT, 8. Jasmine GENOVESI, 9. Jasmine MAGUIRE, 10. Grace MAHER, 11. Sarah MORGAN, 12. Laura HUGHES, 13. Alexia KARRYS-STAHL, 16. Karly ROESTBAKKEN
Substitutes used: 2. Zoe TERRY, 5. Grace BASSER-SILK, 15. Gemma MURPHY
YELLOW CARDS: 11. Hayley MCLACHLAN (Tuggeranong United)
RED CARDS: Nil
TABLE
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Belconnen United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
2 | CU Academy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
3 | Gungahlin United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
4 | Woden-Weston FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
5 | Tuggeranong United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 1 |
6 | Canberra FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0 |
LEADING SCORERS
6 Ashleigh PALOMBI (Gungahlin United)
3 Jessie WILLIAMS (Belconnen United), Alexia KARRYS-STAHL (CU Academy), Paula VAN DOMMELEN (Woden-Weston FC)
2 Cara CUTAIA, WOODMAN (Belconnen United), Kate THORNTON (Canberra FC), Jasmine GENOVESI, Laura HUGHES, Clare HUNT, Sarah MORGAN, Karly ROESTBAKKEN (CU Academy), Brittany PALOMBI (Gungahlin United), Alex LAWRENCE (Tuggeranong United)
1 Ellie RAYMOND (Belconnen United), Emma BESTEK (Canberra FC), Grace MAHER, Gemma MURPHY (CU Academy), Caitlin CANTRILL, Darby WHITELEY (Gungahlin United), Rachel CORBETT (Tuggeranong United), Karen CLARKE, Sarah CRITTENDEN, Loretta RAAP (Woden-Weston FC)