LADIES MATCH RESULTS
Lady Patriots Div 2 vs Flinders United Div 1:
An opportunity the team had been waiting for finally arrived — the chance to test themselves against a Division 1 opponent in the Senior women’s Cup.
From the opening whistle, Lady Patriots showed they belonged on the same stage. Holding possession well and building through the middle, Playford looked confident and composed. A quick break down the left wing saw Flinders concede a free kick in a dangerous area. Captain Skye stepped up, took one look at goal, and knew exactly what she wanted. Her perfectly struck effort left the goalkeeper with no chance, finding the back of the net in the 12th minute and giving Lady Patriots a deserved 1-0 lead.
Flinders appeared stunned, while Lady Patriots continued to apply pressure in an entertaining end-to-end contest. However, Flinders found an equaliser in the 24th minute with a powerful strike from outside the 18-yard box that flew beyond the reach of the goalkeeper.
Despite Flinders gaining momentum, Lady Patriots remained resilient. Kaili produced a crucial goal-line header to deny Flinders and keep the score level. Soon after, a quick attacking move caught Flinders off guard and resulted in a corner. Defender Lihn pushed forward into the box, creating chaos among the Flinders defence and allowing Glodie to pounce and smash the ball home.
Lady Patriots headed into halftime with a deserved 2-1 lead.
The atmosphere in the change rooms was full of belief, confidence, and encouragement from the coaching staff. The message was clear — keep working and trust the process.
Flinders came out strongly in the second half, but Lady Patriots’ defence, led by Lihn, stood firm. Pam made several outstanding saves to keep Flinders at bay as both teams continued to create chances. Despite several dangerous counterattacks, Lady Patriots were unable to extend their lead.
Flinders eventually found an equaliser in the 70th minute, sending the match into extra time locked at 2-2 after 90 minutes.
The belief within the Lady Patriots squad remained strong. They knew the game was there to be won. Unfortunately, Flinders struck early in extra time before adding another late goal. Battling through fatigue, cramps, heavy challenges, and a physical contest, Lady Patriots continued to fight until the final whistle.
Full Time (After Extra Time): Flinders United 4 – 2 Lady Patriots
While the result didn’t fall their way, Lady Patriots can be incredibly proud of their performance. The team displayed outstanding work ethic, resilience, teamwork, and proved they can compete with higher-level opposition.
As both Dom and Scottie said after the match, “We made them work for it.” The performance showed that Lady Patriots are more than capable of playing at that level, and there are many positives to take forward from a hard-fought cup encounter.
- Scott Mathews
U14’s:
We came into the Campbelltown match as the league’s top side and with that comes the pressure to perform in order to remain top. Campbelltown are a strong, physical team that can get behind the last defender and create one on one chances versus the keeper and so we needed to be mindful of that.
Our start was a little clumsy as we had difficulty controlling the ball and getting decent passes away, but at the same time Campbelltown weren’t getting the ball much themselves and we ended up playing the entire first half in our forward half. Liya Ratthanachan scored the opener on 15 minutes and that lifted the girls and our passing became more decisive. Apuk Baak jumped on to a thru ball and put it away, but a late call from the linesman ruled it offside. Rinse and repeat and Apuk did the same a few minutes later and we were 2-0 up and in control.
Then came a wonderful moment for our Playford girls. First year player, Elsa Nitereka, who had been playing left back most of this year was playing left wing today. A magnificent pass from Liya that split the defence allowed Elsa to run on to the ball, 45 degree angle and smash it into the net from 15 yards out.
What a wonderful moment for the team.
The girls came from all over the pitch to congratulate Elsa on her first league goal. Love that…
HT 3-0
Second half saw Captain Fantastic, Helen Constance, score a wicked goal from near the edge of the penalty box. Apuk danced around a couple of defenders before laying it off to Helen who turned and fired it home like a canon. 4-0 and the game seemed over.
We switched to a 3-4-3 formation (my mistake) at the same time as we dropped away a bit due to fatigue and maybe complacency. Campbelltown lifted and a scramble in the penalty box saw the home side get one back. This lifted them and we were under pressure for about 15 minutes, making mistakes, letting girls get behind us or free in the box and we were lucky not to concede again. Eventually we took back control and Acacia Baggendorf, who had a scintillating first half on left wing, began dominating again in the last 10 minutes and had several shots on goal that were saved. Helen sealed the deal though, skilling several oppoents from near half-way, running in on goal and tapping past the keeper from literally 3-4 yards out. Cool as Fonzie!
FT 5-1
Winning was the key today to go into the mid-season break as the league leaders. We did that and have earnt a well-deserved rest before facing Fulham on June 14th at home. That will be a tough game and sounding like a broken record, a must win game if we are to remain top.
Congratulations to Liya, Helen and Apuk, who are the 2nd, 3rd and 5th highest scorers in the league. No one has scored in more games than Apuk, 8 of the 10 played. We are the No.1 attacking team in the league and the No.2 defence by a single goal. 12 of the 16 girls in the squad have scored. Amazing!
Patriot Girl Power!!!
- Chris Bowes
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JUNIOR RESULTS RECAP
vs Port Adelaide
U12’s:
We started well but lacked our work rate and hunger which we have shown so well over previous weeks, at times we played our game really well passing and holding possession, but lost focus to often giving away cheap goals.
After that we never showed enough hunger to get back in the game.
Disappointing loss 1-5.
U13's:
A slow start today saw Port get a sniff early, but the lads quickly woke up and created some great chances and we went 1-0 up at the half and we're unlucky not to have 2 or 3.
We came out strong in the second half and our hard work was quickly rewarded after a great finish from a classy ball through the line.
We continued our high intensity throughout the second half and finished 3-0 up.
U14’s:
Once again the lads come out and displayed confidence controlling the majority of possession throughout the game.
A few scrappy moments due to a very congested Port Pirates defence third, but very happy to come out 0 - 6 victors in the end.
A huge thank you to the U/13's and U/15's who have assisted in the past few weeks while we've had numerous players away, you guys have definitely contributed to the results we've achieved during this period 🙏
U15’s:
From the first minute to the last we dominated the game. Some excellent passing and great goals. Keeping the intensity and quality up for the full game was our focus. The Port goalkeeper pulled off lots of great saves. We ended up winning 7-0 and it was great to see the U14 players do so well when they came on too!
U16’s:
It’s always a tough game against a well organised Port side and today was no different. First half felt we were on top but couldn’t finish our chances to go into halftime 1-1.
Second half was much of the same but we managed to take two chances to end the game 3-1 winners.
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MATCH RESULTS
vs Adelaide United
First Team 0-0
Reserves 12-2 L
U18’s 8-0 L
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