WOMEN’S RESULTS
U14’s: BAROSSA UNITED 6-0
Last week the girls played an amazing brand of football to draw 1-1 away versus second placed Adelaide Olympic and retain a 4 point lead at the top of the table. This week saw us back home against a very strong and talented Barossa United in what was another MUST WIN game. Every week is a MUST WIN game at the moment.
The pre-game talk was about shutting down the attacking runs of Barossa United. Their striker is ranked No.2 in the league and had to be stopped. The back four in Pendeza Mabilo (vice captain), Keira Bowes, Lisa David and Savannah Balawakula were outstanding. They kept their structure, backed each other up, filled up the space and intercepted thru balls the whole match. Savannah’s first half performance against that highly rated striker was pivotal to us controlling the game. I have no doubt that the efforts of these four defenders in addition to Maddison Machin having a solid game as keeper, is what propelled us to what ended up being an amazing day for the team.
Up front, Leilah Kaneza was simply on fire. Both teams started a little slow, but Leilah nailed the opening goal running past the defenders into a 1-on-1 and slotting home. Less than 10 minutes later, Liya Ratthanachan crossed from the right and Leilah pounced and guided the ball inbetween a mass of players to put us 2-0 up. That put us in control of the game, but then Matiyah Ocampo ended the contest. Matiyah received a pass from midfield and did a back heel and turn to bamboozle her much larger opponent and run on goal. While Matiyah was run down, she managed to scramble the ball past the challenging defender and keeper to make it 3-0 after 24 minutes. Less than a minute later, keeper error and Leilah had her hat-trick and it was 4-0.
HT 4-0
Second half was an arm wrestle, but we were mostly in control. There were a number of half chances but eventually we broke through again with Acacia Baggendorf netting her 11th of the season when she jumped on a parried ball from the keeper and tapped it in for 5-0. Leilah scored her 4th and made it 6-0 when she tackled hard, won the ball, pushed past defenders, left foot to just inside the left upright.
Amazing.
A draw today would have been a respectable result. But we got a win and a convincing win at that. Best players? Hard to go past Leilah Kaneza when she scores 4 in a massive game. Helen Constance (captain) fought hard all day and everywhere as usual, but the back four in Pendeza, Keira, Lisa and Savannah. An awesome foursome today!
We are another step closer to glory.
Patriot Girl Power!
Div 2: After edging Metro 2–1 in our previous meeting, the Lady Patriots travelled to Metro’s home ground determined to take another three points.
From the opening whistle, the intent was clear — score early. Within the first five minutes, the Lady Patriots moved the ball beautifully through the middle before Riziki burst down the wing. Her one-on-one effort was well saved by the Metro goalkeeper, but Priscilla reacted first to smash home the rebound and give the Lady Patriots a dream start and a 1–0 lead.
Metro responded strongly, taking control of large periods of the first half by overloading the wide areas and exploiting the space. This forced the Lady Patriots into a tactical reshuffle to counter Metro’s attacking threat.
Despite the pressure, the Lady Patriots went into the break leading 1–0 after what proved to be a shortened 40-minute first half.
The second half saw the tactical changes take effect. The Lady Patriots matched Metro’s style, keeping possession, playing quick triangles, and letting the ball do the work. As the half wore on, it felt considerably longer than the first, with what seemed like nearly 50 minutes of football testing the composure and resilience of both sides.
Defensively, the team held a disciplined high line, forcing Metro into long-range efforts. When Metro earned a penalty for a handball inside the box, it looked like the perfect chance to equalise. But Pamela had other ideas. Standing tall, she produced a brilliant penalty save that lifted the entire team and kept the momentum with the Lady Patriots.
With the intensity rising, the Lady Patriots were forced into several changes after a number of players were left dazed following strong headers, requiring the referee to pause play while they were assessed before leaving the field.
The repeated stoppages led the Lady Patriots coaching staff to question the pressure of the match ball. “Rock hard” would be an understatement, with the ball feeling exceptionally firm throughout the game. Despite the interruptions, the Lady Patriots dug deep, stayed organised, and defended with courage right until the final whistle.
Full Time: Metro 0 – 1 Lady Patriots
It was another complete team performance. From Pamela’s outstanding penalty save, to the defence standing strong, the midfield controlling possession, and the forwards creating opportunities, every player played their part.
Another hard-fought three points keeps the Lady Patriots pushing towards their goal. Well done, ladies!
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JUNIOR RESULTS RECAP
vs Salisbury United
U12’s:
We started well and moved the ball with purpose very well in the first half, taking the lead twice but defensively as a group we weren’t tight enough, half time 2-2, we went out confident for the second half but went a goal down early and then another, the confidence dropped, we played well in parts but the focus was effort and positivity this week and we showed that until the end which was good to see. 3-5 loss
U13’s:
3 points is 3 points.
Unfortunately, we were poor today and came into the game with the wrong mentality and almost cost us
Salisbury lifted and were super, whilst we dropped our level and saw us play football that is very unlike us.
We ended up 2-0 up and use this as a humbling exercise and lift for the final 3 games
U14’s:
The boys come out quite confident from the very start pushing the ball around well, going up 1-0 in the first 5 minutes. Unfortunately it was short lived as Salisbury Utd managed to equalise within 5 minutes.
Our intensity levels slightly dropped, but we still managed to go in at half time 2-1 up.
In the second half the boys lifted their intensity, which reflected on them taking control of the game, winning 4-2 in the end.
U15’s:
Boys came out and played great football for 80 mins. We were expecting a physical game like the last time played, but it wasn’t to be. 4-0 up at halftime and we continued to play good football in the second half scoring another 5. It was great to see we had 6 different goalscorers and kept a clean sheet. Great result all round! 9-0 win.
U16’s:
We were a shadow of the team that played Wednesday night, not moving the ball quick enough and struggling to break them down, but credit had to go to Salisbury as they had come to play and their pressure was good. We managed to get one from a corner to be 1-0 up at halftime. Second half we moved the ball better and started to get better quality chances, which we took to finish 5-1 winners.
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With only a few games to go, our U14 Girls are looking to finish very strong 🤩
Meet 2 girls part of this outstanding team: Isla and Shristy ⭐️
Keep an eye out for trial dates to be apart of the 2027 Playford girls!🚀
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