Sunday, April 28, 2019

Lions handle conditions better than Clarence and win 3-0


Photo:  Three women match officials took charge of an NPL Tasmania game for the first time [PlessPix]

(NPL Tasmania, Lightwood Park, Saturday, 27 April 2019)

Kingborough Lions United 3 (P Kantzos 20, H Gutierrez Jr 71, 91)
Clarence United 0

HT:  1-0   Att:  100   Ref:  L Hargrave

Kingborough Lions United:  Perkinson  -  Douce, Smithies-Sharples, Cuthbertson, Sammut  -  Easton, Downe (Gutierrez Jr 61)s, Steele  -  Brennan, Cowen (Hall 80), Kantzos  (Subs not used:  Muir, Schuth, Zammit)

Clarence United:  Dyson  -  Lange, Demar, Reibel, Ebini  -  Hatcher, Burt, Price -  Moynihan (Kannegiesser 60), Amani (Marsh 80), Randall (Voss 46)  (Subs not used:  Downham, Semelbauer)

Photo:  Kingborough's Chris Downes wins a header [PlessPix]

A little bit of history was made in this match.  It was the first NPL game featuring three female match officials.

Referee Lauren Hargrave is living and working in Canberra at present and during a visit home to Tasmania, she was appointed to take charge of this game.  Her assistants were Claire Green and Emma Hall.

Kingborough should have at least doubled their score and Clarence were let off rather lightly.

Apart from the three goals, the Lions hit the woodwork four times.

Conditions were difficult, with strong winds throughout the game.  Clarence kicked with the wind in the first half but were unable to gain any advantage.  Their only chance came when midfielder Jeremy Price sent an effort just over the bar.

Photo:  Kingborough's Keenan Douce, who had a fine game, races for the ball [PlessPix]

Kingborough took the lead in the 20th minute when a cross-field build-up from right to left ended with Phil Kantzos shooting low and hard past Matthew Dyson.

A minute later, Danny Cowen hit the post when he connected with Keenan Douce’s corner from the left.

Cowen was unlucky again in the 35th minute when his shot again came back off the post.

Three minutes before the interval, left-back Joel Sammut ventured forward and ended up smacking a post with a firm shot.

Clarence must have welcomed the half-time interval as they may well have been punch drunk and windblown by that time.

Photo:  Clarence's Ryan Amani all alone up front [PlessPix] 


Photo:  Clarence's Ryan Amani ploughing a lone furrow in attack [PlessPix]

The second half was even worse for the visitors.  They were playing into the strong wind and Ryan Amani was often left alone and isolated as centre-forward.  Sam Randall had been taken off.  He had made little impact on the left wing throughout the first half as play seemed concentrated on the other flank.

Photo:  Clarence's Ryan Amani is beaten by Kingborough's Nick Cuthbertson [PlessPix]

In the 62nd minute, Kingborough continued their exercise of ‘who can hit the woodwork rather than score’ when Jake Brennan rattled the crossbar.

The introduction of American import Horacio Gutierrez Jr on the hour bore fruit 10 minutes later.  He had missed the past few games through injury, but in the 71st minute he turned sharply and planted a shot into the net from the edge of the box to make it 2-0 for the Lions.

Clarence had their second chance of the game shortly after when only an instinctive and excellent save at close range by Kingorough’s American import goalkeeper, Kenneth Perkinson, denied Clarence substitute Chris Kannegiesser.  Clarence have only scored once this season and had Kannegiesser scored, it would have been their first goal from open play.

In stoppage time, Gutierrez Jr netted his second goal of the game and Kingborough's third.  He was obviously keen to make up for lost time after being sidelined by injury for several weeks.

Photo:  At the risk of labouring the point, here is Ryan Amani isolated up front again  [PlessPix]


Photo:  Kingborough's Danny Cowen heads over the bar [PlessPix]


Photo:  Kingborough's Jake Brennan (left) and Clarence's Jackson Ebini [PlessPix]


Photo (L-R):  Claire Green, Lauren Hargrave and Emma Hall before the game [PlessPix]

Women's football - Sunday, 28 April 2019


Photo:  Action from today's Hobart United versus Kingborough Lions United women's match at Pontville [PlessPix]

Women’s Southern Championship 1

Hobart United 1 lost to Kingborough Lions United 5 (Jan Stewart, Andy Gadon, Portia Leung, Lucy Vialle 2)

Metro FC Blue 7-0 Nelson Eastern Suburbs

Metro FC Yellow 1-9 Beachside

Taroona 2-5 Clarence United

University 1-4 Southern FC

Men's Social League 3 Cup

Beachside 1 (Z Colgrave) lost to Hobart United 2 (A Ghebrehiwet, M Rahni pen)

Photo:  A Hobart United defender clears the ball against Kingborough Lions United today [PlessPix]

Photo:  Kingborough on the attack against Hobart United [PlessPix]

Photo:  Action from today's Metro versus Nelson women's match at North Chigwell  [PlessPix]
Photo:  A Nelson defender clears the ball against Metro [PlessPix] 

Photo:  A Beachside winger takes on a Metro defender [PlessPix]

Photo:  Action from today's Metro versus Beachside women's game at North Chigwell [PlessPix]

Photo:  A Metro player in possession against Beachside today [PlessPix]

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Saturday results - 27 April 2019


Photo:  A historic occasion tonight.  Three female officials were in charge of an NPL match for the first time.  Referee Lauren Hargrave (centre) and assistants Emma Hall (left) and Claire Green with Clarence captain Jeremy Price and Kingborough captain Danny Cowen. [PlessPix]


NPL Tasmania

Devonport City 5 (Fitzgerald 9, Giampaoli 22, Dorazio 25 og, Stone 56, Barnard 89) beat Launceston City 2 (Mies 52, 94 pen)

Kingborough Lions United 3 (Kantzos 26, Gutierrez Jr 71, 91)

Photo:  Kingborough's Dominic Easton (left) tries to elude Clarence's Kane Hatcher [PlessPix]

NPL Tasmania (As at 27 April 2019)

TEAM
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Devonport City
9
8
0
1
31
5
24
Olympia Warriors
9
7
1
1
29
7
22
South Hobart
9
6
1
2
35
10
19
Hobart Zebras
9
4
4
1
34
13
16
Glenorchy Knights
9
3
2
4
20
19
11
Kingborough Lions
9
3
1
5
16
20
10
Launceston City
9
1
3
5
15
19
6
Riverside Olympic
8
1
0
7
4
30
3
Clarence United
9
1
0
8
1
62
3

Photo:  Olympia's Maddison Chambers pursued by Zebras' Erin Delaney [PlessPix]

 Photo:  Zebras' Kayla Mason (left) scores an own goal in the game against Olympia, knocking the ball past goalkeeper Shelley Cook [PlessPix]


Challenge League

Olympia Warriors 2-1 Glenorchy Knights

Hobart Zebras 6-0 Clarence United

Photo:  Referee Craig Phillips watches the action between Zebras and Clarence in today's Challenge League match [PlessPix]

Women’s Super League

Olympia Warriors 2 (Marino, Mason og) drew with Hobart Zebras 2 (Berry 2)

Kingborough Lions United 1-2 Clarence United

Women’s Southern Championship

Olympia Warriors 2 (Chambers, Quinn) drew with Hobart Zebras 2 (Coles, Price)

Photo:  Zebras' Ben Robinson (right) confronts a Clarence attacker [PlessPix]