2025 Summer Cup opening round - 14 February 2025

Photo:  Kingborough win a header against Glenorchy Knights after a free-kick into the penalty area. {PlessPix] 

NPL Summer Cup Series (KGV Park)

Glenorchy Knights 2 (Tyson Barrett 47', Kalvin Pitt 81') beat Kingborough Lions United 0

[HT:  1-0]

Photo:  Hannah Walsh gets past Knights' skipper Sarah Bolonja to score with a thunderous shot. [PlessPix] 

Women’s Super League Summer Cup Series [KGV Park]

Glenorchy Knights 1 (Teigan Hennessy 38’ og) drew with Kingborough Lions United 1 (Hannah Walsh 31’)

Photo:  Kingborough's South Koran import Minhee Kim controls the ball ahead of Glenorchy Knights' captain, Sarah Bolonja. [PlessPix]

Penalty Shoot-out

Glenorchy Knights won 5-3.

Photo:  Glenorchy Knights clear a Kingborough corner. [PlessPix]

Glenorchy Knights scorers:

Jessica Shreeve, Ebony Pitt, Summer Neal, Jemima Brown, Sophie Munnings.

Kingborough Lions United scorers:

Hannah Walsh, Minhee Kim, Maddie Black.

*****

In the WSL, Glenorchy Knights were a little fortunate to win, but credit to them for their clinical penalties.

Hannah Walsh put Kingborough ahead in the 31^st minute with a powerful drive from just inside the box.

Knight equalised through an own-goal conceded by Teigan Hennessy 7 minutes later.

Knights’ Sarah Bolonja had a great chance to win the game before the end but she scooped her shot high over the bar when well placed.

Shortly after, Kingborough were unlucky when a free-kick came back off a post.

The Knights scored all their penalties, while Christabelle Moore hit the post for the Lions, thus ending the contest.

*****

Photo:  Glenorchy Knights' James Costello in possession with team-mate Jayden Hey in support. [PlessPix]

 

Photo:  The Knights collected two yellow cards in the first half for foul tackles. It was interesting to see that Kingborough Lions United now have players' names on the back of their shirts. [PlessPix]

Photo: Knights' Riley Dillon (left) gets to the ball ahead of Kingborough's Otto Schwartz. [PlessPix]