Saturday results - 3 August 2019

Photo:  Declan Brown scores a penalty for Knights against Clarence today [PlessPix]

NPL Tasmania

Devonport City 2 (M Fitzgerald 60 pen, J Stone 84) beat Kingborough Lions United 1 (K Douce 78)

Riverside Olympic 2 (R McCarragher 6, C Wademan 52) beat Launceston City 1 (N Mies 14)

Glenorchy Knights 8 (N Naden 24, A Leszczynski 29, 42, 43, S James 54, D Brown 58 pen, 74, 89) beat Clarence United 0

Photo:  Clarence's Kane Hatcher (right) challenges Knights' Diego Gutierrez-Chavez [PlessPix]

NPL Tasmania (As at 3 August 2019)

TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Devonport City	19	16	2	1	70	16	50
Olympia Warriors	19	14	2	3	59	22	44
South Hobart	18	11	3	4	58	24	36
Hobart Zebras	19	9	6	4	57	36	33
Glenorchy Knights	19	7	2	10	48	37	23
Kingborough Lions	19	7	1	11	35	41	22
Launceston City	19	6	3	10	29	36	21
Riverside Olympic	18	4	1	13	17	48	13
Clarence United	20	1	0	19	5	128	3

Photo:  Knights' Alex Bellini tries to outwit Clarence's Kane Hatcher  [PlessPix]

Challenge League

Glenorchy Knights 1 (N Rees 51) lost to South Hobart 9 (S Tooze 34, 50, 75, 90, S Berezansky 43, 45, K Kemp 81, T Evans 85, M Attfield 88)

Photo:  Knights' Nathan Rees challenges South Hobart keeper Declan Foley for possession in today's Challenge League match.  Foley replaced Mark Moncur in goal for the second half after playing in defence in the first half. [PlessPix]
Southern Championship

South East United 2-7 Hobart United (Moses Khasif 3, Riaq Dhieu 2, og 2)

Southern Championship 1

South East United 0-7 Hobart United (Salah Mohamed 2, Ajak Ngor, Gezachew Atalau, Ibsa Harun, Richard Yates, og)

Photo:  Glenorchy Knights' NPL squad pose for a photo before the game against Clarence United today [PlessPix]

Women’s Super League

Kingborough Lions United 0-3 Hobart Zebras

Olympia Warriors 0-2 Ulverstone

Clarence United 0-0 South Hobart

Photo:  Action from today's Challenge League game between Glenorchy Knights and South Hobart at KGV Park [PlessPix]

Photo:  Clarence coach Warren Burt shakes hands with Knights coach James Sherman after today's NPL game [PlessPix]

Photo:  Knights' Diego Gutierrez-Chavez being pursued by Clarence United's Chris Kannegiesser [PlessPix] 

Devonport should extend their lead at the top

Fifth-placed Kingborough Lions United travel to Valley Road on Saturday, the home of NPL Tasmania leaders Devonport City.

Will it be a case of the Lions hunting in a pack, or will it be lambs to the slaughter?

When the sides last met in the league, Devonport came away from Lightwood Park with a 3-2 win.

I reckon Devonport will win this one and increase their lead at the top to 6 points over second-placed Olympia Warriors, at least until Sunday, when the Warriors host fourth-ranked Hobart Zebras at 4.30pm at Warrior Park.

The outcome of Olympia’s appeal against the docking of 3 points for playing the ineligible Lucas Hill in the 3-1 win over South Hobart is unknown as yet.

If their appeal fails, and if they lose to the Zebras, they could soon be 9 points behind Devonport, which would effectively end Olympia’s title hopes.

Zebras will have centre-back Jan Charuza back from suspension, but Riley Dillon is still suspended.

They will also hope to have midfielders Jordan Muller and Luke Huigsloot available.

Olympia welcome back defenders Lucas Hill and Paul Stevens for this clash, but defender Jake Vandermey is unavailable.

Seventh-placed Glenorchy Knights should beat bottom-side Clarence United on Saturday at 2.30pm at KGV Park.

Clarence have had respectable results in the past couple of weeks, but they were still losses.

Knights broke their losing streak last week and will hope to make it two wins on the trot and they could leapfrog Launceston City and Kingborough and move up two places into fifth if those two sides lose.

Launceston City meet Riverside Olympic at Windsor Park at 2.30pm on Saturday in what could be a close contest.

South Hobart have the bye.

NPL Tasmania (As at 27 July 2019)

TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Devonport City	18	15	2	1	68	15	47
Olympia Warriors	19	14	2	3	59	22	44
South Hobart	18	11	3	4	58	24	36
Hobart Zebras	19	9	6	4	57	36	33
Kingborough Lions	18	7	1	10	34	39	22
Launceston City	18	6	3	9	28	34	21
Glenorchy Knights	18	6	2	10	40	37	20
Riverside Olympic	17	3	1	13	15	47	10
Clarence United	19	1	0	18	5	120	3