From Capital Football.
GIRLS JPL13/15 GRAND FINAL – BOOMERANGS TOO CLASSY FOR BLUE DEVILS
GIRLS U13/15
GRAND FINAL
Boomerangs FS U15 9 (Madeleine Perceval 6’, 26’, Cecilija Matic 11’, 28’, Ashlyn Garrity 27’, Emma Ilijoski 28’, 34’, Stella De Marco 37’, Isabella Tammaro 39’) Belconnen United 0
Boomerangs FS were crowned Girls U13/15 Futsal Premier League Champions with a comfortable 9-0 win over Belconnen United in the Grand Final. Belconnen set their stall out early conceding possession to the Boomerangs side and seemingly content to defend in numbers and try to frustrate their opponents. And, to a degree, it worked until the sixth minute when some patient Boomerangs build-up was rewarded with a simple finish from Madeleine Perceval. The danger in allowing a side as talented as the Boomerangs the monopoly of the ball is that they will finally create an opening and they did again on eleven minutes as Stella De Marco skipped past a challenge and pulled the ball back for Cecilija Matic to sweep into the roof of the net. The Blue Devils were restricted to just one effort in the opening half as Leila Craemer-Banks broke away but shot wide when well placed. Otherwise it was Boomerangs very much in ascendancy at the interval.
It was a gallant defensive effort by the Blue Devils, who had suffered a heavy defeat to this opposition in the round-robin series, and they continued to provide a roadblock to the Boomerangs ambitions of adding to the scoreboard until Perceval rapped in her second from an acute angle. That opened the floodgates and three goals arrived in quick succession as Captain Ashlyn Garrity, Matic and Emma Ilijoski all netted in the space of a minute. Boomerangs withdrew their ‘keeper to create an extra player and pile on the pressure and Ilijoski scored her second of the match with five minutes to play. Stella De Marco added the eighth goal with time running out and Isabella Tammaro rounded out the tally in the final minute. In the end it was Boomerangs extra class that told despite Belconnen’s best efforts.
Boomerangs FS U15: 41. Sally JAMES, 27. Isabella TAMMARO, 28. Sonia PASQUARIELLO, 29. Charlotte GRANDY, 31. Ashlyn GARRITY, 34. Madeleine PERCEVAL, 37. Cecilija MATIC, 43. Stella DE MARCO, 44. Emma ILIJOSKI
Belconnen United: 1. Jessica WINDSOR, 2. Bronte PYKE, 3. Stephanie HEDDITCH, 4. Eliana MORENO, 5. Felicity FUNNELL, 6. Jessica HARRIS, 8. Angelina PAPANICOLAOU, 11. Leila CRAEMER-BANKS, 12. Mikayla HEDDITCH, 14. Chloe RUDD
Discipline: YELLOW CARDS: None
Match Officials: Aislinn O’LEARY, Georgia GHIRARDELLO
JPL13 GRAND FINAL – RUTHLESS BOOMERANGS CLAIM CROWN
BOYS U13
GRAND FINAL
Boomerangs FS U13 6 (Luca Gagliardi 2’, 38’, Brandon Davids 7’, 34’, Zachary Barbatano 29’, Oliver McCarthy 40’) Monaro Panthers 1 (Timothy Noack 40’)
Boomerangs FS claimed the Boy’s under-13 Junior Futsal Premier League title with a convincing performance as they outplayed a game Monaro Panthers to win the title showdown 6-1. Heading into the match as clear favourites it didn’t take the Boomerangs long to assert their authority as, from a free-kick awarded for the Panthers ‘keeper delaying the play, Luca Gagliardi crashed home. Boomerangs were stringing together some intricate passing combinations and another splendid move barely five minutes later yielded the second as Brandon Davids slid the ball into the empty net at the far post and that cushion allowed Boomerangs to dictate the pace. They dominated possession for the majority of the opening half with the Panthers restricted to sporadic breakaways, the end of one of which Daniel Skazlic drew a decent save from Boomerangs custodian Callum Foster. But Boomerangs were well worthy of their half-time advantage.
The Panthers needed to strike next if they were to force their way back into the match and they certainly tightened up defensively but, unfortunately, were struggling to find a way past the solid Boomerangs defence. And it was the Boomerangs who were to increase their lead with eleven minutes remaining. Again it was the movement and precision of passing that undid the Panthers with Zachary Barbatano, a constant threat, rewarded with a fine goal. That seemed to knock a bit of the stuffing out of the Panthers and Davids was able to nab a second, sweeping the ball high into the roof of the net from close range, to effectively seal the result in the 34th minute. Gagliardi completed his brace two minutes from time and there was time for the half dozen as Oliver McCarthy crunched in the sixth. The Panthers gained a modicum of reward when Timothy Noack scored with seconds to spare but it was Boomerangs match.
STATISTICS
Boomerangs FS U13: 49. Callum FOSTER, 38. Zachary BARBATANO, 39. Luca GAGLIARDI, 40. Armani TAFFA, 43. Robert TKATCHENKO, 44. Murphy SHAW, 46. Oliver MCCARTHY, 50. Brandon DAVIDS, 77. Stefan VUCIC
Monaro Panthers: 1. Jez ANDERSON, 15. Lachlan FRANCE, 16. Timothy NOACK, 17. Adrian LO, 18. Jeremiah CHARLTON, 20. Noah BUDD, 21. Daniel SKAZLIC
Discipline: YELLOW CARDS: None
Match Officials: Charlie KURTHI, Lachlann DRIVER-RAE