Pre-Season - Thursday Wrap
Words: Michael Flynn
The Gap FC Women ramped up their pre-season with a win over Women’s Brisbane Premier League opposition on Thursday night with a brace for a returning Westfield W-League star.
Gators Too Strong For Lightning
LOGAN CITY | Returned Westfield W-League star Ruth Blackburn netted a brace as The Gap FC Women saw off Logan Lightning Women 3-1 at Cornubia Park.
Gators struck all three goals in the first half as the ramped up their pre-season in preparation for their PlayStation 4 NPL Women’s Queensland title defence.
Off-season recruit Eden Jones opened accounts early by tucking home a low cross from Greta Bodey.
Blackburn doubled the advantage just five minutes later when she headed home from a corner.
The midfielder, who spent the summer with Brisbane Roar in the Westfield W-League, then rounded out her haul on the counter attack late in the half with a composed left-footed finish.
Lightning pulled a goal back late in the contest when Katie Day nodded in from a corner kick.
Gators continue their pre-season against Sunshine Coast FC on Sunday as part of full slate of PlayStation 4 NPL Women’s Queensland fixtures at Dalton Park in Moreton Bay.
Logan Lightning FC Women 1 (Katie DAY 87’)
The Gap FC Women 3 (Eden JONES 10’, Ruth BLACKBURN 15’ 30’)
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