Words: Michael Flynn
Additional Reporting: Troy Belford
Image: Albert Perez/Football Queensland

Kaitlyn Winter netted a hat-trick as The Gap FC Women stormed to top of the table with a 9-0 hammering of Peninsula Power Women at A.J.Kelly Park.

Coming off a breakthrough win in their last start Power proved no match for the defending PlayStation 4 NPL Queensland Women’s Champions, who reclaim the league lead for the first time since the opening round.

Winter’s haul was complemented by a first-half brace to Eden Jones, while Bethany Ashton, Jessica Dillon, Megan Price and Ruth Blackburn also chimed in.

The win extends a perfect start to the season for Rob Askew’s side and furthers their competition record unbeaten run to 14 games since last year.

The win is also the Gators first at A.J.Kelly Park in PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues competition after they were upset at the same venue in July last year – their last defeat in the competition.

What They Said

“This week at training we will focus on the positives we got out of the second forty five minutes. I’ve seen enough in this young group of players to know we will have a positive season.” – Michael Cook, Peninsula Power FC Women

“It was good to blow the cobwebs out. We hadn’t played in three weeks and it really did look like it. Even though it was 9-0, we had some serious fitness issues and our player will be better for the run.” – Rob Askew, The Gap FC Women coach

Match Details

PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Women’s 2016 – Round 5
Sunday, April 10
A.J.Kelly Park, Moreton Bay

The Gap FC Women 9 defeat Peninsula Power FC Women 0

Power Goals – none
Power Yellow Cards – none
Power Red Cards – none

Power Squad – 1. Tallulah VEARING, 2. Cynthia MOLLROSS, 4. Morgan SCHOENER, 5. Jessica ECCLES, 6. Tori HORNSVELD, 8. Madoka MOMMA (17. Jasmine MICHEL), 10. Casey CARLOFF, 11. Victoria BREBNER (3. Ieramia ROWLANDS 66’), 14. Natsuka WATANABE (12. Brianna LOCKYEAR 75’), 16. Michelle MORTENSEN, 18. Grace DUROUX
Power Unused – 23. Imogen BRAITHWAITE

Gators Goals – Eden JONES 2’ 24’, Kaitlyn WINTER 8’ 43’ 88’, Jessica DILLON 13’, Bethany ASHTON 35’, Ruth BLACKBURN 41’, Megan PRICE 82’
Gators Yellow Cards – none
Gators Red Cards – none

Gators Squad – 1. Noran ABAZA, 3.Talitha DORO, 7.Zali EASON-COUTTS, 8.Kaitlyn WINTER, 9.Hayley RICCARDI, 12.Jessica DILLON, 13.Megan PRICE, 14.Charli MCLENNAN (6. Ashleigh BUCKNALL 50’), 15.Ruth BLACKBURN, 16.Catherine O’NEILL, 18.Eden JONES (10. Bethany ASHTON 30’ (5. Rebecca PRICE 50’))
Gators Substitutes –11. Greta BODEY