Words: Michael Flynn
Additional Reporting & Images: Paul Smith

Golden Boot leader Kirsten Jamieson struck five goals as Olympic FC Women ran riot in a 9-0 win over SWQ Thunder Women at Clive Berghofer Stadium.

Jamieson’s goal blitz – her fourth haul of three or more goals this year - commenced only minutes after Elizabeth Doherty had edged the visitors ahead in the early exchanges.

Allira Toby also chimed in with a brace for Olympic, while Kara Mowbray rounded out the scoring with her first goal of the season.

Jamieson has now scored 26 goals in PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Women’s competition in just seven matches this season.

The win is Olympic’s third in a row and sees the club move second on the table ahead of Souths United, who can claw back their position with a win on Sunday in the final match of the round.

The result marks a second straight defeat for Thunder and is their largest losing margin this year.

Key Moments

1’ - CHANCE FOR THUNDER – Abbey Lloyd finds herself in space behind the defence only 15 seconds into the game, but her shot goes into the keeper’s hands

2’ - CHANCE FOR THUNDER – Abbey Lloyd shoots from the edge of the area, but her shot goes just wide of the left upright

9’ - GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Ball is cut back from deep in the area, across goal to find Elizabeth Doherty, whose shot finds the back of the net despite a touch from Thunder goalkeeper Lucinda Jensen 

14’ - GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Allira Toby’s quickly taken free-kick puts the ball at the feet of Kirsten Jamieson, who converts with a shot that sneaks inside the left upright from 20 yards

30’ - GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Jamieson is allowed to turn on the ball on the edge of the area before sneaking a shot past the diving Jensen in the Thunder goal

36’ - GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Jamieson delivers a well-placed shot into the top corner of the goal to round out her hat-trick and all but seal the win

37’ GOAL FOR OLYMPIC - Toby runs onto a through ball and flicks the finish over the advancing goalkeeper to see it trickle into the net

41’ - CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC – Jazmyn Perin puts a high cross across goal for Jamieson, whose header skims the outside of the left upright

50’ - GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Toby again finds herself on the end of a through ball and makes no mistake in the one-on-one against Jensen

54’ - GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Kristi New puts the through ball from left wing for Kara Mowbray to run onto and then tuck home the finish

55’ – CHANCE FOR THUNDER – Melanie Lloyd tees up Jordie Franke at the top of the area but her shot fades just wide of the post

83’ - GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Jamieson is given too much space in front of goal and, shooting from outside the area, beating Jensen low to the left

86’ - GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Jamieson caps off her performance with a stunning shot from 25 yards out that catches Jensen off her line

What They Said

“The girls have had a tough week and haven’t been able to train very well. Most of the team have been sick this week and I think today that showed. We couldn’t keep up for the full ninety. We started well and had a few good opportunities and, had they dropped, they may have changed the course of events. But in the end Olympic were far too good on the day and their finishing was far too clinical.“ – Anthony Bigby, SWQ Thunder FC Women assistant coach

“I’m not going to say it was our best game because we weren’t clinical in front of goal. But to come through when we’re not playing the best is a good thing. We will go back to training and work hard on finishing. I don’t think the score reflected the way we played. I don’t think nine-nil was the score it should be because I don’t think we played well enough to get that scoreline.“ – Natalie Tathem, Olympic FC Women captain

Match Details

PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Women’s 2016 – Round 10

Saturday, May 14
Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba

SWQ Thunder FC Women – 0 
Olympic FC Women – 9 (Elizabeth DOHERTY 10’, Kirsten JAMIESON 15’ 31’ 36’ 53’ 86’, Allira TOBY 37' 54’, Kara MOWBRAY 54’)

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Match Officials – Sarah WILLINGTON (referee), Brett DODMAN (assistant), Matt RUMMENIE (assistant)