Words: Joshua Martin & Michael Flynn
Image: Chris Martin

Jessica Dillon delivered a brace as The Gap FC Women farewelled departing skipper Rebecca Price with a clinical 4-0 win over Sunshine Coast FC Women at Walton Bridge Reserve.

Dillon expertly finished a well-worked team build-up to give Gators a single goal half-time lead, before striking again before the hour to lift her season’s tally to nine goals.

Megan Price and Greta Bodey then closed out the result as the Gators extended their unbeaten start to the season to 12 games and concluded a league double over Fire for a second straight season.

The result lifts the Gators eight points clear atop the league table and consigns the ninth placed Fire to a second straight defeat.

Key Moments

10’ - CHANCE FOR GATORS – After a long sequence of passes the ball is laid back to Rebecca Price on the edge of the penalty area but her powerful shot flies just over the crossbar

16’ - CHANCE FOR GATORS – Ashleigh Bucknall’s cross evades a defender before reaching Talitha Doro but her header is directed straight at Fire keep Katie Offer to pushes it to safety

22’ - GOAL FOR GATORS – Megan Price’s cutback picks out the unmarked Jessica Dillon, who controls before slotting her finish into the bottom corner

35’ – CHANCE FOR GATORS – Dillon’s corner picks out Ruth Blackburn at close range but her header can’t get past Offer in goal

55’ – GOAL FOR GATORS – Blackburn turns inside the penalty area before threading a through-ball for Dillon, who shoots assuredly across Offer and into the bottom corner to complete her brace

65’ – GOAL FOR GATORS – Greta Bodey turns her marker inside out on the right wing before delivering a perfectly weighted cross that is hammered home on the volley by Megan Price

75’ – CHANCE FOR FIRE – Samara Christmas intercepts on halfway and bearing down on goal pulls the trigger from 25 yards however the shot is held by Gators goalkeeper Noran Abaza

78’ – GOAL FOR GATORS – Bodey lopes onto a through-ball out wide and draws the attention of Offer before delivering a clever chipped finish to round out the scoring

82’ – CHANCE FOR GATORS – Catherine O’Neill threatens with a curling free-kick from 30 yards forcing Offer to push the ball onto the post before going across the byline to safety.

What They Said

“You can’t really prepare for the Gap. So today we went out with a defensive mindset because we knew they would control possession. Four nil really isn’t that bad when considering some of the other results the Gap have got this season. We were quite strong defensively in stages and I think that is a positive we can take away from tonight. We have just played the top two teams and we have Olympic and Easts in the next few weeks, but after that I can’t see why we can’t make a run up the ladder.” - Thomas White, Sunshine Coast FC Women Coach

“Being my last Gap home game I was pretty nervous coming into it but once I got out their it was really good especially in front of a big home crowd. After having a few weeks off it was important for us to get the fluency back, so to play that well was really encouraging. Our coach Rob Askew was happy with the performance but wants us to work on a few things in the final third especially the quality of our passing and the timing of our runs. I hope my legacy at the Gap is the culture we have built that not only develops girls football skills but one that also produces leaders in society.” - Rebecca Price, The Gap FC Women captain

Match Details

PlayStation 4 Women’s National Premier League 2016 – Round 14

Friday, June 17
Walton Bridge Reserve, Brisbane

Gap FC Women 4 - (Jessica DILLON 22’ 55’ Megan PRICE 65’ Greta BODEY 78’)
Sunshine Coast Fire FC Women - 0

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Match Officials – Max CRANE (referee), Kaden PRIOR (assistant), Kianna AQUILINA-HENDERSON (assistant)