Olympic Hit Thunder For Six
Words: Sam Flanagan
Images: Patrick Kearney
Olympic FC Women notched their 100th goal of the season as they stormed to a 6-0 drubbing of SWQ Thunder Women at Goodwin Park.
Runway Golden Boot leader Kirsten Jamieson, Allira Toby and Natalie Tathem all found the back of the net within the opening half an hour to give the hosts a comfortable 3-0 lead at halftime.
Jamieson then struck three further times in the second half to round out the result and take her season’s tally to an astounding 57 goals.
The victory extends Olympic’s unbeaten run to five straight games ahead of their debut PlayStation 4 NPL Women’s Queensland Finals Series in a fortnight’s time.
Thunders’ loss is their fourth in a row as they fight to hold onto fifth place.
Key Moments
7’ – GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Kirsten Jamieson finds Allira Toby on the edge of the area before the winger has a touch converting with a composed finish
15’ – GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Jamieson weaves through three defenders before burying her shot from ten yards to notch her side’s 100th goal of the season
31’ – GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Toby squares the ball to Natalie Tathem who lofts the ball into the top corner from outside the penalty area giving Thunder goalkeeper Katlin Peterson no chance of a save
33’ – CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC – Jamieson lines up a free-kick from wide on the on the left and bends it towards the far post but Peterson manages to knock it wide
58’ –GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Lorena Maggio releases Jamieson with a backheel near half-way and the striker burns all-comers down the field before smashing the finish over Peterson
75’ – GOAL FOR OLYMPIC – Toby fashions space down the right before finding Jamieson in the middle, with the striker burying the cross first-time at the back post
78’ –CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC – Jamieson puts her right boot straight through a free kick from 25 yards that leaves Peterson stranded as it crashes into the crossbar
85’ – GOAL FOR OLYMPIC -Horsey pierces the defence with a well-placed through ball to release Jamieson yet again to convert her fourth and ice the result
What They Said
“That win was just what we needed to build momentum as we get closer to the finals. We looked good for most of the match; we still have things to work on but we have to be happy with a 6-0 win against a pretty solid side.” – Kate Morton, Olympic FC Women defender
We knew we were going to be in for a torrid time; we know Olympic are very good at scoring goals and they showed that again tonight. Everybody knows that Olympic are wide to Allira and into Jamieson; we had a plan to counter that but it didn’t work for us tonight.” – Anthony Bigby, SWQ Thunder FC Women coach
Match Details
PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Women’s 2016 – Round 21
Saturday, August 13
Goodwin Park, Brisbane
Olympic FC Women - 6 (Kirsten JAMIESON 15’ 58’ 75’ 85’, Allira TOBY 7’, Natalie TATHEM 31’)
SWQ Thunder FC Women - 0
Match Centre – http://bit.ly/2beBJFn
Match Officials – Ben English (referee), Terry Toumbas (assistant), Caitlin Ruhland (assistant)
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