Words: Aaron Cooper
Additional reporting: SWQ Thunder FC
Images: SWQ Thunder FC

SWQ Thunder have kept their top four hopes alive with a comfortable 3-0 win over Olympic on Wednesday night.

A hat-trick for Louise Rolfe was the difference between the sides as the Thunder recorded their thing win of the season to move within four points of fourth-placed Souths United.

Olympic had the better of the early chances before Jessica Fry combined with Rolfe to hand the Thunder the lead.

Five minutes later and the Thunder had a two-goal buffer as Rolfe beat the offside trap to breakthrough in defence the Olympic defence and coolly slot her second of the night.

Olympic had a shot cleared off the line shortly before half-time and matters got worse 11 minutes after the break, as Rolfe completed her hat-trick, seemingly putting the result beyond doubt.

Olympic had their chances to pull one back, but were unable to break through the Thunder defence, falling to their fifth consecutive defeat.

Olympic now face a short turnaround before facing Gold Coast City at home while the Thunder travel to face bottom-placed Western Pride on Sunday evening.

Key Moments

5’ – CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC – Ball falls to Valente in space on the right who collects herself and shoots from just inside the box. The shot is on target but safely collected by the keeper.

15’ – CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC – Olympic win back the ball from a Thunder throw, and Ashlee Watkins takes it for a run down the right, making the cross at the edge of the box. The cross is aimed at Amadio in front of the net, who deflects it towards goal, but it is saved.

18’ – GOAL FOR THUNDER – Against the run of play, a long switch finds Jessica Fry in space. She runs to the edge of the area before crossing, finding Louise Rolfe, who wrestles the ball past two defenders before slotting it into the bottom left of the net.

23’ – GOAL FOR THUNDER – In a close call, Rolfe beats the offside trap in centre field and gets the ball on the run, taking it into the area and with just the keeper to beat, slots it from 15 yards into the bottom left.

39’ – CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC – From a corner, the ball is fumbled into a huddle of players where Matalena Daniels gets a shot off with the keeper out of position, but it is cleared off the line.

56’ – GOAL FOR THUNDER – Running down the left, Franke out-paces her defender before crossing to an open Rolfe in the centre, who shoots from 20 yards into the top left to complete her hat-trick.

70’ – CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC – With a crowded box, the ball comes out to Teani Karalouka, who strikes it sweetly from the edge of the box, but it hits the cross bar. The ball falls back into play where Eva Foran manages to get another shot off, but is denied by a finger-tip save.

Match Details

PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Women Queensland - Round 6
Gatton Football Club
Wednesday, May 17

SWQ Thunder FC Women 3 (Louise ROLFE 18', 23', 56')

Olympic FC Women 0