Thunder Too Powerful For Roar
Words: Nilsson Jones
Images: David Lobwein
SWQ Thunder can be pleased with a very good showing at home, overcoming Brisbane Roar Youth 3-1 on a chilly Toowoomba afternoon at Clive Berghofer Stadium.
Thomas Fanning's fourth strike of the season, paired with two important saves in the first half by Luke MacDonald, gave the home team a good platform for the match.
Young Roar hit back in the second half through Nathan Yoon but any chance of a comeback was halted when Thunder’s Josh Frost struck the football 40 yards into the top left corner, four minutes after Yoon's strike.
The win will give Thunder confidence going into next week’s home match against Northern Fury. Meanwhile, Roar Youth will host Brisbane City next Saturday.
Key Moments:
3' - GOAL FOR THUNDER Fanning takes a run through the centre and shoots from the edge of the 18 and puts the ball past a diving Bilic into the bottom left of the Roar net.
14' - CHANCE FOR ROAR - Rahmat Akbari takes a snap shot from inside the Thunder 18 yard box forcing a diving save by MacDonald.
16' - CHANCE FOR ROAR - Kye Bolton takes a weaving run from half way through the Thunder defence and takes a shot from inside the 18-yard box to force a diving save by MacDonald.
34' - CHANCE FOR THUNDER - Ferguson takes a snap shot from around 12 yards out to be palmed wide of the post by a diving Bilic.
69' - GOAL FOR THUNDER - Rahmat Akbari takes a pass from Yalakunze taking a short run and passing to Nathan Yoon who beats the Thunder defence and slot is into the bottom right of the net past MacDonald.
73' - GOAL FOR THUNDER - Josh Frost intercepts a ball from a Roar clearance takes a short run and shoots from around 40 yards out to put it into the top left-hand corner of the Roar net.
Match Details
PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Queensland – Round 16
Sunday, July 2
Clive Berghofer Stadium
SWQ Thunder 3 (Thomas FANNING 4', Anthony GRANT 47', Joshua FROST 74')
Brisbane Roar Youth 1 (Nathan YOON 70')
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