Words: Nilsson Jones
Images: David Wadsworth
In an open, attacking game of football, UQFC were too strong for the visiting Olympic side. Holding firm at the back, the hosts also collected a valuable clean sheet at this point in the season.
The Lions Stadium was the venue for this Sunday afternoon fixture, which saw the 5th placed UQ side up against the visitors, 8th placed Olympic FC. Olympic were looking to keep the momentum going, after their win in last week’s fixture.
From the beginning of the match, a fast-tempo was the underlying feeling, with much of the game being dictated by the UQ attack. It was evident the home side were set on going home with the three points, undefeated in five games, and only two wins away from breaking the top four.
The drive of the UQ women’s side manifested in the way they attacked the game throughout the entire 90 minutes, Lana Harch and teammate Mariel Hecher both picked up doubles on the scoresheet in an impressive display.
The end result, a convincing 6-0 victory for the hosts, a confidence boost for next week's visit to Western Pride, who currently sit at the bottom of the ladder. As for Olympic, they return home for their meeting with second-placed, The Gap.
KEY MOMENTS
7’ - GOAL FOR UQ - A quickly taken free kick by UQ puts Lana Harch one-on-one with the keeper, she chips the ball over the keeper for the first goal of the match.
16’ - CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC - Olympic mount an attack and shoot from outside the box, the ball hits the crossbar and rebounds out of play.
17’- CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC - Free kick is awarded to Olympic, comfortable save is made by the goalkeeper.
20’ - GOAL FOR UQ - Pressure is mounted by the UQ attack, the Olympic goalkeeper fumbles the ball and Georgia Chapman pounces on the loose ball, slotting it into the net.
38’ - GOAL FOR UQ - Lana Harch gets her second goal of the game with a well-placed shot into the back of the net.
55’ - GOAL FOR UQ - Mariel Hecher takes advantage of a mistake to slot home the fourth goal of the game.
67’ - GOAL FOR UQ - Hecher gets her second of the game, with a nice finish.
86’ - CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC - The ball is played quickly from a foul, the shot is saved by the UQ goalkeeper.
88’ - GOAL FOR UQ - Marguerite De Roquefeuil reacts quickly from a deflected ball, scoring a nice second chance effort.
Match Details
PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Women's Queensland – Round 13
Sunday, July 9
Lions Stadium
UQFC 6 (Lana HARCH 7’ 38’, Georgia CHAPMAN 20’, Mariel HECHER 55’ 67’, Marguerite DE ROQUEFEUIL 88’)
Olympic FC 0
Last Modified on 13/07/2017 08:40
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