Words: Josh Davies
Additional Reporting: Garry McKenzie
Image: Chris Simpson

Western Pride has rounded out their historic regular season in dominant fashion at Briggs Road after thrashing Northern Fury 8-0 on Saturday night.

Pride secured their first ever finals football for the club on the back of a Joe Duckworth riot throughout the match, who finished the 90 minutes with 5 goals and 1 assist in an encouraging performance leading into semi-final action.

Dylan Wenzel-Halls continued his late season form with a brace, which combined with Mitchell Bird’s solitary goal and Duckworth’s showing put an exclamation mark on the dangerous Pride as serious contenders in the coming weeks of their debut finals appearance.

Pride will finish either third or fourth, and must wait until Sunday night to find out their semi-final opponent.

Key Moments

12' – GOAL FOR PRIDE – Joe Duckworth is squeezed between two Fury defenders in the box and earns a penalty which he converts on his own behalf, sending Ryan Murphy the wrong way.

17' – GOAL FOR PRIDE – Dylan Wenzel-Halls fires home after a Hayden Mchenery long-throw causes confusion in the Fury box.

27' – GOAL FOR PRIDE – The ball is sent into a congested area which finds Mitchell Bird who fires low inside the left post.

33' – CHANCE FOR FURY – Jae Eurell smacks a stinging long-range shot, his shot beats Max Davison in the Pride net but not the upright.

44' – GOAL FOR PRIDE – Duckworth is played in by Bird and delicately chips the ball over Murphy to extend the lead.

51' – GOAL FOR PRIDE – Duckworth notches his hat-trick after tapping a Bird cut-back into an empty net.

72' – GOAL FOR PRIDE – Bird finds Wenzel-Halls on the by-line and a cross is sent into the box that picks out Duckworth, allowing him to tap home his fourth of the night.

79' – GOAL FOR PRIDE – Delors Tuyishime’s through ball dissects the narrowest of gaps and Duckworth gets on the end of it in the area, who then squares the ball for Wenzel-Halls to knock home for his second of the match.

88' – GOAL FOR PRIDE – Duckworth is played through and noticing Murphy off his line, chooses to lob the ball home in fine fashion.

Match Details

PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Queensland – Round 22
Saturday, August 19
Briggs Road Sporting Complex

Western Pride FC 8 (Joe DUCKWORTH 12’ 44’ 51’ 72’ 88’, Dylan WENZEL-HALLS 17’ 79’, Mitchell BIRD 27’)
Northern Fury FC 0

Referee: Isidro TEROL
Assistant Referee: Alex HOHN
Assistant Referee: Josh EISER