In-Form Young Roar Steamroll Thunder
Words: Matt Dorman
Additional Reporting: Paul Smith
Image: Paul Smith
SWQ Thunder conceded four goals or more for the third straight round as Brisbane Roar Youth ran riot in a 5-1 win at Clive Berghofer Stadium.
Dylan Wenzel-Halls netted a hattrick to help Josh McCloughan’s side overcome a first-half equaliser and improve their winning run to four matches.
Thunder poacher Mustafa Jafari cancelled out Wenzel-Halls’ early opener with a well-taken finish in the 16th minute, but Young Roar quickly responded through Daniel Driver’s fortuitous deflected finish.
Daniel Leck stretched the away side’s advantage to 3-1 by half-time before Wenzel-Halls rounded out the comfortable four-goal rout with two more inside the final 20 minutes.
Young Roar will aim to make it five on the spin at home to Sunshine Coast on Saturday while Thunder’s third straight defeat keeps them in 10th ahead of Brisbane Strikers’ visit.
Key Moments
5’ – GOAL FOR ROAR – Thunder goalkeeper Anthony Passante is drawn out to a penetrating ball to the left wing but can’t prevent the cross from reaching Wenzel-Halls for a simple finish.
16’ – GOAL FOR THUNDER – Mustafa Jafari beats the offside trap and lifts his finish ball over advancing Roar ‘keeper Andre Jannese.
20’ – GOAL FOR ROAR – Rowan Solomon clears a cross straight into Daniel Driver’s knee, where it ricochets over Passante and into the back of the net.
33’ – CHANCE FOR ROAR – Dane Ingham breaks down the left wing, shoots and forces a diving Passante to tip the ball over the bar.
39’ – GOAL FOR ROAR – Daniel Leck breaks on left wing, turning inside and shooting top right past a diving Thunder keeper.
59’ – CHANCE FOR ROAR – Passante produces a diving side to keep out Tom Miller’s shot from inside the area.
60’ – CHANCE FOR THUNDER – Debutant Kyle Parish plants his free-kick against the crossbar following Cameron Crestani’s foul on Jafari.
80’ – GOAL FOR ROAR – Keagan Sheridan is penalised for a foul in the area. Wenzel-Halls converts a carbon copy penalty after his first successful attempt is called back for encroachment in the area.
84’ – GOAL FOR ROAR – Tom Miller cuts the ball back from the right side of the area for Wenzel-Halls to complete his hattrick.
90’+3 – CHANCE FOR THUNDER – Jafari cuts inside from the left but fires his shot the wrong side of the netting.
What They Said
“We experimented with a few young boys because we’ve got a lot of injuries from the weekend and a few suspensions. It was an opportunity to step who could step up to the next level. At the end of the day, the effort from some of the young boys was the big thing. They stood out.” – Michael Turvey, SWQ Thunder FC assistant coach.
“In the second half, just the way we pressed really tired South West out so that’s why we got the result in the end. Our wingers gave a lot of hard work, a lot of good balls in … and I think we were pretty solid at the back. Just an all-round good team performance.” – Cameron Crestani, Brisbane Roar FC Youth captain.
Match Details
PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2016 – Round 14 (catch-up)
Tuesday, 28 June
Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba
SWQ Thunder FC – 1 (Mustafa JAFARI 16’)
Brisbane Roar FC Youth 5 – (Dylan WENZEL-HALLS 5’ 80’p 84’, Daniel DRIVER 20’, Daniel LECK 39’)
Match Centre – http://bit.ly/290ZPjP
Match Officials – Drew NINNES (referee), Alex HOHN (assistant), Josh EISER (assistant), Kehan RYLEY (fourth)
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