Umina in match of the round in women's soccer
It was third-placed Kanwal playing fourth-placed Umina in the Match of Round 18 in Women's Premier League at Wadalba Sports Complex on an unusually hot Sunday, July 30.
With matches between these two sides always hotly contested, this game didn't disappoint, but Kanwal ran out 4-1 winners.
Kanwal started the game dominated the opening exchanges without any reward.
Umina clawed their way into the game but also struggled to find that killer edge.
Kanwal opened the scoring after some enterprising link-up play between the front three found Maddi Dunlop at the far post who neatly tucked away the opportunity.
It wasn't long before that lead was doubled when Grace Heinemann finished well after Jordan Evans pounced on a Umina mistake.
Two quickly turned into three when the same two players combined again for Grace to score her second and Kanwal's third goal.
Umina, who were struggling to break down the Kanwal defence, then scored a smart goal after a Hayley Fulwood surge in the middle of the field played a through ball to Bella DeMeyer and Bella found the bottom right corner for the halftime score of 3-1.
Having come from 1-4 behind against East Gosford to win the previous week, Umina knew they were still in the contest and came out with a renewed energy in the second half.
They dominated possession without really creating too many chances as the Kanwal defence held firm.
Kanwal nearly added goals via Jordan Evans and Hayls Ballard, only denied by a great save by the Umina goalkeeper.
Kanwal finally got a fourth when Hayley Green latched onto a Skye Parkes free kick and rifled home the half-volley to finish the scoring.
Umina coach Steve Donaldson attributed the loss to "poor passes in our defence led to easy attacking play for Kanwal".
Match official was Darryn Eyndhoven.
SOURCE:
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