Senior Men
Apollo v Naracoorte United
Naracoorte United travelled to the Mount on Sunday and took on Apollo in the Barry Maney Limestone Coast Premier League, with the first half fairly competitive as both sides struggled to find a way forward.
Apollo was able to grab a small lead as they scored early on through Jakob Hann, who was able to push his was through to find the back of the net to give his side a slim lead heading into the break.
In the second half it took Apollo a while to add to its lead before the back of the net was found again halfway through the stanza.
Say Say Wah and Cameron Wallace scored two quick goals to give Apollo a three goal lead, before Apollo were awarded a penalty with Billy Pearce stepping up and converting.
The scoring slowed for a while after the flurry of goals, as Apollo finished the match strong with four late goals to seal the win.
Caine Ellis scored the first which was followed by a quick two from Jock Prentice, with Pearce scoring his second to end the game with the eight goal victory.
Apollo defeated Naracoorte United 8-0.
Gambier Centrals v Blue Lake
Gambier Centrals took on Blue Lake at Malseed Park on Sunday with the winner locking in the second place on the ladder.
The first half was highly competitive as both sides looked to take the lead, however neither could find the back of the net with the opening goal eluded them.
With both sides at a stalemate inn the first half, the opening goal came early after the break when Centrals was awarded a penalty, with Sam Shoemark taking the kick and converting to give the Lions the lead.
Not long after Centrals struck again, building on the lead as Alex Obedi did the damage to Blue Lake, slotting the second goal.
The Rangers worked hard to get back into the game as they were given a penalty kick halfway through the half.
Shar Nay Than converted the penalty for Blue Lake and cut the lead back to one goal.
Centrals worked to shut down Blue Lake for the remainder of play, holding on to take the win 2-1.
Centrals president Shane Dycer was pleased the side got the job done on Sunday.
“The guys played alright, it was pretty tough on that pitch, probably the only thing was that we should have won by more.
“We were clinical when we were on top,” he said.
“In the second half we scored two when we should have scored four or five and Blue Lake – to their credit – bounced back with a goal and made it a lot tighter, but overall it was good to get the result.”
Dycer thought there were good performances across the board in the game.
“I thought that Alex Hill in goals was very solid, he had really good communication,” he said.
“Lewis March out on the wing had another good game and Christian Fleetwood in the middle was very, very good.
“James Davey too in the backline, those four on each line were really good contributors.”
Senior Women
International v Millicent
Millicent United took on International on Sunday at Casadio Park and the visitors got away to a hot start with Lana Shepherd scoring the opening goal in the first minute of play.
However, Millicent’s lead did not last long as Isabella Morello responded with a goal for Inter to tie up the scoreboard.
The scoring dried up for the majority of the remainder of the half, with the sides deadlocked as the clock wound down.
However Millicent struck again through Shepherd to give Millicent a one goal buffer going into the break.
Inter wasted no time in cutting Millicent’s lead in the new half, with Charli Hockey scoring early on to square the game up yet again.
The score remained level for most of the half, until Inter rallied to find another goal to snatch the lead for the first time in the game as Therese Pajanga found the back of the net.
But Millicent was not done, scoring two quick goals to secure victory against the black and blue at the final whistle.
Shepherd scored the first to seal the hat-trick followed by a goal from Letitia Izzo, with the final score 4-3 in favour of the visitors.
Apollo v Naracoorte United
Apollo took on Naracoorte United on Sunday and finished its elite season on a high with a big win.
Early on Apollo scored some quick goals to give them the lead, with Deni Atkin scoring the opener, followed by a goal from Toni Ingley-Smith and then another from Atkin.
The fast start took Apollo into the half time break with a three-goal lead.
It did not take long for Apollo to get the goals going again in the second half as Ingley-Smith scored her second for the day, following quickly by a great conversion from Zoe Brooksby.
Apollo finished the match strong as they scored another two quick goals to end the half, coming from Madaline Ryan followed by a goal from Daylia Daylia shortly after to secure the 7–0 result. over Naracoorte.
Blue Lake v Gambier Centrals
Gambier Centrals took on Blue Lake on Saturday at Malseed Park, with the Rangers getting off to a hot start with a goal in the opening minutes.
Chelsea Frost found the back of the net to give Blue Lake the lead before backing up to slot her second of the day and give her side a two goal lead.
The Rangers ended the half strong as Frost scored her third to give Blue Lake a three-goal lead going into the break.
After a strong first half Blue Lake did well to hold off Centrals in the second stanza, despite Centrals battling hard but failing to score and make a comeback. Blue Lake defeated Centrals 3-0.
