WNPL Round 3 Match Report

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BUFC Women's NPL side have continued their perfect start to the 2018 season, making it five wins from five, with a dominating 3-0 win over Tuggeranong United FC. The home side had plenty of chances in the first half, the first one coming from a Maddy Whittall cross to Gemma Murphy, with Murphy putting her attempt just wide of the goal.

BUFC dominated play with plenty of chances but were unable to turn any of them into the back of the net. That was until the 27th minute when Katie Woodman crossed the ball in from the right to Maddy Whittall who snuck the ball past the keeper to out the home side up 1-0. The Blue Devils continued to dominate for the remainder of the half but were once again unable to score.

The second half was much the same, with plenty of chances to the home side. Both Gemma Murphy and Jess Williams had close range shots cleared off the line thanks to some great saves from the Tuggeranong keeper. The home side extended their lead in the 65th minute, with Whittall grabbing her second of the game running onto a through ball and slotting one past the keeper.

Jess Williams made it 3-0 minutes later running into the box to out one past the keeper. The Blue Devils continued to dominate play for the remaining 20 minutes with Tuggeranong never really troubling the defence.

Speaking after the game, Assistant Coach Alen Marin said that the home side were challenged by Tuggeranong. “We were definitely challenged, we didn’t execute as well as we planned to. Tuggeranong gave us a really good run and we’re pleased with the result.”

BUFC Women’s look to continue their unbeaten start to the season next week against Canberra United Academy. Kick-Off is 5:15pm, April 28th at McKellar Park.

The BUFC Women's NPL side continued their perfect start to the season with a 3-1 win over fellow WNPL heavyweights Canberra Olympic FC. A brace to Gemma Murphy, and a goal to Michaela Day, ensured that the Blue Devils left O’Connor Enclosed with all 3 points.

The game started off slow with both sides struggling to get the ball out of the centre of the park. Midfielder Michaela Day continued her superb goal scoring record so far this season, with a superbly hit free-kick from the side of the box curling past the Olympic keeper. This was the only score of the half as neither side could break through the opposition defence.

Three minutes into the second half however, and Olympic were back on level terms through a well-hit free-kick from Grace Maher. The Blue Devils looked to get on top of the home side following the goal, creating multiple chances over the next 15 minutes. Their pressure was paid off as Gemma Murphy ran onto a Maddy Whittall through ball to put one past Eleni Haridemos to restore the lead.

Following Murphy’s goal, it was even play with both sides being held out by the opposing defence once again. This was until Gemma Murphy scored her second for the game in the dying minutes of the game to confirm the result for Belconnen. The goal came from a fumble from Olympic keeper Haridemos straight into the path of Murphy for her to put the ball into the back of the net.

BUFC face Tuggeranong United in their next match, Saturday April 21st, 5:15pm at McKellar Park.

The BUFC NPL Men's side lost their second straight match against Tuggeranong United FC in a heated clash at McKellar. The visitors had a chance early on through a free-kick, but the set piece was handled easily by the defence. The visitors had another chance minutes later, this time forcing keeper Finn Jurak into making a stunning save to keep them out.

It as end to end play for the first third of the match, right up until the visitors took the lead through Danny Crkovski following a counter-attacking play. The game started to heat up following the goal with tackles flying in from both sides, the referee handing out three yellow cards before the break.

The Blue Devils came out hungry in the second half with Goran Mukevski firing an early shot just wide of the goal. The Blue Devils continued to push the visitors in what was quickly becoming a heated encounter, with play being halted constantly and the referee dishing out multiple yellow cards. Daniel Barac had a great chance to equalise for the home side, put was unable to put his shot into the net with it going just wide instead.

Unfortunately, the Blue Devils were unable to capitalise on any momentum, as Aisosa Ihegie curling one past Jurak to put the game to bed. The home side did continue to push but were unable to break down the Tuggeranong defence with final score being 2-0.

BUFC now face Canberra Olympic next Friday, the 20th, 7:00pm at Woden Park Enclosed.

The BUFC NPL Women’s team continued their great start to the season with a 3-2 win against Woden-Weston. The Blue Devils had a slow start to the game, with the visitors almost looing like they had the game in control. It wasn’t until 30 minutes in that the home side got on top, thanks to a neat passage of play up the left side which saw Jasmine Maguire play in Michaela Day for her to finish cleanly.

The lead didn’t last long however, with Woden-Weston’s Cassia McGlashan putting the visitors back on equal terms, the first goal the Blue Devil’s Women conceded this season. Fortunately, Gemma Murphy was able to get the women back in front right before the break with a well-struck volley at the back post.

It was the visitors who came out firing in the second half, with Alex Mackenzie capitalising on a defensive lapse from the Blue Devils to score from the edge of the box and equal the game once again for Woden.

A tense battle followed, but it was Jasmine Maguire who had the final say for the home side, scoring on the turn from outside the box, to cap off a player of the match performance, with 25 minutes remaining in the game.

Speaking of the game, Coach Antoni Jagarinec said: “It wasn’t our best performance. We didn’t execute our game plan as well as we could of and didn’t really stamp our authority on the match. Very Happy we got the three points though”. Jagarinec also said that players ‘Elle Raymond, Jazz Maguire and Gemma Murphy were all standouts.

BUFC Women’s next game is against Canberra Olympic at O’Connor Enclosed, Sunday April 15 at 3:00pm.

The BUFC NPL Men’s team has opened their title defence with a gritty 1-0 win against a tough Gungahlin side with the games only goal being scored by Daniel Barac in the 16th minute of play.  The visitors pressed hard for an equaliser for the rest of the game but were unable to break through.

The first chance of the game was through Daniel Barac in the sixth minute, when he broke through the Gungahlin defence only to have his shot saved by the Keeper Jason Denham. Minutes later and Barac had another attempt on goal, except this time he blazed his shot over the bar. Soon after and it was the visitors who came close to breaking the deadlock with Augustine Bangura running into the box and striking his shot against the outside of the post. 

Minutes later, it was Barac who put the home side ahead converting from close range, Denham unable to keep him out this time. Throughout the game, Barac proved to be a handful for the Gungahlin defence as he continued to shoot on goal. Denham was able to prevent Barac from getting his second making a double save after Jason Ugrinic's initial shot from outside the box. The visitors caused the home side trouble for the remainder of the half but were unable to capitalise on any chances. 

Gungahlin had the first chance of the second stanza when Michael Rinaudo fired a shot that failed to trouble BUFC keeper Finn Jurak. It was in the final 10 minutes of the game that the visiting side missed an opportunity to salvage a point when Centre back Jack Green headed the ball just wide of the goal following a great cross. Gungahlin continued to push for an equaliser but were unable to. The game finishing 1-0 to BUFC. 

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Boys Coaches

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