Adelaide City vs Football SA NTC
Venue: VALO Football Centre
Date: Friday 25 June 6:15 PM
City and NTC kick off Round 10 of WNPL action tonight at VALO Football Centre separated by just two points and with both firmly eyeing off a spot in the top four.
A 1-0 victory over Uni marked the first time this season that City have recorded back-to-back wins this season and now sit one place and two points outside of the coveted finals spots after a difficult start to the year.
NTC were denied victory in heartbreaking fashion last weekend as high-flyers Inter netted an injury-time equaliser to ensure the spoils were shared at 2-2 and will now be wary of their buffer over City potentially negated by their opponents’ game in hand.
It’s a big three points up for grabs tonight between two sides who have high ceilings, so the outcome of this contest should be a fascinating one.
Adelaide City line-up: 1. Kendall Jenner (GK), 4. Daniela Di Bartolo, 5. Alyce Macauley, 8. Alanah Ursino, 9. Caitlin White, 10. Chelsie Dawber, 13. Sophie Leszczynski, 14. Chrissie Zikos, 15. Bianca Gray (C), 16. Isobel Dahlen-Flight, 18. Alana Fitzsimmons, 20. Abbey Lucas (GK), 21. Mikayla Vidmar, 23. Natalie Frantzis, 28. Anastasia Nuttall
Coaches: Jamie Dunning, Rachid Maliki
Team Staff: Seymour Di Bartolo, Alexander Tan, Nicholas Whiteside
Football SA NTC line-up: 2. Abbey Burns, 3. Michaela Belmonte, 4. Zoe Tolland, 6. Ella Tonkin, 8. Nicola Scalzi, 9. Anastasia Willoughby, 11. Emilia Murray, 12. Libby Davy (GK), 13. Lily Barber, 14. Ella Smith, 16. Madeleine Wright, 17. Abby Middleton, 19. Danielle Harmer, 21. Camila Madriz Figueroa, 23. Erin Kontoutsikos, 24. Victoria Costanzo, 25. Grace Wilson (GK)
Coaches: Michele Lastella, Mark Lobianco, Michael Moularas, Anthony Breaden
Team Staff: Sharee Mcnamara, Jason Collins
Metro United vs West Adelaide
Venue: TK Shutter Reserve
Date: Friday 25 June 8:15 PM
The reigning champions take on the current ladder leaders in a match that promises to be a spectacle for the neutral tonight at TK Shutter Reserve.
Metro let a two-goal slip inside the last five minutes, as Comets scored twice late to snatch a point and deny their opponents what was set to be a certain win, denying tonight’s hosts the chance to move up to third on the ladder.
West, meanwhile, continued their imperious form with a 5-0 hammering of last-placed Fulham United and extended their lead at the top of the table to four points thanks to other results going their way.
With seven wins and just one loss to start the season, West are the hottest prospect in the competition right now, so Metro will know that they have a tough assignment on their hands to come away with a result tonight.
Metro United WFC line-up: 1. Melanie Comyns (GK), 3. Emma Cotgrove, 4. Talia Bilardo, 6. Laura Stockdale, 7. Millie Scott, 9. Roxanne Dodd, 11. Lauren Steer, 12. Rochelle Draper, 13. Vanessa Reed (C), 17. Victoria Mansueto, 18. Isabella Scalzi, 20. Chanel Todino, 23. Kristy Moore, 26. Michaela Hadaj, 27. Amber-May Smith, 29. Jessica Signoriello, 99. Olivia Bunge (GK)
Coaches: Antonio Scalzi, Brenton Ellul, Emilio Librandi
Team Staff: Terry Kyriacou, Andreas Zacharia
West Adelaide line-up: Nicole Tilley, 2. Emily Hodgson, 3. Alison Atkins, 5. Christie Hillyer, 7. Lara Kirkby, 8. Georgia Macri, 9. Harriet Burnett, 10. Georgie Nicola, 11. Laura Johns, 13. Maddie DuRieu, 19. Zoe Haralampopoulos, 22. Lucy Adamopoulos, 23. Sarah Willacy (GK), 24. Mawa Sumaoro
Coaches: Tracey Jenkins, Alice Gorman, David Lewis, Leanne Davis
Team Staff: Alex Macdonald, Christie Siatis
Adelaide University vs Adelaide Comets
Venue: VALO Football Centre
Date: Friday 25 June 8:15 PM
The final fixture tonight sees Uni and Comets face-off, a fixture between two sides who have struggled to keep pace with the rest of the competition in the early stages of the season.
One point from their last four matches, with a 1-0 loss to City their most recent defeat, has seen Uni remain at the wrong end of the table, but they crucially sit just one point behind their opponents tonight.
Comets snatched a point from the jaws of defeat last weekend against Metro, with skipper Valeria Guajardo’s strikes in the 87th and 89th minutes earning her side a dramatic 2-2 draw, a result that keeps them within four points of City in fifth.
Both sides will be desperate to seize the opportunity to taste victory tonight, with Uni hoping to end their dry spell and Comets aiming to continue their promising form.
Adelaide University line-up: 1. Evelyn Goldsmith (GK), 2. Elle Pirintzis, 3. Gemma MacFarlane, 4. Mabel Day, 5. Sasha Coorey, 6. Alysia Panagakos, 7. Velvet Klass, 10. Georgia Iannella (C), 11. Ellie Sparrow, 12. Georgia Box, 13. Elysha Magor, 16. Milano Venter, 18. Bethany Harms, 20. Aimee Benton, 21. Sophie Burke, 25. Tahlia Curnow, 33. Alana Lanuzza, 77. Margarita Fitzharris
Coaches: Kosta Jaric, Danyon Loud, Ebony Charles
Team Staff: Giorgio Profiris, Mark Bosio, Alex Flood
Adelaide Comets line-up: Claudia Jenkins (GK), Clare Davey, Esther M Heywood-smith, 3. Chantelle Reed, 4. Emily Gale, 7. Valeria Guajardo (C), 13. Elyse Moon, 14. Pirrie Weeks, 19. Hannah Jenkin, 21. Hannah Robson-Thoo, 22. Nicole Robertson, 27. Kate Seaton, 28. Kiara O'Sullivan, 31. Joanna Katsabis, 33. Nanako Sasaki, 40. Yuka Sasaki
Coaches: Andres Obieglo, Joshua Mcloughney, Brian Gale
Team Staff: Katerina Gatsios, Kieran O'Sullivan, Karin Mitris
Fulham United vs Salisbury Inter
Venue: Adelaide Shores Football Centre
Date: Saturday 26 June 5:00 PM
The sole Saturday kick-off sees strugglers Fulham take on a powerhouse Inter outfit who, despite their league position, haven’t set the world on fire in the past four weeks.
A heavy 5-0 defeat at the hands of table-toppers West kept Fulham at arm’s length from the rest of the competition, as they remain on the hunt for their first league win of 2021 with just two points to their name.
Inter snatched a point from NTC last weekend with a late equaliser in their 2-2 draw, but it was their third outing without victory in their last four contests, a run that has seen West increase their points buffer at the top.
A visit from Inter represents one of the most difficult tests in women’s football at the moment, but Fulham will be hoping to get a win on the board tomorrow off the back of a disappointing display last weekend.
Fulham United line-up: 1. Natalie Hayman (GK), 2. Charlotte Waters, 3. Susan Roberts, 4. Natasha Vella (C), 5. Olivia Bramley, 6. Josephine Trimboli, 7. Siobhan Eastham, 8. Laura Niejalke, 9. Angela Mills, 10. Amielia Ebbs, 11. Hannah Doyle, 12. Sarah Mills, 13. Mia Mcgranaghan, 14. Mia Lundquist, 15. Hannah Freer, 16. Georgina Toome, 26. Francesca Queale (GK)
Coaches: Ayoub Hassine, Ali Ali, Masoud Teymouri, John RUSSELL
Team Staff: Adam Mortimer, Maggie Smith, Yacine Grar
Salisbury Inter line-up: 1. Matilda Comley (GK), 2. Khal Adam Khan, 4. Gabrielle Bentley, 5. Isabella Kouimtzis, 6. Nicole Calder, 7. Maria Jose Rojas Pino, 8. Emily Condon, 9. Angelique Vreugdenburg, 10. Chrissa Pavlomanolakos, 11. Nicola Frazzetto, 12. Chantelle Ryder (C), 14. Emily Heazlewood, 15. Sharni Tansell, 17. Dragana Kljajic, 20. Erin Hood, 23. Anna Pritchard, 24. Mina Nishitani
Coaches: Simon Catanzaro, Brad Donovan, Darran King, Arnouluck Sirisay
Team Staff: Tamara Simeoni, Shreya Modi, Colin Bajkusev, Daniela Marlitsis