Another massive weekend in the Grace Martin Trophy (GMT) competition has been and passed. Read on for our in-depth breakdown of all the action from around the grounds.
A big congratulations to ACU Football Club who claimed their maiden win in the GMT competition while Saints are clearly the team to watch out for after they dispatched of Strathfield.
Leichhardt Saints – Strathfield 3-0
It was Leichhardt Saints who came out on top in their ‘home’ fixture against Strathfield at Strathfield Park on Sunday afternoon.
Both sides chipped away at each other throughout the first half before Saints eventually broke through on 40 minutes thanks to Aisling Carolan whose strike swept past an outstretched Shauna Murphy in the Strathfield goal.
Photo: Saints’ Elodie Hennessy-Trupheme in possession. Image credit: @photographedwithloveevents
A classy finesse shot by Maeve Galley on 66 minutes made it two to the good for Leichhardt while Lucia Gonzalez’s effort sealed Strathfield’s fate nine minutes later.
Up next for the league leaders is Hurlstone Park in the first of a double header at ACU while Strathfield host Balmain in the late kick off.
Russell Lea – Hurlstone Park 1-3
Hurlstone Park proved too strong Russell Lea as they registered a 3-1 win at Queen Elizabeth Park on Sunday afternoon.
The visitors struck first with Tanisha Wallace breaking the deadlock just seven minutes in.
Russell Lea’s Bridget Harrington replied 20 minutes later however the score did not remain level for long with Santina Wang restoring her side’s lead just two minutes after they conceded.
Photo: Action shot from Russell Lea v Leichhardt Saints clash. Image credit: @photographedwithloveevents
A Maree Paradisis goal on the stroke of the hour mark made sure of the points for Hurlstone Park as they buckle down for their clash with Leichhardt.
Russell Lea will be aiming to get their first points of the season when they play ACU in the second of the double headers on the campus grounds on Sunday.
Balmain DFC – ACU Football Club 2-3
ACU Football Club posted their first-ever GMT win as they came from behind to beat Balmain 3-2 on Sunday.
A quick fire double saw Balmain snatch a 2-0 with Hazel Duwenbeck opening the scoring on 34 minutes before none other than Zoe Kalos popped up with her third goal of the season three minutes later.
An inspired team talk at half time must have done the trick for ACU as they came out firing with Gillian Bartlett reducing the deficit on 50 minutes.
It was then up to Nicole Ossio who completed the turnaround with a brace within the space of five minutes.
ACU will be overjoyed with their first three points in the GMT and will be high on confidence when they meet Russell Lea next weekend while Balmain will need to put this defeat behind them as they face off against Strathfield.
By CDSFA Communications Officer – Samuel Greco Schwartz
