Canberra United jumped into second spot on the Westfield W-League ladder after a round highlighted by a record-breaking flurry of goals.
Canberra United routed second-placed Perth Glory with a club record 7-2 win, highlighted by a four-goal salvo from Ash Sykes.
There was an even more astonishing scoreline for bottom side Adelaide United who defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 10-2 for their first win of the season in another club record result.
Newcastle Jets revived their finals’ hopes with a late 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar.
The final match of the round saw Melbourne Victory claim their first-ever derby win and inflict further pain on local rivals Melbourne City with a 2-0 scoreline.
Next weekend’s penultimate round is highlighted by the Fox Sports/ABC TV match as Western Sydney Wanderers host Canberra United, while Melbourne City welcome Brisbane Roar in a match that will have a major impact on the race for fourth.
Canberra United 7 (Ash Sykes 6’, 20’, 45+1’, 46’, Steph Ochs 22’, Grace Maher 36’, Hayley Raso 49’)
Perth Glory 2 (Vanessa DiBernardo 57’, Sam Kerr 80’)
Saturday 14 January 2017
Venue: McKellar Park
Kick-Off: 4:00PM
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Canberra United: Trudy Burke (gk), Yukari Kinga, Jenna McCormick, Hayley Raso, Jasmyne Spencer, Grace Maher, Hannah Brewer, Celeste Boureille (Kahlia Hogg 71’), Ashleigh Sykes (Lisa De Vanna 50’), Emma Checker, Steph Ochs (Nickoletta Flannery 61’)
Substitutes: Georgia Boric (gk)
Cautions: Trudy Burke 16’, Nickoletta Flannery 91’
Perth Glory: Melissa Maizels (gk), Sarah Carroll, Kim Carroll, Alyssa Mautz, Nicole Stanton, Shawn Billam (Jaymee Gibbons 46’), Rosie Sutton, Vanessa DiBernardo, Natasha Rigby, Sam Kerr (c), Arianna Romero
Substitutes – Gabrielle Dal Busco (gk), Patricia Charalambous, Caitlin Doeglas
Cautions – none
Adelaide United 10 (Racheal Quigley 19’, 69’, Adriana Jones 28’, 65’, 83’, Sofia Huerta 49’, 77’, 78’, Alexandra Chidiac 74’, Ally Ladas 89’)
Western Sydney Wanderers 2 (Sarah Willacy O.G. 17’, Erica Halloway 59’)
Saturday 14 January 2017
Venue: Elite Systems Football Centre
Kick-Off: 7:30PM
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Adelaide United: Sarah Willacy (gk), Emily Hodgson (Kelsey Zafiridis 86’), Monica (Lucy Adamopoulos 77’), Racheal Quigley (Ally Ladas 83’), Sofia Huerta, Adriana Jones, Grace Abbey, Georgia Campagnale, Danielle Colaprico, Katie Naughton, Alexandra Chidiac
Substitutes – Claudia Jenkins (gk)
Cautions – none
Western Sydney Wanderers: Jada Whyman (gk), Caitlin Cooper (c), Helen Petinos (Alix Roberts 74’), Kendall Fletcher, Erica Halloway, Katie Stengel, Paige Nielsen, Rachel Lowe (Alyssa Rose 82’), Eliza Ammendolia (Joanne Burgess 54’), Ellie Carpenter, Angelique Hristodoulou
Substitutes – Casey Dumont (gk)
Cautions – Caitlin Cooper 27’, Rachel Lowe 38’
Newcastle Jets 2 (Summer O’Brien O.G. 10’, Jen Hoy 92’)
Brisbane Roar 1 (Tameka Butt 45’)
Sunday 15 January 2017
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Kick-Off: 2:30PM
Referee: Katie Patterson
Newcastle Jets: Katelyn Rowland (gk), Megan Oyster, Arin Gilliland, Cassidy Davis, Gema Simon (c), Jen Hoy, Grace McIntyre (Ashlee Brodigan 88’), Elizabeth Copus-Brown (Rhali Dobson 60’), Liana Danaskos (Sophie Nenadovic 70’), Jenna Kingsley, Clare Wheeler
Substitutes – Claire Coelho (gk)
Cautions – Cassidy Davis 44’, Megan Oyster 90’
Brisbane Roar: Mackenzie Arnold (gk), Nina Frausing-Pedersen, Amy Chapman (Cortnee Vine 69’), Clare Polkinghorne (c), Angela Beard, Kaitlyn Torpey, Katrina Gorry, Tameka Butt, Summer O’Brien (Georgina Worth 84’), Emily Gielnik, Madlyn Evans
Substitutes – Sunny Franco, Allira Toby
Cautions – none
Red card: Mackenzie Arnold 81’
Melbourne Victory 2 (Natasha Dowie 1’, Christine Nairn 31’)
Melbourne City 0
Sunday 15 January 2017
Venue: Epping Stadium
Kick-Off: 4:00PM
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Melbourne Victory: Bianca Henninger (gk), Alexandra Natoli, Alexandra Gummer, Annabel Martin, Natasha Dowie, Christine Nairn (c), Melindaj Barbieri (Lia Privitelli 74’), Laura Spiranovic, Samantha Johnson, Gulcan Koca, Kariah White
Substitutes – Bethany Mason-Jones (gk), Ayesha Norrie, Adriana Taranto
Cautions – Gulcan Koca 8’
Melbourne City: Lydia Williams (gk), Lauren Barnes, Teigen Allen (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi 58’), Laura Alleway, Aivi Luik, Steph Catley (c), Larissa Crummer (Erika Tymrak 79’), Jess Fishlock, Rebekah Stott, Amy Jackson (Marianna Tabain 45’), Beverly Yanez
Substitutes – Emily Shields (gk)
Cautions – none
Sydney FC – BYE
