A round of upsets has set up a thrilling finale to the Westfield W-League regular season, with the premiership as well as the fourth and final semi-final berth still up for grabs.
The top three sides all lost starting with leaders Sydney FC on Saturday night as midfielder Arin Gilliland scored a hat-trick to lead Newcastle Jets to a 3-1 win.
Second-placed Canberra United fell 1-0 to Western Sydney Wanderers in Sunday’s televised match.
Perth Glory had star forward Sam Kerr sent off in a 2-1 loss at home to Adelaide United for whom Danielle Colaprico scored twice as the Lady Reds collected a second win on the trot.
Melbourne City returned to winning ways with their 3-1 win over Brisbane Roar ending the season for the two-time champions.
Next weekend’s final round will open with Newcastle Jets hosting Melbourne City in Coffs Harbour where a place in the finals awaits the victor.
Sunday’s Fox Sports/ABC TV match will see leaders Sydney FC in the prime position to shoot for the premiership when they visit Adelaide United.
Sydney FC 1 (Kyah Simon 93’)
Newcastle Jets 3 (Arin Gilliland 57’, 74’, 79’)
Saturday 21 January 2017
Venue: Lambert Park
Kick-Off: 5:00PM
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Sydney FC: Sham Khamis (gk), Teresa Polias, Liz Ralston, Servet Uzunlar, Nicola Bolger (Olivia Price 77’), Caitlin Foord, Francisca Ordega (Remy Siemsen 84’), Georgia Yeoman-Dale, Alanna Kennedy, Kyah Simon, Leena Khamis (Amy Harrison 77’)
Substitutes – Sarah Easthope (gk)
Cautions – none
Newcastle Jets: Katelyn Rowland (gk), Megan Oyster, Arin Gilliland, Cassidy Davis, Gema Simon (c), Jen Hoy, Grace McIntyre, Elizabeth Copus-Brown (Ashlee Brodigan 53’), Liana Danaskos (Sophie Nenadovic 82’), Jenna Kingsley (Rhali Dobson 64’), Clare Wheeler
Substitutes – Claire Coelho (gk)
Cautions – none
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Katie Stengel 43’)
Canberra United 0
Sunday 22 January 2017
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium
Kick-Off: 2:30PM
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
Western Sydney Wanderers: Jada Whyman (gk), Caitlin Cooper (c) (Rachel Lowe 93’), Chloe O’Brien, Helen Petinos, Kendall Fletcher, Erica Halloway, Katie Stengel, Paige Nielsen, Ellie Carpenter, Angelique Hristodoulou, Joanne Burgess (Sarah Yatim 61’)
Substitutes – Casey Dumont (gk), Nikola Orgill
Cautions – Caitlin Cooper 90’
Canberra United: Trudy Burke (gk), Yukari Kinga, Jenna McCormick, Hayley Raso, Jasmyne Spencer, Grace Maher (Lisa De Vanna 60’), Hannah Brewer, Celeste Boureille, Ashleigh Sykes, Emma Checker, Steph Ochs (Nickoletta Flannery 60’)
Substitutes: Georgia Boric (gk), Kahlia Hogg
Cautions: Hannah Brewer 89’
Melbourne City 3 (Marianna Tabain 18’, Rebekah Stott 62’, 92’)
Brisbane Roar 1 (Katrina Gorry 67’)
Sunday 22 January 2017
Venue: C.B. Smith Reserve
Kick-Off: 5:00PM
Referee: Lara Lee
Melbourne City: Lydia Williams (gk), Lauren Barnes, Teigen Allen (Tyla Jay Vlajnic 89’), Laura Alleway, Aivi Luik, Steph Catley (c), Jess Fishlock, Rebekah Stott, Melina Ayres (Erika Tymrak 60’), Marianna Tabain, Beverly Yanez
Substitutes – Emily Shields (gk), Amy Jackson
Cautions – none
Brisbane Roar: Georgina Worth (gk), Nina Frausing-Pedersen, Amy Chapman, Clare Polkinghorne (c), Kaitlyn Torpey (Brooke Spence 66’), Cortnee Vine (Allira Toby 60’), Katrina Gorry, Tameka Butt, Summer O’Brien, Emily Gielnik, Madlyn Evans
Substitutes – Ayana Aoyagi (gk), Angela Beard
Cautions – none
Perth Glory 1 (Rosie Sutton 10’)
Adelaide United 2 (Danielle Colaprico 15’, 84’)
Sunday 22 January 2017
Venue: Dorrien Gardens
Kick-Off: 6:00PM
Referee: Casey Reibelt
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 – Nicole Stanton 52’, Sam Kerr 79’, 91’
Red Card: Sam Kerr 91’
Adelaide United: Sarah Willacy (gk), Emily Hodgson, Monica, Racheal Quigley (Ally Ladas 76’), Sofia Huerta, Adriana Jones, Grace Abbey, Georgia Campagnale, Danielle Colaprico, Katie Naughton, Alexandra Chidiac
Substitutes – Claudia Jenkins (gk), Lucy Adamopoulos, Kelsey Zafiridis
Cautions – none
Melbourne Victory – BYE
