The race for the remaining two berths in the Westfield W-League finals series is no closer to being determined after defeats for Sydney FC and Canberra United in the penultimate round.
Sydney FC slipped to fourth on goal difference as they suffered a club-record 5-0 defeat against premiers Perth Glory in Wollongong on Sunday.
Sam Kerr scored a stunning hat-trick leaving the Sky Blues facing a winner-takes-all scenario next week against fifth-placed Newcastle Jets.
The Jets saw off Adelaide United 2-0 on Saturday to move within a point of Sydney FC.
Canberra United need a point in the final round to be 100 per cent certain of staying in the top-four after they fell to a 2-1 loss at Brisbane Roar on Saturday.
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Brisbane Roar 2 (Tameka Butt 40’, Katrina Gorry 48’)
Canberra United 1 (Ashleigh Sykes 30’)
Saturday 29 November 2014
Suncorp Stadium
Local kick-off: 1pm
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Brisbane Roar: Nadine Angerer (gk), Clare Polkinghorne, Brooke Spence, Hayley Raso, Kim Carroll, Larissa Crummer (Vedrana Popovic 82’), Katrina Gorry, Tameka Butt, Natasha Wheeler, Angela Beard (Elise Kellond-Knight 51’), Sunny Franco (Emily Gielnik 51’)
Substitutes – Kate Stewart (gk)
Cautions – none
Canberra United: Chantel Jones (gk), Catherine Brown (Julia De Angelis 82’), Kendall Fletcher, Caitlin Munoz (Tegan Riding 66’), Ellie Brush, Michelle Heyman, Sally Rojahn, Nicole Begg, Ashleigh Sykes, Lori Lindsey, Stephanie Ochs
Substitutes – Melissa Maizels (gk), Grace Field
Cautions – none
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(Round 8 fixture)
Newcastle Jets 2 (Elizabeth Copus-Brown 9’, Rhali Dobson 64’)
Adelaide United 0
Saturday 29 November 2014
Jack McLaughlin Oval, Newcastle
Local kick-off: 3pm
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
Newcastle Jets: Hannah Southwell (gk), Georgia Yeoman-Dale, Hayley Crawford, Katherine Reynolds, Angela Salem, Tori Huster, Tara Andrews (Clare Wheeler 80’), Emily van Egmond, Rhali Dobson, Elizabeth Copus-Brown (Amber Neilson 65’), Cassidy Davis (Brooke Miller 84’)
Substitutes – Claire Coelho (gk)
Cautions – none
Adelaide United: Melissa Barbieri (gk), Monique Iannella, Danielle Brogan, Katrine Pedersen, Emily Condon, Lisa-Marie Woods, Daila-Tais Borg (Isabel Hodgson 46’), Rachel Alonso (Alexandra Chidiac 46’), Jenna McCormick, Katie Holtham (Tiarn Powell 74’), Kristy Moore
Substitutes – Sarah Willacy (gk)
Cautions – none
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Sydney FC 0
Perth Glory 5 (Sam Kerr 7’, 56’, 73’, Kate Gill 35’ pen, Caitlin Foord 45’)
Sunday 30 November 2014
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Local kick-off: 3pm
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Sydney FC: Casey Dumont (gk), Teresa Polias, Alesha Clifford, Jasmyne Spencer, Servet Uzunlar, Nicola Bolger, Amy Harrison, Renee Rollason, Trudy Camilleri (Kyah Simon 66’), Teigen Allen (Chloe Logarzo 82’), Samantha Johnson (Liz Ralston 78’)
Substitutes – Alyssa Harris (gk)
Cautions – none
Perth Glory: Mackenzie Arnold (gk), Sarah Carroll, Bronwyn Studman (Carys Hawkins 52’), Shannon May, Alanna Kennedy, Caitlin Foord, Kate Gill (Gabrielle Marzano 79’), Collette McCallum, Shelina Zadorsky, Marianna Tabain (Elisa D’Ovidio 64’), Sam Kerr
Substitutes – Kathleen Waycott (gk)
Cautions – Alanna Kennedy 20’, Bronwyn Studman 26’