Ashlie Crofts photo credit: Kellie Lemon (Instagram - @klzphotography) | Sonia Bompastor, (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Ashlie Crofts photo credit: Kellie Lemon (Instagram - @klzphotography) | Sonia Bompastor, (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

It was the result that we wanted in the UEFA Champions League Final … but at a terrible cost. Listen in as Eric, Steffen, Maj and Dale discuss the week in football.

History: Kelly Golebiowski, Matildas Cap 97

Matildas Debut: 1996 (played for the national team until 2005)
Appearances: 66
Position: Midfielder

Golebiowski debuted at age 14 and spent time playing in the Australian Women’s National Soccer League. She also played in the USA for Washington Freedom (Women’s United Soccer Association, USL W-League). Later on, Golebiowski would play in A-League Women for Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners.

  • 1999 and 2003 World Cup squad member
  • 2000 Olympics squad member

Hot Topics

Around the World

UEFA Women’s Champions League Final

Barcelona 1-3 Lyon (Ellie Carpenter)

Europe

Netherlands – Eredivisie (27 of 27)

  • (3) PSV Eindhoven (Amy Harrison) 1-1 (9) Excelsior Barendrecht
  • Upcoming midweek Eredivisie Cup match v Ajax

Nordic

US – NWSL

Watch matches on twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial, twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial2, twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial3 & twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial4

State Football

  • ACT
    • West Canberra Wanderers 2-1 Belconnen United
      • stunning result for the Wanderers, which leapfrogs them over the Blue Devils into 3rd place
    • Wagga City Wanderers 0-5 Tuggeranong United
      • first win for Tuggeranong United
    • Gungahlin United 1-2 Canberra Croatia
      • shows that the Gunners’ 2-2 draw against Canberra Olympic last week was no fluke, Gungahlin’s match against 3rd placed West Canberra next week will be a cracker
    • Canberra United Academy 0-3 Canberra Olympic
      • the game that Steffen was at, Olympic stunned Academy at the start of both halves, which is when all the goal-scoring occurred
      • Ash Sykes absolutely outstanding, player of the match
      • Academy had periods of the game when they were on top of Olympic, and not too many teams can say that this season
      • positives for both sides out of this entertaining game
  • NSW
    • Bankstown City (Paige Hayward 87′) 1-2 NWS Spirit (Victoria Martin 13′, Morgan Roberts 58′)
    • Blacktown Spartans (Ashlie Crofts 41′ 42′ 58′ 85′, Kate Duffy 90′) 5-1 Emerging Jets (Brinley Gentle 86′)
    • FNSW Institute (Isabella Chidiac 8′) 1-2 Northern Tigers (Claudia Bunge 14′, Annalise Brewster 79′)
    • Manly United (Maddison Zahra 35′, Caitlin Jarvie 75′) 2-2 APIA Leichhardt (Leah Davidson 39′, Shea Connors 43′)
    • Illawarra Stingrays (Bronte Pyke 49′) 1-1 Macarthur Rams (Melissa Caceres 51′)
    • Sydney Olympic v Sydney University – washed out
  • QLD
    • (Super Cup) Moreton Bay United 3-0 Logan Lightning
    • QAS v Eastern Suburbs (washed out)
    • Souths United 1-1 Gold Coast United
    • Sunshine Coast Wanderers 1-4 Lions FC
    • Capalaba FC v Olympic FC – moved to Tuesday 24th
  • VIC – Round 8 of 21
    • Full Season Guide
    • Alamein (Amy Jackson, Nia Stamatopoulos) 1-0 FV Emerging (Sarah Cain, Caitlin Karic, Bella Sewards, Miranda Templeman) 
    • Calder United (Harriet Withers) 2-0 Box Hill United (Teigen Allen, Mindy Barbieri, Sofia Sakalis) 
    • Bayside United 2-5 Heidelberg United (Grace Jale, Melissa Maizels)
    • Bulleen Lions (Tiffany Eliadis, Gabriela Garton, Alana Jancevski, Lia Privitelli, Rebekah Stott, Tyla Jay Vlajnic, Paige Zois) v South Melbourne (Tijan McKenna, Claudia Mihocic) – to be played Monday night

Queens of the Week

Cheryl – Amandine Henry for that ooh la la goal in the UEFA Champions League Final

Dale – Sonia Bompastor became the first woman to win the UEFA Champions League as a player and as a coach

Eric – Ashlie Crofts a.k.a. The Queen Of Blacktown scored four goals as Blacktown Spartans defeated Emerging Jets

Maj – Souths United’s Dominique Spampanato scored a banger to equalise in their game against Gold Coast United

Steffen – Ellie Carpenter received her second UEFA Champions League Winners’ Medal


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