Just the two Finals series games last weekend. On Thursday night the Division 2 Funkies lost 1-3 to Saints Eagles Souths and their season is now over. However, the Ladies beat Rebels 2-0 and will now meet Brothers in the Grand Final.
Night Soccer
Kicked off its 46th year on Tuesday. In the first of two Trial Weeks, there were nineteen games with sixty-one goals scored. Clare Cutters, Rocky Pond Warriors, and Mountain View Fresh all scored five goals. So far there are twenty-seven Men’s and fifteen Women’s teams. Teams must be finalised by next Tuesday.
Division 2 Men
The C.A. Contracting Funkies played their preliminary final against Saints for a place in the Grand Final. Saints started the better of the two teams taking the lead after ten minutes. The Funkies worked their way into the game and started to look dangerous up front through Fengil and Nick Cathcart. However, it was Jake Lacey who scored the equaliser for Burdekin with an incredible strike from 30 yards out. Burdekin suffered injuries to Jarrod Dal Santo and Luke Cathcart just before half time with scores locked at 1-1.
Second half saw Saints start well and could have regained the lead numerous times, but some great saves from keeper Dave Bryen kept denying them. The Funkies were finishing strongly as full time approached through Brad Wright and Jack Castrejana, until Castrejana dislocated his kneecap just before full time. An ambulance was called and after a short delay the game was moved to another field.
Extra time again for the Funkies, was not something the team was looking forward to. Unfortunately, Saints took an early lead in extra time before getting another goal late in the game to win 3-1.The end of the season for the Funkies with a game that could have had a quite different result on another night. Player of match was Jake Lacey with Brad Wright and Heath Swindley both having strong games also. A season definitely to be proud of and already looking forward to next year.
Ladies
The Ayr Anzac Club Ladies came in to this match determined to secure their spot in the grand final, but Rebels did not make it easy, holding them out of their half early on. Burdekin knew they were in for a tough battle. But after several unsuccessful through balls, the breakthrough finally came in the 30th minute when Zandi Bonanno drew the defence out before slotting home a brilliant finish.
In the second half, Burdekin piled on the pressure and despite Rebels’ strong defensive effort, the ladies managed to extend their lead in the 66th minute thanks to a superb goal from outside the box from Karina Guglielmi. The game ended in a 2-0 win to the Burdekin in a hard-fought performance. The Ladies now look to carry this momentum into the grand final showdown against Brothers!
Juniors
On Saturday, the Juniors had their final games for the season, along with the club’s breakup. The kids had a lot of fun after their games, continuing to kick the ball around,
along with a jumping castle, sausage sizzle and lolly drop. Thank you to everyone involved for such a successful season, and we will see you all in 2026!
Masters
That’s it for Masters Soccer in 2025. Night Soccer kicked off last week and Masters Soccer will return in February 2026.
National and International
The major European Leagues were back in action this week. And after three or four weeks, the old order hardly changeth. In the EPL, Liverpool with maximum points from four games, lead Arsenal, Spurs and Bournemouth and at the foot of the table, Wolverhampton has lost all four games.
In Germany, after three games, Bayern with three wins lead Dortmund and Cologne whilst in Italy’s Serie A, Napoli and Juventus have maximum points from three games with Udinese in third place. In Spain, Real Madrid and Barcelona, both with four wins, lead Atletico and Getafe and in France, PSG is the only team with maximum points leading Lille by two points, Monaco and Lyon.
The Matildas next match is against Wales, in Cardiff on 25 October. Matilda’s captain Sam Kerr is back! She scored a goal in Chelsea’s 3-1 win at Aston Villa.
The Socceroos played New Zealand last Friday in Canberra and were a bit lucky to win 1-0 with a goal in the 86th minute. In the return match in Auckland, the Socceroos won 3-1. They now have friendlies away to Canada and the USA in October.
Quote of the Week is from then Charlton manager Lenny Lawrence. “The last time we got a penalty at home, Christ was a carpenter.”
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