A successful weekend of football for Whitsunday United despite power outages and forfeits as teams start to think about finals qualification and preparation.
The round started on Friday night with the Premier Women travelling to Mackay to play Rangers. With a squad of just 11 available, and several of them Div1 players – it was going to be a tough assignment. After a fairly even first half, the Whitsunday girls were ahead 2-1 when the lights literally went out. The power outage caused by a car accident meant the game had to be abandoned and the girls are awaiting confirmation on whether the result will stand. Regardless, Sari Goodall continues her impressive form adding another 2 goals to tally.
The U14 Div1 side was looking forward to a home game against Wanderers on Saturday morning, however a late forfeit by the opposition left them disappointed. The U14 Prems played Magpies in Mackay and kept their unbeaten record intact, winning 4-0 despite being a little short of players. Jacob Logan scored 4 goals in a remarkable performance whilst Luka Miller was tireless and created havoc on the park.
U16 Premiers were at home against Country FC and were comfortably in control against the brave visitors who played a man short. As the opposition tired in the send half, the Whitsunday youth really started to dominate but the Country goal keeper was sensation and kept the score to a respectable 4-0. Zane Hill added two goals with Tyler Jankowski and Kobi Miller adding the extras. A great team effort with some impressive passing football being played.
The Men's U23 side had their game postponed so it was only the Premier Men up against third placed Magpies Crusaders.
Understrength with many regular players away with injuries and other commitments, the side was still confidant of a result against the young Crusaders. It was tight tussle and with the goals locked at 1-1 thanks to a Ben Seago penalty goal the Whitsunday side pulled out a miracle last minute win with Hayden Filby scoring a cracker of a goal in the two minutes of the game to take a 2-1 win.
The win cements second place on the ladder and with two games in hand on first place, the Men are looking to take out the Premiership.
Contributed with thanks to Allan Milostic
Alex Grossi about to launch in a corner kick
Jacob Logan in full attack mode
Kobi Miller attracted lots of defenders all day
Sari Goodal made an immediate impact with her speed and precision
Tate Butler never stops. A genuine work horse
Image Credit: Nicole Jankowski
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