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Nearpost Radio:
We chat to former Socceroos and Lazio star Paul Okon,
Matildas star Heather Garriock on her 100th Cap and Womens European football.
Asian Champions League and all the footballl news, dedications, quiz questions and more.

Second half: Canberra Football.
Russ Gibbs reviews the Men's Premier League.
We preview the Women's Premier League with Belwest Captain Vanessa Burdett.
Marty Smith talks Rooball with Tuggeranong United Techincal Director Eugene Lawrenz.
Scores, views and all your local football talk.

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ACT Men's Premier League Scores

Hear local football expert Russ Gibbs on the Nearpost on Tuesday, local football starts 7pm. Men's scores below


O'Connor Knights 5 Queanbeyan City 2
Tuggernong United 0 Canberra FC 1
Belconnen United 2 Canberra Olympic 1
ANU 2 Canberra City 0

Women's League
Belwest suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Woden Valley.

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Nicole Somi: What's the score?

Nicole Somi wins the Women's Grand Final for Belconnen, "and I didn't even know."


It's your grand final. You're expected to lose. You finished fourth in the normal season, but somehow you've beaten the favourites Belwest and find yourself in the final, the Grand Final.

You're playing Weston Creek. How many titles have they won over the years?

And they even cheer and thankyou at the official grand final breakfast, For what? For knocking out Belwest!

So the game is on.


Luisa Marzotta is upfront for Weston Creek. She's strong and skilful.

She's causing prolems all day, but somehow the Belconnen defence and keeper Amy Martin kept her out.

For Belconnen United Emily Davidson, Jessica Mcgurgan and Sarah Elford stood out. Cara Armstrong was also creative.

For Weston Megan Kehoe, Jenny Brew, Amanda Aurousseau and keeper Michelle Tifan were all great to watch.

0-0

It's a big pitch for the final. And it has grass! When was the last time you saw the ball bounce consistently, in a women's local game. Not at Waramanga oval anyway.

Big crowd. But no goals.

Somi tells her coach Andrew Woodman at half-time enough of this defence for me Andrew, I'm in the midfield now.

Woodman according to Somi loves to get her advice!

And Somi moves to midfield and the game changes a bit. Towards the end of normal time Luisa is clearly tiring for Weston, and Belconnen are creating more.

But Michelle Tifan is up to the task.

The temperature is dropping but the stakes are heating up.

It's penalties.

"Yes," yells my 8 year old daughter. "I love penalties."

And so they begin. Some fine finishers for both sides, and then Weston miss one, miss two.

Somi, former Young Matilda and Belconnen United captain scores.

Bedlam.

Somi turns and hasn't realised she's put the game out of reach. They have won the grand final.

Her team-mates soon tell her.

Imagine playing all year, your kick wins the grand final. The grand final you were never expected to make.

And you didn't even know!

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ACT Women's league update

Belwest Reach Summit

The Belwest Foxes have regained the league lead from Weston Creek in round eleven of the Club Pink Women’s Premier League over the weekend. Belwest held the lead for the first six rounds this year but surrendered the top spot to Weston Creek who has hung on to it until the weekend.

Belwest reclaimed the lead with a 4-1 defeat of ANU WFC at Kaleen.

Four individual goal scorers helped see Belwest move up the ladder, goals from Nicole Monks, Karen Clarke, Cian Maciejewski and Leanne Mills sealing the victory.

ANU’s Amy Kilpatrick got one back for the home side. With the loss to ANU a nearly insurmountable gap has formed between the bottom two clubs and the top four with an eight point gap separating the two.

At the top of the table, the Foxes have a two point lead ahead of Weston Creek. The result sets up a huge match against third placed Canberra City – Limestone Academy.

Canberra City – LA provided the upset of the round as they defeated Weston Creek 2-nil, knocking them off the top of the table in the process. The three points were important for both teams as City were hoping to remain in the top three while Weston Creek were looking remain the leaders.

Both goal scorers were member of the women’s invitational side which took on American visiting side Cal United, unfortunately for Weston Creek’s Jenny Brew it was in her own goal while

In the final match of the round, Belconnen United got up 3-nil against cellar-dwellers Woden Valley. United needed the victory to remain in touch with the top three with only four rounds to go. A brace from Belconnen’s Nicole Somi and another from Matina Gazis ensuring the north side club returned home with the valued points. It’s Woden Valley’s sixth straight loss and fourth consecutive without having scored a single goal. Somi’s two goals moving her two steps closer to the league’s leading goal scorer Luisa Marzotto as the season draws to a close.

The result leaves Woden Valley and ANU WFC to battle it out for the wooden spoon.

Ilahna Aitchison scored herself at the correct end. Canberra City – LA is the Club Pink Women’s Premier League in-form team at the moment having gone having not lost since the long weekend at the beginning of June.

City is now only three points behind Belwest and one point behind second placed Weston Creek.

In the final match of the round, Belconnen United got up 3-nil against cellar-dwellers Woden Valley. United needed the victory to remain in touch with the top three with only four rounds to go.

A brace from Belconnen’s Nicole Somi and another from Matina Gazis ensuring the north side club returned home with the valued points. It’s Woden Valley’s sixth straight loss and fourth consecutive without having scored a single goal. Somi’s two goals moving her two steps closer to the league’s leading goal scorer Luisa Marzotto as the season draws to a close.

Sunday, 29th July 2007

ANU def by Belwest 1-4
Belconnen United def Woden Valley 3-0
Canberra City – LA def Weston Creek 2-0

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