Melbourne Victory Women hosted season one winners Roar Women in a top of the table clash in sunny Melbourne. It looked as though the teams were to share the spoils, with the scores locked at nil-nil in the final 10 minutes of the match before Ellen Beaumont's 83rd minute strike put the season one champions ahead.

Melbourne and Matildas goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri had proved a one-woman defensive wall for Melbourne, denying Roar repeatedly throughout the match, but Beaumont's late-match strike finally snuck the ball past her.

Further west, Perth Glory's Collette McCallum and Lisa de Vanna combined to score Perth's first goal of the season and post a win over the youthful Newcastle Jets. De Vanna troubled her defenders with her explosive pace and quick turns, but it was McCallum's pinpoint-accurate in-swinging corner which gave Perth the glory.

Her 10th-minute shot curved in at the near corner with Newcastle goalkeeper Alison Logue attempting to parry it in vain into the lurking de Vanna's back, before ending up entangled in the netting.

Sydney FC then got up over ACT rivals Canberra United in a thrilling three-goal match in the country's chilly capital. Striker Sarah Walsh gave Sydney the early lead in the 20th courtesy of a well placed through ball from Danish import Cathrin Paaske. Paaske then extended the lead with a goal of her own in the 83rd, after combining with fellow Dane Catherine Cannuli.

The second goal proved invaluable, with a 90th-minute strike by Ellie Brush clawing one back for the Canberrans. But stoic defence in final few minutes helped Sydney hold out last season's runners up.

Further up the road in New South Wales, Central Coast hosted Adelaide United, with two late goals by Trudy Camilleri and Ashleigh Connor securing the Central Coast the win and equal first on the ladder. Central Coast and Roar Women are undefeated after two rounds, with the two set to meet in Brisbane in round three.

In other matches next weekend, Adelaide take on Melbourne, Perth meet Canberra, and Newcastle take on Sydney FC in a local and ABC-broadcast derby.

Westfield W-League 2009 Ladder

Team

 P

 W

 D

 L

 F

 A

 GD

 Pts

1

Central Coast Mariners

 2

 2

 0

 0

 5

 1

 4

 6

2

Brisbane Roar

 2

 2

 0

 0

 4

 0

 4

 6

3

Melbourne Victory

 2

 1

 0

 1

 2

 1

 1

 3

4

Sydney FC

 2

 1

 0

 1

 3

 4

-1

 3

5

Perth Glory

 2

 1

 0

 1

 1

 2

-1

 3

6

Newcastle Jets

 2

 0

 1

 1

 0

 1

-1

 1

7

Adelaide United

 2

 0

 1

 2

 0

 2

-2

 1

8

Canberra United

 2

 0

 0

 2

 1

 5

-4

 0

P = played | W = wins | D = draws | L = losses | F = goals for | A = goals against | GD = Goal Difference | Pts = points

Westfield W-League 2009 - Leading Goal-Scorers

2 - Courtney BEUTEL, Michelle HEYMAN, Sarah WALSH

1 - Enza BARILLA, Ellen BEAUMONT, Ellie BRUSH, Tameka BUTT, Trudy CAMILLERI, Ashleigh CONNOR, Kelly GOLEBIOWSKI, Collette MCCALLUM, Cathrin PAASKE, Katie THORLAKSON 

 

Perth Glory                                         1 (Collette MCCALLUM 10')
Newcastle Jets                                     0

Saturday, 10 October 2009
ME Bank Stadium, Perth
Referee: Lee Corey
Assistant Referees: Josh Mihevc and Tim Mihevc
Fourth Official: Trent Fleskens

Perth Glory line-up: 1. Emma WIRKUS (gk), 3. Carys HAWKINS, 5. Shannon MAY, 8. Tanya OXTOBY, 9. Danielle CALAUTTI, 11. Lisa DE VANNA (18. Ellis GLANFIELD 90'), 13. Elisa D'OVIDIO (6. Ella MASTRANTONIO 90'+3), 14. Collette MCCALLUM (c), 15. Alexandra SINGER, 16. Sadie LAWRENCE, 17. Marianna TABAIN (7. Elissia CANHAM 87')

Substitutes not used: 20. Katarina JUKIC (gk)

Yellow Cards: Nil

Red Cards: Nil

Newcastle Jets line-up: 1. Alison LOGUE (gk), 4 Loren MAHONEY (3 Pelay INGLES 88'), 5 Stacey DAY, 6 Amber NEILSON, 7 Gema SIMON, 9 Kate HENSMAN (17 Madeline SEARL 75'), 10 Hayley CRAWFORD (c), 11 Carlie IKONOMOU, 13 Caitlin JARVIE, 16 Kirstyn PEARCE, 18 Leia SMITH (12 Emma STEWART 75')

Substitutes not used: 20. Emma-Kate DEWHURST (gk)

Yellow Cards: Carlie IKONOMOU 72', Hayley CRAWFORD 78'

Red Cards: Nil

 

Canberra United                                                1 (Ellie BRUSH 90')
Sydney FC                                                            2 (Sarah WALSH 20', Cathrin PAASKE 84')

Saturday, 10 October 2009
McKellar Park, Canberra
Referee: Peta McCallum
Assistant Referees: Allyson Flynn and  Brett Woodford
Fourth Official: Greg Taylor

Canberra United line-up:  1. Lydia WILLIAMS (gk), 4. Chiung Ying LIN, 6. Ellie RAYMOND, 7. Ellie BRUSH, 9. Grace GILL, 10. Shu O TSENG, 11. Cian MACIEJEWSKI, 14. Ashleigh SYKES, 15. Nicole SYKES, 16. Ellyse PERRY, 19. Jennifer BISSET (5. Kahlia HOGG 60')

Substitutes Not Used:  20. Jocelyn MARA (gk), 3. Bronwyn STUDMAN, 12. Snez VELJANOVSKA.

Yellow Cards:  Shu O TSENG 40', Chiung YING LIN 53'

Red Cards:  Nil

Sydney FC line-up:  1. Nikola DEITER (gk), 3. Danielle BROGAN, 4. Alesha CLIFFORD (5. Lisa GILBERT 88'), 6. Servet UZUNLAR, 7. Heather GARRIOCK (c), 8. Julie RYDAHL, 9. Sarah WALSH (13. Catherine CANNULI 89'), 10. Kylie LEDBROOK, 11. Cathrin PAASKE, 15. Kyah SIMON, 19. Leena KHAMIS (12. Michelle CARNEY 71')

Substitutes Not Used:  20. Carla MONFORTE (gk)

Yellow Cards:  Heather GARRIOCK 56', Kyah SIMON 60'

Red Cards:  Nil

 

Melbourne Victory                                            0
Brisbane Roar                                                    1 (Ellen BEAUMONT 83')

Saturday, 10 October 2009
Epping Stadium, Epping
Referee: Catherine Hofmann
Assistant Referees: Elizabeth Hyland and Stan Tasic
Fourth Official: George Lakrinidis

Melbourne Victory line-up: 1. Melissa BARBIERI (gk), 2. Vedrana POPOVIC (7. Sarah GROENEWALD 80'), 3. Marlies OOSTDAM, 4. Tal KARP (c), 5. Laura ALLEWAY, 6. Maika RUYTER-HOOLEY, 8. Katie THORLAKSON (10. Deanna NICESKI 89'), 11. Julianne SITCH, 12. Monnique HANSEN-KOFOED, 19. Enza BARILLA (13. Katrina GORRY 69') , 21. Kara MOWBRAY

Substitutes Not Used: 20. Nicole PAUL (gk)

Yellow Cards: Julianne SITCH 31'

Red Cards: Nil

Brisbane Roar line-up: 1. Casey DUMONT (gk), 2. Kate McSHEA, 4. Clare POLKINGHORNE, 5. Brooke SPENCE, 6. Joanne BURGESS (12. Stephanie LATHAM 89'), 7. Pam BIGNOLD, 8. Elise KELLOND-KNIGHT, 11. Aivi LUIK, 14. Sasha McDONNELL (19. Ellen BEAUMONT 77'),16. Lauren COLTHORPE, 18. Courtney BEUTEL

Substitutes Not Used: 15. Leah CURTIS, 20. Kate STEWART (gk)

Yellow Cards: Lauren COLTHORPE 32'

Red Cards: Nil

 

Central Coast Mariners                   2 (Trudy CAMILLERI 74', Ashleigh CONNOR 88')
Adelaide United                                  0

Sunday, 11 October 2009
Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Assistant Referees: Penelope Nash and Tanya de Boer
Fourth Official: Catherine Nash

Central Coast Mariners line-up: 1. Jilian LOYDEN (gk), 2. Caitlin COOPER (c), 4. Rachael DOYLE, 7.  Teresa POLIAS, 8. Kelly GOLEBIOWSKI, 9. Renee ROLLASON (13. Trudy CAMILLERI 66'), 10.  Kendall FLETCHER, 11. Michelle HEYMAN (14. Ashleigh CONNOR 75'), 12. Samantha SPACKMAN, 16. Jenna KINGSLEY ( 5. Jessica SEAMAN 88'), 19. Lydia VANDENBERGH

Substitutes Not Used: 20. Rachel COOPER (gk)

Yellow Cards: Caitlin COOPER 78'

Red Cards: Nil

Adelaide United line-up: 1.  Sian MCLAREN (gk) (c), 2. Ebony WEIDENBACH, 3. Renee HARRISON, 7. Racheal QUIGLEY, 9. Angela FIMMANO, 10.  Marijana RAJCIC (12. Katerina BEXIS 83'), 11.  Georgia CHAPMAN, 14. Donna COCKAYNE, 15. Tenneille BOALER (13. Lauren CHILVERS 64'), 17. Karina ROWETH, 18. Rochelle KUHAR.
 
Substitutes Not Used: 6. Thomai KEZIOS, 20. Kristy HARVEY (gk)
 
Yellow Cards: Donna COCKAYNE 7'


Red Cards: Nil