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Inglewood United Wins Night Series
Inglewood United claimed just their second ever Night Series title by trouncing Swan I.C. 3-0 in this evenings Final at Litis Stadium. Play had been underway just 3 minutes when Michael Baczyinski played a well weighted through ball into the path of Jason Colli who slipped the ball under the on-coming Cory Hugo to give Inglewood the upper hand. Kevin Griffiths made his way down the right flank not long after and crossed low into the area where Andre Sarpe slammed his shot just the wrong side of the upright. Swan were doing well to absorb the near constant pressure but on 14 minutes there was no stopping Inglewood as Trevor Hatton halted Baczynski's run only to have Dean Apelgren storm through and send the sweetest of chips over Cory Hugo and into the net. It took until midway through the half for Swan to muster their first genuine attack which ended with Scott Campbell's low effort being scooped up by Oliver Taseski. It was very nearly three-nil on the half hour when a free-kick from Sarpe looped over the defensive wall and was spectacularly kept out of the top corner by Cory Hugo at full stretch. The last play of the half was a Miki Vujacic free-kick hit low through a crowded area to Taseski on the line.
The half-time address of Gary Marocchi had the desired effect and Swan began the new second period a much stronger proposition. Tom Shepheard got on the end of a Mathers cross from the left but his header was brilliantly tipped over by Taseski, and from the resulting corner Tony Cumace nodded narrowly over the crossbar. In an attempt to shake things up Marocchi made a triple substitution in the 55th minute which brought Paul Lincoln, Damien Catalano and Danyal Bennet into the game. But within minutes Inglewood almost increased their lead through some individual brilliance from Baczynski whose dipping shot from distance cannoned back off the bar. Inglewood were limiting the effectiveness of Swans attacks by restricting the supply lines coming through the centre of the park. Even so, the black and whites found space down the flanks and in the 71st minute Bennett delivered the ball to Shepheard who slid his shot wide after beating an opponent. And in the minutes that followed Lincoln hit the bar, then Catalano blazed high from close-range as Swan sought a way back into the game. But Inglewood weren't about to let the game slip and with two minutes remaining Rory Mouttet put the icing on the cake by tapping in unmarked from 2-metres following terrific lead-up work by Greg Sharland and Colli.
Inglewood United : Oliver Taseski, Daniel Stoitis, Shaun Kilkelly, Danny
Kovacevic, Jason Colli (Scott Blackmore 80), Kevin Griffiths, Dean
Apelgren, Michael Baczynski (Darren Broxton 79), Andre Sarpe, Greg
Sharland, Albert Osei-Tutu (Rory Mouttet 61)
Swan I.C. : Cory Hugo, Trevor Hatton, Tony Cumace (Danyal Bennett 55),
Damien Scali, Jonathon Mathers, Justin Hugo (Damien Catalano 55), Michael
Busbhy, Scott Campbell (Paul Lincoln 55), Miki Vujacic, Tom Shepheard,
David Foster
Referee : Hugh Best
Bookings : J.Hugo (34), Baczynski (39), Sharland (40), Kilkelly (63),
Hatton (65)
Dismissals : Nil
2005 Football West Night Series
The 2005 McInerney Ford Night Series is the beginning of a new era for soccer in WA. It will be the first competition administrated by the newly formed governing body, Football West (the Western Australian Soccer Association). It will be the biggest pre-season competition that this state has ever seen, with 30 clubs involved. For the first time in the Night Series, lower division teams can try to be giant killers against top flight opponents.
The 12 Saturday Premier League clubs will automatically start at the group stage, while the Saturday First Division and Sunday State League clubs will fight it out in a knockout competition to see which teams join the 16 club group stage. The group stage will consist of four clubs in each group, with the winners going straight into the semi-finals to fight it out for the major prize. Clubs that have entered the 2005 Football West McInerney Ford Night Series are:
Saturday State Premier League
Armadale
Bayswater City
Cockburn City
ECU Joondalup
Floreat Athena
Fremantle City
Inglewood United
Perth
Sorrento
Stirling Lions
Swan IC
Western Knights
Saturday State First Division
Ashfield
Balcatta
Bassendean Caledonian
Canning City
Dianella White Eagles
Gosnells City
Leeming Strikers
Morley-Windmills
Kingsway Olympic
Queens Park
Rockingham City
South West Phoenix
Wanneroo City
(Note: Mandurah City, Forrestfield United and Stirling Suns did not enter.
Sunday Amateurs
Fremantle United
Shamrock Rovers
South Perth United
Spearwood Dalmatinac
University of WA
(Note: Fixtures are subject to change by Football West)
Qualifying Round - Sunday 30th January
Venue: Dalmatinac Park
Game 1 - Wanneroo City 2 vs Fremantle United 1 (3:45pm)
Game 2 - Queens Park 2 vs Morley-Windmills 1 (5:30pm)
The 2 winners to join the 14 other lower division clubs in the preliminary rounds.
Preliminary Round 1 - Saturday 5th February
Game 1 - UWA 1 vs Wanneroo City 2 (2:00pm) - Frank Drago Reserve
Game 2 - Kingsway Olympic 0 vs Ashfield 3 (4:00pm) - Frank Drago Reserve
Preliminary Round 1 - Sunday 6th February
Game 3 - Queens Park 0 vs Canning City 2 (3:45pm) - Percy Doyle Reserve
Game 4 - Dianella White Eagles 2 vs South West Phoenix 1 (5:30pm) - Percy Doyle Reserve
Game 5 - Bassendean Caledonian 3 vs Leeming Strikers 0 (forfeit) - Dalmatinac Park
Game 6 - Spearwood Dalmatinac 2 vs Shamrock Rovers 1 (4:30pm) - Dalmatinac Park
Game 7 - Gosnells City 1 vs Rockingham City 3 (2:00pm) - Frank Drago Reserve
Game 8 - Balcatta 5 vs South Perth United 0 (4:00pm) - Frank Drago Reserve
Preliminary Round 2 - Sunday 13th February
Game 9 - Wanneroo City 3 vs Ashfield 0 (2:00pm) - Dalmatinac Park
Game 10 - Canning City 1 vs Dianella White Eagles 2 (4:00pm) - Dalmatinac Park
Game 11 - Bassendean Caledonian 5 vs Spearwood Dalmatinac 4 (2:00pm) - Frank Drago Reserve
Game 12 - Rockingham City 2 vs Balcatta 4 (4:00pm) - Frank Drago Reserve
The 4 winners to advance to the Group Stage with the 12 Saturday Premier League clubs.
Group Stage, Round 1 - Sunday 20th February
Group A - Dorrien Gardens
(Perth, Sorrento, Stirling Lions, Wanneroo City)
Perth 2 vs Stirling Lions 2 (6:15pm)
Sorrento 2 vs Wanneroo City 2 (8:00pm)
Group B - E&D Litis Stadium
(Inglewood United, Floreat Athena, Dianella White Eagles, Bayswater City)
Inglewood United 4 vs Dianella White Eagles 0 (6:15pm)
Floreat Athena 2 vs Bayswater City 2 (8:00pm)
Group C - Edith Cowan University
(Bassendean Caledonian, ECU Joondalup, Fremantle City, Cockburn City)
Bassendean Caledonian 1 vs Fremantle City 3 (6:15pm)
ECU Joondalup 1 vs Cockburn City 3 (8:00pm)
Group D - Alfred Skeet Oval
(Balcatta, Western Knights, Swan IC, Armadale)
Balcatta 2 vs Swan IC 1 (6:45pm)
Western Knights 3 vs Armadale 0 (8:20pm)
Group A P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Perth 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 1 Sorrento 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 1 Stirling Lions 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 1 Wanneroo City 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 1 Group B P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Inglewood United 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 Floreat Athena 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 1 Bayswater City 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 1 Dianella White Eagles 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0 Group C P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Cockburn City 1 1 0 0 3 1 +0 3 Fremantle City 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Bassendean Caledonian 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 ECU Joondalup 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 Group D P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Western Knights 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Swan IC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Balcatta 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 Armadale 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Group Stage, Round 2 - Sunday 27th February
Group A - Dorrien Gardens
Stirling Lions 2 vs Sorrento 4 (6:15pm)
Wanneroo City 1 vs Perth 3 (8:00pm)
Group B - E&D Litis Stadium
Dianella White Eagles 3 vs Floreat Athena 2 (6:15pm)
Bayswater City 1 vs Inglewood United 2 (8:00pm)
Group C - Edith Cowan University
Fremantle City 1 vs ECU Joondalup 3 (6:15pm)
Cockburn City 3 vs Bassendean Caledonian 1 (8:00pm)
Group D - Alfred Skeet Oval
Swan IC 2 vs Western Knights 1 (6:15pm)
Armadale 0 vs Balcatta 2 (8:00pm)
Group A P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Sorrento 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 4 Perth 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Stirling Lions 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2 1 Wanneroo City 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1 Group B P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Inglewood United 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Dianella White Eagles 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 3 Floreat Athena 2 0 1 1 4 5 -1 1 Bayswater City 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1 Group C P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Cockburn City 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 ECU Joondalup 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 3 Fremantle City 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 3 Bassendean Caledonian 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 0 Group D P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Swan IC 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Western Knights 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 Balcatta 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Armadale 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 0
Group Stage, Round 3 - Sunday 6th March
Group A - Dorrien Gardens
Perth 1 vs Sorrento 3 (6:15pm)
Stirling Lions 5 vs Wanneroo City 2 (8:00pm)
Group B - E&D Litis Stadium
Inglewood United 1 vs Floreat Athena 0 (6:15pm)
Dianella White Eagles 1 vs Bayswater City 1 (8:00pm)
Group C - Edith Cowan University
Bassendean Caledonian 0 vs ECU Joondalup 3 (forfeit)
Fremantle City 2 vs Cockburn City 2 (8:00pm)
Group D - Alfred Skeet Oval
Balcatta 0 vs Western Knights 5 (6:15pm)
Swan IC 3 vs Armadale 1 (8:00pm)
Group A P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Sorrento 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Stirling Lions 3 1 1 1 9 8 +1 4 Perth 3 1 1 1 6 6 +0 4 Wanneroo City 3 0 1 2 5 10 -5 1 Group B P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Inglewood United 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Dianella White Eagles 3 1 1 1 4 7 -3 4 Bayswater City 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2 Floreat Athena 3 0 1 2 4 6 -2 1 Group C P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Cockburn City 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 ECU Joondalup 3 2 0 1 7 4 +0 6 Fremantle City 3 1 1 1 6 6 +0 4 Bassendean Caledonian 3 0 0 3 2 9 -7 0 Group D P W D L FOR AGST GD PTS Swan IC 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Western Knights 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6 Balcatta 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 3 Armadale 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 0
Semi-Finals - Sunday 13th March
Venue: E&D Litis Stadium
Sorrento 1 vs Inglewood United 4 (6:15pm)
Cockburn City 1 vs Swan IC 2 (8:00pm)
Final - Sunday 20th March
Venue: E&D Litis Stadium
3rd Place Play-off (6:15pm)
Sorrento 1 vs Cockburn City 2
The Final (8:00pm)
Inglewood United 3 vs Swan IC 0
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