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Wests and Nanango put on an exciting display at Tom Alford Park in Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 23, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Martin Stern<\/strong> from Football South Burnett<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The 1st Division match between Wests and Nanango on Saturday evening was the game everyone was waiting for … and the two sides did not disappoint.<\/p>\n

Wests snatched an early goal through Brendan Smith in only the second minute of the game.<\/p>\n

Three minutes later Nanango were awarded a penalty which was converted by Kieran Mangan to make it 1-1. Only a minute later Wests got a second through Jack Fleming who finished off a fine goal after a strong run from the right wing.<\/p>\n

The rest of the half was a fierce tussle with both sides having only a few clear chances on goal. Just on half-time Kieran Mangan latched on to a through ball to make it level at 2-2 at half-time.<\/p>\n

The second half started off at an extraordinary pace with both teams playing like it was a grand final.<\/p>\n

In the 72nd minute, Wests were awarded a corner and it was Marty Perrett who latched onto it to give Wests a 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n

Not long after that, Wests defender Jamie Neil came from the field with a suspected broken collar bone. However both sides never let up and in the fourth minute of injury time it was Chris Walters who got the equaliser from a well worked move.<\/p>\n

This was one of the most exciting games in the competition for quite some time. Both teams ran themselves ragged and 3-3 seemed to be a deserving result.<\/p>\n

Best on the park for Nanango were Kieran Mangan for Nanango and Marty Perrett for Wests.<\/p>\n

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In the Women’s game, Wests defeated Nanango 3-2 in an exciting encounter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nanango went out to a 2-0 lead with goals from Kerri Thompson and Cassie Kelly. In a 20-minute spell just after half-time Wests put together some champagne football to bring it back to 2-2 with an own goal and a fine individual effort from Reneau McBride.<\/p>\n

With about 10 minutes to go, the Wests’ women pressed forward and were rewarded for some fine play with Michelle Hunter hitting in the winner. Wests<\/p>\n

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FULL RESULTS
\nWests v Nanango (in Kingaroy)<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>1st Div – Wests 3 <\/strong>(Brendan Smith, Jack Fleming, Marty Perrett), Nanango 3 <\/strong>(Kieran Mangan 2, Chris Walters)
\n2nd Div – Wests 0, Nanango 3 <\/strong>(on a forfeit by Wests)
\nWomen’s – Wests 3<\/strong> (Reneau McBride, Michelle Hunter, own goal), Nanango 2 <\/strong>(Kerri Thompson, Cassie Kelly)<\/p>\n

Barambah v Gunners (in Murgon)<\/strong>
\n1st Div<\/strong>\u00a0– Barambah 0, Gunners 2<\/strong> (Sam Murray, Anuwat Silalat)
\n2nd Div – Barambah 2<\/strong> (Joel Sommmerfeld, Luke Holland), Gunners 0<\/strong>
\nWomen’s – Barambah 1<\/strong> (Elle Mollenhauer), Gunnettes 0<\/strong> (game abandoned early due to a serious injury).<\/p>\n

Next week’s games:<\/strong>
\nWests v Gunners in Kingaroy
\nBarambah v Nanango in Murgon<\/p>\n

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