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A tense moment in Saturday’s 1st Division clash between Gunners and Panthers, as a Gunners player Du Pham rushes in to deflect a Nanango attack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 26, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gunners walked away with most of the points on Saturday when they took on Nanango’s Panthers at Tom Alford Oval in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

The match was the third round of the season, and the first time the two sides have met on the park this year.<\/p>\n

A smaller than usual crowd who braved the unseasonally cold weather got witness three good games.<\/p>\n

They also got to see a few surprise upsets.<\/p>\n

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In the 2nd Division clash, Gunners were able to capitalise on a broader range of experience to give their younger opponents a 5-nil drubbing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the 2nd Division competition, the Panthers are fielding a lot of incoming cadets this season, and on Saturday they were up against the much more seasoned (and senior) Gunners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So while the Panthers may have youth on their side, Gunners have the experience.<\/p>\n

And as the match progressed, Gunners proved the old adage that age and experience will usually beat youth and a bad haircut most days of the week.<\/p>\n

In the first half of the match, the two teams carefully felt each other out in a tightly-fought tussle, alternately attacking and defending as the ball quickly moved from one end of the field to the other, then back again.<\/p>\n

During this testing phase Gunners also managed to find the back of the net, ensuring they went into the half-time break with a narrow 1-nil lead.<\/p>\n

Not far into the second half, though, Gunners significantly improved their chances when they exploited holes they’d found in the Panthers’ defence.<\/p>\n

Two sizzling goals kicked in quick succession from the upper end of the field – one passing straight over the Panthers’ goalkeeper’s head – gave them a convincing lead.<\/p>\n

To their credit, the younger Panthers didn’t let their heads drop.<\/p>\n

But they were unable to prevent Gunners going on to score twice more before the full time whistle, giving them a 5-0 drubbing into the bargain.<\/p>\n

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New Gunnette Deidre Murray leapt high to deflect a Panthers shot from finding the back of her team’s net<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the Women’s Division, both sides are fielding nine new players this year, and they seemed much more evenly matched.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Gunnettes have retained the popular Rahab Murray, who’s been joined this year by her sister Deidre, and several other good players.<\/p>\n

The Panthers, for their part, have lost former captain Cassie Kelly – who has taken on the role of manager because she is expecting a child mid-way through the season – but have retained Raegan Campbell.<\/p>\n

In Saturday’s game, the two teams battled it out with one another without either side seeming to gain a clear advantage.<\/p>\n

Nanango eventually took the points by winning the match 2-1, but it was a narrow victory compared to the 6-0 thumping the lady Panthers had delivered to Barambah in the first round of the competition.<\/p>\n

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In 1st Division, Gunners are fielding five new players this season, while the Panthers have only retained five players from last year’s premiership-winning squad.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both teams are fierce rivals in the 1st Division competition.<\/p>\n

Panthers have had an unbroken five year winning streak in the premiership, and Gunners have been runners-up for most of those years.<\/p>\n

So while the Panthers’ retentions are all acknowledged as high quality players, it became apparent fairly early in Saturday’s match that Gunners’ more seasoned team had the advantage on the day.<\/p>\n

Panthers were the first to score, but Gunners fired back not long afterwards to see both sides going into half time locked in a 1-all draw.<\/p>\n

But in the second half, Gunners managed to sink two more into the back of the net while Panthers were held down to just one.<\/p>\n

This left Gunners holding the points, much to the delight of their captain Joseph Copas who’d hoped for an early win against the big cats this season.<\/p>\n

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A Wests player demonstrates fancy footwork to evade a block by the Bears in Saturday’s 1st Division clash at Wondai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, Wests battled it out with Barambah when both teams met at the Wondai Soccer Grounds, also for the first time this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wests proved dominant in 1st and 2nd division, but shared the points with the Bears in the Women’s Division clash.<\/p>\n

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Round 3 Results:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Wondai<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 2nd Division: Wests 2 (A Musch 61, J Wilson 71) – Barambah 1 (P Clegg 50th)<\/li>\n
  • Women’s Division: Wests 1 (K Wright 45th) – Barambah 1 (E Mollenhauer 4th)<\/li>\n
  • 1st Division: Wests 3 (R McCabe 12th, R Nozaki 3rd, E Schultz 16th – Barambah 1 (R Sommerfeld)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In Kingaroy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 2nd Division: Gunners 5 – Nanango 0<\/li>\n
    • Women’s Division: Nanango 2 – Gunnettes 1<\/li>\n
    • 1st Division: Gunners 3 – Nanango 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Next Matches<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Catch-up games for Round 2’s “Super Saturday” on April 1, which was cancelled at the last minute because of ex-Cyclone Debbie, are still being held.<\/p>\n

      On Wednesday night, April 26 – unless cancelled due to rain – Wests’ women’s side will be playing the lady Panthers at Kingaroy’s Tom Alford Oval at 6:30pm.<\/p>\n

      And on Saturday, April 29 Barambah’s men will play Gunners at the same venue, with 2nd Division taking to the park at 2:00pm and 1st Division at 4:00pm.<\/p>\n

      The next formal round – Round 4 – will be played the following Saturday, May 6 in Nanango and Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

      In Nanango, the home side will play Barambah at the Burnett Street soccer fields, with 2nd Division hitting the park at 12:30pm, Women’s Division at 2:00pm and 1st Division at 3:15pm.<\/p>\n

      In Kingaroy, home teams Gunners and Wests will battle it out.<\/p>\n

      2nd Division will put toes to the turf at 2:00pm, Women’s Division at 3:30pm and 1st Division at 5:00pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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