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Nanango had a surprise 1-1 draw with Gunners in this week’s 2nd Division clash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 8, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Martin Stern<\/strong>
\nFootball South Burnett<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a very entertaining First Division match on Saturday, officiated by A-League referee David Walsh, Nanango defeated Gunners 4-2 after Gunners initially led 2-0.<\/p>\n

Gunners started the match off very well, taking control of the midfield.<\/p>\n

In the 11th minute of the match Ike Sililat was brought down in the Nanango penalty box, and Reise Braund made no mistake with the kick, giving Gunners the lead.<\/p>\n

Gunners continued to dominate possession and the midfield.<\/p>\n

In the 27th minute, the in-form Ryan Mooney latched onto a high cross from Reise Braund and hammered it home to give Gunners a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Gunner\u2019s defender, Peter Collins, came off with an injury which Nanango took full advantage of, with Kieran Mangan scoring from a deft pass from Thomas Mangan in the 31st Minute.<\/p>\n

Five minutes later Damien Walters tried his luck with a long range shot at goal from 35 metres out which beat Gunners’ Keeper Hayden Mashford to make it 2-2 at halftime.<\/p>\n

When the teams returned after the break, Gunners were without key defender Bailey Raines who succumbed to an ankle injury.<\/p>\n

This left Gunners\u2019 already depleted defence in tatters, but even worse was to follow.<\/p>\n

Nanango came out playing with more conviction and took advantage of the possession they were starved of in the first half of the game.<\/p>\n

Three minutes into the first half Kieran Mangan scored his second from a well-weighted Damien Walters’ pass to give Nanango a 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n

Disaster struck Gunners again when striker Ryan Mooney was stretchered off with a broken ankle.<\/p>\n

Gunners tried bravely to hold on and never gave in, but in the 72nd minute David Ashby extended Nanango\u2019s lead with a brilliant header from a corner kick.<\/p>\n

Best on the park for Nanango was Kieran Mangan, Damien Walters and Thomas Mangan while for Gunners it was Sam Murray, Anthony Lindholme and Ryan Mooney.<\/p>\n

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Barambah players stake out Wests’ formidable Jacqui Trace in Saturday’s Women’s Division match in Murgon; Wests ultimately took the match 2-nil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the Women\u2019s game, the unbeaten Nanango women stayed unbeaten, winning 1-0 against Gunnettes in a lacklustre game. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Both teams had opportunities to score but poor passing let both sides down. In the 24th minute Nanango took the lead with a well-taken wide shot from Karrie Ashby.<\/p>\n

Gunnettes had more possession in the second half but could not take advantage of it.<\/p>\n

Best for Nanango were Jacquie Downie and Raegan Campbell and for Gunners, Chrissy McBride and Katrina Parsons.<\/p>\n

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Gunners slot the ball into the back of the net in the 2nd division clash with Nanango, much to the surprise of Nanango’s goalie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Second Division, Nanango dropped their first points of the season in a 1-1 draw with Gunners. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The match was of a very high standard and very evenly matched.<\/p>\n

Gunners had the majority of possession early on, but it was Nanango who scored against the run of play through a fine individual effort from young Aiden Connolly in the 34th minute – definitely a player to watch in the future.<\/p>\n

Nanango took their lead into halftime.<\/p>\n

Nanango came out in the second half and enjoyed more possession and both sides had some close chances in an exciting half of football.<\/p>\n

Seven minutes from full time, Gunners equalised after a long Reise Braund goal kick sailing towards the Nanango goal was headed backwards into the Nanango net by their own defender to make it 1-1.<\/p>\n

Best on park for Gunners were Kevin Barnes and Steve Copas and for Nanango Luke Dobe and Aiden Connolly.<\/p>\n

* * * <\/b><\/center>In Murgon, Barambah made it two wins in a row after a hard-fought win over Wests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It shows the competition is getting a lot tighter, which is great news for the game.<\/p>\n

* * * <\/b><\/center>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Kingaroy<\/strong>
\n1st Division: Nanango 4 (Kieran Mangan 2, Damien Walters, David Ashby) defeated Gunners 2 (Reise Braund, Ryan Mooney)<\/p>\n

Women’s: Nanango 1 (Karrie Ashby) defeated Gunnettes 0<\/p>\n

2nd Division: Gunners 1 (Own Goal) defeated Nanango 1 (Aiden Connolly)<\/p>\n

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

1st Division: Barambah 4 (David Eagleson, Chris O\u2019Loughlin, John Burton, Andrew Fennell) defeated Wests 3 (Trent Faunt, Joel Cooper, Harry Sterling)<\/p>\n

Women’s: Wests 2 (Cathy Firman, Jacqui Trace) defeated Barambah 0<\/p>\n

2nd Division: Barambah 1 (Joel Sommerfeld) defeated Wests 1 (Christian Langford)<\/p>\n

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