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\"Barambah<\/a>
Saturday’s 2nd Division clash between Barambah and Gunners was a tense, tightly-fought game in wet conditions that saw the lead see-saw almost to three-quarter time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 16, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

After a week’s break for the Queen’s Birthday holiday, football returned to the South Burnett with a vengeance on Saturday for the ninth round of this year’s Evolution Solar Football League.<\/p>\n

Some fans, of course, are currently in the grip of World Cup fever and elected to stay home to watch the games in Brazil.<\/p>\n

But others came out in rainy weather to watch local football.<\/p>\n

And they were rewarded with some very good games at both the Nanango and Kingaroy soccer fields, with upset wins on both grounds.<\/p>\n

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Barambah Back On Top<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Barambah<\/a>
Goal! An elated Scott Prendergast is congratulated by a Barambah team-mate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Kingaroy, Barambah took on Gunners in all three divisions.<\/p>\n

Barambah needed a win to reclaim their top spot in Second Division after recording poor results in their President’s Cup loss to Nanango.<\/p>\n

The match was fairly even at the start of play, and it wasn’t until the 23rd minute that John Shaw put Barambah ahead from a close range tap in.<\/p>\n

Just over 10 minutes later, Gunners youngster Gary Honhold equalised after cutting through the Barambah defence.<\/p>\n

Then a minute after that, Joseph Copas put Gunners ahead when he found himself with a free run on goal.<\/p>\n

This gave Gunners a 2-1 lead that took them to halftime.<\/p>\n

But four minutes into the second half, Barambah were awarded a penalty which was scored by John Shaw to both sides level.<\/p>\n

And in the 64th minute, Brendan Kelly broke through the Gunners defence to give Barambah the lead once again.<\/p>\n

With ten minutes to go, Scott Prendergast made it 4-2 after having a goal disallowed for offside in the first half.<\/p>\n

The match was halted a minute from full time after an injury to Gunners Jack McBlane (see story elsewhere on this page<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Full time was called as the player could not be moved until he got ambulance attention.<\/p>\n

The match was closer than the score suggested but Gunners have to learn to take a couple of touches on the ball to gain better control.<\/p>\n

Best for Barambah were Rob Smith, John Shaw and Aaron Vanderkolk on debut.<\/p>\n

For Gunners it was Dale Warren, Joe Copas and Jack McBlane.<\/p>\n

\"Barambah<\/a>
Barambah slips another goal past Gunners’ goal keeper, who was unable to block it despite a heroic effort as your correspondent (centre) looks on …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Barambah<\/a>
Barambah Women’s Division had 10 players on the field, but were unable to beat the improving Gunnettes in the slippery conditions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gunnettes Win At Last<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After a lot of hard work and training, the Gunnettes had their first win of the season on the weekend.<\/p>\n

And they didn’t have to wait either, with Kiara Wright finding the back of the net in the 3rd minute of the game.<\/p>\n

The Gunnettes seemed to have a spring in their step, and were playing some attractive football with accurate passing.<\/p>\n

And in the 9th minute, Kiara Wright scored again to put her team 2-0 ahead.<\/p>\n

Barambah had difficulty breaking through some excellent defence, and when they did their attempts were thwarted by some great goal keeping by Lucy Montgomery.<\/p>\n

The second half was much the same, with Barambah striker Elle Mollenhauer being starved of the ball.<\/p>\n

Then in the 55th minute, Kiara Wright completed her hat trick and Gunnettes went on to record their first victory of the season.<\/p>\n

Best on the park for Gunnettes were Kiara Wright, Steph Mumford, Sharna Raddatz and Lucy Montgomery.<\/p>\n

Barambah\u2019s best were Michelle Howson, Kristy Murray and Emma Sippel.<\/p>\n

\"Barambah<\/a>
After languishing at the bottom of the Women’s Division table so far this season, the Gunnettes were hungry for a win<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Barambah Boles Over Gunners With A Hat Trick<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Barambah consolidated their second position on the league table with a hard-fought victory against Gunners in the First Division game.<\/p>\n

The first half was a midfield battle and both teams pushed the ball around well in wet conditions.<\/p>\n

It was not until the 36th minute that the deadlock was broken when Richard Boles put Barambah ahead.<\/p>\n

The second half was similar, with much of the play contained in the midfield and with few shots on goal.<\/p>\n

In the 61st minute, Boles scored his second to make it 2-0 to Barambah.<\/p>\n

But four minutes later as Barambah pressed forward, Gunners scored on the break through lone striker, Ike Sililat.<\/p>\n

In the 71st minute Barambah were awarded a penalty after a foul inside the box and Sheldon Livingstone made no mistake, restoring the two goal buffer.<\/p>\n

With five minutes remaining, Ike Sililat scored once again on the counter attack to make it 3-2 and give Gunners some hope.<\/p>\n

But with just a minute to go it was Richard Boles who scored a long distance screamer from the left outside the penalty box, to complete his hat trick in his first game as a striker.<\/p>\n

Best on the park for Barambah were Richard Boles, Sheldon Livingston and newcomer Alberto Gillardi.<\/p>\n

For Gunners, Neil Gurnett, Peter Collins and Luke Vandenberg all had good games.<\/p>\n

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Wests Do Well Against Panthers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Nanango, Wests continued their good run with a 1-1 draw with the Panthers in 2nd Division, and a 1-nil win aginst Nanango in the Women’s Division (which was Nanango’s first loss of the season).<\/p>\n

In First Division, though, the Panthers continued their unbeaten run with a 3-0 victory and Myron Tunstall helping himself to a brace.<\/p>\n

Next week, the Panthers will come up against Barambah at Nanango.<\/p>\n

And that promises to be an even more interesting match.<\/p>\n

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Evolution Solar Football League Results June 14, 2014:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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