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RTÉ News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Sarah Rowe helps Mariners to first A-League Women's Grand Final
Former Shelbourne and Bohemians player Sarah Rowe helped Central Coast Mariners to win Australia's A-League Women's Grand Final with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Melbourne Victory on Sunday, following a 1-1 draw after extra time, to claim the title for the first time. Captain Bianca Galic smashed home the final penalty at AAMI Park in Melbourne to give Central Coast the win, having earlier seen Victory's Alana Jancevski hit the crossbar with the opening spot kick. The game went to a shoot-out after the teams shared a 1-1 draw in regulation time, with neither side able to score in 30 minutes of extra time. Isabel Gomez had given Central Coast the lead less than a minute into the second half when she prodded the ball past Courtney Newbon as the Victory defence failed to clear Annalise Rasmussen's deflected shot as it looped into the air. Victory saw two efforts disallowed before Claudia Bunge levelled with 10 minutes remaining, the central defender meeting Alana Murphy's corner with a powerful header that Annabel Martin could not prevent from crossing the line. The game moved into penalties and Jancevski hit the woodwork with the opening kick of the shoot-out to leave Galic to score the winner in the fifth and final round. Rowe, who played at right-back in the final, joined Central Coast Mariners last December. She has represented the Mayo ladies Gaelic football team and is also signed on with AFLW outfit Collingwood for the 2025 season. Rowe will now head for Aussie Rules pre-season having added another medal to her soccer collection.
The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Ex-GAA star adds Australian soccer title to ridiculous multi-sport CV that also features AFLW stint
SARAH Rowe has helped her soccer team in Australia to clinch the A-League title for the first time in the club's history. The 29-year-old 6 Rowe was only signed by head coach Emily Husband in December Credit: Getty 6 As indicated by her sunglasses, they were not fancied to win their Grand Final match-up Credit: @sarahrowe123 6 Bianca Galic was the hero as she slotted home the winning penalty Credit: Getty 6 She first made inroads in Australian sport in the AFLW with the Collingwood Magpies Credit: Getty But she has been primarily living Down Under since around 2018 when she first embarked on a career in Aussie Rules with Collingwood. The Ballina native lined out for them until 2023 whereupon she switched to another sport altogether in soccer. Not that she didn't boast serious pedigree in the beautiful game prior to then though as she She even earned a senior cap in 2015 before making ladies football her priority for the next few years. Read More On Irish Football 2023 saw her split her time between playing for Melbourne Victory But she has been solely concentrating on the Central Coast Mariners since joining them in 2024. And early on Sunday morning Irish time, they triumphed in the A-League's Grand Final via a penalty shootout after extra-time had failed to produce a winner. Rowe started the match at right-back with it having additional emotional weight since it came against her old club whom she had left in favour of the Mariners in December. Most read in Football Upon making the switch, Rowe underlined her excitement at the prospect of fully throwing herself into soccer again. She emphasized: 'I'm so excited to be here on the Central Coast and to be joining the Mariners. Gary Lineker destroys Wayne Rooney's managerial career live on BBC leaving pundits speechless "Speaking to (head coach) Emily Husband, she is a major reason why I decided that the Mariners is the right place for me. "Doing a lot of research on her before coming here, I love the way that she sets up the team to play and her style of coaching. 'It was also really appealing to me that the Central Coast are quite a new team with some exciting young players. "I want to come in and try and add something to this team and club and bring some further experience. 6 Battling Sara D'Appolonia of Melbourne Victory in the A-League Women's Grand Final which was held at AAMI Park in Melbourne Credit: Getty 6 During one of her last appearances for Mayo in August 2021 'I can't wait to set foot out on this pitch and play in front of our fans. "I have missed playing football, I can't wait to put on the Yellow and Navy and play again.' In the same press briefing Husband hailed: 'It is fantastic to have someone of Sarah's experience both on and off the field and I think it will really help push the team forward this season. 'She has a brilliant work ethic so we know on the field she will work really hard and do everything that we need and has strong leadership qualities as well. 'Sarah is another player that we have who is strong and tough in defence, can deliver a great ball and is also hugely athletic. It is great to have her on the team.'
Straits Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Central Coast win A-League Women's Grand Final with penalty shoot-out success
Central Coast Mariners won Australia's A-League Women's Grand Final with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Melbourne Victory on Sunday, following a 1-1 draw after extra time, to claim the title for the first time. Captain Bianca Galic smashed home the final penalty to give Central Coast the win, having earlier seen Victory's Alana Jancevski hit the crossbar with the opening spot kick. The game went to a shoot-out after the teams shared a 1-1 draw in regulation time, with neither side able to score in 30 minutes of extra time. Isabel Gomez had given Central Coast the lead less than a minute into the second half when she prodded the ball past Courtney Newbon as the Victory defence failed to clear Annalise Rasmussen's deflected shot as it looped into the air. Victory saw two efforts disallowed before Claudia Bunge levelled with 10 minutes remaining, the central defender meeting Alana Murphy's corner with a powerful header that Annabel Martin could not prevent from crossing the line. The game moved into penalties and Jancevski hit the woodwork with the opening kick of the shoot-out to leave Galic to score the winner in the fifth and final round. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Central Coast win A-League Women's Grand Final with penalty shoot-out success
(Reuters) - Central Coast Mariners won Australia's A-League Women's Grand Final with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Melbourne Victory on Sunday, following a 1-1 draw after extra time, to claim the title for the first time. Captain Bianca Galic smashed home the final penalty to give Central Coast the win, having earlier seen Victory's Alana Jancevski hit the crossbar with the opening spot kick. The game went to a shoot-out after the teams shared a 1-1 draw in regulation time, with neither side able to score in 30 minutes of extra time. Isabel Gomez had given Central Coast the lead less than a minute into the second half when she prodded the ball past Courtney Newbon as the Victory defence failed to clear Annalise Rasmussen's deflected shot as it looped into the air. Victory saw two efforts disallowed before Claudia Bunge levelled with 10 minutes remaining, the central defender meeting Alana Murphy's corner with a powerful header that Annabel Martin could not prevent from crossing the line. The game moved into penalties and Jancevski hit the woodwork with the opening kick of the shoot-out to leave Galic to score the winner in the fifth and final round. (Reporting by Michael Church; Editing by Jamie Freed)
