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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mariners win first A-League Women's title in dramatic grand final
Underdog Central Coast Mariners claimed their first A-League Women's title on Sunday after prevailing 5-4 in a penalty shootout over Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park. Scores were deadlocked at 1-1 following regulation and extra time, forcing the first penalty shootout in the competition's grand final history. Victory's Alana Jancevski hit the crossbar on the first kick before the Mariners calmly nailed five in a row to trigger scenes of jubilation. "We were very lucky to win and they were unlucky to lose," Mariners goalkeeper Sarah Langman said. "We were ready (for the penalty shootout) and knew we could do it." Showing no nerves in their maiden grand final appearance, Mariners defied the partisan crowd with Matildas squad member Isabel Gomez breaking the deadlock in the 46th minute. Victory were forced into attack mode in a bid to become the first team since Sydney FC in 2009 to come from behind and win a grand final. After waves of attack, Victory were finally rewarded when New Zealand international Claudia Bunge headed the ball past Langman in the 80th minute. For just the second time in the competition's history, the grand final went into extra time but neither team could break the deadlock. Mariners' triumph was a remarkable comeback for the A-League Women's smallest club after they were kicked out of the competition in 2010 due to a lack of funding before making a celebrated return two years ago. During a regular season where they finished fourth, Mariners showcased tactical discipline under Emily Husband, one of only two women coaches in the 12-team league. They entered the final on the back of a major semi-final upset to end Melbourne City's hopes of a trophy treble. It's been a fruitful period for the franchise with the Mariners men's team having claimed back-to-back titles. The men's A-League grand final will be held on May 31. tl/mtp
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mariners win first A-League Women's title in dramatic grand final
Central Coast Mariners' Sarah Rowe (L) and Melbourne Victory's Claudia Bunge tussle for the ball during the women's A-League football grand final (William WEST) Underdog Central Coast Mariners claimed their first A-League Women's title on Sunday after prevailing 5-4 in a penalty shootout over Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park. Scores were deadlocked at 1-1 following regulation and extra time, forcing the first penalty shootout in the competition's grand final history. Advertisement Victory's Alana Jancevski hit the crossbar on the first kick before the Mariners calmly nailed five in a row to trigger scenes of jubilation. "We were very lucky to win and they were unlucky to lose," Mariners goalkeeper Sarah Langman said. "We were ready (for the penalty shootout) and knew we could do it." Showing no nerves in their maiden grand final appearance, Mariners defied the partisan crowd with Matildas squad member Isabel Gomez breaking the deadlock in the 46th minute. Victory were forced into attack mode in a bid to become the first team since Sydney FC in 2009 to come from behind and win a grand final. Advertisement After waves of attack, Victory were finally rewarded when New Zealand international Claudia Bunge headed the ball past Langman in the 80th minute. For just the second time in the competition's history, the grand final went into extra time but neither team could break the deadlock. Mariners' triumph was a remarkable comeback for the A-League Women's smallest club after they were kicked out of the competition in 2010 due to a lack of funding before making a celebrated return two years ago. During a regular season where they finished fourth, Mariners showcased tactical discipline under Emily Husband, one of only two women coaches in the 12-team league. Advertisement They entered the final on the back of a major semi-final upset to end Melbourne City's hopes of a trophy treble. It's been a fruitful period for the franchise with the Mariners men's team having claimed back-to-back titles. The men's A-League grand final will be held on May 31. tl/mtp
Reuters
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Central Coast win A-League Women's Grand Final with penalty shoot-out success
May 18 (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.
The Advertiser
04-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Bunge steers Victory to ALW semi first-leg win
Melbourne Victory have one foot in the A-League Women grand final after defender Claudia Bunge delivered a 3-1 win over Adelaide United in their away semi-final leg.
