Match of the Round
Port United 0-3 Northern Storm
Northern Storm secured its place in the finals with a 3-0 victory over Port United on Saturday.
Storm got off to a fast start at Dixie Park when James Tial gave them the lead inside six minutes.
Harrison Scott doubled the visitors’ advantage 20 minutes into the second half before Ethan Andrews sealed the result for Northern Storm with a third goal five minutes later.
The win saw Northern Storm strengthen their hold on first place in group B, with two wins from two games played.
Port United are third on three points but, having played all three of their group matches, are now eliminated from the competition.
Northern Storm still needs to play Port Saints in their rescheduled round one fixture to determine who finishes top of group B.
Armidale City Westside 2-3 Port Saints FC
Port Saints also secured its place in the semi-finals with a 3-2 victory over Armidale City Westside on Saturday.
Travis Chandley-Pascoe gave Port the lead after just six minutes at Harris Park before he doubled the advantage on 66 minutes.
Armidale City pulled a goal back from the penalty spot through Aiden Webster in the 73rd minute before the hosts dramatically drew level seven minutes later through Jye Saxby.
But Chandley-Pascoe was to be the hero, stepping up to score from the penalty spot and complete his hat-trick seven minutes from full-time to secure the three points and a spot in the knockout stage for Port Saints.
Port Saints will play Northern Storm to determine the winner of group B in their rescheduled round one fixture, while Armidale City Westside’s inaugural Northern NSW Regional Super League campaign is over.
Inverell FC 4-0 Urunga FC
Inverell FC stormed into the knockout stages with a 4-0 win over Urunga FC on Saturday.
Andrew Saru gave the hosts the lead inside five minutes at the Inverell Sporting Complex before Paul Leo doubled the advantage 12 minutes into the second half.
Leo scored a second on 71 minutes before substitute Cameron Stewart sealed the result with Inverell’s fourth three minutes later.
The win sees Inverell top group A and qualify for the semi-finals weekend in October with a perfect record of three wins from three group matches.
The defeat for Urunga sees them eliminated from the competition.
Woolgoolga United 3-0 Macleay Valley Rangers
Woolgoolga United won via forfeit.
The result saw Woolgoolga seal second spot in group A behind Inverell FC.
Macleay Valley Rangers have one more match in the competition, with their rescheduled round one match against Urunga FC still to be played.
