REIGNING Women\u2019s Premier League champions Urunga celebrated Female Football Week in style, overpowering Woolgoolga Wildcats 4-0 on a chilly Friday night away from home.<\/p>\n
Kate Fry struck twice inside the opening half hour as the Raiders made the perfect start in Woolgoolga.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats refused to go quietly however, launching a series of attacking raids that forced Urunga goalkeeper Jess Snow into a string of outstanding saves.<\/p>\n
Any hopes of a Woolgoolga comeback were extinguished just before the break when Bre Martin produced a clever toe-poke finish to hand the Raiders a commanding 3-0 half-time advantage.<\/p>\n
The contest opened up in the second half with play flowing end-to-end, but Urunga\u2019s defence stood firm before Juniper Doye capped the performance with a close-range tap-in after an excellent point-blank save from the Wildcats goalkeeper.<\/p>\n
Urunga coach Trevor Martin reflected on the match.<\/p>\n
\u201cWoolgoolga had taken points from Coffs in an earlier round and so we expected a competitive matchup,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took a while to settle in.
\u201cWoopi seemed to be focused on a compact defensive block and counter attack philosophy, and it was by way of a penalty that Urungas Kate Fry opened the scoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe bagged a second 10 minutes later and Bre Martin got a third before half time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWoopi were dangerous on the counter though, their number 9 getting through on a few occasions to set up one-on-one opportunities against our keeper Jess Snow, but despite hitting the post she couldn\u2019t find the back of the net.<\/p>\n
\u201cUrungas Juniper Doye, helping Kate Fry\u2019s far post shot into the back of the net, nabbed the fourth goal midway through the second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a solid performance from us, controlling the game for the most part.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefensively we were up to the pace of their counters and although we were probably not at our potential I was very happy with the game we put together.\u201d<\/p>\n
The victory leaves the Raiders on top of the table with a perfect 12 points from four rounds.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Coffs City United Lionesses defeated Northern Storm 4-1 to move level with Woolgoolga in joint second on six points.<\/p>\n
For round 6, the Wildcats host Northern Storm while Urunga travels to Boambee on Friday 15 May as the Women\u2019s Premier League continues after a successful Female Football Week.<\/p>\n
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