Weekend Wrap, 21 – 22 April
Technical Director, Craig Midgley, on the job at Moreton Bay (photo from U12 SAP Facebook Group) Huge weekend of football with all Junior NPL Academy squads and most SAP teams returning to the park after the holidays. Fantastic results and more importantly, great effort & commitment from all squads, coaches and parents! […]
United’s Cup Campaign Cut Short
Curtis Stollery stalked by the mercurial Justyn Mckay (Craig Clifford – Sportspics) United’s youthful exuberance was out-gunned by the experienced Knights in last night’s FFA Cup ‘derby’ at the Croatian Club. Under no illusions heading into the match, United’s Coach Sean Lane was left to rue his squad’s lack of ‘game management’ against […]
Jets soar over Coast
Acim Tomic leads Gold Coast United on to Wolter Park (Ben McShea) After squaring the ledger late in the first half, Gold Coast United were out-gunned by Moreton Bay in the second, the hosts bagging 3 unanswered goals to run out 4-1 winners. United traded blows with the hosts early with […]
United muzzle Bulldogs
Squad & Coach celebrate a strong win over Capalaba (photo Kelly Donnelly) Gold Coast’s ‘roller-coaster’ season continued with a big win away against Capalaba following their ‘below par’ showing against league front runners Souths last weekend. United’s Women returned to their dominating best with an emphatic five goal second half blitz muzzling […]
Women away at Capalaba
Neesa Doyle in action against Capalaba in pre-season (photo Paul Bloomfield) United head to John Fredericks Sportsfields to face Capalaba tonight keen to regain that winning feeling. The match marks the 5th consecutive game on the road for the ladies, a tough stretch that’s included games against 3 higher ranked sides. But […]
League focus United’s priority
Gold Coast United Captain Acim Tomic with Head Coach Sean Lane United’s head Coach Sean Lane has his charges firmly focused on Saturday night’s away trip to Wolter Park to face Moreton Bay. The building hype around next Tuesday’s Rd5 FFA Cup clash has been pushed aside by Lane, as his side seeks […]
FFA Cup Rd 5 Preview
Acim Tomic (Captain – Gold Coast United) and Andrew Barisic (Captain – Gold Coast Knights) A much anticipated FFA Cup Rd5 match-up sees the first ever clash between Gold Coast Knights FC and Gold Coast United FC, with the winner progressing to Rd6 to represent the Glitter Strip. The game will […]
Weekend Wrap, 14 – 15 April
U18’s walk on to the Lion Den (Jenni Fagence) Women Souths 3 GCU 0 A determined showing from the Women against the league leaders. “All 14 players who took the field for GCU worked incredibly hard. “Souths are a very good team and once they went two in front it’s always […]
United Fall to League Leaders
Women warm up on the synthetic grass at Wakerley Park (photo Kelly Donnelly) Gold Coast women succumb to league leaders, Souths United, who reaffirmed their title credentials with a 3-0 win at Wakerley Park. Bouyed by a strong performance against Western Pride the previous week, United Women travelled to Souths keen to […]
Lions pinch win
Jack Gates (r) contesting possession (Lions Facebook) A dramatic end to an entertaining match with Lions scoring in the 90th minute to clinch a 3-2 home win against a gritty United. Gold Coast United’s visit to the ‘Lion’s den’ was hampered by mid-week injuries to regular starters Conor Smith & Uryu Nagata. […]