NSW Super League: Round 15
Mt Druitt Town 3 - St George 3

28/06/2009: It was as unlikely a finish as anything Super League has thrown up this season when St George, 2-0 down with only a quarter of an hour remaining, stormed home to take a 3-2 lead within ten minutes only for Mount Druitt to themselves equalise in the dying moments to eventually share the points in a 3-3 epic... Peter Rowney reports from Popondetta Park .. [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 17
Sutherland 1 - Marconi 1

27/06/2009: In recent weeks Sutherland have been involved in some very close finishes and this game against Marconi, positioned only 2 points below on the Premier League table, was no exception. Played as a curtain-raiser at Toyota Park to the Sydney FC - North Queensland friendly, the game was typical of so many Sutherland and Marconi clashes of the past ... Mark Taylor reports from Toyota Park, Woolaware [ Match report ...]

NSW Tiger Turf Cup 2009
BOTN Pages, incl Quarter Finals report

Newcastle Jets went down heavily to Pohang Steelers at The Steelyard tonight in Korea. The Jets never recovered from two early goals. The loss ended their run in the Asian Football Confederation's Champions League at the round of 16 stage. ..
[ AFC pages...] [ AFC Report ...]

Australian Men: Socceroos
Asian World Cup Qualifier
Australia 2 - Japan 1

17/06/2009: Australia came from behind to defeat arch-rivals Japan 2-1 through a Tim Cahill brace in the second half. the Socceroos top the group and join Japan on the journey to South Africa and the 2010 World Cup finals Alan Clark reports from the MCG ..

[ Match report ...]

NSW Super League: Round 13
St George 0 - Macarthur Rams 4

14/06/2009: Macarthur Rams showed their Premiership credentials when they visited St George Stadium and took away all three points in a resounding 4-0 victory over fellow title aspirants St George ... Peter Rowney reports from St George Stadium .. [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 15
Penrith Nepean 0 - Bonnyrigg WE 1

13/06/2009: Another cold Saturday night out at Cook Park, St Marys, one of the stadiums in the NSW Premier League which invites unfavourable comparisons .. and where Bonnyrigg White Eagles were keen to maintain their recent rise up the table by beating hosts Penrith Nepean United ... Paul Green reports from Cook Park, St Marys [ Match report ...]

10/04/2009: An Australian team minus a number of key players was still too good for Bahrain in Sydney on Wednesday evening. Goals to Mile Sterjovski and David Carney put Australia in a good position to top the group when they play Japan next week. ... Paul Green reports from Homebush Bay ..

Tiger Turf Cup 2009
BOTN Pages, incl R4 report

07/06/2009: After gracing the first 4 rounds of the Tiger Turf Cup this season, Gymea United have come to be known as a team potentially capable of pulling off some surprise giant-killings. So BOTN dropped in at Gymea Bay Oval to see what was happening there at Association Premier League level, and was surprised to see some old faces ... Mark Taylor reports from The Shire .. [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 14
Sydney Olympic 1 - Bonnyrigg White Eagles 1

07/06/2009: It was meant to be a match to showcase the arrival of headline-hogging goalkeeper, Mark Bosnich, but Sydney Olympic's encounter with Bonnyrigg White Eagles had more focus on the former Manchester United, Aston Villa and Chelsea man's opposite number, Nened Vekic, who saved a penalty and otherwise gave a very polished display ... Paul Green reports from Belmore Sports Ground.. [ Match report ...]

Australian Men: Socceroos
Asian World Cup Qualifier
Australia Qualify!
Qatar 0 - Australia 0

07/06/2009: Australia clenched qualification this morning for the World Cup in South Africa 2010 with a solid, if not exhilerating, 0-0 draw away in Qatar. They now face Bahrain in Sydney on Wednesday evening.

NNSW NBN League: Round 10
Edgeworth Eagles 3 - Hamilton Olympic 1

06/06/2009: The BOTN crew took another long weekend hop, this time to Newcastle and the NNSW Football NBN league. Leaders Edgeworth Eagles disposed of Hamilton Olympic 3-1 to stay undefeated, largely through a brace by former Marconi star Sean Babic. ... Chris Dunkerley reports from Edgeworth, Newcastle .. [ Match report ...]

Tiger Turf Cup 2009
BOTN Pages, R3 final reports

31/05/2009: Zarko Odzakov, the former Socceroo and Sydney United playmaker, was on hand at Jensen Park on Sunday evening to meet the players from both teams and to present the trophy in his name for the two-legged contest that concluded with this Round 13 clash between Bankstown City Lions and Sydney United ... Paul Green reports from Sydney United Sports Centre .. [ Match report ...]

NSW Super League: Round 11
FC Bossy 0 - St George 2

31/05/2009: St George easily accounted for an increasingly desperate though hardworking FC Bossy on Sunday leaving Ernie Smith Reserve with a deserved 2-0 win .. Peter Rowney reports from Ernie Smith Reserve ... [ Match report ...]

NSW Super League: Round 11
Spirit FC 6 - Northern Tigers 0

30/05/2009: This match brought together two clubs, who are near-neighbours and close rivals, with their respective junior associations sharing borders and boundaries and featuring in some fierce battles over the years for supremacy and district bragging rights .. Paul Green reports from Christie Park ... [ Match report ...]

Tiger Turf Cup 2009
BOTN Pages, R3 reports

24/05/2009: Granville Rage ultimately escaped with the three points from St George Stadium on Sunday after holding on for a 1-0 victory against a nine-man St George ... Peter Rowney reports from St George Stadium... [ Match report ...]

NSW Super League: Round 10
Rockdale Suns 1 - Macarthur Rams 1

24/05/2009: In a game where the intensity grew as the minutes ticked by Rockdale City Suns and Macarthur Rams, the two top sides in NSW Super League at the half way stage, played out a thrill-a-minute 1-1 draw that kept spectators on their toes until the final minute of stoppage time ... Paul Green reports from Ilinden Sports Centre .. [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 12
Sutherland Sharks 0 Manly United 1

23/05/2009: Manly United followed up their effort the previous week in beating the league leaders, Sydney United, with a solid 1-0 success at Seymour Shaw Park against another top opponent, Sutherland Sharks in Saturday night's NSW Premier League clash .. Paul Green reports from Miranda ... [ Match report ...]

AFC Champions League - 2009
Ulsan Hyundai 0 - Newcastle Jets 1
20/05/2009

Newcastle have made it through to the round of 16 with a dogged 1-0 win over Ulsan away in Korea, through a header by Jason Hoffman and some fine 'keeping by Ben Kennedy. They now face Pohang Steelers away on June 24. ..
[ AFC pages...]
[ Report ..] [ AFC Stats ...]

AFC Champions League - 2009
Central Coast Mariners 0 - Tianjin Teda 1
19/05/2009

The last game of the Mariners ended their tilt at the Asian Football Confederation's Champions League, much as the whole campaign had gone - hope, effort, but non-delivery, and farce. The result, a 0-1 loss at home versus Tianjin Teda was really neither here nor there as it was a wasted campaign; and the Mariners have more rebuilding to do than they acknowledge! ..
[ AFC pages...]
[ BOTN report ..] [ AFC Stats ...]

NSW Super League: Round 9
Northern Tigers 1 - Sydney University

17/05/2009: Two sides enjoying a good run of recent success came face to face at Mills Park on Sunday, as hosts Northern Tigers defeated Sydney University 1-0, the former doing well to defend a 13th minute lead after losing two key players, well before the break, to niggling injuries .... Paul Green reports from Mills Park ... [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 11
Sydney United 2 - Manly United 3

17/05/2009: Sydney United no longer carry the 'unbeaten' tag after going down 3-2 in a Friday night thriller at their Edensor Park 'Sports Centre' to second-placed Manly United .. Paul Green reports from Edensor Park ... [ Match report ...]

16/05/2009: League leaders PCYC Parramatta lost top spot on Saturday evening after suffering a comprehensive 3-1 defeat against the visiting St George ... Peter Rowney reports from Melita Stadium ... [ Match report ...]

NSW Super League: Round 8
St George 1 - Northern Tigers 2

10/05/2009: Two well-taken goals from long-time Northern Tigers' right-sided midfielder, Paul Davies, allowed the former Super League title- holders to beat St George 2-1 on Sunday afternoon, in front of a paltry crowd at the run-down stadium in Banksia .... Paul Green reports from St George Stadium ... [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 10
Sydney Olympic 1 - Sutherland Sharks 4

10/05/2009: At Belmore Oval, Sydney Olympic and Sutherland went into their clash level on points inside the top five and with 20 goals apiece from 9 games it appeared an open attacking game was on the cards. And it was! .. Mark Taylor reports from Belmore Sportsground ... [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 10
Sydney Tigers 2 - West Sydney Berries 0

09/05/2009: Two sides struggling to move away from the foot of the NSW Premier League ladder staged an epic and entertaining contest at Lambert Park on Saturday night in front of a sparse crowd who got full value for money on a relatively mild late-autumn evening .. Paul Green reports from Lambert Park ... [ Match report ...]

Tiger Turf Cup 2009
BOTN Pages, incl R1 & 2 reports