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. ..
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[ 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! ..
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[ 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

07/05/2009: This year's Cup is still playing mid-week, and has reached Round 2. Did the giant killers continue with Super League sides now included? .... Our writers report on feature games from around the grounds ... [ BOTN pages ...]

AFC Champions League - 2009
Newcastle Jets 2 - Beijing Guoan 1
06/05/2009

Newcastle Jets came back to defeat Beijing Guoan from China 2-1 at EnergyAustralia Stadium, in Newcastle tonight. A last minute strike by Sean Rooney gives the Jets a lifeline in the competition and ends Beijing's chances Robert Szomolnoki reports for BOTN ...
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AFC Champions League - 2009
Pohang Steelers 3 - Central Coast Mariners 2
05/05/2009

Two defensive lapses and a penalty sent Central Coast Mariners FC down to a 2-3 loss against Pohang Steelers at The Steelyard today in Korea, despite a brace from Adam Kwasnik. The loss ended their run in the Asian Football Confederation's Champions League game, with the final game at home versus Tianjin one for both teams pride only ..
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[ BOTN report ..] [ AFC Stats ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 9
Bankstown City 2 - Penrith Nepean 0

03/05/2009: Bankstown City Lions maintained their unbeaten home record for the season when they accounted for a disappointing Penrith Nepean United side, 2-0 at Jensen Park on Sunday afternoon .. Paul Green reports from Jensen Park ... [ Match report ...]

NSW Super League: Round 7
Central Coast Lightning 2 - St George 1

02/05/2009: Central Coast continued their good recent run with a hard fought 2-1 victory over St George at Pluim Park on Saturday night .... Peter Rowney reports from Pluim Park, Lisarow ... [ Match report ...]

ACT Friendly: Capital Football
ACT Rockets Youth 1 - Biejing Guoan Academy 4

01/05/2009: On a cold and crisp night the visiting youth squad of the Chinese Super League team Beijing Guoan showed too much style in their match against the ACT Youth Rockets .. Nick Guoth reports from Canberra ... [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 8
Sydney Olympic 2 - Manly United 1

29/04/2009: Sydney Olympic had to wait until new coach Nick Theodorakopoulos was in charge - and for the pitch at Belmore Sports Ground to again be playable after the first attempt had been aborted .. Paul Green reports from Belmore Sports Ground ... [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 8
Sydney Tigers 1 - Sutherland Sharks 3

26/04/2009: NSW Premiers Sutherland have bounced back to top form in recent weeks with three consecutive victories and have installed themselves as favourites to retain their title (in the eyes of some). This afternoon was no exception and the Sharks outclassed a fiery Sydney Tigers 3-1 at home to extend their winning streak to four .. Mark Taylor reports from Leichhardt Oval ... [ Match report ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 8
Sydney Olympic 2 - Bankstown City 1

26/04/2009: Sydney Olympic, without the services of the suspended Tolgay Ozbey and the injured Peter Zorbas, Anthony Doumanis and Anthony Hartshorn, managed to win their second game in a row at Belmore Sports Ground on Sunday, beating Bankstown City Lions 2-1 on a sunny, but windy, autumn afternoon. .. Paul Green reports from Belmore Sports Ground ... [ Match report ...]

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