Queensland Roar took the game to their league nemisis, and they took the lead over Canberra in the 7th minute when Ellen Beaumont
crossed from the left, and found Courtney Beutel at the far post - she headed
onto the cross-bar. Lana Harch was on hand however to slam home the rebound through a sea of Canberra United bodies.
Queensland raced to a 2-0 lead in the 22nd minute when Tameka Butt's shot
from just outside the box hit the far post and bounced into the goal despite Canberra 'keeper Lydia Williams best endeavours.
Canberra battled hard but never really looked like grabbing the two goals back once the Roar decided that the title stayed theirs.
The celebrations by the Roar were well eraned as they had been the best overall side through the short season.
It was good to see a healthy crowd on hand, which showed the benefit of coordination between HAL and WWL that had been lacking over much of the season. Many fans carried on to the HAL game a short time after.
2008/2009 W-League - Grand Final
3:00pm, Saturday 17 January, 2009
at Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Queensland Roar FC 2
(Lana Harch 6', Tameka Butt 26')
defeated
Canberra United FC 0
Crowd: 4,554
MATCH STATS:
Queensland Roar FC
:
Player listing: 1.Casey DUMONT (gk), 2.Kate McSHEA (C),
3.Karla REUTER, 4.Clare POLKINGHORNE, 5.Brooke SPENCE, 8.Elise
KELLOND-KNIGHT, 10.Lana HARCH (11.Ruth BLACKBURN 85'), 13.Tameka BUTT,
16.Lauren COLTHORPE, 18.Courtney BEUTEL (17.Tashina ROMA 84'), 19.Ellen
BEAUMONT (15.Stephanie LATHAM 75').
Substitutes not used: 14. Vedrana POPOVIC, 20. Lara BOON (rgk)
Coach: Jeff Hopkins
Yellow Cards:
Nil
Red Cards: Nil
Canberra United FC
:
Player listing: 1. Lydia WILLIAMS (gk), 2.Rhian DAVIES
(15.Nicole SYKES 80'), 3.Amy CHAPMAN (14.Ashleigh SYKES 46'), 5.Sasha
McDONNELL, 6.Caitlin MUNOZ, 7.Ellie BRUSH (C), 9.Grace GILL, 10.Hayley
CRAWFORD, 11.Cian MACIEJEWSKI, 12.Kara MOWBRAY, 13.Thea SLATYER.
Substitutes not used: 17. Christine WALTERS, 19.Jennifer BISSETT, 20. Maja BLASCH (rgk)
Coach: Robbie Hooker
Yellow Cards:
Nil
Red Cards: Nil
Referee: Kate Jacewicz 8/10
Assistant Referees: Sarah Ho & Airlie Keen;
Fourth Official: Casey Reibel
Best players:
Game rating: 7/10
Pitch rating: 7/10
Match Report and ratings: by Chris Dunkerley
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