Walter Pless on Association Football

Olympia's Under-20s earn cup final berth with win over Beachside

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 22 May 2018

Photo:  Olympia block a Beachside attack after a corner [PlessPix]

(Under-18 Cup Semi-Final, Warrior Park, Tuesday, 22 May 2018)

Olympia Warriors 4 (Brayton Allan, Samuel Hills, Jonathan Mulungula 2)

Beachside 0

HT: 3-0   Ref: J Hamilton

Olympia Warriors: Murfitt; Allan, Attfield, Bygraves, Ebini, Hardwick, Hills, Lesek, Mulungula, Smithies-Sharples, Tuyishime (Subs: Baddiley, Harris)

Beachside: Bradford; Anderson, Bird, Ellis, Gibson, Goldsmith, Muir, Roberts, Rogers, L Toselli, Westenberg (Subs: Alcock, Jago, Myler, J Toselli)

South Hobart sweep Launceston City aside to qualify for Lakoseljac Cup Final

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 21 May 2018

Photo:  Launceston City's Shane Egan (left) in possession as South Hobart's Alex Walter bears down on him [PlessPix]

(Lakoseljac Cup, Semi-Final, Buckby Landrover Park, Launceston, Saturday, 19 May 2018)

Launceston City 1 (L Millington 85’)

South Hobart 3 (N Morton 27’, R De Vecchi Marins 54’, 73’)

HT: 0-1   Att: 150   Ref: T Peart

Launceston City: Giantsopoulos - Turner, Scott, Millington, Egan - Dorazio, Gannon, Syson, Dyer - Mies, Fischer (Subs: Goold, Linger, Daniel Smith, David Smith, Wicks)

South Hobart: K Brown - Gorrie, Thomas, D Brown, Schmidt - Turner, Morton, Feral - Walter, Degetto, De Vecchi Marins (Subs: Bowman, Cook, Douce, Moncur, Saracino)

Devonport stun Rangers with early goal and go on to win Lakoseljac Cup semi-final

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 20 May 2018

Photo:  Devonport's Michael Holden about to encounter Rangers' Pat Lanau-Atkinson [PlessPix]

(Lakoseljac Cup Semi-Final, NTCA Ground, Saturday, 19 May 2018)

Northern Rangers 1 (N Lanau-Atkinson 84’)

Devonport City 2 (M Barnard 2’, B Mann 49’)

HT: 0-1   Att: 150   Ref: B Kopra

Northern Rangers: Whatman - P Lanau-Atkinson, A Fulton, Roberts, Lucas - McCallum-Smith, Thannhauser, N Lanau-Atkinson - Humphrey, Cristy, Jones (Subs: Chugg, Griffioen, Monticchio, Youd)

Devonport City: Pitchford - Bidwell, Mulraney, Lazcano, Smith - Andrews, Blizzard, Krusa, Holden - Mann, Barnard (Subs: Jackson, Pearce, Stone, West)

Saturday results - 19 May 2018

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 20 May 2018

Photo:  Devonport's Michael Holden (left) tries to get past Rangers' Pat Lanau-Atkinson [PlessPix]

Lakoseljac Cup Semi-Finals

Northern Rangers 1 (N Lanau-Atkinson 84’) lost to Devonport City 2 (M Barnard 2’, B Mann 49’)

Launceston City 1 (L Millington 85’) lost to South Hobart 3 (N Morton 27’, R De Vecchi Marins 54’, 73’)

[Match reports and photos to follow]

Both Lakoseljac Cup semi-finals should be tight contests in Launceston tomorrow

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 18 May 2018

Photo:  South Hobart coach Ken Morton at today's media conference [PlessPix]

Launceston City host South Hobart at Buckby Landrover Park in Launceston at 3pm tomorrow, while Northern Rangers are at home to Devonport City at 1pm at the NTCA Ground in Launceston tomorrow in the semi-finals of the Lakoseljac Cup.

The venue for the final has yet to be decided, but the winner of this trophy will represent Tasmania in the FFA Cup competition.

Giantsopoulos the giant at the heart of Launceston City's win over Zebras

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 13 May 2018

Photo:  Zebras' Iskander Van Doorne (left) tackles Launceston City's Charlie Dyer [PlessPix]

Launceston City beat Hobart Zebras 3-1 at KGV Park on Sunday to move 4 points clear at the top of the NPL Tasmania standings.

It was City’s first win over Zebras at KGV Park in the NPL Tasmania competition.

Sunday results - 13 May 2018

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 13 May 2018

Photo:  Launceston City's Tyler Fischer (centre) celebrates his opening goal [PlessPix]

NPL Tasmania

Hobart Zebras 1 (O Conforti 76’) lost to Launceston City 3 (T Fischer 16’, N Mies 45’, 90+4’)

Northern Rangers 2 (H Thannhauser 20', P Lanau-Atkinson 57') lost to South Hobart 3 (A Walter 7', J Turner 50', 53')

Saturday results - 12 May 2018

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 12 May 2018

Photo:  Olympia's Jake Vandermey on the attack with the ball as Clarence's Andres Sanchez Caicedo tries to make up ground [PlessPix]

NPL Tasmania

Olympia Warriors 3 (W Wadawu 41’, 55’, G Gurden 63’) beat Clarence United 1 (S Reibel 28’)

Devonport City 3 (B Mann, D Jackson 2) beat Kingborough Lions United 1 (C Downes)

Thank goodness for artificial pitches

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 11 May 2018

Photo:  Launceston City coach Jez Kenth played down his team's chances against Zebras at a media conference early this week [PlessPix]

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you have to be thankful for artificial pitches when the weather is like it has been for the past couple of days.

That means the two NPL Tasmania games scheduled for the south of the State will, at least, go ahead.

'Napoleon' frustrated but Morton elated after this weekend's NPL Tasmania action

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 07 May 2018

Photo:  Olympia's Jonathan Griffiths tackles South Hobart's Alex Walter [PlessPix]

South Hobart sent a clear warning to the rest of the NPL Tasmania sides that they mean business and are back in the hunt for the title after beating Olympia Warriors 2-1 with two late goals at South Hobart Oval on Sunday.

At the beginning of the sixth round, South Hobart were second-last, but after the win over Olympia, they are in fourth place and just 6 points adrift of leaders Launceston City.

Sunday results - 6 May 2018

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 06 May 2018

Photo: Olympia's Gordon Gurson volleys Olympia's goal against South Hobart [PlessPix]

NPL Tasmania

South Hobart 2 (A Gorrie 87’ pen, A Walter 90’) beat Olympia Warriors 1 (G Gurson 67’)

Saturday results - 5 May 2018

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 05 May 2018

Photo:  Kingborough's Christian Di Martino (left) watches as Rangers' Federico Cano and Mitchell Jones also miss the header [PlessPix]

NPL Tasmania

Kingborough Lions United 0 lost to Northern Rangers 1 (N Lanau-Atkinson 32’)

Clarence United 1 (S Reibel 32’) drew with Hobart Zebras 1 (M Sanders 27’)

Devonport City 2-3 Launceston City

Sister Italian-backed clubs top NPL Tasmania standings

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 25 March 2018

Photo:  Devonport's Daniel Jackson controls the ball as Olympia's Alex Holmes applies pressure.  Holmes was the outstanding defender for Olympia against Devonport. [PlessPix]

Hobart Zebras are top of the NPL Tasmania standings with two wins from two outings.

Saturday’s 4-2 win over Northern Rangers at Grove Road was a frustrating affair for the Zebras.

Sunday results - 25 March 2018

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Written by Walter Pless

Published: 25 March 2018

Photo:  Devonport's Edward Bidwell pressures Olympia's Joel Sammut [PlessPix]

NPL Tasmania

Olympia Warriors 1 (J Nkoso 80’) drew with Devonport City 1 (B Mann 60’)