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Brisbane Roar 1 Canberra United 2 – bogey team strikes again
If you look up the meaning of the common football term ‘bogey team’ you’ll find that the term refers to a team that tends to habitually beat another specified team despite appearing to be a weaker side. Canberra appeared to be the weaker side going into this match. Do Brisbane Roar consider…
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Canberra United 0 Newcastle Jets 0 – a game of cat and mouse
If you add up the scores from the previous four meetings between Canberra United and Newcastle Jets you have a score of Canberra United 14 Newcastle Jets 8. So, expectations for a goal rush were high. Both teams also needed to get a grip on their inconsistent seasons so far.
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Canberra United 0 Melbourne Victory 2 – the heat is on
On the 28th January 2017 Canberra United beat Melbourne Victory 5-1 at McKellar Park. Ashleigh Sykes and Grace Maher scored that day along with Yakari Kinga, an international World Cup winner for Japan. Hayley Raso played centre defence for Canberra and was booked. A young Nikki Flannery came on as a substitute…
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Melbourne CIty 4 Canberra United 2 – a game of two halves
On paper, Melbourne City v Canberra United should be a very one-sided game. Melbourne City are league leaders, have international players across the park. Canberra are young. But as Brian Clough said ‘ We’re a good team on paper, unfortunately the game is played on grass’.
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Central Coast Mariners 2 Canberra United 1 – the one that got away
Watching Canberra United without Michelle Heyman is a bit like watching Vera, without Vera. Or watching Unforgotten without the brilliant Nicola Walker. You look for her when the ball moves forward. You expect her to be lurking in the box. Something’s wrong and disturbing when she’s not there. Could Canberra cope?
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Canberra United 1 Perth Glory 1 – stop start game blunts Canberra
Canberra United 1 Perth Glory 1. After four rounds of the A-League Women you start to get a picture of how the season is going to pan out. After the Unite round Canberra United lie 4th with 7 points from a possible 12. This was a game of two halves.
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