NPL1 Round 11 Wrap
- Tim Warren
- Sep 26, 2019
- 2 min read
By Tim Warren / capitalfootball.com.au
Gungahlin United 2 (Riley Angelosante 1’, Misko Naumoski 73’) def. by Canberra Olympic 7 (Own Goal 16’, Stephen Domenici 21’, 77’, Nik Popovich 45’, 90’, Jay Kelly 45+2’, Andre Jancevski 53’)
Canberra Olympic cemented themselves firmly into the top two of the NPL1 ladder with an emphatic 7-2 thumping of Gungahlin United at the AIS on Sunday afternoon.
The victory pulls Olympic within two points of Tigers FC for top spot, meaning that they are in strong contention for the title race as it heads into the final stretch.
Olympic were on the back foot early when Gungahlin netted the opening goal of the game within 50 seconds through a back-post volley from Riley Angelosante after lovely buildup play.
Gungahlin’s lead was short lived though as Olympic found a 16th minute equaliser through a deflection off Daniel Sparrow’s long-range effort, and they found themselves in the lead not long after.
Stephen Domenici was awarded a penalty after he was brought down in the box by Gungahlin United keeper Jordan Thurtell, and calmly converted the spot-kick in the bottom corner.
Two goals on the stroke of half-time to Nik Popovich and Jay Kelly gave Olympic a comfortable 4-1 advantage heading into the break, which proved too much for Gungahlin to overcome.
The second half started with Olympic’s dominance continuing to shine through, and wonderful cross from Nick Faust found the head of a diving Andre Jancevski to score in the 53rd minute.
Gungahlin United managed to salvage some form of consolation when they scored their second goal of the afternoon with a tidy chip from Misko Naumoski over Rory Larkin, but it was never enough to spark a comeback.
Olympic’s sixth goal was arguably their best as Popovich beat four defenders before sliding the ball back for Domenici to grab his second.
Popovich rounded out a perfect day for his team by netting his second in the 90th minute, putting the exclamation mark on Olympic’s 7-2 thumping of Gungahlin on the road.
Gungahlin United will hope to return to the winner’s circle next Sunday when they take on Tuggeranong at Kambah. Canberra Olympic will be looking forward to a weekend of rest as they have the bye.
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