Whitsunday United’s Division One men were hopeful of upsetting the visiting Rangers Squads on Friday night with games at home, but were caught flat footed.
In the first 20 minutes, Rangers piled on five goals, and despite United rallying, the side couldn’t match the speed and work rate of the young Rangers squad, 1-8.
Division Two was a different story with the teams more evenly matched, but Whitsunday struggled to capitalise on periods of good possession, losing 1-3.
The U13 Squads played in Mackay with the Divisions ide coming within a whisker of a win, putting in a solid and consistent effort and applying pressure at every opportunity but lost 2-1.
The U13 Prems were up against top of the table Lions who had conceded only one goal all year. After a bright start by the Whitsunday team, four quick goals by Lions swung the game: end result 5-0 Lions’ way.
U15 Division One continued their winning ways with a stunning effort against Magpies winning 11-2 - outstanding play across the park.
U15 Premiers had a hard fought draw against the Lions in tough conditions, flying out of the blocks with three early goals – two scored by Reef Peel and a great strike by Max O’Keefe.
The Lions fought back to even the score at three all.
The Women played two tough games against Lions with both sides going down 2-1 despite good efforts.
The Reserves took an early lead with a Kiki Taylor scoring off a Dani Kinnear goal kick but conceding two in the second half.
The Prem side gave the top of the table Lions a run for their money. Again, Dani Kinnear featured in a stunning goal by Eva Foran which evened the score at 1-1. Keeper Chloe Bake was a stalwart between the posts but was unable to stop a Lions win through a late penalty.
The Senior Men played at home against Wanderers.
After a shaky start, conceding two early goals, the Reserve side gained control, consistently winning back the ball, dominating possession, and evening up the score with a phenomenal long range shot by Andrew Fallon-Johnston.
In the second half, the side stamped their authority on the game and ran out winners 3-2 for their first win of the season.
The Premier Men came up against the title favourites and after a slow start worked their way back into the game but were unable to respond to a Wanderers goal and went down 1-0.
Contributed with thanks to Allan Milostic
Whitsunday United’s Under 15 Division One sided celebrated a thumping win against Mackay Magpies
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