OUR LIONS WOMEN STUNNED MITCHELTON WITH SEVEN GOALS IN A SCINTILLATING SECOND HALF VICTORY AT TERALBA PARK
Playing away on synthetic fields at Teralba Park, it was a slow start to proceedings against Mitchelton.
With the hosts defending firmly, it was Elli Chapple who was forced to make the first save of the game, reacting quickly to block a late shot at her front post. Shianna Singh quickly responded with a chance for our Lions Women, and forced a fine save with her curling effort!
Tonia-Marie Rantucci saw a first-time effort blocked at the near post as we looked to break the deadlock before the break. We ended the half locked at 0-0.
If the first half was quiet, the second half was the opposite.
Five minutes in, and Rachel Dudley picked the bottom right corner with precision to break the deadlock.
50′ | 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐀𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐋!!!
Rachel Dudley breaks the deadlock with a quick and measured strike into the bottom right corner 🏹
𝐌𝐈𝐓 0 – 1 𝐋𝐈𝐎 #HeartPridePassion | #NPLWQLD
— Lions F.C. (@lionsfc1) April 13, 2025
Within five minutes of the opener, Shianna Singh arrived at the front post to steer a Shianne Rosselli cross into the roof of the net.
54′ | 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐀𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐋!!!
Shianna Singh meets a Shianne Rosselli cross at the front post, guiding a first-time strike into the roof of the net to double our advantage 🚀
𝐌𝐈𝐓 0 – 2 𝐋𝐈𝐎 #HeartPridePassion | #NPLWQLD
— Lions F.C. (@lionsfc1) April 13, 2025
On the hour mark, Mitchelton recovered a crucial goal to make it 2-1, beating Elli Chapple at the bottom right corner with precision.
We quickly looked to reassemble our two-goal lead, with Tonia-Marie Rantucci directing a header wide at the back post and Shianne Rosselli curling a strong chance over the crossbar.
It didn’t take long. Shianna Singh scored the best goal of the game with a stunning strike from the edge of the box, and our Lions Women took a 3-1 lead!
66′ | 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐎𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐋𝐋𝐋!!!
Shianna Singh extends our lead brilliantly! A short touch and a fierce strike across goal and into the upper right corner 🔥
𝐌𝐈𝐓 1 – 3 𝐋𝐈𝐎 #HeartPridePassion | #NPLWQLD
— Lions F.C. (@lionsfc1) April 13, 2025
We managed the game effectively after re-establishing our two-goal margin. Defensively, we didn’t put a foot wrong, and we still managed to create chances in the final third.
Shianna Rosselli was denied at point-blank range as we looked to kill the game completely. Then, we scored four goals in the final ten minutes to completely obliterate the hosts.
Tonia-Marie Rantucci scored in the 82nd minute to put the game to bed, and Meaghan McElligott came off the bench to score a hattrick inside five minutes!
84′ | 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐀𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐋!!!
Meaghan McElligott rounds the keeper swiftly before flicking the ball inside the near post to make it FIVE 🖐️
𝐌𝐈𝐓 1 – 5 𝐋𝐈𝐎 #HeartPridePassion | #NPLWQLD
— Lions F.C. (@lionsfc1) April 13, 2025
Her first goal was an elegant flick after rounding the goalkeeper smoothly. Two minutes later, she arrived at the front post to tuck a first-time chance into the bottom right corner. Three minutes after that, she beat her defender and slotted the ball past the keeper with experience and composure!
89′ | 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐀𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐋!!!
Meaghan McElligott completes her hattrick with a stunning individual goal 🔥
Super, Super Sub 👌
𝐌𝐈𝐓 1 – 7 𝐋𝐈𝐎 #HeartPridePassion | #NPLWQLD
— Lions F.C. (@lionsfc1) April 13, 2025
After our ten-minute onslaught ended, we saw out stoppage time and walked off the synthetic turf with an emphatic 7-1 victory. Incredible second half from Rob Askew and the girls!
MATCH DETAILS
NPL Women: Round 9
Mitchelton 1 – 7 Lions FC
Teralba Park, Mitchelton
