Central Coast, Perth and Melbourne win opening A-League Women fixtures

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 11:32 · Archive

Central Coast defeated Brisbane 4-2 on the opening day of the A-League Women season, with two other away teams also winning.

Central Coast's women's team has rebounded from concerns over their place in the league to claim an impressive 4-2 away victory against Brisbane on opening day. The Mariners never trailed, recording 19 shots to Brisbane's nine. Peta Trimis put Central Coast ahead in the seventh minute. Brisbane equalised through Daisy Brown's 26th-minute header, but Talia Kapetanellis restored the Mariners' lead just before halftime. Skye Halmarick extended the advantage before debutante Morgan Witz added a fourth. Katrina Guillou pulled one back for Brisbane late on.

The Mariners' involvement in the league had been in doubt after new owners, majority shareholders of English club Queens Park Rangers, initially did not want the women's programme. The Holman Barnes Group, majority shareholders of NRL club Wests Tigers, then took over running the team, giving them a reprieve.

Two other opening-day matches finished 1-0 to away teams. Perth defeated Newcastle with a 13th-minute penalty from American Rola Badawiya, the first goal of the season. Melbourne Victory beat Western Sydney with a 32nd-minute free kick from Alana Jancevski. Set pieces decided both encounters.

How it is being reported

• Reborn Mariners shock Roar on opening day of ALWDay one spoils in the A-League Women have gone the way of the visitors, with Central Coast, Perth and Melbourne Victory all victorious on the road.Perth Now · 17 Oct, 11:21
• Reborn Mariners shock Roar on opening day of ALWDay one spoils in the A-League Women have gone the way of the visitors, with Central Coast, Perth and Melbourne Victory all victorious on the road.The West Australian · 17 Oct, 11:21

In this story: Central Coast Mariners · Brisbane Roar · Perth Glory · Melbourne Victory · Newcastle Jets · Western Sydney Wanderers · Queens Park Rangers · Holman Barnes Group

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