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Northern League Round 6 - Results

This week-end United played at home against Rangers.

Under 18's are at the top of the ladder and expected to comfort this place by a win against a strong Ranger team. Rangers scored the first but Sam Wagner scored for United after a nice left foot shot of the box. Some minutes later the younger Wagner brother Daniel scored a volley on the back post. United won 2-1 and get now 6 more points than Rangers and Ulverstone. Keeper Simon Lucas broke his finger and we hope he will come back soon. Well done lads.

The Reserve had a very close game too. Rangers opened the score by a big hit from 25 meters. Daniel Phillips scored for United but Rangers get the win in the last minutes.

The Senior team played against back-to-back Northern League champion in a tight game also. The game started very bad for us when Rangers scored in the first 2 minutes. United started to play well on the ground and both team had occasion to score. Keeper Pat Farrell saved numerous of balls and made an impressive game. Just before half time united efforts were rewarded when Agele Luate lob Ranger keeper. Half time, 1-1.

The team started the second half as they finish the first with lots of passing and D'Zeffrey Bart scored a second goal for United. Rangers were still very dangerous, Pat Farrell continued to sicken Rangers strikers while Alex Rubel saved a ball on the line. D'Zeffrey Bart showed his slide tackles skills in a one Vs one action in the box. Unfortunately Rangers kept pushing and get two penalty in ten minutes to led 3-2 with 10 minutes to go.United pushed hard to get the draw but ended the game with an honorific defeat against a solid Rangers team.

Extract from Sunday Examiner by Mark Baker :

"Twin penalties finally push Rangers past Launceston side United unable to hang on.

LAUNCESTON United could not hold on for a memorable win against Northern Rangers after leading 2-1 in the second half but eventually going down 3-2 thanks to two penalties.
Rangers went ahead in the second minute when M ark Ambrose was slipped through by Chris Hunt but Agele Luate equalised when he ran on to a long ball and lobbed the keeper to make it 1-1 at the break.
United went ahead 10 minutes after the restart when DZeffrey Bart crossed the ball directly into the net but Rangers won two penalties in 10 minutes with no doubts about the decisions.
Chris Hunt was brought down for the first penalty that was scored by Todd Hingston and Patty Lanau- Atkinson was fouled for the second, which Ambrose finished."

 

Launceston United's Tristan Gutteridge Alexandre Rubel tackles Northern Rangers' Chris Hunt yesterday. Picture: PAUL SCAMBLER

 

On sunday the Women Team lost 9-0 against L'ton City.

Round 6 Northern Tasmania - Preview

This week-end United will face Rangers at Birch Avenue.

Here is some comment of both coach from Walter Pless website.

“We should be unchanged again this week and have all of our senior squad available for the first time,” said Rangers coach, Adam Whitemore.

“There are question marks over Stefan Jago, who has a groin problem, and Issa Dumbuya, who has a problem with his thigh, but both will be keen to play, given the competition for places. Mark Ambrose will get his first start if Jago fails his fitness test. Launceston will be on a real high after their win in the State-wide Cup. We won't be underestimating them at all. We are top, but not yet in top gear. They are a young, developing side and Bart, Luate and Bartlett are just three of a number of very talented players. For us, it is all about our mental approach. If we play with the passing tempo I expect, and get pressure on the ball, they'll find it very difficult. The movement of our forwards should be a real test for them.”

“We’re looking forward to the challenge of facing the league champions this weekend and we have prepared and will go out and do our best,” said United coach, Mark Egan.

We hope to see all of you tomorrow afternoon.

The women team is playing against Launceston City Sunday afternoon (12:30 pm ?), and will need people to encourage them.

Statewide Cup

The first round of the Statewide Cup saw Launceston United faced Launceston City in a hot derby in Mitsubishi Park last Thursday.

Despite the cold temperature numerous of spectators were on the park to support there favourite side.

City scored first in the middle of the first half after a confusion in our defence (1'30). United tried develop a pass game and had the possession while City proceeded by counter attack. 

On the second half Nathan Bartlett found the net after an assist over the defence by A. Rubel (6'45). Cameron Leonard gave the win four United after a nice slalom in city defence (7'45).

The team go through the first round of the Statewide Lakoseljac Cup and will playe the round of 16 on the 21st of May.

Northern League Round 4

With a bit of delay here is the sum up of last week end. All the games were in Birch Av against Launceston City. The women team was in Burnie.

As always the day started with the Reserve game. The team lost 0-5 against City.

After the Under 18's won 3-0 with a Hat-Trick of Tristan Gutteridge who is back from injury and will play in the senior next game.

The senior team lost once again in a high scoring game by one goal. After a first period which ended by 0-1 for City. The first part of the second half was a disaster for United and the score was 4-1 ten minutes before the end. The team played well in the last 10 minutes and scored two goals, a penalty by Nathan Bartlett and a wonderful "Pape special's chip" by Pape Kamara.

Northern League Round 4 - Preview

Home games this week-end.

The U18's, Reserve and Seniors teams will be playing in Birch Av against City.

The three teams need supporters to fight for the win.

After the Hudson Cup results games will be very tight and we hope that United will finish the round 4 with 3 wins.

On Sunday the women team is playing in Burnie, kick-off 12:30.

Riverside Olympic - Launceston United

Round 3 Northern Tasmania Results

The round 3 in Riverside was a pleasant day with very entertaining games, we hope that all the spectators enjoyed that.

The day started with the Under 18's game ,as usual. After a good start with 2 goals by Cameron Leonard, including a great free-kick, the team struggled to finish the job and concealed two goals in the last minutes to finish with a draw 2-2.

After this disappointing end, everyone hoped that the Reserve will show the qualities they displayed on the first game and get over last game. The game started well with a new goal by Tommy Macqueen.

In the second half Daniel Phillips was severely sent off and Riverside got a penalty just after. After a second red card but for a Riverside player, they found a second time the net to win 2-1 against a United team which showed improvements since last week.

To finish the day both senior teams produced a real Thriller with unfortunately an unlucky and undeserved end for United.

Riverside surprised us with a very quick goal in the first 3 minutes.They found the net a second time 10 minutes later. United put the pressure and spent most of the time in Riverside side. Thors Nimely scored twice before the half and we finish the first period with plenty of hope regarding to what happened.

Both team started the second half at full speed and the game started to get more intense. Riverside got a controversial penalty but Agele Luate scored his first goal, 3-3. Riverside got an other one before Agele put united back on again. Just after a forgotten handball in Riverside box which should have lead to a penalty for us, they scored the last goal of this game at the 83th minutes. Unfortunately we missed several occasion to get the draw before the end.

There are plenty of good things to remember and to improve for next game against City even without the win. The team is still building and a win in the next step.

On Sunday the women team played against a very strong Ulvertone team and loosed 7-2. Goals by Eve Dougherty and Melissa Griffiths.

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Northern League Round 3 - Preview

Men teams are playing in riverside this Saturday.
Map Windsor Park

The  Women team is playing against Ulverstone in Birch Ave on Sunday, k.o 12:30

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Northern League Round 2

For the second week of the championship, United's teams were off to Devonport to play against the Strikers. As the Strikers won 2-1 against City last week it was a good chance for United to get a strong game and see if the team can fix some issues.

The Under 18's confirmed their good start by winning 2-0 in a pleasant game.

Despite their win last week the reserve jammed and loose 9-0 against a strong Striker reserve team.

The senior proposed an hard game to Devonport. The Strikers deserved their win but had to battle very hard. Nathan Bartlett and Thors Niemly scored for United. Even without the win their is good things to bring out from this game and the team will continue to work hard and prepare the next game against Riverside.

Thanks a lot to all the supporter who came to see us, it's really helpful and we hope to give you some happiness back soon.

Northern League Round 1

For the first game of the season United welcomed Ulverstone.

The day started very well by a convincing win by the Under 18's 1-0 thanks to a quick goal by Ash Towns.


The Reserve continued this good day by winning 3-1 with a wonderful hat-trick of Tommy MacQueen

After some good games and a convincing win against City during the Hudson Cup, the senior teams came with plenty of hope. But unfortunately the team felt down in its problems and loose 6-0

Under 18's Season Preview

The Under 18’s have had a solid preseason with varying results with majority of the players having been training since November last year things look bright for 2011. 

The team are looking forward to backing up and building on their successful season last year finishing 3rd but only 4 points behind winners Burnie in a very close year. Last year the club was in pole position for a lot of the season with a long run of draws becoming our undoing midway through the season. Having lost key players Kieran Phillips and Tyler Bonde through groin and shoulder injuries respectively for the season the Under 18’s and a few younger players getting called up to the Senior ranks the team will have to utilise the young talent in the team. 

Coach Richard Jones is coaching the team for his 2nd year in a row and is looking forward to the season ahead. We caught up with him for a few quick questions.

What are your predictions for this year:

RJ: Top four is a priority but like every other team we will be after the league title. I think it will be a close season this year same as last. Every game really counts which we learnt the hard way this year.

Do you believe this team can win the league:

Sure I do. I mean we can’t go in not thinking we can.

If so what would that require:

A consistent under 18’s squad, that will also be a big challenge for us, with so many of the young talented players being in and out of the seniors team and players stepping up due to injuries. If we can get that key core group of players I believe we can really excel.

Which clubs will make up the top four in your opinion?

I believe the top four will be made up of in no particular order Riverside, Northern Rangers, United and Burnie.

What do you believe will be the biggest test this year?

Well obviously the squad issues but the defining moment in the season will be our games against Prospect Knights, for some reason they had our measure on both occasions last year so personally I would like to win those games this year especially and I think if we do it will do wonders for our team.

Thank you Richard

Having had a taste for victory and being so close expect a tenacious and determined

under 18 team in 2011.

by Liam J. Jarvis

Sunday 13th March

This week-end, Launceston United teams (Reserve, Under 18's, Women) were in Prospect for three practice games against Knights' teams.

The Reserve teams lost the first game 4-0 with a better second half were Prospect scored only due to a wonderful own goal of Andrew Smith.

The Under 18's had a very pleasant games with plenty of nice team play. The match ended with a draw 2-2. Cameron Leonard and Simon Lucas on a nice free-kick scored for United.

The highlight of the day came from the women team which made an amazing come back from 0-2 at half-time to 4-2 finally. Well done girls. Jeni Jackson scored an incredible free-kick under the crossbar, the other goals were scored by Mel Griffiths, Eve Dougherty and Leila Shahtahmasebi

This Sunday ended by a roast at Prospect Park with one win ,one draw and one defeat.

The Steve Hudson Cup 2011

Launceston United is very proud of this 2011 edition of the Steve Hudson Cup.

Hilights of the final by tasfilmproduction : 




SHC Results 2011 :

Week 1 :

• L'ton United - Knights 1-2
• Ulverstone - Olympia 0-1
• S. Hobart - Riverside 4-0
• Rangers - L'ton City 0-1

Week 2 :

• Riverside - Rangers 4-2
• Ulverstone - L'ton United 6-4
• L'ton City - S. Hobart 1-7
• Olympia - Knights 0-1

Week 3

• L'ton City - Riverside 0-3
• Olympia - L'ton United 2-0
• S. Hobart - Rangers 4-0
• Ulverstone - Knights 1-1

Final Laders

Hudson Cup Group A Table

Team	Pld	Won	Draw	Lost	+	-	Dif	Pts
South Hobart	3	3	-	-	15	1	+14	9
Riverside Olympic	3	2	-	1	7	6	+1	6
Launceston City	3	1	-	2	2	10	-8	3
Northern Rangers	3	-	-	3	2	9	-7	0

Group B Table

Team	Pld	Won	Draw	Lost	+	-	Dif	Pts
Prospect Knights	2	2	1	-	4	2	+2	7
Olympia FC Warriors	3	2	-	1	3	1	+2	6
Ulverstone	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
Launceston United	3	-	-	3	5	10	-5	0

Week 4     Semi-Finals

• S. Hobart - Olympia 2-1
• Riverside - Knights 1-5

• L'ton City - L'ton United 3-5
• Ulverstone - Rangers 0-7

Week 5     Final

• Final : S. Hobart - Knights 5-1
• 3rd/4th Riverside - Olympia 0-2
• 5th/6th L'ton United - Rangers 0-4
• 7th/8th Ulverstone - L'ton City 2-1

Results

1. S. Hobart
2. Knights
3. Olympia
4. Riverside
5. Rangers
6. L'ton United
7. Ulverstone
8. L'ton City

Best Attack : 

1. S; Hobart (22 goals)
2. Rangers (13 goals)
3. Knights and L'ton United (10 goals)

Best Defence :

1. S. Hobart and Olympia (3 goals)
2. Knights (8 goals)
3. Rangers (9 goals)

Under 18's

1. S. Hobart
2. L'ton City
3. Rangers and L'ton United