Lions FC have moved five points clear at the top of the NPL Queensland Women’s standings following the weekend’s Round 8 action.
The defending Champions won their fourth match on the bounce taking a commanding 3-0 victory against QAS at Luxury Paints Stadium on Saturday night.
Rebecca Kirkup opened the scoring in the 39th minute with a near post bullet before Meaghan McElligott turned home a Teagan Thompson cross to make it two early in the second half.
Tiarna Karambasis rounded out the 3-0 score line in the 74th minute with a goal-of-the-season contender, smashing a first-time strike from distance into the top corner.
Eastern Suburbs climbed to equal second courtesy of a 2-1 win over Peninsula Power at Heath Park on Sunday evening.
Emma Starr opened the scoring for the home side with her first goal of the 2023 season in the seventh minute when she rifled an effort into the top corner from a tight angle at the near post.
Eight minutes Easts doubled their lead through Maya Brueckner, who won and converted a spot-kick after being brought down inside the area by Jemima Head.
Power pulled a goal back through a penalty of their own converted by Lanni Mcdougall in the 54th minute but were unable to find an equaliser as Easts leapfrogged them on the league table.
Gold Coast United played out a 2-2 draw with Mitchelton at Coplicks on Saturday night as their winless run stretched to three matches.
The Mustangs took an early lead in the fourth minute when Talia Sanders curled an effort into the top corner from the edge of the area but United hit back through an Anabelle Gibson long range effort and Amy Langworthy one-on-one finish to lead at half time.
Kallie Peurifoy stole a share of the spoils for the visitors when she found space inside the area and slipped her finish under Layla Adams in the 57th minute.
Capalaba climbed above Mitchelton into sixth with a 2-1 win over Sunshine Coast Wanderers at Ballinger Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Wanderers took the lead through Isobel Berks in the 23rd minute but Capalaba found an equaliser just five minutes later through a Brittney Lacek free kick.
Kyla Hanson popped up with a winner in the 56th minute, finishing from the edge of the area with Wanderers keeper Daisy Lewerenz caught out of position as the Bulldogs claimed their third win of the season.
Sunday’s result saw the Wanderers slip to the bottom of the ladder after Olympic claimed their first win of the season with a 3-0 triumph over Souths United at Wakerley Park on Friday night.
Tonia-Marie Rantucci opened the scoring with a strike from the top of the box in the 24th minute before Alyssa Cox netted a second-half brace to seal the points for Olympic.
NPL Queensland Women’s Round 8 Results
Souths United 0-3 Olympic FC
Gold Coast United 2-2 Mitchelton FC
Lions FC 3-0 Queensland Academy of Sport
Eastern Suburbs 2-1 Peninsula Power
Sunshine Coast Wanderers 1-2 Capalaba FC