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First Grade League Champions

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First Grade
Balgownie Rangers 7 (2) – (0) 0 Shellcove FC at Judy Masters Oval

Goals: Joshua Faulks 3, Rick Metcalf 2, Matt Clark 1 & Glen Dorrian 1

Bally were at home in round 18 to Shell Cove and came away with a sloppy 7-0 win.

The visitors gave The Rangers a real fright in the first round so the boys knew an early goal was crucial, but in all honesty there was only ever going to be one winner the only question was by how many. Josh, Rick and Doz were wasting chances galore before Northy whipped it in from the left and Rick controlled and finished from close range for 1-0. The misses continued until Clarkey headed home a corner from Rick for 2-0. The boys had gone down to the oppositions level, which was poor, but half time was needed to regroup and rethink.

The second half started in a much more assured manner from Bally, with Smedey and Jezza controlling the middle with ease and Dale, Clarkey and Azza were linking in well to retain possession. Smedey burst down the right and Doz finally hit the target for 3-0 and then Rick finished after a spill from the keeper for 4-0. Josh got a second half hattrick, with all of them neat finishes after good lead up play from the lads. To be honest the editor lost count of who scored and when such was the one sided manner of the match. Some dirty tackles from the visitors would have seen Stewy holding his breath and with nothing to gain he withdrew a few troops and Josh Buckley, Dale Schmid and Andy Milne came on and all three played well. In the end it was 7-0, could have been 17-0, but another win on the quest for the title.

Youth Grade
Balgownie Rangers 8 (2) – (0) 0 Shellcove FC at Judy Masters Oval

Goals: Daniel Vardareff 3, Jake Morgan 2, Ben Zentrich 2 & Josh Buckley 1

Balgownie bounced back in emphatic and impressive style against a weak Shell Cove side at Judy Masters. Daniel Vardareff made his first run on appearance in 8 weeks to partner Jake Morgan up front and it was young Jake who opened the scoring after carving through the defence and beating the goalkeeper at his near post. Vardareff doubled the lead before halftime when Luke McDonald’s smart throw in found Vardareff with acres of space near the byline and the striker duly obliged thrashing the ball home on a tight angle. 2-0 at half time and the boys were told that they should be able to put 6 in during the second half by the silver fox. The boys came out fired up and started the goal-fest almost immediately with Daniel Vardareff flicking the ball over a defender before beating two more and placing the ball into the net for his second. Jake Morgan got his second after robbing the sweeper and calmly slotting a one on one. A fantastic free kick from Josh Buckley made it 5-0 and a deserved goal for Josh before Varda completed his hat-trick after Josh unleashed a thunderbolt and Vardareff tapped home from close range. Substitute Ben Zentrich then piled on two goals to leave Shell City lifeless with the scoreboard reading 8-0. After this result anything seems possible for the resurgent Rangers.

Division One
Balgownie Rangers 3 (0) – (2) 2 Helensburgh Thistle FC at Judy Masters Oval

Goals: Dale Schmid 2 and Pablo Neira

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First Grade
Balgownie Rangers  2 (1) – (0) 0 Helensburgh Thistle at Judy Masters Oval

Bally welcomed The Burgh to Judy Masters Oval in Round 16 and maintained their lead at the top with a comfortable 2-0 win.

The last time the two sides met The Rangers were lucky to come away with anything in a 3-3 draw, so the boys were aware of the dangerous Burgh side and started the game on the front foot. An early goal was needed to signal the possession dominance and Rick got on the end of a lovely through ball from Doz, and he finished with aplomb with a lob over the keeper from 25 yards for 1-0. Toddy made a couple of smart saves on the rare occasion the back 3 were troubled and Doz had a shot cleared off the line but the score remained 1-0 at the break.

Bally came out in the second period in similar fashion, but rather than creating plenty of chances the defence and midfielders were giving nothing away and The Rangers were good for their lead. Rick doubled the advantage with another smart finish to put the result beyond doubt and more chances fell for the boys, with Jezza taking an airswing from 5 yards and Doz somehow not scoring from the rebound. But 2-0 was a fair score and The Rangers march on!!!!

Youth Grade
Balgownie Rangers  2 (1) – (0) 1 Helensburgh Thistle at Judy Masters Oval

After a hard fought 1-1 draw with Shell City, The Rangers needed to get back to winning ways to stay in touch with leaders Kiama, who were 4 points infront of the boys at the start of the day. A positive attacking start by Bally with our midfield looking easily the stronger in the opening half hour. The boys began to get frustrated as the strikers could seem to knock in numerous chances layed on for them. Josh Buckley took matters into his own hands with a low rocketed volley from 25 yards which flew past the young Helensburgh custodian to give Balgownie the breakthrough. Damian Masi and Ryan Trevor became adventurous from the back in the second half which added another attacking dimension, but left Bally open to a counter attack from Helensburgh. After a poor mixup at the back from the defenders and big Chris Dunning in goals, the thistles pulled the game back to 1-1. Bally kept on pushing and were rewarded with the winner 10 minutes from time when Cristian Appoloni powered a header from Luke Buckleys corner into the net. Bally stay within 4 of 1st placed Kiama who they have away on Saturday. They’re hopes will be boosted by Andrew Milnes full return to the squad and a resurgent Daniel Vardareff making his first appearance in 7 weeks after dislocating his knee against Coniston in round 10.

Division One (Reserve Grade)
Balgownie Rangers  2 (0) – (1) 2 Woonona at Judy Masters Oval

A huge game for Bally – playing 1st place Woonona and trying to close the 4 point gap. A typical game of two halves with Woonona dominating the opening stanza and grabbing an early goal after a slip up in defence allowed the ball to fall at the feet of Woonona’s striker in a great position to poke the ball past Apples Snr, in off the far upright. 1-0 Woonona. As the half went on Bally weathered the storm with some desperate defending after being caught out in the midfield and defence on almost every play.

Half-time saw Benny change the formation slightly and it worked wonders. Bally immediately had control of the game – slick passing, lots of running off the ball, more talk, lots more opportunities.Midway through the half Apples Snr sent the ball right down the guts with a long punt, Pablo’s first time flick near the edge of the box was all that was needed for Traka to score and Bally equalised. Bally kept the pressure up and Woonona’s keeper seemed nervous with every high-ball and Bally took advantage of this with an in-swinging ball into the box creating havoc for Woonona’s defence and Rich Astone being on hand to smash the ball into the net to take the lead 2-1. It was short lived though, with another defensive lapse saw the Woonona winger easily beat two men just inside the box to slot the ball across for a sloppy tap-in. Rich Astone had a header go millimeters wide in the final minute.

2-2 was the final score, and probably counted as one that got away with Bally really dominating in the second half. With results going our way Woonona and Fernhill remain 4 points ahead although Thirroul are now 3rd and us 4th. A tight finish to the season looks likely, however winning all remaining games is now a must.

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First Grade
Balgownie Rangers  2 (1) – (0) 1 University FC at Judy Masters Oval

Goals: Glen Smede and Rick Metcalf

1.Chris Todd
4.Aaron Davis
2.Matthew Clark 3.Dale Masters
7.Blake Riordan 5.Glen Smede 6.Jeremy Winner 11.Jeff North
8.Rick Metcalf
9.Joshua Faulks 10.Glen Dorrian

Substitute(s):
12.Richard Astone
13.Josh Buckley
14.Luke Buckley
15.Alan Costabile (for Joshua Faulks)
16.Chris Dunning

Card:Blake Riordan (Y)

Youth Grade
Balgownie Rangers  1 (1) – (0) 0 University FC at Judy Masters Oval

Goal: Luke Buckley

1.Chris Dunning
4.Ryan Trevor
2.Cristian Apolloni 3.Damian Massi
7.Luke Buckley 6.Daniel Simpson 5.Jed Waters 9.Kevin McDonald
8.Josh Buckley
10.Jordan Everson 11.Jake Morgan

Substitute(s):
12.Jordan Townsend (for Jordan Everson)
13.Reece Musumeci (for Cristian Apolloni)
14.Luke McDonald (for Daniel Simpson)

Card:Josh Buckley (Y)

Division One (Reserve Grade)
Balgownie Rangers  2 (0) – (0) 0 Picton Rangers at Judy Masters Oval

Goals:Ben Zentrich and Richard Astone

1.Brent Wilson
4.Alan Appleby
3.Johnathon McCreary 2.Daniel Vlietstra
5.Marty Luskan
10.Travis Faulks 7.Paolo Cicero 8.Jason Zakara 11.Ben Zentrich
6.Dale Schmid 9.Richard Astone

Substitute(s):
12.Daniel Lewis (for Marty Luskan)
13.Ben Christiansen (for Ben Zentrich)
14.Dante DeGori

Card:Richard Astone (Y)

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