Victory through!

 

September 16 2008

Shepparton News

Victory through

Cobram Victory will play Shepparton South in the first North Eastern Soccer League junior girls' grand final after defeating Tatura on penalties in the preliminary final on Sunday.

After full-time finished with the scores deadlocked 0-0, it took eight kicks to separate the teams as Victory won 3-2.

Michel does job

Shepparton South will play Shepparton in the under-12 grand final after the Southerners edged out Shepparton United 2-0.

Riley Michel scored both goals for South, which will take on the Shepparton team that defeated it 1-0 in the qualifying final.

Reds hit mark

Shepparton's under-14s qualified for the grand final on penalty kicks 4-2 after a 2-2 draw with Shepparton South.

South won on penalties last week, but it was the Reds who had the luck on Sunday.

Shepparton will now play Tatura in the grand final.

Replay set up

Shepparton United is set to replay one of the matches of the season after qualifying for the under-16s grand final.

United defeated Shepparton 3-2 in the preliminary final to qualify for the grand final against Tatura.

The pair has shared 17 goals between it in two draws and one Tatura win so far this season.

South books date

Shepparton South's Daniel Nardella kept his good goal-scoring form going as he hit a hat-trick to put the Southerners into the division two grand final.

Frankie Sicali scored the other goal as South defeated Cobram 4-1.

Shepparton United will play South in the season decider.

The weekend results mean every team in the league bar Numurkah and Kyabram will have representation on grand final day.

Cobram's women will be the only team representing the Tigers in the season decider, while Victory and Tatura have two teams through, United, South and Shepparton three teams.