Asha Davies scores one of her three goals for the Border Raiders, beating the keeper after a weaving solo run.
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Matthew Kappos
The Border Raiders FC women’s team has scored its first win of the 2025 Bendigo Amateur Soccer League campaign.
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Having been newly promoted to the league for this season, the Echuca Moama side began the year with two defeats.
Since then, it has picked up its first point of the year at the club’s women’s day, and now added three more to that total with its first mark in the win column.
14-year-old Peaches Starritt has been a star for the Border Raiders, playing in the seniors through a special dispensation.
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Matthew Kappos
Border Raiders were at home in round four, welcoming Shepparton South to Jack Eddy Oval.
The home side had control of the flow of play for much of the game, but a dogged South wouldn’t go away and made a late run with two quick goals in the second half.
Olivia Jolicoeur got her name on the scoresheet.
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Matthew Kappos
However, the Border Raiders were able to regain their composure and close out the game.
Perennial goalscorer Asha Davies was on target again with a brilliant hat-trick, while Isabella Barton and Olivia Jolicoeur also found the back of the net for the Border Raiders.
Louise O’Callaghan is denied by goalkeeper Poppie Carboon.
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Matthew Kappos
Co-coach Paige Pinson had plenty of praise for her troops as they improved to fifth on the ladder.
“The girls played absolutely fantastically,” she said.
“There were probably only seven minutes there in the second half where we lost the plot a little bit, but then the girls were very resilient, they came back, and we won 5-4.
“They did everything that I asked of them.
“They were working on their one-twos, they were communicating, they were positive.
“It was all I really wanted, and it was absolutely fantastic to watch them string it all together.”
Kaylah Lochhead takes control.
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Matthew Kappos
It has been a challenging task for the side, not only dealing with the step up into League 1 but also looking to integrate new faces into the squad.
“I think it’s the first time since we’ve moved up a division where it feels like we are actually on top of it and knew what we were doing,” Pinson said.
“We’ve had such a big turnover of the team, and we’ve had a lot of injuries already this season.
“It was nice to get such a strong side on the field and communicating and work so well as a unit.”
Amelia Richardson heads it clear of Aleisha Nardella.
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Matthew Kappos
The Border Raiders will once again stride out on to Jack Eddy Oval on Sunday as the side hosts Strathfieldsaye Colts at noon.
The Colts (2-0-2) have six points, and a win for the Border Raiders would see the locals go above their opposition and into fourth.
The two teams matched up in the league cup on April 13, the Border Raiders’ first match since promotion, in a game that saw the Colts progress in dominant fashion.
Asha Davies and Poppie Carboon suffered a minor collison.
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Matthew Kappos
Men’s
The Border Raiders men find themselves in an early season slump, having tasted defeat in their past three fixtures.
The side held firm in the first half away to top-of-the-table Strathfieldsaye, but the Colts ran away with the second half in a 6-2 win.
Shepparton South’s Keira Muskee sends it long.
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Matthew Kappos
The sides went in level 1-1 at the break, the Border Raiders’ Eoin Kelly cancelling out Tyler Parkhill’s opener.
By the time Kelly stuck again in the second half, the game had already slipped beyond his side’s reach.
In a young season, the Border Raiders aren’t too far off the pace, but currently sit fifth in the six-team competition with a single win.
The side hosts third-placed Spring Gully at Jack Eddy Oval from 2pm on Sunday.
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