Author: Mark Gojszyk

Mark Gojszyk

Peter Deng’s journey to South Sudanese debut

“You can say you got an international cap before your brother,” are the comments to Pascoe Vale’s Peter Deng from the CB Smith grandstand. Peter – 1; Thomas – 0….

NPLW Victoria Team of the Week: Round 8

Without actually looking at the history of NPLW TOTW, this may be one of the first times we have every team represented, with many close encounters and worthy contributors all-round….

Five-star Ofli kicks ahead in NPL2 Golden Boot race

Atilla Ofli’s incredible haul of five goals against Eastern Lions – all of his team’s goals in a 5-2 win – comes only behind Craig Carley’s tally of seven against…

NPL2 West Team of the Month: April

With four teams doing most of the winning in April, this side really is concentrated towards those few, with Moreland Zebras in particular impressing this month with four wins on…

Double century and counting for Heidelberg’s Mankowska

When Heidelberg United released their games tally for the NPL squad, Les Doumbalis and Luke Byles led the way with 127 and 102 games respectively across all competitions. Yet both…

Khrapko continues to be Avondale’s quiet achiever

It’s just minutes into the contest between Avondale FC and Port Melbourne when Oleksiy Khrapko channels his Shevchenko-like instinct to make his way forward and slot home the early lead…

Goad remaining focused ahead of Stanford move

Despite the cliche of taking one game at a time, Beattie Goad could be forgiven for having one eye on the few months ahead, considering her upcoming mid-year departure to…

Off the pitch: Kaine Sheppard & Kelsey Quinn’s Pro Life Football

Kaine Sheppard and Kelsey Quinn are well-known NPL players in Victoria, turning out for Heidelberg United and Galaxy United respectively. Sheppard most recently comes off scoring the go-ahead goal in…

Maiden goal marks Cartwright’s progress at Heidelberg

With 20 minutes gone and Heidelberg United deep in their own half at 1-1 against Alamein FC, a long ball releases Joey Cartwright on the left wing. She takes a…

Ballarat midfielder pulls the trigger on goalkeeping

“I got to training on a Tuesday night as usual and he [James Robinson] asked me to come a bit early and just said I’m playing in goals, it was…

Roganovic: Penalties are like a lottery

With 10 minutes remaining and as many men on the Lakeside pitch for Bentleigh Greens, the whistle blows. Kamal Ibrahim is allegedly felled in the box and the referee points…

Conversano thriving in cut-throat NPL environment

Football can often be unforgiving for a young footballer, who despite proving themselves in pre-season or on the training ground, still find themselves behind a more experienced counterpart in their…

Boroondara making great strides despite NPLW exclusion says Koutroulis

Boroondara Eagles’ Round 2 Team App Cup win against Ashburton United at the modest Markham Reserve came in significant contrast to some of the reigning champions’ previous high-profile encounters. Just…

NPLW Victoria Team of the Week: Round 4

As expected, Alamein’s week, which bore gold with two wins by a combined 12-1 margin, means the club occupies almost half of the TOTW starting XI. It was quite an…

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 6

What to do when you have four centre-backs nominated for TOTW? Squeeze them all into the same back four. Elsewhere it was a fairly balanced squad, with all other positions…

Friday wrap: Greens go top, Nour nets winner

With four NPL fixtures last night, it was a resumption of business for Bentleigh, who dispatched Victory to take top spot for now. Sami Nour scored his second winner of…

NPL2 West Team of the Month: March

With no draws and each game coming out with some form of result in March, whether it be a late and great winner, or a thrashing. It meant some tough choices…

Barbieri’s Heidelberg switch re-ignites old rivalry

It was a peculiar sight for anybody involved in the contest. Melissa Barbieri’s late introduction and subsequent 90th minute goal may have already been a slight deflection from the usual…

The Easter Wrap: Way acrobatics, Bendigo win a game

A Reuben Way stunner headlined Heidelberg United’s dominant win over Avondale FC The visitors just can’t take a trick at the moment, still looking for their first points of the…

Free-scoring Alonso enjoying central Calder role

Football is a team game, but perhaps it’s no coincidence that Calder United’s three-game winning streak to start the 2016 NPLW campaign has been accompanied by Rachel Alonso’s early form….