Super Saturday Live Blog

Links To Blogs and Full Time Scores In Score Centre Headlines -Strikers and Warriors advance to Lakoseljac Cup Quarter Finals with Good Friday wins. -Kingborough thump Clarence to reach final 8 of Women's Statewide Cup as University account for Somerset 8-3 and Ulverstone rally from 2-0 down to down South Hobart 3-2. -Darling Double Seals 2-0 Taroona win over Metro, South Hobart overcome Hobart United 3-1 -University provide upset of the day, bouncing University 2-1 from the Lakoseljac Cup -Nine man Somerset hold off Beachside 4-2, Riverside down Nelson 3-0 Updates Beachside defeated Launceston United 3-2 in the Under 20 Statewide Cup [caption id="attachment_10781" align="alignnone" width="321"] Great to see this sort of thing after what was a hotly contested battle at Gunn Oval[/caption] 4:28pm- Full time, Launceston City 1 – 2 University Well there is your cupset folks, University hold on this time around and bump City from the Lakoseljac Cup! [caption id="attachment_10780" align="alignnone" width="381"] City have been dumped from the Cup- Jamie Richardson[/caption] 4:26pm- Full Time: Riverside 3-0 Nelson: A good fight by a big underdog, but Riverside move on in the Cup. 4:22pm- Full Time: Somerset 4-2 Beachside! The Sharks end the game with just 9 players on the park, but they hold on to bounce Beachside. 4:20pm- Just minutes left now at Buckby Park and City look like they are about to be bounced barring a late miracle. Of course University led them into stoppage time in 2017, only to concede a stoppage time equaliser. 4:13pm- GOAL! University 2-1 Launceston City! Uni take the lead with just under 15 minutes to go as Fahey curls it home, and the Cupset is on! 4:10pm- RED CARD! Somerset are down to 9 men! Batt gets a second yellow, but his side still lead it 4-2! Tense finish coming up. 4:07pm- GOAL! Somerset 4-2 Beachside! Jackson Berne has fired the Sharks into a 2 goal lead. 4:05pm- GOAL! Somerset 3-2 Beachside! The visitors are back within touching distance as Cox finds the back of the net. 4:03pm- GOAL! 3-1! Somerset! Whitehouse has given the 10 men of Somerset a buffer, huge effort this. 4:02pm- Riverside 3-0 Nelson The Roos surely through to the final eight now as they add a third. 4:00pm- Full Time at Gunn Oval: Hobart United 1-3 South Hobart South controlled the second half and eventually converted their dominance scoring two late goals, but it was a spirited showing from United. 3:57pm- GOAL! Riverside 2-0 Nelson! Riverside double their advantage early in the second half. 3:55pm- GOAL! 2-1 Somerset! The Sharks take the lead from the penalty spot! 3:35pm- Full Time: Taroona 2-0 Metro A Darling double delivers Taroona a berth in the Quarter finals. 3:52pm- GOAL! 3-1 South Hobart! They've surely sealed it now, running out the game the stronger. Nick Morton curls in a free kick. 3:50pm- Full Time at Darcy Street. South Hobart 2-3 Ulverstone An impressive fightback from Ulverstone and a commendable effort by South who were big underdogs heading into that game. 3:48pm- GOAL! South Hobart 2-1 Hobart United! South have finally converted their second half dominance into a goal and lead after 84 minutes. Bradley Lakoseljac the scorer, so it's Lakoseljac in the Lakoseljac cup! 3:45pm- GOAL! Launceston City 1-1 University. City back on terms! Smith puts a strong cross in and it falls to Dyer. He dinks it past his marker and curls it beautifully past the keeper 3:40pm- GOAL! Somerset! 1-1 Beachside! The 10 men of the Sharks have pulled level, Stuart Batt the scorer. 3:38pm- Second half begins at Windsor Park, Riverside leading Nelson 1-0. 3:33pm- Back underway at Cardigan Street for the second half. 3:28pm- South Hobart are doing the bulk of the attacking in the second half against Hobart United, going up a gear, but can't find a goal and after 64 minutes, it's still locked at 1-1. 3:24pm- Absolutely incredible game going on at Darcy Street! Ulverstone have turned around a 2-0 deficit, to suddenly lead 3-2. Amy Bissett pulled one back, before Jazmin White did what she does best and scored twice in a minute! South Hobart 2-3 Ulverstone 3:23pm- Half Time at Buckby Landrover Park. Launceston City 0-1 University 3:21pm- Half Time at Windsor Park, Riverside holding sway 1-0 over Nelson, but the visitors have shown enough to believe they are a shot at it. 3:18pm- Pichon Choi has doubled South Hobart's lead over Ulverstone! It's 2-0 in favour of South! 3:18pm- So it's 1-0 to Beachside at half time. A Shae Hickey Free kick the difference, but the Sharks are also down to 10 men. 3:10pm- Back underway at Darcy Stret, and Gunn Oval for the second halves. 3:06pm-GOAL 1-0! Riverside Scrap that! Riveride open the scoring from the penalty spot against Nelson. 3:05pm- No score in the Riverside v Nelson yet. 3:03pm- Second half resumes at Kelvedon Park. 2:59pm- Halftime in both the Southern Lakoseljac Cup games, Taroona leading Metro 2-0 and Hobart United and South Hobart locked at 1-1. 2:56pm- GOAL 1-0 University! A free kick is swung in from the left and it meets Fahey who heads the ball into the top left of the goal. The Bees take the lead and suddenly a few upsets are starting to brew. 2:53pm- GOAL! Hobart United 1-1 South Hobart! Look out! Just moments before the half time break, Hobart United have levelled things up. 2:49pm- Half Time: South Hobart 1-0 Ulverstone 2:46pm- RED CARD! Somerset are down to 10 men against Beachside! Chris Smith given his marching orders. 2:40pm- 1-0 Beachside! Shae Hickey has handed Beachside the lead with a well taken free kick. 2:41pm- GOAL! Taroona 2-0 Metro A double for Darling! Good advantage paid by the referee Peart, through ball goes to Darling who chips the keeper delightfully. 2:34pm-  Goal South Hobart 1-0 Ulverstone! Early Cupset alert at Darcy Street as Pishon Choi puts the home side a goal up over the defending Super League champions. 2:32pm- GOAL! 1-0 Tarona. Taroona win the free kick after a hard foul by Woodward. Ball is whipped in and Darling gets to the ball nanoseconds before the keeper and nods it home. [caption id="attachment_10730" align="alignnone" width="463"] Nelson Eastern Suburbs prepare to take on Riverside Olympic[/caption] 2:30pm- Rob Shaw previewed those Northern Lakoseljac Cup games in his preview for the Examiner. 2:20pm- Nearing a start in a trio of Lakoseljac Cup games up North. Riverside v Nelson, Windsor Park, 2:30pm BASIC BLOG Somerset v Beachside, Cardigan Street, 2:30pm BASIC BLOG Launceston City v University, Buckby Landrover Park, 2:30pm LIVE BLOG 2:10pm- Interesting side note, there is a Fox Sports crew at Kelvedon Park this afternoon to shoot some vision for a FFA Cup piece on Taroona, as part of their Magic of the Cup series. Remembering that the Lakoseljac Cup acts as the preliminary rounds for the tournament, with the winner making the National Round of 32. 2:08pm- GOAL! 1-0 South Hobart! A goal from the first shot of the game coming from Kasper Hallam! Dream start for South, harsh awakening for United.  [caption id="attachment_10721" align="alignnone" width="383"] Image-South Hobart FC[/caption] 2:00pm- A host of games kicking off about now with two Lakoseljac Cup games in the South, Hobart United v South Hobart, and Taroona v Metro. Then there is South Hobart v Ulverstone in the Women's Statewide Cup and two Under 20 games, Beachside v Launceston United and Ulverstone v Kingborough Lions 1:58pm- Full Time: Somerset 3-8 University 1:49pm: GOAL! Somerset 3-7 University A double strike from the Bees near the end, the Sharks gave them a scare, but they have clicked up a gear late on to see off the challenge. 1:48pm- Full Time! Riverside 1-5 Northern Rangers The Rangers pull back a late consolation goal but at Full Time, its a comfortable win for Riverside. 1:40pm- GOAL! 5-3! University! The Bees again produce the immediate response, and may have put this one beyond the Sharks. 1:35pm- GOAL! Somerset 3-4 University! Mel Smith steps up and buries a spot kick to cut the margin back to a goal with about 10-15 minutes remaining. 1:17pm- GOAL! 5-0 Riverside So 5-0 now to the Riverside Under 20's as they add two more quick goals to start the second half and they are all but through. 1:10pm- GOAL! University 4-2 Somerset! An instant response from the Students restores their 2 goal buffer, fast start to this second half. 1:05pm- GOAL! 3-2! The Sharks close to within a goal as Annabelle Wyllie bags her second of the game. 12:49pm- Half Time at Windsor Park. Still its Riverside 3-0 Northern Rangers 12:45pm- Half Time at Shark Park, and its the visitors University who are on course to progress, they lead Somerset 3-1 at the break. HT: Somerset 1-3 University 12:20pm-- GOAL! Riverside 3-0 Northern Rangers This one looks like one way traffic and like its going to be a positive start to the day for the Roos ahead of their Lakoseljac clash with Nelson. 12:10pm-- GOAL! Riverside 2-0 Northern Rangers And they double that advantage, lightning start from the home side. 12:05pm- GOAL! Riverside 1-0 Northern Rangers An early lead for young Roos side at Windsor Park. 12:00pm- First pair of fixtures of the day set to kick off, with Somerset v University in the Women's Statewide Cup and a Northern derby between Riverside and Northern Rangers in the Under 20's. 11:45am- About 15 minutes away from the first action of the day getting underway, Somerset v University in the Women's Statewide Cup. Have a read of the Qualifying Round preview. 11:30am- Five games in the Lakoseljac Cup today, with five sides set to join Hobart Zebras, Devonport and Olympia in the final eight. Check out the preview of today's games.  11:20am- The other game that took place yesterday saw the Kingborough Lions overcoming an inpsired Amelia Vanderniet, to chalk up a big 5-0 win.  11:10am- Miss any of yesterday's Lakoseljac Cup action? Catch up on what transpired as Jacob Doole reports on the Devonport Strikers 2-1 victory over Kingborough, and Jono Griffiths reports on Nick Mearns firing Olympia a 1-0 win over the Knights.  11:00am- Welcome to this Live Blog that will keep you up to date on all the goings on from around the grounds on this Super Saturday of Statewide Cup action. Across the Lakoseljac Cup, Women's Statewide Cup and Under 20's Statewide Cup we have some 10 games taking place, so a huge day of football headed your way from around the state and this is the place to keep track of it all, along with Score Centre if you are just after score updates. In this blog we will have more detailed updates, videos and photos from around the grounds. Below are the fixtures scheduled for today, with links to the individual games if you are just after one match in particular. This is usually one of the best footballing days on the calendar, lets hope it delivers. Lakoseljac Cup Hobart United United v South Hobart, Gunn Oval, 2:00pm LIVE BLOG Taroona v Metro FC, Kelvedon Park, 2:00pm BASIC BLOG Riverside v Nelson, Windsor Park, 2:30pm BASIC BLOG Somerset v Beachside, Cardigan Street, 2:30pm BASIC BLOG Launceston City v University, Buckby Landrover Park, 2:30pm LIVE BLOG Women's Statewide Cup Somerset v University, Cardigan Street, 12:00pm BASIC BLOG South Hobart v Ulverstone, Darcy Street, 2:00pm, LIVE BLOG Statewide Under 20’s Launceston City 3-0 (via forfeit) Clarence, Buckby Landrover Park Riverside v Northern Rangers, Windsor Park, 12:00pm cc