PLAYSTATION 4 NATIONAL PREMIER LEAGUES: CANBERRA
MATCHDAY 14

Crunch time is arriving in the PlayStation® 4 National Premier Leagues competition and the race for the title shows no signs of slowing down as Canberra Olympic and Tigers FC go toe-to-toe for the right to be crowned Champions. And with Belconnen United and Canberra FC lurking in the wings, neither side can afford a slip up as we approach the final few weeks of an incredible campaign.

The Tigers will have a chance to lay down a marker when they meet the CU Academy on Sunday with Canberra Olympic inactive due to their opponents, FFA COE, being overseas at the AFF Qualifiers. That match will be replayed on Sunday 21st August and could hold a major bearing on the destination of the title.

Free-scoring Tigers will be confident that they can dispose of the Academy with the league’s leading scorer, Stephen Domenici, currently on sixteen goals, eyeing a few more for his tally against the most porous defence in the competition. The Academy however is beginning to make strides. Their 3-0 win over Gungahlin United a fortnight ago points to a team that is starting to believe in its own ability. They could yet spring a surprise.

Neither Belconnen United nor Canberra FC can go above Olympic with a win this weekend but if, as expected, both claim positive results, they can certainly keep alive their ambitions. Canberra FC is first in action when they travel to Woden Park to take on bottom-of-the-table Woden-Weston FC. Canberra FC was disappointed to be held to a 1-1 draw by Tuggeranong United in their last encounter and will be hoping for a better return in this game, especially of their front pairing of Thomas James and Alex Oloriegbe click.

The Blue Devils meanwhile will face the same Tuggeranong United who held Canberra FC and were equally upset not to have taken three points having led heading into stoppage time. Tuggeranong are notoriously difficult to play on their own patch and Belconnen will be wary heading Southside. With the introduction of Nikolas Popovich to the attack, the Blue Devils have extra fire-power that they craved and they will undoubtedly be favourites to return home with the maximum haul. This match will be played as part of a double-header on Saturday evening at Viking Park as Tuggeranong United celebrate their 40th Anniversary. 

Gungahlin United and Monaro Panthers meet in the other game of Matchday 14 as they both seek to be top dogs in the battle for fifth place. The Panthers hold the upper hand at present following their narrow success over Woden-Weston FC at Duncan Oval in Googong on Matchday 13. Gungahlin went down on the same weekend, defeated by the CU Academy and know that a loss at home to the Panthers will leave them four points behind Monaro who still have a game in hand. 

Saturday 16th July
Woden-Weston FC v Canberra FC 
(Woden Park, 17:30)

Tuggeranong United v Belconnen United 
(Viking Park, 19:00)

Sunday 17th July
Gungahlin United v Monaro Panthers 
(Gungahlin Enclosed, 15:00)

Tigers FC v CU Academy 
(Nijong Oval, 15:00)

TABLE

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LEADING SCORERS 
16 Stephen DOMENICI (Tigers FC)
12 Jason UGRINIC (Belconnen United)
9 Thomas JAMES (Canberra FC)
8 Philippe BERNABO-MADRID (Canberra Olympic), Nicolas ABOT (Tigers FC)
7 Sam SMITH (Belconnen United), Domenic GIAMPAOLO (Canberra FC), John ROBERTS (FFA COE)
6 Joshua GULEVSKI (CU Academy)
5 Aisosa IHEGIE, Dustin WELLS (Belconnen United), Jordan TSEKENIS (Canberra Olympic), Rahmat AKBARI (FFA COE), Daniel BARAC (Tigers FC), Nikolaos KALFAS (Tuggeranong United)
4 Josip JADRIC (Canberra FC), Jeremy HABTEMARIAM (Canberra Olympic), Tomas KRKLEC (CU Academy), Ed MCCARTHY (Monaro Panthers), Bryce BAFFORD, Jaidon SELDON (FFA COE), Andrew SLAVICH (Tuggeranong United), Own GOALS
3 Ivan PAVLAK (Canberra FC), Daniel FABRIZIO, Sam WHITHEAR (CU Academy), Louis D’ARRIGO, Mark MORIC (FFA COE), Mitch STEENBERGEN (Gungahlin United), Darian MCGARRY-WATSON, Mark SHIELDS (Monaro Panthers), Alex OLORIEGBE, Dejan SANTRAC (Tigers FC), Marco GAYER (Tuggeranong United), Matthew WATERS (Woden-Weston FC)
2 Jonathan REIS*, Toby RICHTER (Belconnen United), Nikola BARISIC (Canberra FC), Daniel COLBERTALDO, Nathen MEGIC (Canberra Olympic), Bul JUACH (CU Academy), Jacob ITALIANO, Mirza MURATOVIC, Ben OBST, Marc TOKICH (FFA COE), Alex MOSCARITOLO (Gungahlin United), Daniel FELIZZI, Sam ROESTBAKKEN (Monaro Panthers), Nahuel GUERRERO, Jeremias IBARRA (Tigers FC), Domenic COLUCCIELLO, Emilio KISTA (Tuggeranong United), Bensah AFIABO, Daniel DI-SALVATORE, Goran MILUTNOVIC (Woden-Weston FC)
1 Taylor BEATON, Matt GRBESA, David KEMP, Goran MUKEVSKI, Nikolas POPOVICH, Cameron REINHART (Belconnen United), Aidan BRUNSKILL, Izach CLEMENTS, Robbie DEELEY, Ryan KEIR, Misko NAUMOSKI (Canberra FC), Tim BOBOLAS, Robbie CATTANACH, Angelo KONSTANTINOU, Tom MCLACHLAN, Michael REEVE, Victor YANES (Canberra Olympic), Ridwan HANNAN, Tony MADAFFARI, Niko UJDUR (CU Academy), Lachlan BROOK (FFA COE), Frano BLAZEVIC, Nathan DUCK, Jack GREEN, Christian JUNNA, Marcial  MUNOZ, Jason O’DWYER, Liam WALSH (Gungahlin United), Martin DENG, Michael PICCOLO (Monaro Panthers), Tim ANDERSON (Tuggeranong United), Julian BORGNA, Osman FOFANAH, Alan GASTON, Goran JOSIFOVSKI, Milan POPOVICH (Tigers FC), Sam SHADBOLT Tuggeranong United), Ben GRIEG, Tom HIRST (Woden-Weston FC)

*1 goal for Tuggeranong United