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WA Girls into final of FFA National Youth Championships |
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Friday, 11 July 2008 |
The Football West under 17 WA State girls side have progressed to the final of the FFA National Youth Championships after a terrific 2-0 semi final victory over NSW Metro in Coffs Harbour on Thursday.
WA had finished in second place in Group B and produced one of their best performances of the tournament so far to defeat the highly rated NSW side.
Rebecca Davies opened the scoring for WA in the 39th minute with Carla Bennett sealing the win with a goal 20 minutes into the second half to send WA into the final against Queensland, who defeated South Australia 1-0 in the second semi final.
The final will be held on Saturday July 12 at 9.30am EST at the BCU International Stadium at Coffs Harbour.
WA Squad:
Chloe Coghlan, Carla Bennett, Corrin Walmsley, Sam Kerr, Shannon May, Casey Webb, Marianna Tabain, Nikki Campbell, Emily Williams, Rebecca Davies, Ella Mastrantonio, Danielle Calautti, Rachael Smith, Elle Semmens, Ellis Glanfield, Kathleen Waycott.
Coach: Nicola Williams
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