Football NSW (Under 14B), Football Victoria (Under 14A) and Capital Football have all been crowned champions following the thrilling conclusion of the 2023 National Youth Championships Girls' Tournament at WIN Stadium, Wollongong.
The conditions were perfect for the culmination of five days of high-quality competition from Football Australia's nine state and territory Member Federations. Over 190 goals were scored across the tournament which featured a total of 350 players from across Australia.
Three divisions produced three different champions, highlighting the depth of talent developing across Australia in women's football. Capital Football was victorious in the Under 14B division, Football Victoria won the Under 14A division before Football NSW claimed the Under 16 division.
Head coach of NSW Metro Under 16s and former CommBank Young Matilda (2015), Vic Guzman, praised her side’s determination following their 5-0 triumph over Victoria.
“The girls have been good all week and they are a very special group,” said Guzman.
“Victoria was quite disciplined, so it was nice to have a good clinical win and our girls showed up today. These girls in the next few years should be playing internationally and the future is very bright.
“Individually, they’re all very good players, we selected this team based on the style we wanted them to play which was proactive possession-based football and this group should all be in contention for national selection.”
The Under 14A Group Final had the packed stands at WIN Stadium rocking as the match went down to the very last second. Ultimately, Victoria got the better of NSW Metro by the slimmest of margins thanks to a brilliant penalty save from goalkeeper Anastasia Kyriacou.
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