Under 18 Boys – Sunshine Coast FC (0) v Brisbane Roar FC/QAS NTC (9) Even though Roar were sitting only one spot above the Fire on the ladder they knew they were in for a tough match with several players either injured or committed to other games. The visitors didn’t waste any time with Besinac putting the ball in the net at only 4’ mark quickly followed by another at 7 minutes. 8’ and Fires centreback Ward received a yellow card following a harsh tackle. 13’ saw Roar get another opportuni   → View more

Jayde Lowe has claimed an impressive four goal haul, as Gold Coast City eased to a resounding 6-1 win over Sunshine Coast FC in the PS4 NPL Women’s Queensland on Sunday afternoon. The visitors started brightly and would take the early lead, with a spilled ball from third choice Fire goalkeeper Lana Prior coming off Lowe and rolling into the net. From there, Gold Coast City claimed control and got their second goal just after 30 minutes, with Lowe’s shot fumbled over the line for her second of th   → View more

Brisbane Roar Youth have come back from a goal down twice to see off a determined Sunshine Coast Fire outfit 4-2 at Kawana on Sunday afternoon. Turning the form guide on its head, the hosts took an early lead thanks to Jez Lofthouse, but the Young Roar found an equaliser midway through the first half through Daniel Driver’s long range free kick. After the interval, the Young Roar pressed but would find themselves behind again, as Shoichi Koshimizu converted from the spot after being fouled by Ll   → View more

Brisbane Olympic scored five first-half goals on the way to a stunning 8-2 victory over Sunshine Coast FC at Sunshine Coast Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Matthew Heath needed just over half an hour to notch a hat-trick, swelling his season tally to an incredible 10 goals from four games. Heath later added a fourth and received plenty of scoring help from his teammates as Olympic maintained their perfect start and returned to top spot. Fire’s Jez Lofthouse did score his first goals of the se   → View more

A hat-trick for Louise Rolfe has highlighted SWQ Thunder’s stunning first win of the season in a comprehensive 9-2 victory over Sunshine Coast FC. The Thunder were 4-0 up in the blink of an eye with a brace to Rolfe and goals to Sarah Sheridan and Lea Hippauf putting the hosts well in the ascendancy in the first 20 minutes. Shandell Doro dragged one back for the Fire but the Thunder put the margin back to four goals on the stroke of half time as Rolfe finished off a first half hat-trick. W   → View more

Eastern Suburbs FC Women have kicked off their 2017 campaign with a big win, powering past Sunshine Coast FC Women 4-0 on a muggy morning at AJ Kelly Park. Easts started the match in mid-season form, dominating midfield and driving relentlessly forward through Tegan Riding, Harkana Dixon and Jessica Gibson. Riding opened the scoring and was brilliant throughout as Fire struggled to cope with the potent Easts attack. Easts finished 17 points ahead of Fire in 2016 and this match showed there is st   → View more

A second-half masterclass from Northern Fury has seen them defeat a 10-man Sunshine Coast FC 8-0 at Townsville Sports Reserve on Saturday night. Fury dominated from the outset, with Jonathan Bagley’s shot from a corner deflecting off Jae Eurrell and into the back of the net for an early opener. Things only worsened for Fire when Zac Munster was shown a red card just before half time after he lashed out with his foot on Bagley. Fury piled on more pressure after the break as Hamish Cassady s   → View more

Gold Coast City have continued their winning ways, comfortably defeating Sunshine Coast Fire 4-0 at Sunshine Coast Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The first half was dominated by a Jarrod Kyle masterclass, whose byline cutback set up Sam Smith for City’s first. Kyle found the net in 17th minute, pouncing on a low ball into the box, before Lochlon Reus’s thunderbolt sent the visitors into the break with a 3-0 lead. Fire’s Kevin Downes made a number of saves in the second half, but   → View more