Group 1.1
| Team | M | W | D | L | + | – | = | P | |
| BONDI ICEBERGS | A-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brisbane Roar | div1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewrang Lions | div1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Telita | div1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round 1
| Team | M | W | D | L | + | – | = | P | |
| Brisbane Roar | div1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Telita | div1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dewrang Lions | div1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| BONDI ICEBERGS | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Telita – BONDI ICEBERGS | 31-12-2015 12:00 | 3-0 |
The match was evenly poised at 0-0 all when a red card to Bondi just before half time gave Telita the advantage, they converted the penalty and took control of the game. No strikers scored though, with all the goals coming from Telita’s midfield and defense.
| Dewrang Lions – Brisbane Roar | 31-12-2015 12:00 | 1-4 |
The final score doesn’t tell the full story of the match, everything on both sides was extremely even. Brisbane Roar generated a few more shots, but the luck was with them and the goals went in. A good result given they’ve finished 4th in every playoff group I’ve ever written about. Could this finally be their season to get off the bottom.
Round 2
| Team | M | W | D | L | + | – | = | P | |
| Brisbane Roar | div1.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Telita | div1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Dewrang Lions | div1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
| BONDI ICEBERGS | A-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Brisbane Roar – BONDI ICEBERGS | 02-01-2016 12:00 | 1-0 |
Brisbane Roar’s Munroe Ashwin played the game of his life repelling everything Bondi threw at him. By the end of the game through 14 saves and 3 lucky escapes off the woodwork, he’d preserved the 1-0 lead gained by Randolph Andrusiow in the 6th minute for the next hour and half. No matter what happened in their last game Brisbane Roar won’t be coming last this season. Bondi on the other hand could feel downright shafted, after a red card in their 1st game and now a simming in the 2nd had them firmly rooted to the bottom of the group.
| Dewrang Lions – Telita | 02-01-2016 12:00 | 1-2 |
With 75% tackles completed Telita put a stop to everything Dewrang Lions attempted, they dominated the game and almost lost it. A Dewrang Lions own goal ended up being the difference as they scored with the last kick of the game. Had they not put the ball in their own net, Dewrang Lions could have got a draw in a match they were evidently 2nd best, yet wasteful shooting by Telita kept them in it right until the final whistle.
Round 3
| Team | M | W | D | L | + | – | = | P | |
| Telita | div1.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Brisbane Roar | div1.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| BONDI ICEBERGS | A-League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Dewrang Lions | div1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
| BONDI ICEBERGS – Dewrang Lions | 04-01-2016 12:00 | 2-1 |
Sha Kuan from Bondi finally found the net twice to lead them off the bottom of the group. An even contest shots wise was coupled with a tough tackling Bondi unit that attempted 40 more tackles than their opponents. Defence won the day for Bondi.
| Telita – Brisbane Roar | 04-01-2016 12:00 | 2-0 |
The group decider was not a game Brisbane Roar will want to remember, they were terrible. Telita had 27 shots to Brisbane Roar’s 7. In every other area of the park Telita dominated by an equally large margin, the gulf in class was evident from the opening whistle to the end of the game. Telita earn promotion.
Group 1.2
| Team | M | W | D | L | + | – | = | P | |
| Kangaroos | div1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Narraweena Azzurri | div1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Devils United | A-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skoolage United | div1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rather than write it in every game Narraweena played I’ll say it here. They haven’t sold up, Nav has not set an active tactic for his playoff games, had he done so he would have challenged for promotion. Hopefully he comes back in time for the new season and hasn’t left us for good. So all Narraweena games are effectively walkovers in this group and the goal scored against them became crucial.
Round 1
| Team | M | W | D | L | + | – | = | P | |
| Red Devils United | A-League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Kangaroos | div1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Skoolage United | div1.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Narraweena Azzurri | div1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
| Red Devils United – Narraweena Azzurri | 31-12-2015 12:00 | 12-0 |
A big win for the Red Devils
| Kangaroos – Skoolage United | 31-12-2015 12:00 | 1-1 |
The Kangaroos had a slight edge in stats and overall play with a higher passing and tackling percentage, and more shots. But they couldn’t make it count on the scoreboard, so a goal in the first half for Harding to give Skoolage the lead and Travers to equalise in the second was how the match finished.
Round 2
| Team | M | W | D | L | + | – | = | P | |
| Red Devils United | A-League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Skoolage United | div1.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Kangaroos | div1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Narraweena Azzurri | div1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | -20 | 0 |
| Red Devils United – Kangaroos | 02-01-2016 10:00 | 3-3 |
The Red Devils had everything in control, more possession, passing/tackling percentage and a hat-trick to their striker Teddy Sheringham as the 80th minute went by. The Kangaroos made 3 seemingly forlorn subs to throw everything at them in the last 10 minutes, even with a red card in the 86th minute to Red Devils defender Bruce Hanslow they couldn’t give up a 3 goal lead, right! Wrong, goals in the 89th, 92nd and 95th the last two deep and deeper into injury time from Travers to draw a game in which they were completely out played until the last 10 minutes.
| Narraweena Azzurri – Skoolage United | 02-01-2016 10:00 | 0-8 |
Not quite as many goals as the Red Devils, but still a good win
Round 3
| Team | M | W | D | L | + | – | = | P | |
| Red Devils United | A-League | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Kangaroos | div1.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Skoolage United | div1.3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Narraweena Azzurri | div1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 0 |
| Skoolage United – Red Devils United | 04-01-2016 10:00 | 2-2 |
To say the Red Devils got lucky is an understatement, a red card in the 15th minute to Katona with them up by 1 brought Skoolage into the contest. They began to dominate possession, equalising in the 34th through Harding, then against the run of play Sheringham stole the Red Devils 2nd the get them back the lead at half time.
Whoever won this game was getting promoted and Skoolage would have fancied their chances against 10 men. The second half began well with them drawing level again through Harding in the 55th. But from then on nothing went in, the goal that would have taken them back to the A-League and won them the match failed to materialise. The Red Devils had escaped the playoffs by the skin of their teeth and a big slice of luck.
| Kangaroos – Narraweena Azzurri | 04-01-2016 10:00 | 11-0 |
With the draw in the other playoff game they had a chance with a big winning margin to get through on goal difference. The Kangaroos would need 13-14 goals and they tried their best scoring 11, but it just wasn’t enough.
As you can see in group 2 with all teams level on points, the final table standing reflect who scored the most against Nav, Red Devils won that battle and retained their A-League spot.
Written by Scruttino
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