The Blues notched up a season-high 14 goals in their home encounter against Epsom, running rampant from start to finish.
‘‘The girls did all right, I think 14 goals speaks for itself,’’ stand-in coach Rocky Papalia said.
‘‘Epsom aren’t the team they were before, they are in a bit of a rebuilding stage, so I think it helped them as well.’’
Sophie Papalia was lethal in front of goal as usual, grabbing a hat-trick and playing provider for a number of her teammates.
And with the game all but won in the early stages, United shuffled the pack in order to give others some much needed minutes on the park.
‘‘We shifted the team around to give some of the other girls an opportunity to play; I think the only player who didn’t play out of position was our goalkeeper Lucy (Cianco),’’ Papalia said.
United’s next opponent is Golden City this weekend and Papalia said the Blues would not be pulling any punches.
‘‘Naturally you don’t know what you are coming up against, playing a team for the first time — you have to treat every team with respect,’’ Papalia said.
‘‘We will always start with our strongest line-up and we play our best when we pass and move.’’
●Shepparton South’s trip to Swan Hill on Sunday turned out to be a success, with the side finding the back of the net seven times to sink the hosts.
Britney Scrivens was on fire for the Southerners, getting the better of Swan Hill shot stopper Kimberley Patterson on five occasions.
Amy Gebauer and Samantha Mackay broke their respective ducks for the season, pitching in with a goal each to add to Scrivens’ impressive haul.
●After starting the season with a new-found sense of confidence, Tatura went down 5-0 at La Trobe University on Sunday.
Playing on a difficult surface, the Ibis women struggled to manage La Trobe’s attacking outlets who put the game out of reach in the first half.
However, the Ibises tightened things up at the back for the rest of the match, restricting La Trobe to a single goal in the second stanza.
Tatura hosts Eaglehawk on Sunday in what is sure to be a test of character for the side.
●Moama Echuca Border Raiders had to dig deep for a hard fought 2-1 win against Spring Gully United.
Paula Ledda’s strike in the 76th minute proved to be the difference between the two teams, with the goal giving her side all three points.
● Fresh off the back of a 26-0 drubbing against Shepparton, Strathdale was humbled 4-1 at home against Colts United on Sunday.
Maddy McGrory’s late goal only served as a consolation for Strathdale, as United nipped the game in the bud to wave off any form of resurgence.
●Eaglehawk completed a 14-0 rout against Golden City on Sunday, with Chloe Parker serving as the main outlet and bagging a wonderful double hat-trick of goals.
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