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DIV 1 Taringa Rovers 3 (3) Annerley 3 (1), July 11 at Indooroopilly
 
Rovers wish they could play Annerley every week. Nine goals in two games against last season's champions, resulting in a win and a draw.
 
The home team lost influential Mark Ellingham before kick-off after he picked up an injury in the early game. Several players were backing up, including captain/coach Kieran Daly, Sean Brown, Peter Roddy, Darrell Giles, Don Wilkey and Dan Lanza.
 
Taringa started exactly as they did at Annerley in May with early goals.
 
Gary Banks, the five-goal hero from the away leg, had the ball in the back of the net in less than a minute. A swift build-up down the right saw the ball into Banger's feet, a neat one-two with super-sub Greg Croker resulted in Banger converting for the crucial early strike.
 
Annerley hardly had time to gather themselves before they were picking it out of the net again. An excellent through ball to Justin Coleman on the left saw the nippy midfielder run at the Annerley defence.
 
If they were expecting him to pass, they were mistaken, he carried on the run and a wonder left-foot stike low to the far corner made it 2-0 in just over two minutes. Some players hadn't even toughed the ball at that stage.
 
At Annerley, it had been 3-0 to Taringa early, 3-3 at half-time, 6-3 soon after the break and 6-5 at the final whistle as the home team threatened.
 
Annerley started to get their game together and pushed forward at every opportunity. One of their big strikers turned on a dime and smashed it home for 2-1 and the boys in yellow kept up the pressure.
 
Daly in the middle of defence held strong. His backline and midfield ran tirelessly for 40 minutes to keep the advantage with Taringa. And it as fiftting when Rovers scored a third, again through goal ace Banks, with excellent build-up work from deep in home territory.
 
We knew what was coming in the second half and it didn't take long. The Annerley #9 and #10, two tough men up front, combined down the left and, with a touch of luck, a wicked deflection of Dave Mitchell, saw the visitors peg one back early on.
 
Taringa continued to threaten, pushing hard through Coleman and Banks. An injury to Roddy did not help the cause and a blue card for two Taringa players upset the rythmn.
 
The ref somehow spotted an offense in the Rovers box and Annerley slotted home an undeserved penalty for 3-3. Lanza made yet another super save from close range and kept the scores locked up.
 
The visitors almost pinched it at the death with a shot off the right upright rolling across the line before escaping the goalmouth.
 
The point won't help Taringa's causes in respect of that final playoff spot, but yet another commendable team performance proved the XI is capable of holding its own in Div 1 and would have had a win or two more with a bit of luck.

DIV 3: Taringa Rovers 5 (3) Moggill United 0 (0),  July 11 at Indooroopilly
 
Another good win by the 3s have set them up nicely for a shot at the play-offs with seven games remaining.
 
The team was bolstered by some of the 1s _and the return no less of world traveller Jason Knight _ and the class and speed around the pitch proved too much for the western visitors.
 
Taringa were on the board early through Rob Ditripani as a dominant midfield took control of the game. There were further goals to Darrell Giles and Sean Brown, the latter from a sweeping move down the right and cross to the far post for Brown to slot it home and a 3-0 lead at the break.
 
It was an excellent 40 minutes, with the ball coming out from the defence, through the midfield and to the feet of the forwards. Taringa certainly created plenty of chances and could have had a couple of more goals.
 
A much-changed line-up at the start of the second and an improved Moggill saw Rovers under pressure for the next 20 minutes. Some fine defensive work by Brett Johnson, who looked totally at home as sweeper rather than striker, and Pete Morrow helped keep a clean sheet.
 
Goalkeeper Brett Griffin had a quiet night but he made the two saves he had to _ the last a spectacular effort from point-blank range.
 
Peter Roddy led by example as usual and was richly rewarded with a long-range goal. He brought the all upfield and let fire from 20m out, with it sneaking in at the inside post. He was immediately subbed, to much amusement.
 
Greg Tucker, who had also returned from a lengthy spell on the sidelines after an ankle injury at Mitchelton in May, provided a solid target up front. He too capped a good game with some nifty footwork inside the penalty box and cracked the old onion bag for number five.
 
Taringa had put six past Moggill at their place in April, and conceded two. This was a much better team performance and well worth the three points.