Sport
22 July, 2026
Lions back on winners’ list
THE Corangamite Lions division one men’s team has returned to the winners’ list with a 4-1 victory over Victoria Park on Sunday.
Played at the Camperdown Showgrounds, the round 12 Ballarat and District Soccer Association match saw the home team score after just five minutes through Andres Diaz, with Roman Fachetti scoring in the 37th minute and Clinton DeMartin (on debut for the club) in the 44th to see the Lions go into halftime 3-nil up.
The game tightened up in the second half, with DeMartin scoring a second goal in the 84th minute, with Victoria Park getting a late 90th minute goal.
The win sees the division one Lions in fifth place with five wins, a draw and five losses.
In the division one women’s game, the Lions scored a massive 10-nil win over the sixth-placed Victoria Park women.
Lara Graham had a day out, bagging eight goals in the win; her scores coming in the eighth, 20th, 22nd, 25th, 35th, 49th, 51st and 72nd minutes.
Julieta Cause (44th minute) and Lenise Mantell (48th minute) were the others to hit the back of the net.
Graham’s haul takes her to 28 goals from 11 games in 2026.
In the division two men’s game, Victoria Park scored a 4-2 win.
This Sunday sees the Lions senior teams travel to Daylesford to take on Daylesford and Hepburn United.