Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club hosted a World Cup live screening at The Goods Shed on Sunday.
Over 300 fans, young and old, came along to watch the Socceroos overcome Turkiye 2:0 in an enthralling game.
The Castlemaine Rotary Club and the Castlemaine State Festival were amazing supporters of the event.
Open to everyone, the screening was just another way the club is bringing the community together to celebrate the love of football in Castlemaine.
With both the men’s and women’s national teams succeeding at respective World Cups, the club is celebrating on and off the pitch as local player registrations at CGFC continue to grow after each international tournament!
Stay tuned for announcements regarding future screenings as the Socceroos 2026 World Cup campaign continues.
Gold suffers narrow defeat
In local soccer action the Castlemaine Goldfields Football Men’s Gold team suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to second-placed Swan Hill in round nine of the Bendigo Amateur Soccer League last weekend.
In a hard-fought contest, the men in gold pushed their opponents all the way, and on another day, could have come away with all three points.
Swan Hill struck in 7th and 70th minutes, both goals coming from corners.
Soon after the opener, Blake Barker was unlucky not to equalise from the spot after being hauled down in the box.
Castlemaine finished the stronger of the teams, with Liam Waddington scoring in the 80th minute. His low, powerful shot the Swan Hill keeper got his hands to but couldn’t keep out.
In the dying minutes the home side was also unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty. After strong appeals for handball, an infringement was awarded but the free kick was given outside the area.
This Sunday the side host Golden City at Chewton at 3pm and will look to bounce back.
The Senior Men’s Green side had a challenging day on the road going down to Colts United 9-1 at Strathfieldsaye. Rory McLeod putting a crucial goal in for the Maine. They hit the road again this weekend to tackle the Border Raiders.
The Women’s Div 1 side lost to Shepparton United 1-0 in a tight contest. This weekend they hit the road to face Shepparton South.
The Women’s Div 2 squad had a week’s rest and this Sunday host the Border Raiders at Chewton from 11am.