Everything off the brilliant Blue’s boot was blessed by a tinge of gold, as she netted five to secure United a move into seventh on the Bendigo Amateur Soccer League Women’s Championship standings.
Her first came in the 14th minute — a goal which rightly brought about a rise from the small gathering of away fans tucked into Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve's alcove.
Five minutes passed before it was strike partner Maria Villani’s turn to get in on the action.
Trinity Cameron then bagged on either side of half-time, allowing the floodgates to open — and running right through them was none other than Baqiri.
A cool bag of four in the second half from United’s star forward took her season record to 19 goals from 10 games and into fourth in the league’s golden boot race.
Sitting second on that list is Alicia Rowan, who hit the back of the net for Shepparton South against Spring Gully in a 3-1 win for the side.
After conceding midway through the opening half, Elisha Antonuv restored parity for the Southerners with seconds left before the break.
Rowan chimed in with her 32nd goal in the second half’s early stages, then Antonuv added the exclamation point late on to push Gully aside.
Lastly, Tatura suffered a tough defeat at the hands of competition benchmark La Trobe University.
Gabriela Posteraro’s 40th minute effort was merely a consolation for the Ibises as La Trobe striker Holly Boldiston ran riot with a double hat-trick during the 9-1 loss.
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