Photo:  Tilford Zebras' seniors and reserves and Hobart United hold a minute's silence before today's match in memory of Tilford Zebras striker Luke Cripps, who was killed in a car accident the night before the game [PlessPix]

Southern Summer Cup

(Group D)

Beachside 5 (J Doran 22, B Pullen 36, 46, 89, A Douglas 50) beat University 2 (A Hindmarsh 10, S Sheppard 39)

Tilford Zebras 6 (D Walsh 16, P Palmer 26, J Barabara 37,H Fagg 47, 58, 64 pen) beat Hobart United 3 (O Niyongabo 20, J Mwarabu 69 pen, R Dhieu 85 pen)

(Group B)

Kingborough Lions United 5 (D Cowen 10, 13, 57, J Schuth 72, R Bevan 86) beat Taroona 1 (S James 89)

Photo:  Jon Foley-Donoghue goes through his paces at Zebras training [PlessPix]

Jon Foley-Donoghue, 25, is one of Tilford Zebras’ new recruits for the 2012 Premier League season.

I spoke to Jon shortly after the team returned from their pre-season tour to Brisbane, a trip which, unfortunately, was a washout.

Photo:  Wellington Stadium was the stage for the Phoenix victory over Melbourne Heart [PlessPix]

(A-League, Westpac Stadium, Wellington, Sunday, 29 January 2012)

Wellington Phoenix 3 (Ifill 3, 64, Greenacre 54)

Melbourne Heart 1 (Terra 35)

HT: 1-1   Att: 13,601   Ref: P Green

Wellington Phoenix: Paston  -  Muscat, Sigmund, Durante, Lochhead  -  Bertos (Daniel 77), Smith, Brown, Sanchez (Downey 83)  -  Greenacre, Ifill (Subs not used:  Warner, Lia)

Melbourne Heart: Bolton  -  Marrone, Hamill (Colosimo 64), Good, Behich  -  Sarkies  -  Dugandzic (Williams 69), Germano, Thompson (Worm 55), Terra  -  Babalj  (Sub not used:  Mattei)

Photo:  Newcastle Jets rise to the occasion to down Brisbane Roar [PlessPix]

(A-League, Suncorp Stadium, Saturday, 28 January 2012)

Brisbane Roar 0

Newcastle Jets 1 (Wheelhouse 23)

HT: 0-1   Att: 9,293   Ref: B Williams

Brisbane Roar: Theoklitos  -  Franjic, Adnan, Smith, Stefanutto  -  Nichols, Paartalu (Brattan 65) Murdocca  -  Fitzgerald, Broich, Henrique (Meyer 65)  (Subs not used:  Jurman, Redmayne)

Newcastle Jets: Kennedy  -  Elrich, Calvano, Topor-Stanley, Byun  -  Pepper, Kantarovski, Zadkovich  -  Jeffers (Brockie 65), Wheelhouse (Bridges 65), Griffiths (Regan 88)  (Sub not used:  Nash)