{"id":330193,"date":"2025-09-16T09:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/?p=330193"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:58:55","slug":"milestone-moment-wanderers-girls-academy-u14s-secure-inaugural-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/milestone-moment-wanderers-girls-academy-u14s-secure-inaugural-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestone Moment: Wanderers Girls Academy U14s Secure Inaugural Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Western Sydney Wanderers Girls Academy U14s etched their names into the history books, lifting their first-ever Youth League One Championship trophy with a 3\u20131 win over APIA Leichhardt FC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wanderers made the perfect start, striking inside the opening minute when Ally Wrzynski\u2019s driven cross forced an own goal to give her side an early lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first half proved a fierce contest with 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