Spurs had the home side on the back foot early with the ball barely leaving their attacking half and it was 13-year-old Rylee Steele who opened the scoring in the 10^th minute.

A strong run from Roisin Wilson was followed by a perfect cross to set up Wild for her first in the 16^th minute.

Wilson made it 3-0 shortly after, before Wild added a second on the stroke of half-time to set up a 4-0 buffer.

The intensity dipped from Spurs in the second half as Diamonds lifted defensively, but were tested after losing goalkeeper Jennifer McKnight with a split nose and Emma Webster to a knee injury inside the opening 20 minutes.

Wild completed her hat trick in the 72^nd minute, but a rare defensive error from Spurs gifted Havana Selvey the simplest of goals six minutes later.

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Hotspurs bounced back strongly with Sian Van Gastel on target from the penalty spot and a fourth from Wild with two minutes to play sealed the 7-1 result.

"We're midway through the year and we're happy with how we've gone so far," Spurs' coach Justin Wild said.

"I was very happy with the first half and I think the game was over at half-time. We just need the girls to work on their intensity."

Albury United took down St Pats 8-0 thanks to hat tricks from Paula Mitchell and Zarlie Goldsworthy.

Myrtleford recovered from 2-0 down to force a 2-2 draw with arch rivals Wangaratta.

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