There were comebacks, nail-biting finishes and screamer goals in Saturday's sport action around the capital, and a cracking start to a feisty soccer derby set the tone.
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Canberra Croatia incredibly took just 45 seconds to score the opener in their NPL Men's first grade with O'Connor Knights.
It was Nick Pratezina that finished a scramble in front of goal after a bursting run down the flank by Daniel Sparrow set him up in the box.
Atiya Waraga was a standout for Canberra Croatia in the 4-2 win, scoring a hat-trick that included a rocket for his third goal.
For a full recap of Saturday's Canberra sporting coverage, scroll down to read the blog below with all the scores, news, analysis and other key information from all local competitions.
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