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5 goals. An 11-minute hat-trick. Can anyone stop this man?

By Sacha Pisani31 May 2026
5 goals. An 11-minute hat-trick. Can anyone stop this man?
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Alex Fiechtner has spent years terrorising NPL QLD defences. On Saturday, the Lions FC star took it to a completely new level.
Fiechtner scored all five goals in a remarkable 5-3 win over second-bottom Magic United, producing one of the competition's great individual displays.
A hat-trick sensationally completed inside 11 minutes. Four goals by the 24th minute. Five by full-time.
Every Lions goal carried his name.
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The league's leading marksman now has 23 goals in 12 matches this season and 112 in 126 appearances for the club he has helped turn into a powerhouse.
More importantly, the victory tightened the title race.
Lions moved within three points of leaders Peninsula Power and still have a game in hand.
Power ensured they remained top with a ruthless 4-0 win away to Gold Coast United.
Niyah Joseph struck twice as the league leaders made light work of their hosts to maintain their advantage at the summit.
Brisbane City were the other winners in a weather-hit Round 13, edging Olympic FC 3-2.
Marcus Barnes, Oliver Plusnin and Malakai Love-Semira found the net as City claimed all three points.