Let’s check out the mini reviews from Round 17 of the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s competition.
Wollongong Wolves 2 v Sutherland Sharks 0 at WIN Stadium – Full Match Report and Highlights
Wollongong Wolves earned a crucial 2-0 victory against Sutherland Sharks at WIN Stadium on Friday night to get the side back to winning ways.
Nav Darjani, back in the starting line-up, fired the team in front within 10 minutes before Jake Trew secured the result just before the hour mark to bring the Sharks back down to earth following their three-match unbeaten streak.
Sydney FC 1 v Marconi Stallions 2 at Valentine Sports Park – Full Match Report and Highlights
Marconi Stallions made it back-to-back wins with a 2-1 win over Sydney FC at Valentine Sports Park on chilly Friday evening in Sydney’s west.
Sydney FC huffed and puffed and couldn’t blow the Stallions house down.
Marconi got off to an ideal start thanks to a former Sky Blue in Jordi Swibel scoring in the first minute before Adrian Segecic levelled for the hosts just after half-time.
Kyle Cimenti then restored the advantage for the Stallions thanks to a horrid goalkeeping error by Adam Pavlesic that secured all three points.
Sydney Olympic 2 v Manly United 2 at Belmore Sports Ground – Full Match Report and Highlights
Sydney Olympic and Manly United shared the spoils at Belmore Sports Ground, as late drama saw both sides take a point each in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
Darcy Burgess opened the scoring for Sydney Olympic in the 23rd minute with a composed finish after a clever one two with Adam Parkhouse, before Stefan Visscher equalised for Manly after a goalkeeping error.
A towering Alen Aganovic header in the 82nd minute looked to have won it for Manly in the 82nd minute, but Jakob Cresnar responded off a Sydney Olympic corner in the 89th minute to ensure points were split.
St George City 3 v NWS Spirit FC 0 at Penshurst Park – Full Match Report and Highlights
St George City secured the three points thanks to a 3-0 victory over the NWS Spirit FC in round 17 of the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s competition played at Penshurst Park on Saturday.
It was Pedro Ferrari who scored early with a rocket from distance before Presley Ortiz put the game to bed midway through the second stanza of play with a somewhat more subtle goal and Maki Petratos then rounded out the scoring late in the encounter.
The three points were no more than the hosts deserved which was a welcome relief after a string of draws in recent weeks.
Mt Druitt Town Rangers 1 v Sydney United 58 0 at Popondetta Park – Full Match Report and Highlights
Mount Druitt Town Rangers produced a hard-fought display to edge out Sydney United 58 1-0 in a feisty encounter at Popondetta Park on Saturday night.
Defender Nikola Djordjevic continued his goalscoring form in 2023 nodding home the winner just after the hour mark to condemn Unite 58 to its seventh loss of the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s season.
Yianni Perkatis was sent off for a crude challenge in the final three minutes for Sydney United 58 adding further insult to injury.
Rockdale Ilinden 1 v APIA Leichhardt FC 2 at Ilinden Sports Centre – Full Match Report and Highlights
APIA Leichhardt took a massive step in putting some distance between their nearest National Premier League NSW Men’s Premiership rivals Rockdale Ilinden following a gritty 2-1 victory at the Ilinden Sports Centre in what was a superb top of the table clash played on Sunday.
APIA defender Anthony Sparacino got the visitors off to an ideal start as he headed APIA into the lead after nine minutes before the NPL NSW Men’s top goalscorer Alec Urosevski levelled the tie prior to half-time from the spot.
Jack Armson then stole the headlines as he continued his great 2023 form with a well taken goal six minutes from time that gave APIA a valuable away victory.
Blacktown City 0 v Western Sydney Wanderers 0 at Landen Stadium – Full Match Report and Highlights
Currently sitting in the relegation zone, the Western Sydney Wanderers held out Blacktown City to a 0-0 draw who played the majority of the second half with ten-men at Landen Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Apart from a Wanderers free-kick opportunity in the game’s opening minutes, neither team presented a real attacking threat to the two goalkeepers until the 25th minute.
In the 35th minute, Blacktown City thought they had finally broken the deadlock through a Lachlan Campbell header off the corner kick; however, the goal was disallowed.
The hosts were then down to ten-men as Adam Berry was given his second caution of the match and it become much tougher from there for the hosts.
After intercepting the ball of Teng Kuol in the 71st minute, Tyren Burnie gave Blacktown a wonderful counter-attacking opportunity. Linking up with Jak O’Brien and Burnie came within a whisker of taking the lead.
This was followed by a clear chance by the Wanderers that should have been taken in the 82nd minute. Nathanael Blair couldn’t control a header to get it on target in the game’s best chance after receiving a chip into the box from Frans Deli.
The moment summed up the game to perfection. Both teams had chances to take the lead and add a goal to the scorecard but couldn’t connect.
Central Coast Mariners 4 v Bulls FC Academy 2 at Pluim Park – Full Match Report and Highlights
The Central Coast Mariners secured a high scoring 4-2 victory over the Bulls FC Academy in a highly entertaining clash at Pluim Park on Sunday.
It was the Bulls who started on fire scoring two goals through Jesper Webber and Ali Auglah before the hosts pegged two back before half-time via Aydan Hammond and Jordan Segreto in a great comeback.
The Mariners would go on to score two more unanswered goals in the second half via Hammond once again and Lachlan Bayliss as Abbas Saad’s young troops celebrated a monumental victory.
