Round 1 Elimination Semi-Finals Review – NPL Men’s NSW
Let’s check out the mini reviews from the Elimination Semi-Finals of the National Premier Leagues Men’s NSW competition.
APIA Leichhardt FC 1 v Sydney United 58 2 at Lambert Park – Full Match Report and Highlights
Sydney United 58 have booked their spot in the NPL Men’s NSW Semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over rivals APIA Leichhardt in a blistering match of football at Lambert Park.
An action-packed first-half featured plenty of chances, but it took until the second half for the game’s first goal, with United 58 opening the scoring courtesy of a brilliant strike from Carlos De Oliveira.
APIA aimed to launch a comeback, but it was thwarted by a Patrick Antelmi strike in the 79th minute, before Ben Gibson halved the deficit for the home side with three minutes of regulation time to play.
Late in stoppage time, APIA looked to have found the equaliser, with a Rory Jordan shot bouncing off the crossbar, but it was adjudged to not cross the line, with United 58 securing a statement win with a strong performance.
Blacktown City 4 v St George City 2 at Landen Stadium – Full Match Report and Highlights
Blacktown City and St George City played out an exhilarating NPL Men’s NSW Elimination Final, with Blacktown prevailing 4-2 at Landen Stadium after extra time.
St George’s Fumoto Kamada got the scoring started less than 10 minutes in before Jak O’Brien equalised as the team went into sheds level.
St George restored their lead with 12 minutes to play through Solomon-Johnn Monahan-Vaiika, but not long after, Joey Gibbs got Blacktown back into the game to send it to extra time.
Matthew Keremelevski’s red card for St George in the first period of extra time gave Blacktown the initiative.
O’Brien grabbed his second just before the second period of extra time and Mitchell Mallia added a super fourth for the team in the dying embers.
2024 Semi-Final Fixtures
Sunday 1st September
1pm – Rockdale Ilinden v Sydney United 58 – Ilinden Sports Centre
5pm – Marconi v Blacktown City FC – Marconi Stadium
Saturday 7th September
2024 NPL Men’s NSW Grand Final at CommBank Stadium (6pm kick-off)
All matches will be shown live and exclusive on Football NSW’s official YouTube Channel.
Kick-Off Podcast: Championship Series Special
In our latest episode of Kick-Off, hosts Teo and Henley speak to our competition experts Tony Tannous and Nikola Pozder to wrap-up the regular season and make predictions for the incoming Championship Series!
With the 2024 NPL NSW Grand Finals now confirmed to be played at the iconic CommBank Stadium in Parramatta on September 7th, all our finalists have an added incentive to qualify for the season finale.
We also look at the incoming men’s promotion and relegation playoffs and discuss the recent Sapphire Cup and Waratah Cup finals.
