Round 3 Review – NPL Men’s NSW
Let’s check out the mini reviews from Round 3 of the National Premier Leagues Men’s NSW competition.
Western Sydney Wanderers 0 v Sutherland Sharks FC 1 at Wanderers Football Park – Match Report and Highlights
Defence was key for the Sutherland Sharks as they fought off an impressive Western Sydney Wanderers side to take home three points with a 1-0 victory at Wanderers Football Park in round 3 of the National Premier Leagues Men’s NSW competition on Friday.
Daniel Wong’s well taken goal in the 14th minute was all the separated both teams as maximum points went back to the Shire.
Manly United 0 v Sydney United 58 0 at Cromer Park – Match Report and Highlights
Manly United and Sydney United 58 shared the spoils as both teams drew 0-0 at Cromer Park on Friday.
For most of the game, it was the visitors who tried to break down Manly’s defence courtesy of Matthew Hatch and his manic running.
There was drama right at the end as Manly’s Taiga Kawano had his late attempt at goal ruled out for offside with the match finished scoreless.
St George FC 2 v Mt Druitt Town Rangers 3 at Barton Park – Match Report and Highlights
Mt Druitt Town Rangers secured their first win of the 2025 season over St George FC with a thrilling 3-2 win in Round 3 of the National Premier Leagues Men’s NSW competition at Barton Park in a game that came to life in the second half where four of the five goals were scored.
Caleb Jackson-Brown scored the only goal of the first half as the visitors went into the break with the lead but the Saints lifted a gear in the second scoring two quick goals via Jaden Casella and Evangelos Souris.
With the wind in their sails, St George FC looked the likely winner but the Rangers dug deep and had their Brazilian import to thank as Pedrinho scored a great goal to level things before another piece of individual courtesy of substitute John Azar with eight minutes remaining sent all the points back to Mount Druitt.
Sydney Olympic 0 v Wollongong Wolves 0 at Belmore Sports Ground – Match Report and Highlights
Sydney Olympic settled for its first draw of the 2025 season after playing out a fiercely-fought 0-0 draw with Wollongong Wolves at Belmore Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon.
Both clubs produced chances with Olympic’s Jack Armson and Cyrus Dehmie both coming close to scoring along with Wolves captain Lachlan Scott, though defence won out in the clash with Wollongong notably still unbeaten after two draws and a win in their opening three games.
Rockdale Ilinden 1 v Marconi Stallions 2 at Ilinden Sports Centre – Match Report and Highlights
Marconi Stallions have become Rockdale Ilinden’s bogey team as the 2024 Champions secured a hard fought 2-1 victory at the Ilinden Sports Centre on Saturday in what was an entertaining Grand Final rematch.
In front of a bumper crowd, Franco Maya silenced the home fans with a well taken goal midway through the first half before Ilinden’s all-time leading goalscorer Alec Urosevski levelled the margin notching home from the spot.
The game looked destined for a draw, but Kyle Cimenti had other ideas as the former Ilinden player strode home to secure maximum points to the Stallions in what was a heart-breaking end for Rockdale.
St George City 5 v Sydney FC 0 at Penshurst Park – Match Report and Highlights
St George City put in a five-star performance to record their first win of the NPL Men’s NSW competition in a 5-0 win against Sydney FC on Saturday night.
Louis Khoury got it started with a stunner before new signing Goncalo Argelos made it 2-0 at the break.
Dakota Askew, Fumoto Kamada and Caio De Godoy all found the back of the net in the second half to confirm the emphatic win against a very young Sydney FC side.
APIA Leichhardt 0 v NWS Spirit FC 3 at Lambert Park – Match Report and Highlights
NWS Spirit have pulled off a spectacular performance, defeating APIA Leichhardt 3-0 away from home to make it three wins from three in the NPL Men’s NSW competition.
They opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, with Takumi Ofuka finishing off a fantastic team move.
In the 34th minute, they doubled their lead with Corey Kavanagh heading home a fantastic Jordan Perez delivery, before Perez supplied the goods once more in the second half, as Yu Okubo made it four goals in three games with a textbook header to seal a magnificent victory for the league leaders.
Central Coast Mariners 1 v Blacktown City 4 at Pluim Park – Match Report and Highlights
Blacktown City had a successful trip up to Pluim Park on Sunday afternoon, securing a convincing 4-1 victory over the Central Coast Mariners.
Two goals to Mitchell Mallia, one to Travis Major and one to Danny Choi for Blacktown City trumped Central Coast’s one goal from Luca Pecora to take three points on the Coast.
It was a consistent performance from the visitors to secure their first victory of the National Premier Leagues Men’s NSW 2025 season, while the hosts will enter Round 4 searching for their first point in the competition.
Top Goalscorers
4 – Yu Okubo (NWS Spirit FC)
3 – Takumi Ofuka (NWS Spirit FC)
3 – Nicholas Olsen (Wollongong Wolves)
3 – Presley Ortiz (APIA Leichhardt FC)
2 – Alec Urosevski (Rockdale Ilinden)
2 – Caio De Godoy (St George City)
2 – Jaden Casella (St George FC)
2 – Daniel Wong (Sutherland Sharks)
2 – Jordan Segreto (APIA)
2 – Lucas Meek (Manly United)
2 – Yerasimakis Petratos (Sutherland Sharks)
2 – Mason Wells (Sydney United 58)
2 – Matias Macallister (Sydney FC)
2 – Mitchell Mallia (Blacktown City)
