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Manly United hold off fast finishing Blacktown

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Manly United laboured their way to a valuable 1-0 victory over a fast-finishing Blacktown City at Cromer Park on Sunday afternoon. 

The match’s sole strike arrived just prior to the hour mark, as Adam Parkhouse pirouetted inside the penalty area and clinically tucked the ball home past Tristan Prendergast.

However, the vocal Northern Beaches crowd were forced to endure a nail-biting finale, as the visitors heaped on the pressure in spades.

But Manly’s ever-reliable shot-stopper Dylan Mitchell was up to the task time and time again, producing a hatfull of remarkable saves to secure himself a treasured maiden clean sheet for the campaign.

The first period shaped as a high-tempo arm-wrestle, with both sides only able to forge to half-chances at best for the majority.

The clearest sight on goal arrived mid-way through the half, as Grant Lynch rose highest to powerfully nod a corner goalward.

However he was denied by a strong Dylan Mitchell palm: something that was to become a frequently recurring sight later on.

The hosts flew out of the blocks in the second half.

Last weekend’s hero Brendan Cholakian saw his 51st minute volley trickle agonisingly wide, before a threatening Sam Gallagher header provided Prendergast with his first real test 5 minutes later.

The custodian stood strong on that occasion, but was rendered powerless soon after.

The 59th minute saw Manly striker Scott Balderson released by Cholakian into a pocket of space in behind the Blacktown back four, allowing for him to offer an early cross-field ball in the direction of Parkhouse.

Whilst the delivery initially appeared to be slightly under-hit, a mix up in the Blacktown penalty area would prove costly.

The former A-League winger Parkhouse could not believe his luck as he gathered possession outside the six-yard box, and on the half-turn converted his second goal in as many games.

Manly appeared content with their single goal advantage, and the tide soon began to sway the way of the visitors.

Mark Crittenden’s introduction of Mani Gonzalez and Daniel Bragg so almost proved to be an inspired decision.

Gonzalez used superb trickery to cut inside himself one-on-one with Mitchell with 15 minutes remaining.

However the goalkeeper’s cat-like reflexes saw him get down low to parry the substitute’s close range effort to relative safety, before pulling off another resolute stop off the ensuing corner.

Blacktown continued to threaten via the set piece.

A deflected cross fell to Bragg with acres of space inside the Manly box, but his goal-bound effort was deflected wide by Papua New Guinean international Brad Macdonald.

The final minute of regulation time saw one-time Manly striker Joey Gibbs have a well-hit free kick clawed out by a flying Dylan Mitchell.

It was Mitchell again, proving that he would not be beaten on the day, who kept out Bragg on a second occasion, with another spectacular stop in injury time.

Blacktown desperately threw caution to the wing in the closing stages leaving Manly a threat on the break through the pace of substitute Charles Mendy.

A 95th minute corner kick proved a real heart-in-mouth moment for the Cromer Park faithful; however fortunately for them, the ball fell to a man in foreign territory: Blacktown goalkeeper Prendergast.

The ball was then emphatically cleared, and a hefty sigh of relief from the home fans accompanied referee Craig Fisher’s full time whistle.

Manly boss Paul Dee sung the praises of his squad following a gusty victory.

“I was really pleased,” he revealed.

“We had a game plan to execute and I think we attacked really well and deserved our lead.

“I was really impressed by what we showed in defence when Blacktown had momentum and wanted to work their way back into the game.

“We have a plan internally to try and be really hard to beat at home and the boys fought really hard today against a quality opposition.

“Credit to them (Blacktown), but I am really pleased that our boys hung on for a gritty win.”

In contrast, City manager Mark Crittenden was disappointed with the outcome.

“I thought we did enough to maybe come away with a point,” he reflected.

“We made a bad mistake to concede a goal, and they dropped off and let us have a crack at them late on.

“I think we did everything but score. Dylan (Mitchell) pulled off a couple of great saves.

“We had to show that same intensity for the 90 minutes, not just the last 15. That’s not good enough from my point of view.

“We’re still building. The boys will turn up next week and see if we can get a result against Sydney FC next week which won’t be easy.”

Blacktown’s clash with the Baby Sky Blues will take place next Saturday night at Lambert Park, whilst 3rd placed Manly travel down to Seymour Shaw for the battle of the beaches against Sutherland Sharks.

Match Stats

Manly United FC 1 (Adam Parkhouse 59’)

Blacktown City FC 0

Sunday 7th April, 2019

Cromer Park, Dee Why 

Referee: C. Fisher

Assistant Referees: N. Backo, P. Teleki

Fourth Official: M. Riedy

Manly United FC: 1. Dylan Mitchell, 2. Kieren Paull, 4. Travis Oughtred, 5. Sam Gallagher, 8. Dom Ferguson, ,10. Brendan Cholakian (6. Joseph Fox 85’), 11. Adam Parkhouse, 13. Scott Balderson (9. Nikola Taneski 71’), 14. Dejan Pandurevic (12. Charles Mendy 71’), 17. Lewis Miccio, 18. Bradley Mcdonald

Substitutes Not Used: 32. Mackenzie Syron, 7. Sam Wilson

Yellow Cards: Brendan Cholakian 45’, Dom Ferguson 45’

Red Cards: Nil

Blacktown City FC: 1. Tristan Prendergast, 4. Yianni Spyrakis, 5. Grant Lynch, 6. Matt Lewis, 7. Devante Clut, 8. Daniel Araujo (23. Daniel Bragg 56’), 9. Joey Gibbs, 10. James Demetriou (11. Mani Gonzalez 66’), 15. Mason Versi (22. Leroy Jennings 60’), 19. Adam Berry, 21. William Mutch

Substitutes not used: 3. Daniel Collins, 20. Dylan Niski

Yellow Cards: Joey Gibbs 15’, Matt Lewis 50’, Mani Gonzalez 75’, Leroy Jennings 91’, 1. Tristan Prendergast 93’

Red Cards: Nil

Player Ratings

3 – Dylan Mitchell (MU)

2 – Adam Parkhouse (MU)

1 – Scott Balderson (MU)

-By National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Reporter Chris Curulli  @ChrisCurulli)

Cholakian silences the ‘Palace’

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A dramatic added-time penalty has helped Manly United snatch a dramatic 2-1 victory in their National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s clash against Marconi Stallions at Marconi Stadium on Saturday.

The spot kick secured an incredible result for Manly who appeared likely forced to settle for a share of the spoils thanks to a second half Marconi resurgence.

An Adam Parkhouse goal on the cusp of halftime had the visitors in control of the fixture but a Marko Jesic finish 15 minutes into the second stanza squared the ledger.

However, that wasn’t to be the final act as Midfielder Brendan Cholakian showed incredible composure to despatch his penalty in the final seconds of the match after Nikola Taneski was taken down in the box by Sean O’Connell.

It was a heartbreaking way to lose the match for the Stallions and its’s sure to be a defeat which won’t be forgotten by the side anytime soon.

It was the club’s second successive loss at their spiritual home and with such a star studded line-up that the team recruited pre-round 1, Stallions fans are hoping that their fortunes change for the better.

The action started with Cholakian who danced his way through some feeble opposition and fired from just outside the box in the 12th minute only to find his attempt sail over the crossbar.

There wasn’t much happening in this encounter until Scott Balderson tried his luck from a similar position shortly afterwards, but he couldn’t go past the firm hands of Nenad Vekic between the sticks.

Manly United were still trying their luck in the 29th minute when an in-swinging corner was met by Balderson but his glancing header was just wide of the mark.

Marconi replied almost immediately when Mitchell Mallia fired from just outside the box but the ball was touched onto the crossbar by ‘keeper Dylan Mitchell. It was by far the best chance of the evening so far.

Mirjan Pavlovic should have done so much better on the turn for the home side in the 38th minute but his weak shot was no trouble in the end for Mitchell.

Anthony Frangie then had wonderful a double chance but, at first, was denied from point-blank range by Mitchell and then he hammered the rebound just wide of the intended target.

It could have been the opening goal for Marconi but it wasn’t to be as just prior to the interval Manly United took the lead.

A lovely ball from Lewis Miccio on the left made its way into the middle for Parkhouse and the former Wellington Phoenix player neatly placed the ball into the back of the net to give Manly a 1-0 lead.

In the second half there wasn’t much to warm up the crowd on a cold, autumnal evening until the 59th minute when James Andrew, just on the field a minute or so earlier for the Stallions, fired dangerously across the face of goal.

Marconi however did equalise in the 62nd minute when a shot from Andrew hit the crossbar and the rebound from close range was put in by Jesic with a nice header.

It was now game on and the momentum was arguably with Marconi.

In the 71st minute Parkhouse tried his luck with a diagonal shot from close range that was well palmed away by Vekic.

In the 80th minute Marconi replied: a rocket from Brandon Vella on the edge of the box almost had the Marconi fans on the edge of their seats, but his finishing was only just off target and the ball cleared the crossbar by a matter of inches.

Then, in the 95th minute, arrived the penalty that broke the hearts of the Marconi squad.

After a nice run by Charles Mendy, who fed the ball to fellow substitute Nikola Taneski, it was Sean O’Connell who brought the latter down in the box.

During the decision referee Katie Patterson also sent Stallions defender Nathan Millgate off for dissent.

From the spot Cholakian made no mistake and Manly United had claim to all three points and Marconi were left to rue how that one managed to slip away right at the death.

Manly United mentor Paul Dee said after the game that he was chuffed to have secured the full three points.

“As everybody knows Marconi have recruited really well in the off-season, so it’s a bit challenge for everyone that plays against them,” he said.

“I was very happy with our team because we had a clear game plan and the boys executed it really well. It was a first-class effort from them.

“We recognised that when they got the goal back that they had some momentum there and we had to absorb that. It was an end-to-end battle and both teams really wanted to win it.”

Match Stats

MARCONI STALLIONS: 1 (62’ Jesic)

MANLY UNITED FC: 2 (44’ Parkhouse, 95’ Cholakian pen.)

Saturday, 30th March 2019

Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park

Referee: Katie Patterson
Assistant Referees: Maggie Price, Emma Kocbek

Fourth Official: Jared Katz

MARCONI STALLIONS: 1.Nenad Vekic, 2.Nathan Millgate, 3.Giorgio Speranza, 4.Roberto Speranza, 7.Sean O’Connell, 9.Anthony Frangie (12. James Andrew 56’), 10.Marko Jesic, 11.Mitchell Mallia, 19.Zach Cairncross, 21.Marjan Pavlovic, 23.Brandon Vella.

Substitutes not used: 5.James Baldacchino, 13.Yianni Nicolaou, 16.Liam Youlley, 17.Kristian Sekutkoski

Yellow Cards: Mallia 40’, Frangie 44’, 65’ Jesic, 87’ Pavlovic, 89’ Vella

Red Cards: Millgate 94’

MANLY UNITED FC: 1.Dylan Mitchell, 2.Kieran Paull, 4.Travis Oughtred, 5.Sam Gallagher, 6.Bradley McDonald, 8.Dominic Ferguson, 10.Bendan Cholakian, 11.Adam Parkhouse, 13.Scott Balderson (9.Nikola Taneski 73’), 14.Dejan Pandurevic (12.Charles Mendy 66’), 17.Lewis Miccio.

Substitutes not used: 3.Jamie Lobb, 7.Greg Wilson, 32.Syron MacKenzie,

Yellow Cards: 37’ Balderson, 42’ Pandurevic, 90’ Ferguson

Red Card: Nil

Player Ratings

3 – Travis Oughtred (MU)

2 – Brandon Vella (MS)

1 – Scott Balderson (MU)

-By National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s reporter Joe Russo

 

Manly Cup to Unite SAP kids

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Manly United and the Manly Warringah Football Association are again combining to run the Manly Cup during the April School holidays.

The two-day tournament will be played on April 23 and 24.

The Manly Cup is open to SAP Clubs in the Football NSW competition structure in the U9 and U10 competitions for 2019 and is run over two fields (Cromer Park No 1 and No 2), ensuring all games are played on a synthetic surface to guarantee football quality and no rain delays.

The 2018 Manly Cup saw 12 teams from all over NSW play in an U12 tournament and was a big success with the competition expanding to three SAP age groups in 2019. The U11 tournament will be held in July.

Clubs/SAP Teams should contact Manly United HERE  if they want to take part or can get further information by calling the Manly United office on (02) 9982 6228.

Manly Cup Entry Form

Rangers strike back twice at stormy Cromer Park

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A breathless second stanza saw Manly United and Mt. Druitt Town Rangers play out a dramatic 2-2 draw in a storm-affected fixture at Cromer Park on Saturday night.

In a clash that was originally scheduled to take place at Mt Druitt’s Popendetta Park, mother nature continued to wreak havoc as the devoted Northern Beaches crowd saw kick off delayed by over an hour due to nearby lightning.

And while the contest initially threatened to fizzle out into obscurity, a frenetic final forty-five minutes saw four goals scored in the space of sixteen minutes.

The visitors clawed back Manly on two occasions, as set piece strikes courtesy of Cooper Coskiere and Nick Trimble cancelled out a Brendan Cholakian brace.

It was a gutsy performance from the visitors, who created their fair share of opportunities to win it despite losing three players to injury in the first half and being pinned back by a determined Manly side for extended periods.

The delayed kick off surely played a part in what was a scrappy first half.

Manly were the quicker out of the blocks, creating the first clear cut chance of the match inside the opening half an hour through some Brendan Cholakian trickery.

Manly’s number 10’s low drive sailed narrowly wide of the mark, however proved to be a foreshadowing of what was to come later in the night.

Whilst the Rangers’ early momentum was disturbed by injuries to Hiten Satoh, Fabricio Fernandez and Lachlan Roberts over the period, their frontman Alex Boyadjian found room to test the resolve of Manly custodian Dylan Mitchell on multiple occasions.

With the picturesque backdrop of distant lightning strikes illuminating the night sky, the match was belatedly sparked into life on the 55 minute mark as Nikola Taneski was dragged to ground and the hosts were awarded a spot kick.

Cholakian stepped up and confidently dispatched the ball into the bottom left corner, sending Saliadarre the wrong way.

However Manly were unable to enjoy their lead for long.

A 63rd minute Mt. Druitt corner caused a frantic goal-mouth scramble, resulting in substitute Cooper Coskiere bundling the ball home to the delight of the visitors.

Yet similarly, their jubilation soon evaporated thanks to a piece of individual brilliance from Manly’s number 10 five minutes later.

Picking up the ball out wide, Cholakian danced his way infield and forged a plausible sight on goal before unleashing a venomous curling effort that left a soaring Saliadarre with no chance.

Despite the strike being worthy of deciding any contest, a stubborn Mt. Druitt outfit had other ideas.

Just four minutes later, Nick Trimble rose highest off a long-range range free kick to flick the ball past Dylan Mitchell, restoring parity yet again.

Despite the scoreline remaining consistent from that point on, the final twenty minutes produced no shortage of drama.

On 78 minutes, a parried Joe Fox strike fell perfectly to the feet of that man Cholakian, however to the dismay of the Cromer Park gallery, he spurned his hat-trick chance with a feeble strike straight into the palms of Saliadarre.

The sense of frustration in the air only grew on 88 minutes, as Jamie Glover broke the offside trap, cutting the ball back to fellow substitute Dejan Pandurevic, who thumped the ball into the back of the net.

But a raised flag from the referee’s assistant, who had adjudged the ball to have passed the by-line, cut short celebrations.

A minute later Manly were almost made to pay approaching stoppage time, as Boyadjian broke through on goal, only to have his squared pass cut out by a tireless Kieren Paul, who was one of the standout performers of the night.

Ultimately, despite a heart-stopping conclusion, both clubs were forced into a share of the spoils, continuing their winless starts to the campaign.

Man-of-the-match Brendan Cholakian was understandably disappointed with the ultimate outcome:

“It’s disappointing,” he said.

“I thought we played really well all over the park.

“We knew their threat was set pieces coming into the match but we just gave them too many. When you give them that many they are probably going to score one or two.

“I think we fully deserved the three points so it is a bit of a kick in the guts to come away with a draw at home.

“We just have to keep working collectively and hopefully start to pick up the wins we deserve.”

Mt Druitt skipper Mathew Clowes echoed Cholakian’s sentiments, whilst praising his side’s response to a tough set of circumstances:

“You can take some positives out of getting a point but you always want the three,” he said.

“It was a bit of a rough night losing three players in the first half, all through knocks and a dislocated shoulder.

“You have to learn from every game. We’ll rebuild and recoup and get some new blood in for next week.

“I thought some of the young boys who stepped in tonight did really well, so they will get their opportunity next week and we’ll take it from there.”

Manly continue their quest for a maiden victory on the road at Marconi Stadium next Saturday, whilst Mt Druitt travel to Illinden as they face Rockdale City Suns the following afternoon.

Match Stats

Manly United FC 2 (Brendan Cholakian 56’, 68’ )

Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 2 (Cooper Coskerie 63’, Nick Trimble 72’ )

Saturday 23rd March, 2019

Cromer Park, Dee Why

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Referee: B. Abraham

Assistant Referees: K. Robinson, M. Price

Fourth Official: A. Brett

Manly United FC: 1. Dylan Mitchell, 2. Kieren Paull, 4. Travis Oughtred, 5. Sam Gallagher, 6. Joseph Fox, 8. Dom Ferguson, 9. Nikola Taneski (22. Jamie Glover 73’) 10. Brendan Cholakian, 11. Adam Parkhouse (12. Charles Mendy 81’, 13. Scott Balderson (14. Dejan Pandurevic 66’) 17. Lewis Miccio,

Substitutes Not Used: 32. Mackenzie Syron, 22. Jamie Glover, 3. Jamie Lobb, 12. Charles Mendy, 14. Dejan Pandurevic

Yellow Cards: Dom Ferguson 70’

Red Cards: Nil

Mt Druitt Town Rangers: 1. Carlos Saliadarre, 2. Hiten Satoh (14. Felipe Zapata 15’), 3. Lachlan Roberts (23. Adrian Vranic 45’) , 5. Jake Mamome 6. Blake Thompson,, 8. Matthew Clowes, 9.Alex Boyadjian, 10.Fabricio Fernandez (15. Cooper Coskerie 14’), 12. Nick Trimble, 13. Lord Darkoh, 17. Jordan Gomez

Substitutes Not Used: Matthew Nikolovski, 19. Solomon Monahan

Yellow Cards: Matthew Clowes 39’, Jake Mamome 47’, Lord Darkoh 60’, Alex Boyadjian 80’

Red Cards: Nil

Player Ratings

3 – Brendon Cholakian (MU)

2 – Kieren Paull (MU)

1 – Cooper Coskerie (MDT)

–  By NPL NSW Reporter Chris Curulli (Twitter handle @ChrisCurulli)

 

Manly United and Sydney FC share points

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Manly United and Sydney FC were forced to settle for a share of the spoils following a tense 1-1 stalemate at Cromer Park on Sunday afternoon.

National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s football returned to Cromer Park with a bang, with both sides scoring in the 15th and 16th minutes respectively.

The opener arrived courtesy of an impressive Sam Gallagher header, which nestled in the far corner of Thomas Hewerd-Bell’s net.

Sydney FC then fired back instantly, as Hamish Lamberton left the Manly backline in his wake, weaving his way through on goal before poking the ball through the outstretched legs of Dylan Mitchell.

Despite the game initially shaping to be a goal-fest, the frequency of opportunities created by both sides progressively declined as the contest endured.

Sydney grew to dominate the latter stages of the first half, culminating in Lamberton striking the crossbar with a well-timed rocket in additional time.

Manly then took the game to their youthful opponents in the second half, however ultimately failed to gather a clinical touch in the final third.

A tough afternoon for both sides saw the Baby Sky Blues head home content with a point that prolongs their unbeaten start to the campaign, while Manly were offered plenty of positive snapshots as they carry on their search for a maiden victory.

The contest sprung to life from the opening whistle, as Jordan Swibel forged a sight on goal within 15 seconds, however his low shot was comfortably saved by Dylan Mitchell.

Both teams then traded blows during a frenetic opening quarter of an hour, with Scott Balderson blazing over the bar after five minutes, before Jerry Skotadis came within inches of opening the scoring after nine.

The Sky Blues midfielder lost his marker to be free on the end of Marco Tilio’s well-delivered corner, however directed his volley narrowly wide of the mark.

It was another set-piece, this time up the other end on 15 minutes, that would bear the match’s opening goal.

Scott Balderson swung in a powerful cross which was met well by Sam Gallagher, who found the back of the net with a precise flicked header which grazed the inside of the back post.

The defender’s second goal of the season injected life into a healthy Northern Beaches crowd, however unfortunately for them, Sydney’s travelling contingent would not have to wait long for parity to be restored.

Seconds after the restart, Skotadis won the ball high up the field and played it into the feet of Hamish Lamberton via a neat touch from Jordan Swibel.

Last year’s National Premier League NSW Men’s Under 20’s Golden Boot winner seemed to have only thing on his mind as he set off on a spellbinding run, beating a handful of Manly defenders before poking home the equaliser.

The situation so almost improved even more for the Sky Blues after 39 minutes, as they were awarded an indirect free kick in the area by referee Kurt Ams.

However Marco Tilio could not steer his close-range strike through a crowded penalty area, allowing for the Cromer faithful to breathe a collective sigh of relief.

The visitors came even closer to edging in front with one of the final kicks of the first period, as Lamberton forged a yard of space on the edge of the area and released a venomous strike that was cruelly denied by the woodwork.

Sydney FC maintained their momentum in the early stages of the second half, and if it was not for a stunning fingertips save by Dylan Mitchell to deny Jordan Swibel’s close-range header, they would have taken the lead after 52 minutes.

Manly United then worked their way back into proceedings, eventually garnering a stranglehold of possession and field position.

Their best chances arrived aerially through Jamie Glover and Adam Parkhouse in the 58th and 65th minutes respectively, however a stubborn Sky Blue defensive unit proved to be up to the task time and time again.

The hosts believed they should have been granted a 94th minute spot kick after a collision between substitute Charles Mendy and Thomas Hewerd-Bell, however their vocal appeals were waved away by Kurt Ams, ensuring the points would be shared.

Manly United’s assistant coach Dylan Macallister offered a positive outlook on the draw:

“We were looking for a reaction from our players today after losing round one,” Manly’s former striker revealed.

“I thought the effort was fantastic today from the players.

“In the front third we were very dangerous- we must have had 15 to 20 crosses throughout the game.

“We probably needed more bodies in the box at times.

“We had a few players today coming back from injuries, we are just going to get fitter and fitter as a squad.

“The majority of our squad is playing really good football the way we want them to.

“If we could have a bit more of an impact from our players coming off the bench, that will be the final piece we need to start running over teams like we did last year.

“We’ll take a point in the end, almost could have nicked it with a penalty, but were a little bit unlucky.

“We’re still happy overall.”

Similarly, Sydney boss Jimmy Van Weeren extracted many promising signs from his side’s impressive start to the season:

“It was pleasing to see that the boys could manage the game in the back end there against what is a really strong opposition,” he said.

“The (four) points are good,  but are only one thing. It is nice to see some of these young players really stepping up in a quality competition.

“I think this is only the start of the project with some of these boys, and they are still quite young.

“It is exciting to think what they are potentially capable of throughout this season.”

Van Weeren’s Baby Sky Blues will be confident they can remain undefeated after they host Marconi Stallions next Saturday, whilst Manly United will face another team in search of a maiden victory in the form of Mt. Druitt Town Rangers in Round 3 National Premier League’s NSW men’s action.

Match Stats

Manly United FC 1 (Sam Gallagher 15’)

Sydney FC 1 (Hamish Lamberton 16’)

Sunday 17th March, 2019

Cromer Park, Dee Why

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Referee: Kurt Ams

Assistant Referees: Lance Greenshields and Jarrod Park

Fourth Official: S. Andrews

Manly United FC: 1. Dylan Mitchell, 2. Kieren Paull, 4. Travis Oughtred, 5. Sam Gallagher, 6. Joseph Fox (3. Jamie Lobb 80’), 8. Dom Ferguson, 10. Brendan Cholakian, 11. Adam Parkhouse (12. Charles Mendy 71’), 13. Scott Balderson (14. Dejan Pandurevic 58’), 17. Lewis Miccio, 22. Jamie Glover

Substitutes Not Used:  20. Sam Benton, 32. Mackenzie Syron

Yellow Cards: Scott Balderson 24’, Kieren Paull 38’

Red Cards: Nil

Sydney FC: 1. Thomas Heward-Belle, 3. Ben Van Meurs, 4. Liam Mcging, 5. Patrick Scibilio, 6. Harry Van Der Saag, 7 Jerry Skotadis, 8. Joel King, 9. Hamish Lamberton (12. Giuseppe Tilio 62’), 10 Marco Tilio, 13. Jordan Swibel (2. Daniel Blachura 87’), 18. Benjamin Koop (24. Jake Hollman 73’)

Substitutes Not Used: 40. David Malishev, 15. Ryan Teague

Yellow Cards: Hamish Lamberton 53’, Guiseppe Tilio 73’, Harry Van Der Saag 90’

Red Cards: Nil

Player Ratings

3 – Sam Gallagher (MU)

2 – Hamish Lamberton (SFC)

1 – Dom Ferguson (MU)

–  By NPL NSW Reporter Chris Curulli (Twitter handle @ChrisCurulli)