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APIA cement second spot

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APIA Leichhardt Tigers laboured their way to a tight 1-0 triumph over a spirited Manly United outfit at Cromer Park on Sunday afternoon.

Despite only bearing a solitary goal, the Northern Beaches crowd were treated to an entertaining affair where both sides retained position well and experienced periods of domination.

In the end, they were split by a second-half Chris Payne strike which brought up 20 goals for the former Manly striker this campaign.

The result all but sealed second spot for APIA, whilst striking one last dagger in the heart of Manly’s fading finals aspirations.

In a high-stakes affair, it was the visitors who sprung out of the blocks early doors.

Their opening sight on goal arrived four minutes in, courtesy of a Sean Symons free kick which fell narrowly wide of the mark.

John Calleja’s men continued to knock on the door, winning a remarkable nine corners inside the first twenty minutes of the contest.

However they failed to break Manly’s resolve, with Dylan Mitchell proving to be up to the task time and time again for the hosts.

Chris Payne looked to cause his former club some headaches, but his first opening of the afternoon on 13 minutes was comfortably captured by Mitchell.

Having withstood APIA’s early pressure, Manly then began creating some chances of their own.

The 23rd minute saw an onrushing Ivan Necevski snatch the ball off the toes of Adam Parkhouse, before Brendan Cholakian steered a dangerous-looking header high and wide a minute later.

APIA then regained the ascendency and called Mitchell back into action.

A rapid counter-attack 34 minutes in saw Corey Biczo turn his man inside out and unleash a drilled effort that the Manly custodian parried wide with a smart save down low to his right.

Five minutes later, Mitchell made an even more spectacular stop to deny Payne, who had capitalised on a defensive slip-up to find himself with acres of space inside the penalty area.

The botched one-on-one saw both outfits head into the sheds in a stalemate, despite an entertaining opening stanza.

The second half kicked off in the same fashion as the first, however this time it was Manly peppering the APIA net.

No less than three efforts were cleared off the line during a frenetic five minute period following the fifty minute mark.

As the corners stacked up for the hosts, Parkhouse had his close-range effort bundled away, before Cholakian mustered a powerful volley that was effectively palmed to safety by Necevski.

Joe Fox’s effort 54 minutes in sparked a chorus of appeals from Manly, however the ball was adjudged to have not crossed the line by the officials.

And after Manly came within centimetres of the lead, the tide began to turn yet again.

Corey Biczo’s pace on the counter was appearing troublesome for Manly, however his front-post attempt on 59 minutes could not surpass Mitchell.

The match was appearing to take a similar pattern to the 2017 Championship decider between the same two clubs, which despite 120 minutes of similar end-to-end action concluded scoreless.

However this time around, a marksman in fierce pursuit of the competition’s golden boot had other ideas.

The match was approaching its final ten minutes as Sam Mcillhatton won the ball high up the field and expertly fed it into a lurking Chris Payne, who was eyeing off a clear path on goal.

The striker still had plenty of work to do but went about it with ease, as he cut inside the final defender and rolled the ball into the bottom corner with a composed outside-of-the-boot finish.

The goal made it an incredible 20 in total for the campaign, as Payne continues to breathe down the neck of current competition top-scorer Thomas James.

A desperate Manly outfit then tried to salvage their season to no avail against a compact APIA defensive unit, who professionally took the sting out of the contest to ensure they would travel home with all three points in the bag.

Post-match, APIA boss John Calleja was pleased by his side’s capability to secure a snatch-and-grab three points.

“I thought we were very good in the first half, we had the majority of the ball and the play,” he reflected.

“We were probably a little nervy in the final third.

“Manly came out well in the second half and really put the pressure on, as you would expect in a desperate type of game where we were fighting for second and they were fighting to stay in the semi-finals conversation.

“There were a couple of goal-line clearances, and Ivan made a couple of saves to keep us in the contest.

“We then fought our way back and maybe against the run of play Chris Payne broke away and scored.

“Overall, I feel the boys did well and I thought Manly played well too.

“It was a really good game.”

For a disheartened Paul Dee, the unfortunate lack of result despite a promising performance encapsulated the Northern Beaches club’s disappointing campaign.

“It’s a consistently disappointing message that I’ve been delivering,” the Manly coach reflected.

“We had chances to take that game and it was a really silly error on the halfway line that led to a goal against the run of play that left us on the receiving end of a 1-0 loss.

“We were significantly down on troops today, and some of the young boys that came in did really well.

“I was happy with a lot of what happened today, but just disappointed that we didn’t take our chances in front of goal.

“We still have the FFA Cup to think about and look forward to.”

Manly will learn their fate in the FFA Cup Round of 16 draw on Wednesday night, before travelling to Edensor Park to round out their league campaign against Sydney United 58 on Sunday.

APIA, who are now guaranteed to finish in second spot, will face Mount Druitt Town Rangers at Popondetta Park before enjoying a home final in the opening week of the finals series.

Match Stats

Manly United FC 0

APIA Leichhardt FC 1 (Payne 77’ )

Sunday 4th August, 2019

Cromer Park, Dee Why 

Referee: B. Abraham

Assistant Referees: J. Adabjou, R. Osborne

Fourth Official: B. Merchant

Manly United: 1. Dylan Mitchell, 4. Travis Oughtred. 5. Sam Gallagher, 6. Joseph Fox (31. Max Rogers 68’), 8. Dominic Ferguson, 10. Brendan Cholakian, 11. Adam Parkhouse, 13. Scott Balderson (47. Massimo Forlico 72’), 17. Lewis Miccio, 23. Bradley McDonald, 30. Lucas Rainbird (7. Sam Wilson 87’)

Substitutes not used: 3. James Georgaklis, 32. Mackenzie Syron

Yellow Cards: Balderson 42’

Red Cards: Nil

APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC: 1. Ivan Necevski, 3. Paul Galimi, 6. Christopher Payne (19. Dominion Nasrabadi 81’), 7. Tynan Diaz, 8. Corey Biczo, 10. Franco Parisi (14. Lachlan Hughes 92’), 12. Sam Mcillhatton, 15. Themba Muata-Marlow, 16. Sean Symons, 18. Adrian Ucchino, 21. Michael Kouta

Substitutes not used: 17. Samuel Gulisano, 20. Michael Trajkovski, 22. Luke Turnbull

Yellow Cards: Symons 65’

Red Cards: Nil

By National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Reporter Chris Curulli (Twitter handle @ChrisCurulli)

 

 

Suns keep finals series ambitions alive with win at Manly

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Rockdale City Suns snapped their five-game losing streak with a clinical 2-0 victory over fellow finals hopefuls Manly United at Cromer Park on Sunday afternoon. 

In what was a fiery, high-stakes affair from the outset, both sides forged their fair share of opportunities during a scoreless first period.

After the interval, deadly strikes from Jonathan Grozdanovski and substitute Aleksander Canak were enough for the visitors to overcome a wasteful Manly outfit.

The result inflicted a dent within Manly’s finals hopes, whilst concurrently launching the Suns right back into contention as they join Paul Dee’s men on 26 points.

From the opening whistle, it was clear that Suns striker Nikola Taneski was eager to come back to haunt his former side.

The attacker, who made the switch from Cromer to Illinden just a few weeks ago, almost registered the opener just two minutes in as his glanced header drifted narrowly wide.

Taneski was faced with another clear sight on goal after 12 minutes, but his close-range effort was weak and unable to escape the grasp of Manly custodian Dylan Mitchell.

Manly, who on Wednesday night became the first National Premier Leagues NSW side to secure passage into the FFA Cup Round of 16, then began to establish a foothold in the contest.

Charles Mendy, who converted the decisive penalty at Popondetta Park, looked to play an instrumental role yet again as he rifled a left-footed effort marginally high and wide in the 17th minute.

He came even closer four minutes later, as Adam Parkhouse found space down the left flank and delivered a precise low cross that Mendy flashed wide with the goal at his mercy.

In a high-tempo first period, the tide swayed back towards the visitors in its closing stages.

Rockdale believed that they should have been awarded a penalty after 35 minutes, yet continued to push forward to create their best chance of the match moments before the break.

Taneski was involved yet again, as he weaved his way down the right wing with some superb trickery and floated a ball directly into the path of an onrushing Urosevski.

However the winger’s volley was denied by a trademark Dylan Mitchell stop down low to his right, ensuring both teams would head into the sheds with it all still to play for.

It was Manly who sprung out of the blocks in the second half, with their dangerman Mendy continuing to cause some concerns within the Rockdale back four.

After harnessing his pace and skill to shake off his marker, the former Marconi and Blacktown man unleashed a powerful low effort that evaded both the back post and an outstretched Dejan Pandurevic by inches.

Moments later, Manly were made to pay for their carelessness in front of goal.

Fifty-one minutes in, Taneski led a rapid counter-attack by feeding the ball into the path of a flying Jonathan Grozdanovski.

The Suns’ number nine did the rest, driving into the Manly penalty area and lifting the ball over Mitchell, who despite getting a hand to it, could not deny Rockdale the opening goal of the afternoon.

The chances then began to dry up for both sides as the visitors professionally consolidated their advantage.

Manly, who appeared to be feeling the effects of their tough 120-minute battle midweek, saw their best chance at snatching an equaliser arrive in the 68th minute.

Mendy found himself in behind yet again, this time electing to cut the ball back in the direction of Pandurevic who blazed it over the bar.

Then as the hosts began to throw caution to the wind in pursuit of the elusive equaliser, Rockdale sealed the deal a minute into stoppage time.

Alec Urosevski danced his way inside from the right edge, eventually squaring the ball to Aleksander Canak who made no mistake with an emphatic first-time finish.

For Idris El Hafiane, the impressive result was a long time coming.

“We deserved that, throughout last few weeks we should probably have had a win,” the Rockdale skipper reflected.

“There’s been a bit of a change in training, we’ve definitely upped the intensity and I think it showed out on the pitch.

“We kept the ball well and that was our game plan.

“We problem solved well out on the field and adapted to their playing of the ball over the top.

“Once we adapted to that they didn’t really have too many options.

“It was a vital victory.”

El Hafiane is fancying his side’s chances against ladder leaders Wollongong Wolves next weekend as Rockdale look to mount a last-ditch attempt at securing a top five spot.

“I’m confident and positive every week,” he said.

“I think we should give Wollongong a very good test.

“They’re still hurting from last round and their game plan doesn’t really work too well against us; we’re they’re kryptonite!

“We’ll be taking this result into next week and beyond.”

On the other hand, Brendan Cholakian lamented the impact of Wednesday night’s contest whilst remaining optimistic that his side have what it takes to turn their fortunes around.

“Obviously a lot of us were pretty fatigued after 120 minutes on Wednesday but that’s not really an excuse,” Manly’s number ten reflected.

“We should be up for these types of games because they’re the ones with potential to get us into the finals and knock other teams like Rockdale out, but we just weren’t at the races today.

“Up until today we’ve been playing some really good football.

“I’m not sure if it was the fatigue, or just poor decision making on the ball.

“We had a couple of chances that if they had of gone in, we would have come away with the win.

“We just have to get back into training on Monday to recover and bounce back.”

Sitting in seventh and eighth spot, three points astray of fifth placed Marconi, it is likely that both outfits must win their final two matches whilst relying on other results if they are to experience finals football.

Manly host APIA Leichhardt next Sunday before travelling to Sydney United on the final day of the season, whilst Rockdale have two home fixtures against the Wollongong Wolves and Sutherland Sharks to look forward to.

Match Stats

Manly United FC 0

Rockdale City Suns FC 2 (Grozdanovski 51’, Canak 90+1’)

Sunday 28th July, 2019

Cromer Park, Dee Why 

Referee: S. Hooper (England PGMOL Referee)

Assistant Referees: S. Edeling, R. Osborne

Fourth Official: S. Andrews

Manly United: 1. Dylan Mitchell, 4. Travis Oughtred. 5. Sam Gallagher, 7. Sam Wilson, 8. Dominic Ferguson (6. Joseph Fox 70’), 10. Brendan Cholakian, 11. Adam Parkhouse (31. Max Rogers 74’), 12. Charles Mendy, 14. Dejan Pandurevic, 17. Lewis Miccio, 23. Bradley McDonald

Substitutes not used: 3. James Georgaklis, 32. Mackenzie Syron, 26. Lachlan McGrath

Yellow Cards: Dominic Ferguson 43’, Sam Gallagher 90+2’

Red Cards: Nil

Rockdale City Suns: 1. David Bradasevic, 3. Michael Neill, 5. Jake Trajkovski, 7. Alec Urosevski, 9. Jonathan Grozdanovski (45. Jordan Figon 66’), 10. Nikola Taneski (8. Aleksander Canak 77’), 11. Leigh Egger, 12. Idris El Hafiane, 15. Nick Petrillo, 19. Patrick Savor (18. Sasa Macura 89’), 23. Panni Nikas

Substitutes not used: 22. Max Rowston, 21. Blake Currey, 16. Alek Malfara

Yellow Cards: Nikola Taneski 70’, Jake Trajkovski 90+2’

Red Cards: Nil

Player Ratings have now been hidden due to the second half of the season commencing.

By National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Reporter Chris Curulli (Twitter handle @ChrisCurulli)

Manly United earn round of 16 FFA Cup spot

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Manly United will continue its run in the FFA Cup round of 16 for the first time in its club’s history after defeating fellow NPL NSW Men’s outfit Mt Druitt Town Rangers 4-2 on penalties after the match ended at two-a-piece in regular time.

Manly United striker Dejan Pandurevic drilled home an early effort in the second minute but the attackers opener was quickly cancelled out by Toufic Alameddine as he hit back in the sixth minute.

Manly then had the opportunity to grab the lead once more in the 66th minute via Brendan Cholakian from the spot-kick. His resulting penalty was expertly saved by club captain Carlos Saliadarre.

The game ended at 2-2 with the match heading to extra time and Manly United’s young gun Harry McCarthy put the visitors ahead once more in the 95th minute.

With the Northern Beaches side tasting a round of 16 spot, Rangers’ Young Socceroos star John Roberts had other ideas as he tied the game with a well taken goal in the 110th minute.

With both keepers Salidarre and Dylan Mitchell saving a handful it was Charles Mendy that sent the traveling Manly United fans crazy with his final spot kick that all but assured a spot in the round of 16 for Paul Dee’s men.

Round 20 will certainly be a tough one for both teams with the Rangers backing up on Saturday in an away clash against the Sutherland Sharks at Seymour Shaw while Manly United host Rockdale City Suns at Cromer Park on Sunday.

As many as three Football NSW clubs will be heavily involved in week two of the round of 32 FFA Cup matches on Wednesday 31st of July as St George FC host Sydney United 58 at the Ilinden Sports Centre while the Marconi Stallions travel to chilly Tasmania to take on South Hobart FC at the Blundstone Arena.

In other matches, Magpie Crusaders defeated the Coomera Colts 2-1, Edgeworth Eagles defeated Darwin Olympic 3-0, Moreland Zebras went to penalties and defeated the Bulleen Lions 3-2, Adelaide Olympic beat Floreat Athena 4-3 while Brisbane Olympic crushed Bayswater 5-2.

 

Cholakian ready for showtime

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It is crunch time for Manly United, and their mercurial midfielder Brendan Cholakian is savouring the challenges that lie ahead.

The Northern Beaches club stand face-to-face with a decisive three weeks of fixtures as they find themselves on the brink of the National Premier League NSW Men’s Finals, and within reach of the FFA Cup Round of 16.

Manly fought off a fast-finishing Hakoah Sydney City East 2-1 at Hensley Athletic Field on Sunday night to secure three points that may prove invaluable in the race for the top five.

Their midfield lynch-pin, who is enjoying his seventh season at the club, was pleased with his side’s performance.

“We played a really good brand of football against a team that can be pretty tough to play against in Hakoah,” Cholakian reflected.

“They were fighting to stay up in this league so that made it difficult for us.

“I thought our link-up play and football all across the pitch was really good.

“Over the last few weeks, we have been kicking the ball around with a lot of confidence.

“We created chances, and on another day could have scored four or five.

“We are doing the right things and that’s going to lead to more goals in the coming games I’m sure.”

It has been a hot and cold campaign for Paul Dee’s men who with three rounds to play sit in seventh position, level on 26 points with Marconi Stallions and Sydney Olympic.

Manly also trail fourth-placed Sydney United 58, who they face on the final day of the season, by a single point.

With everything still to play for, Cholakian assured that his side are capable of picking up the vital results they desire.

“We’re confident and we know what we make of this season is completely in our hands,” he said.

“It’s good that we’re going into these big matches with some good performances under our belt.

“If we play the brand of football that we have been in recent weeks and put the ball in the back of the net, then we have a good chance to make something of this season.

“It’s not just that we are an extremely strong side on paper; we have complete confidence in each other as individuals and when we play the style of football we want to play we can beat anyone in this competition.

“We’ve beaten some top teams throughout the season and played some good football doing it.”

The impact of the fortress that is Cromer Park, which plays host to Manly’s next two league encounters, may prove key.

“We’ve been really good at home and I feel that’s important when you want to have a good season,” Cholakian said.

“We’re really confident going into these next two games (against Rockdale City Suns and APIA Leichhardt Tigers) with the crowd behind us at Cromer Park that we can get maximum points and put ourselves in a really good position for not only making the finals but growing momentum moving into the finals series itself.

“This is all in our hands and it’s important for us that we keep our heads switched on and are ready to do the job.”

Cholakian continues to shine as a standout performer in the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s competition, often capable of sparking something out of nothing with his trickery on the ball.

The 26-year-old has become a household name at the Northern Beaches club since joining back in 2013 and is Manly’s leading scorer this campaign with eight strikes to his name.

Whilst he is determined to continue delivering when Manly need him most, Cholakian enforced that at the end of the day results are of number one priority.

“I don’t really focus on going out there and scoring goals,” he revealed.

“It’s all about doing the right things on the pitch and being a number 10, that will create opportunities to score and set players up.

“That’s my role for the team and I just want to make sure that I do that.

“That should lead to goals and assists whether it’s for me or my teammates; at the end of the day as long as that leads to victories and wins, that’s what it’s all about.

“The lads have been playing well and have got me into plenty of good positions throughout the year, and I’m pretty happy with how I’ve been finishing so that’s what I plan to keep doing for the rest of the year.”

Before the 2017 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Champions can continue their finals charge, they face a momentous mid-week encounter with Mt Druitt Town Rangers in the FFA Cup Round of 32.

Having been eliminated at the same stage by NSW opposition in both 2014 and 2016, Manly are within touching distance of their deepest run in the competition to date.

It is sure to be a tense, physical encounter between two sides that have locked horns three times already this season and pose an identical head-to-head record of a win and draw apiece.

Despite the bright lights and tantalising prospect of a glamour fixture at Cromer Park on the line, it will be business as usual once Cholakian and his teammates cross the white line at Popondetta Park on Wednesday night.

“This is why we play football,” he enforced.

“It’s the big games and big challenges; that’s what it’s all about.

“We’ve got a great opportunity to be playing in the FFA Cup, and it’s going to be a tough game against a team who are difficult to beat in Mt. Druitt at their place.

“We want to stay in this competition as long as we can, but we don’t want to look at it as a pressure game.

“We have to make sure we battle with them because that’s what they’ll want to do, and if do that, I’m sure our footballing quality will take over and we’ll have an opportunity to win the match.

“And like we’ve proven not just this season that if we play with the style and intensity that we want to play, we can beat anyone.

“We can’t get carried away in the moment; we need to make sure everyone is there ready to battle and not change from our game.

“It’s just another game for us. We just have to go out there and do the job.”

By National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Reporter Chris Curulli (Twitter handle @ChrisCurulli)

Manly keep finals hopes alive

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Manly United FC have kept alive their hopes of playing finals’ football after downing hosts Hakoah Sydney City East at Hensley Athletic Field by 2-1.

A goal in each half by Paul Dee’s side did the trick against a gallant Hakoah as the hosts put an end to a four game losing to move only one point outside the top five.

It was another frustrating result for Hakoah who gifted Manly a 1-0 lead courtesy of a Steve Katsionis own goal before Dejan Pandurevic doubled the lead for the visitors midway through the second half.

Amaury Gauthier netted in the dying stages for the home side but it wasn’t enough to stop Manly from taking home all three points.

The first real salvo of the game didn’t arrive until the 13th minute when Dejan Pandurevic broke free in a gallop towards goal, but Ryan Norval beautifully came off his line and closed down the space to deny the visitors an opening goal with a clinical save.

A few minutes later Nathan Roberts overcame some rigid Manly defence only to reach the by-line and have his direct shot cleared by an attentive defender standing on his own goal line.

Adam Parkhouse seemed rather shocked in the 20th minute to receive the ball from a Kieren Paull cross close to the Hakoah goal and, in the end, he knocked it wide when perhaps a better touch would have broken the deadlock.

However, four minutes later he did come good and indeed broke the stalemate when his shot was deflected in by Steve Katsionis. A cross from the left by the former Wellington Phoenix player seemed to cause some hesitation in the Hakoah defence with Harry McCarthy lurking with intent and the ball ricocheted off Katsionis to finish in the back of the net.

The end-to-end continued with both teams alternating chances. In the 28th minute Jordan Koton flashed a volley over the crossbar after receiving a ball from Roberts on the left as Hakoah tried to equalise.

Kieren Paull then virtually laid the ball on a plate for Brendan Cholakian in front of goal but his delicate flick didn’t have the right strength and the chance went begging. And with that chance the first stanza of play ended.

The second half of play was much anticipated given the exceptional first 45 minutes. And it didn’t disappoint either.

An early rifle of an attempt by Roberts from some distance really tested the reflexes of Dylan Mitchell as Hakoah made their intentions very clear.

Koton then tried a minute later with a similar shot that was fortuitously deflected just wide of the goal for Paul Dee’s side by a defender as the home side went close to equalising.

In the 63rd minute Hakoah should really have scored when Oliver Green unleashed a rocket from outside the box that hit the crossbar and rebounded off the underside straight onto the goal line without actually crossing it.

Cholakian responded immediately for Manly United with a penetrating run that ended with a shot that was well saved by Norval down to his left.

In the 73rd minute Manly United did indeed make it two when substitute Charles Mendy found Pandurevic in the box and he clinically fired home from close range giving Norval no chance. It was the goal that broke the hearts of the Hakoah fans as their side, up until that point, looked like it might equalise.

Late in the game a corner by Joshua Swadling reached an unmarked Amauri Gauthier at the back post who headed in an almost a slow-motion goal, but a goal nevertheless that Hakoah deserved.

Right at the death Mendy bolted free and with only Norval to beat somehow found himself denied by the home side’s ‘keeper who got down low to his left to prevent what looked to be a certain goal.

Manly coach Paul Dee was a relived man after full time.

“There are only a couple of weeks left and we need to concentrate on winning to have any chance of playing in the finals. As long as we win our games the other results will take care of themselves,” he said.

“Hakoah is always a tough away game but I thought that we created enough chances to win that game today. We were excellent a creating chances but not as good in front of goal.

“We have been working on creating chances and we now need to get into the area where we finish these.”

For Hakoah boss Gavin Rae it was another game which got away.

“Today in some ways sums up our season,” he said.

“We have been competitive in nearly every game this season but we just seem to be losing by that odd goal.

“It is very frustrating. If we were losing every week by a long way, we would accept that we are not at the level of the league, but that’s definitely not the case at all.

“To be so close is very frustrating because we have a very honest and good group of boys who deserve better.”

Match Stats

HAKOAH SYDNEY CITY EAST: 1 (Gauthier 87’)

MANLY UNITED FC: 2 (Katsionis o.g. 24’, Pandurevic 73’)

Sunday, 21st July 2019

Hensley Athletic Field

Referee: Tim Danaskos
Assistant Referees: Joon Park, Matt Staples

Fourth Official: Kyle Fenton-White

HAKOAH SYDNEY CITY EAST: 1.Ryan Norval, 2.Connor Shaddock, 4.Brad Walker, 5.Steve Katsionis, 8.Oliver Green, 10.Nathan Roberts (23.Adrian Vranic 76’), 11.Jack Green (24.Amauri Gauthier 76’), 12.Joshua Swadling, 13.Robert Ezekiel, 14.Jordan Koton, 17.Harry Jones.

Substitutes not used: 6.Dominic Cox, 15.Pedrag Bojic, 25.Max Ephraim.

Yellow Cards: O.Green 34’, Walker 82’

Red Card: Nil

MANLY UNITED FC: 1.Dylan Mitchell, 2.Kieren Paull, 4.Travis Oughtred, 5.Sam Gallagher, 8.Dominic Ferguson (6.Joseph Fox 76’), 9.Harry McCarthy (12.Charles Mendy 64’), 10.Brendan Cholakian, 11.Adam Parkhouse (7.Sam Wilson 70’), 14.Dejan Pandurevic, 17.Lewis Miccio, 23.Bradley McDonald.

Substitutes not used: 3.James Georgaklis, 32.Mackenzie Syron.

Yellow Cards: Miccio 82’, Mendy 88’

Red Card: Nil

Player Ratings have now been hidden due to the second half of the season commencing.

By National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s reporter Joe Russo