Sydney FC, Perth Glory, Devonport Strikers and Melbourne Knights became the final four clubs to progress to the Westfield FFA Cup Round of 16 last night as wet and wild weather hit the final match day of the Round of 32.
Devonport Strikers became the first Tasmanian club to reach the last 16 in the competition’s history when they outlasted Lambton Jaffas 1-0 in conditions not for the faint hearted at Valley Road in Devonport.
A 6th minute Jesse Dance goal proved the difference while Devonport goalkeeper Nikolas Giantsopoulos was impenetrable between the posts as Lambton threw everything at the home side in search of an equaliser.
In similar conditions at Knights Stadium, Melbourne Knights also made their way into the Round of 16 for the first time as they accounted for Cockburn City from Western Australia.
Cockburn City’s David Araya cancelled out Jacob Colosimo’s opener on the stroke of half time before Stipo Andrijasevic struck the winner in the 70th minute.
Over 8,000 fans at WIN Stadium saw Sydney FC prevail in the highly anticipated match against the Wollongong Wolves in perfect conditions, a Matt Simon brace and a late goal from David Carney securing the Sky Blues a 3-0 win.
Perth Glory continued its love affair with the Westfield FFA Cup, the runners up from the last two years accounting for Brisbane Roar FC 2-0 at Ballymore Stadium.
Two headed goals from defender Dino Djulbic in the opening 20 minutes ensured Perth Glory kicked off their Westfield FFA Cup in ideal fashion.
The Round of 16 draw was also conducted at the conclusion of last night’s matches on FOX SPORTS.
Matchups for the Round of 16 include an all-Hyundai A-League encounter between Perth Glory and Sydney FC, Canberra Olympic hosting Redlands United, Devonport Strikers up against Bentleigh Greens, Blacktown City taking on Bonnyrigg White Eagles, and Melbourne Knights to face Green Gully.
The three matches featuring Member Federation clubs against Hyundai A-League clubs will see Brisbane Strikers host Melbourne City FC, Edgeworth Eagles take on Western Sydney Wanderers FC, and a repeat of last year’s semi final with Hume City drawn to face reigning Cup holders Melbourne Victory.
Dates, venues and kick-off times for the Round of 16 will be released in the coming days.
For further information on the Westfield FFA Cup, visit www.theffacup.com.au
Westfield FFA Cup 2016 Round of 32 – Match Day 4 Results
Wollongong Wolves 0
Sydney FC 3 (Simon 67’/71’, Carney 90+1’)
Crowd: 8,029 @ WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Referee: Kurt Ams
Wollongong Wolves starting line-up: 1.Justin Pasfield (gk), 2.Kota Kawase, 3.Darcy Madden, 5.James Baldacchino, 6.Zachary Mackenzie, 7.Chris Price (c), 10.David Stojic (20.Steven Hristovski 68’), 14.Brett Wilson (22.Blake McGinn 30’ (11.Jake Trew 82’)), 16.Ben Zucco, 18.Nicolas Bernal, 19.Josh MacDonald
Substitutes not used: 12.Daniel Collison (gk), 25.Ethan Kambisios
Yellow cards: McGinn 40’, Price 75’, Madden 77’
Red cards: Nil
Sydney FC starting line-up: 20.Danny Vukovic (gk), 2.Sebastian Ryall, 5.Matthew Jurman (c), 6.Josh Brillante, 7.Michael Zullo (4.Alex Wilkinson 79’), 10.Milos Ninkovic, 13.Brandon O’Neill, 17.David Carney, 18.Matt Simon (24.Charles Lokoli Ngoy 90+1’), 19.George Blackwood (29.Bai Antoniou 87’), 23.Rhyan Grant
Substitutes not used: 1.Vedran Janjetovic (gk), 28.Nicola Kuleski
Yellow cards: Simon 85’
Red cards: Nil
Brisbane Roar FC 0
Perth Glory 2 (Djulbic 12’/19’)
Crowd: 3,028 Ballymore Stadium, Herston
Referee: Chris Beath
Brisbane Roar FC starting line-up: 1.Michael Theo (gk), 4.Daniel Bowles, 5.Corey Brown, 8.Jacob Pepper (39.Nathan Konstandopoulos 54’), 9.Jamie Maclaren, 11.Tommy Oar, 13.Jade North, 17.Matt McKay (c), 19.Jack Hingert, 23.Dimitri Petratos (22.Thomas Broich 60’), 28.Brandon Borrello
Substitutes not used: 21.Jamie Young (gk), 25.Kye Rowles, 40.Joey Champness
Yellow cards: Brown 33’, Bowles 37’, McKay 43’
Red cards: Nil
Perth Glory squad: 33.Liam Reddy (gk), 2.Alex Grant, 3.Marc Warren, 5.Rhys Williams (15.Brandon Wilson 68’), 6.Dino Djulbic, 8.Rostyn Griffiths, 9.Andy Keogh, 10.Nebojsa Marinkovic, 14.Chris Harold (11.Richard Garcia 89’), 19.Josh Risdon, 28.Joseph Knowles (21.Jamal Reiners 61’)
Substitutes not used: 20.Aryn Williams, 40.Nick Feely (gk)
Yellow cards: Harold 29’, Grant 37’, Wilson 80’
Red cards: Nil
Devonport Strikers 1 (Dance 6’)
Lambton Jaffas 0
Crowd: 2,418 @ Valley Road, Devonport
Referee: Shaun Evans
Devonport Strikers starting line-up: 1.Nikolas Giantsopoulos (gk), 3.Dominic Smith, 5.Joseph Zupo, 6.Jesse Dance, 7.Brody Denehey, 8.Kieran Mulraney, 9.Brayden Mann (c), 10.Joel Stone, 11.Adam Gorrie, 14.Miles Barnard, 16.Todd Hingston
Substitutes not used: 12.Chris McKenna, 19.Jack Dance, 21.Thomas Pearce (gk), 22.Harrison Wicks, Lindsay Millington
Yellow cards: Smith 49’
Red cards: Nil
Lambton Jaffas starting line-up: 1.Bradley Swancott (gk), 4.Kevin Davison, 5.Riley McNaughton, 6.Jobe Wheelhouse, 7.Bailey Jensen (12.Alex Johnson-Young 83’), 8.Joel Wood (2.Luke Willard 82’), 9.Rhys Tippett, 10.John Majurovski (c) (13.James Byrnes 71’), 11.Luke Remington, 14.Benjamin Hay, 19.Michael Sessions
Substitutes not used: 3.Matthew Browne, 20.Andrew Goldman (gk)
Yellow cards: Davison 27’, Wheelhouse 77’
Red cards: Nil
Melbourne Knights 2 (Colosimo 21’, Andrijasevic 70’)
Cockburn City 1 (Araya 45+1’)
Crowd: 1,864 @ Knights Stadium, Sunshine
Referee: Jack Morgan
Melbourne Knights starting line-up: 1.Michael O’Farrell (gk), 5.Milan Batur (c), 8.James McGarry, 9.Jacob Colosimo (14.Caleb Mikulic 89’), 10.Marijan Cvitkovic, 11.Nikola Jurkovic, 12.Anthony Dezic (3.Ivan Grgic 85’), 16.Jason Hicks (2.Luke Jurcic 90+3’), 19.Nicholas Glavan, 21.Stipo Andrijasevic, 23.Timmy Purcell
Substitutes not used: 17.Robert Zadworny, 20.Harry Cakarun (gk)
Yellow cards: Andrijasevic 90+3’
Red cards: Nil
Cockburn City starting line-up: 1.Luke Radonich (gk), 3.Joshua Kuser, 4.Euen Grant (c), 6.Reuben Tristao, 8.Cameron Edwards, 9.Angel Andres, 10.David Araya (7.Ali Gholami 65’), 11.Harry O’Brien, 13.Blake Adams (14.Liam Murray 80’), 16.Daniel Dols, 18.Aden Da Luz
Substitutes not used: 2.Nathan De Abreu, 17.Jesse Lazzaro, 23.Ryan Barker (gk)
Yellow cards: Andres 76’
Red cards: Nil
