FFA Cup Preview: Hume City v Brisbane Strikers

The Queensland powerhouse will fancy their chances though the home side have a classy forward who the Strikers will remember, making this an intriguing night in Melbourne's west on Wednesday night.

MATCH DETAILS 

Hume City v Brisbane Strikers

Wednesday, 29 July 2014

ABD Stadium (Broadmeadows Valley Park), Meadow Heights (VIC)

Kick-off: 7.30pm local (7:30pm AEST)

Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Assistant Referee 1: Wilson Brown

Assistant Referee 2: Jordan English

Fourth Official: Lachlan Keevers

 

Tickets: Click here for ticketing details

Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #HCIvSTR

 

Hume City squad: 1.Chris OLDFIELD (gk), 3.Shaun TIMMINS, 4.Isyan ERDOGAN, 5.Peter FRANJIC, 7.Jai INGHAM, 8.Theodore MARKELIS, 10.Joseph FRANJIC, 11.Ivan PAVLAK, 12.Daniel CLARK, 13.Shane REXHEPI, 15.Liam NEWMAN, 16.Matthew HENNESSEY, 17.Marcus SCHROEN, 19.Sam BENINATO, 20.Tom BANFIELD (gk), 21.Nikos JACKSON-TSEREXIDIS, 23.Josh  MARKOVSKI, 25.Samuel CHAABANI, 30.Aydin SAYAN (gk), 31.Kristian TRAJCESKI, 34.Jordan FAHIM, 37.Jonas MARKOVSKI, 38.Danny FEDERICO, 39.Nicholas HEGARTY

Brisbane Strikers squad: 1.Xander GWYNN-JONES (gk), 2.Christopher MAHER, 3.Scot COULSON, 4.David SALIN, 5.Greg HENSLEE, 6.Joshua AHERN, 7.Keenan DUIMPIES, 8.Michael ANGUS, 9.Luke MARSH, 10.Apai UKUNO, 11.Sam KNIGHT, 12.Greg KING, 13.Cameron DRAPER, 14.Joshua MCVEY, 15.Fraser HILLS, 16.Jesse WEIMERS, 17.Bradley SAVAGE, 18.Trent CLULOW, 19.Jheison MACUACE, 20.Fraser CHALMERS (gk), 21.Jake MARSHALL, 30.Michael TURNBULL (gk)

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BLUFFER’S GUIDE 

A huge crowd at the new-look Valley Park Broadmeadows is assured as first-time Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 outfit Hume City host last season’s round of 16 surprise packet, Brisbane Strikers.

The Queensland club made history in 2014, winning the first-ever FFA cup watched broadcast live on Fox Sports and would love another Cup-run on the national stage.

But Hume City has swept all before them on the way to the last 32 and their counter-attacking game is both effective and eye-catching. And they feature Daniel Clark, a former NPL Queensland striker, in great form as well as Jai Ingham also formerly of the Sunshine State. 

Buckle in for a rip-roaring affair on a blockbuster Match Day 1.

 

WHAT THEY SAY

Nick Hegarty (Hume City attacking midfielder)

“The FFA Cup creates the excitement and for every footballer at whatever level, he has the chance of playing on the big stage.

“Everyone dreams of the finances that come with a good FFA Cup run but most importantly for our club here in the northern suburbs of Melbourne and we’ve got to get our name out there.

“We’ve got to be the local hub for everybody in the local area. If we can put some good results together it’ll help bring fans to our club to support us week in week out for the next 50-100 years.”

Jonti Richter (Brisbane Strikers club captain)

“With the Strikers being a former national league side, we want to do well to carry on that legacy.

“But even from the club’s standpoint at the moment, the further we go the better it looks for Brisbane Strikers, for the Queensland NPL and Queensland as a whole.

“We are going to do our best.”

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

HUME CITY FC

League: PS4 NPL Victoria

Current ladder position: 6th - won 11/ drawn 5 / lost 6

Latest result: Lost 3-1 away to mid-table Green Gully on Saturday.

Who to watch out for: Daniel Clark

 

BRISBANE STRIKERS

League: PS4 NPL Queensland

Current ladder position: 1st – won 11 / drawn 4 / lost 2

Latest result: Fought out a gritty 1-0 win at home against third-placed Olympic FC last Tuesday night.

Who to watch out for: Jheison Macuace