Wednesday night’s four matches of the Westfield FFA Cup 2017 Round of 16 promises something special as some seasoned campaigners and first-timers look to book their place in the last eight of Australia’s nationwide knockout competition.
The FOX SPORTS broadcast match sees two former powerhouses, Sydney United 58 FC and Heidelberg United, reignite an old rivalry at the Sydney United Sports Centre.
The clubs met previously at this stage of the competition back in 2015, with Heidelberg United running out 2-0 winners on that occasion.
Sydney United 58 FC will go into the match against Heidelberg United under the guidance of assistant coach Tomi Vidovic, who has assumed the reins from Mark Rudan.
Having not qualified for their respective PS4 NPL NSW Finals Series, Sydney United 58 FC have been able to put their sole focus on tomorrow night’s Cup tie.
In contrast, Heidelberg United were crowned premiers of the PS4 NPL Victoria competition on Sunday and after eliminating Perth Glory in the Round of 32, will go into the match full of confidence and momentum.
In Adelaide, the boutique surroundings of Marden Sports Complex will host a tantalising encounter between two previous Westfield FFA Cup winners, Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory.
Both sides defeated fellow Hyundai A-League opposition in the Round of 32 and the latest instalment of the ‘Original Rivalry’ looms as another classic. The last time these two teams met in the Westfield FFA Cup it was Melbourne Victory who prevailed in the 2015 Quarter Finals.
There will also be massive interest in the Sunshine State as PS4 NPL clubs Moreton Bay United and Gold Coast City meet in an all-Queensland clash at Albany Creek’s Wolter Park.
The match is being pitted as the ‘Piddick Derby’ as Adam Piddick, the Technical Director of Moreton Bay, comes up against a Gold Coast City side coached by his brother Grae Piddick.
The night’s other match is between South Melbourne and Sorrento, two sides into the Round of 16 for the first time and both sure to be confident they have what it takes to secure a place in the Quarter Finals after narrow hard fought victories in the Round of 32.
Throughout the broadcast of the match between Sydney United 58 FC and Heidelberg United, FOX SPORTS will have LIVE updates and crosses to the other three matches.
The other three matches will also be streamed at https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/ffa-cup/live-stream .
Westfield FFA Cup 2017 Round of 16 - Match Day 1 Fixtures
Sydney United 58 FC v Heidelberg United
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Sydney United Sports Centre, Edensor Park (NSW)
Kick-off: 7:30pm local (7:30pm AEST)
Referee: Kurt Ams
Assistant Referee 1: Lance Greenshields
Assistant Referee 2: Owen Goldrick
Fourth Official: Kris Griffiths-Jones
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TV Broadcast: 7.00pm (AEST) Live and exclusive on FOX SPORTS (Channel 505)
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Sydney United 58 FC squad: 1.Thomas Manos (gk), 2.Petar Markovic, 3.Michael Neill, 4.Yianni Fragogiannis, 5.Anthony Tomelic, 6.Chris Payne, 7.Yutaro Shin, 8.Matthew Sim, 9.Adrian Vranic, 10.Panny Nikas, 11.Yianni Perkatis, 12.Anthony Vrlic, 13.Nathan Bertolissio, 14.Nick Stavroulakis, 15.Tomislav Uskok, 16.Stjepan Paric, 17.Nicholas Olsen, 18.Glen Trifiro, 19.Matthew Bilic, 20.Lucas Pervan (gk), 21.Liam Ivancic
Heidelberg United squad: 1.Christopher Theodoridis-Petropoulos (gk), 2.Joshua Wilkins, 3.Leslie Doumbalis, 4.Jordan Wilkes, 6.Lewis Hall, 7.Reuben Way, 8.Andrew Cartanos, 9.Adrian Zahra, 10.Jack Petrie, 11.Kostas Kanakaris, 12.Ken Athiu, 13.Luke Byles (c), 14.Harry Noon, 15.Paul O'Brien, 17.Steven Pace, 19.Sean Ellis, 22.Alexander Schiavo, 23.Christian Pavlidis (gk)
Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Marden Sports Complex, Marden (SA)
Kick-off: 7:00pm local (7:30pm AEST)
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Brennan
Assistant Referee 2: Wilson Brown
Fourth Official: Daniel Elder
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Broadcast: Streamed LIVE at https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/ffa-cup/live-stream
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Adelaide United squad: 1.Daniel Margush (gk), 2.Michael Marrone, 4.Ben Warland, 5.Taylor Regan, 6.Vince Lia, 7.Ryan Kitto, 8.Isaias, 9.Papa Babacar Diawara, 11.Johan Absalonsen, 12.Mark Ochieng, 14.George Blackwood, 16.Nathan Konstandopoulos, 17.Nikola Mileusnic, 18.Lachlan Brook, 19.Ben Garuccio, 20.Paul Izzo (gk), 22.Ersan Gulum, 23.Jordan Elsey, 24.Jordan O'Doherty, 25.Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, 26.Blake Carpenter, 27.Paul Wilson, 31.Josh Mori
Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Matt Acton (gk), 2.Jason Geria, 4.Rhys Williams, 5.Mark Milligan, 6.Leigh Broxham, 8.Besart Berisha, 9.Kosta Barbarouses, 10.James Troisi, 11.Mitch Austin, 14.Thomas Deng, 17.James Donachie, 18.Josh Hope, 19.Pierce Waring, 20.Lawrence Thomas (gk), 21.Carl Valeri, 22.Stefan Nigro, 23.Jai Ingham, 27.Callum Goulding, 30.Stephen Hatzikourtis (gk), 31.Christian Theoharous, 32.Cameron McGlip, 33.Nicholas Sette
Moreton Bay United v Gold Coast City
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Wolter Park, Albany Creek (QLD)
Kick-off: 7:30pm local (7:30pm AEST)
Referee: Lara Lee
Assistant Referee 1: Ashley Beecham
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Lindsay
Fourth Official: Adam Kersey
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Broadcast: Streamed LIVE at https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/ffa-cup/live-stream
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Moreton Bay United squad: 1.Riley Stent (gk), 2.Sam Dickinson, 3.Jacob Mitchell, 4.Matthew Byrne, 5.Jordan Loy, 6.Jheison Macuace, 7.Kyusub Bang, 8.Matthew Capelo, 9.Riley Campbell, 10.Donggyu Lee, 11.Stephen Green, 12. Corey Lucas, 13.Cameron Millar, 14.Alex Janovsky (c), 16.Lachlan Strogusz, 17.Byron Sinnerton, 18.Declan Smith, 19. Rhys Raymond, 20.Jordan Thurtell (gk), 21.Jordan Dozzi, 23. Rhys Gwynn-Jones, 24.Paul Mikula,
Gold Coast City squad: 1.Matt Stein (gk), 2.Riley Dillon, 3.Oskar Dillon, 4.Martin Vazquez, 5.Matthew Schmidt, 6.Roman Hofmann, 7.Justyn McKay (c), 8.Harry Liebke, 9.Jarrod Kyle, 10.Jacob Boutoubia, 11.Nik Mirkovic, 12.Joshua Mussell, 14.Benjamin Lyvidikos, 15.Eoghan Murphy, 16.Tom Miller, 18.Jason Campbell, 19.Ethan Grimley, 20.Josh Langdon (gk), 21.Sam Smith, 22.Jaiden Walker, 23. Garion Vogel (gk)
South Melbourne v Sorrento
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park VIC
Kick-off: 7:00pm local (7:30pm AEST)
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Ilievski
Fourth Official: Shaun Evans
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Broadcast: Streamed LIVE at https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/ffa-cup/live-stream
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South Melbourne squad: 1.Nikola Roganovic (gk), 2.Shpetim Mala, 3.Kristian Konstantinidis, 4.Michael Eagar, 5.Luke Adams, 7.Nicholas Epifano, 8.Luke Pavlou, 9.Milos Lujic, 10.David Moreno, 11.Brad Norton (c), 12.Stefan Zinni, 15.Jesse Daley, 16.Josh Hodes, 17.Marcus Schroen, 18.Matthew Millar, 21.Zaim Zeneli (gk), 23.Matthew Foschini, 27.Leigh Minopoulos, 91.Giordano Marafioti
Sorrento squad: 1.James Morgan (gk), 2.Jacob Shore, 4.Shaun Kilkenny, 6.Daryl Platten (c), 7.Alex Morgan, 8.Ryan Pearson, 9.Sean Canham, 10.Scott Bulloch, 11.Timothy Hill, 12.Joshua Tucker, 13.Steven McDonald, 14.Scott Witschge, 15.Brodie Martin, 16.Jackson Dongray, 17.Reece Vittiglia, 18.Jordan Brown, 19.George Hunter, 20.Brad McDonald, 21.Sammy Byles, 22.Danny Jones, 24.Spiro Dimitriou, 25. Daniel Pearce, 60.Connor Campbell (gk), 61. Anthony Salpietro (gk)
*note squads are subject to change
