NPL Victoria powerhouse Oakleigh Cannons will be looking to mirror last season's deep run into the competition by defeating A-League Men Premiers Melbourne City to advance to the Round of 16 of the Australia Cup.
Club: Oakleigh Cannons FC
State: Victoria
Home ground: Jack Edwards Reserve
Founded: 1972
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2023): 3
Best result: Semi-finals (2022)
Head Coach: Chris Taylor
Road to the Round of 32:
- Preston Lions 1-3 Oakleigh Cannons
- Oakleigh Cannons 4-0 Dandenong Thunder
- Oakleigh Cannons 2-0 Dandenong City
- Oakleigh Cannons 5-0 Geelong SC
Oakleigh Cannons secured their place in the Round of 32 in style with a five-star performance over Geelong SC, defeating all opposition by 14-1 throughout their qualifying campaign.
The NPL Victoria Men side will be looking to go on another astonishing run, having made the semi-finals last year.
They’ll be up against A-League Men Premiers Melbourne City but have shown their threat against top-tier sides last season, defeating Sydney FC at Jack Edwards Reserve in the quarter-finals, and opening the scoring against eventual Champions Macarthur FC in the semi-final, despite then going down 5-2.
Australia Cup Record:
- 2014: Preliminary rounds
- 2015: Quarterfinals
- 2016: Preliminary rounds
- 2017: Preliminary rounds
- 2018 Preliminary rounds
- 2019: Preliminary rounds
- 2021: Preliminary rounds
- 2022: Semi-finals
Last Five League Results: WWLLD
Oakleigh Cannons have been on an awkward streak leading up to their Australia Cup campaign, as they have been unable to win in three games.
Prior to that, they were on a winning stretch of six games, and an unbeaten run of nine matches.
However, in their last outing, the Cannons did win the Dockerty Cup, defeating Heidelberg United 3-0 in the Final and will hope to take confidence from their success.
Currently sitting third on the ladder, Oakleigh still have a league match to worry about on Tuesday against North Geelong Warriors before facing fellow Victorian side Melbourne City in the Cup.
Match Details:
Oakleigh Cannons vs Melbourne City
Date: Sunday, 13 August 2023
Time: 2:00pm AEST
Venue: Jack Edwards Reserve
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