WATCH: Cup holders Macarthur cruise into Round of 32

Reigning Australia Cup holders Macarthur FC became the final team to qualify for the 2023 Final Rounds following a 4-0 victory over Perth Glory in Darwin on Tuesday. 

The result saw Mile Sterjovski's men book a date with Campbelltown City in the Round of 32, while Perth suffer a third-straight elimination at the Playoff stages of the competition. 

Macarthur did the damage early, with three goals inside the first 34 minutes. 

The opener came in just over a minute, as a defence-splitting pass from Rhys Youlley led to an unfortunate own goal. 


In the 18th minute the Bulls had two, as their skipper Lachlan Rose was slipped in behind and made no mistake slotting home past Oliver Sail. 


The third arrived after 34 minutes as Jake Hollman cut inside and curled one in at the far post. 


Perth tried hard to bounce back in the second half, with their best couple of chances falling to substitute Luke Ivanovic. 

Inside the final ten minutes, the Bulls put the result well and truly out of site as Jed Drew capitalised on a slip-up from Sail, to tap home into an empty net. 

The result brought to the end a double-header of playoffs in Darwin, which saw a combined total of over 3,500 fans attend. 

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