A spot in the semi-finals goes on the line for one of these member federations clubs in Wednesday night’s Westfield FFA Cup quarter final on the Gold Coast.
Here's all you need to know about this intriguing quarter-final clash.
When and where
Wednesday September 20
CBUS Stadium
7.30pm kick-off
How they got there
Gold Coast City were relatively untroubled in the preliminary rounds, beating SWQ Thunder FC 4-0 before trouncing Caloundra FC 5-1.
A 3-1 victory over the Western Knights in the round of 32 was followed by an extra-time 1-0 win over Moreton Bay with midfielder Sam Smith netting the winner in the 108th minute.
South Melbourne's preliminary campaign began with a 2-0 win over Eastern Lions SC before victories against Monbulk Rangers SC (4-0) and Box Hill United SC (2-1).
South then produced a stunning comeback to reach the round of 32, scoring four goals in 13 minutes to beat Dandenong 5-4.
Once there, the famous Victorian club beat Edgeworth Eagles 1-0 courtesy of an added time goal from Milos Lujic and made the last eight with a comfortable 4-1 win over Sorrento FC.
Recent form
Gold Coast City's last competitive fixture was nearly a month ago when they lost their NPL Queensland semi-final 3-0 to Western Pride, just three days after their round-of-16 Westfield FFA Cup win.
South Melbourne also dipped out of the NPL Victoria playoffs at the semi-final stage, losing on penalties to Bentleigh Greens at the start of September.
What they said
Jason Campbell, Gold Coast City midfielder
“I’m not too fazed by their history for this game.
“They are obviously a good team and play in a good competition in Victoria.
“But a lot of that history happened before I was even born, so I don’t think it will affect this game much.”
Chris Taylor, South Melbourne coach
“We have done a lot of analysis on them and we know they are going to be tough opposition.
“We have been keeping an eye on them and we’re well aware of their strengths and capabilities.”
