Waratah Cup Round 2 Progress Review
In the fierce derby played out at Lidcombe Oval, Super League side West Sydney Berries easily accounted for State League One outfit Stanmore Hawks 4-0.
Kodjo Adjassou opened the scoring for the home side and the Congo born attacker scored a second in the 34th minute to extend the Berries lead.
Irish born Berries player Liam McKenna then added a third before John Tsironis put the game beyond doubt scoring right on full-time to push the Berries through to round three of the prestigious tournament.
Super League outfit Fraser Park turned the tables on Gladesville Hornsby Association?s Pacific Hills Dural after coming from behind to win 2-1 with two second half goals.
Things had looked grim for the Super League side when they went a goal down after conceding a penalty on the half hour. Clive Delaney brought down Matt Adamson in the box, Kris Rowe smashing home the resultant spot-kick.
Two goals in quick succession just after the break put Fraser in the ascendancy. Both goals came from excellent work from captain Paulo Oliviera, both times down the left. The first was a cross which saw Ryuta Nambu connect with a header and then just two minutes later, Oliviera won possession just outside the area, and crossed before Fred Umlil turned and struck. The half time introduction of Umlil changed things for Fraser Park, the experienced striker working tirelessly throughout the half.
State League one side Schofields Scorpions eased past State League Two outfit Bathurst 75? recording a 3-0 victory at CSI Sports Ground.
Justin Kirby grabbed a double while Damien Stivala put the icing on the cake for the home side notching up the final goal in the 85th minute.
A huge shock occurred at Cherrybrook Park as State League Two side FC Gazy Lansvale rolled Ilawarra Premier League club Picton Rangers 2-1 in what was a fantastic result for Safet Alispahic?s squad.
Sahligh Jappie opened the scoring for the home side in the 44th minute but then former A-League star Chad Gibson scored an equaliser for the away side in the 84th minute. The game looked poised to go into extra-time before Ibrahim Hameed sent the home crowd into raptures with the winning goal three minutes before time to earn his side a spot in round 3 of the Waratah Cup.
While Super League outfit Blacktown Spartans defeated State League One side Balmain SC 3-0, with all goals coming in extra time as the match ended scoreless after ninety minutes.
Two matches will be played Thursday evening with Super League side St George hammering State League One outfit Inter Lions 7-3 at St George Stadium.
The first goal came in the fourth minute, an easy header from Brad Gibson while James Kovas made it 2-0 just before half time, stretching to meet a George Lagoudakis cross. It was comfortable for St George but the floodgates really opened in the second half.
Even though Inter Lions pulled one back, two minutes after the restart through Chris Hockin, St George scored four goals in nine minutes to stretch out to a 6-1 lead. Denis Cutura, on at half time, scored twice in quick succession and then Gibson got his second, after a great run in from the wing, beating two defenders and then the keeper.
Josh Gersbach, who had only been on the field for a matter of minutes, then scored the sixth, after being set up by Cutura.
Inter rallied to get two of their own to bring it back to 6-3, Anthony Foti scoring at the second attempt after Daniel Nash parried the first effort. But then Foti was brought down in the area by Michael Smith, leaving Leo Carle to score from the spot.
Cutura got his hatrick, in probably the best goal of the game. A fine series of passes saw the ball worked out left, where Jason Gonzalez?s cross was then met at the far post by Cutura, rising high to head home his third, and St George?s seventh.
While finally Illawarra Premier League hot-shots Dandaloo recorded a 1-0 victory over State League Two side Hakoah at Hensley Athletic Field.
Jacob Borg was the hero for Dandaloo with a superb goal in the 83rd minute that gifted Norm Boardman?s men a place into the third round of the Waratah Cup.
Round 2 will conclude next Wednesday with round 3 of the competition set to be announced by the end of next week.
Waratah Cup Round 2 Results
Pagewood Botany (ASSOC) 0 v Granville Rage (SL) 5
Mt. Druitt Town Rangers 2 (SL1) v Dulwich Hill (SL) 1 (1-1 after 90 mins)
Port Kembla (IPL) 2 v Hurstville ZFC (SL1) 1
Camden Tigers (SL1) 1 v Fairfield City Lions (SL1) 2
Fraser Park (SL) 2 v Pacific Hills Dural (ASSOC) 0
Mounties Wanderers (SL1) 7 v Como West Janali (ASSOC) 0
Schofields Scorpions (SL1) 3 v Bathurst 75 (SL2) 0
FC Gazy Lansvale (SL2) 2 v Picton Rangers (IPL) 1
Blacktown Spartans (SL) 0 v Balmain (SL1) 0 (Spartans won 3-0 in extra time)
West Sydney Berries (SL) 4 v Stanmore Hawks (SL1) 0
St. George FC (SL) 7 v Inter Lions (SL1) 3
Hakoah (SL2) 0 v Dandaloo FC (IPL) 1
Hawkesbury City SC (SL2) v Collaroy Cromer (ASSOC) – Hawkesbury City SC win on forefiet
Remaining Waratah Cup Round 2 Fixtures
Central Coast FC (SL) v Fairfield Bulls (SL1) Wednesday, 11 May 2011 7:15 PM Pluim Park
Hills Brumbies (SL) v Gladesville Ryde Magic (SL1) Wednesday, 11 May 2011 7:15 PM Second Ponds Oval
Macarthur Rams (SL) v Canberra FC (ACT PL) Wednesday, 11 May 2011 7:15 PM Lynwood Park
Spirit FC (SL) v Northbridge FC (SL2) Wednesday, 11 May 2011 7:15 PM Christie Park
Sydney University (SL) v UNSW (SL1) Wednesday 11th May, 8:30pm Sydney Uni Oval 1
Chopin Park Rams (SL2) v Eastwood St. Andrews (ASSOC) Wednesday, 11 May 2011 7:15 PM Bensons Lane
Fairfield Wanderers (SL2) v Northern Tigers (SL) Tuesday, 10 May 2011 7:15 PM Knight Park
Key
SL – Super League
SL1 – State League One
SL2 – State League Two
ASSOC – Association
ACT PL – ACT Premier League
IPL – Illawarra Premier League
-By Mark Stavroulakis
