Blacktown City one win away from NPL Final
Four clubs remain in the race for the title of PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2015 Champions of Australia and a spot in next year’s Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 ahead of this weekend’s two Semi Finals of the PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2015 Finals Series.
On Saturday night at 7.30pm AEST it’s a State of Origin battle as Blacktown City FC from Football NSW host Queensland’s Moreton Bay United FC at Lilys Football Stadium.
Despite both recording comfortable wins in their Elimination Finals, Blacktown City FC earned the right to host the do-or-die clash after accruing one more point than Moreton Bay United going by the competition’s points system to determine the hosts for the Semi Finals and the Grand Final.
The second Semi Final features a showdown between Western Australia and Tasmania as Bayswater City SC welcome Olympia FC to Frank Drago Reserve on Sunday afternoon (2.30pm AWST, 4.30pm AEST).
Bayswater City SC recovered from a goal down to overrun West Adelaide SC in Adelaide last weekend, while Olympia FC progressed after causing arguably the biggest upset of the PlayStation 4 NPL 2015 Finals Series when they toppled highly fancied Victorian outfit South Melbourne FC away from home in their Elimination Final.
Blacktown City FC will be bolstered by the return of defender Zach Cairncross from suspension but will be without Patrick Antelmi after he was sent off in the victory over Canberra FC.
Olympia FC is the other club that will be missing a player through suspension as they will be without the services of midfielder Shae Hickey after he received a red card in the opening half against South Melbourne FC.
The winners of the two Semi Finals will go on to meet in the Grand Final, with the host club to be the one that has accumulated the most number of points across the Elimination and Semi Finals.
Heading into the Semi Finals the current points tally is as follows – Blacktown City FC 11, Moreton Bay United FC 10, Bayswater City SC 7, Olympia FC 2. Click here to see the full points breakdown.
Tickets for both Semi Finals will be available at the venues on match day, while both matches will also be LIVE streamed via www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au.
PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2015 Finals Series – Semi Finals Preview
GAME 5 – Blacktown City FC v Moreton Bay United FC
Saturday 26 September 2015
Lilys Football Stadium, Seven Hills NSW
Kick-off: 7:30pm AEST
Referee: Kurt Ams
Assistant Referee 1: James Tesoriero
Assistant Referee 2: Mitch Clark
Ticketing information: Tickets will be available at the venue
Tickets prices: Adult $10, Concession $5, Kids Under 16 FREE
Coverage details:
Click here to go to the official match centre
LIVE stream: Go to www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au to watch the LIVE stream
Twitter: Follow LIVE updates at @BlacktownCityFC @NPLNSW @MoretonBayUtd @nplqld
Join in the conversation using the hashtag #BLCvMBU
Blacktown City FC squad: 1.Nenad VEKIC (gk), 3.Giorgio SPERANZA, 4.Yianni FRAGOGIANNIS, 5.George TIMOTHEOU, 6.Matthew LEWIS, 7.Travis MAJOR, 8.Sasa MACURA, 9.Joseph GIBBS, 10.Christos TOMARAS, 11.Danny SEUNG-JOO CHOI, 12.Daniel ARAUJO, 13.Tristan PRENDERGAST (gk), 14.Mitchell MALLIA, 15.Sam PERRE, 17.Lewis BEUMIE, 18.Jonathan GROZDANOVSKI, 19.Zachary CAIRNCROSS, 20.Connor EVANS, 21.Yianni PERKATIS, 26.Eoin MONTFORD, 29.Patrick FLOTTMAN, 31.Juan ZAPATA
Unavailable: 16.Patrick ANTELMI (suspended)
Moreton Bay United FC squad: 1.Luke BOREAN (gk), 2.Matthew ZAPPONE, 3.Scott STEWART, 4.Alex HENDERSON, 5.Ryota NAKAOOKA, 6.Liam PREVITERA, 7.Jordan FARINA, 8.Matthew CAPELO, 9.Royce BROWNLIE, 10.Stephen GREEN, 11.Charles MENDY, 12.Samuel DICKINSON, 13.Joseph CHAMPNESS, 14.Scott DYKMAN, 15.Jayke CUSCHIERI, 16.Rowan HEGGIE, 17.Jackson HALL, 18.Chom AROP, 19.Jacob MITCHELL, 20.Jake CLANCY (gk), 21.Finn BEAKHURST
GAME 6 – Bayswater City SC v Olympia FC
Sunday 27 September 2015
Frank Drago Reserve, Bayswater WA
Kick-off: 2:30pm local (4:30pm AEST)
Referee: Adam Field
Assistant Referee 1: Josh Mannella
Assistant Referee 2: Matthew Southern
Fourth Official: Steven Gregory
Ticketing information: Tickets will be available at the venue
Tickets prices: Adult $10, Concession $5, Kids Under 16 FREE
Coverage details:
Click here to go to the official match centre
LIVE stream: Go to www.nationalpremierleagues.com.au to watch the LIVE stream
Twitter: Follow LIVE updates at @BayswaterCitySC @olywarriors @FootballFedTas
Join in the conversation using the hashtag #BWCvOFC
Bayswater City SC squad: 1.Devon SPENCE (gk), 2.Declan HARGREAVES, 3.Aaron DELANEY, 4.Kostantinos SPARTA, 5.Ayden DRAGUN, 6.Todd HOWARTH, 7.Jamie MURPHY, 9.Gustavo GIRON-MARULANDA, 10.Damien CATALANO, 11.Corey BARCLAY, 12.Adam TONG, 13.Trent KAY, 14.Danny DIXON, 15.Brian FARRELL, 16.Jamie COYNE, 17.Bor Bor SAM, 19.Alex WILD, 20.Sam MITCHINSON, 21.David HEAGNEY, 22.Pasquale GIOFFRE (gk), 23.Chris SALDARIS, 24.Patients ILAHAMBAYE, 25.Jason SALDARIS (gk)
Olympia FC squad: 1.Sean LEWIS (gk), 2.Jacob HERBERT, 3.Harry WOOLLEY, 5.Luke EYLES, 6.Nicholas MEARNS, 7.Warren WADAWU, 8.William ROBERTS, 9.Emmanuel TSAKIRIS, 10.Gavin HOY, 11.Nicholas MEREDITH, 13.Christian DI MARTINO, 14.Jonathan GRIFFITHS, 15.Lachlan NICHOLS, 16.Jake VANDERMAY, 17.Alessandro BELLINI, 18.Jack CALLAN, 19.Stuart PAGE, 20.James ACKERLEY, 21.Spiros PARADISIS (gk)
Unavailable: 4.Shae HICKEY
