Round 2 Review – League Two Men’s
Round 2 of the 2026 Football NSW League Two Men’s season saw four teams go two-from-two to begin the season as every side looked to get into the groove of the new year.
The Match of the Round this week saw Fraser Park FC overcome Bankstown United FC in a tight encounter at home.
Friday, February 13th 2026
Match of the Round: Fraser Park FC 2-1 Bankstown United FC
Fraser Park showed their strength at home, coming away with a 2-1 victory over Bankstown United FC in a tight match.
Bankstown started the match strongly and looked to dominate the opening exchanges of the match.
Fraser Park had a big opportunity at the other end from a corner, the ball finding the back of the net off Bankstown’s Alejandro Salgueira to give Fraser Park a 1-0 lead.
The hosts doubled their lead in the 19th minute through a strong move down the right flank, the ball finding the back of the net off the boot of George Grillakis to give Fraser Park a 2-0 lead.
Fraser Park had a few more chances in the first half to add to their lead but could not find the back of the net, while Bankstown also had their chances.
Bankstown responded in the 33rd minute through Mitchell Cross, who scored a goal of the season contender to ensure Bankstown went into the sheds just 2-1 down at the break.
Bankstown lost both Mitchell Cross and Hassan Kamberovic in the second half due to injury.
The second half saw an arm wrestle as both sides looked for more goals, both goalkeepers saving shots onto the crossbar and post to prevent further additions to the scoreline.
Neither side was able to find a goal in the second half, Fraser Park holding on for a strong 2-1 home win over Bankstown.
The win for Fraser Park saw them remain a perfect two-from-two to start the season, while the loss for Bankstown saw them unable to back up their opening round win.
Fraser Park will hunt a third-straight win when they travel to take on Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC, while Bankstown will hope to respond when they travel to face Nepean FC.
Fraser Park FC 2 (Alejandro Salgueira 8’ own goal; George Grillakis 19’)
Bankstown United FC 1 (Mitchell Cross 33’)
Mounties Wanderers FC 3-0 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC
Mounties Wanderers FC claimed bragging rights in the local derby against Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC, coming away with a 3-0 home win.
Bonnyrigg started the match strongly and put Mounties under pressure in the opening 20 minutes, but the two teams entered half-time scoreless.
Mounties put together strong chances of their own and capitalised with the opener in the 58th minute through Kenton Awano to take a 1-0 lead.
The hosts stayed disciplined and managed the counterattack opportunities Bonnyrigg had, before they doubled their lead in the 81st minute through Luke Raso.
Mounties wrapped up the victory in the first minute of stoppage time through Garang Awac to come away with a 3-0 home derby win.
The win for Mounties saw them secure back-to-back victories to start the season, while the loss for Bonnyrigg was their second-straight to start the year.
Mounties will hope to continue their positive start when they travel to take on Central Coast United FC, while Bonnyrigg will hunt their first win of the season when they host Fraser Park FC
Mounties Wanderers FC 3 (Kenton Awano 58’; Luke Raso 81’; Garang Awac 90+1’)
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 0
Saturday, February 14th 2026
Inner West Hawks FC 1-2 Nepean FC
Nepean FC continued their strong start to the season with a comeback 2-1 away win over Inner West Hawks FC.
The Hawks started the match strongly, with Peter Yannopolous hitting the post two minutes in from a save from Nepean goalkeeper Brendan Allen off a low-driven cross from Joshua Lazzaro.
Inner West took a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute when Hesan Soufi played a through ball in behind for Yannopoulos, who chipped Allen and found the back of the net for the hosts.
Nepean found the equaliser in the second minute of first-half stoppage time after the Hawks failed to clear the ball from a corner, Toby Witjes slotting the ball home to restore parity at 1-1 at half-time.
Nepean took control of the midfield in the second half and found the eventual winner in the 75th minute when a long ball over the top from their goalkeeper Allen saw Witjes go through on goal, where he slotted the ball home for a 2-1 lead.
The Hawks missed a golden chance to level the match late when they were awarded a penalty, but Sidhya Malhotra could not convert from the spot, Nepean running out 2-1 winners.
The loss for the Hawks saw them lose back-to-back matches to start the season, while the win for Nepean saw them do the inverse and remain perfect.
Inner West will hope to respond when they host Granville Rage in Round 3, while Nepean will look to win three in a row when they host Bankstown United FC.
Inner West Hawks FC 1 (Peter Yannopoulos 36’)
Nepean FC 2 (Toby Witjes 45+2’, 75’)
Central Coast United FC 1-1 Camden Tigers FC
Neither Central Coast United FC nor Camden Tigers FC could be seperated as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at Pluim Park.
The match started with high intensity, Camden striking the crossbar and the post a total of three times in the first half, while Central Coast also tested the Tigers’ defence.
After the break, Camden took the lead in the 54th minute when Dean Mugridge took advantage of their high possession count and found the back of the net with a deflected shot for a 1-0 lead.
Central Coast levelled the match on the hour mark when they were awarded a penalty; Matthew Hatch stepped up and had his attempt saved before he slotted the ball home on the rebound to get the Pirates level at 1-1.
With Camden having a close-range effort blocked late and Central Coast having a 1-1 effort dealt with, the two teams played out a 1-1 draw.
The draw saw Central Coast remain undefeated from their first two matches, while for Camden it saw them pick up their first point of the season.
Central Coast will hope to grab all three points when they host Mounties Wanderers FC next week, while Camden will look to do the same when they host Gladesville Ryde Magic.
Central Coast United FC 1 (Matthew Hatch 60’ pen)
Camden Tigers FC 1 (Dean Mudridge 54’)
Gladesville Ryde Magic 0-1 Hawkesbury City FC
Hawkesbury City FC won the Stroke Recovery Cup over Gladesville Ryde Magic after a tight 1-0 away win in front of a big crowd, with fundraising for an important cause.
Hawkesbury got off to a strong start in the 23rd minute when the Magic handled the ball inside the box, Vincent Dermilio stepping up and slotting the ball home from the spot to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead at the break.
A midfield battle between the two sides followed, with Gladesville having the better of the second half.
The Magic struck the post with an effort but were unable to find an equaliser, the Hawks side hanging on to grab a 1-0 away win and secure the Stroke Recovery Cup.
The win for the Hawks saw them go back-to-back to start the season, while the loss from Gladesville was their first after their opening round win.
Gladesville will hope to bounce back when they travel to take on Camden Tigers FC in Round 3, while Hawkesbury will have a rest with a bye.
Gladesville Ryde Magic 0
Hawkesbury City FC 1 (Vincent Dermilio 23’ pen)
Sydney University SFC 0-1 South Coast Flame FC
South Coast Flame FC continued their strong head-to-head form against Sydney University SFC with a 1-0 away win.
Both teams looked to take the match to each other early, with the Flame having chances through Takayuki Kayano and Adam Timpano-Voloder, with the chances saved and cleared, respectively.
Thomas Dunn also had a chance for the Flame which hit the side netting, while University had a big chance to take the lead just after the break when Joseph Roddy cut the ball back to Lautaro Ezequiel Garcia, who sliced the ball wide from ten yards out.
The Flame found the breakthrough in the 64th minute when Brayden Steel, who had come on as a substitute one minute earlier, drove towards the box down the left, cut inside and curled a shot into the back of the net from outside the box to give South Coast a 1-0 lead.
The match opened up from there, but both defences held firm, a late shot from University’s Charles Hely-Hammond going wide in the final stages of the match, the Flame holding on for a 1-0 away win.
The loss for University saw them lose back-to-back matches to start the season, while the Flame grabbed their first three points of the year.
University will hope to respond when they travel to take on Parramatta FC in Round 3, while the Flame will hope to build on this win when they host Dunbar Rovers FC.
Sydney University SFC 0
South Coast Flame FC 1 (Brayden Steel 64’)
Dunbar Rovers FC 3-2 Parramatta FC
A first-half hat-trick hero guided Dunbar Rovers FC to a 3-2 home win over Parramatta FC at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre.
Parramatta showed their ascendency in the opening 30 minutes of the match, accentuated by Travis Oughtred getting on the end of a ball and sending Dunbar goalkeeper Benjamin Wrigley the wrong way with a deflected finish in the 29th minute for a 1-0 lead.
From there, however, Dunbar got back into the match and found the equaliser in the 35th minute when a ball was sent into the box to Samuel Tzanakes, who found space between two defenders, pivoted and slotted the ball home low to level the match at 1-1.
Three minutes later, Dunbar took the lead when a throw-in saw a 50/50 challenge fall to Paul Gautier; he squared the ball to Tzanakes in a two-on-one situation, where Tzanakes finished well to give Dunbar a 2-1 lead.
Tzanakes completed his 12-minute, first-half hat-trick in the second half of stoppage time when he squeezed through two defenders at the top of the box, took a few touches and slotted the ball home to give Dunbar a 3-1 half-time lead.
Both sides had chances in the second half, but Parramatta pulled a goal back in the 90th minute when Sunny Chang struck a free kick into the top corner of the goal; despite a grandstand finish, Dunbar came away with all three points in a 3-2 win.
The win for Dunbar was their first of the season as they responded from their opening round defeat, while for Parramatta their first match of the season resulted in a loss for them.
Dunbar will hope to win back-to-back matches when they travel to take on South Coast Flame FC, while Parramatta will hope to respond when they host Sydney University SFC.
Dunbar Rovers FC 3 (Samuel Tzanakes 35’, 38’, 45+2’)
Parramatta FC 2 (Travis Oughtred 29’; Sunny Chang 90’)
Granville Rage had a bye in Round 2.
By Football NSW League Two Men’s Reporter, Dylan Costa
