Round 10 Review – League Two Men’s
The runaway leader continued to assert themself following Round 10 of the 2026 Football NSW League Two Men’s season, while across the league late goals were scored.
The Match of the Round this week saw Dunbar Rovers FC win the contest in the last moments to overcome Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC.
Saturday, 11 April 2026
Dunbar Rovers FC 1-0 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC
Dunbar Rovers FC continued to build their form, winning back-to-back matches for the first time this season, after a dramatic late goal gave them a 1-0 home win over Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC in the Match of the Round.
Dunbar controlled possession in the first half and controlled possession against a dangerous counter-attacking side in Bonnyrigg, creating multiple chances.
Their biggest chance of the first half fell to Alessandro Romeo, who had his one-on-one effort saved by Bonnyrigg goalkeeper, Bayden Irwin-D’Amico.
In the second half, the match followed a similar flow, with both sides also feeling the physical toll of playing in the Australia Cup midweek.
Both sides used substitutes to their advantage, but Bonnyrigg was reduced to ten men in the 82nd minute when Tung Dang was shown a red card, just ten minutes after entering the field.
Dunbar made the most of their numerical advantage in the third minute of stoppage time, substitute Elliott Kerr providing the ball for Guilherme Mazurkievicz Pansonato, who slotted the ball home to give Dunbar a 1-0 win over Bonnyrigg.
Dunbar continued to climb following back-to-back wins and three matches without defeat, while Bonnyrigg lost back-to-back matches.
Dunbar, however, crashed out of the Australia Cup mid-week following a 5-1 away loss to NPL side St George FC.
Dunbar Rovers FC 1 (Guilherme Mazurkievicz Pansonato 90+3’)
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 0 (Tung Dang 82’ red card)
Friday, 10 April 2026
Mounties Wanderers FC 3-2 Sydney University SFC
Mounties Wanderers FC came from behind twice to end Sydney University SFC’s six-match unbeaten run in all competitions with a tight 3-2 home win.
Following a tense first half, University opened the scoring in the 55th minute when Isaac Folkes finishes a strong team move to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
Mounties struck back through Kento Awano in the 61st minute but fell behind once again two minutes later when University’s Michael Morrow lobbed Mounties’ goalkeeper Ricardo Rizzo to put the students ahead, 2-1.
The league’s leading goalscorer, Patrick Antelmi, then had his say with a goal in the 67th minute to get Mounties back level once more at 2-2.
The experience of Mounties told, ultimately, with Antelmi at the double in the 70th minute for his 12th goal of the season to give Mounties a 3-2 win over University.
The win for Mounties saw them go ten points clear at the top of the ladder at the one-third complete stage of the season, while the loss for University was their first since Round 5.
Mounties Wanderers FC 3 (Kento Awano 61’; Patrick Antelmi 67’, 70’)
Sydney University SFC 2 (Isaac Folkes 55’; Michael Morrow 63’)
Saturday, 11 April 2026
Inner West Hawks FC 1-0 South Coast Flame FC
Inner West Hawks FC continued their good form, winning back-to-back matches after a tight 1-0 home win over South Coast Flame FC.
The Hawks had a fast start to the match and took the lead in the 10th minute through Angelo Pezzano, who got on the end of a blocked shot and slotted the ball home for a 1-0 Hawks lead.
Hesan Soufi had a chance for the Hawks cleared and Peter Phillips had a chance from the top of the box saved by Flame goalkeeper, Nenad Vekic.
In the second half, the Flame hit the crossbar through Thomas Dunn, the Flame looking dangerous also through Michael Trajkovski and Matthew Mazevski.
The Hawks defended well against a Flame side which had possession and chances to come away with a 1-0 win, which saw them continue to rise up the ladder and saw the Flame lose their first match in five.
Inner West Hawks FC also progressed to the fifth preliminary round of the Australia Cup mid-week following an 8-1 away win over Pendle Hill FC.
Inner West Hawks FC 1 (Angelo Pezzano 10’)
South Coast Flame FC 0
Parramatta FC 4-0 Hawkesbury City FC
Parramatta FC won their first match in four in style after a 4-0 home win over Hawkesbury City FC, who fell to a sixth-straight loss.
The Eagles opened the scoring in the 37th minute through Darragh Reynor after Travis Oughtred chipped the ball to Marco Sama, who played the ball to Reynor to smash into the back of the net from the top of the box.
Parramatta started the second half strongly in the 47th minute when Sama found Ali Chamsin, who slotted the ball from point-blank range for a 2-0 Parramatta lead.
Sama added a goal to his two assists after Oughtred flicked the ball on from a long throw-in and found Sama, who finished for a 3-0 lead in the 51st minute.
Parramatta rounded out the scoring through Sama, who finished the match with two goals and two assists; he got on the end of a Jordan Parfait square ball in the 65th minute to give Parramatta a 4-0 home win over Hawkesbury.
Parramatta FC 4 (Darragh Reynor 37’; Ali Chamsin 47’; Marco Sama 51’, 65’)
Hawkesbury City FC 0
Gladesville Ryde Magic 0-2 Fraser Park FC
Fraser Park FC recorded a third-straight clean sheet and continued their good form after a 2-0 away win over Gladesville Ryde Magic, who lost a third-straight match.
After a few half-chances for both sides, Fraser Park took the lead in the 25th minute when George Grillakis converted a close-range shot at the back post.
Grillakis was at the double for Fraser Park in the 41st minute when he scored with a back-post header to give Fraser Park a 2-0 lead at the break.
Fraser Park had chances through Reuben Awaritefe and Christian Dos Santos in the second half, while Gladesville came closest to getting a goal back through a long-range free kick.
In the end, Fraser Park came away with a strong 2-0 away win over Gladesville; Gladesville also crashing out of the Australia Cup mid-week following a 6-0 away loss to NPL side Sutherland Sharks FC.
Gladesville Ryde Magic 0
Fraser Park FC 2 (George Grillakis 25’, 41’)
Granville Rage 1-2 Bankstown United FC
A stoppage-time winner saw Bankstown United FC secure all three points late against Granville Rage.
Following a tight first half, Bankstown hit the lead in the 51st minute through Noah Albert, before Granville pulled a goal back late in the 82nd minute through Charles Eriku.
Bankstown made changes late and they paid off, with substitute Connor Khoury scoring in the second minute of stoppage time to give Bankstown their first win in five matches.
Granville Rage 1 (Charles Eriku 82’)
Bankstown United FC 2 (Noah Albert 51’; Connor Khoury 90+2’)
Nepean FC 2-2 Camden Tigers FC
Nepean FC came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 home draw with Camden Tigers FC.
Leandro Guzman had a quick early double following goals in the 15th and 19th minutes to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the first half.
Nepean struck back with a penalty from Toby Witjes in the 22nd minute and scored late in the 83rd minute through Zachary Pace to level the match at 2-2, with neither side able to find a late winner despite late chances.
Nepean FC 2 (Toby Witjes 22’ pen; Zachary Pace 83’)
Camden Tigers FC 2 (Leandro Guzman 15’, 19’)
Central Coast United FC had a bye in Round 10.
By Football NSW League Two Men’s Reporter, Dylan Costa
