Round 19 Review – League Two Men’s

Round 19 delivered shock results across the board, with no home winners recorded and the ladder in the 2026 Football NSW League Two Men’s season tightening further.

The Match of the Round saw the promotion battle take another twist as Dunbar Rovers FC overcame Nepean FC, while elsewhere the fight for second place continued to intensify.

Match of the Round: Nepean FC 0-2 Dunbar Rovers FC

Dunbar Rovers FC claimed a major scalp with a crucial back-to-back win, taking a 2-0 away victory over Nepean FC thanks to goals in either half.

Dunbar started the match brightly in possession and opened the scoring in the 23rd minute through 19-year-old Erik Hamlat, who was a late inclusion after replacing Guilherme Mazurkievicz Pansonato, injured in the warm-up.

Hamlat delivered a cross into the box for Zachary Marinos, who headed home to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.

Nepean looked dangerous in transition and forced Dunbar goalkeeper Benjamin Wrigley into a strong save in the first half, with Dunbar holding a 1-0 advantage at the break.

Dunbar made their substitutes count late in the match, with Julian Dal Bianco finding 20-year-old Dion Bregianos from a cut-back. Bregianos struck across goal and into the back of the net to seal a 2-0 lead late on.

The visitors saw out the remainder of the match from there, with Nepean reduced to ten men in the 86th minute when defender Marly Petrie was shown a red card, as Dunbar completed the league double over Nepean with a 2-0 win.

The result saw Nepean drop from 4th to 5th on the ladder on 27 points, three points behind 2nd-placed Parramatta FC, while Dunbar rose above Nepean into 4th on 28 points, just two points behind Parramatta.

Nepean will look to bounce back when they travel to face Gladesville Ryde Magic next week, while Dunbar will aim for another big result when they host Camden Tigers FC.

Nepean FC 0 (Marly Petrie 86’ red card)
Dunbar Rovers FC 2 (Zachary Marinos 23’; Dion Bregianos 81’)

Fraser Park FC 1-4 Mounties Wanderers FC

Mounties Wanderers FC had a hat-trick hero to thank for continuing their charge towards the league title and promotion, denting Fraser Park FC’s hopes of a 2nd-placed finish with a strong 4-1 away win.

Mitchell Van Der Saag scored the only goal of the first half in the 14th minute, tapping home from a Kento Awano cut-back.

Van Der Saag struck again in the 61st minute after linking with league top scorer Patrick Antelmi, before completing his hat-trick in the 73rd minute from a Josh Symons delivery into the box.

Antelmi also continued his strong season with his 17th league goal in the 75th minute, before Francis McAlpine scored a consolation for Fraser Park in the 77th minute, with the match finishing 4-1.

Fraser Park remained 3rd on 29 points, one behind 2nd-placed Parramatta FC, while Mounties extended their lead at the top of the ladder to 16 points.

Fraser Park FC 1 (Francis McAlpine 77’)
Mounties Wanderers FC 4 (Mitchell Van Der Saag 14’, 61’, 73’; Patrick Antelmi 75’)

Inner West Hawks FC 0-2 Gladesville Ryde Magic

Gladesville Ryde Magic continued their strong form, winning three of their last four matches with a 2-0 away victory over Inner West Hawks FC, who suffered back-to-back defeats.

A defensive error early in the match led to the opening goal in the 8th minute for Christopher Ganiatsas, scoring his first goal since Round 6.

Inner West also missed a penalty through Peter Phillips as they looked to respond.

Gladesville sealed the win in the 53rd minute through Stavros Palapanis to secure a 2-0 result.

The loss saw Inner West drop from 11th to 13th, while Gladesville climbed above them into 12th.

Inner West Hawks FC 0
Gladesville Ryde Magic 2 (Christopher Ganiatsas 8’; Stavros Palapanis 53’)

South Coast Flame FC 1-1 Hawkesbury City FC

South Coast Flame FC and Hawkesbury City FC could not be separated, sharing the points in a 1-1 draw.

Both sides created chances early, but goalkeepers were in strong form to keep the match scoreless.

The deadlock was broken in first-half stoppage time when Jordan Roberts’ free-kick was saved by Hawkesbury goalkeeper Jai Whitton, with Matthew Page reacting quickest to poke home and give the Flame a 1-0 lead.

Hawkesbury responded in the 76th minute when Aaron Peterson read a pass back and finished to secure a point in a 1-1 draw.

South Coast Flame FC remained 9th on 23 points, while Hawkesbury stayed 7th on 26 points.

South Coast Flame FC 1 (Matthew Page 45+2’)
Hawkesbury City FC 1 (Aaron Peterson 76’)

Parramatta FC 1-2 Central Coast United FC

Central Coast United FC continued their strong run with a fifth win in six matches, coming from behind to defeat Parramatta FC 2-1 away.

Parramatta took the lead in the 48th minute through Marco Sama, who finished from a corner scramble.

Central Coast equalised in the 66th minute through Jekai Mead, who carried the ball from his own half, beat multiple defenders, and finished clinically into the bottom corner.

The comeback was completed in the 83rd minute when Mead assisted Jacob Waddell, who headed home for a 2-1 win.

Parramatta remained 2nd on 30 points, while Central Coast moved from 12th to 11th.

Parramatta FC 1 (Marco Sama 48’)
Central Coast United FC 2 (Jekai Mead 66’; Jacob Waddell 83’)

Sydney University SFC 1-1 Granville Rage

Sydney University SFC and Granville Rage shared the points after a late exchange in a 1-1 draw.

The first half was tightly contested with neither side able to break through.

University struck in the 83rd minute through Charles Hely-Hammond after a set-piece rebound.

Granville responded quickly in the 88th minute when Charles Eriku tapped in from a rebound off the post to level the match.

Sydney University remained 10th, while Granville stayed 8th.

Sydney University SFC 1 (Charles Hely-Hammond 83’)
Granville Rage 1 (Charles Eriku 88’)

Camden Tigers FC 3-3 Bankstown United FC

Camden Tigers FC fought back twice and scored a last-gasp equaliser to draw 3-3 with Bankstown United FC in a dramatic contest.

Bankstown led early through Mitchell Cross (11’), before Camden equalised through Francesco Giannetto (13’).

Camden then led through Cohan Timmer (20’), but Bankstown levelled before half-time via Mitchell Gibbs (32’).

Bankstown regained the lead in the 52nd minute through Mitchell Edmunds, before Camden dramatically equalised in stoppage time through David Scott (90+3’).

Camden snapped a seven-match losing streak but remain bottom, while Bankstown stayed 14th.

Camden Tigers FC 3 (Giannetto 13’; Timmer 20’; Scott 90+3’)
Bankstown United FC 3 (Cross 11’; Gibbs 32’; Edmunds 52’)

Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC

Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC had a bye in Round 19 and dropped from 5th to 6th.

By Football NSW League Two Men’s Reporter, Dylan Costa