Manly ready for Olympic Cup clash

Waratah Cup Finalists Manly United entertain fellow IGA National Premier Leagues NSW Mens 1 outfit Sydney Olympic in what promises to be a mouthwatering Westfield FFA Cup affair at Cromer Park.

The Northern Beaches side coached by Paul Dee will want to erase their Waratah Cup Final loss to Blacktown City with a good performance against the Blues tonight.

Dee will need to have a number of his players step up to the challenge with star striker and former Hyundai A-League player Chris Payne one to look out for as well as silky attacking midfielder Brendan Cholakian. Manly United’s number 10 has attracted a bit of interest from various IGA NPL NSW Mens 1 clubs as well as the Hyundai A-League and could prove pivotal in Manly’s run in the Westfield FFA Cup. Skipper Graeme Forbes will lead Manly United from the back along with fellow central defender Joshua Forbes and will be marshalled well by custodian Dylan Mitchell.

Manly United qualified for the Cup by defeating the likes of APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Bonnyrigg White Eagles and the Northern Tigers on penalty shoot-outs.

Their opponents Sydney Olympic are no strangers to a Cup match.

Known in NSW as one of the most historical clubs, Grant Lee will no doubt have his charges pumped and ready to go.

A former Manly United coach and Northern Beaches resident, Lee, a former Olympic legend has selected a young squad for 2014.

The likes of Troy Danaskos, Brayden Sorge, Brendan Hooper and Will Angel will be up for this match but look towards the leadership skills of club captain Petar Markovic and keeper Paul Henderson to step up to the challenge. One player that has taken the competition by storm via his electrifying performances has been former Adelaide United player Evan Kostopoulos. His creativity will be one to look out for while the club’s Japanese imports Go Shirai and Taiga Soeda will try also be players to watch.

The winner will go on further in the Westfield FFA Cup competition with the possibility of facing an A-League opponent but make no mistake, this exciting battle will be one not to miss.

Match Details

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Manly United v Sydney Olympic
Cromer Park, Cromer (NSW) 
Kick-off: 7.30pm local (7:30pm AEST)
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Assistant Referee 1: Andrej Giev
Assistant Referee 2: James Tesoriero

Fourth Official: Adrian Arndt

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Tickets will be available to purchase at the venue

Manly United squad: 1.Dylan MITCHELL (GK), 2.Jimmy OATES, 3.Leigh EGGER, 4.Graeme FORBES, 5.Joshua LAWSON, 6.Joshua WARD, 7.Scott BALDERSON, 8.Daniel GRANT, 9.Chris PAYNE, 10.Brendan CHOLAKIAN, 11.Roberto SPERANZA, 12.Dominic FERGUSON, 15.Rhys WILLIAMS, 19.Daniel SARIC, 20.Tonu LIIBAND (GK), 21.Patrick WEIR, 22.Jack GREEN, 31.Dylan WHITLOCK

Sydney Olympic squad: 1.Paul HENDERSON (GK), 2.Brayden SORGE, 3.Troy DANASKOS, 4.Brendan HOOPER, 5.Bradley TRELOAR, 6.Ryan KEIR, 7.William ANGEL, 8.Christopher GODOY BASCUR, 9.Dimitri HATZIMOURATIS, 10.Harris GAITATZIS, 11.Chris FERLES (GK), 12.Kresmir KARDUM, 14.Peter MARKOVIC, 15.Yianni SPYRAKIS, 18.Taiga SOEDA, 19.Go SHIRAI, 23.Evan KOSTOPOULOS, 33.Christos TOMARAS, 45.Nikolas TSATTALIOS, 111.Nicholas SORRAS (GK) 

The headline match, which will be broadcast LIVE and exclusively on Fox Sports 3 & 3HD, sees Northern NSW (NNSW) Football National Premier Leagues (NPL) club Broadmeadow Magic entertain former NSL outfit Brisbane Strikers at Magic Park.

The second match features the FFA Cup’s Cinderella Story, Victorian State League South East side South Springvale, up against the other of two entrants from NNSW, South Cardiff.

Queensland NPL club Olympic FC are pitted up against former NSL giants Melbourne Knights at Goodwin Park in Brisbane.

As well as broadcasting Broadmeadow Magic’s match against Brisbane Strikers LIVE, Fox Sports, the official broadcast partner of the Westfield FFA Cup, will also provide crosses and single camera highlights of the other three matches. All matches kick-off at 7.30pm.

Westfield FFA Cup – Week 1 Fixtures

Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Broadmeadow Magic v Brisbane Strikers
Magic Park, Broadmeadow (NSW) 
Kick-off: 7.30pm local (7:30pm AEST)
Referee: Tim McGilchrist
Assistant Referee 1: Glen Peterkin
Assistant Referee 2: James Cleal
Fourth Official: Adam Gehrig
TV broadcast: 7.00pm (AEST) Live coverage on FOX Sports 3 & 3HD

Radio Broadcast:  1233 ABC Newcastle, online at abc.net.au/newcastle or on the 1233 ABC Radio App

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Broadmeadow Magic squad: 1.Christopher BOWLING (GK), 2.Alexander KANTAROVSKI, 3.Joshua PIDDINGTON, 4.Benjamin HIGGINS, 5.Luke VIRGILI, 6.Daniel CASCIAROLI, 7.Hakan CANLI, 8.Matthew PAUL, 9.Peter HAYNES, 10.Christopher BERLIN, 11.Rhys TIPPETT, 12.Owen LITTLEWOOD, 13.Matthew HOOLE, 14.Jon GRIFFITHS, 15.Paul SICHALWE, 16.Callan LEWIS, 17.Lawrence FOTEFF, 18.Murray FLETCHER, 19.Anthony KONJARSKI, 20.Scott PETTIT, 22.Bradley MACKENZIE (GK), 66.Adam PEARCE (GK)
Brisbane Strikers squad: 1.Michael TURNBULL (GK), 2. Christopher MAHER, 3. Alexander SCHIAVO, 4. David SALIN, 5. Scot COULSON, 6. Daniel PARTRIDGE, 7.Keenan DUIMPIES, 8. Michael ANGUS, 9. Bradley SAVAGE, 10. Kalen FISHER-SMITH, 11. Jonathan RICHTER, 12. Greg KING, 13. Joshua ANDERSON, 14. Joshua MCVEY, 16. Joshua TAYLOR, 17. Jackson HALL, 18. Matthew THURTELL, 19. Jheison MACUACE, 20. Jacob JARRATT (GK), 30. David CHAMBERS (GK)
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
South Springvale v South Cardiff
Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Cheltenham (VIC) 
Kick-off: 7.30pm local (7:30pm AEST)
Referee: Alex Azcurra
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis
Assistant Referee 2: Wilson Brown
Fourth Official: Patrick Chaplin
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South Springvale squad: 1.Rani DOWISHA (GK), 2.Keiran FITZGERALD, 3.Ricky DIACO, 5.Andrew SKLEDAR, 6.Darragh RYAN, 7.Alexandru FLOREA, 8.Craig METCALFE, 9.Damian IACONIS, 10.Dean PANAGOPOULOS, 11.Ali HAMEED, 14.Courail NASSIM, 15.Thomas BROOKS, 16.Billy DAMIANOS, 17.Konstantinos DASKALAKIS, 18.Sotiros DIMITRAKOPOULOS, 19.Colm O’TOOLE, 20.Anstidis DRAKOS, 21.Jordan GIFKINS (GK), 22.Nicholas KATSAMBOUKAS, 23.Luke BURGESS

South Cardiff squad: 1.Michael STAFFORD (GK), 2.Nathan STEVENS, 3.Cameron HERRING, 4.Mathew GREY, 5.Mathew DARR, 6.Ashley BALCOMBE, 7.Chris GAZZARD, 8.James BYRNES, 9.Lee ASHTON, 10.Mitchell WALLACE, 11.Jarryd JOHNSON, 12.Daniel JOHNSON, 13.Dean KELLEY, 14.Sean CLERKE, 15.Mathew WILESMITH, 16.Thomas PULLIN (GK), 17.Samuel PARKER, 18.Guy WAHLSTEDT, 19.Luke COOK, 20.Nicholas FRIEND

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Olympic FC v Melbourne Knights
Goodwin Park, Yeronga (QLD)
Kick-off: 7.30pm local (7:30pm AEST)
Referee: Alex King
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Lindsay

Fourth Official: Ashley Stout

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Olympic FC squad: 1.Brandon CUMINAO (GK), 3.James CUMINAO, 4.Matthew BYRNE, 5.Kazuya ITO, 6.Matthew MUNDY, 7.Daniel CRACK, 8.Tim SMITS, 10.Daniel BYRNE, 11.Reuben WAY, 12.Sanjeev HENNY, 13.Darren GRAY, 14.Terry HUGHES, 15.Mark FISK, 16.Mustafa JAFARI, 17.Luke HOWELL, 18.Jacob MCLEAN, 19.Nicholas EFSTATHIS, 20.Shannon LANCINI (GK), 23.Matthew LUGO (GK), 24.Ryan MESKELL (GK)

Melbourne Knights squad: 1.Christopher MAY (GK), 2.Michael SIMMS, 3.Samuel TORRENS, 4.Milan BATUR, 6.Tomislav USKOK, 7.Daniel VISEVIC, 8.Leo ATHANASIOU, 9.Stipo ANDRIJASEVIC, 10.Marijan CVITKOVIC, 11.Jordan O’DOHERTY, 12.Ivan GRGIC, 13.Antun KOVACIC, 14.Nikola SRBINOVSKI, 15.Anthony DUZEL, 17.Joseph MONEK, 18.Christopher STEFANI, 19.Shayan ALINEJAD, 21.Luke JURIC, 25.Michael O’FARRELL (GK)

For further information about the Westfield FFA Cup, visit www.theffacup.com.au