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Lokomotiv Cove 0 - Sydney University 2

Roosters FC 1 - Dandaloo Lions 4

Schofields Scorpions 3 - Belmore Hercules 2

Feature reports: Round 2
NSW McDonald's Cup 2010
By BOTN writers

NSW McDonald's Cup 2010 - Round 2
7:30pm, Tuesday 27 April, 2010
at Fraser Park
Lokomotiv Cove 0
lost to
Sydney University 2
(Carlos Villazon 28', Caetano Lima 76')
The scoreline may only read 2-0 but it doesn't reflect the dominance of an understrength Sydney Uni who completely dictated play in this round two cup tie.
Up to half the regular Uni first team were rested for this match but the introduction of a number of Under 20s didn't alter the fact that they were too good for a Lokomotiv Cove side far different from that which competed in this competition last year.
Lokomotiv rarely threatened the Uni area, never really looking like getting on the scoresheet. But while Uni did dominate territory and possession, it was not easy breaking down the Lokomotiv defence, nor indeed getting past their keeper, Guisseppe Scozzari.
It took almost half an hour to finally break the deadlock, Carlos Villazon knocking in from close range, despite the ball seemingly headed for the net anyway. A long punt from James Lowery was won by Matt Marks, whose header seemed destined for the goal but Villazon made sure.
Ihsan Savran had had the best of the chances up until this time, but both were saved by Scozzari, who was the main man for Loko in keeping the scoreline as low as it was.
It was not until a quarter of an hour to go that Uni doubled their lead. Caetano Lima, netting from in front. It was Lima's first goal of the season after only just returning from injury.
In the end, it was an easy victory for Uni who thoughts now turn to Spirit FC this Saturday in Super League.
MATCH STATS:
Crowd: tba
Lokomotiv Cove :
Player listing:
Guisseppe Scozzari, Ian Tulloch, David Marshall, Matthew Rendell, Joshua Wells (David Hernandez), Joel Scott (David Trujillo), Nick Keys, Gary Vallance, Fraser Morris, John Tappin, Rhys Robinson (Sam Bass)
Substitutes not used: Nick Cooper, Paul McIlwane
Coach: nk
Yellow Cards: nk
Red Cards: Nil

Sydney University :
Player listing:
James Lowery, Alexander Bit, Simon Turner (D Murray), Sebastian Kalos, Chris Hayton, Ihsan Savran (Liam Delaney), Matt Marks, Joel Rodden Ward, Daine Merrin, Caetano Lima (Nicholas Barsoum), Carlos Villazon
Substitutes not used: Costa Bakoulis
Coach: John Caruana
Yellow Cards: nk
Red Cards: Nil

Referee: Mario Tedone tba/10
Assistants: David Ward and David Walsh
Pitch rating: tba/10

Game rating: tba/10

Players to note: n/a
Match Report by Peter Rowney

NSW McDonald's Cup 2010 - Round 2
7:30pm, Tuesday 4 April, 2010
at Lidcombe Oval
Roosters FC 1
(Adem Taslak 35')
lost to
Dandaloo Lions FC 4
(Chris Jackson 13', Paul Harries 19', David Reid 57', Sam Munro 69')
Crowd: 120
Reigning Illawarra premiers Dandaloo easily overcame a young Roosters side 4-1 to progress through to the third round of the McDonald's Cup.
Dandaloo, currently third in the Illawarra Premier League, were simply too good for the Roosters, who are unbeaten and top of the NSW Division Two. There was a clear gap in the quality although the Roosters were certainly giving it their all.
Dandaloo didn't take long to assert their authority on the game with a first time thunderbolt from Chris Jackson, from a good 25 metres, smashing into the net after just twelve minutes. It was a wonderful goal, and worthy of a greater stage.
Good work by Christian Cevenini down the left set up an easy tap in for Paul Harries, who made it two after twenty minutes and it seemed that a whitewash may be on the cards.
But Dandaloo seemed to take their foot off the pedal after this allowing the Roosters to get back in the game and a shot by Gurkan Girgin was just tipped over by David Zufic to spare Dandaloo's blushes.
But the Roosters did get their reward when Adem Taslak turned in the box to slot away to bring the score back to 2-1 before half time.
David Reid returned Dandaloo's two goal buffer early in the second half as his direct free kick swung straight into goal and there was never any doubt from this time on.
A fourth goal to Sam Munro with twenty minutes to go, set up by Reid, simply confirmed the superiority of the Wollongong side.
MATCH STATS:
Roosters FC :
Player listing:
T Gulnap, Mustapha Ayvaz, Oliver Omar, Bilal Elveren, Abdul Elveren, Gurbuz Aslan, Danny Matengo, Gurkan Girgin, E Arkpinar, S Benegadi, Adem Taslak
Substitutes: H Boz, M Ozturk, K Emik, A Gecer, E Kanli (changes not noted)
Coach: nk
Yellow Cards: '
Red Cards: Nil

Dandaloo Lions FC :
Player listing:
David Zufic (gk), Ben Price, Sam Munro, Ryan Emerton, Milan Bosnar, Chris Jackson, David Reid, Alvin Ceccoli, Ilija Prenzoski, Paul Harries, Christian Cevenini
Substitutes not used: Adrian Cevenini, Chad Kisating, Cane Keating (changes not noted)
Coach: Rob Birkin
Yellow Cards: Nil
Red Cards: Nil

Referee: tba/10
Assistants: tba
Pitch rating: 7/10

Game rating: 7/10

Players to note: n/a
Match Report by Peter Rowney

NSW McDonald's Cup 2010 - Round 2
7:30pm, Tuesday 4 May, 2010
at CSI Ground, Schofields
Schofields Scorpions FC 3(AET)
(Luke Boyd 11', Chris Theodosiou 62'; Luke Boyd 117')
defeated
Belmore Hercules 2 (AET)
(George Illiopoulos 29', 73')
Crowd: 60
'Hercules nipped by the Scorpions!'
In a cracker of a cup tie at the CSI Ground amidst the cowpastures and creeks of rural Schofields, it was the home side which ran out eventual winners in a pulsating tussle with the winner coming 3 minutes from the end of extra time. However, 1st Division Schofields were made to work hard for their victory by a resurgent Belmore Hercules team, competing once again in the Federation 2nd Division after a 2 year absence.
Schofields were fast out of the blocks and went ahead in the 11th minute when a low corner from the left wasn’t cleared by the Belmore defence and Luke Boyd struck home from close range. Belmore then took the initiative and in the 23rd minute the skillful George Illiopoulos shot over the bar and a minute later he had another crack at the Schofields goal which Shane Johnson did well to dive to his left and save.
However, Belmore were finally rewarded in the 29th minute when Billy Dimitropoulos played a great cross over from the right side and Illiopoulos was there to head home. Belmore were unlucky not to take the lead 7 minutes later after Paul Paras did some great work along the by-line and put in a cross to Johnny Skufris who turned on a sixpence but unluckily shot straight at Johnson.
After the break every loose ball was tenaciously contested and tempers started to fray but the referee was always there on the spot to control the situation.
In the 62nd minute Schofields regained the lead with a goal that you would pay good money to see. Troy Sullivan, who had been making some timely tackles in defence all game, played a cross from the right to Zac Walters who headed down to the feet of Chris Theodosiou for him to tap the ball in.
Yet again Belmore fought back and in the 73rd minute they were awarded a penalty coolly converted by Illiopoulos after Paras had been brought down in the box. For the next 17 minutes it was almost all Belmore and Paras had a great chance to win it for Belmore in the 82nd minute but sprayed his shot wide with only the keeper to beat.
The game hence went into extra time and this time Belmore’s Darryl Fernandez failed to convert a glorious chance from only a few metres out after receiving a cross from Illiopoulos 2 minutes into the second stanza of extra time.
Finally, in the 117th minute, Schofield’s Zac Walters was brought down on the edge of the box with only the keeper to beat and from the resultant free-kick, Luke Boyd hit a screamer into the top right corner of the back of the net to give Schofields a 3-2 victory. Beaten but not disgraced, Belmore should be applauded for their herculean effort in taking Schofields all the way to the wire in a thriller however it will be the Schofields Scorpions, whose name now goes into the hat for the 3rd Round draw and perhaps a crack at Premier League opposition!
MATCH STATS:
Schofields Scorpions :
Player listing:
1. Shane Johnson (gk), 2. Paul Tonner, 3. Ben Charles, 4. Brendan Rieley, 5. Luke Boyd, 6. Troy Sullivan, 7. Samuel Belensiro, 14. Prachel Sharma, 30. John McCrea, 10. Zac Walters, 11. Chris Theodosiou
Substitutes: 17. D. Webster, 18. Ethan Simone, 12. T. Childs, 15. A. Walker, Ian Johnson (rgk)
46min - RGK. Ian Johnson replaced 1. Shane Johnson (gk); 111min - 18. Ethan Simone replaced 30. John McCrea ; 114min - 17. D. Webster replaced 14. Prachel Sharma.
Coach: nk
Yellow Cards: 100min - 14. Prachel Sharma
Red Cards: Nil

Belmore Hercules :
Player listing:
1. Nicolo Colombo, 3. Michael Maropoulos, 4. Alessandro Petracia, 5. Johnny Skufris, 88. Billy Dimitropoulos, 7. Darryl Fernandez, 8. Leon Sansone, 9. Paul Paras, 10. George Illiopoulos, 15. John Tsakaridis, 17. Adrian Cacciotti
Substitutes: Not recorded
Coach: nk
Yellow Cards: 79min - 9. Paul Paras, 80min - 8. Leon Sansone, 89min - 4. Alessandro Petracia
Red Cards: 95min - 4. Alessandro Petracia , 126min. 5. Johnny Skufris

Referee: Adele Soliman /10
Assistants: Greg McLoughlin and Mario Tedone
Pitch rating: tba/10

Game rating: tba/10

Players to note: Schofields - Luke Boyd, Zac Walters, Troy Sullivan; Belmore - George Illiopoulos
Match Report & Photos by Mark Taylor