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Feature reports: NSW McDonald's Cup 2010 By BOTN writers NSW McDonald's Cup 2010 - Final 3:00pm, Sunday 11 July, 2010 at Lily Homes Stadium (Gabbie), Seven Hills Marconi Stallions SC 0 (AET 7 pens) defeated Spirit FC 0 (AET 6 pens) (Photo linked from FFA site) Premier League Marconi Stallions eventually defeated Super League side Spirit FC on penalties in the NSW McDonald’s Cup Final held at Lily Homes Stadium, Seven Hills on Sunday. For 90 minutes Spirit matched their illustrious foes, though perhaps giving them too much respect in the first half. Then with the score locked at 0-0 they went strongly into 30 minutes of extra time, with extra time substitute Tim Simpson almost grabbing the trophy twice when he shot ast the keeper and then when he hit the post. Into dreaded penalties and Josh De Kelly and Tom Lovell were the two unfortunate Spirit FC players to miss their spot-kicks, as Christopher Nunes drove home the final and winning penalty for a 7-6 victory... Spirit had reached the final with a solid winning run that included defeats of NSW Premier League sides South Coast Wolves and Blacktown City Demons, and having scored scored seventeen goals en-route to the final conceding only two in the process. The win is Marconi’s first piece of silverware since the 1995/96 NSL season, a fantastic day for the club, who remains in the hunt for the League and Cup double, with the side in a strong position to reach finals series football. Spirit FC’s performance was exceptional, and to bow out on penalties is a cruel end to the side’s remarkable run through the McDonald’s Cup competition. The Super League side has done betetr in the Cup than the league where their form has been patchy and they sit 6th, with the weekend's game versus riavls Nortehrn Tigers in hand, so it now needs to throw all efforts to secure finals football in the the League itself. MATCH STATS: Crowd: abt 300 Marconi Stallions SC : Player listing: 21. Jose Amigo Bello (gk); 4. Umut Tokdogan, 5. Adel Eljamal, 8. Aleksandar Canak, 9. Erick Anabalon, 11. Matthew Gordon (39. Sean O’Connell +68’), 18. Jared Lum (34. Nathan Jagelman +79’), 23. Christopher Nunes, 26. Nahuel Arrarte, 31. Mitchell Mallia (10. Graziano Trimboli +105’), 42. Giorgio Speranza Substitutes not used: 32. Anthony Avati, 22. James Chronopoulos (rgk) Coach: Lee Sterrey Yellow Cards: Mitchell Mallia 12’, Erick Anabalon 98’, Aleksandar Canak 118’, Jose Amigo Bello 120’ Red Cards: Nil Spirit FC : Player listing: 1. Murray Nelson (gk); 16. Tom Lovell, 2. Daniel Cunningham, 4. Paul Nicolaou (c), 20. Scott Wright, 6. Matt Peatey, 8. Josh De Kelly (15. Akwasi Agyei +61’), 11. Brendan Griffin, 10. Leonardo Papanicolaou, 18. Adam Peatey (17. Evan Daglis +85’), 7. Ben Gough (9. Tim Simpson +97’) Substitutes not used: 3. Lachlan Harte, 41. James Irwin (gk) Acting Coaches: Steve Appleby/Tony Walmsley Yellow Cards: Nil Red Cards: Nil Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones Assistant Referees: Adam Gilbert and Steven Nguyen; Fourth Official:: Kevin Peddie Match Report by BOTN team, with FNSW sources

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