2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
Event2019 National Premier Leagues
Date5 October 2019
VenueAlbert Butler Park, Wollongong
RefereeStephen Laurie
Attendance1,362

The 2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the seventh National Premier Leagues Grand Final, the championship deciding match of the National Premier Leagues in Australia. It was played on 5 October 2019 at Albert Butler Park in Wollongong between Wollongong Wolves and Lions FC.[1] Wollongong won the match 4–3 to secure their first championship in the National Premier Leagues.[2]

Route to the final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
         
Wollongong Wolves 5
Canberra Olympic 1
Wollongong Wolves 2
Perth SC 0
Heidelberg United 2
Perth SC (a.e.t.) 3
Wollongong Wolves 4
Lions FC 3
Maitland FC 3
Devonport City 2
Maitland FC 0
Lions FC 2
Lions FC 2
Campbelltown City 1

Match

Details

Wollongong Wolves4–3 (a.e.t.)Lions FC
  • James 52' (pen.), 116'
  • Okada 80'
  • Jauch 109'
Report
  • Carlos 13'
  • Mádle 84'
  • Duckworth 119' (pen.)
Albert Butler Park, Wollongong
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Stephen Laurie
GK 1 Justin Pasfield  54'
RB 2 Taylor McDonald
CB 15 Nicholas Littler
CB 4 Nikola Djorjevic  118'
LB 3 Darcy Madden
DM 16 Guy Knight  91',  94'
DM 17 James Stojcevski  40'
AM 14 Harry Callahan  112',  120'
AM 9 Thomas James
AM 11 Takeru Okada  108'
CF 24 Lachlan Scott  96'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Luke Kairies
MF 10 Brendan Griffin  94'
FW 8 Bul Juach  96'
FW 13 Stefan Dimoski  120'
FW 23 Jordan Nikolovski  108'
Manager: Luke Wilkshire
GK 90 Luke Borean
RB 2 Andrew Thompson  73'
CB 5 Tommy Jarrad
CB 4 Matija Simic
LB 16 Joshua Brindell-South  103',  105'
CM 8 Mitchell Hore  54'  90+2'
CM 15 Danny Kim  32'
CM 12 Shaun Carlos  73'
RW 13 Henry Hore
CF 10 Joe Duckworth
LW 11 Nathan Shepherd  62'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Jackson Riley
DF 6 Nathan Reardon  73'
MF 3 Leum Walpole  105'
MF 9 Keegan Jelacic  62'
FW 17 Marek Mádle  73'
Manager: Warren Moon

Assistant referees:
Brad Wright
Emma Kocbek
Fourth official:
Tim Danaskos

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions (four included in the case of extra time).

Statistics

Wollongong Wolves Lions FC
Goals scored 4 3
Total shots 29 12
Shots on target 15 4
Ball possession 56.8% 43.2%
Corner kicks 7 5
Fouls Conceded 21 17
Offsides 4 3
Yellow cards 5 2
Red cards 0 1

Source:[3]

Broadcasting

The Grand Final was broadcast live throughout Australia on Facebook Live and YouTube.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Match Details confirmed for National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2019 Grand Final". National Premier Leagues. Football Federation Australia. 30 September 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Samuel (5 October 2019). "Wollongong Wolves edge seven-goal thriller to lift NPL Championship". National Premier Leagues. Football Federation Australia.
  3. ^ "Wollongong Wolves v Lions". National Premier Leagues. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.