Two Greek-Australian clubs in the “16” of Australian Cup

Two Greek-Australian teams have secured their qualification to the “16” of the FFA after last night’s games. Bentleigh Greens (Παγκύπριος) defeated Wellington Phoenix 1-0 and joined top the next phase Heidelberg who qualified last week.

Roy Krishna of Wellington in action during the match with Bentleigh Greens at the Kingston Heath Soccer Complex in Melbourne for the FFA Cup Source: AAP/Stefan Postles

Unlike the above two teams, Hellenic AC (Darwin and Northcote City (Ηρακλής Νόρθκοτ) lost to their opponents and were eliminated.

Bentleigh- Wellington 1-0

There was a sprinkling of Cup magic as Bentleigh Greens’ 10 men beat Wellington Phoenix 1-0 to reach the last 16 of the FFA Cup.

Marco Jankovic, son of former Real Madrid defender Milan Jankovic, scored the decisive goal in the 23rd minute.

James Kelly was sent off with a second yellow card in the first half, leaving Bentleigh to see out the rest of the game with 10 players.

But the one man disadvantage hardly showed as the Victorian NPL powerhouse held on to secure a famous win.

Hellenic – Western Sydney 3-4

During the FFA Cup round of 32 match between Hellenic AC and Western Sydney Wanderers at Darwin Football Stadium on August 7, 2018 in Darwin, Australia. Source: Getty Images AsiaPac

Western Sydney managed to pull off a dramatic escape against Hellenic.

The Wanderers narrowly avoided an upset when Roly Bonevacia struck deep into injury to give the visitors a 4-3 win over thw home team in Darwin..

Eyes were firmly fixed on Western Sydney’s clash with Hellenic in the Northern Territory as new boss Markus Babbel took charge for the first time.

But the dramatic match left more questions than answers, with the Wanderers’ defence virtually non-existent for much of it.

Still, they managed to snatch a result - ending the dream for Hellenic.

An own goal to Hellenic and a penalty saw the Wanderers storm to an early 2-0 lead, but the home side hit back twice to level the scores in the second half.

Northcote City- Devonport City 1-3

During the FFA Cup round of 32 match between Northcote City and Devonport City at the Veneto Club on August 7, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. Source: Getty Images AsiaPac

Tasmanian side Devonport City beat Northcote City 3-1. Two goals inside the first 15 minutes set the tone, with Northcote unable to get back into the game.

And it went from bad to worse for Northcote with Mancini shown red, before they managed to pull a goal back in the second half.

The other matches

In the other matches last the scores were:

Gold Coast United- Newcastle 0-1

Brisbane- Melbourne City 0-1

Perth Glory- Melbourne Victory 0-1 (the goal by Greek-New Zealander Kosta Barbarouses)

The draw for the round of “16” is the following:

FFA Cup 2018 - Round of 16 Fixtures

 

Home Team	v	Away Team
Melbourne City FC	v	Newcastle Jets
Avondale FC (VIC)	v	Devonport Strikers (TAS)
Adelaide Comets (SA)	v	Heidelberg United FC (VIC)
Broadmeadow Magic FC (NNSW)	v	Bentleigh Greens SC (VIC)
APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC (NSW)	v	Melbourne Victory
Lions FC (QLD)	v	Adelaide United
Cairns FC (QLD)	v	Sydney FC
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC (NSW)	v	Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Dates, venues and kick-off times will be announced later this week

With info from FFA website and Fox Sports.

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