2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

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]

2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
Event2019 National Premier Leagues
Date5 October 2019
VenueAlbert Butler Park, Wollongong
RefereeStephen Laurie
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Route to the final

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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

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Details

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Wollongong Wolves4–3 (a.e.t.)Lions FC
Report
Albert Butler Park, Wollongong
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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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.
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