2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

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2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
Event 2019 National Premier Leagues
Date5 October 2019
Venue Albert Butler Park, Wollongong
Referee Stephen Laurie
Attendance1,362
2018
2020

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]

Contents

Route to the final

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
         
Flag of New South Wales.svg Wollongong Wolves 5
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Canberra Olympic 1
Flag of New South Wales.svg Wollongong Wolves 2
Flag of Western Australia.svg Perth SC 0
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Heidelberg United 2
Flag of Western Australia.svg Perth SC (a.e.t.)3
Flag of New South Wales.svg Wollongong Wolves 4
Flag of Queensland.svg Lions FC 3
Flag of New South Wales.svg Maitland FC 3
Flag of Tasmania.svg Devonport City 2
Flag of New South Wales.svg Maitland FC 0
Flag of Queensland.svg Lions FC 2
Flag of Queensland.svg Lions FC 2
Flag of South Australia.svg Campbelltown City 1

Match

Details

Wollongong Wolves 4–3 (a.e.t.) Lions FC
Report
Albert Butler Park, Wollongong
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Stephen Laurie
GK1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Pasfield Yellow card.svg 54'
RB2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylor McDonald
CB15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicholas Littler
CB4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikola Djorjevic Yellow card.svg 118'
LB3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darcy Madden
DM16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Guy Knight Yellow card.svg 91', Sub off.svg 94'
DM17 Flag of North Macedonia.svg James Stojcevski Yellow card.svg 40'
AM14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Callahan Yellow card.svg 112', Sub off.svg 120'
AM9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas James
AM11 Flag of Japan.svg Takeru Okada Sub off.svg 108'
CF24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Scott Sub off.svg 96'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Kairies
MF10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan Griffin Sub on.svg 94'
FW8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bul Juach Sub on.svg 96'
FW13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stefan Dimoski Sub on.svg 120'
FW23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Nikolovski Sub on.svg 108'
Manager: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Wilkshire
GK90 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Borean
RB2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson Sub off.svg 73'
CB5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tommy Jarrad
CB4 Flag of Croatia.svg Matija Simic
LB16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Brindell-South Yellow card.svg 103', Sub off.svg 105'
CM8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Hore Yellow card.svg 54' Yellow-red card.svg 90+2'
CM15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Kim Yellow card.svg 32'
CM12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Carlos Sub off.svg 73'
RW13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Henry Hore
CF10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Duckworth
LW11 Flag of Scotland.svg Nathan Shepherd Sub off.svg 62'
Substitutes:
GK20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson Riley
DF6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Reardon Sub on.svg 73'
MF3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leum Walpole Sub on.svg 105'
MF9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Keegan Jelacic Sub on.svg 62'
FW17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Mádle Sub on.svg 73'
Manager: Flag of England.svg Warren Moon

Assistant referees:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Wright
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emma Kocbek
Fourth official:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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 WolvesLions FC
Goals scored43
Total shots2912
Shots on target154
Ball possession56.8%43.2%
Corner kicks75
Fouls Conceded2117
Offsides43
Yellow cards52
Red cards01

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.