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
Wollongong Wolves Lions FC
4 3
Date5 October 2019
VenueAlbert Butler Park, Wollongong
RefereeStephen Laurie

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
Referee: Stephen Laurie
GK1 Justin Pasfield 54'
RB2 Taylor McDonald
CB15 Nicholas Littler
CB4 Nikola Djorjevic 118'
LB3 Darcy Madden
DM16 Guy Knight 91',  94'
DM17 James Stojcevski 40'
AM14 Harry Callahan 112',  120'
AM9 Thomas James
AM11 Takeru Okada 108'
CF24 Lachlan Scott 96'
Substitutes:
GK12 Luke Kairies
MF10 Brendan Griffin 94'
FW8 Bul Juach 96'
FW13 Stefan Dimoski 120'
FW23 Jordan Nikolovski 108'
Manager: Luke Wilkshire
GK90 Luke Borean
RB2 Andrew Thompson 73'
CB5 Tommy Jarrad
CB4 Matija Simic
LB16 Joshua Brindell-South 103',  105'
CM8 Mitchell Hore 54'  90+2'
CM15 Danny Kim 32'
CM12 Shaun Carlos 73'
RW13 Henry Hore
CF10 Joe Duckworth
LW11 Nathan Shepherd 62'
Substitutes:
GK20 Jackson Riley
DF6 Nathan Reardon 73'
MF3 Leum Walpole 105'
MF9 Keegan Jelacic 62'
FW17 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 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. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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