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News.com.au
a day ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Heidelberg United stun Wellington Phoenix to reach Australia Cup semi-finals
Heidelberg United's dream Australia Cup run continued at Olympic Village on Tuesday night, with the NPL Victoria club thrashing A-League outfit Wellington Phoenix 4-0 to advance to the competition's semi-finals for the first time. A week after beating another top-flight club, Western Sydney Wanderers, in a 3-0 round-of-16 upset at the same venue, the Bergers were again too good in the quarter-final boilover. The tone was set early, with winger Sabit Ngor forcing a save out of Phoenix goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi in the first minute. The Phoenix offered little in attack and it was anything but a surprise when the hosts grabbed the lead in the 34th minute courtesy of an own goal from Wellington defender Isaac Hughes. Under pressure from Heidelberg midfielder Asahi Yokokawa, who was chasing a through ball from his captain Ben Collins, Hughes turned the ball into his net past the exposed Josh Oluwayemi. Leading 1-0 at half-time, the home side put the game to bed with two more goals in the opening six minutes of the second-half. Winger Max Bisetto doubled Heidelberg's lead in the 46th minute with a stunning long-distance strike in the 47th minute, before Yokokawa sealed his team's place in a semi-final next month against either Sydney FC or Auckland FC with a well-timed finish after impressive work on the right by Ngor,' Replacement Chok Dau provided the icing on the cake in the 85th minute with Heidelberg's fourth goal in the 85th minute. 'I don't think anyone (in the team) thinks we can't go all the way,' Bisetto told Paramount Plus. 'If people don't believe it, then they should start. All credit to the boys, we were phenomenal tonight.'
The Australian
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Australian
NPL club Heidelberg thrash Phoenix in Cup quarter-final
Heidelberg United's dream Australia Cup run continued at Olympic Village on Tuesday night, with the NPL Victoria club thrashing A-League outfit Wellington Phoenix 4-0 to advance to the competition's semi-finals for the first time. A week after beating another top-flight club, Western Sydney Wanderers, in a 3-0 round-of-16 upset at the same venue, the Bergers were again too good in the quarter-final boilover. The tone was set early, with winger Sabit Ngor forcing a save out of Phoenix goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi in the first minute. The Phoenix offered little in attack and it was anything but a surprise when the hosts grabbed the lead in the 34th minute courtesy of an own goal from Wellington defender Isaac Hughes. Under pressure from Heidelberg midfielder Asahi Yokokawa, who was chasing a through ball from his captain Ben Collins, Hughes turned the ball into his net past the exposed Josh Oluwayemi. Heidelberg United players and staff celebrate the club's Australia Cup quarter-final win over Wellington Phoenix. Picture:Leading 1-0 at half-time, the home side put the game to bed with two more goals in the opening six minutes of the second-half. Winger Max Bisetto doubled Heidelberg's lead in the 46th minute with a stunning long-distance strike in the 47th minute, before Yokokawa sealed his team's place in a semi-final next month against either Sydney FC or Auckland FC with a well-timed finish after impressive work on the right by Ngor,' Replacement Chok Dau provided the icing on the cake in the 85th minute with Heidelberg's fourth goal in the 85th minute. 'I don't think anyone (in the team) thinks we can't go all the way,' Bisetto told Paramount Plus. 'If people don't believe it, then they should start. All credit to the boys, we were phenomenal tonight.' Marco Monteverde Sports reporter Marco Monteverde is a Brisbane-based sports reporter for NCA Newswire. He worked in a similar role for The Courier-Mail from 2007 to 2020. During a journalism career of more than 25 years, he has also worked for The Queensland Times, The Sunshine Coast Daily, The Fraser Coast Chronicle and The North West Star. He has covered three FIFA World Cups and the 2000 Sydney Olympics, as well as a host of other major sporting events in Australia and around the world. @marcothejourno Marco Monteverde
