1978 National Soccer League results
1978 Season Round 25 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (20/08/1978) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Don Campbell, Crowd : 3223
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bugsy Nyskohus, Fred Yung, John Besir, Frank Lister, John Perin, Gary Marocchi, Dixie Deans, Agenor Muniz, Zoran Matic, Brian Northcote
Goals : Muniz 21, 83, Perin 58
Coach : Les Scheinflug
3 - 2 Fitzroy United
Jim Marner, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Tansey, Pat Bannon, Jim Campbell, Theo Selemidis (Andy Bozikas 46), Gary Cole, Branko Buljevic, Ken Taylor
Goals : Cole 70, Bannon 89
Coach : John Margaritis

Played (20/08/1978) Perry Park
Referee : Dave Nugent, Crowd : 2600
Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Ian Rathmell, Steve Perry, David Ratcliffe, Brian Kibbey, Larry Gaffney (Frank Pimblett 79), Roberto Echeverria, John Coyne, Eusebio Ibanez (Willie Conner 46), Barry Kelso, Kevin Caldwell
Goal : Kelso 2
Coach : Barrie Truman
1 - 2 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Peter Willis, Roy Drinkwater, Bill Summerscales, Col Curran, Craig Mason, John Sneddon, Mike Galpin, Joe Senkalski, Ken Boden, Peter Tredinnick
Goals : Boden 40, 87pk
Coach : Alan Vest

Played (20/08/1978) Wentworth Park
Referee : Jim Reeves, Crowd : 2747
Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Eddie Thomson, Steve O'Connor, Henry Mowbray, John Stevenson, Ian Souness (Mark Trenter 83), Murray Barnes, Ernie Campbell, Terry Smith, Hilton Silva
Goals : Grosse 22og, Stevenson 26, Smith 62, 82
Coach : Gerry Chaldi
4 - 2 St George
Martin Coe, Doug Utjesenovic, John O'Shea, George Harris, Peter Terry, Ralph Coates, Brendan Grosse (Mike O'Shea 46), Robbie O'Shea, Peter Hensman (Zoran Djurisic 80), Neville Morgan, Phil O'Connor
Goals : Morgan 25, Hensman 46
Coach : Joe Vlasits
Match played as a double header

Played (20/08/1978) Middle Park
Referee : David Yelland, Crowd : 5000
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Igor Hazabent, Jim Kriaris, Jim Kondarios, Andy Kazi, Andrija Ristic, Mirko Rujevic (John Nicolaides 77), Joe Picioane (Dragan Vasic 77), Zoran Ilioski, Mendo Ristovski, Zdravko Lujic
Goals : Ilioski 8, Lujic 27, Picioane 44, Nicolaides 80
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
4 - 0 Brisbane Lions
Rod McKenzie, George Potter, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, John Neale, Steve Amos (Graeme Wilson 55), Alan Hughes, Paul Laszlo, Barry Fairbrother, John Ogden
Coach : Gyula Vincze
Match played as a double header

Played (20/08/1978) Marconi Oval
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 5241
Marconi-Fairfield
Alan Maher, Barry Jones, Paul Degney, John Russell, Ivo Prskalo, Telamo Domingo (Stuart Selvage 46), Mark Jankovics, Roberto Vieri, Jim Rooney, Bertie Mariani (Peter Sharne 58), Peter Ollerton
Coach : Rale Rasic
0 - 0 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Bill Palmer, Paul Luckett, Richie Bell, Ken Wilson, Greg Allan, Derek Laing, Alex Jamieson, Dave McIntosh, Mike Cross, Alan Ainslie
Coach : Joe Marston

Played (20/08/1978) Middle Park
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 12000
South Melbourne
Jack Reilly, Mike Pye, Frank Munro, Stuart Baxter, Margaritis Hagegmanouil, Bertie Lutton, Kris Kalifatidis, Billy Rogers, Kyri Kyriakouleas (Steve Kakantonis 62), Duncan Cummings, Socrates Nicolaides
Coach : Dave MacLaren
0 - 2 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Barry Reynolds, Con Kambas, David Jones, Vic Bozanic, Graham Honeyman, Neil McGachey, Peter Boyle, Graham Norris, Dave Pillans, Ian McGregor
Goals : McGregor 15, Jones 50
Coach : Jim Adam
Match played as a double header

Played (20/08/1978) Wentworth Park
Referee : Barry Wilkinson, Crowd : 2747
Western Suburbs
Terry Eaton, Rod Skellern, Peter Wilson, Warren Turnbull, Ian Rowden, Dave Harding, Brian O'Donnell (Mark Davies 51), Peter Stone, John Vernon, Alan Fisher, Clive Eaton
Goal : Stone 80
Coach : Mike Laing
1 - 0 Canberra City
Ron Tilsed, Steve Hogg, Tony Henderson, Roy Stark, Luis Salgado, Jim Cant, Ivan Grujicic (Bernard Lustica 81), John Davies (Alan Reis 52), Ken Kawaleva, Ian Heywood, Terry Byrne
Coach : John Warren
Match played as a double header