1989 National Soccer League Results
Researched by John Punshon and Andrew Howe, written by Greg Stock

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Sources: Australian Soccer Weekly, Aussie Soccer Magazine, Daily Newspapers.

Note: Media sources did not often record cautions - they have been included where they were listed.

Round One

Friday January 20 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Rob Davies
Attendance: 2,640
St. George
Mike Gibson, Alex Lambropoulos, Mike O'Shea, David Ratcliffe, Andy Koczka, Jim Morakeas, Craig Moffitt, Alan Pottier, John Kakakios, Scott Ollerenshaw (Andy Harper 64), Matthew Bingley
Coach: Frank Arok
0 - 3 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, Bobby Russell, Manny Anezakis, Steve Blair, Harry Micheil, David Healy (Paul Fernandes 89), Paul Foster, Ange Postecoglou, Peter Tsolakis, Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright (Damian Mori 89)
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Postecoglou 29 pen, Trimboli 58, Tsolakis 75
Match Day Programme

Saturday January 21 1989
Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 1,250
Blacktown City
Bill Londos, Bob Naumov, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko odzakov, Tomislav Divljak (Peter Denyer 68), Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, John Cavanah, Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Walter Tamandl
Goals: Van Blerk 71, McKinna 80
2 - 1 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Gareth Naven, Alex Tobin (Danny Sergiacomi), Brian Northcote, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Dane Sharp, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goal: Melta 65
Match Day Programme

Saturday January 21 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 2,000
Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, Rade Barjatarevic, Mehmet Durakovic, Gary Van Egmond, Luciano Fabrizio, Vlade Tortevski, Tom Karic (Ernie Tapai 4), Joe Palatsides, Oscar Crino, Milan Dimoski
Coach: Ilija Dimoski
Goals: Dimoski 32, 37, Crino 59 pen
3 - 1 Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Paul Donnelly, Frank Valentic, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Alan Davidson, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Francis Awaritefe, Ivan Kelic
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goal: Kelic 6

Sunday January 22 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 4,516
Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos, Arthur Patiniotis, John Kanesoulis, Con Pappas, Claude Lucchesi, Chris Iliopoulos, Steve Douglas, Ike Alagiozidis, Phil Stubbins, Lou Theodosopoulos (Angie Goutzioulis 72), Willie Raynes
Coach: Jim Tansey
0 - 4 Sydney Olympic
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, John Koch, Tony Spyridakos, Andrew Bernal, Robert Ironside, Marshall Soper, Peter Raskopoulos, Grant Lee (Tom Pontidas 80), Mike McGarry, Jason Polak (Abbas Saad 69)
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Patiniotis 24 Own Goal, Soper 50, Ironside 52, Bernal 62

Sunday January 22 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: David Willcocks
Attendance: 1,630
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Darren Stewart, Mirko Radosavljevic, Steve O'Connor, Mark Brown, Pedro Ricoy, Alex Bundalo, Craig Mason, Brian Ellem (Hilton Phillips 63), John Kosmina (Kevin Hagan 82), Rod Brown
Coach: Mike Urukalo
0 - 0 Wollongong City
Warwick Young, David Skeen, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, Rade Stefanovski, Mineo Bonetig, Peter Kotamanidis, Danny Crainie, Pat Brodnik, Randell Easthorpe
Coach: John Fleming

Sunday January 22 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 3,000
Sydney Croatia
Tony Franken, Wally Savor, Shane Clinch, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, David Rezo, Robbie Slater, Craig Foster, Graham Arnold, Tony Krslovic (Sean Ingham 46), Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goal: Ingham 80
1 - 0 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, John Campelj, Aki Kotzamichalis, Shaun Parton, Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Ossie Latif, Jeff Faulkner, John Waddell, Don MacLaren (Gary Hasler 82)
Coach: John Gardiner

Sunday January 22 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 3,000
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Veselin Soklevski, George Jolevski, Bill Piculovski, Ian Roodhouse, Robert Runje, George Petrov, Zoran Tasevski, Warren Spink, Steve Smith, Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
0 - 1 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, Robert Wheatley, Steve Calderan, John Paul De Marigny, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Peter Katholos, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong, David Lowe (Vince Colagiuri 84)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goal: Calderan 90+2
Match Day Programme
 
Round Two

Thursday January 26 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Bob Marshall
Attendance: 1,591
Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Peter Kotamanidis, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, David Skeen, Danny Crainie, Mineo Bonetig, Rade Stefanovski, Pat Brodnik, Randell Easthorpe (Robert Giraldi 63)
Coach: John Fleming
Goals: Crainie 4, Denyer 48 Own Goal, Easthorpe 46, Brodnik 50
4 - 1 Blacktown City
Bill Londos, Bob Naumov (Stephane Jee 66), Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Tomislav Divljak, Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, John Cavanah (Peter Denyer 46), Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goal: Denyer 60

Thursday January 26 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 4,175
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, Aki Kotzamichalis, Shaun Parton, John Campelj, Jeff Faulkner, Don MacLaren, John Waddell, Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Latif 55, Lewis 82 pen
2 - 1 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, Bill Piculovski, Steve Jackson, George Jolevski, George Petrov (Robert Runje 77), Zoran Tasevski, Ilija Taseski (John Markovski 52), Robert Markovac, Steve Smith, Warren Spink
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goal: Spink 4

Thursday January 26 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 6,141
Sydney Olympic
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, Tony Spyridakos, Andrew Bernal, John Koch, Mike McGarry, Peter Raskopoulos, Robert Ironside, Jason Polak, Grant Lee, Marshall Soper (Alistair Edwards 44)
Coach: Eddie Thomson
0 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Darren Stewart, Steve O'Connor, Mirko Radosavljevic, Mark Brown, Pedro Ricoy, Alex Bundalo (Kevin Hagan 56), Craig Mason (Hilton Phillips 78), Brian Ellem, Rod Brown, John Kosmina
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goal: Radosavljevic 63
Match Day Programme

Thursday January 26 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 3,200
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, Bobby Russell, Ange Postcoglou, Manny Anezakis, Steve Blair, David Healy, Paul Foster, Harry Micheil (Damian Mori 67), Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Danny Wright
0 - 1 Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Craig Foster, Graham Arnold (Tony Krslovic 89), David Rezo, Manis Lamond (Sean Ingham 67)
Coach: Vedra Rozic
Goal: Slater 50

Thursday January 26 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 2,020
Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Paul Donnelly, Stuart Cannell, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Alan Davidson, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Francis Awaritefe (Frank Valentic 85), Ivan Kelic
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Selemidis 57, Biskic 76
2 - 1 Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos, Arthur Patiniotis, Peter Bordignon, Claude Lucchesi, Nick Ousalkas, Steve Douglas, Ike Alagiozidis (Willie Raynes 57), John Kanesoulis, Phil Stubbins, Lou Theodosopoulos (Angie Goutzioulis 79), Jon Burgess
Coach: Jim Tansey
Goal: Theodosopoulos 12

Thursday January 26 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Attendance: 3,885
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, Robert Wheatley, Steve Calderan, John Paul De Marigny, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch (Gerry Gomez 75), Fred De Jong (Vince Clagiuri 86), Peter Katholos, Zlatko Nastevski, David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goal: Lowe 62
1 - 1 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, Rade Barjaktarevic, Mehmet Durakovic, Gary Van Egmond, Luciano Fabrizio, Ernie Tapai, Vlade Tortevski, Joe Palatsides, Oscar Crino, Milan Dimoski
Coach: Ilija Dimoski
Goal: Dimoski 76

Thursday January 26 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Jim Rossis
Attendance: 1,500
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Gareth Naven, Danny Sergiacomi, Brian Northcote, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, David Clarkson, Charlie Villani (Dane Sharp 81), Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
0 - 1 St. George
Mike Gibson, Jim Morakeas, Mike Grbevski, Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Zoran Ilic, Craig Moffitt, Matthew Bingley, Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw (Ferdie Adoboe 69)
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Bingley 86
 
Round Three

Saturday January 28 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 1,460
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Darren Stewart, Mark Brown, Steve O'Connor, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo, Brian Ellem (Hilton Phillips 72), Rod Brown, John Kosmina (Kevin Hagan 60), Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Cautions: Mason, Stewart
Goals: Kosmina 35 pen, Ricoy 65, Hagan 88
3 - 4 Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Paul Donnelly, Stuart Cannell, Frank Valentic, George Hannah, Alan Davidson, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Francis Awaritefe, Ivan Kelic
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Caution: Hannah

Goals: Milosevic 11, Awaritefe 24, Kelic 43, 83

Saturday January 28 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: Brett Mackay
Attendance: 1,982
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, Aki Kotzamichalis, Shaun Parton, John Campelj, Jeff Faulkner, Don MacLaren, John Waddell (Mark Lennon 67), Les Carter, Ossie Latif (Chris Taylor 87), Gary Hasler
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Latif 43, Faulkner 47, Hasler 71
3 - 1 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter (Gerry Gomez 71), Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, John Paul De Marigny, Vince Colagiuri, Zlatko Nastevski, Ian Gray, Peter Katholos, Fred De Jong (Matteo Colucci 88), David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goal: Nastevski 18

Saturday January 28 1989
Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
Referee: David Willcocks
Attendance: 2,967
Blacktown City
Bill Londos, Lee Sterrey, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Tomislav Divljak (Peter Bennett 60), Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, Bob Naumov, Paul Welch (Stephane Jee 67)
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Cautions: McKinna, Divljak, Naumov, Northam
0 - 2 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, John Koch, Tony Spyridakos (Robbie Hooker 63), Andrew Bernal, Robert Ironside, Marshall Soper, Peter Raskopoulos, Grant Lee (Alistair Edwards 67), Mike McGarry, Jason Polak
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Raskopoulos, Bernal
Goals: Soper 42, McGarry 90 pen

Sunday January 29 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Attendance: 5,374
Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Mark Jones, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Craig Foster, Graham Arnold, David Rezo, Manis Lamond (Sean Ingham 10)
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goals: Slater 12, Arnold 90
2 - 0 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Gareth Naven, Danny Sergiacomi, Bugsy Nyskohus, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Brian Northcote, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic

Sunday January 29 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Alan Townsend
Attendance: 1,659
St. George
Mike Gibson, Jim Morakeas (Alex Lambropoulos 76), Mike O'Shea, David Ratcliffe, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Zoran Ilic (Ferdie Adoboe 67), Craig Moffitt, Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw, Matthew Bingley
Coach: Frank Arok
Goals: Ollerenshaw 10, 76
2 - 0 Wollongong City
Warwick Young, David Skeen, Peter Kotamanidis, Ray Vlietstra, Mike Hollifield, Mineo Bonetig (Jason Higgs 79), Jock Morlando, Danny Crainie, Rade Stefanovski (Robert Giraldi 67), Pat Brodnik, Randell Easthorpe
Coach: John Fleming
Match Day Programme

Sunday January 29 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 6,000
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Zoran Tasevski, Andrew Zinni, Warren Spink, Steve Smith (Ilija Tasevski 76), John Markovski (George Slifkas 81), Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goals: Zinni 52, Spink 55
2 - 1 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, Bobby Russell, Ange Postecoglou, Manny Anezakis, Steve Blair, David Healy, Paul Foster, Harry Micheil (Damian Mori 10), Peter Tsolakis (Paul Fernandes 76), Danny Wright, Paul Trimboli
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goal: Mori 44
Match Day Programme

Monday January 29 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Tom McRoe
Attendance: 4,760
Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos, Arthur Patiniotis, Claude Lucchesi, Nick Ousalkas, Peter Bordignon, Steve Douglas, Phil Stubbins, Jon Burgess, Lou Theodosopoulos, Willie Raynes (Ike Alagiozidis 70), John Kanesoulis
Coach: Jim Tansey
Goals: Raynes 13, Stubbins 45+1
2 - 1 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, Rade Barjaktarevic, Mehmet Durakovic, Gary Van Egmond, Luciano Fabrizio, Ernie Tapai, Vlade Tortevski, Joe Palatsides, Oscar Crino, Milan Dimoski
Coach: Ilija Dimoski
Goal: Palatsides 81
 
Round Four

Saturday February 4 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 3,500
Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Rade Barjaktarevic, Ernie Tapai, Vlade Tortevski, Oscar Crino, Luciano Fabrizio (Ken Murphy 63), Joe Palatsides, Milan Dimoski
Coach: Ilija Dimoski
Caution: Tortevski
0 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Darren Stewart, Steve O'Connor, Mirko Radosavljevic, Mark Brown, Alex Bundalo, Craig Mason, Pedro Ricoy, Brian Ellem (Kevin Hagan 35), John Kosmina, Rod Brown (Peter Murray 75)
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Cautions: Radosavljevic; Red Card: Bundalo 90+3
Goal: R.Brown 6

Saturday February 4 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Arthur Owens
Attendance: 2,070
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Gerry Gomez (Matteo Colucci 85), Tom McCulloch, Peter Katholos, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong (Vince Colagiuri 85), David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: De Jong 50, Lucchesi 71 Own Goal, Nastevski 81, Lowe 88
4 - 0 Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos (Ike Alagiozidis 61), Arthur Patiniotis, Peter Bordignon, Claude Lucchesi, Nick Ousalkas, Steve Douglas, Jon Burgess, Phil Stubbins, Lou Theodosopoulos, John Kanesoulis, Willie Raynes (Angie Goutzioulis)
Coach: Jim Tansey

Sunday February 5 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 4,850
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Robbie Hooker (Grant Lee 80), Tony Spyridakos, Andrew Bernal, John Koch, Mike McGarry (Abbas Saad 80), Peter Raskopoulos, Robert Ironside, Jason Polak, Marshall Soper, Alistair Edwards
Coach: Eddie Thomson
0 - 2 St. George
Mike Gibson, Jim Morekeas (Alex Lambropoulos 69), Mike O'Shea, David Ratcliffe, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Craig Moffitt, Alan Pottier, Zoran Ilic, Matthew Bingley (John Kakakios 81), Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Goals: Bingley 29, Ollerenshaw 78 pen
Match Day Programme

Sunday February 5 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 4,756
Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Peter Kotamanidis, Mike Hollified, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Danny Crainie, Rade Stefanovski, David Skeen, Mineo Bonetig, Randell Easthorpe, Pat Brodnik
Coach: John Fleming
Goal: Easthorpe 13
1 - 0 Sydney Croatia
Tony Franken, Wally Savor, Mark Jones, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Craig Foster (Tony Krslovic), Graham Arnold, David Rezo (Ivan Petkovic 55), Sean Ingham
Coach: Vedran Rozic

Sunday February 5 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 4,200
Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Paul Donnelly, Con Opasinis, Stuart Cannell, Frank Valentic, Alan Davidson, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic (Ivan Duzel 80), Joe Caleta, Fransi Awaritefe, Ivan Kelic
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Kelic 39, 47, 68, Caleta 49, Biskic 76, Awaritefe 85
6 - 0 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Bob Naumov, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Tomislav Divljak (Stephane Jee 54), Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna (John Gibson 54), Jason Van Blerk, Peter Bennett
Coach: Les Scheinflug

Sunday February 5 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 4,325
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, Bobby Russell, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, David Healy, Paul Foster (Harry Micheil 81), Mike Petersen, Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Damian Mori
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Mori 54, 57
2 - 1 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, John Waddell (Gary Hasler 65), Aki Kotzamichalis, Shaun Parton, John Campelj, Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, Jeff Faulkner, Don MacLaren, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Goal: Lewis 88
Match Day Programme

Sunday February 5 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Tom McRoe
Attendance: 3,600
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Gareth Naven, Alex Tobin (Adrian Santrac 85), Bugsy Nyskohus, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Brian Northcote, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell (Lenny Vial 75), Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goal: Mullen 43
1 - 2 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Zoran Tasevski, Andrew Zinni, Warren Spink, Steve Smith (Robert Runje 60), John Markovski, Robert Markovac (George Slifkas 76)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goals: Markovski 2, Spink 70
 
Round Five

Friday February 10 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 2,691
St. George
Mike Gibson, Alex Lambropoulos, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Craig Moffitt, Alan Pottier, Zoran Ilic (Tony Krslovic 65), Scott Ollerenshaw, Matthew Bingley
Coach: Frank Arok
Goals: Ollerenshaw 12 pen, Bingley 16
2 - 2 Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Con Opasinis, Stuart Cannell, Alan Davidson, Paul Donnelly, Josip Biskic (Ivan Duzel 68), Frank Valentic, Branko Milosevic, Joe Caleta, Francis Awaritefe, Ivan Kelic
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Kelic 18, 26
Match Day Programme

Saturday February 11 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 1,125
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber (John Cosentino 90+2), Mark Brown, Steve O'Connor, Darren Stewart, Craig Mason, Kevin Hagan (Peter Murray 85), Brian Ellem, Rod Brown, John Kosmina, Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goals: Kosmina 27, 37, R.Brown 30
3 - 0 Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, Peer Bordignon, Steve Douglas, Claude Lucchesi, Nick Ousalkas, John Stewart, Jon Burgess, Phil Stubbins, Lou Theodosopoulos (Angie Goutzioulis 46), John Kanesoulis, Willie Raynes (Ike Alagiozidis 75)
Coach: Jim Tansey

Sunday February 11 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 2,000
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, Shaun Parton, Chris Ketsakidis, Jeff Faulkner (Mark Lennon 68), John Waddell, Don MacLaren, Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
0 - 2 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Gareth Naven, Neville Flounders, Bugsy Nyskohus, Alex Tobin, Brian Northcote, Sergio Melta, Aurelio Vidmar, Joe Mullen, Lenny Vial, Steve Maxwell
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goals: Mullen 12, Vial 81

Sunday February 12 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 8,009
Sydney Croatia
Tony Franken, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch (Ivan Petkovic 0), Robbie Slater, Mark Jones, Graham Arnold, Craig Foster, Sean Ingham
Coach: Vedran Rozic
0 - 0 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Robbie Hooker, John Koch, Tony Spyridakos, Robert Ironside, Tom Pontidas, Marshall Soper, Peter Raskopoulos, Alistair Edwards, Mike McGarry, Jason Polak
Coach: Eddie Thomson

Sunday February 12 1989
Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
Referee: Rob Davies
Attendance: 1,150
Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Peter Bennett, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Tomislav Divljak (Bob Naumov 36), Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, Lee Sterrey, Jason Van Blerk (Paul Welch 87)
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goals: McKinna 14, G.Sterrey 72, Odzakov 88
3 - 1 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Luciano Fabrizio, Vasco Mitrovski, Mehmet Durakovic, Gary Van Egmond, Ken Murphy, Ernie Tapai, Vlade Tortevski (Bill Lazopoulos 47), Joe Palatsides, Oscar Crino, Milan Dimoski
Coach: Ilija Dimoski
Goal: Lazopoulos 50

Sunday February 12 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 2,761
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Zoran tasevski, Andrew Zinni, Ilija Taseski (George Petrov 24), Warren Spink, John Markovski (Robert Runje 75), Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goal: Markovac 52
1 - 0 Wollongong City
Warwick Young, David Skeen, Mike Hollifield, Ray Vlietstra, Peter Kotamanidis, Jock Morlando, Rade Stefanovski (Robert Giraldi 79), Mineo Bonetig, Randell Easthorpe, Pat Brodnik, Danny Crainie
Coach: John Fleming
Match Day Programme

Sunday February 12 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Not Recorded
Attendance: 4,000
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, Bobby Russell, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, David Healy, Paul Foster (Harry Micheil 64), Mike Petersen (Manny Anezakis 82), Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Damian Mori
Coach: Brian Garvey
0 - 1 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Gerry Gomez, Tom McCulloch, Peter Katholos, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong (Ian Gray 68), David Lowe (Vince Colagiuri 64)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goal: Gray 78
Match Day Programme
 
Round Six

Saturday February 18 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Rob Davies
Attendance: 7,654
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, Gerry Gomez, Steve Caldrean, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray (John Paul De Marigny 52), Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski (Vince Colagiuri 65), Fred De Jong, Peter Katholos, David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Nastevski 29 pen, 45, 47, Gray 34, 48
5 - 0 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Darren Stewart, Mark Brown, Steve O'Connor, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo (Jim Webber 70), Brian Ellem (Kevin Hagan 37, Rod Brown, John Kosmina, Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Cautions: Pezzano, Kosmina, Stewart, R.Brown, Mason
Match Day Programme

Sunday February 19 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Arthur Owens
Attendance: 1,412
Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Peter Kotamanidis, Ray Vlietstra, Robert Giraldi, Mike Hollified, Mineo Bonetig, David Skeen, Danny Crainie, Rade Stefanovski (Jason Higgs 81), Pat Brodnik (John Brown 85), Randell Easthorpe
Coach: John Fleming
0 - 0 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, John Waddell, Chris Taylor, Chris Ketsakidis, Shaun Parton, Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, Gary Hasler, Mark Lennon, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner

Sunday February 19 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 1,514
Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Mehmet Durakovic (Vasco Mitrovski 70), Drago Deankovic, Gary Van Egmond, Luciano Fabrizio, Ernie Tapai, Ken Murphy, Oscar Crino, Milan Dimoski, Joe Palatsides, Bill Lazopoulos
Coach: Ilija Dimoski
0 - 0 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Andy Koczka, Mike O'Shea, Mike Grbevski, Craig Moffitt, David Ratcliffe, Alan Pottier, Matthew Bingley (Andy Harper 76), Zoran Ilic (Tony Krslovic 72), Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok

Sunday February 19 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 2,568
Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, Peter Bordignon, Steve Douglas, Alan Scott, Nick Ousalkas, John Stewart, Jon Burgess (Peter Tredinnick 70), Phil Stubbins, Angie Goutzioulis, Claude Lucchesi, John Kanesoulis
Coach: Jim Tansey
Goal: Stewart 38
1 - 2 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Bob Naumov, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Lee Sterrey, Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, Zlatko Arambasic (Billy Wright 58), Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goals: Naumov 67, Van Blerk 90+1

Sunday February 19 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 8,000
Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Paul Donnelly, Stuart Cannell, Frank Valentic, Con Opasinis, Alan Davidson, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Francis Awaritefe, Ivan Kelic (Ivan Duzel 88)
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
0 - 0 Sydney Croatia
Tony Franken, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Ivan Petkovic, Mark Jones, Graham Arnold, Craig Foster, Sean Ingham
Coach: Vedran Rozic

Sunday February 19 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 5,549
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Robbie Hooker, Andrew Bernal, Tony Spyridakos, John Koch, Mike McGarry (Grant Lee 68), Tom Pontidas, Robert Ironside, Jason Polak, Marshall Soper, Alistair Edwards
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goal: Lee 80
1 - 1 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Robert Runje, Bill Piculovski, Steve Jackson, George Jolevski, Andrew Zinni, Zoran Tasevski, John Markovski, Warren Spink, Steve Smith, Robert Markovac (George Slifkas 81)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goal: Zinni 38

Sunday February 19 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 4,000
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Gareth Naven, Alex Tobin, Bugsy Nyskohus, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Brian Northcote (Adrian Santrac 85), Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen (Lenny Vial 52), Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goals: Flounders 18, Melta 54
2 - 2 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, Bobby Russell, Ange Postecoglou, Manny Anezakis, Steve Blair, David Healy, Harry Micheil, Mike Petersen, Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Damian Mori (Paul Foster 70)
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Foster 73, Postecoglou 89
 
Round Seven

Saturday February 25 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 5,000
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Zoran Tasevski, Andrew Zinni, George Slifkas, Warren Spink (Ilija Taseski 75), John Markovski, Robert Markovac (Robert Runje 84)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goals: Markovski 15, 68, Spink 19
3 - 0 Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Con Opasinis, Paul Donnelly, Alan Davidson, Frank Valentic, Theo Selemidis (Steve Horvat 46), Branko Milosevic (Ivan Duzel 60), Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Francis Awaritefe, Ivan Kelic
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Match Day Programme

Saturday February 25 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Jim Rossis
Attendance: 4,000
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Gareth Naven, Alex Tobin (Lenny Vial 82), Bugsy Nyskohus, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Brian Northcote (Milan Ivanovic 46), Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goals: Mullen 61, Maxwell 66
2 - 3 Marconi
Bob Catlin (Brett Hughes), Paul Carter, Gerry Gomez, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong, Peter Katholos (John Paul De Marigny 58), David Lowe (Vince Colagiuri 86)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: De Jong 43, McCulloch 60, Nastevski 78

Saturday February 25 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 1,500
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, John Waddell, Shaun Parton, Chris Taylor, Gary Hasler (Don MacLaren 88), Chris Ketsakidis, Les Carter, Jeff Faulkner, Paul Lewis, Mark Lennon (Brian Roberts 74)
Coach: John Gardiner
Goal: Hasler 59
1 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Gary Phillips, Tony Spyridakos, Andrew Bernal, John Koch, Mike McGarry, Tom Pontidas, Jason Polak, Alistair Edwards (David Barrett 77), Grant Lee, Marshall Soper
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goal: Soper 87

Sunday February 26 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 5,923
Sydney Croatia
Tony Franken, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Craig Foster (Sean Ingham 60), Graham Arnold, Ivan Petkovic, Mark Jones
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goals: Arnold 9, Hunter 65 pen
2 - 1 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Luciano Fabrizio, Vasco Mitrovski, Mehmet Durakovic, Gary Van Egmond, Drago Deankovic, Ernie Tapai, Ken Murphy, Joe Palatsides, Oscar Crino, Milan Dimoski
Coach: Ilija Dimoski
Goal: Crino 27

Sunday February 26 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 1,596
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike O'Shea, David Ratcliffe, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Craig Moffitt, Alan Pottier, Zoran Ilic (Ferdie Adoboe 64), Scott Ollerenshaw, Matthew Bingley
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Douglas 85 Own Goal
1 - 0 Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, Peter Bordignon, Alan Scott, Nick Ousalkas, Steve Douglas, Ike Alagiozidis (Willie Raynes 63), John Stewart, Claude Lucchesi, Peter Tredinnick, Angie Goutziouli, Phil Stubbins
Coach: Jim Tansey

Sunday February 26 1989
Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
Referee: Arthur Owens
Attendance: 1,500
Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Bob Naumov, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Lee Sterrey, Ralph Maier, Jason Van Blerk, Lawrie McKinna, Zlatko Arambasic (Billy Wright 55 (Tomislav Divljak 80)
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Caution: Van Blerk
Goal: Arambasic 42
1 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Darren Stewart, Mark Brown, Steve O'Connor, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo, Brian Ellem, Pedro Ricoy, Rod Brown, John Kosmina (Kevin Hagan 70)
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Cautions: Mason, R.Brown, Kosmina; Red Card: Stewart 40, Radosavljevic 56, R.Brown 88
Goal: Hagan 79

Sunday February 26 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 3,500
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, Bobby Russell, Ange Postecoglou, Manny Anezakis, Steve Blair, David Healy, Paul Foster (Kimon Taliadoros 46), Mike Petersen (Damian Mori 65), Paul Trimboli, Paul Wade, Danny Wright
Coach: Brian Garvey
0 - 2 Wollongong City
Warwick Young, David Skeen, Mike Hollifield, Peter Kotamanidis, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Robert Giraldi, Mineo Bonetig, Randell Easthorpe, Pat Brodnik, Danny Crainie
Coach: John Fleming
Goals: Easthorpe 5, Skeen 24
Match Day Programme
 
Round Eight

Friday March 3 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 3,819
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Andrew Bernal (Alistair Edwards 64), Robbie Hooker, Tony Spyridakos, Robert Ironside, Tom Pontidas, Marshall Soper, Peter Raskopoulos, Jason Polak (Gary Phillips 32), Mike McGarry, Grant Lee
Coach: Eddie Thomson
0 - 3 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Paul Wade, Damian Mori, Mike Petersen (Bobby Russell 71), Paul Trimboli, Kimon Taliadoros (Paul Donnelly 87), Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Petersen 47, Postecoglou 50 pen, Trimboli 84

Saturday March 4 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: Tom McRoe
Attendance: 4,000
Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Alan Davidson, Stuart Cannell, Mark Talajic, Con Opasinis, Paul Donnelly, Ivan Duzel, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Ivan Kelic (Theo Selemidis 67), Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
0 - 2 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, John Waddell, Chris Taylor (Mark Lennon 9), Chris Ketsakidis, Shaun Parton, Don MacLaren (Les Carter 30), Aki Kotamichalis, Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, Jeff Faulkner, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Latif 29, 33

Saturday March 4 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Rossis
Attendance: 5,575
Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Mehmet Durakovic, Drago Deankovic, Gary Van Egmond, Luciano Fabrizio, Ernie Tapai (Bill Lazopoulos 79), Ken Murphy, Oscar Crino, Vasco Mitrovski, Milan Dimoski, Joe Palatsides
Coach: Ilija Dimoski
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Deankovic 68
Goal: Deankovic 25
1 - 2 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, Bill Piculovski, Steve Jackson, George Jolevski, George Slifkas, Andrew Zinni (Steve Smith 59), Ilija Taseski, John Markovski, Warren Spink, Robert Markovac (Robert Runje 71)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Smith 68
Goals: Spink 23, Markovski 35

Saturday March 4 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 3,750
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong (Vince Colagiuri 64), Peter Katholos (Gerry Gomez 77), David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Nastevski 19, 37, McCulloch 41, Colagiuri 68
4 - 1 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Bob Naumov, Glen Sterrey (Peter Bennett 46), Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Lee Sterrey, Ralph Maier, Tomislav Divljak (John Gibson 46), Zlatko Arambasic, Stephane Jee
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goal: Jee 56

Sunday March 5 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 1,557
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, John Cosentino (Tony Franze 72), Jim Webber, Steve O'Connor, Mark Brown, Pedro Ricoy, Craig Mason, Brian Ellem, Kevin Hagan, Peter Murray, John Kosmina (Milan Blagojevic 59)
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goal: Murray 16
1 - 2 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike O'Shea, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Craig Moffitt (Andy Harper 60), David Ratcliffe, Alan Pottier, Zoran Ilic, Scott Ollerenshaw, Matthew Bingley
Coach: Frank Arok
Goals: Ollerenshaw 67 pen, Koczka 75

Sunday March 5 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Arthur Owens
Attendance: 1,246
Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Peter Kotamanidis (John Danzo 80), Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, Mineo Bonetig, Danny Crainie (Rade Stefanovski 50), David Skeen, Robert Giraldi, David Batten, Randell Easthorpe
Coach: John Fleming
0 - 1 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Gareth Naven, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goal: Maxwell 60

Sunday March 5 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 3,000
Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, Peter Bordignon (John Kanesoulis 24), Steve Douglas, Alan Scott, Nick Ousalkas, John Stewart, Peter Tredinnick (Ike Alagiozidis 74), Phil Stubbins, Angie Goutzioulis, Cluade Lucchesi, Willie Raynes
Coach: Jim Tansey
Goals: Stubbins 44, Ousalkas 81
2 - 0 Sydney Croatia
Tony Franken, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Craig Foster, Graham Arnold, Ivan Petkovic, Mark Jones (Sean Ingham 59)
Coach: Vedran Rozic
 
Round Nine

Friday March 10 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Rob Davies
Attendance: 4,820
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Zoran Tasevski, Andrew Zinni, George Slifkas (Robert Runje 60), Ilija Taseski, John Markovski, Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Taseski 58
Goal: Roodhouse 82
1 - 1 Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, John Kanesoulis, Steve Douglas, Alan Scott, Nick Ousalkas, John Stewart, Peter Tredinnick, Phil Stubbins, Ange Posteoglou, Claude Lucchesi (Ike Alagiozidis 75), Willie Raynes
Coach: Jim Tansey
Goal: Tredinnick 87
Match Day Programme

Saturday March 11 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 1,684
Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Peter Kotamanidis, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, Danny Crainie, David Skeen, Mineo Bonetig (Rade Stefanovski 75), Robert Giraldi (John Danzo 46), Randell Easthorpe, David Batten
Coach: John Fleming
0 - 6 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Gerry Gomez, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Fred De Jong, Zlatko Nastevski (Vince Colagiuri 80), Peter Katholos, David Lowe (Klaus Okon 86)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Lowe 39, De Jong 45, 70, 73, Nastevski 59, Gray 84

Saturday March 11 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: Bob Marshall
Attendance: 3,712
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, John Waddell, Aki Kotzamichalis, Chris Ketsakidis, Shaun Parton, Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Chris Taylor, Mark Lennon, Jeff Faulkner (Gary Hasler 75), Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Cautions: Nil
0 - 0 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Vasco Mitrovski, Luciano Fabrizio, Tom Karic, Vlado Vladisevic, Bill Lazopoulos, George Kalogeros, Mehmet Durakovic, Joe Palatsides (Carlos Retre 75), Ken Murphy, Milan Dimoski
Coach: Ilija Dimoski
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Murphy 88

Sunday March 12 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 4,000
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Gareth Naven, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
0 - 0 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, John Koch (Robbie Hooker 75), Tony Spyridakos, Andrew Bernal, Robert Ironside, Marshall Soper, Peter Raskopoulos, Alistair Edwards, Gary Phillips, Tom Pontidas
Coach: Eddie Thomson

Wednesday May 3 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Alan Townsend
Attendance: 2,200
Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Shane Clinch, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Mark Jones, Robbie Slater, Ante Rumora (Sean Ingham 63), Graham Arnold, Ivan Petkovic (Craig Foster 53), Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Savor 54
1 - 2 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber, Mark Brown, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo, Milan Blagojevic, Rod Brown (Steve O'Connor 72), John Kosmina (Brian Ellem 57), Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Cautions: Nil' Red Card: M.Brown 20
Goals: R.Brown 19, Ricoy 67

Wednesday May 3 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 4,000
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes (Damian Mori 68), Steve Blair, Harry Micheil, Paul Foster, Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Kimon Taliadoros, Peter Tsolakis (Danny Wright 56)
Coach: Brian Garvey
0 - 4 Melbourne Croatia
Joe Rados, Alan Davidson, Mark Talajic, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Ivan Duzel (Ivan Kelic 60), Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic (Stuart Cannell 78), Joe Caleta, Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Adzic 15 pen, 54, 61 pen, Caleta 27

Wednesday June 7 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 400
St. George
Mike Gibson, Mike Grbevski, David Green, Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Matthew Bingley (Zoran Ilic 63), Craig Moffitt (Andy Harper 74), Tony Krslovic, Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Ollerenshaw 82
1 - 0 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Peter Bennett, Glen Sterrey (Pat McGeeney 83), Lee Sterrey, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Bob Naumov, Ralph Maier, John Gibson, Zlatko Arambasic, Jason Van Blerk (Stephane Jee 83)
Coach: Les Scheinflug
 
Round Ten

Friday March 17 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 2,283
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Andrew Bernal, Tony Spyridakos, John Koch, Mike McGarry (Grant Lee 61), Peter Raskopoulos, Tom Pontidas, Gary Phillips, Marshall Soper (Alistair Edwards 84), Robert Ironside
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Spyridakos 54, Ironside 63, 89
3 - 1 Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Robert Giraldi, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, Rade Stefanovski, David Skeen, Brian Cokely, Danny Crainie, John Danzo, Randell Easthorpe
Coach: John Fleming
Goal: Morlando 13

Sunday March 19 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 5,213
Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, John Kanesoulis, Steve Douglas, Alan Scott, Nick Ousalkas, John Stewart, Peter Tredinnick (Ike Alagiozidis 46), Phil Stubbins, Angie Goutzioulis, Claude Lucchesi, Willie Raynes
Coach: Jim Tansey
Goal: Goutzioulis 71
1 - 2 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, John Waddell, Chris Taylor, Chris Ketsakidis, Shaun Parton (George Alevizos 60), Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Don MacLaren, Jeff Faulkner, Mark Lennon, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Lewis 38, Latif 63

Sunday March 19 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 2,000
Melbourne Croatia
Joe Rados, Paul Donnelly, Mark Talajic, Theo Selemidis, Stuart Cannell, Ivan Duzel (Con Opasinis 84), Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta (Francis Awaritefe 58), Zeljko Adzic, Ivan Kelic
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
0 - 0 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Lenny Vial (David Clarkson 72)
Coach: Zoran Matic

Sunday March 19 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 1,769
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Darren Stewart, Mark Brown, Steve O'Connor (Jim Webber 46), Mirko Radosavljevic, Bruce Halliday, Alex Bundalo (Brian Ellem 64), Milan Blagojevic, Peter Murray, John Kosmina, Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goal: Ricoy 90+1
1 - 1 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Zoran Tasevski, Andrew Zinni, George Slifkas, Steve Smith, John Markovski (Peter Samardzija 87), Robert Markovac (Veselin Soklevski 61)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goal: Markovac 41

Tuesday April 25 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 2,930
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Vince Colagiuri (Zlatko Nastevski 54), Fred De Jong, Peter Katholos (Matteo Colucci 83), David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
0 - 2 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski (Tony Krslovic 90), Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Andy Harper (Craig McGregor 65), Zoran Ilic, Matthew Bingley, Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Goals: Pottier 22, Bingley 34
Match Day Programme

Wednesday May 10 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Tom McRoe
Attendance: 2,800
Melbourne City JUST
Mauro Raponi, Vasco Mitrovski, Drago Deankovic, Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Ernie Tapai, Luciano Fabrizio, Joe Palatsides (Carlos Retre 71), Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Goals: Tapai 47, Palatsides 65, Retre 79
3 - 4 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Harry Micheil, Steve Blair, Mike Petersen, Damian Mori, Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Trimboli 23, 67, 81, Wright 40

Wednesday June 28 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 875
Blacktown City
Bill Londos, Bob Naumov (Peter Bennett 36 (Lawrie McKinna 73), Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, John Gibson, Ralph Maier, Eric Ferguson, Zlatko Arambasic, Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
0 - 2 Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Mark Jones, Graham Arnold, Burim Zajmi (Craig Foster 57), Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goals: Jones 40, 84
 
Round Eleven

Sunday March 26 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 2,520
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goal: Mullen 56
1 - 0 Melbourne City JUST
Mauro Raponi, Luciano Fabrizio (Carlos Retre 64), Gary Van Egmond, Tom Karic, Bill Lazopoulos, George Kalogeros, Joe Palatsides, Ken Murphy, Mehmet Durakovic, Oscar Crino, Milan Dimoski
Coach: John Margaritis
Match Day Programme

Sunday March 26 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 1,903
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, John Waddell, Chris Taylor, Chris Ketsakidis, Shaun Parton, Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, Jeff Faulkner, Mark Lennon (Don MacLaren 72), Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
0 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Darren Stewart (Milan Blagojevic 65), Jim Webber, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Brian Ellem (Steve O'Connor 74), Kevin Hagan, Rod Brown, Peter Murray, Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goal: Brown 39

Sunday March 26 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 3,451
Sydney Croatia
Tony Franken, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Mark Jones, Graham Arnold, Ante Rumora (Burim Zajmi 76), Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goal: Arnold 19
1 - 1 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green (Andy Harper 78), Mike Grbevski, Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Matthew Bingley, Craig Moffitt, Tony Krslovic (Zoran Ilic 58), Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Ollerenshaw 17 pen

Sunday March 26 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: David Willcocks
Attendance: 2,475
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse (Ilija Taseski 46), George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Zoran Tasevski, Robert Runje, Warren Spink, Steve Smith (George Slifkas 66), John Markovski, Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Tasevski 41
Goal: Jackson 81
1 - 1 Blacktown City
Bill Londos, Glen Sterrey, Lee Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Ralph Maier, Bob Naumov (John Gibson 80), Jason Van Blerk, Lawrie McKinna, Zlatko Arambasic (Stephane Jee 85)
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goal: Arambasic 6
Match Day Programme

Sunday March 26 1989
Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 5,037
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Robbie Hooker, Tony Spyridakos, John Koch, Grant Lee, Peter Raskopoulos, Robert Ironside, Alistair Edwards, Abbas Saad (Gary Phillips 79), Jason Bennett (Tom Pontidas 79)
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goal: Edwards 26
1 - 1 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Gerry Gomez, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Peter Katholos (John Paul De Marigny 46), David Lowe, Fred De Jong (Vince Colagiuri 82), Zlatko Nastevski
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goal: Lowe 75
Match Day Programme

Monday March 27 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 12,500
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Paul Wade, Kimon Taliadoros, Steve Tasios (Danny Wright 74), Paul Trimboli (Bobby Russell 86), Mike Petersen, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Tsolakis 37, Taliadoros 45, Wade 79, Trimboli 86
4 - 1 Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos, John Kanesoulis, Steve Douglas, Alan Scott, Nick Ousalkas, John Stewart, Peter Tredinnick (Ike Alagiozidis 46), Phil Stubbins, Angie Goutzioulis, Claude Lucchesi (Jon Burgess 74), Willie Raynes
Coach: Jim Tansey
Goal: Scott 42

Monday March 27 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Alan Townsend
Attendance: 2,500
Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Robert Giraldi, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, David Skeen, Danny Crainie (Mineo Bonetig 80), Rade Stefanovski, Brian Cokely (David Batten 84), Pat Brodnik, John Danzo
Coach: John Fleming
Goals: Crainie 49, Danzo 65
2 - 0 Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Paul Donnelly, Mark Talajic, Theo Selemidis (Ivan Kelic 55), George Hannah, Stuart Cannell, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Alan Davidson, Ivan Duzel, Joe Caleta
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
 
Round Twelve

Saturday April 1 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 1,500
Melbourne Croatia
Joe Rados, Paul Donnelly (Con Opasinis 83), Stuart Cannell, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Mark Talajic, Ivan Duzel (Francis Awaritefe 46), Zeljko Adzic, Ivan Kelic
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Adzic 56, Awaritefe 65
2 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Steve Georgakis, Robbie Hooker, Grant Lee, George Haniotis, Gary Phillips, Jason Bennett (Marshall Soper 65), Tom Pontidas, Abbas Saad, Mike McGarry
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goal: McGarry 6

Saturday April 1 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 1,190
Melbourne City JUST
Mauro Raponi, Vasco Mitrovski, Drago Deankovic, Tom Karic, Bill Lazopoulos (Luciano Fabrizio 290, Mehmet Durakovic, Ernie Tapai, George Kalogeros, Carlos Retre, Joe Palatsides, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Palatsides 15
Goals: Murphy 19, Retre 74
2 - 0 Wollongong City
Warwick Young, David Skeen, Mike Hollifield, Robert Giraldi, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Rade Stefanovski, Brian Cokely (Mineo Bonetig 64), John Danzo, Randell Easthorpe, Danny Crainie
Coach: John Fleming
Cautions: Nil; Red Cards: Crainie 15, Stefanovski 59

Sunday April 2 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Alan Townsend
Attendance: 3,300
Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos, John Kanesoulis, Alan Scott, Nick Ousalkas, Garry McDowall, John Stewart, Jon Burgess (Ike Alagiozidis 71), Claude Lucchesi, Phil Stubbins, Ange Goutzioulis (Stuart Stevenson 64), Willie Raynes
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Goals: Ousalkas 35, Stevenson 69
2 - 0 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Gareth Naven, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar (Brian Northcote 79)
Coach: Zoran Matic

Wednesday May 10 1989
Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 300
Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Peter Bennett, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Lee Sterrey, Bob Naumov (Zarko Odzakov 65), Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, Zlatko Arambasic, Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Cautions: Bennett, G.Sterrey, Northam, Odzakov
Goals: G.Sterrey 14, Arambasic 70
2 - 1 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, George Alevizos, Shaun Parton, Chris Taylor, Chris Ketsakidis (Athan Zacharias 77), Mark Lennon, Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, John Waddell, Don MacLaren (George Karkaletsis 83), Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Caution: Taylor
Goal: Latif 78

Wednesday May 10 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 3,259
Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Alan Hunter, Ante Rumora, Mark Jones, David Rezo, Ivan Petkovic (Ned Zelic 59), Graham Arnold, Robbie Slater, Manis Lamond, Sean Ingham (Craig Foster 46)
Coach: Vedran Rozic
0 - 3 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, John Paul De Marigny, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Gerry Gomez, Zlatko Nastevski, David Lowe (Vince Colagiuri 77), Fred De Jong (Peter Katholos 65)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Lowe 29, Gray 34, 50

Wednesday May 31 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 4,519
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Tony Pisano, Steve O'Connor, Bruce Halliday, Mark Brown, Pedro Ricoy, Mirko Radosavljevic, Kevin Hagan, Brian Ellem (Tony Franze), Rod Brown, John Kosmina (Peter Murray 64)
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goals: Radosavljevic 29, Murray 89
2 - 3 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Ange Postecoglou, Steve Tasios, Mike Petersen, Peter Tsolakis, Kimon Taliadoros (Damian Mori 80), Danny Wright, Paul trimboli
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Taliadoros 1, Trimboli 70, Tasios 81

Wednesday July 12 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 2,835
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Craig Moffitt, Andy Koczka (Robert Harmat 82), Mike Grbevski, Andy Harper, David Ratcliffe, Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw, Tony Krslovic, Matthew Bingley (Zoran Ilic 87)
Coach: Dez Marton
Goals: Harper 1, Krslovic 14, Ollerenshaw 16
3 - 0 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ilija Taseski, Bill Piculovski, Steve Jackson, George Jolevski, Robert Markovac (Robert Momirovski 74), Zoran Tasevski, George Petrov, John Markovski, Warren Spink, Steve Smith
Coach: Andon Doncevski
 
Round Thirteen

Friday April 7 1989
Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Attendance: 2,118
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Tony Spyridakos, Robbie Hooker, John Koch (Gary Phillips 71), Grant Lee, Tom Pontidas, Peter Raskopoulos, Alistair Edwards, Jason Bennett (George Haniotis 46), Abbas Saad
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Edwards 68
1 - 2 Melbourne City JUST
Mauro Raponi, Drago Deankovic, Gary Van Egmond, Tom Karic, Vasco Mitrovski (Luciano Fabrizio 64), Mehmet Durakovic, Oscar Crino, George Kalogeros, Ken Murphy, Carlos Retre (Vlado Vladisevic 78), Ernie Tapai
Coach: John Margaritis
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Tapai 70
Goals: Retre 8, Crino 43

Friday April 7 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 1,500
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Caution: Vidmar
Goal: Maxwell 10
1 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber (Steve O'Connor 65), Mark Brown, Mirko Radosavljevic, Bruce Halliday, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo, Kevin Hagan (Milan Blagojevic 78), Rod Brown, John Kosmina, Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Caution: Kosmina
Goal: R.Brown 43

Saturday April 8 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Alan Townsend
Attendance: 1,000
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Paul Wade, Kimon Taliadoros, Steve Tasios, Danny Wright (Bobby Russell 90), Mike Petersen, Peter Tsolakis (Damian Mori 85)
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goal: Taliadoros 55
1 - 1 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Lee Sterrey, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov (Peter Bennett 75), Bob Naumov, Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, Zaltko Arambasic (John Gibson 85), Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goal: Arambasic 7

Sunday April 9 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Bob Marshall
Attendance: 3,108
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski, Gerry Gomez (Peter Katholos 68), Vince Colagiuri, David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Nastevski 22, 56
2 - 1 Melbourne Croatia
Jeff Olver, Con Opasinis, Stuart Cannell, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Mark Talajic, Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe, Ivan Kelic (Frank Valentic 62)
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goal: Talajic 70

Sunday April 9 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 5,000
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski (Robert Runje 46), Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Andrew Zinni, Zoran Tasevski, Warren Spink, Steve Smith, John Markovski, Robert Markovac (George Petrov 70)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
0 - 0 Sydney Croatia
Tony Franken, Wally Savor, Craig Foster, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Mark Jones, Graham Arnold, Ante Rumora, Manis Lamond (Sean Ingham 79)
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Match Day Programme

Sunday April 9 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 1,284
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, George Alevizos, John Waddell, Chris Ketsakidis, Shaun Parton, Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, Jeff Faulkner, Gary Hasler (Mark Lennon 80), Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
0 - 1 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski, Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Andy Harper, Craig Moffitt, Matthew Bingley (Tony Krslovic 67), Zoran Ilic, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Ilic 25

Sunday April 9 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Bob Jones
Attendance: 889
Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Robert Giraldi, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, David Skeen, Brian Cokely (Goran Trajcevski 63), Danny Crainie, Pat Brodnik, Randell Easthorpe, John Danzo
Coach: John Fleming
Goals: Easthorpe 32, Cokely 37, Brodnik 63
3 - 0 Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos, John Kanesoulis (Ike Alagiozidis 68), Garry McDowall, Alan Scott, Nick Ousalkas (Stuart Stevenson 46), John Stewart, Steve Douglas, Phil Stubbins, Angie Goutzioulis, Claude Lucchesi, Willie Rayns
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
 
Round Fourteen

Friday April 21 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: David Willcocks
Attendance: 1,614
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike O'Shea, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Craig Moffitt, David Ratcliffe, Alan Pottier (Tony Krslovic 78), Zoran Ilic, Scott Ollerenshaw, Matthew Bingley (Andy Harper 74)
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Ollerenshaw 29
1 - 1 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Neville Flounders, Milan Ivanovic, Tony Vidmar, Charlie Villani, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Aurelio Vidmar, Joe Mullen (David Clarkson 80), Steve Maxwell
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goal: Maxwell 70
Match Day Programme

Saturday April 22 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 3,000
Melbourne City JUST
Mauro Raponi, Gary Van Egmond, Bill Lazopoulos, Tom Karic, Luciano Fabrizio, Drago Deankovic, Mehmet Durakovic, Oscar Crino, George Kalogeros, Carlos Retre, Peter Barnes (Vasco Mitrovski 68)
Coach: John Margaritis
0 - 4 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, John Paul De Marigny, Tom McCulloch, Ian Gray, Peter Katholos (Matteo Colucci 65), Vince Colagiuri, Fred De Jong (Gerry Gomez 72), David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Colagiuri 4, Carter 11, Gray 57, McCulloch 89

Saturday April 22 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Attendance: 1,753
Sydney Croatia
Tony Franken (David Rezo 51), Wally Savor, Shane Clinch, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Craig Foster, Robbie Slater, Mark Jones (Ivan Petkovic 82), Graham Arnold, Ante Rumora, Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goals: Hunter 18 pen, Lamond 77
2 - 1 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy (Harry Micheil 70), Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Paul Wade (Danny Wright 44), Kimon Taliadoros, Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Mike Petersen, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goal: Rozic 57 Own Goal

Sunday April 23 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Tom McRoe
Attendance: 4,000
Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos, John Kanesoulis, Steve Douglas (Willie Raynes 46), Alan Scott, Nick Ousalkas, John Stewart, Peter Tredinnick, Phil Stubbins, Stuart Stevenson, Claude Lucchesi (Ike Alagiozidis 62), Angie Goutzioulis
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
0 - 4 Melbourne Croatia
Joe Rados, Paul Donnelly, Alan Davidson, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Mark Talajic, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Caleta 4, Adzic 16, Milosevic 54, Awaritefe 86

Sunday April 23 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 3,000
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, George Petrov, Andrew Zinni, Robert Runje, Waaren Spink, John Markovski, Robert Markovac (George Slifkas 58)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goal: Markovski 76
1 - 0 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, George Alevizos, Chris Taylor (Gary Hasler 80), Chris Ketsakidis, John Waddell, Aki Kotzamichalis, Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, Jeff Faulkner, Brian Roberts, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Match Day Programme

Wednesday June 14 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 406
Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Peter Bennett, Glen Sterrey, Lee Sterrey, Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, John Gibson, Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna (Zlatko Arambasic 54), Eric Ferguson, Jason Van Blerk (Bob Naumov 70)
Coach: Les Scheinflug
0 - 1 Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, David Skeen, Mike Hollifield, Jock Morlando, Ray Vlietstra, Peter Kotamanidis, Tom Pontidas, Danny Crainie, Sean Ingham, Randell Easthorpe, Walter Calbanese (Pat Brodnik 88)
Coach: Doug Collins
Goal: Ingham 34

Wednesday June 28 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 1,396
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber, Mark Brown, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radsavljevic, Craig Mason (Brian Ellem 64), Alex Bundalo, Milan Blagojevic, Rod Brown, John Kosmina, Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
0 - 2 Sydney Olympic
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, Steve Georgakis, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis (Andrew Bernal 87), Gary Phillips, Alistair Edwards, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad (Mike McGarry 81), Robert Ironside, Grant Lee
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Saad 7, Lee 25
 
Round Fifteen

Friday April 28 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 2,848
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong (Vince Colagiuri 32), Peter Katholos, David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
0 - 0 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Harry Micheil, Paul Foster, Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Kimon Taliadoros (Danny Wright 81), Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Match Day Programme

Saturday April 29 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 2,200
Melbourne City JUST
Mauro Raponi, Bill Lazopoulos, Drago Deankovic, Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Peter Barnes (Carlos Retre 78), George Kalogeros (Vasco Mitrovski 73), Joe Palatsides, Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Goals: Durakovic 30, Retre 80
2 - 0 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Lee Sterrey, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Jerry Murphy (Zarko Odzakov 46), Bob Naumov (John Gibson 70), Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, Zlatko Arambasic, Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug

Sunday April 30 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: David Willcocks
Attendance: 1,000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Peter Bordignon (Ike Alagiozidis 46), Garry McDowall, Alan Scott, Atanasios Giannakopoulos, Peter Tredinnick, John Stewart, Nick Ousalkas, John Kanesoulis, Phil Stubbins, Stuart Stevenson
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Goal: Stubbins 55
1 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Brian Ellem (Steve O'Connor 57), Mirko Radosavljevic, Bruce Halliday, Mark Brown, Pedro Ricoy, Kevin Hagan, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo (Milan Blagojevic 68), John Kosmina, Rod Brown
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goal: Kosmina 25 pen

Sunday April 30 1989
Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney
Referee: Rob Davies
Attendance: 3,460
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis, John Koch, Andrew Bernal, Gary Phillips, Jason Polak, Alistair Edwards, Grant Lee, Robert Ironside
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goal: Ironside 83
1 - 0 Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Mark Jones, Ante Rumora, Craig Foster, Robbie Slater, Graham Arnold, Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic

Sunday April 30 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Arthur Owens
Attendance: 2,104
Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Peter Kotamanidis, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, David Skeen, Brian Cokely (Goran Trajcevski 53), Jason Higgs (Rade Stefanovski 72), Danny Crainie, Pat Brodnik, Randell Easthorpe
Coach: John Fleming
Goals: Brodnik 17, Skeen 89
2 - 3 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, George Petrov, Andrew Zinni, Robert Runje (George Slifkas 84), Steve Smith (Zoran Tasevski 75), John Markovski, Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goals: Markovski 8, Smith 20, 30

Sunday April 30 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 4,350
Melbourne Croatia
Joe Rados, Alan Davidson, Mark Talajic, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Ivan Duzel, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta (Ivan Kelic 80), Zeljko Adzic (Stuart Cannell 88), Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Adzic 4, 86
2 - 1 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski, Craig McGregor, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Andy Harper, Zoran Ilic (Tony Krslovic 55), Matthew Bingley (Steve Dimoudis 80), Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Pottier 59

Sunday April 30 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 3,000
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer (Tony Vidmar 69), Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goals: Villani 4, 63
2 - 0 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, George Alevizos, Chris Ketsakidis, Aki Kotzamichalis, John Waddell (Gary Hasler 75), Les Carter, Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, Jeff Faulkner, Brian Roberts, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
 
Round Sixteen

Saturday May 6 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 3,000
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, George Petrov, Andrew Zinni, Robert Runje (George Slifkas 46), Steve Smith (Zoran Tasevski 58), John Markovski, Warren Spink
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Jackson 55
0 - 1 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Vidmar 44
Match Day Programme

Sunday May 7 1989
Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 950
Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Lee Sterrey, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darre Northam, Zarko Odzakov (Peter Bennett 46), Bob Naumov (John Gibson 78), Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, Zlatko Armabasic, Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goal: Van Blerk 24
1 - 3 Melbourne Croatia
Joe Rados, Alan Davidson, Paul Donnelly, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Mark Talajic, Ivan Kelic, Josip Biskic (Ivan Duzel 82), Joe Caleta (Stuart Cannell 58), Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Awaritefe 13, 34, Adzic 23 pen

Sunday May 7 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: Alan Kibbler
Attendance: 1,490
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber, Brian Ellem, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo (Tony Pisano 76), Milan Blagojevic, Rod Brown, Peter Murray (Steve O'Connor 80), Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goals: Ellem 32, Brown 48 pen
2 - 0 Melbourne City JUST
Mauro Raponi, Bill Lazopoulos (Vasco Mitrovski 52), Drago Deankovic, Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Ernie Tapai, George Kalogeros (Carlos Retre 6), Joe Palatsides, Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis

Sunday May 7 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Barry Harwood
Attendance: 5,000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis, Garry McDowall, Alan Scott, Bobby Russell, John Stewart, Ike Alagiozidis, Phil Stubbins, Stuart Stevenson, Angie Goutzioulis, Peter Tredinnick (Steve Gojevski 62)
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
0 - 2 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Gerry Gomez, Ian Gray, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong, Peter Katholos (Matteo Colucci 81), David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Nastevski 43, De Jong 64

Sunday May 7 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 3,485
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike O'Shea, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Andy Harper (Craig McGregor 79), David Ratcliffe, Alan Pottier, Zoran Ilic, Matthew Bingley (John Kakakios 72), Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
0 - 2 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis, Tony Spyridakos, John Koch, Grant Lee, Andrew Bernal, Gary Phillips, Jason Polak (Peter Raskopoulos 85), Abbas Saad (Alistair Edwards 85), Robert Ironside
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Lee 34, 49

Sunday May 7 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 3,431
Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Mark Jones, Alan Hunter (David Rezo 46), Vedran Rozic (Ivan Petkovic 36), Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Ante Rumora, Graham Arnold, Sean Ingham, Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Caution: Rumora
Goal: Slater 52 pen
1 - 0 Wollongong City
Warwick Young, Peter Kotamanidis, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, Brian Cokely (Goran Trajcevski 87), Rade Stefanovski (Jason Higgs 72), Pat Brodnik, Randell Easthorpe, Robert Giraldi, Danny Crainie
Coach: John Fleming
Cautions: Kotamanidis, Young, Stefanovski

Sunday May 7 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Rossis
Attendance: 2,500
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, Aki Kotzamichalis (Don MacLaren 46), George Alevizos, John Waddell, Chris Ketsakidis, Les Carter (Brian Roberts 68), Jeff Faulkner, John Campelj, Peter Lewis, Ossie latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Cautions: Nil; Sent Off: Campelj 48, Faulkner 83
Goals: Lewis 5, 64 pen
2 - 5 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, Ange Postecoglou, Steve Blair, David Healy, Harry Micheil, Damian Mori, Steve Tasios, Mike Petersen (Paul Foster 85), Paul Trimboli, Kimon Taliadoros, Danny Wright
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Tasios 39, 89, Postecoglou 52 pen, Taliadoros 57, Micheil 79
 
Round Seventeen

Saturday May 13 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 3,000
Melbourne Croatia
Joe Rados, Paul Donnelly, Alan Davidson, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Mark Talajic, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Ivan Kelic, Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe (Stuart Cannell 90)
Coach: Ivan Radnjevic
Goal: Adzic 23 pen
1 - 0 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Brian Ellem, Jim Webber, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo, Milan Blagojevic (Mark Brown 51), Rod Brown, John Kosmina, Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo

Sunday May 14 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: Alan Kibbler
Attendance: 5,236
Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Vasco Mitrovski (Luciano Fabrizio 76), Drago Deankovic, Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Ernie Tapai, Bill Lazopoulos, Carlos Retre, Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
0 - 2 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis, Garry McDowall, Alan Scott, Bobby Russell, John Stewart, Steve Gojevic (Ike Alagiozidis 65), Phil Stubbins, Stuart Stevenson, Kosta Kouis (Atanasios Giannakopoulos 83), Peter Tredinnick
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Goals: Stubbins 14, 30

Sunday May 14 189
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Brett Mackay
Attendance: 2,445
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Robbie Hooker, Tony Spyridakos, George Haniotis, John Koch (David Barrett 28), Grant Lee, Andrew Bernal (Alistair Edwards 66), Gary Phillips, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad, Robert Ironside
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Ironside 14, Barrett 71
2 - 2 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Peter Bennett, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Lee Sterrey, Zarko Odzakov, Ralph Maier, Jason Van Blerk, Lawrie McKinna (John Gibson 59), Zlatko Arambasic
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goals: Gibson 62, 79

Sunday May 14 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Alan Townsend
Attendance: 1,223
Wollongong City
Warwick Young, David Skeen, Mike Hollifield, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Brian Cokely, Ernesto Lorca (Robert Giraldi 62), Danny Crainie, Walter Calbanese, Randell Easthorpe, Pat Brodnik
Coach: John Fleming
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Young 62
0 - 0 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski, Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Zoran Ilic, Craig Moffitt (Andy Harper 65), Matthew Bingley (Tony Krslovic 46), Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Cautions: Nil

Sunday May 14 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Jim Rossis
Attendance: 5,100
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Tony Vidmar, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Milan Dimoski (Brian Northcote 67), Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell (Gareth Naven 86), Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
0 - 0 Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Shane Clinch, Ned Zelic (Burim Zajmi 62), Ante Rumora, Mark Jones, Robbie Slater, Craig Foster, Graham Arnold, David Rezo, Manis Lamond (Ivan Petkovis 82)
Coach: Vedran Rozic

Sunday May 14 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 5,000
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, Ange Postecoglou, Steve Blair, David Healy, Harry Micheil, Damian Mori (Kimon Taliadoros 62), Mike Petersen, Steve Tasios, Peter Tsolakis, Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goal: Trimboli 2
1 - 2 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Robert Runje (Steve Smith 87), Ian Roodhouse, Zoran Tasevski, George Jolevski, Ilija Taseski (George Slifkas 60), George Petrov, Andrew Zinni, John Markovski, Warren Spink, Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goals: Spink 59, Markovski 61
Match Day Programme

Sunday May 14 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 2,976
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, Matteo Colucci (Vince Colagiuri 79), Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong, Gerry Gomez (Peter Katholos 66), David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Nastevski 44, De Jong 72, 75
3 - 1 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, George Alevizos, John Waddell, Chris Ketsakidis, Shaun Parton, Don MacLaren (Les Carter 78), Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, Jeff Faulkner, Mark Lennon (Pat Morley 87, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Goal: Calderan 25 Own Goal
 
Round Eighteen

Saturday May 20 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 2,743
Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, David Rezo, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic (Craig Foster 8), Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Mark Jones, Ante Rumora, Manis Lamond (Ivan Petkovic 63), Graham Arnold
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goal: Petkovic 74
1 - 1 Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Alan Davidson, Paul Donnelly, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Mark Talajic, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta (Ivan Kelic 16), Zeljko Adzic, Ivan Duzel (Stuart Cannell 67)
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goal: Milosevic 57

Sunday May 21 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: Jim Rossis
Attendance: 3,123
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radosavljevic, Mark Brown, Pedro Ricoy, Milan Blagojevic, Craig Mason (Steve O'Connor 46), Brian Ellem, Rod Brown (Kevin Hagan 46), John Kosmina
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goals: Hagan 62, 71
2 - 4 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, John Paul De Marigny, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch (Gerry Gomez 36), Peter Katholos, Fred De Jong, Zlatko Nastevski, David Lowe (Vince Colagiuri 83)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Nastevski 27, De Jong 31, 43, Gomez 47

Sunday May 21 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 2,000
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Zoran Tasevski, Bill Piculovski, George Petrov (Steve Smith 69), Andrew Zinni, Ilija Tasevski (George Slifkas 26), Warren Spink, John Markovski, Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goal: Smith 81 78
1 - 2 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Robbie Hooker, Tony Spyridakos, George Haniotis, Gary Phillips, Grant Lee, Jason Bennett (Alistair Edwards 46), Abbas Saad, Robert Ironside, Jason Polak
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Haniotis 18, Phillips 21 pen
Match Day Programme

Sunday May 21 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 1,700
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, Shaun Parton, George Alevizos, Chris Ketsakidis, Mark Lennon, Jeff Faulkner, John Waddell, Gary Hasler, Paul Lewis, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Goal: Lewis 69
1 - 0 Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, David Skeen, Ray Vlietstra, Randell Easthorpe, Mike Hollifield, Robert Giraldi, Brian Cokely (Rade Stefanovski 76), Danny Crainie, Ernesto Lorca, Walter Calbanese (Peter Kotamanidis 72), Pat Brodnik
Coach: John Fleming

Sunday May 21 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 2,000
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Harry Micheil (Paul Fernandes 85), Steve Blair, Mike Petersen, Kimon Taliadoros (Paul Foster 77), Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
0 - 1 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Milan Dimoski (Tony Vidmar 70), Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goal: Maxwell 82

Wednesday June 21 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 192
Blacktown City
Bill Londos, Lee Sterrey, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Bob Naumov, Zarko Odzakov, John Gibson (Darren Northam 46), Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, Eric Ferguson (Zlatko Arambasic 54), Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Northam 57
0 - 1 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis, Bobby Russell, Alan Scott, Garry McDowall, John Stewart, Ike Alagiozidis (Stuart Stevenson 54), Steve Gojevic, Angie Goutzioulis (Peter Bordignon 80), Ron Campbell, Paul McDowall
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Goal: Campbell 45 pen

Wednesday June 28 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 241
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski, Andy Harper, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Tony Krslovic, Craig Moffitt (Zoki Adioski 77), Zoran Ilic, Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Nikitovic 90 Own Goal
1 - 1 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, Bill Lazopoulos, Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Vasco Mitrovski, Sash Becvinovski (George Kalogeros 88), Joe Palatsides, Carlos Retre, Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Goal: Deankovi 58
 
Round Nineteen

Saturday May 27 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 1,200
Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, Bill Lazopoulos, Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Ernie Tapai (Vasco Mitrovski 46), Carlos Retre, Joe Palatsides, Sash Becvinovski, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Goal: Van Egmond 61
1 - 3 Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, David Rezo (Manis Lamond 46), Alan Hunter, Ante Rumora, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Mark Jones, Graham Arnold, Ivan Petkovic, David Seal
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goals: Arnold 43, Seal 79, Lamond 81

Sunday May 28 1989
Somers Street Soccer Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 6,607
Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Con Opasinis, Paul Donnelly, Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Mark Talajic, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Ivan Kelic, Fran Valentic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goal: Kelic 79
1 - 0 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Robert Runje, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Ian Roodhouse, George Petrov, Andrew Zinni, Robert Markovac (George Slifkas 69), Steve Smith, John Markovski, Warren Spink
Coach: Andon Doncevski

Sunday May 28 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 4,000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis, Alan Scott, Bobby Russell, Nick Ousalkas, John Stewart, Steve Gojevic, Phil Stubbins, Stuart Stevenson (Angie Goutzioulis 70), Kosta Kouis (Claude Lucchesi 82), Peter Tredinnick
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Goal: Kouis 58
1 - 0 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski (Andy Harper 40), Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Zoran Ilic (Tony Krslovic 60), Craig Moffitt, Matthew Bingley, Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok

Sunday May 28 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Arthur Owens
Attendance: 2,120
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett (John Koch 84), George Haniotis, Robbie Hooker, Steve Georgakis, Grant Lee, Robert Ironside, Gary Phillips, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad, Alistair Edwards (Mike McGarry 84)
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Saad 64, 70
2 - 0 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, Shaun Parton, George Alevizos, Chris Ketsakidis, Jeff Faulkner, John Waddell, Gary Hasler (Don MacLaren 76), Mark Lennon (Chris Taylor 76), Paul Lewis, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner

Sunday May 28 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: David Willcocks
Attendance: 1,205
Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, Peter Kotamanidis (Jason Higgs 32), Mike Hollifield, Ray Vlietstra, Randell Easthorpe, Robert Giraldi, Rade Stefanovski, Hernan Fernandez (Walter Calbanese 79), Danny Crainie, Pat Brodnik, David Skeen
Coach: John Fleming
Goal: Brodnik 58
1 - 4 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Mike Petersen, Kimon Taliadoros (Damian Mori 65), Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli (Paul Foster 88), Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Trimboli 3, Tasios 44, Postecoglou 47 pen, 73 pen

Sunday May 28 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Alan Townsend
Attendance: 2,958
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Peter Katholos, Gerry Gomez, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong (Vince Colagiuri 62), David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goal: Nastevski 6 pen
1 - 4 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Neville Flounders, Tony Vidmar, Sergio Melta, Charlie Villani (Milan Dimoski 83), Adrian Santrac, Joe Mullen, Aurelio Vidmar, Steve Maxwell
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goals: A.Vidmar 2, 46, Melta 29 pen 80

Sunday May 28 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: Bob Marshall
Attendance: 1,009
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Mark Brown, Brian Ellem (Jim Webber 46), Steve O'Connor, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo, Kevin Hagan, Rod Brown, John Kosmina, Milan Blagojevic (Peter Murray 57)
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goal: R.Brown 23
1 - 1 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Peter Bennett, Glen Sterrey, Pat McGeeney (Paul Welsh 30 (Stephane Jee 82)), Darren Northam, Zarko Odzakov, Bob Naumov, Ralph Maier, John Gibson, Zlatko Arambasic, Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goal: Gibson 5
 
Round Twenty

Saturday June 3 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 3,000
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, John Waddell, Shaun Parton, Chris Ketsakidis, Jeff Faulkner, Don MacLaren (Pat Morley 79), Les Carter, John Campelj (Gary Hasler 79), Ossie Latif, Paul Lewis
Coach: John Gardiner
Goal: Morley 83
1 - 1 Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Mark Talajic, George Hannah, Frank Valentic, Paul Donnelly, Con Opasinis, Josip Biskic, Branko Milosevic, Zeljko Adzic, Ivan Kelic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goal: Opasinis 31

Sunday June 4 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 2,977
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Robert Runje, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Ian Roodhouse, George Petrov (Bill Piculovski 70), Andrew Zinni, Warren Spink (Ilija Taseski 82), Steve Smith, John Markovski, Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
0 - 0 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, Bill Lazopoulos (Vasco Mitrovski 76), Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Sash Becvinovski, Carlos Retre, Joe Palatsides, Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Match Day Programme

Sunday June 4 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 2,648
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Harry Micheil (Damian Mori 46), Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Mike Petersen, Kimon Taliadoros, Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Taliadoros 45, Trimboli 70
2 - 0 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Steve Georgakis, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis, Gary Phillips, Grant Lee (Andrew Bernal 71), Jason Polak, Abbas Saad, Robert Ironside, Alistair Edwards (Mike McGarry 71)
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Match Day Programme

Sunday June 4 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 1,500
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goal: Mullen 5
1 - 1 Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, David Skeen, Mike Hollifield, Jason Higgs (Rade Stefanovski 46), Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Tom Pontidas, Hernan Fernandez, Randell Easthorpe, Pat Brodnik (Walter Calbanese 75), Danny Crainie
Coach: Doug Collins
Goal: Easthorpe 81
Match Day Programme

Wednesday July 5 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 501
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski, Andy Koczka, Craig Moffitt (Andy Harper 68), Mike O'Shea, David Ratcliffe, Alan Pottier, Matthew Bingley, Tony Krslovic, Zoran Ilic (Zoki Adioski 76)
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Bingley 40
1 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, John Cosentino, Mirko Radosavljevic, Mark Brown, Jim Webber, Pedro Ricoy, Alex Bundalo, Craig Mason (Peter Murray 46), Brian Ellem, John Kosmina, Anthony Franze
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goal: Bundalo 17

Wednesday July 5 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 1,372
Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Ralph Maier, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Bob Naumov, Zarko Odzakov, John Gibson, Lawrie McKinna (Peter Bennett 46), David Batten, Zlatko Arambasic (Eric Ferguson 75), Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
0 - 4 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Matteo Colucci, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, John Paul De Marigny, Ian Gray, Gerry Gomez, Peter Katholos (Paul Carter 80), Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong, Vince Colagiuri (David Lowe 83)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Colagiuri 26, Nastevski 55, 89, De Jong 83

Wednesday July 5 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Attendance: 1,508
Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater (Ned Zelic 17), Daid Seal (Blago Milicevic 72, Graham Arnold, Craig Foster, Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goal: Lamond 13
1 - 2 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis, Garry McDowall, Alan Scott (Peter Tredinnick 70), Bobby Russell, John Stewart, Steve Gojevic, Phil Stubbins, Angie Goutzioulis (Paul McDowall 50), Ron Campbell, Stuart Stevenson
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Goals: Kanesoulis 37, Gojevic 55
 
Round Twenty-One

Sunday June 11 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 3,000
Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Alan Davidson, Paul Donnelly (Frank Valentic 68), Theo Selemidis, George Hannah, Mark Talajic (Con Opasinis 12), Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Ivan Kelic, Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznkevic
Goals: Awaritefe 28, Kelic 43, 85, Davidson 49
4 - 3 South Melbourne/B>
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy (Paul Foster 86), Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Damian Mori, Kimon Taliadoros (Gordon Dalziel 60), Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Tsolakis 25, Postecoglou 60 pen, Mori 80

Sunday June 11 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 4,000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis, Garry McDowall, Alan Scott, Bobby Russell, John Stewart, Steve Gojevski, Phil Stubbins, Stuart Stevenson (Claude Lucchesi 63), Kosta Kouis (Nick Ousalkas 74), Peter Tredinnick
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Stubbins 21
0 - 3 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Robert Runje (George Slifkas 21), George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, George Petrov, Andrew Zinni, Ian Roodhouse, Warren Spink, John Markovski, Robert Markovac (Zoran Tasevski 74)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Spink 37, Zinni 43, Markovski 87 pen

Sunday June 11 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 1,494
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber (Michael Reda 54), Mark Brown, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radosavljevic, Tony Pisano (Anthony Franze 46), Peter Murray, Milan Blagojevic, Rod Brown, John Kosmina, Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goal: Kosmina 42
1 - 3 Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, David Rezo, Alan Hunter, Mark Jones, Shane Clinch (Ned Zelic 70), Robbie Slater, Ante Rumora, Graham Arnold, Ivan Petkovic, David Seal (Manis Lamond 77)
Coach: Ron Corry
Goals: Seal 10, 40, Lamond 82

Sunday June 11 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Arthur Owens
Attendance: 450
Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Peter Bennett, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Darren Northam, Lee Sterrey, John Gibson, Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna (Zarko Odzakov 62), Zlatko Arambasic (Eric Ferguson 62), Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Reynolds 38
Goal: McKinna 29
1 - 2 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Craig McGregor, Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe (Zoran Ilic 34), Craig Moffitt (Jim Morakeas 85), Tony Krslovic, Andy Harper, Matthew Bingley, Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Bingley 60, 69

Sunday June 11 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Attendance: 2,653
Marconi
Brett Hughes, Paul Carter, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong (Vince Colagiuri 80), Matteo Colucci (Peter Katholos 75), David Lowe
Coach: Berti Mariani
0 - 0 Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, David Skeen, Mike Hollifield, Peter Kotamanidis, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Tom Pontidas, Sean Ingham, Randell Easthorpe, Pat Brodnik, Danny Crainie
Coach: Doug Collins

Wednesday July 5 1989
Skinner Reserve, Braybrook, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 2,700
Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, George Kalogeros (Bill Lazopoulos 74), Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Sash Becvinovski, Joe Palatsides, Carlos Retre, Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Goals: Crino 39 pen, Becvinovski 53
2 - 1 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, George Alevizos, Don MacLaren (Pat Morley 54), Chris Ketsakidis, Shaun Parton, John Waddell, Paul Lewis, Andrew Marth, Jeff Faulkner, John Campelj (Les Carter 71), Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Goal: Marth 71

Friday July 7 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 3,000
Sydney Olympic
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, Steve Georgakis, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis, Gary Phillips, Alistair Edwards, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad, Robert Ironside, Grant Lee
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goal: Lee 22
1 - 0 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin (Tony Vidmar 73), Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
 
Round Twenty-Two

Sunday June 8 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 3,000
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Damian Mori, Kimon Taliadoros (Mike Petersen 71), Steve Tasios (Gordon Dalziel 76), Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goal: Wright 38
1 - 1 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Vasco Mitrovski, Drago Deankovic, Gary Van Egmond, Tom Karic, Mehmet Durakovic, Sash Becvinovski, Joe Palatsides, Carlos Retre, Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Goal: Palatsides 89

Sunday June 18 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 1,864
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, John Waddell, Shaun Parton, Chris Ketsakidis, Jeff Faulkner, Don MacLaren (Pat Morley 83), Les Carter (John Campelj 86), Gary Hasler, Paul Lewis, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Goal: Morley 84
1 - 0 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis, Bobby Russell, Nick Ousalkas, Alan Scott, Kosta Kouis, Ron Campbell (Angie Goutzioulis 71), Garry McDowall, John Stewart, Steve Gojevic, Claude Lucchesi
Coach: Miron Bleiberg

Sunday June 18 1989
B.T.Connor Reserve, Reservoir, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 2,867
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Zoran Tasevski, George Petrov, Andrew Zinni, Robert Runje, Steve Smith, John Markovski (Michael Branov 76), Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goal: Smith 32
1 - 0 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Brian Ellem, Mark Brown, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radosavljevic, Anthony Franze (Tony Pisano 55 (Steve O'Connor 70)), Milan Blagojevic, Kevin Hagan, Rod Brown, John Kosmina, Peter Murray
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Match Day Programme

Sunday June 18 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Melbourne
Referee: David Willcocks
Attendance: 2,453
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike O'Shea, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Andy Harper (Steve Dimoudis 77), Craig Moffitt, Alan Pottier, Zoran Ilic, Scott Ollerenshaw (John Kakakios 68), Tony Krslovic
Coach: Frank Arok
0 - 4 Marconi
Brett Hughes, Paul Carter, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Matteo Colucci, Gerry Gomez, Tom McCulloch, Peter Katholos, David Lowe, Zlatko Nastevski (Vince Colagiuri 63), Fred De Jong (Ian Gray 75)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Nastevski 31, 40, Colagiuri 70, Gomez 84

Sunday June 18 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 3,000
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell (Tony Vidmar 79), Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Caution: Flounders
Goal: Awaritefe 33 Own Goal
1 - 0 Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Alan Davidson, Con Opasinis (Ivan Duzel 46), Theo Selemidis, Stuart Cannell, Frank Valentic, Joe Caleta, Josip Biskic, Ivan Kelic, Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Caution: Kelic

Sunday June 18 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 2,252
Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, David Skeen, Mike Hollifield, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Sean Ingham, Peter Kotamanidis, Tom Pontidas (Jason Higgs 83), Danny Crainie, Pat Brodnik, Walter Calbanese
Coach: Doug Collins
0 - 0 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Steve Georgakis, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis, Gary Phillips, Mike McGarry (Alistair Edwards 74), Jason Polak, Abbas Saad, Robert Ironside, Grant Lee
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Match Day Programme

Sunday June 18 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 3,709
Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, David Rezo (Graham Jennings 60), Ned Zelic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Mark Jones, Ante Rumora, Graham Arnold, Ivan Petkovic, David Seal (Manis Lamond 46)
Coach: Ron Corry
0 - 0 Blacktown City
Bill Londos, Lee Sterrey, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Bob Naumov, Zarko Odzakov, Eric Ferguson, Ralph Maier, Lawrie McKinna, Zlatko Arambasic (John Gibson 46), Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
 
Round Twenty Three

Saturday June 24 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: Alan Townsend
Attendance: 444
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber, Mark Brown, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo, Milan Blagojevic, Kevin Hagan (Steve O'Connor 78), John Kosmina (Rod Brown 63), Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Goal: Hagan 72
1 - 0 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, George Alevizos, John Waddell, Chris Ketsakidis, Shaun Parton, John Campelj (Don MacLaren 82), Paul Lewis, Pat Morley, Jeff Faulkner, Gary Hasler (Les Carter 84), Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner

Sunday June 25 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: Barry Harwood
Attendance: 4,084
Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Alan Davidson, Paul Jurcic, Frank Valentic, George Hannah (Stuart Cannell 69), Joe Caleta, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Ivan Kelic, Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Awaritefe 50, Adzic 71
2 - 1 Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, Jock Morlando, David Skeen, Ray Vlietstra, Mike Hollifield, Peter Kotamanidis (Rade Stefanovski 56), Tom Pontidas, Sean Ingham, Walter Calbanese, Danny Crainie, Pat Brodnik Coach: Doug Collins
Goal: Jurcic 66 Own Goal

Sunday June 25 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 5,320
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olvr, John Kanesoulis, Garry McDowall, Bobby Russell, Alan Scott, Ike Alagiozidis (Stuart Stevenson 59), Ron Campbell, John Stewart, Phil Stubbins, Angie Goutzioulis (Nick Ousalkas 86), Steve Gojevic
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Goal: Stevenson 65
1 - 1 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Ange Postecoglou, Danny Wright, Mike Petersen, Steve Tasios, Peter Tsolakis, Paul Trimboli, Kimon Taliadoros
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goal: Taliadoros 42

Sunday June 25 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 7,852
Marconi
Brett Hughes, Paul Carter, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Matteo Colucci, Gerry Gomez, Zlatko Nastevski (Vince Colagiuri 65), Peter Katholos, David Lowe, Tom McCulloch, Fred De Jong
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: De Jong 2, Lowe 40, 58
3 - 5 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, George Haniotis (Andrew Bernal 65), Robbie Hooker, Steve Georgakis, Grant Lee, Grant Phillips, Robert Ironside, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad (Mike McGarry 85), Alistair Edwards
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Polak 11, Saad 25, 75, 84, Barrett 80

Sunday June 25 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 4,464 (double-header)
Blacktown City
Bill Londos, Lee Sterrey (Peter Bennett 46), Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Bob Naumov, Zarko Odzakov, John Gibson, Ralph Maier, Eric Ferguson, Zlatko Arambasic, Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goal: Arambasic 1
1 - 1 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse (Michael Branov 66), George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, George Petrov, Andrew Zinni, Zoran Tasevski, Steve Smith, Robert Runje, Robert Markovac (Ilija Tasevski 46)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goal: Taseski 61

Sunday June 25 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 4,464 (double-header)
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green (Craig McGregor 76), Mike Grbevski, Andy Harper, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Tony Krslovic, Craig Moffitt, Matthew Bingley (Zoran Ilic 75), Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Goals: Ollerenshaw 54, Krslovic 62, Ratcliffe 76
3 - 0 Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Ante Rumora, Mark Jones, Robbie Slater, Ivan Petkovic, Graham Arnold (David Seal 46), Savid Rezo (Shane Clinch 57), Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic

Wednesday July 12 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: Gary Power
Attendance: 2,050
Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, George Kalogeros (Vasco Mitrovski 79), Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Sash Becvinovski, Joe Palatsides, Carlos Retre (Bill Lazopoulos 66), Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Goal: Becvinovski 55
1 - 1 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Tony Vidmar, Joe Mullen (Milan Dimoski 87), Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goal: A.Vidmar 6
 
Round Twenty Four

Sunday July 2 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Gary Power
Attendance: 3,107
Sydney Olympic
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, Robbie Hooker, Andrew Bernal (John Koch 46), Steve Georgakis, Grant Lee, Gary Phillips, Robert Ironside, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad (Mike McGarry 79), Alistair Edwards
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Ironside 6, Lee 14, Polak 68
3 - 1 Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Alan Davidson, Branko Milosevic, Theo Selemidis, Paul Jurcici, Josip Biskic, Stuart Cannell, Joe Caleta, Ivan Duzel (rank Valentic 66), Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goal: Awaritefe 73
Match Day Programme

Sunday July 2 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 1,107
Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, David Skeen, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, Tom Pontidas, Rade Stefanovski (Pat Brodnik 85), Walter Calbanese (Peter Kotamanidis 60), Sean Ingham, Danny Crainie, Randell Easthorpe
Coach: Doug Collins
Goal: Kotamanidis 75
1 - 0 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond (Bill Lazopoulos 79), Vasco Mitrovski, Mehmet Durakovic, Sash Becvinovski, Joe Palatsides (George Kalogeros 89), Carlos Retre, Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy Coach: John Margaritis

Sunday July 2 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 1,500
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Mike Petersen, Kimon Taliadoros, Steve Tasios (Damian Mori 60), Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
0 - 0 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Mark Brown, Jim Webber, Bruce Halliday, Mirko Radosavljevic, Craig Mason, Alex Bundalo, Brian Ellem, Rod Brown, Milan Blagojevic (John Kosmina 46), Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo

Sunday July 2 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 2,154
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, John Waddell, Shaun Parton, George Alevizos, Chris Ketsakidis, Jeff Faulkner, Les Carter (Pat Morley 59), Don MacLaren, John Campelj, Paul Lewis, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Lewis 23, 71, MacLaren 63
3 - 3 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Ralph Maier, Kurt Reynolds, Glen Sterrey, Bob Naumov, Zarko Odzakov, John Gibson, Jason Van Blerk, Zlatko Arambasic, David Batten, Lawrie McKinna
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goals: Gibson 9, Arambasic 37, Reynolds 83

Sunday July 2 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 8,350
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Matteo Colucci, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski, Vince Colagiuri, Gerry Gomez (Peter Katholos 68), David Lowe (Geoff Gunning 77)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goal: Colagiuri 73
1 - 1 Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, Robbie Slater, Mark Jones, Graham Arnold, Craig Foster (Ned Zelic 83), Manis Lamond (Blago Milicevic 86)
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goal: Foster 12

Sunday July 2 1989
B.T.Connor Reserve, Reservoir, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 2,390
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Robert Runje, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, George Petrov, Ilija Taseski, Zoran Tasevski, Warren Spink, John Markovski (Michael Branov 76), Seve Smith (Robert Markovac 46)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goals: Taseski 28, Spink 50, Markovac 61
3 - 1 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski, Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe (Matthew Bingley 56), Mike O'Shea, Andy Harper, Craig Moffitt, Tony Krslovic, Alan Pottier (Zoran Ilic 71), Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Krslovic 65
Match Day Programme

Sunday July 2 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 4,000
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac (Tony Vidmar 88), Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goals: Melta 58 pen, A.Vidmar 85
2 - 1 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis (Paul McDowall 88), Garry McDowall, Alan Scott, Bobby Russell, John Stewart, Steve Douglas, Phil Stubbins, Stuart Stevenson, Ron Campbell, Steve Gojevic (Peter Tredinnick 83)
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Goal: Stevenson 23
 
Round Twenty Five

Sunday July 9 1989
Somers Street Stadium, Sunshine North, Melbourne
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 3,500
Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Alan Davidson, Paul Jurcic, Theo Selemidis, Stuart Cannell, Joe Caleta, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Ivan Kelic (Ivan Duzel 63), Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
0 - 4 Marconi
Bob Catlin, Matteo Colucci (Peter Katholos 65), John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Gerry Gomez, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong, Tom McCulloch, Vince Colagiuri
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goals: Gray 48, Nastevski 74, Colagiuri 84, De Jong 85

Sunday July 9 1989
Schintler Reserve, Footscray, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 1,830
Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, George Kalogeros, Tom Karic (Bill Lazopoulos 78), Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Sash Becvinovski, Joe Palatsides, Carlos Retre (Vasco Mitrovski 59), Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis
Goal: Palatsides 67
1 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, Steve Georgakis, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis, Gary Phillips, Alistair Edwards, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad, Robert Ironside, Grant Lee Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goal: Ironside 53

Sunday July 9 1989
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 2,771
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis (Paul McDowall 81), Bobby Russell, Garry McDowall, Alan Scott, John Stewart, Ron Campbell (Ike Alagiozidis 54), Steve Gojevic, Peter Tredinnick, Phil Stubbins, Stuart Stevenson
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
0 - 1 Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, David Skeen, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, Rade Stefanovski, Peter Kotamanidis, Randell Easthorpe, Danny Crainie, Pat Brodnik (Walter Calbanese 66), Sean Ingham
Coach: Doug Collins
Goal: Stefanovski 64

Sunday July 9 1989
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: John McConnell
Attendance: 858
APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber, Milan Blagojevic, Mark Brown, Mirko Radosavljevic, Tony Pisano, Alex Bundalo, Brian Ellem, Rod Brown, Kevin Hagan (John Kosmina 69), Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
0 - 2 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Charlie Villani (Milan Dimoski 42), Tony Vidmar, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goals: Maxwell 24, Melta 64

Sunday July 9 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 456
Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Peter Bennett, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Bob Naumov (Eric Ferguson 65), Zarko Odzakov, John Gibson, Ralph Maier, David Batten (Lawrie McKinna 84), Zlatko Arambasic, Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goals: Arambasic 6, 75
2 - 2 South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Paul Fernandes, Steve Blair, Mike Petersen, Kimon Taliadoros (Paul Donnelly 85), Harry Micheil (Damian Mori 75), Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goals: Micheil 18, Postecoglou 23 pen

Sunday July 9 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Alan Townsend
Attendance: 306
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike O'Shea, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Craig Moffitt, David Ratcliffe, Alan Pottier (Andy Harper 71), Scott Ollerenshaw, Tony Krslovic (Zoran Ilic 83), Matthew Bingley
Coach: Frank Arok
Goals: Ollerenshaw 54, Krslovic 61, Ratcliffe 77, Moffitt 88
4 - 0 Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, George Alevizos, Shaun Parton, Chris Ketsakidis, John Waddell, Andrew Marth, Jeff Faulkner, Les Carter, Pat Morley, Paul Lewis, Ossie Latif (John Campelj 71)
Coach: John Gardiner

Sunday July 9 1989
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Gary Power
Attendance: 3,408
Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Hunter, Vedran Rozic, Shane Clinch, David Rezo (Ned Zelic 60), Mark Jones, Graham Arnold, Craig Foster, Manis Lamond
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goals: Hunter 18 pen, Arnold 59
2 - 1 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, George Petrov, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Zoran Tasevski, Andrew Zinni (Michael Branov 85), Ilija Taseski, Warren Spink, John Markovski, Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Goal: Jolevski 45
 
Round Twenty Six

Sunday July 16 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 5,000 (double-header)
Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Alan Davdison, Paul Donnelly, Theo Selemidis, Stuart Cannell, Iavn Duzel, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Adzic 52, Caleta 77
2 - 0 Melbourne City JUST
Zoran Nikitovic, Drago Deankovic, George Kalogeros, Tom Karic, Gary Van Egmond, Mehmet Durakovic, Sash Becvinovski, Joe Palatsides, Carlos Retre (Bill Lazopoulos 72), Oscar Crino, Ken Murphy
Coach: John Margaritis

Sunday July 16 1989
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 5,000 (double-header)
South Melbourne
Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Ange Postecoglou, Dean Fak, Steve Blair, Mike Petersen, Con Boutsianis (Kimon Taliadoros 62), Con Argyriou, Paul Trimboli, Danny Wright, Peter Tsolakis
Coach: Brian Garvey
Goal: Boutsianis 9
1 - 1 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski, Andy Koczka (Robert Harmat 86), David Ratcliffe, Jim Morakeas, Tony Krslovic, Craig Moffitt, Matthew Bingley (Zoran Ilic 75), Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Ilic 86

Sunday July 16 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 5,850/TH>
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Matteo Colucci (Peter Katholos 64), John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Gerry Gomez, Ian Gray, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong, Tom McCulloch, Vince Colagiuri (David Lowe 74)
Coach: Berti Mariani
0 - 0 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Zoran Tasevski, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, Ilija Taseski, John Markovski, George Petrov, Warren Spink, Steve Smith, Robert Markovac
Coach: Andon Doncevski

Sunday July 16 1989
Chaplin Reserve, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 1,743
Sunshine George Cross
Sean Keogh, Andrew Marth, Aki Kotzamichalis, John Waddell, Shaun Parton, Les Carter, Jeff Faulkner, Don MacLaren, Ossie Latif, Pat Morley, Paul Lewis (Gary Hasler 74)
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Lewis 57, Morley 68, Latif 76
3 - 1 Sydney Croatia
John Krajnovic, Wally Savor, Vedran Rozic, Alan Hunter, Graham Jennings, David Rezo, Ante Rumora (Craig Foster 46), Mark Jones, Shane Clinch, Manis Lamond (Ned Zelic 84), Graham Arnold
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Goal: Hunter 69

Sunday July 16 1989
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Attendance: 3,500
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Bugsy Nyskohus (Charlie Villani 10 (Tony Vidmar 58)), Neville Flounders, Sergio Melta, Adrian Santrac, Milan Ivanovic, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell, Aurelio Vidmar
Coach: Zoran Matic
Goals: Ivanovic 67, T.Vidmar 84
2 - 3 Blacktown City
Steve Watson, Peter Bennett, Glen Sterrey, Kurt Reynolds, Bob Naumov, Zarko Odzakov, John Gibson, Ralph Maier, David Batten, Zlatko Arambasic, Jason Van Blerk
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goals: Batten 18, Arambasic 83, Odzakov 87

Sunday July 16 1989
Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Referee: Gary Power
Attendance: 903
Wollongong City
George Bouhoutsos, Jeff Allport, Ray Vlietstra, Jock Morlando, Mike Hollifield, Rade Stefanovski (Jason Higgs 75), Randell Easthorpe, Peter Kotamanidis, Walter Calbanese, Pat Brodnik, Danny Crainie
Coach: Doug Collins
Goal: Easthorpe 3
1 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Tony Pezzano, Jim Webber, Milan Blagojevic, Bruce Halliday, Steve O'Connor, Tony Pisano (Craig Mason 25), Alex Bundalo, Brian Ellem, Kevin Hagan, John Kosmina, Pedro Ricoy
Coach: Mike Urukalo
Kosmina 56

Sunday July 16 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 2,799
Sydney Olympic
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, George Haniotis, Robbie Hooker, Steve Georgakis, Grant Lee, Gary Phillips (John Koch 80), Robert Ironside, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad, Alistair Edwards
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Haniotis 17, Edwards 29
2 - 2 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Kanesoulis (Nick Ousalkas 66), Garry McDowall, Bobby Russell, Alan Scott, Angie Goutzioulis, Paul McDowall, Steve Gojevic (Ike Alagiozidis 79), John Stewart, Stuart Stevenson, Phil Stubbins
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Goal: P.McDowall 33, Stubbins 47
 
Preliminary Semi-Final (2nd v 3rd)

Sunday July 23 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 5,027
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike O'Shea, Andy Koczka, Mike Grbevski, Alan Pottier, David Ratcliffe, Craig Moffitt, Scott Ollerenshaw, Tony Krslovic (Zoran Ilic 86), Matthew Bingley (Andy Harper 78)
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Ollerenshaw 61
1 - 0 Sydney Olympic
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, George Haniotis, Robbie Hooker, Steve Georgakis, Grant Lee (Tony Spyridakos 78), John Koch, Robert Ironside, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad, Alistair Edwards
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Match Day Programme
 
Elimination Semi-Final (4th v 5th)

Sunday July 23 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Gary Power
Attendance: 6,503
Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Alan Davidson, Paul Donnelly, Theo Selemidis, Stuart Cannell, Ivan Duzel, Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Zeljko Adzic (Frank Valentic 90), Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Milosevic 63, Adzic 65
2 - 0 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Zoran Tasevski, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Bill Piculovski, George Petrov, Andrew Zinni, Ilija Taseski, Steve Smith, John Markovski, Warren Spink (Michael Branov 87)
Coach: Andon Doncevski
Match Day Programme
 
Minor Semi-Final

Sunday July 30 1989
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 5,286
After Extra Time
Melbourne Croatia
Mate Grgic, Alan Davidson, Paul Donnelly, Theo Selemidis, Stuart Cannell, Ivan Duzel (Ivan Kelic 62), Branko Milosevic, Josip Biskic, Joe Caleta, Zeljko Adzic, Francis Awaritefe
Coach: Ivan Raznjevic
Goals: Awaritefe 22, Adzic 64
2 - 3 Sydney Olympic
Clint Gosling (Andrew Bernal 72), David Barrett, Steve Georgakis, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis, John Koch, Alistair Edwards, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad (Tony Spyridakos 108), Robert Ironside, Grant Lee
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Edwards 12, Saad 57, Koch 96
Match Day Programme
 
Major Semi-Final

Sunday July 30 1989
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 5,363
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Matteo Colucci, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong, Peter Katholos (Gerry Gomez 85), Vince Colagiuri (David Lowe 64)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Goal: Nastevski 43
1 - 0 St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski, Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, Tony Krslovic (Andy Harper 69), Craig Moffitt, Matthew Bingley, Alan Pottier (Zoran Ilic 78), Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
Match Day Programme
 
Preliminary Final

Sunday August 6 1989
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 9,326
St. George
Mike Gibson, David Green, Mike Grbevski, Andy Koczka, David Ratcliffe, Andy Harper, Tony Krslovic (Zoran Ilic 74), Craig Moffitt, Matthew Bingley, Alan Pottier, Scott Ollerenshaw
Coach: Frank Arok
0 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Steve Georgakis, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis, John Koch, Alistair Edwards, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad (Andrew Bernal 83), Robert Ironside, Grant Lee
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goal: Saad 75
Match Day Programme
 
Grand Final

Sunday August 13 1989
Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 23,387
Marconi
Bob Catlin, Matteo Colucci, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Robert Wheatley, Ian Gray, Tom McCulloch, Zlatko Nastevski, Fred De Jong, Peter Katholos, David Lowe (Gerry Gomez 79)
Coach: Berti Mariani
Caution: Calderan 17; Red Card: Colucci 39
Goal: Nastevski 90+1
1 - 0 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett (Andrew Bernal 86), Steve Georgakis, Robbie Hooker, George Haniotis, John Koch, Alistair Edwards, Jason Polak, Abbas Saad, Robert Ironside, Grant Lee
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Koch 36, Barrett 43, Georgakis 43

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