2004 National Soccer League Playoff results
2003-2004 Season Playoff Series Matches
written by Thomas Esamie

The top six teams of the regular season meet in matches as shown in home and away legs. Matches marked '1', '2' and '3' are single elimination games, winner of Match 3 is crowned Champion of the 2003-2004 season.


Parramatta v Perth  -----winner--------------------------3___Grand Final
                      \____loser________________              /
                                                \2__winner___/
                                                 /
Adelaide v Brisbane -----winner___              /
                                  \1___winner__/
South Melb v Marconi ______winner_/


Grand Final Match, winner becomes champion
Played (04/04/2004) Parramatta Stadium
Referee : M Shield, Crowd : 9630
Parramatta Power
Clint Bolton, Alvin Ceccoli, Simon Colosimo, Michael Beauchamp, Travis Dodd, Andre Gumprecht, Ante Milicic (Fernando Rech 68), Paul O'Grady, Sasho Petrovski, Ahmad Elrich, Peter Zorbas (Matthew Thompson 97)
0asdet - 1asdet Perth Glory
Jason Petkovic, Matthew Bingley, Shaun Murphy, Slobodan Despotovski (Nick Mrdja 82), Jade North, Mark Byrnes, Tom Pondeljak, Damian Mori, Jamie Harnwell, Adrian Caceres, Jamie Coyne (Bradley Hassell 95)
Goal : Mrdja 98
Match report by Chris Dunkerley
Match report by Eamon Duffy

Preliminary Final, loser eliminated, winner into Grand Final
Played (28/03/2004) Subiaco Oval
Referee : E Lennie, Crowd : 17524
Perth Glory
Jason Petkovic, Matthew Bingley, Shaun Murphy, Slobodan Despotovski (Wayne Srhoj 82), Jade North, Mark Byrnes, Tom Pondeljak, Damian Mori (Nick Mrdja 77), Jamie Harnwell, Adrian Caceres (Anthony Danze 73), Jamie Coyne
Goals : Despotovski 10, 81, Mori 51, 69, Mrdja 88
5 - 0 Adelaide United
David Scarsella, Richie Alagich, Kristian Rees, Aaron Goulding, Michael Valkanis, Ross Aloisi (Michael Brooks 73), David Terminello (Fred Agius 46), Carl Veart, Aurelio Vidmar, Nick Budin, Matthew Kemp (Aaron Westervelt 53)
Match report by Tom Niedrich

Minor Semi-Final, loser eliminated, winner into Preliminary Final
Played (20/03/2004) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : S Micallef, Crowd : 16558
Adelaide United
David Scarsella, Richie Alagich, Kristian Rees, Aaron Goulding, Michael Valkanis, Ross Aloisi, Carl Veart (Michael Brooks 90), Aurelio Vidmar, Fred Agius (Aaron Westervelt 62), Nick Budin, Matthew Kemp
Goals : Aloisi 71, Alagich 105pk
2asdet - 1asdet South Melbourne
Eugene Galekovic, Levent Osman, Michael Panopoulos, Ante Kovacevic, Vaughan Coveny (Scott Tunbridge 46), Con Boutsianis (Kristian Sarkies 78), Vince Lia, Steve Laurie, Massimo Murdocca, Michael Curcija (Mehmet Durakovic 69), Sam Poutakidis (sent off 45)
Goal : Curcija 12

Major Semi-Final, loser into Preliminary Final, winner into Grand Final
1st leg Played (13/03/2004) Parramatta Stadium
Referee : S Micallef, Crowd : 6059
Parramatta Power
Clint Bolton, Alvin Ceccoli, Simon Colosimo, Michael Beauchamp, Andre Gumprecht, Ante Milicic, Fernando Rech (Sasho Petrovski 36), Lucas Pantelis (Travis Dodd 69), Paul O'Grady, Ahmad Elrich, Peter Zorbas (Matthew Thompson 85)
Goals : Ceccoli 9, Petrovski 41, Zorbas 45, Milicic 75
4 - 2 Perth Glory
Jason Petkovic, Matthew Bingley, Bradley Hassell, Shaun Murphy, Slobodan Despotovski (sent off 60), Jade North, Tom Pondeljak (Nick Mrdja 46), Damian Mori (Mark Byrnes 79), Gary Faria (Adrian Caceres 46), Jamie Harnwell, Jamie Coyne
Goals : Despotovski 46, Harnwell 56
Match report by Eamon Duffy
2nd leg Played (20/03/2004) Members Equity Stadium
Referee : M Breeze, Crowd : 14023
Perth Glory
Jason Petkovic, Matthew Bingley (Andrew Packer 78), Bradley Hassell (sent off 84), Shaun Murphy, Nick Mrdja, Jade North, Tom Pondeljak (Wayne Srhoj 76), Damian Mori, Gary Faria (Adrian Caceres 36), Jamie Harnwell, Jamie Coyne
0 - 2 Parramatta Power
Clint Bolton, Alvin Ceccoli, Simon Colosimo (Matthew Thompson 57), Michael Beauchamp, Travis Dodd (Jacek Sobczyk 91), Andre Gumprecht, Ante Milicic, Paul O'Grady, Sasho Petrovski, Ahmad Elrich, Peter Zorbas (Lucas Pantelis 82)
Goals : Elrich 15, Petrovski 65
Match report by Eamon Duffy

Elimination Final, loser eliminated, winner into Minor Semi-Final
1st leg Played (07/03/2004) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : B Williams, Crowd : 16258
Adelaide United
David Scarsella, Richie Alagich, Kristian Rees (Shane Thompson 66), Aaron Goulding, Michael Valkanis, Ross Aloisi, David Terminello (Michael Brooks 74), Carl Veart, Aurelio Vidmar, Fred Agius, Nick Budin
Goals : Veart 31, Agius 67, Brooks 92
3 - 0 Brisbane Strikers
Scott Higgins, Josh McCloughan (Luke Morley 29), Stuart McLaren, Peter Grierson, Steve Fitzsimmons, Louis Brain, David Pilic, Wayne Heath (sent off 69), Matthew McKay, Warren Moon (Chris Scuderi 74), Joshua Rose
Match report by Lino Fusco
2nd leg Played (13/03/2004) Perry Park
Referee : M Breeze, Crowd : 2790
Brisbane Strikers
Scott Higgins, Stuart McLaren, Peter Grierson (sent off 90), Steve Fitzsimmons, Adam Webber, Royce Brownlie (Matt Hilton 86), Louis Brain, David Pilic, Matthew McKay, Warren Moon, Luke Morley (Joshua Rose 56)
Goals : Moon 45, Rose 58, Brain 82, Grierson 87
4 - 1 Adelaide United
David Scarsella, Richie Alagich, Aaron Goulding, Michael Valkanis, Ross Aloisi, David Terminello (Elias Demourtzidis 46 (sent off 80)), Carl Veart, Aurelio Vidmar, Shane Thompson (Matthew Kemp 73), Fred Agius (Aaron Westervelt 61), Nick Budin
Goal : Veart 65
Match report by Andrew Demack
Match report by David Marshall

Elimination Final, loser eliminated, winner into Minor Semi-Final
1st leg Played (07/03/2004) Marconi Stadium
Referee : E Lennie, Crowd : 2127
Marconi-Fairfield
Michael Turnbull, Simon Bell (Todd Brodie 41), Angelo Costanzo, Luke Casserly, Chad Gibson, Joe Spiteri, Alex Brosque, Michael Thwaite, Nick Carle, Brendan Renaud, Eric Anabalon (Shane Webb 46)
0 - 0 South Melbourne
Eugene Galekovic, Levent Osman, Simon Storey, Michael Panopoulos, Ante Kovacevic, Vaughan Coveny, Marcus Stergiopoulos (Con Boutsianis 41), Steve Laurie, Massimo Murdocca, Sam Poutakidis, Scott Tunbridge (Vince Lia 75)
Match report by Paul Jefferies
Match report by Stephen Webb
2nd leg Played (13/03/2004) Bob Jane Stadium
Referee : M Shield, Crowd : 6063
South Melbourne
Eugene Galekovic, Levent Osman, Simon Storey (Vince Lia 89), Michael Panopoulos, Ante Kovacevic, Vaughan Coveny, Con Boutsianis (Mehmet Durakovic 76), Steve Laurie, Massimo Murdocca, Michael Curcija (Scott Tunbridge 82), Sam Poutakidis
Goals : Curcija 20, 60
2 - 0 Marconi-Fairfield
Michael Turnbull, Dominic Longo (Todd Brodie 69), Angelo Costanzo, Luke Casserly, Grant Last (Eric Anabalon 82), Chad Gibson, Joe Spiteri, Alex Brosque, Michael Thwaite, Nick Carle, Brendan Renaud (Shane Webb 73)
Match report by Fred Legget
Match report by Alan Clark