1993/94 National Soccer League results
1993/94 National League Cup Results

Researched & compiled by John Punshon & written by Greg Stock

Round One - First Leg

Friday October 1 1993
Brandon Park, North Wollongong
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 459
Wollongong City
Brett Hughes, Tom Bazdaric, Charlie Yankos, Mike O'Shea, Richard Lloyd, Martin Bourke, Matthew Horsley, Donal O'Brien, Sasho Dimoski (Pedro Ricoy 69), Scott Ollarenshaw, Freddie Kruys (Dale White 46); Coach: David Ratcliffe.
Caution: O'Shea
0-1 Parramatta Eagles
Peter Gunning, Adam Ciantar, Glenn Gwynne, Gerry Gomez, Nick Orlic, John Koch, Geoff Gunning, Craig Moffitt, Marshall Soper, Jason Falzon, Joe Spiteri (Glen Sprod 84); Coach: Rale Rasic.
Cautions: Falzon, Gomez
Goal: Orlic 85

Saturday October 2 1993
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Neil Jones
Attendance: 685
Marconi
Mark Schwarzer, Gary Van Egmond, Jean Paul De Marigny (Luke Casserly 66), Matthew Bingley, Ian Gray, Blagoje Kuleski, George Jolevski, Tom McCulloch (Darren Iocca 46), Kimon Taliadoros, Ermanno Pelucchi, Ufuk Talay; Coach: Frank Arok.
Cautions: Casserly, Talay
Goal: Casserly 70
1-1 Newcastle Breakers
Clint Gosling, Ralph Maier, Graham Jennings, Andrew Roberts, Neil Owens, Scott Wells, Craig Lowe (Gary Wilson 80), Bob Naumov, Rod Brown, Warren Spink, Nick Meredith; Coach: Jim Foley.
Caution: Meredith
Goal: Lowe 59

Sunday October 3 1993
Perry Park, Brisbane
Referee: Derek Crawford
Attendance: 1,026
Brisbane Strikers
Clint Bolton, Troy Cranney, Sean Cranney (Craig Williams 75), Alan Hunter, Steve Jackson, Gary Phillips, Brad Ditton, Andrew Stowell, Andy Lees (Darren Hillier 85), Danny Wright, Chris Slater; Coach: Bruce Stowell.
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Wright 38, Lees 80, Slater 89
3-0 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Elias Augerinos (Robert Ironside 60), George Sorras, Tony Spyridakos, Grant Lee, Joe Caleta, Branko Milosevic, Pablo Cardozo (Norman Tome 85), Kris Trajanovski, Peter Tsekenis; Coach: Berti Mariani.
Cautions: Nil

Sunday October 3 1993
Olympic Village, Heidelberg, Melbourne
Referee: Gerry Connolly
Attendance: 659
Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos, Gary Brattan, Peter Tiktikakis, Tom Karapatsos (Doug Hodgson 70), Joe Palatsides, George Georgiadis, Michael Panopoulos, Roman Nikolic, Mike Michalakopoulos, Danny Gnjidic, Andy Vlahos; Coach: Drago Sekularac.
Cautions: Palatsides, Brattan
Goal: Gnijdic 75
1-2 Morwell Falcons
Steve Mautone, Sonny Sevin, Jorge Nilo, Steve Douglas, Shaun Parton, Anthony Cassar, Justin Geri, Vasco Trpcevski (Juan Nilo 87), Brian Bothwell, Marcus Stergiopoulos, Lachlan Armstrong; Coach: Bobby McLachlan.
Caution: Parton
Goals: Bothwell 58, Armstrong 64

Sunday October 3 1993
Croatian Sports Centre, Sunshine, Melbourne
Referee: Cain Naumcevski
Attendance: 1,713
Melbourne Knights
David Miller, Vinko Buljubasic, Fausto De Amicis, Mark Talajic (George Hannah 46), Steve Horvat, Vlado Vanis, Mark Silic, Josip Biskic, Adrian Cervinski (Ivan Kelic 75), Zoran Trajcevski, Mark Viduka; Coach: Mirko Bazic.
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Viduka 21, De Amicis 80
2-2 Sydney United
Tony Franken, Robert Stanton, Velimir Kupresak, Tony Popovic (Tom Milicevic 77), Mark Babic, Klaus Okon (Ante Moric 46), Ivan Petkovic, Mario Jermen, Eric Hristodoulou, John Gibson, Ante Milicic; Coach: Manfred Schaefer.
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Gibson 40, Moric 47

Sunday October 3 1993
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 2,272
South Melbourne
Dean Anastasiadis, Kevin Muscat, Gary Hasler, Mehmet Durakovic, Angie Goutzioulis, Paul Wade, Peter Tsolakis, Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Con Boutsianis, Francis Awaritefe; Coach: Jim Pyrgolios.
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Awaritefe 4, 85, Trimboli 31, Tasios 67, McGeachey 91 Own Goal
5-2 Brunswick United
Robert Manzella, Steve Marley, Robert Ferla, Robert Tombolato (Michael Mazzini 20), Paul Della Rocca, Sean Lane, Archie McGeachey, David Iacovitti, Steve Smith, Sash Bevinovski, Anthony Budini; Coach: John Margaritis.
Caution: Becvinovski
Goals: Smith 10, Lane 72

Sunday October 3 1993
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Referee: John Bidiss
Attendance: 3,685
West Adelaide
Peter Blazincic, Jim Keramidas, Frank Tibaldi, Greg Mills, Robbie Hooker, Stan Lazaridis, Greg Brown, Jim Tsekenis (Lemmy Vatsilas 60), George Slifkas, Ray Blair, Gus Cerro; Coach: Raul Blanco.
Cautions: Blair, Lazaridis, Tibaldi, Hooker
0-1 Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Tony Vidmar, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic (Joe Mullen 46), Daniel Sabatino, Michael Reda, Sergio Melta, Carlo Talladira, Goran Lozanovski, Damian Mori, Brad Hassell (Jamie Careno 89); Coach: Zoran Matic.
Cautions: Reda, Melta, Lozanovski
Goal: Mori 75
Round One - Second Leg

Monday October 4 1993
Melita Stadium, South Granville, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 590
Parramatta Eagles won 4-2 on penalties
Parramatta Eagles
Peter Gunning, Adam Ciantar, Glenn Gwynne, Gerry Gomez, Craig Moffitt, John Koch, Geoff Gunning, Gabriel Mendez, Marshall Soper, Jason Falzon, Joe Spiteri; Coach: Rale Rasic.
Caution: Falzon
Goals: Falzon 22, Ciantar 41, Gomez 60
3-2 Wollongong City
Brett Hughes, Tom Bazdaric, Mike O'Shea, Charlie Yankos, Martin Bourke, Freddie Kruys, Matthew Horsley, Donal O'Brien, Sasho Dimovski, Dale White, Richard Lloyd; Coach: David Ratcliffe.
Cautions: Yankos, Dimovski
Goals: Lloyd 49, White 65

Tuesday October 5 1993
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Eugene Brazzale
Attendance: 1,176
South Melbourne won 10-4 on aggregate
Brunswick United
Robert Manzella, Steve Marley, David Iacovitti (Michael Mazzini 55), Robert Ferla, Paul Della Rocca, Sean Lane, Archie McGeachey, Sash Becvinovski, Steve Smith, Arthur Kirishian, Andrew Zinni; Coach: John Margaritis.
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Lane 41, Boutsianis 43 Own Goal
2-5 South Melbourne
Dean Anastasiadis, Angie Goutzioulis, Gary Hasler, Mehmet Durakovic, Mike Valkanis, Paul Wade, Ike Alagiozidis, Steve Tasios (Alex Kiratzoglou 57), Paul Trimboli, Con Boutsianis (Peter Tsolakis 57), Francis Awaritefe; Coach: Jim Pyrgolios.
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Boutsianis 33, 48, 54, Trimboli 51, Awaritefe 86

Wednesday October 6 1993
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Referee: John Papanicolas
Attendance: 5,674
Adelaide City won 4-3 on aggregate
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Daniel Sabatino, Tony Vidmar, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Carlo Talladira, Damian Mori, Michael Reda (Joe Mullen 85), Sergio Melta, Brad Hassell, Goran Lozanovski; Coach: Zoran Matic.
Cautions: Tobin, Mori, Vidmar
Goals: Mori 40, Hassell 55, 78
3-3 West Adelaide
Peter Blazincic, Jim Keramidas, Stan Lazaridis (Con Kokkinoplitis 71), Greg Mills, Robbie Hooker, Frank Tibaldi, Jim Tsekenis (Lemmy Vatsilas 69), Gus Cerro, Ray Blair, George Slifkas, Greg Brown; Coach: Raul Blanco.
Cautions: Cerro, Lazaridis, Mills, Slifkas
Goals: Tsekenis 7, Brown 23, Hooker 89 pen

Wednesday October 6 1993
Morwell Falcons Park, Morwell
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 1,545
Morwell Falcons won 4-2 on aggregate
Morwell Falcons
Steve Mautone, Sonny Sevin, Jorge Nilo, Steve Douglas, Shaun Parton, Anthony Cassar, Justin Geri, Vasco Trpcevski, Brian Bothwell, Marcus Stergiopoulos, Lachlan Armstrong; Coach: Bobby McLachlan.
Cautions: Geri, Stergiopoulos
Goals: Bothwell 80, Armstrong 89
2-1 Heidelberg United
Michael Chatzitrifonos, Gary Brattan, Doug Hodgson, Joe Palatsides, Alan Scott, Brian MacNicol, George Georgiadis, Roman Nikolic, Nemanja Obradovic, Mike Michalakopoulos, Danny Gnijidic; Coach: Drago Sekularac.
Cautions: Brattan, Obradovic, Gnijidic
Goal: Gnijidic 43

Wednesday October 6 1993
Mitre 10 Stadium, Newcastle
Referee: Rob Davies
Attendance: 1,477
Marconi won 3-2 on aggregate
Newcastle Breakers
Clint Gosling, Ralph Maier, Graham Jennings, Andrew Roberts, Scott Wells, Neil Owens, John McQuarrie, Bob Naumov, Craig Lowe, Warren Spink (Robbie Middleby 75), Nick Meredith (Gary Wilson 80); Coach: Jim Foley.
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Jennings 14
1-2 Marconi
Mark Schwarzer, George Jolevski, Jean Paul De Marigny, Matthew Bingley, Ian Gray, Blagoje Kuleski, Luke Casserly (Gary Van Egmond 80), Ermanno Pelucchi, Kimon Taliadoros, Steve Corica (Ufuk Talay 81), Jon Angelucci; Coach: Frank Arok.
Cautions: Pelucchi, De Marigny
Red Card: Pelucchi 17
Goals: Bingley 61, Angelucci 71

Wednesday October 6 1993
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Con Diomis
Attendance: 1,037
Brisbane Strikers won 3-1 on aggregate
Sydney Olympic
Mike Gibson, David Barrett, Elias Augerinos, Tony Spyridakos, Jose Mendes (Norman Tome 73), Grant Lee, Joe Caleta, Branko Milosevic, Pablo Cardozo, Kris Trajanovski, Peter Tsekenis; Coach: Berti Mariani.
Caution: Barrett
Goal: Tome 86
1-0 Brisbane Strikers
Clint Bolton, Troy Cranney, Craig Williams, Alan Hunter, Steve Jackson, Alun Evans, Gary Phillips, Stein Grodum, Andrew Lees (Brad Ditton 80), Danny Wright (Darren Hillier 61), Chris Slater; Coach: Bruce Stowell.
Cautions: Nil

Wednesday October 6 1993
Croatian Sports Centre, Edensor Park, Sydney
Referee: Gordon Dunster
Attendance: 1,406
Sydney United won 4-2 on away goals
Sydney United
Zeljko Kalac, Robert Stanton, Velimir Kupresak, Tony Popovic, Mark Babic, Ante Moric, Ivan Petkovic (Tom Milicevic 29), Mario Jermen, Eric Hristodoulou, John Gibson, Ante Milicic; Coach: Manfred Schaefer.
Caution: Kalac
0-0 Melbourne Knights
David Miller, Vinko Buljubasic, Fausto De Amicis, Vlado Vanis, Steve Horvat, Andrew Marth, Mark Silic (Oliver Pondeljak 75), Josip Biskic, Adrian Cervinski, Zoran Trajcevski, Mark Viduka; Coach: Mirko Bazic.
Cautions: Silic, Cervinski
Round Two

Brisbane Strikers - Bye

Sunday October 10 1993
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Referee: John Santa Isabel
Attendance: 3,879
Adelaide City
Robert Zabica, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Tony Vidmar, Daniel Sabatino, Carlo Talladira, Damian Mori, Michael Reda (Brad Hassell 68), Sergio Melta, Carl Veart, Goran Lozanovski; Coach: Zoran Matic.
Cautions: Nil
0-1 Sydney United
Zeljko Kalac, Robert Stanton, Velimir Kupresak, Mark Babic, Ante Zizic, Ante Moric, Tom Milicevic, Mario Jermen, Eric Hristodoulou, John Gibson, Ante Milicic (Tony Krslovic 65); Coach: Manfred Schaefer.
Caution: Kupresak

Sunday October 10 1993
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Peter Spiers
Attendance: 1,846
Marconi
Mark Schwarzer, Gary Van Egmond, Jean Paul De Marigny, Matthew Bingley, Ian Gray (Tom McCulloch 39), Blagoje Kuleski, George Jolevski, Ufuk Talay, Kimon Taliadoros, Steve Corica, Jon Angelucci; Coach: Frank Arok.
Cautions: Corica, McCulloch, Taliadoros
Red Card: Bingley
Goal: Talay 30
1-2 Parramatta Eagles
Peter Gunning, Adam Ciantar, Glenn Gwynne, Gerry Gomez, Craig Moffitt, John Koch, Geoff Gunning, Gabriel Mendez, Marshall Soper, Jason Falzon (Nick Orlic 33), Joe Spiteri; Coach: Rale Rasic.
Cautions: G.Gunning, Spiteri, Soper
Goals: Soper 5,89

Sunday October 10 1993
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Ziggy Mnich
Attendance: 1,988
South Melbourne
Dean Anastasiadis, Kevin Muscat, Angie Goutzioulis, Mehmet Durakovic (Michael Valkanis 5), Gary Hasler, Paul Wade, Peter Tsolakis, Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Con Boutsianis (Alex Kiratzoglou 75), Francis Awaritefe; Coach: Jim Pyrgolios.
Caution: Tasios
Goals: Trimboli 55, 61 Awaritefe 82, Canosa 84 Own Goal
4-0 Morwell Falcons
Steve Mautone, Sonny Sevin, Justin Geri, Steve Douglas, Shaun Parton, Anthony Cassar (Juan Nilo 64), Claudio Canosa, Vasco Trpcevski, Brian Bothwell, Marcus Stergiopoulos (Jorge Nilo 82), Lachlan Armstrong; Coach: Bobby McLachlan.
Cautions: Cassar, Douglas, Parton
Semi Finals

Wednesday October 13 1993
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: John Fraser
Attendance: 1,245
Parramatta Eagles
Peter Gunning, Adam Ciantar, Glenn Gwynne, Gerry Gomez (Walter Ardone 58), Craig Moffitt, John Koch, Nick Orlic, Gabriel Mendez, Marshall Soper (Glen Sprod 85), Geoff Gunning, Joe Spiteri; Coach: Rale Rasic.
Cautions: Gwynne, G.Gunning, Spiteri, Ciantar
Goals: Mendez 29 pen, Soper 82
2-1 Brisbane Strikers
Client Bolton, Sean Cranney, Troy Cranney, Gary Phillips, Steve Jackson, Andrew Stowell (Craig Williams 79), Stein Grodum, Frank Pimblett, Andrew Lees, Danny Wright, Alun Evans; Coach: Bruce Stowell.
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Lees 6

Wednesday October 13 1993
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 2,474
Sydney United won 5-4 on penalties
South Melbourne
Dean Anastasiadis, Kevin Muscat, Angie Goutzioulis, Michael Valkanis, Gary Hasler, Paul Wade, Peter Tsolakis (Jason Polak 67), Steve Tasios, Paul Trimboli, Con Boutsianis, Francis Awaritefe; Coach: Jim Pyrgolios.
Cautions: Hasler, Goutzioulis
Goal: Goutzioulis 73
1 (4)-1 (5) Sydney United
Tony Franken, Robert Stanton, Velimir Kupresak, Tony Popovic, Mark Babic, Tom Milicevic, Ivan Petkovic (Ante Milicic 46), Tony Krslovic, David Zdrilic (Mario Jermen 70), John Gibson, Ante Moric; Coach: Manfred Schaefer.
Caution: Kupresak
Goal: Krslovic 51
1993/4 National Soccer League Cup Final

Sunday October 17 1993
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Eugene Brazzale
Attendance: 4,156
Parramatta Eagles
Peter Gunning, Adam Ciantar, Glenn Gwynne, Gerry Gomez, John Koch, Nick Orlic, Glen Sprod, Gabriel Mendez (Brendan Renaud 71), Marshall Soper, Craig Moffitt, Joe Spiteri; Coach: Rale Rasic.
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Kupresak 42 Own Goal, Renaud 85
2-0 Sydney United
Zeljko Kalac, Robert Stanton, Velimir Kupresak, Tony Popovic, Mark Babic, Tom Milicevic, Ivan Petkovic, Tony Krslovic, Mario Jermen (David Zdrilic 57), John Gibson, Ante Milicic (Ante Moric 62); Coach: Manfred Schaefer.
Cautions: Popovic, Stanton

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