1972 Ampol Cup Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, Il Globo, Neos Kosmos, Soccer World, The Sun

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Home Team v Away Team
Group A
Friday, January 14, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 6,500 (dh).
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goal: Ollerton 47
1 - 1 Footscray JUST
Goal: Buljevic 85
Friday, January 21, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Polonia
Goal: Plaskota
1 - 2 Croatia
Goals: Vojtek 20, 85
Friday, January 28, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Ringwood City Wilhelmina 0 - 1 Croatia
Goal: Scorer not known
Friday, February 18, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Footscray JUST
Goals: Zoraja 27, 85, Lopatic 32
3 - 0 Polonia
Wednesday, February 23, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goals: Cockburn, Other scorer not known
2 - 2 Polonia
Goals: Horfiniak, Adamczyk
Friday, February 25, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Footscray JUST
Goal: Zoraja
1 - 2 Croatia
Goals: McIntyre, Vojtek
Group B
Friday, January 14, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 6,500 (dh).
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, John Daperis, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, George Kotaridis, Jim Pyrgolios, Peter Bourne, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong, Ian Marshall, Mike Mandalis.
Goals: Marshall 2, Armstrong 43, Bourne 57
3 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Gentry, Barbieri, Alex Crombie, Gareth Salisbury, Ron Frost, Vucasinak, Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert.
Friday, January 21, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
George Cross
Goal: Gardiner 85
1 - 1 Melbourne
Goal: Olah
Friday, January 28, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Melbourne
Goals: Shanks 7, McColgan 22, Szabo
3 - 1 South Melbourne Hellas
Goal: Bourne
Friday, February 18, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Juventus
Goals: Irvine 55, Smart 56
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Gentry, Barbieri, Alex Crombie, Gareth Salisbury, Ron Frost, Vucasinak, Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert.
2 - 0 George Cross
Wednesday, February 23, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
South Melbourne Hellas
Goal: Armstrong
1 - 4 George Cross
Goals: Hayward, Gardiner, Sanchez, Walker
Friday, February 25, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Melbourne
Goals: Olah 50, 59
Charlie Odri, Bill McGowan, Fabian Juhasz, Joe Szabo, Charlie Kelly, Ian Shanks, Ian McCarthy, Eugene Olah, Joe Palinkas, Frank McColgan, Steve Bleskany.
2 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Barbieri, Pat Della Rocca, Jock Goodwin, Sandy Irvine, Ron Frost, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, John Perin, Dino De Marchi.
Semi-Finals
Friday, March 3, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Croatia
Goal: Hadiavdic 55
After extra time
1 - 1 George Cross
Goal: Epifano 62
After extra time
Sunday, March 5, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Hans Verniers.
Footscray JUST
Goal: Zoraja
1 - 0 Melbourne
Semi-Final Replay
Wednesday, March 8, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Croatia
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 0 George Cross
1972 Ampol Cup Final
Friday, March 10, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Croatia
Goals: Hadiavdic 60, McIntyre 97
After extra time
2 - 1 Footscray JUST
Goal: Stankovic 77
1972 Ampol Inter-City Cup Final
First Leg
Wednesday, March 29, 1972. Sydney Sports Ground. Att: 3,211. Referee: Tony Boskovic.
St George [Sydney]
Jim Fraser, George Harris, Doug Utjesenovic, Manfred Schaefer, Harry Williams, Willie Hamilton, Hogg, Atti Abonyi (Bobby Hogg 76), Jimmy Herron (Mike Denton 43), Adrian Alston, Alan Ainslie. Coach: Frank Arok.
Goals: Alston 39, 45, Hogg 78, Denton 83
4 - 1 Croatia [Melbourne]
Mike Kovacek, Hugh Gunn, Jim Kondarios, Billy McArthur, Ivan Ivanovic, Martin Boban (Steve Lamza 74), Billy McIntyre, Anton Kuzilek (Benic 62), Billy Vojtek, Jimmy Mackay, Ibro Hadiavdic. Coach: Tony Vrzina.
Goal: Boban 33
Second Leg
Wednesday, April 5, 1972. Olympic Park, Melbourne, Melbourne. Att: 1,500. Referee: Roger Lamb.
Croatia [Melbourne]
Mike Kovacek, Hugh Gunn, Ivan Ivanovic, Billy McArthur, Jim Kondarios, Benic, Billy McIntyre., Vlado Horvat (Joe Turicar), Ibro Hadiavdic, Jimmy Mackay, Steve Lamza (Martin Boban). Coach: Tony Vrzina.
0 - 1 St George[Sydney]
Jim Fraser, George Harris, Doug Utjesenovic, Manfred Schaefer, Harry Williams, Willie Hamilton, Bobby Hogg, Atti Abonyi, Mike Denton (Jimmy Herron), Adrian Alston, Alan Ainslie. Coach: Frank Arok.
Goal: Alston 89
St George won on aggregate 5-1