1984 Victorian State League Cup Results

written by John Punshon
Source:Soccer Action


The State League Cup was a post-season competition involving the top four teams

Home Team v Away Team
Semi-Finals
Sunday, September 30, 1984. CB Smith Reserve, Fawkner. Att: 1,000 (est). Referee: John Fraser.
Maribyrnong Polonia
Mike Lukac, Ricky Lipiarski, Danny McCluskey, John Gardiner, Mirek Smolarek, Noel Mitten, Joe Tront, Dave Gibson, George Petrov, Janusz Przybyla, Carl Gilder. Coach: John Gardiner.
Goals: Przybyla 30, Petrov 85
2 - 1 Box Hill
John McKinlay, Ian Roodhouse, Don Brownlie, David Brooks, Alan Roodhouse, Brian Keenan (Dean Hennessey 81), Raphael Underwood, Andy Hughes, Dave Azzopardi (Paul Priestley 56), Steve Smith, Peter Verechia. Coach: Bill Murray.
Goal: Hughes 25
Sunday, September 30, 1984. CB Smith Reserve, Fawkner. Att: 1,000 (est). Referee: Stewart Mellings.
Morwell Falcons
Billy Whiteside, John Higham, Emil Bruns, Gerry Clarke, Jim Train, John O'Callaghan, Jim MacLean, Steve Moore, Effie Cassar (Chris Kent 63), Ian Stirton, Russell Athersych. Coach: Jimmy Dunne.
After extra time
Morwell Falcons won on penalties 9-8
Penalty sequence: McKinlay (saved), Moore (0-1); Angele (hit bar), Athersych (saved); Fattore (1-1), O'Callaghan (over bar); Palinkas (2-1), Kent (2-2); Sannipoli (3-2), MacLean (3-3); Bannon (4-3), Clarke (4-4); Palmaricciotti (5-4), Stirton (5-5); Boyle (6-5), Bruns (6-6); Tuffield (7-6), Train (7-7); Hobson (8-7), Higham (8-8); Terzini (over bar), Whiteside (8-9)
0 - 0 Fawkner
Robert Terzini, Harry McKinlay, Cesare Fattore, Fab Angele, Gary Hobson, Peter Boyle, Ged Bannon, Reno Lia, (Robert Palmaricciotti 63), Joe Palinkas, Ian Tuffield, Bruno Cozzella (John Sannipoli 24). Coach: Gus MacLeod.
After extra time
Morwell Falcons won on penalties 9-8
Penalty sequence: McKinlay (saved), Moore (0-1); Angele (hit bar), Athersych (saved); Fattore (1-1), O'Callaghan (over bar); Palinkas (2-1), Kent (2-2); Sannipoli (3-2), MacLean (3-3); Bannon (4-3), Clarke (4-4); Palmaricciotti (5-4), Stirton (5-5); Boyle (6-5), Bruns (6-6); Tuffield (7-6), Train (7-7); Hobson (8-7), Higham (8-8); Terzini (over bar), Whiteside (8-9)
Third-Fourth Place Play-Off
Sunday, October 7, 1984. Crinigan Reserve, Morwell. Att: 500 (est).
Box Hill
Tony Costa, Harry McKinlay (Robert Terzini 85), Frank MacLeod, Cesare Fattore, Gary Hobson, Fab Angele, Ged Bannon, Robert Palmaricciotti, Reno Lia, Neil Garvey, Joe Palinkas. Coach: Gus MacLeod.
Goals: Hughes 76, Priestley 81, Ireland 88
3 - 1 Fawkner
Sean Harrison, Gary McPhee, David Brooks, Craig Davidson, Alan Roodhouse, Andy Hughes, Ian Roodhouse, Robbie McLachlan, Dave Azzopardi (David Ireland 85), Paul Priestley, Dean Hennessey. Coach: Bill Murray.
Goal: Garvey 13
1984 State League Cup Final
Sunday, October 7, 1984. North Crinigan Reserve, Morwell.
Morwell Falcons
Billy Whiteside, John Higham, Emil Bruns, Gerry Clarke, Jim Train, John O'Callaghan, Steve Moore, Jim MacLean, Chris Kent (Effie Cassar 97), Ian Stirton, Russell Athersych. Coach: Jimmy Dunne.
Goal: Stirton 105
After extra time
1 - 0 Maribyrnong Polonia
Mike Lukac, Ricky Lipiarski, John Gardiner, Danny McCluskey, Mirek Smolarek, Noel Mitten (Greg Czapnik 110), Joe Tront, Dave Gibson, George Petrov, Janusz Przybyla, Carl Gilder. Coach: John Gardiner.
After extra time