2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

The 2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the seventh National Premier Leagues Grand Final, the championship deciding match of the National Premier Leagues in Australia. It was played on 5 October 2019 at Albert Butler Park in Wollongong between Wollongong Wolves and Lions FC.^[1] Wollongong won the match 4–3 to secure their first championship in the National Premier Leagues.^[2]

2019 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

Event	2019 National Premier Leagues
Wollongong Wolves Lions FC 4 3
Date	5 October 2019
Venue	Albert Butler Park, Wollongong
Referee	Stephen Laurie
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Route to the final

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Grand Final
	Wollongong Wolves		5
	Canberra Olympic		1
						Wollongong Wolves		2
						Perth SC		0
	Heidelberg United		2
	Perth SC (a.e.t.)		3
											Wollongong Wolves		4
											Lions FC		3
	Maitland FC		3
	Devonport City		2
						Maitland FC		0
						Lions FC		2
	Lions FC		2
	Campbelltown City		1

Match

Details

Wollongong Wolves	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Lions FC
James 52' (pen.), 116' Okada 80' Jauch 109'	Report	Carlos 13' Mádle 84' Duckworth 119' (pen.)

19 May 2019

14:30 AEST

Albert Butler Park, Wollongong

Referee: Stephen Laurie

GK 1 Justin Pasfield  54' RB 2 Taylor McDonald CB 15 Nicholas Littler CB 4 Nikola Djorjevic  118' LB 3 Darcy Madden DM 16 Guy Knight  91',  94' DM 17 James Stojcevski  40' AM 14 Harry Callahan  112',  120' AM 9 Thomas James AM 11 Takeru Okada  108' CF 24 Lachlan Scott  96' Substitutes: GK 12 Luke Kairies MF 10 Brendan Griffin  94' FW 8 Bul Juach  96' FW 13 Stefan Dimoski  120' FW 23 Jordan Nikolovski  108' Manager: Luke Wilkshire

GK 90 Luke Borean RB 2 Andrew Thompson  73' CB 5 Tommy Jarrad CB 4 Matija Simic LB 16 Joshua Brindell-South  103',  105' CM 8 Mitchell Hore  54'  90+2' CM 15 Danny Kim  32' CM 12 Shaun Carlos  73' RW 13 Henry Hore CF 10 Joe Duckworth LW 11 Nathan Shepherd  62' Substitutes: GK 20 Jackson Riley DF 6 Nathan Reardon  73' MF 3 Leum Walpole  105' MF 9 Keegan Jelacic  62' FW 17 Marek Mádle  73' Manager: Warren Moon

Assistant referees: Brad Wright Emma Kocbek Fourth official: Tim Danaskos

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions (four included in the case of extra time).

Statistics

	Wollongong Wolves	Lions FC
Goals scored	4	3
Total shots	29	12
Shots on target	15	4
Ball possession	56.8%	43.2%
Corner kicks	7	5
Fouls Conceded	21	17
Offsides	4	3
Yellow cards	5	2
Red cards	0	1

Source:^[3]

Broadcasting

The Grand Final was broadcast live throughout Australia on Facebook Live and YouTube.

See also

• 2019 National Premier Leagues

References

1. "Match Details confirmed for National Premier Leagues (NPL) 2019 Grand Final". National Premier Leagues. Football Federation Australia. 30 September 2019.
2. Green, Samuel (5 October 2019). "Wollongong Wolves edge seven-goal thriller to lift NPL Championship". National Premier Leagues. Football Federation Australia.
3. "Wollongong Wolves v Lions". National Premier Leagues. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

External links

• Official NPL Website