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It required extra time for a result to be decided, but it was the home side in the end, the Bentleigh Greens advancing to the FFA Cup semi-finals following a 2-1 win against Adelaide City.
The Greens will be flying the flag for the underdog sides, as the only non-A-League team remaining in the the competitions first incarnation.
FINAL SCORE:
Greens 2
City 1
Two remaining NPL clubs and only one semi-final place. Which club will stand amongst the A-League elite in the semi-finals of the inaugural FFA Cup? Will it be the John Anastasiasdis led Bentleigh Greens or Damian Mori’s giant killers, Adelaide City? Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:30pm (AEDT).
The bookies may have them as favourites but Bentleigh, even with the home-ground advantage, have claimed the underdog status against an Adelaide side that boasts being the only NPL side to beat A-League opposition during the inaugural FFA Cup.
And the Greens may well find the going tough, without Ryan de Vries who scored the winner against Sydney Olympic in the Round of 16. Again they will be relying on Wayne Wallace and 2009 Football Superstar winner Luke Pilkington.
City on the other hand, have no such concerns with Damian Mori able to pick from a full squad. They may be the road for the first time in the Cup but if pacy striker Thomas Love and captain Matthew Halliday can continue their rich run of Cup form, the 100 or so reported Zebra fans travelling to Cheltenham will have plenty to cheer about.
Perhaps the biggest hurdle will be that neither side has played competitively since their last FFA Cup fixture. The side that has handled this lay-off the best will win tonight.
Say what you will about the format and scheduling of the FFA Cup, for these sides, it’s about proving there’s more to football in Australia than the Socceroos and the A-League, and one of them will make history tonight in the most unlikeliest of places.
Join The Roar at 7:30pm (AEDT) for live score updates and debate in our live blog.
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