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Palm Beach Sharks vs South Melbourne: FFA Cup live scores, blog

29th July, 2015
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Robina (QLD)
Kick-Off: 7:30pm (AEST)
TV: Fox Sports 505, Live (Updates from other matches)
Referee: Alex King
Betting: Palm Beach $4.00, South Melbourne $1.75, Draw $3.90

Palm Beach
1.Shane VIITAKANGAS (gk), 2.Matthew JONES, 3.Ben LITFIN, 4.John COSTELLO, 5.Martin VAZQUEZ, 6.Lochlan REUS, 7.Justyn McKAY, 8.Florian MATK, 9.Rees DUNCAN, 10.Joshua WALLEN, 11.Nikola MIRKOVIC, 12.Nikki FELIZATTO, 13.Joshua RIIS, 14.Ethan GRIMLEY, 15.Eoghan MURPHY, 17.Kristian REES, 18.Roman HOFMANN, 19.Tim JACKSON, 20.Andrew PURNELL-WEBB

South Melbourne
1.Nikola ROGANOVIC (gk), 2.Tim MALA, 3.Kristian KONSTANTINIDIS, 4.Michael EAGAR, 5.Luke ADAMS, 6.Thomas LAKIC, 7.Nicholas EPIFANO, 8.Mathew THEODORE, 9.Milos LUJIC, 10.David STIRTON, 11.Bradley NORTON, 12.Iqbal JAWADI, 13.Dane MILOVANOVIC, 15.Cody MARTINDALE, 16.Andrew BEVIN, 19.Massimo PESCE, 20.Nicholas MORTON, 21.Jake BARKER-DAISH, 22.Fraser MACLAREN (gk), 23.Andy KECOJEVIC, 27.Leigh MINOPOULOS, 77.Stephen HATZIKOSTAS
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The second edition of the FFA Cup is already well advanced but it’s at the Round of 32 that people really begin to take notice. Join us on The Roar for the pick of the fixtures between Palm Beach and South Melbourne with live scores and commentary from 7:30pm AEST.

This is the first stage where the competition takes on a truly national flavour and it is where the A-League clubs join in and the television cameras are rolling.

There will be four matches played this evening, all kicking off at the same time. To me there is a similarity with election night coverage with live crosses to various venues across the country with a few enthusiastic fans in the background. It’s also a night for the fans of the lesser known clubs to cheer on their team often against more fancied opponents.

Palm Beach are not complete strangers to Australian football fans having made it to the quarter final stage last year. They are currently sitting at the top of the Queensland NPL ladder and with nominal home advantage could be hard to stop.

South Melbourne are also not unknown to local football fans. They are arguably the most famous football club in the history of the sport in this country, having been one of the mainstays of the old NSL competition. It will be great to welcome them back to the national stage.

Chris Taylor’s South Melbourne outfit currently lie third on the Victorian NPL table so in some ways this match will be a test of strength between the Victorian and Queensland NPL competitions.

The early rounds of the FFA cup are about all the clubs and the fans so it would be great to see banter about each of the games.

Prediction

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Home ground advantage and recent experience should give the Sharks the edge. Palm Beach to win 2-1.

Join The Roar for live commentary and debate in our blog from 7:30pm (AEST).

FFA Cup Fixtures – July 29
Palm Beach vs South Melbourne
Broadmeadow Magic vs Heidelberg
Blacktown City vs MetroStars
Hume City vs Brisbane Strikers

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