1985 National Soccer League Cup Results
Researched by John Punshon and Andrew Howe, written by Greg Stock

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Source: Australian Soccer Weekly, Soccer Action.

Cup competition comprising 32 competing clubs on a knockout basis.

Round One

Saturday March 2 1985
Adamstown Oval, Adamstown, Newcastle
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 1,250
Cardiff (Northern New South Wales)
Brad Robb, Mark Maher, Russell Mansley, Andy Stankovic, Lee, Neil Endacott, Gerard Maher, Tony Robb, Rowney, Tate, Haynes
Coach: Warren Anderson
Cautions: B.Robb 49, Stankovic 65
0-1 Newcastle Rosebud
Clint Gosling, Ralph Maier, Neil Owens, Michael Boogaard, Mark Jones, Brett Fawkes, Joe Senkalski, Bernard Kerby, Dean Milosevic (Robertson 59), Malcolm McClelland, David Jones
Coach: Willie Gallagher
Cautions: Nil
Goal: D.Jones 39

Saturday March 2 1985
Wentworth Park, Glebe, Sydney
Referee: Rob Davies
Attendance: 1,000
Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Jim Cant, Gerry Gomez, Alex Robertson, John Paul De Marigny, Joe Watson, Paul Kay, Murray Barnes, Grant Lee, John Kosmina, Frank Farina (Graeme Fletcher 79)
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Kosmina 46, 49 pen, 59

3-0 St. George
Terry Greedy, David Skeen, David Ratcliffe, Mike O'Shea, John O'Shea, Pedro Ricoy, Andy Koczka (Peter Stone 64), Mark Barton (Dez Marton 64), Robbie Slater, Peter Petkovski, Roy Cotton
Coach: Frank Arok
Cautions: Nil

Sunday March 3 1985
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 2,300 (double-header)
Adelaide Croatia (South Australia)
Damien Siklich, Steve Hutchins, Zoran Maricic, Bernie Bridges, Dino Galina, Robbie Slager, Robert Marwe, Frank Timar, Paul Blute, Chris Key, Alby Rerich
Coach: Tony Jordan
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Timar 46
1-0 Adelaide City
Willie McNally, Mike Donnelly, Bugsy Nyskohus, Neville Flounders (Alex Tobin 22), Adrian Santrac, Sergio Melta, Brian Northcote, Steve Maxwell, Charlie Villani, Joe Mullen, Steve Maxwell
Coach: Edmund Kreft
Cautions: Nil

Sunday March 3 1985
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Referee: Tony Martell
Attendance: 2,300 (double-header)
West Torrens Birkalla (South Australia)
Norm Green, Mick Pietrus, Tom Duncan, Mohring, Leith (Rashella 68), Owers (Brazzale 68), McAuliffe, Ammirato, Hayes, Pope, David Mahony
Coach: Bobby Ferguson
Cautions: Nil
0-5 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Ian McGregor, Graham Honeyman, Brenton Hiern, Tim Brown, Steve Atsalas, Chris Manou, John Panagis, Theo Stamatelopoulos, George Konstandopoulos, Gary Price
Coach: Neil McGachey
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Pietrus 9 Own Goal, Stamatelopoulos 36, Konstandopoulos 50, Price 74, Hiern 89

Sunday March 3 1985
Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
Referee: Rob Davies
Attendance: 752
Blacktown City
Barry Hoare, Rod Skellern, Robert Wheatley, Ian Shaw (Stephen Knight 74), Tony Rasmussen, Ricky Hormazabal (Brett Thornthwaite 46), Stuart Selvage, Martin Bourke, John Bradley, John Larkin, Phil O'Connor
Coach: Casey De Bruin
Caution: Rasmussen
Goals: O'Connor 52, Larkin 85

2-3 APIA Leichhardt
Bob Catlin, Carlo Spina, Ian Rowden, Berti Mariani, Mark Brown, Arno Bertogna, Vince Colagiuri (Tony Genovese 67), Terry Butler, Kerry Caban, Robert DeCeglie (Frank Cassachia 82), Tony Morsello
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Caban 15, 105, Colagiuri 30


Sunday March 3 1985
Richlands Stadium, Richlands, Brisbane
Referee: Alan Kibbler
Attendance: 1,237
Brisbane Lions
Wayne Evans, Alan Hunter, Steve Jackson, Roddy Vasquez, Alan Niven, Russell Stewart, John Stewart, John Ogden, Joe Cairney, Jim McDonagh, Tom McGregor (Clark Anderson 73)
Coach: Gordon Arrowsmith
Caution: Vasquez
Goals: Cairney 61, Anderson 86
2-0 Ipswich United (Queensland)
Paul McClure, Richie Barnard, Kevin Coleman, Wayne Warren, Dallas Graham, Randall McKeand, Glen Gibb, Brett Kitching, Ian Lawrie (Ken Gordon 82), Ron Millman, Russell Beckwith (Alan Marszalek 46)
Coach: Matt Carson
Caution: Millman

Sunday March 3 1985
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 3,000
Brunswick Juventus
Yakka Banovic, Frank Geremia, Brian Brown, Paul Drinoczky, Eddie Campbell, Robert Cullen, Richard Miranda, John Dowie (Fab Incantalupo 46), Paul Wade, Joe Sweeney, Andrew Zinni
Coach: John Margaritis
Cautions: Nil
0-2 Melbourne Croatia
Mirko Runje, Drago Deankovic, Shaun Parton, Jozo Antolovic, Ian Jurcic, Josip Biskic, Jim Campbell, George Hannah, Victor Cristaldo, Greg House (Goran Trogrlic 80), Tommy Cumming (Tom Protuder 84)
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Caution: Parton; Red Card: Parton 89
Goals: Biskic 63, Cristaldo 78


Sunday March 3 1985
Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan
Referee: Neil Murray
Attendance: 1,403 (double-header)
After Extra Time
Canberra City
Tony Franken, Paul Ontong (Jason Dunn 110), Terry Byrne, Peter Burke, Jim Harkins, Tom Sermanni, John Mihailidis, Steve Bryant, Hilton Phillips (Roy Jones 65), Marko Perinovic, Ian Gibson
Coach: Roy Thompson
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Harkins 88, Brown 89 Own Goal, Sermanni 112
3-2 Rockdale Ilinden (New South Wales)
Nick Kotzahambos, Steve Blackburn, Jeff Wilson, Darren Wilson, David Forrester, Nick Papas (Bill Pilovski 60), Vince Nastevski, Ken Slaveski, Ross Brown, Ron Bootes, Jimmy Ristevski
Coach: Ilija Takac
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Wilson 50, Ristevski 60

Sunday March 3 1985
Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan
Referee: Bob Marshall
Attendance: 1,403 (double-header)
Inter Monaro
Mike Hocking, Mark Francis (Joe Gagetti 80), John Walsh, John Santolin, Angelo Titilas, Attilio Carbone, Bill Willox, Chris Thamnides, Carlo Ambrosino, Sebastian Giampaolo, Walter Valeri
Coach: Josif Procop
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Giampaolo (x3), Willox (x2), Ambrosino, Valeri, Thamnides

9-1 West Woden Juventus (Australian Capital Territory)
Steve Barber, Leo Kennedy, Lino De Angelis, Ian McGibbon, Keni Kawaleva, Kiki Eposito, Jeff Kalsbeek, Chris Bowman, Luis Selgado, Billy Bergman, Gabby Tuilawa
Coach: Tony Fusca
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Kawaleva


Sunday March 3 1985
B.T.Connor Reserve, Reservoir, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fokianos
Attendance: 5,000 (double-header)
Footscray JUST
Mark Turudia, Dragan Janjic (Rade Barjaktarevic 46), Branislav Jovic, Tom Karic, Zdravko Lujic, Suleiman Curovic, Vlatko Belic, Ariel Perez-Reigosa (Brian O'Donnell 46), Bill Lazopoulos, Milan Stojilovic, Ernie Tapai
Cautions: Belic, Jovic
Goal: Lazopoulos 81

1-3 Green Gully
Lou Denys, Andrew Young, Jim Murray, Stuart Cannell, Andrew McKenna, Ken Smart, Kevin Lloyd, David Smallman, Jim Williams, Paul Lewis, Claude Lucchesi
Coach: Bobby McLachlan
Caution: Cannell; Red Card: Cannell 31
Goals: Smart 16, Lucchesi 59, Lewis 65


Sunday March 3 1985
B.T.Connor Reserve, Reservoir, Melbourne
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Attendance: 5,000 (double-header)
Preston Makedonia
Richard Wilson, Graham Heys, Robbie Dunn, Ian Dobson, Con Opasinis, Gordon Flavell, Zoran Ilioski, Warren Spink, Gary Cole, Steve Smith, Sean Lane
Coach: Bill Murray
Cautions: Dobson, Flavell
Goal: Smith 57

1-0 South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Bobby Russell, Steve Blair, John Yzendoorn, Ange Postecoglou, Carl Halford, Oscar Crino, Garry McDowall, Ken Murphy, Doug Brown, Charlie Egan
Coach: Len McKendry
Cautions: Yzendoorn, McDowall

Sunday March 3 1985
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Bernie Upjohn
Attendance: nr
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Ian McKie, Joe Angele, Charlie Yankos, Steve Marley, John Metaxas, Theo Selemidis, Mike Valentine, Stuart Stevenson, Steve Winn, Steve Tasios (Scott Patterson 84)
Coach: Brian Garvey
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Stevenson 76
1-0 Morwell Falcons (Victoria)
Romeo Prezioso, Dominic Palermo (N.Costabile 37), Emil Burns, Steve Moore, Jim Train, Tony Van Baar, Jim McLean, John O'Callaghan, Effie Cassar, Ian Stirton, Russell Athersyche
Coach: Jim Dunne
Caution: Stirton

Sunday March 3 1985
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Ken Smith
Attendance: 800
Marconi
Bruce James, Paul Carter, Ricky Budini, Steve Calderan, Joe Rizzotto, Craig Mason, Martin Driene, Peter Tredinnick, Peter Sharne (David Lowe 61), Mark Jankovics, Rod Brown
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Cautions: Nil
0-1 Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Luciano Fabrizio, Billy Wilkinson, Mike Milovanovic, Gary Bromfield, Bobby Hamilton, Lee Chapman (Russell Robinson 77), Frank Mengotti, Peter Carey, Steve Glockner, Bramwell
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Mengotti 77

Sunday March 3 1985
Olympic Village, Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: nr
Sunshine George Cross
Lou Kastner, Steve Scerri, John Gardiner, Steve Richardson, John Campelj, Noel Mitten, Jeff Faulkner, Don MacLaren (Mark Lennon 68), Ivan Istuk, Carl Gilder, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Richardson 18, Cochrane 42 Own Goal, Gilder 43, Latif 57, Lennon 70
5-1 Juventus Pioneer (Tasmania)
Steve Craven, Ron De Felice (David Clarkson 40), Nick Di Martino, Alistair Cochrane, Bruce Pears, Frank Perri, Steve Kannegiesser, Warren Whisson (Ken Morton 55) Romeo Fabrizio, Sergio Pace, John Broadhouse
Coach: Ken Morton
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Morton 82

Sunday March 3 1985
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Arthur Owens
Attendance: 3,454
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Stuart Johnston, Tony Spyridakos, Alex Lambropoulos, Arthur Svinos, Gary Phillips, Peter Raskopoulos, Peter Katholos, Marshall Soper (Terry Patalis 59), Nick Theodorakopoulos, Chris Kalantzis
Coach: Manfred Schaefer
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Soper 35, Lambropoulos 51

2-1 Penrith City
Mike Gibson, Peter Brogan, Jeff Ainsworth, David McIntosh, Mike Cross, Mike Toohey, Peter Nix, Don Campbell (G.Lowe 46), David Carbone, Ian Hunter, Randall Easthorpe (David Shute 79)
Goal: Willie Wallace
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Ainsworth 79


Sunday March 3 1985
Wollongong Showground, Wollongong
Referee: Roger Doenau
Attendance: 1,500
Wollongong City
Nathc Vardareff, David Green, Scott Dickson, Peter Willis, Phil Matias, Zivko Hristovski, Phil Kerr, Alex Bundalo, Godzik, Peter Kotamanidis (Brian Condron 86), Domenic Giannone (Pat Brodnik 80)
Coach: Adrian Alston
Caution: Basic
Goals: Giannone 22, Kerr 28, Godzik 36
3-2 Sydney Croatia
Greg Woodhouse, Brett Woods, Bruno Vidaic, Tom Basic, Drago Tomasic (Alex Kovacic 65), Marijan Kovacic, Wally Savor, David Rezo, Jim Patikas, Zeljko Jurin, Graham Arnold
Coach: Vedran Rozic
Caution: Hristovski
Goals: Patikas 63, Vidaic 78
Round Two

Tuesday March 19 1985
Spencer Park, Newmarket, Brisbane
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Attendance: 1,231
Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Luciano Fabrizio, Mike Milovanovic, Billy Wilkinson, Gary Bromfield, Ray Junna, Frank Mengotti, Russell Robinson, Alan Reis, Peter Carey, Steve Glockner (Michael Gerritsen 59)
Coach: Tony Lowndes
Caution: Fabrizio
Goal: Reis 54
1-2 Brisbane Lions
Wayne Evans, Bob McSkimming, Alan Hunter, Steve Jackson, Alan Niven, Russell Stewart, John Stewart, John Ogden, Joe Cairney, Tom McGregor, Clark Anderson
Coach: Gordon Arrowsmith
Caution: McSkimming
Goals: Cairney 6 Own Goal, Milovanovic 85

Tuesday March 19 1984
Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan
Referee: Bob Marshall
Attendance: 1,222
Inter Monaro
Mike Hocking, John Walsh, Mark Francis, Angelo Titilas, Joe Gagetti, Walter Valeri (Phil Dachs 57), Bill Willox, Attilio Carbone, Sebastian Giampaolo, Tony Brennan, Carlo Ambrosino
Coach: Josif Procop
Cautions: Francis, Willox
0-1 Canberra City
Tony Franken, Roy Jones, Peter Burke, Jim Harkins, Paul Ontong, Tom Sermanni, Isaac Farrell (Steve Bryant 80), John Mihailidis, Tom English, Ian Gibson, Marko Perinovic
Coach: Roy Thompson
Caution: Burke
Goal: English 62


Wednesday March 20 1985
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Bernie Upjohn
Attendance: 6,000 (double-header)
After Extra Time
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Ian McKie, Charlie Yankos, Joe Angele (Scott Patterson 94), Steve Marley, John Metaxas, Theo Selemidis, Mike Valentine, Stuart Stevenson (Nick Deligiannis 16), Steve Winn, Steve Tasios
Coach: Brian Garvey
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Tasios 23
1-2 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, George McMillan, Ian Dobson, Robbie Dunn, Graham Heys, Sean Lane, Zoran Ilioski, Gordon Flavell, Warren Spink, Steve Smith (George Petrov 107), Gary Cole
Coach: Bill Murray
Cautions: Flavell, Dunn, Lane
Goals: Spink 87, Cole 103

Wednesday March 20 1985
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Attendance: 6,000 (double-header)
Melbourne Croatia
Zeljko Govic, Ivan Smoljko (Tommy Cumming 46), Shaun Parton, Jozo Antolovic, Tony Curcio, Drago Deankovic, Josip Biskic, Danny Sabljak, Victor Cristaldo, Gary Ward, Greg House
Coach: Miron Bleiberg
Cautions: Parton, Cristaldo, Ward
0-2 Sunshine George Cross
Lou Kastner, Chris Taylor, Steve Richardson, Gerry Bennett, John Campelj, Roger Bain (Ivan Istuk 76), Jeff Faukner, Don MacLaren, Noel Mitten, Carl Gilder, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Gilder 65, MacLaren 88


Wednesday March 20 1985
Adamstown Oval, Adamstown, Newcastle
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 1,073
Newcastle Rosebud
Clint Gosling, Neil Owens, Ralph Maier, Michael Boogaard, Mark Jones, Bernard Kerby, Joe Senkalski, John McQuarrie, Dean Milosevic, Malcolm McClelland (Simon Brandt 62), David Jones
Coach: Willie Gallagher
Cautions: Nil
Goals: D.Jones 43, 63, McQuarrie 65
3-2 Wollongong City
Natch Vardareff, David Green, Phil Matias (Brian Condron 85), Peter Willis, Scott Dickson, Alex Bundalo, Zivko Hristovski, Phil Kerr, Peter Kotamanidis, Pat Brodnik, Domenic Giannone
Coach: Adrian Alston
Caution: Vardareff
Goals: Kotamanidis 13, Giannone 19

Wednesday March 20 1985
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Terry Seacy
Attendance: 4,200 (double-header)
Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Gerry Gomez, Alex Robertson, Steve O'Connor, Jim Cant, Paul Kay, Joe Watson, Murray Barnes, Graeme Fletcher (John Paul De Marigny 83), John Kosmina, Grant Lee
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Robertson, O'Connor, Watson, Barnes; Red Card: Robertson 59
Goal: Fletcher 72

1-2 Green Gully
Lou Denys, Andrew Young, Stuart Cannell, Jim Murray (Andrew McKenna 71), Steve McLelland, Ken Smart, Kevin Lloyd, David Smallman, Jim Williams, Claude Lucchesi, Paul Lewis
Coach: Bobby McLachlan
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Williams 11, Smallman 59


Wednesday March 20 1985
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 4,200 (double-header)
Sydney Olympic
Bill Londos, Stuart Johnston, Jim Ziras, Alex Lambropoulos, Graham Jennings, Gary Phillips, Peter Raskopoulos, Peter Katholos, Terry Patalis (Nick Theodorakopoulos 59), Marshall Soper, Chris Kalantzis
Coach: Manfred Schaefer
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Phillips 76 pen, Kalantzis 90
2-0 APIA Leichhardt
Bob Catlin, Frank Cassachia, Ian Rowden, Berti Mariani, Mark Brown, Tom McCulloch, Terry Butler, Robert DeCeglie, Tony Genovese, Kerry Caban, Vince Colagiuri
Coach: Phil Bottalico
Caution: Mariani

Wednesday March 20 1985
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Referee: Jim Rossis
Attendance: 2,400
West Adelaide
Gary Sproul, Ian McGregor, Graham Honeyman, Tim Brown, Brenton Hiern, John Panagis (George Papadopoulos 61), Steve Atsalas, Theo Stamatelopoulos, Mike Genikas (Les Matiscsak 58), George Kondstandopoulos, Bill Stefanopoulos
Coach: Neil McGachey
Cautions: Panagis, Matiscsak
0-1 Adelaide Croatia (South Australia)
Damien Siklich, Steve Hutchins, Robbie Slager, Zoran Maricic, Bernie Bridges, Robert Marwe, Frank Timar, Alby Rerich, Dino Galina, Paul Blute, Chris Key (Carlos Almeira 65)
Coach: Jack Braidwood
Cautions: Hutchins, Maricic, Timar, Marwe
Goal: Blute 54
Quarter Finals

Wednesday April 3 1985
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 1,000
After Extra Time
Adelaide Croatia (South Australia)
Damien Siklich, Steve Hutchins, Boris Paleka, Zoran Maricic, Bernie Bridges, Carlos Almeira (T.Blute 82), Chris Key (John Klein 102), Alby Rerich, Paul Blute, Robert Marwe, Robbie Slager
Coach: Jack Braidwood
Cautions: Bridges, P.Blute; Red Cards: Paleka 102, Rerich 102
0-1 Sunshine George Cross
Lou Kastner, Chris Taylor, Gerry Bennett, Steve Richardson, John Campelj, Jeff Faulkner (Ivan Istuk 109), Roger Bain, Noel Mitten, Carl Gilder, Don MacLaren, Ossie Latif
Coach: John Gardiner
Cautions: Campelj, Taylor, Bain; Red Cards: Bain 102, Latif 102
Goal: Latif 93

Wednesday April 3 1985
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 1,500
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, George McMillan, Robbie Dunn, Ian Dobson (Graham Heys 82), Con Opasinis, Zoran Ilioski, Gordon Flavell, Sean Lane, Gary Cole, Steve Smith, Warren Spink
Coach: Bill Murray
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Ilioski 16, Smith 35, 38

3-1 Green Gully
Lou Denys, Jim Murray (Andrew Young 68), Stuart Cannell, Steve McLelland (Andrew McKenna 46), Jim Williams, Ken Smart, Willie Vassallo, David Smallman, Kevin Lloyd, Paul Lewis, Claude Lucchesi
Coach: Bobby McLachlan
Caution: Vassallo
Goal: Lucchesi 83


Wednesday April 3 1985
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 1,511
Sydney Olympic won 5-4 on penalties
Sydney Olympic
Bill Londos, Stuart Johnston, Alex Lambropoulos, Nick Theodorakopoulos, Graham Jennings, Gary Phillips, Peter Raskopoulos, Arthur Svinos, Peter Katholos, Mark Koussas (Chris Polias 70), Chris Kalantzis
Coach: Manfred Schaefer
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Theodorakopoulos 53
1 (5)-1 (4) Canberra City
Tony Franken, Paul Ontong, Jim Harkins, Steve Bryant, Roy Jones, John Mihailidis (Isaac Farrell 70), Terry Byrne, Tom Sermanni, Manis Lamond, Marko Perinovic (Peter Burke 65), Ian Gibson
Coach: Roy Thompson
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Lamond 75

Wednesday April 10 1985
Adamstown Oval, Adamstown, Newcastle
Referee: Gary Power
Attendance: 1,787
After Extra Time
Newcastle Rosebud
Clint Gosling, Ralph Maier, Neil Owens, Michael Boogaard, Andrew Thompson, John McQuarrie, Joe Senkalski, Bernard Kerby (Derek Todd 105), Darren Stewart, Simon Brandt, David Jones
Coach: Willie Gallagher
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Senkalski 98 pen

1-0 Brisbane Lions
Wayne Evans, Steve Jackson, Tony Redmond, Alan Hunter, Alan Niven, Russell Stewart, John Stewart, John Ogden, Tom McGregor, Joe Cairney (Roddy Vasquez 87), Clark Anderson (Richard Bassingthwaite 102)
Coach: Gordon Arrowsmith
Caution: Cairney; Red Card: Jackson 98
Semi-Finals

Wednesday April 17 1985
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 4,000
Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Graham Heys, George McMillan, Ian Dobson, Con Opasinis, Zoran Ilioski, Gordon Flavell, Sean Lane, Gary Cole, Steve Smith, Warren Spink
Coach: Bill Murray
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Smith 75, Cole 77 pen
2-1 Sunshine George Cross
Lou Kastner, Chris Taylor, Gerry Bennett, Steve Richardson, John Campelj, Roger Bain, Jeff Faulkner, Don MacLaren (Bobby Toal 81), Carl Gilder, Ossie Latif, Noel Mitten
Coach: John Gardiner
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Latif 44

Wednesday April 17 1985
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Peter Rampley
Attendance: 3,155
After Extra Time
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Martyn Rogers, Alex Lambropoulos, George Haniotis (Chris Polias 75), Graham Jennings, Gary Phillips, Peter Raskopoulos, Peter Katholos, Stuart Johnston (Mark Koussas 46), Marshall Soper, Chris Kalantzis
Coach: Manfred Schaefer
Caution: Lambropoulos
Goals: Phillips 60 pen 3 pen, Koussas 94

3-2 Newcastle Rosebud
Clint Gosling, Ralph Maier, Mark Jones, Andrew Thompson, Neil Owens, John McQuarrie, Joe Senkalski, David Jones, Darren Stewart, Derek Todd, Bernard Kerby (Simon Brandt 63)
Coach: Willie Gallagher
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Todd 7, 25

1985 National Soccer League Cup Final

Sunday August 11 1985
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 6,187
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Martyn Rogers, Graham Jennings, Jim Ziras, Alex Lambropoulos, Stuart Johnston, Peter Raskopoulos, Peter Katholos (George Haniotis 87), Marshall Soper, Simon Ogun, Mark Koussas (Chris Polias 67)
Coach: Manfred Schaefer
Caution: Ziras
Goals: Soper 80, Raskopoulos 82
2-1 Preston Makedonia
Phil Traianedes, Graham Heys, George McMillan, Ian Dobson, Robbie Dunn, George Petrov, Zoran Ilioski, Sean Lane, Con Opasinis, Steve Smith, Gary Cole
Coach: Bill Murray
Caution: Cole
Goal: Cole 13

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