2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final

The 2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the fifth National Premier Leagues Grand Final. It was played on 30 September 2017 at Perry Park in Brisbane between Brisbane Strikers and Heidelberg United. Heidelberg won 2–0 to secure their inaugural National Premier Leagues title.[1]

2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
Event2017 National Premier Leagues
Date30 September 2017
VenuePerry Park, Brisbane
RefereeAdrian Arndt
Attendance1,105
Weather24 °C (75 °F)
2016
2018

Route to the final edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
         
  Canberra Olympic 1
  Edgeworth Eagles 4
  Edgeworth Eagles 0
  Brisbane Strikers 2
  South Hobart 2
  Brisbane Strikers 4
  Brisbane Strikers 0
  Heidelberg United 2
  Bayswater City 1
  Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) 3
  Heidelberg United 2
  APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1
  Adelaide City 0
  APIA Leichhardt Tigers 1

Match edit

Brisbane Strikers  0–2  Heidelberg United
Report
  • Zahra   41'
  • Ellis   61'
Attendance: 1,105
Referee: Adrian Arndt
GK 1   Zac Speedy
RB 13   Sam Knight
CB 5   Greig Henslee   74'
CB 4   Jake Marshall
LB 17   Hiroki Omori
RM 10   Jake McLean
CM 8   Michael Angus
CM 6   Ethan Docherty
LM 7   Michael Lee
CF 11   Jeremy Stewart   77'
CF 18   Ryan Palmer   69'
Substitutes
GK 20   Mitchell Thorn
MF 2   Fraser Eller
MF 3   Braedon Steele   69'
MF 14   Joel Anich
FW 19   Luke Marsh   77'
Manager:   Owen Baker
GK 1   Christophe Theodoridis-Petropoulos
RB 2   Joshua Wilkins   90'
CB 4   Jordan Wilkes
CB 13   Luke Byles
LB 7   Reuben Way   19'
CM 40   Alex Schiavo
CM 10   Jack Petrie
CM 6   Lewis Hall   85'
RW 19   Sean Ellis   61'
CF 12   Kenny Athiu
LW 9   Adrian Zahra   42'
Substitutes
GK 23   Christian Pavlidis
DF 3   Leslie Doumbalis
DF 17   Steven Pace   62'
FW 8   Andrew Cartanos   62',   90+2'
FW 21   Michael Trigger   71'
Manager:   George Katsakis

Assistant referees:
  Joseph Lee
  James Sherry
Fourth official:
  Lara Lee

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.

Statistics edit

Overall statistics[2]
Brisbane Strikers Heidelberg United
Goals scored 0 2
Total shots 8 15
Shots on target 2 7
Ball possession 55.6% 44.4%
Corner kicks 2 4
Fouls conceded 17 18
Offsides 0 3
Yellow cards 1 4
Red cards 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ Flynn, Michael (30 September 2017). "Heidelberg claim PS4 NPL crown". National Premier Leagues.
  2. ^ "Brisbane Strikers v Heidelberg United". National Premier Leagues. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.