Sydney Olympic FC celebrated their qualification to the 5th preliminary round of the Australia Cup on Wednesday night after a 5-2 victory over St George FC in the 4th preliminary round of the competition in the NSW group.
This victory had the signature of all the Sydney Olympic players, who put on a masterclass in the second half at Valentine Sports Park.
Sydney Olympic found themselves trailing 1-0 at halftime with a rather average performance. In the second half, the Sydney Olympic came out transformed with relentless pressing and began to fire at the “Saints.”
In the 47th minute, S. Clark equalised to make it 1-1, and three minutes later, C. Dehmie headed the ball into the net to give them a 2-1 lead. In the 58th minute, S. Clark scored his second goal to make it 3-1, and in the 64th minute.
Dehmie increased the lead to 4-1. In the 82nd minute, the “Saints” pulled one back to make it 4-2, but in the 90th minute, D. Ruiz-Diaz sealed the victory with a thunderous shot from 30 meters, making it 5-2.
