Sydney Olympic FC comes from behind to defeat Blacktown City in Australia Cup

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Sydney Olympic FC advanced to the next round of the Australia Cup after defeating Blacktown City 3-1 on Wednesday night. The team came from behind, taking sweet revenge for the heavy defeat in the league with 5-1.

After going behind 1 nil in the first half, Sydney Olympic turned the game around.

Sydney Olympic FC.

Oliver Puflett equalised the score in the 48th minute of the second half. In the 52nd minute, Fabio Ferreira made it 2-1 and in the 76th minute, Puflett scored his second personal goal to propel Sydney Olympic into the next round.

On the day, Andy Paschalidis’ Heartbeat of Football organisation offered heart and health tests for free, with many fans participating.

Heart tests.

Sydney Olympic’s victory comes as Wollongong Olympic also defeated Bankstown United 2-0 to progress to the next round of the Australia Cup.

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