Match Report
Oakleigh Cannons took a significant step towards qualification for the Australian Championship knockout stages with a professional 2–0 victory over Sydney Olympic at Sydney Olympic Athletics Centre.
Sydney started brightly, earning an early corner and enjoying more of the ball in the opening stages as they looked to build from the back. The hosts threatened in the 10th minute when Michael Ruhs headed wide from a Dimitrios Petratos delivery, before Dimitrios saw a deflected effort fly over the bar two minutes later after brother Kosta had found space down the left.
Luke Brattan also tested the Oakleigh goalkeeper from distance, while the visitors began to find their rhythm. Arion Sulemani fired narrowly wide in the 13th minute before opening the scoring five minutes later.
Oakleigh made the most of a quick transition down the right, with Joseph Guest teeing up Sulemani, who struck a powerful effort that went in off the crossbar to give the Cannons the lead.
How about the celebration 🤣 Arion Sulemani scores to put Oakleigh ahead 😮💨 https://t.co/8NGEBXAVWG
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The visitors looked dangerous on the counter, and Alex Salmon's snapshot in the 21st minute eventually fell to Lebib Lebib, whose effort was smothered by Filip Kurto. At the other end, Oakleigh goalkeeper Thomas Manos did well to palm away a lofted Dimitrios Petratos cross.
