Report: Plenty of goals on Super Saturday as Marconi and Heidelberg seal big wins
There were big wins for two teams on Super Saturday in Round 2 of the 2025 Australian Championship as Group B opened up.
Marconi were comprehensive victors over South Hobart, and Heidelberg United battled to a solid win over Wollongong Wolves.
Marconi Stallions 4-0 South Hobart
The hosts took the lead 19 minutes in, courtesy of a well-worked move. Tyren Burnie delivered an accurate right-wing cross that bounced past Marko Jesic towards Damien Tsekenis, who steered in a first-time finish.
Marconi could have been two goals up just a couple of minutes later. The Stallions caught South Hobart trying to play out from the back, with Jesic firing an effort that South Hobart goalkeeper Nicholas O’Connell saved before Tsekenis blazed the follow-up over.
The chances kept coming for Marconi. Before the half-hour mark, Franco Maya’s free-kick sailed narrowly over the bar, and in the 39th minute, O’Connell produced a top save to deny James Bayliss.
South Hobart had a couple of bright moments in the first half, but Marconi held on to their slender lead heading into the break.
The Stallions doubled their lead soon after halftime as Tsekenis secured his brace, reacting fastest in the box to blast in a close-range finish.
Tsekenis made it a hat-trick just after the hour mark, receiving the ball in the right of the box and firing a shot home.
In the 73rd minute, Musashi Kokubo diverted the ball into his own net to round out a comfortable victory for the home side.
Wollongong Wolves 0-3 Heidelberg United
Heidelberg weathered an early Wolves storm to open the scoring 17 minutes in through Jamal Ali, who bundled home in the aftermath of a corner.
The game remained competitive, with Wollongong’s frontmen Thomas James, Lachlan Scott and Nicholas Olsen looking to combine up front.
In the 35th minute, Heidelberg’s Marcus Humbert sent a curling effort flying just past the crossbar.
Despite chances falling both ways, the visitors went into the sheds ahead.
Just five minutes into the second half, Heidelberg doubled their advantage. Anthony Lesiotis with a controlled volley from the edge of the area that snuck under Wolves’ goalkeeper Daniel Solsky.
United remained solid at the back, keeping Wollongong pegged back and limiting their chances to get meaningful shots off.
With nine regular minutes to play, Bergers almost grabbed a third goal when Chok Dau rattled the crossbar from a free-kick.
A couple of minutes later, the side finished off the game, as Angus Taylor's shot from the edge of the box slipped through Solsky's fingers.
Wollongong nearly scored a consolation in the final three regular minutes, as Sebastian Hernandez scooped his shot onto the bar.
Heidelberg soaked up a late surge from the hosts to secure a clinical win away from home.