Three first half goals put an end to Broadmeadows FFA Cup campaign as Heidelberg United progress to the round of 16 with a 3-1 win.
It was bin night in Broadmeadow, which made it hard to find a car park. Thankfully for myself one of the locals nearby forgot to put his bin out which allowed me to get a car park right next to the ground.
Just over a thousand local football fans braved the cool conditions to watch Broadmeadow host Victorian Premier League and former NSL side Heidelberg United in the round of 32 FFA Cup tie.
Magic came out of the gates early but any opportunity was quickly put to bed by the Warriors defence. I got the feeling from the opening ten minutes that Heidelberg wanted to see what their opposition had. For the locals it looked promising but once the visitors settled into the game, they quickly took control and had the opening goal after 24 minutes thanks to Jack Petrie. Two minutes later the Warriors had their second from a nice strike by Kaine Sheppard and it didn’t look good for even the most patriotic Broadmeadow fan.
The Warriors landed the killer blow 5 minutes from half time with Daniel Heffernan scoring Heidelberg United’s third to take a comfortable 3 nil lead into the break.
The Magic men tried hard to get back into the game and eventually got on the score sheet in the 74th minute thanks to Scott Petit. Broadmeadow had a couple more chance late in the game but to be honest the Warriors never looked troubled.
3-1, the finals score to Heidelberg United. Although it was not the result the locals were after it was still a good night, and for the oldies that can remember the NSL days… seeing Heidelberg United in action would have brought back a few memories.
HEIDELBERG UNITED 3 (Jack Petrie 24, Kaine Sheppard 26 & Daniel Heffernan 40) defeated BROADMEADOW 1 (Scott Pettit 74).
source:sportshunter.com.au
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