It was a massive blow for the Cannons and the Bulls took full advantage.ĭavila dribbled through on goal and unleashed a sublime finish into the bottom corner in the 44th minute and then deep into first-half added time, Arzani rifled home from inside the six-yard box with Al Hassan Toure’s deflected cross – following some impressive wing play – falling kindly for his fellow forward. The goal, arriving somewhat against the run of play, sent the Cannons’ faithful into a frenzy.īut a suspected serious knee injury to defender Aryn Williams coincided with Oakleigh’s demise. The Englishman let a throw-in run across his body before his effort caught Nicholas Suman by surprise on 24 minutes for his fourth goal of the tournament. The Bulls had not conceded heading into the semi-final clash and it took a sensational half-volleyed strike from Guest to finally breach their goal. The visitors squandered the chance to take an early lead when Lachlan Rose’s tame finish failed to trouble Lewis Italiano inside two minutes.Īrzani then tested the palms of the Oakleigh shot-stopper with a pair of dipping free-kicks but Italiano was equal to both attempts. Wade Dekker scored a header off a corner late on, but it was merely a consolation for the Cannons whose dream cup run comes to an end. ![]() The pair struck twice on the stroke of half-time to extinguish the lead and then the duo each converted a penalty either side of Jake Hollman’s long-range pearler. However, any chance of that was quickly dashed by a rampant Bulls outfit, inspired in large by captain Ulises Davila and Daniel Arzani. Joe Guest’s absolute screamer midway through the first-half meant that another ‘cupset’ appeared on the cards following United’s scalp of Brisbane Roar just three days ago. The Bulls will meet Sydney United 58 in the decider on Saturday, October 1 following the fiery contest. ![]() Macarthur FC have reached the Australia Cup 2022 Final in just its second season in the competition, coming from behind to defeat Oakleigh Cannons 5-2 at Jack Edwards Reserve on Wednesday night.
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