Sydney United and Brisbane Roar will battle it out in Australia Cup Semi Final action at Sydney United Sports Centre on Sunday afternoon.
Both sides compete in the final four for the first time with the winner set to face either Oakleigh Cannons or Macarthur FC in the final.
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United reached the final four with final round victories over Monaro Panthers, Western United and Peninsula Power.
A Round of 16 penalty shootout triumph over defending A-League Champions Western United captured imaginations around the country.
Goalkeeper, Danijel Nizic who was the hero in the shootout for Sydney United again made a number of crucial saves in the Quarter Final in a resolute 1-0 win over Peninsula Power.
A stunning Yianni Fragogiannis strike at the other end in the tenth minute proved decisive as United reached the final four.
Brisbane Roar saw off Heidelberg United, Avondale and Adelaide United to reach the Semi Finals for the first time.
Charlie Austin scored his first Brisbane Roar goal to add to a Jay O’Shea rocket as Roar defeated the three time Australia Cup winners on the road in the Quarter Finals.
Henry Hore has top scored for the Roar in the Australia Cup Final Rounds this season with two goals.
You can catch all the action from Sunday’s Semi Final live on 10 Play.
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- This will be the first Australia Cup match between Sydney United 58 FC and Brisbane Roar FC; Sydney United 58 FC have a 100% winning record in the competition against Queensland teams (3/3), outscoring the opposition 12-3 across that span.
- This will be Brisbane Roar FC’s first Australia Cup semi final; Newcastle Jets are now the only active team remaining from the inaugural A-League Men season yet to reach this stage of the competition.
- This will be Sydney United 58 FC’s first Australia Cup semi final; they will be aiming to become the inaugural member federation team to progress to the final.
- Sydney United 58 FC (78) and Brisbane Roar FC (75) have made more tackles than any other teams in the 2022 Australia Cup.
- Jordan Roberts (Sydney United 58 FC) has contested 52 duels in the 2022 Australia Cup, more than any other player and 13 more than Brisbane Roar FC’s best Kai Trewin (39).
Sydney United 58 v Brisbane Roar
Date: Sunday September 11 2022
Time: 2:00pm AEST
Venue: Sydney United Sports Centre
Tickets: CLICK HERE
