Club in Focus: Brisbane City
In their first Australia Cup Final Round appearance, Brisbane City will face off against Western Australian side,Cockburn City.
Today, we look at how they reached this point.
Club: Brisbane City
State: Queensland
Home ground: Spencer Park
Founded: 1952
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2022): One
Head Coach: Matt Smith
Road to the Round of 32:
Yeronga Eagles 1-7 Brisbane City
North Pine 0-6 Brisbane City
Sunshine Coast Wanderers 0-4 Brisbane City
Brisbane City 4-2 Lions FC
Brisbane City secured qualification to the Australia Cup final rounds in a high-scoring 4-2 victory over Lions at Spencer Park.
Jackson Simpkin got City ahead 10 minutes before half-time before goals from Brandon Reeves and Yuta Hirayama put the home side three goals ahead after 60 minutes of action.
Lions pulled a goal back through Zach Maltby before Kye Bolton put the game to bed with a composed finish.
Coming into the match against Cockburn City, Brisbane City have a very mixed run of form with the Queensland side’s last victory coming against Young Roar in a 5-0 win at Underwood Park.
Brisbane City will be coming up against Western Australian side, Cockburn City who currently sit 10th in the NPL Western Australian competition after 16 rounds.
Match Details:
Brisbane City vs Cockburn City
Date: Wednesday 27 July 2022
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Venue: Perry Park
