Nick Epifano was a shining light in a dark evening for South (PHOTO: Cindy Nitsos).
FINAL SCORE: NORTHCOTE CITY 3-2 SOUTH MELBOURNE (HT: 1-2)
Goals:
1-0: Charlie Beverley (18′)
1-1: Nick Epifano (23’p)
1-2: Milos Lujic (29′)
2-2: Thomas Barforosh (61′)
3-2: Lucas Derrick (90+4′)
Northcote City:
1. Fraser Chalmers (GK), 2. George Stavridis, 4. Charlie Beverley (c), 5. Alberto Jesus Garcia Balta, 10. Thomas Barforosh (7. Anthony Ramzy 85′), 11. Lucas Derrick, 14. Anthony Theodoropoulos, 16. Jaiden Madafferi, 19. Andrew Doig (6. Bardhi Hysolli 65′), 20. Adrian Boglis, 45. Gerrie Sylaidos.
Unused Substitutes: 15. Adrian Mancini, 17. Otman Benhaddou, 32. Phillip Petrovski.
Yellow Cards: Doig 28′, Beverley 39′, Stavridis 57′, Garcia Balta 64′, Hysolli 70′, Boglis 81′.
South Melbourne:
1. Keegan Coulter (GK) / 23. Matthew Foschini, 3. Kristian Konstantinidis, 39. Christos Intzidis, 11. Brad Norton (c) / 12. Iqi Jawadi (16. Josh Hodes 74′), Luke Pavlou / 17. Andy Brennan (sent off 75′), 7. Nick Epifano, 18. Matthew Millar / 9. Milos Lujic.
Unused Substitutes: 15. Ben Djiba, 20. Ajdin Fetahagic, 21. Amir Jashari (GK).
Yellow Cards: Norton 42′, Pavlou 48′, Jawadi 71′, Hodes 78′.