Jake Marshall (front) and Christos Intzidis celebrate Marshall’s goal on his first-team debut for SMFC but it wasn’t to be enough as the Knights won the derby 3-2 (PHOTO: Cindy Nitsos).
FINAL SCORE: MELBOURNE KNIGHTS 3-2 SOUTH MELBOURNE (HT: 2-1)
Goals:
0-1: Jake Marshall (19′)
1-1: Nikola Jurkovic (39′)
2-1: Tomislav Uskok (44′)
3-1: Kristian Konstantinidis OG (57′)
3-2: Milos Lujic (65’p)
Melbourne Knights:
1. Hrvoje Cakarun (GK), 2. Luke Jurcic, 3. Shaun Timmins, 6. Tomislav Uskok, 7. Nate Foster, 8. Brody Taylor (37. Aj Inia 28′), 13. Ayden Michael Brice, 10. Marijan Cvitkovic (c), 12. Anthony Dezic, 19. Anthony Duzel (23. Timmy Purcell 71′), 21. David Stojic (11. Nikola Jurkovic 37′).
Unused Substitutes: 4. Ben Surey, 20. Jordan Gifkins (GK).
Yellow Cards: Uskok 17′, Jurkovic 64′, Foster 78′, Purcell 84′.
South Melbourne:
1. Keegan Coulter (GK) / 3. Kristian Konstantinidis, 5. Jake Marshall, 39. Christos Intzidis, 20. Ajdin Fetahagic (27. Leigh Minopoulos 46′) / 12. Iqi Jawadi, 23. Matthew Foschini / 18. Matthew Millar, 7. Nick Epifano, 11. Brad Norton (c) / 9. Milos Lujic.
Unused Substitutes: 8. Luke Pavlou, 15. Ben Djiba, 16. Josh Hodes, 21. Amir Jashari (GK).
Yellow Cards: Konstantinidis 43′, Jawadi 51′, Marshall 90+2′.