No they are on a bus heading to Gosford for a pyro party :)

Hahahah all good Muz, I AM a bit of peasant with my spelling sometimes though :P

are they with us in the room now? 

I walked into the ground at 7pm, the 2 guys that were in front of me were part of the MV pitch invasion of lakeside back in 2016 and part of Horda, then those MV/HFC lot just waltzed into the ground. The same idiots that attended the Preston v Oakleigh match last yr. Security knew they werent South fans but they purchased tickets in the South end so not much they could do, surely some of these guys are on banned lists or something?

Anyhow aside from those 20 odd dropkicks it was nice to see that part of the ground completely full, lots of old school South fans in attendance who you'd like to think will jump back on board next year.

As for the match, it was rather predictable, Preston were never going to be able to deal with Souths set pieces, they rarely ever keep clean sheets in vpl1 so keeping South quiey for 90 minutes was always going to be a tough ask.

State League 2 South-East, which is... Victoria's 5th tier!

Australia Cup – ACT round 6 recap:
Gungahlin United 1 O’Connor Knights 3
Tuggeranong United 0 Monaro Panthers 4

Australia Cup – ACT round 7 kickoff time,

Saturday June 8th:
5.30pm O’Connor Knights v Monaro Panthers at Deakin Stadium

winner advance to Australia Cup national round of 32.

Australia Cup – New South Wales round 6 recap:
Coniston 3 Inter Lions 5
Northbridge 0 Blacktown City 4
Cringila Lions 0 Phoenix 3
Wollongong Wolves 0 Rockdale City Suns 2
Coogee United 0 Marconi Stallions 1
Wollongong United 2 Sydney United 4
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 5 Blacktown Spartans 2
Sydney Olympic v NWS Spirit – Tuesday May 28th 7.00pm

Australia Cup – New South Wales round 7 line up:
APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Blacktown City
Inter Lions
Marconi Stallions
Phoenix
Rockdale City Suns
Sydney Olympic/NWS Spirit
Sydney United

Australia Cup – Queensland round 6 recap:
Magic United 2 Surfers Paradise Apollo 3*
Maroochydore 3 Lions FC 5
Olympic FC 8 North Lakes United 0
Moreton City Excelsior 3 North Star 1
Gold Coast United 4 Caboolture Sports 0
Eastern Suburbs 7 Capalaba 1
Sunshine Coast Wanderers 0 Brisbane City 1
Magpies FC v Southside Comets – Saturday June 1st 7.00pm

*After Extra Time.

Australia Cup – South Australia round 7 kickoff times,

Wednesday June 5th:
8.00pm AEST (7.30pm Adelaide) Modbury Jets v Adelaide Olympic at Service FM Stadium

Wednesday June 12th:
8.00pm AEST (7.30pm Adelaide) Campbelltown City v Adelaide Comets at Service FM Stadium

with two winners advance to Australia Cup national round of 32.

Australia Cup – Victoria round 6 recap:
Hoppers Crossing 0 FC Melbourne Srbija 5
North Sunshine Eagles 2 Avondale FC 5
Moreland City 0 Oakleigh Cannons 3
Essendon Royals 1 Bentleigh Greens 3
St Albans Saints 1 Green Gully Cavaliers 0
Preston Lions 2 South Melbourne 5
Kingston City 2 Langwarrin 0
Altona Magic 0 Heidelberg United 4
Hume City 4 Bayside Argonauts 2
Caroline Springs George Cross v Altona City – Tuesday May 28th 7.15pm

Australia Cup – Victoria round 7 line up:
Avondale FC
Bentleigh Greens
Caroline Springs George Cross/Altona City
FC Melbourne Srbija
Heidelberg United
Hume City
Kingston City
Oakleigh Cannons
St Albans Saints
South Melbourne

Australia Cup – Western Australia round 6 kickoff times,

Tuesday May 28th:
9.00pm AEST (7.00pm Perth) Olympic Kingsway v Western Knights at Kingsway Reserve
9.00pm AEST (7.00pm Perth) Perth SC v Stirling Macedonia at Dorrien Gardens
9.15pm AEST (7.15pm Perth) Perth RedStar v Rockingham City at Percy Doyle Reserve
9.30pm AEST (7.30pm Perth) Ashfield v Sorrento at Ashfield Sports Club

Both got through. Hopefully we get all four NSD teams (or Rockdale) past the final hurdle but it will come down to the luck of the draw.
Also hope the same for Avondale and South Melbourne (and Heidelberg)

Who da fook is Bayside Argonauts they are beating hume city 

Sorry mate I wasn't having a go at your spelling there? I should have written 'about that laser?'

One more round to go after this one before we reach the round of 32

Atm In NSW
we have Marconi through 
Rockdale knocked out Wollongong 
Apia and Sydney United up at half time 
olympic play next week I think 

Ideally the more NSD teams, the better.
Even if you guys outplayed Preston last night

A few matches tonight on YouTube 

Yeah.... just before that stoppage you mention Mikola goes to take a corner and for a second or two you see the green lights near his eyes... Looks like the lino saw it and called the ref over...  and yes it should have read "laser" I'm an uneducated peasant sometimes lol ..... 

BTW I watched the replay last night and the volume on the football VIC stream was seriously muted for 90% of the game --- came good in the last 10 or so minutes.... It was a very loud atmosphere (at least in terms of regular NPL matches) South subbed off young Evans 5 mins before half time because the poor kid was having a howler, scared half to death by the very very loud Preston supporters every-time he got near the ball.. it was actually fascinating to see a true home ground advantage at our level after so many years..... 

That laser? Was that late in the second half? There was a long stoppage and the commentators didn't know what was happening.

Pen was shoulder to shoulder brat, c'mon Im one eyed I know but even I wouldn't call for that if it went against us :) As for the Red... well it was a little harsh but Harry WAS through on goal with the next touch, had the last player in his dust, I would say DOCGO ... am biased though I admit. - How good was Harrys final free kick goal, lost my voice screaming for that one :)

As for the fans behaviour the arseholes who threw the flare on the pitch were NOT South Melbourne supporters... I never miss a game and I have never seen them in the last 10 years... when they where being dragged out.. Heard rumours they were banned Melbourne Victory/Hellas Fan Club (tennis arsehole fascists) who somehow slipped through security... They were pointed out by our supporters immediately and the fantastic Preston security guys ejected them straight away...  I have never felt safer at BTConnor (Im old enough to remember having to fight our way out of that place past riot police on horseback) and thouhg our two clubs did an excellent job working together.. Was a bit bizare with the Preston fans who brought a lazer into the stands and shined it in Maxies eyes when he was taking a corner (very Africa cup of nations) but kudos to the ref. who was also excellent, for pointing it out.. 

Yeahm they'll have to sort out the parking for next year... We parked on Lakeside Street!!! ahahaha must have been karma. hahahahah

I watched bits of this match and it was really good besides the flares fuck that off and it's great. 

Forgot to post it on here instead of the other thread but well done to both teams, both put a great spectacle and sets up well for the NSD next year.

sounds like a good night fellas.

downside to last night - two 30 minute waits for cevapi 

lost my car in the streets as we parked so far from the stadium and was walking around with the german I took until 11pm trying to find it

Yeah pretty right... poor turn out from our side, maybe 1.5k tops....

HUGE respect for Preston, they had a great setup, impeccable hospitality, passionate fans and were very very very welcoming... Good luck Preston Lions for the rest of your season, see you next uyear at lakeside were we will return the welcome...

If the NST gets 1/2 the crowds of what last night brought, it is gonna be great. 

Simon Hill says the Australia Cup playoffs will begin 23rd and 24th July in Darwin. This is for the Roar, Jets, Glory and WU.

was a good match to watch online, had everything. A bit of NSL nostalgia. 

A packed out suburban ground is better than an empty 40k stadium, would be good to see more of it. 

Same here. However, funnily enough ever since Prestons crowds have sky rocketed their atmosphere has dropped dramatically. 

Thought Preston had a good shout for a pen too. 

Well that was fun to watch. Cracking last goal from the fee kick. 

Preston dudded themselves with a couple of poor clearances and letting the ball bounce in the box that led directly to goals and then there was the DOGSO which didn't help matters. Red or Yellow could have both been sold for that. Seemed more a SPA for me but I'll run with the ref. He was closer.

Great advantage by the ref for Preston's 2nd.

This Bell bloke goes alright.