By JARROD POTTER
FFA CUP –
IT LOOKS like all Dandenong-area FFA Cup hopes will once again rest with South Springvale as Aris advanced in a 2-1 win over Box Hill United.
The early going was all with the Mustangs as Frank Cafara’s header found the back of the net in the 32nd minute.
Box Hill would dictate the tempo all the way to the final few minutes – which as everyone knows, is when Aris shines brightest.
Dionysios Liosatos was a man on a mission Wednesday night, as he bedazzled the home crowd with two spectacular late goals.
He found his first in the 80th minute to level the ledger before he became Warner Reserve’s most-loved man as he pierced the defence once again to put South Springvale into the final 16.
Two wins now separate Aris from a return to the FFA Cup National Round of 32 as it faces NPL side North Geelong Warriors on the weekend of Sunday 7 June.
Springvale White Eagles failed to stop Preston Lions roaring past in a 0-3 FFA Cup Victorian qualifiers’ loss.
In NPL results, Dandenong Thunder could not keep up the tempo against Avondale Heights, slumping to its sixth loss of the season with a 2-3 defeat. Oleksiy Khrapko beguiled the Thunder defence to slot a hat-trick, while the best performers for Dandenong were Yusuf Ahmed and Alan Mulcahy, slotting one apiece.
Dandenong will now host Green Gully on ANZAC Day evening from 7pm.
Springvale White Eagles drew 1-1 with Sunshine George Cross while Dandenong City was easily bested 0-3 by Ballarat Red Devils in NPL1 East.
