Adelaide City FC 10–3 Mooroolbark SC

The 1977 National Soccer League match between Adelaide City and Mooroolbark at Olympic Sports Field, Adelaide, took place on Sunday, 4 September 1977. Adelaide won the match 10–3 for the highest-scoring match in the history of Australian top-flight soccer.[1][2][3][4][5]

Adelaide City 10–3 Mooroolbark
Event1977 National Soccer League
Date4 September 1977
VenueOlympic Sports Field, Adelaide
Attendance4,700

Background edit

Adelaide started the match in fourth with 37 points, with Mooroolbark in last place in relegation zone with 14 points.[6]

Match edit

Adelaide City10–3Mooroolbark
Perin   25', 69'
Northcote   84'
Deans   9', 46', 53', 57'
Marocchi   72'
Leane   59'
Nyskohus   64'
Lowe   89'
Fairbrother   43'
McGregor   82'
Attendance: 4,700
GK   Peter Marshall
DF   Fred Yung
DF   Bugsy Nyskohus
DF   Don Fraser
DF   Zoran Matic
MF   John Perin
MF   Brian Northcote
MF   Dixie Deans
FW   Gary Marocchi
FW   David Leane
FW   John Nyskohus
Substitutes:
  John Besir
GK   Terence Hawke  
DF   Geoff Ontong
DF   Walter Bojczuk
DF   Ian Williamson
DF   Alan Pongho
MF   Brian Thorn
MF   Nick Lowe
MF   Paul Ontong
FW   Barrie Fairbrother
FW   Gordon McGregor
FW   Paul O'Reilly
Substitutes:
GK   Paul Wilding  
  David Ellis

References edit

  1. ^ "Sport today". The-Sun Herald. 4 September 1977. p. 82. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Thirteen-goal Soccer spree". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 1977. p. 18. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Adelaide City 10–3 Mooroolbark". ozfootball.net.
  4. ^ Hay, Roy (28 March 2017). "The first season of the National Soccer League 1977". Goal! Weekly.
  5. ^ Toutsidis, Meno (7 September 1977). "Juventus kicks an avalanche of goals". Soccer Action. p. 3]. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. ^ "National Soccer League 1977: Round 22". WorldFootball.net. 10 January 2023.