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Victory return to NSW for Aus Cup tie
Melbourne Victory visit APIA Leichhardt in the Hahn Australia Cup Quarter-Final.
The last-eight tie, on Wednesday, August 19, kick-off 7:30pm AEST, at Leichhardt Oval, pits one of only two remaining Isuzu UTE A-League sides in the competition versus the league leaders from NPL New South Wales.
APIA knocked out its rivals for the league title, Sydney United 58, in the Round of 16, coming through a penalty shootout, just as Victory did to beat their interstate rivals, Western Sydney Wanderers, when Jack Duncan saved three spot kicks.
The matchup, live on Paramount+, is the first meeting between the two clubs since they met in a 2018 Australia Cup match, and is for a place in the Semi-Final against Sydney FC, who edged SD Raiders on Tuesday night.
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APIA are in red hot form in both league and cup competitions and are well placed to tackle the two-time Hahn Australia Cup winners.
APIA Leichhardt have the chance to reach the Hahn Australia Cup semi-finals for the first time in their history when they take on Melbourne Victory.
The last time these sides played was in 2018, when APIA ‘Cupset’ Victory 3-2 in the Round of 16 to reach the quarter-final stage. They will take heart from that matchup, as well as the strength of member federation teams in general this year, with an already record breaking amount of 'Cupsets' in the book.
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APIA Leichhardt will look to recreate one of the most famous upsets in Australia Cup history when they host Melbourne Victory in a blockbuster quarter-final at Leichhardt Oval on Wednesday night.
The NPL NSW giants have reached the last eight by defeating Peninsula Power 2-1 in the Round of 32 before overcoming Sydney United 58 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the Round of 16.
Their reward is a meeting with A-League powerhouse Melbourne Victory and, for APIA supporters, a chance to revisit some very happy memories.
The two clubs famously met at the same venue in the 2018 competition, when APIA stunned the reigning A-League champions with a 3-2 victory in one of the competition’s great Cupsets.
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