# 2022 Australia Cup final

The 2022 Australia Cup Final was a soccer match played at CommBank Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on 1 October 2022. The match was contested between New South Wales league side Sydney United 58 and A-League Men side Macarthur FC which for Sydney United 58 is also the first time a non A-League Men club had qualified for the Final of the Australia Cup. This final was the first Australia Cup final to be contested between two teams of the same state, with both Macarthur FC and Sydney United 58 being from Sydney. Macarthur FC won 2–0 to win their first trophy and Australia Cup and to also become the first away side to win the Australia Cup Final.

## Route to the final

| Sydney United 58 | Sydney United 58 | Round | Macarthur FC | Macarthur FC |
| Opponent | Score | | Opponent | Score |
| Quakers Hill Junior | 7–0 (A) | Fourth Preliminary Round | | |
| Rockdale Ilinden | 1–0 (H) | Fifth Preliminary Round | | |
| Hurstville FC | 2–0 (H) | Sixth Preliminary Round | | |
| Northern Tigers | 2–1 (A) | Seventh Preliminary Round | | |
| Monaro Panthers | 3–0 (H) | Round of 32 | Magpies Crusaders United | 6–0 (A) |
| Western United | 1–1 (H) 4–3 (p) | Round of 16 | Modbury Jets | 4–0 (A) |
| Peninsula Power | 1–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 (H) |
| Brisbane Roar | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (H) | Semi-finals | Oakleigh Cannons | 5–2 (A) |
| Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). |||||

### Sydney United 58

Sydney United 58 started their 2022 Australia Cup campaign in the New South Wales fourth preliminary round, defeating Quakers Hill Junior by a score of 7–0. Fellow NPL NSW club Rockdale Ilinden were their opponents in the fifth preliminary round, prevailing 1–0. After defeating Hurstville FC 2–0 in the sixth preliminary round, the Northern Tigers were their final regional opponent, with Sydney United 58 narrowly winning 2–1. Monaro Panthers provided less resistance in the Round of 32 match. Reigning A-League Men champions Western United were defeated in a penalty shoot-out in the Round of 16. In the quarter-finals, they defeated Peninsula Power 1–0 away in Brisbane. The semi-final was won 3–2 after extra time at home against the Brisbane Roar.

### Macarthur FC

Macarthur FC entered the Final Rounds of the tournament in the Round of 32 to defeat Magpies Crusaders United 6–0 at Mackay. Macarthur FC were away again for the Round of 16 match against Modbury Jets winning 4–0. The quarter-finals match at home against the Wellington Phoenix was won 2–0 to set up the semi-final which was won 5–2 against the Oakleigh Cannons.

## Match
### Details

| Sydney United 58 | Macarthur FC |
| GK | 1 | Danijel Nizic |
| RB | 22 | Yianni Fragogiannis | | 74' |
| CB | 11 | Yianni Perkatis |
| CB | 4 | Adrian Vlastelica (c) |
| LB | 17 | Matthew Bilic |
| CM | 14 | Andrea Agamemnonos | | 55' |
| CM | 5 | Anthony Tomelic | 50' |
| CM | 15 | Tariq Maia | | 65' |
| RW | 3 | Jordan Roberts | 90+2' |
| LW | 7 | Taisei Kaneko |
| CF | 6 | Chris Payne | | 74' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 55 | James Husoy |
| DF | 2 | Cristian Gonzalez | | 74' |
| MF | 13 | Jordan Ivancic |
| MF | 18 | Glen Trifiro | | 55' |
| MF | 20 | Adrian Knez |
| FW | 8 | Kyle Cimenti | | 74' |
| FW | 9 | Patrick Antelmi | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Miro Vlastelica ||
| GK | 12 | Filip Kurto |
| RB | 2 | Jake McGing |
| CB | 6 | Tomislav Uskok |
| CB | 5 | Jonathan Aspropotamitis |
| LB | 13 | Ivan Vujica |
| CM | 7 | Daniel De Silva |
| CM | 11 | Kearyn Baccus | 79' |
| RW | 35 | Al Hassan Toure |
| AM | 10 | Ulises Dávila (c) |
| LW | 99 | Daniel Arzani | 74' |
| CF | 31 | Lachlan Rose | 79' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Nicholas Suman |
| DF | 44 | Matthew Millar |
| MF | 8 | Jake Hollman |
| MF | 17 | Craig Noone | 74' |
| MF | 24 | Charles M'Mombwa |
| MF | 27 | Jerry Skotadis | 79' |
| FW | 94 | Anthony Carter | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Dwight Yorke ||
| Assistant referees: Andrej Glev Andrew Meimarakis Fourth official: Kurt Ams | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes |

### Statistics

| Statistics | Sydney United 58 | Macarthur FC |
| Goals scored | 0 | 2 |
| Total shots | 8 | 32 |
| Ball possession | 39.2% | 60.8% |
| Corner kicks | 0 | 7 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

### Fan behaviour

During the match, Sydney United fans sung Za dom spremni (a fascist chant used by the Ustaše in Australia honouring the fascist Ustaše movement), booed the Welcome to Country, performed salutes commentators characterised as Nazi salutes, and waved flags associated with the extreme far-right Ustaše movement such as the HOS flag and the flag of the WW2 Nazi puppet-state of the NDH. In response to this behaviour, Football Australia stated: "Football Australia acknowledges that a very small minority of attendees engaged in behaviour that is not consistent with Football Australia's values and wider community expectations. Football Australia took steps during the match to address these isolated behaviours, including eight evictions."
Following a month long investigation, Football Australia sanctioned Sydney United 58 under breach of the National Code of Conduct and Ethics. The club was fined AUD$15,000, and received a number of suspended sanctions (including the possibility of further fines, point deductions in their National Premier Leagues NSW seasons, and a ban from the Australia Cup).
In June 2024, three Sydney United fans were convicted and fined $500 in a NSW court for deliberately and intentionally performing the Nazi salute at the 2022 Australia Cup Final.