# 2010 Waratah Cup

The 2010 Waratah Cup (known as the 2010 McDonald's Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the knockout competition since its re-introduction in 2004 and the 30th all-time premier state cup since inauguration in 1957.
The competition featured clubs from all parts of NSW - from Association, NSW State League Division One, NSW State League Division Two, NSW Super League and NSW Premier League competitions.
The winners were Marconi Stallions, their first title.

## Preliminary round

Three matches kick started the 2010 McDonald's Cup campaign on Wednesday 31 March after as many as seven games were cancelled due to wet weather conditions that gripped Sydney. In the three matches St George Association based Sans Souci defeated Eastern Suburbs based Association side Pagewood Botany 2–1 in what was a fiercely contested match. State League Two new boys Belmore Hercules had their work cut out but managed to defeat Bankstown Association's Bankstown Sports Strikers 2–1 at Crest while at Seymour Shaw State League Two side Fairfield Wanderers easily disposed of Sutherland Association's Bangor Junior 5–0. Daniel Gonzalez was the hero for the Wanderers after hitting a first half hat-trick while there were also goals from Sanchez and Olvarez.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Collaroy Cromer | 2–0 | West Pymble |
| 2 | Mosman FC | 4–1 | Northside Monash |
| 3 | Lidcombe Waratahs | 1–2 | Dee Why FC |
| 4 | Pacific Hills Dural FC | 1–2 | St. Josephs Rydalmere |
| 5 | Auburn Sports FC | 2–0 | Yagoona Lions |

## First round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Roosters FC | 4–3 | Kirrawee Football Club |
| 2 | Sans Souci | 2–1 | Sydney Hakoah |
| 3 | Prospect FC | 6–1 | Granville Waratahs |
| 4 | Seaforth Football Club | 4–1 | Fairfield Bulls |
| 5 | Riverstone Schofields | 1–2 | Ariana Football Club |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Cove FC | 3–0 | Fairfield Wanderers |
| 7 | Gymea United | 1–3 | Dandaloo Sports |
| 8 | Luddenham United | 3–2 | Gazy Lansvale |
| 9 | Doonside Hawks | 2–1 | Toongabbie FC |
| 10 | Baulkham Hills | 0–1 | Gwawley Bay |
| 11 | Hurstville City Minotaurs | 0–2 | Buli FC |
| 12 | Collaroy Cromer | 3–2 | Dunbar Rovers |
| 13 | Hawkesbury City SC | 2–1 | Auburn Wednesday |
| 14 | Mosman FC | 4–3 | Coogee United Wednesday |
| 15 | Springwood FC | 2–0 | St. Josephs Rydlemere |
| 16 | Dee Why FC | 2 – 2 (2–4 pens) | Belmore Hercules |

## Second round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Mounties Wanderers | 1–0 | Luddenham FC |
| 2 | Spirit FC | 6–0 | Hurstville ZFC |
| 3 | Parramatta Eagles | 4–1 | Balmain SC |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Cove FC | 0–2 | Sydney University |
| 5 | Macarthur Rams | 3 – 3 (1–4) pens | Fairfield City Lions |
| 6 | Sans Souci FC | 1–6 | Inter Lions |
| 7 | Collaroy Cromer | 4–2 | Central Coast Lightning |
| 8 | Granville Rage | 2–1 | UNSW |
| 9 | Hawkesbury City | 1 – 1 (3–1) pens | Seaforth FC |
| 10 | Gwawley Bay | 1 – 1 (3–2) pens | Dulwich Hill FC |
| 11 | Bulli FC | 2–3 | Northern Tigers FC |
| 12 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 0–5 | Mosman FC |
| 13 | Doonside Hawks | 3–0 | Ariana Football Club |
| 14 | Prospect FC | 0–2 | Camden Tigers FC |
| 15 | Hills Brumbies | 3–1 | FC Bossy Liverpool |
| 16 | Fraser Park FC | 1–2 | Stanmore Hawks |
| 17 | St. George FC | 2–1 | Gladesville Ryde Magic |
| 18 | Schofield Scorpions FC | 3–2 | Belmore Hercules |
| 19 | Roosters FC | 1–4 | Dandaloo FC |
| 20 | Blacktown Spartans | 3–0 | Springwood FC |

## Third round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Mounties Wanderers | 1–7 | Sydney University FC |
| 2 | Spirit FC | 2–0 | Camden Tigers |
| 3 | Parramatta Eagles | 1–2 | Fairfield City Lions |
| 4 | Manly United FC | 5–1 | Collaroy Cromer Strikers |
| 5 | Blacktown City FC | 7–0 | Stanmore Hawks |
| 6 | Marconi Stallions | 1–0 | West Sydney Berries |
| 7 | Granville Rage | 3–0 | Sydney Olympic |
| 8 | Hawkesbury City | 0–4 | Northern Tigers FC |
| 9 | Mosman FC | 1 –3 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers |
| 10 | Doonside Hawks | 1–4 | Gwawley Bay |
| 11 | Sydney United | 1 – 1 (4–2) pens | Inter Lions |
| 12 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1–2 | South Coast Wolves |
| 13 | St. George FC | 0–1 | Sutherland Sharks |
| 14 | Bankstown City Lions | 8–0 | Schofields Scorpions |
| 15 | Dandaloo FC | 4–1 | Hills Brumbies |
| 16 | Blacktown Spartans | 1–0 | Rockdale City Suns |

## Fourth round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Granville Rage | 3–2 | Northern Tigers FC |
| 2 | Fairfield City Lions | 1–4 | Manly United |
| 3 | Sydney University FC | 0–2 | Blacktown City FC |
| 4 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 2–3 | Marconi Stallions |
| 5 | Sutherland Sharks | 4–1 | Dandaloo FC |
| 6 | Blacktown Spartans | 4–3 | Sydney United |
| 7 | Bankstown City Lions | 0–1 | South Coast Wolves |
| 8 | Spirit FC | 4–0 | Gwawley Bay |

## Quarter finals

Five of the quarter finalists were from the New South Wales Premier League, 2 teams from the NSW Super League and 1 team from NSW State League Division One. All games were played on 9 June 2010.

## Final

| | 1 | Murray Nelson |
| | 2 | Daniel Cunningham |
| | 4 | Paul Nicolaou (c) |
| | 6 | Matt Peatey |
| | 7 | Ben Gough | 97' |
| | 8 | Josh De Kelly | 61' |
| | 10 | Leonardo Pananicolaou |
| | 11 | Brendan Griffin |
| | 16 | Tom Lovell |
| | 18 | Adam Peatey | 85' |
| | 20 | Scott Wright |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 3 | Lachlan Harte |
| | 9 | Tim Simpson | 97' |
| | 15 | Akwasi Agyei | 61' |
| | 17 | Evan Daglis | 85' |
| | 41 | James Irwin |
| Coach: ||
| Tony Walmsley ||
| | 21 | Jose Bello Amigo | 120' | |
| | 4 | Umat Tokdogan | | |
| | 5 | Adel Eljamal |
| | 8 | Aleksander Canak | 118' | |
| | 9 | Erick Anabalon | 98' |
| | 11 | Matthew Gordon (c) | | 68' |
| | 18 | Jared Lum | | 79' |
| | 23 | Christopher Nunes |
| | 26 | Nahuel Arrarte |
| | 31 | Mitchell Mallia | 12' | 105' |
| | 42 | Giorgio Speranza | |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 10 | Graziano Trimboli | | 105' |
| | 22 | James Chronopolous | | |
| | 32 | Anthony Avati | | |
| | 34 | Nathan Jagelman | | 79' |
| | 39 | Sean O'Connell | | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Lee Sterrey ||
| Player of the Match: Jose Bello Amigo (Marconi Stallions) Assistant referees: Adam Gilbert and Steven Nguyen Fourth official: Kevin Peddie | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. |
* NSW Waratah State Cup 2010 Champions
* Marconi Stallions FC First Title

### Statistics

| | Spirit FC | Marconi Sallions |
| Attempts at goal | 9 | 9 |
| Attempts on target | 6 | 4 |
| Corners | 1 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 14 | 18 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |