Melbourne Knights FC Official Website The Melbourne Knights will plan to stay top of the league, when they return to Somers Street for a mid-week fixture against Heidelberg United FC on Wednesday, March 31.
Following the Knights’ nail-biting 1-all draw last weekend; the lads will have to regroup quickly for their clash with Heidelberg United.
Last week, the Knights escaped with a point in the dying stages of their round five encounter with Avondale FC. A Caleb Mikulic header in the 92nd minute saved the Knights at the death, allowing them to remain perched at the top of the table.
Mikulic’s third goal for the season slides him into equal first on the goal-scoring standings for the 2021 NPL Victoria season.
Heidelberg United’s most recent fixture saw them edge past last-placed Dandenong City, 2-1. It was a solid start for Heidelberg, going up 2-0 in the opening 6 minutes, thanks to two goals from Eoin Ashton, who also sits equal-first on the league’s goal-scoring charts.
That win pushes Heidelberg United up into 5th, one of the five teams currently on 8 points, two points shy of the Melbourne Knights at the top.
The last time these sides faced, Heidelberg were victorious 1-0, back in 2019. Harry Noon netted for Heidelberg in the 80th minute, to claim all three points.
The 2019 season saw Heidelberg finish at the top of the table; however, they were later knocked out in the semi-finals by the Bentleigh Greens, who went on to be crowned champions.
The boys will be back at Knights Stadium this week, get on down and show your support for the lads as they attempt to stay top of the league.
Melbourne Knights FC Squad:
21- Thomas Manos, 99- Harry Cakarun, 2- Jack Marth, 3- Lachlan Weier, 4- Nikola Jurkovic, 5- Ayden Brice, 6- Anthony Duzel, 7- Mathew Breeze, 8- James McGarry, 9- Alun Webb, 10- Gian Albano, 11- Caleb Mikulic, 12- Ivan Grgic, 13- Daniel Petrov, 14- Trevor Zwetsloot, 15- Felipe Sanchez, 16- Mohammed Sumaoro, 17- Trevor Ssemakula, 18- Dante Karlusic, 19- Nicholas Glavan, 22- Lucas Cuschieri, 23- Joseph Colina
Heidelberg United FC Squad:
1- Chris Theodoridis, 63- Nick Eres, 2- Josh Wilkins, 4- Mallan Roberts, 5- Ajdin Fetahagic, 6- Lewis Hall, 7- Reuben Way, 8- Dusan Bosnjak, 9- Adrian Zahra, 10- Takeru Okada, 11- Tom Strickland, 12- Deion Nikolaidis, 13- Alex Castiello, 14- Dane Milovanovic, 18- Anthony Theodoropoulos, 19- Sean Ellis, 20- Luka Ninkovic, 21- Justin Micallef, 22- Dom Falla, Jackson Lino
2021 NPL Vic Round 6 – Melbourne Knights FC v Heidelberg United FC
Date: Wednesday, March 31
Kick-off: 7:30PM (AEDT)
Venue: Knights Stadium, Sunshine North
Where to watch: Livestream via Facebook and YouTube