Abrolhos Vikings reach Geraldton soccer cup semifinals with win over UF La Fiamma

Abrolhos FC are through to the semifinals of the Geraldton soccer knockout cup after a stunning win over an undermanned Ugle Fabrications La Fiamma on Saturday at Alexander Park.

The game finished 6-1 to the Vikings, with young star Matthew Greenlees stepping up from the reserves to cause havoc in the Reds’ back line. Rohan Mulcahy and Tallis Kentish also played well for the Vikings.

Rovers had proved too strong for Abrolhos in the reserves division earlier that day, winning 3-0.

Andrew Larkins had a solid game for Rovers, while black-and-whites captain Brayden Morgan was resolute.

Olympic FC are double champions after they wrapped up the league title last week with a hard-fought away win over UF La Fiamma.

Kumbi Dzoma scored for Olympic as the game ended 2-1 on Tuesday evening, with Paul Johnson getting the other goal and putting himself at the top of the scoring charts.

Olympic coach Frank DeLuca said there would be little chance for the team to celebrate the end of a tough season before moving on to the cup.

“We knew it (the UF La Fiamma game) was going to be a hard one,” DeLuca said. “We scored the first goal and then they equalised.

“They had their chances, we had our chances, and Johnno (Johnson) put one in from about 20 yards out. We’ve got a rest on the weekend and then it’s on to the knockout cup.”

The strike took Johnson’s total for the season to 11, ahead of Chapman Athletic’s Alessio Sala-Martinez and Abrolhos’ Mulcahy with 10 each, and Rovers’ Bishal G.C. with nine.

Michael O’Brien scored UF La Fiamma’s goal.

Chapman had taken the title race to the last day of the season, but their 3-1 win against Abrolhos last Tuesday wasn’t enough.

Louis Beat scored for Chapman in that game, and Sala-Martinez scored two.