Preston Lions 1-2 South Melbourne | Result & Match Report

Australia Cup · Quarter-finals: South Melbourne beat Preston Lions 2-1. The match was played on Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at Genis Steel Stadium (Melbourne); refereed by T. Fell.

⚽ Goals

C. Cuba 48' (Preston Lions) · J. Painter-Andrews 60' (South Melbourne) · A. Cocks 86' (South Melbourne)

Match Analysis

After a 0-0 first half, the game finished 1-2.

⏱️ Match Events

👕 Line-ups

J. Diaz Lopez, T. Giannakopoulos, M. Jankovic, H. Ramazani, J. Painter-Andrews, S. Pasquali, P. Retre, A. Cocks, D. Yoo, Y. Uchida, B. Juach

Substitutes: J. Charlston, J. Lampard, M. Mikkola, A. Menelaou, J. Swibel, A. Mesourouni, J. Lackay

Coach: Sinisa Cohadzic

R. Scott, J. Ali, D. Folino, A. Brice, S. Nigro, O. Kubilay, L. Tevere, L. Brooks, C. Cuba, Z. Cianci, N. Bonada

Substitutes: Mayen, M. Bozinovski, N. Suto, G. Mihailidis, G. Albano, J. Romero, D. Lazarevski