Adelaide City FC 10–3 Mooroolbark SC

The 1977 National Soccer League match between Adelaide City and Mooroolbark at Olympic Sports Field, Adelaide, took place on Sunday, 4 September 1977. Adelaide won the match 10–3 for the highest-scoring match in the history of Australian top-flight soccer.[1][2][3][4][5]

Adelaide City 10–3 Mooroolbark
Event1977 National Soccer League
Adelaide City Mooroolbark
10 3
Date4 September 1977
VenueOlympic Sports Field, Adelaide
Attendance4,700

Background

Adelaide started the match in fourth with 37 points, with Mooroolbark in last place in relegation zone with 14 points.[6]

Match
Adelaide City10–3Mooroolbark
Perin  25', 69'
Northcote  84'
Deans  9', 46', 53', 57'
Marocchi  72'
Leane  59'
Nyskohus  64'		 Lowe  89'
Fairbrother  43'
McGregor  82'
Attendance: 4,700
GK Peter Marshall
DF Fred Yung
DF Bugsy Nyskohus
DF Don Fraser
DF Zoran Matic
MF John Perin
MF Brian Northcote
MF Dixie Deans
FW Gary Marocchi
FW David Leane
FW John Nyskohus
Substitutes:
John Besir
GK Terence Hawke
DF Geoff Ontong
DF Walter Bojczuk
DF Ian Williamson
DF Alan Pongho
MF Brian Thorn
MF Nick Lowe
MF Paul Ontong
FW Barrie Fairbrother
FW Gordon McGregor
FW Paul O'Reilly
Substitutes:
GK Paul Wilding
David Ellis

References
  1. "Sport today". The-Sun Herald. 4 September 1977. p. 82. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Thirteen-goal Soccer spree". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 1977. p. 18. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Adelaide City 10–3 Mooroolbark". ozfootball.net.
  4. Hay, Roy (28 March 2017). "The first season of the National Soccer League 1977". Goal! Weekly.
  5. Toutsidis, Meno (7 September 1977). "Juventus kicks an avalanche of goals". Soccer Action. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Melbourne Soccer.
  6. "National Soccer League 1977 — Round 22". WorldFootball.net.
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