2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final Explained

2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
Event:	2017 National Premier Leagues
Team1:	Brisbane Strikers
Team2:	Heidelberg United
Team1score:	0
Team2score:	2
Date:	30 September 2017
Stadium:	Perry Park
City:	Brisbane
Referee:	Adrian Arndt
Attendance:	1,105
Previous:	2016
Next:	2018

The 2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the fifth National Premier Leagues Grand Final. It was played on 30 September 2017 at Perry Park in Brisbane between Brisbane Strikers and Heidelberg United. Heidelberg won 2–0 to secure their inaugural National Premier Leagues title.^[1]

Match

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Zac Speedy RB 13 Sam Knight CB 5 Greig Henslee CB 4 Jake Marshall LB 17 Hiroki Omori RM 10 Jake McLean CM 8 Michael Angus CM 6 Ethan Docherty LM 7 Michael Lee CF 11 Jeremy Stewart CF 18 Ryan Palmer Substitutes GK 20 Mitchell Thorn MF 2 Fraser Eller MF 3 Braedon Steele MF 14 Joel Anich FW 19 Luke Marsh Manager: Owen Baker

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Christophe Theodoridis-Petropoulos RB 2 Joshua Wilkins CB 4 Jordan Wilkes CB 13 Luke Byles LB 7 Reuben Way CM 40 Alex Schiavo CM 10 Jack Petrie CM 6 Lewis Hall RW 19 Sean Ellis CF 12 Kenny Athiu LW 9 Adrian Zahra Substitutes GK 23 Christian Pavlidis DF 3 Leslie Doumbalis DF 17 Steven Pace FW 8 Andrew Cartanos , FW 21 Michael Trigger Manager: George Katsakis

Assistant referees Joseph Lee James Sherry Fourth official Lara Lee

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Overall statistics^[2]

width=100		width=80	Brisbane Strikers	width=80	Heidelberg United
Goals scored	0	2
Total shots	8	15
Shots on target	2	7
Ball possession	55.6%	44.4%
Corner kicks	2	4
Fouls conceded	17	18
Offsides	0	3
Yellow cards	1	4
Red cards	0	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heidelberg claim PS4 NPL crown. Flynn. Michael. 30 September 2017. National Premier Leagues.
2. Web site: Brisbane Strikers v Heidelberg United. National Premier Leagues. 29 August 2017 . 30 September 2017.