Adelaide City FC 10–3 Mooroolbark SC explained

Adelaide City 10–3 Mooroolbark
Event:	1977 National Soccer League
Team1:	Adelaide City
Team1score:	10
Team2:	Mooroolbark
Team2score:	3
Date:	4 September 1977
Stadium:	Olympic Sports Field
City:	Adelaide
Attendance:	4,700

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]}

Background

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

Match

GK Peter Marshall DF Fred Yung DF 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 DF Geoff Ontong DF Walter Bojczuk DF Ian Williamson DF Alan Pongho MF Brian Thorn MF Nick Lowe MF Paul Ontong FW FW FW Paul O'Reilly Substitutes: GK Paul Wilding David Ellis

Notes and References

1. News: 4 September 1977 . Sport today . en . The-Sun Herald . 82. subscription. Newspapers.com . 2020-08-17.
2. News: 5 September 1977 . Thirteen-goal Soccer spree . en . The Sydney Morning Herald . 18. subscription. Newspapers.com . 2020-08-17.
3. Web site: Adelaide City 10–3 Mooroolbark. ozfootball.net.
4. News: The first season of the National Soccer League 1977. Hay. Roy. 28 March 2017. Goal! Weekly.
5. News: Toutsidis . Meno . 7 September 1977 . Juventus kicks an avalanche of goals . Soccer Action . subscription . 2020-08-17. 3].
6. Web site: National Soccer League 1977: Round 22. WorldFootball.net. 10 January 2023 .