Olympic kick off their 2022 Australia Cup campaign at Goodwin Park against Albany Creek Excelsior Tuesday night (7:30pm KO).
Preliminary Round 4 action which takes place over two match days this week, pits Olympic against FQPL2 opposition for the first time.
Olympic come into Tuesday’s clash having won all three of their NPL matches this season and sit level at the top of the league with Gold Coast Knights.
In their most recent outing Olympic defeated Moreton Bay 3-2 on Saturday night at Wolter Park which doubles as Albany Creek’s home ground.
ACE, who come into Tuesday’s match off the back of a 5-2 win over Virginia United on Friday night sit level with Surfers Paradise Apollo at the top of the FQPL2 standings with nine points from their three matches so far.
Albany Creek booked their spot in Preliminary Round 4 with a 3-2 win over FQPL2 rivals Magic United in the last round.
The winner of Tuesday’s clash will face the winner of Redcliffe Dolphins and Capalaba FC in Preliminary Round 5.
All 3️⃣ goals from tonight’s win at Wolter Park 🔴⚪️
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WHAT WAS SAID – Richard Greer: Assistant Coach
“We’re excited for the cup to start, It’s a great competition and one that we want to do well in.
“Albany Creek must be respected for the success they have had in their league over the last few years but we are looking forward to an opportunity for us to keep improving and the playing group is hungry to do that.
“There is a great mood amongst the group, the players are hungry to be successful and keep getting better.
“We go into all games with confidence and with great belief in what we can do and we look forward to Tuesday’s match.”
MATCH DETAILS
Australia Cup 2022 – Round 4: Olympic FC v Albany Creek Excelsior
Goodwin Park, Yeronga
Tuesday, 5 April (7:30pm KO)
FOLLOW THE MATCH
Please note there will be no live stream of Tuesday’s match.
Follow along on the Olympic FC Facebook, Twitter & Instagram pages for live updates throughout the match.
Match highlights of Tuesday’s cup clash will be available on the Olympic FC TV YouTube channel on Wednesday.