2001 National Soccer League grand final

January 2021 2001 National Soccer League Grand Final Parramatta Stadium 2000 13,402 Eddie Lennie Matt Horsley(Joe Marston Medal) Sydney, Australia 2001 06 03 yes 1 South Melbourne 2 Wollongong Wolves 2000–01 National Soccer League 2002The 2001 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 3 June 2001 between Wollongong Wolves and South Melbourne at Parramatta Stadium. Soccer Australia deemed Wollongong's 14,000 capacity home ground WIN Stadium too small for the centrepiece of the NSL season. Ironically the crowd attendance was 13,402. Wollongong won the match 2–1, with two goals in as many minutes from Sasho Petrovski and Stuart Young putting them ahead. Although John Anastasiadis got a goal for South Melbourne, it wasn't enough. This won the Wolves their second consecutive National Soccer League championship and their second overall. Matt Horsley won the Joe Marston Medal.Cockerill Michael 4 June 2001 Wily Wolves fly like Hawks 33 The Sydney Morning Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67913737/wily-wolves-fly-like-hawks/ 18 January 2021 Route to the Final As top-two finishers, South Melbourne and Wollongong Wolves were placed into the second week of the final series, with the winner to host the grand final. Wollongong won both legs 2–1 to qualify for the grand final with a 4–2 aggregate. In the preliminary final, South Melbourne defeated fourth-placed Sydney Olympic to qualify for the final.Desira Peter 28 May 2001 South wins final berth Herald Sun Soccer Australia chose Parramatta Stadium as the grand final venue, expecting a larger crowd than the WIN Stadium could hold.Desira Peter 22 May 2001 In the South smiles Herald Sun22 May 2001 Grand larceny; Kick in the guts as Wolves lose home grand final Illawarra MercuryCockerill Michael 2001-05-22 Wolves lose out as Sydney gets the grand final 42 The Sydney Morning Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118121504/wolves-lose-out-as-sydney-gets-the/ 2023-02-07 The Soccer Australia board initially refused an offer from the Seven Network to show the match live on free-to-air television. The board intended for the match to be played at 3pm, however Seven had pre-existing Australian Football League (AFL) commitments. Eventually, the board changed the time to midday and Seven showed the match live outside of Sydney.Lynch Michael 18 May 2001 Calls fail to change finals kick-offs for TV The AgeTaylor John 25 May 2001 At last some vision -- NSL final to be televised Daily TelegraphLewis David 29 May 2001 Wolves tip poor grand final crowd Daily Telegraph League Standings Finals Bracket y y y Elimination finals Major/Minor semifinals Preliminary final Grand Final 6 Melbourne Knights (a) 0 2 2 3 Perth Glory 0 2 2 4 Sydney Olympic 3 2 5 5 Marconi Fairfield 1 0 1 2 Wollongong Wolves 2 2 4 1 South Melbourne 1 1 2 6 Melbourne Knights 0 4 Sydney Olympic 1 1 South Melbourne 2 4 Sydney Olympic 0 3 June 2001 Wollongong Wolves 2 South Melbourne 1 Match Details 3 June 2001AEST Wollongong Wolves 2 – 1 Reports2001 National Soccer League Playoff results http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20002001/Playoff.html www.ozfootball.net 30 December 2022 South Melbourne Petrovski 56 Young 57 Anastasiadis 78 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney 13,402 Eddie Lennie GK 26 AUS Dean AnastasiadisDF 2AUS George SounisDF 3 AUS Alvin Ceccoli 79DF 5AUS David CervinskiMF 6 AUS Matt Horsley (c) MF7AUS Paul ReidFW 9 AUS Sasho Petrovski 73FW 10ENG Stuart YoungMF 15AUS David HuxleyDF 17AUS Ben BlakeMF 27AUS Robbie Middleby 90+1Substitutes:GK 1 AUS Daniel BeltrameDF 4AUS Robert Stanton 73MF 8ENG Max NicholsonFW 14AUS Jay LucasMF 23AUS Dino Mennillo 90+1Manager:AUS Ron CorryJoe Marston Medal:Matt Horsley (Wollongong Wolves) GK 1 AUS Michael PetkovicMF 2 AUS Steve Iosifidis 36 71DF 3 AUS Fausto De Amicis (c) 89DF 4AUS Mehmet DurakovicMF 7AUS Steve PanopoulosFW 8NZL Vaughan Coveny MF 10 AUS Con BoutsianisFW 13AUS Andrew Vlahos FW 14AUS Vas Kalogeracos 65DF 16 AUS Zeljko Susa 65DF 25 AUS Simon Colosimo Substitutes:GK 20AUS Chris JonesMF 6 AUS David ClarksonFW 9AUS Paul Trimboli 65FW 11AUS John Anastasiadis 71MF 15AUS Goran Lozanovski 65Manager:AUS Mike Petersen Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. References Grand Final 2001 Category:Wollongong Wolves FC matches Category:South Melbourne FC matches Category:2001 in New South Wales Category:2001 in sport in Sydney Category:Men's soccer matches in Sydney Category:Sport in Parramatta Category:June 2001 sports events in Australia