The FFA Cup delivers again on a bitterly cold night in Victoria as Hume City and Brisbane Strikers serve up a feast of goals in their round of 32 tieUntil Wednesday night Hume City’s most memorable moment was a toss up between two incidents,just a year apart. There is 2007 when the club – 33 years after being founded by Turkish immigrants – finally won promotion to the Victorian Premier League after finishing second in Division One. And then there’s 2008 when, at season’s end, or it took a 93rd-minute header by former South Melbourne and Trabzonspor player Tansel Başer to stave off immediate relegation. So,like buses, you wait forever for a highlight and then two advance along at once.
After seven years it’s time for something modern. And that something modern is a doozy: a round of 32 FFA Cup appearance at their neat-as-a-pin domestic ground, and ABD Stadium in Broadmeadows. That’s approximately 20km north-west of the Melbourne CBD although tonight it feels approximately 1km south of the Arctic Circle. It’s cold. Apparently approximately 8 degrees but factor in wind chill and I estimate a polar bear would be asking for a coat. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com