Olympic’s off season recruitment has been headlined by the addition of former Central Coast Mariners shot-stopper Adam Pearce, and joined by Jackson Burston, Jarrod Dodds and Marcus Duncan at Darling Street Oval. Olympic sat seventh with 19 points to their name when the NPL Northern NSW season was abandoned after 16 rounds as a result of the COVID-19 enforced lockdown. Saturday’s match will be Macarthur’s first ever appearance in the FFA Cup.
FFA Cup Match Preview: Newcastle Olympic vs Macarthur FC1636753070, 1636758281 Newcastle Olympic and Macarthur FC will both make their FFA Cup Round of 32 debuts when they go head-to-head at Newcastle No. 2 Sportsground on Saturday evening. Olympic qualified for the national rounds for the first time thanks to wins over Coffs City United, Lambton Jaffas, Maitland FC and Cooks Hills United. Former Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s forward Joel Griffiths serves as Player/Coach, while his brother Ryan Griffiths, another former top-flight forward, also plies his trade for the Hamilton-based outfit.
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