Preston Lions 1–2 South Melbourne

Australia Cup 2026 Quarter-finals · 26 Aug 2026

Preston Lions vs South Melbourne in the Australia Cup 2026.

At Genis Steel Stadium, Melbourne.

Referee: T. Fell.

South Melbourne beat Preston Lions 2–1. C. Cuba opened the scoring for Preston Lions after 48 minutes. A. Cocks made it 1–2 after 86 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Preston Lions: C. Cuba 48'
• South Melbourne: J. Painter-Andrews 60', A. Cocks 86'

South Melbourne starting lineup

• 1 J. Diaz Lopez
• 17 T. Giannakopoulos
• 4 M. Jankovic
• 5 H. Ramazani
• 27 J. Painter-Andrews
• 21 S. Pasquali
• 8 P. Retre
• 16 A. Cocks
• 7 D. Yoo
• 11 Y. Uchida
• 10 B. Juach

Preston Lions starting lineup

• 1 R. Scott
• 4 J. Ali
• 2 D. Folino
• 5 A. Brice
• 32 S. Nigro
• 19 O. Kubilay
• 27 L. Tevere
• 7 L. Brooks
• 80 C. Cuba
• 20 Z. Cianci
• 24 N. Bonada

Match events

• 37′ Preston Lions: Yellow Card, O. Kubilay
• 42′ Preston Lions: Substitution, G. Albano, L. Brooks
• 48′ Preston Lions: Normal Goal, C. Cuba, Z. Cianci
• 58′ South Melbourne: Yellow Card, T. Giannakopoulos
• 60′ South Melbourne: Normal Goal, J. Painter-Andrews
• 76′ Preston Lions: Yellow Card, N. Bonada
• 83′ Preston Lions: Substitution, M. Bozinovski, S. Nigro
• 83′ Preston Lions: Substitution, D. Lazarevski, N. Bonada
• 86′ South Melbourne: Normal Goal, A. Cocks, Y. Uchida
• 90+1′ Preston Lions: Substitution, G. Mihailidis, C. Cuba
• 90+1′ Preston Lions: Substitution, J. Romero, D. Folino
• 90+1′ South Melbourne: Substitution, J. Lampard, A. Cocks
• 90+1′ South Melbourne: Substitution, J. Swibel, B. Juach
• 90+4′ South Melbourne: Substitution, M. Mikkola, D. Yoo

Preston Lions before this match

• at Brunswick Juventus FC 4–1 (Brunswick Juventus FC) · Round of 16, 12 Aug 2026
• vs Newcastle Jets 3–2 (Newcastle Jets) · Round of 32, 21 Jul 2026

South Melbourne before this match

• vs Adelaide United 2–1 (Adelaide United) · Round of 32, 30 Jul 2026