South Melbourne 3–1 Lions

Australia Cup 2026 Semi-finals · 15 Sep 2026

South Melbourne vs Lions in the Australia Cup 2026.

At Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne.

Referee: R. Fisher.

South Melbourne beat Lions 3–1. J. Hart-Phillips opened the scoring for Lions after 23 minutes. B. Juach made it 2–1 after 60 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• South Melbourne: B. Juach 53', B. Juach 60', B. Juach 83'
• Lions: J. Hart-Phillips 23'

Match events

• 23′ Lions: Normal Goal, J. Hart-Phillips, L. Broderick
• 46′ South Melbourne: Substitution, B. Juach, P. Retre
• 48′ Lions: Yellow Card, L. Ponting
• 53′ South Melbourne: Normal Goal, B. Juach, D. Yoo
• 60′ South Melbourne: Normal Goal, B. Juach, H. Ramazani
• 66′ Lions: Substitution, B. Ponting, E. Debele
• 66′ Lions: Substitution, J. Lagos, F. Beakhurst
• 74′ South Melbourne: Substitution, M. Mikkola, D. Yoo
• 75′ Lions: Substitution, F. Oyet, L. Broderick
• 83′ South Melbourne: Normal Goal, B. Juach
• 85′ South Melbourne: Substitution, J. Lampard, A. Cocks
• 90+1′ South Melbourne: Substitution, A. Mesourouni, Y. Uchida

South Melbourne before this match

• at Preston Lions 2–1 (Preston Lions) · Quarter-finals, 26 Aug 2026
• vs Adelaide United 2–1 (Adelaide United) · Round of 32, 30 Jul 2026

Lions before this match

• vs North Sunshine Eagles 4–0 (North Sunshine Eagles) · Quarter-finals, 25 Aug 2026
• vs Melbourne City 2–0 (Melbourne City) · Round of 16, 11 Aug 2026