The hotly-anticipated Lakoseljac Cup showdown between Glenorchy and Devonport lived up to its billing with Strikers winning 5-4 after extra-time at KGV on Saturday (29 March, 2025).
Having claimed the last five Cups between them, both teams were desperate to stay in the hunt for another and Knights fought back from two goals down to produce an equaliser six minutes into stoppage time and take the contest into an extra half hour.
But Devonport, who have won five of the last nine cups, mustered a winner four minutes from the end through Dylan D’Agostino’s deflected shot to knock out the reigning champions.
Headers from Euigeon Park, Matthew Brkic and Tom Walpole kept Knights in the hunt and Nic Naden struck the dramatic late leveller after Devonport had come from behind to lead through an opportunistic Declan Zasadny brace, Colin Innes tap-in and Charles Bidwell rocket.
Noah Mies returned to his home town to claim a hat-trick in Kingborough’s 7-1 win at Launceston United.
Kim Hyeonmin, Eli Luttmer, Maximus Pollara and Viktor Gordon were also on target for the visitors with David Owusu replying for United.
Mies’ former team Launceston City won 6-1 against University of Tasmania at Olinda Grove.
Angus Taylor also bagged a hat-trick to take his season’s tally to six in three games as Thierry Swaby continued his goal-a-game record and Kazuki Hashimoto and Alec Harris completed the rout.
New Town White Eagles also registered a 6-1 win over Taroona to become the first Southern Championship representative into the next round.
Another hat-trick from Sam Leszczynski plus two goals from George Ivanov and one from Andrew Clark saw Eagles through before Mohammad Codabaccus claimed a late consolation.
Riverside had to be patient to record a 3-0 win over Olympia.
Warriors keeper James Ross and the Windsor Park woodwork combined to frustrate the hosts who were hanging on to a lead provided by Arpan Rai until substitutes Malolan Veeravalli and Yasin Mohammadi confirmed victory with goals in the 89th and 91st minutes.
Sunday’s clash of the top two in the Southern Championship saw South East United require extra-time to beat Hobart City 5-2.
Luke Huigsloot’s early opener was cancelled out by Xavier Lynch’s second-half double and by the time Dwayne Walsh equalised late on both teams were down to 10 men.
Huigsloot, Walsh and Patrick Quinlan all scored in extra-time when City were also shown a second red card.
Six-time cup winners South Hobart were too strong for Southern Social League side Barnstoneworth. Goals from Rex Maddock, Ollie White and Nick Morton secured a 3-0 win at D’Arcy Street where Metro were also facing Clarence in Sunday’s late fixture.
Saturday witnessed a phenomenal 88 goals from 10 senior ties with Devonport and Glenorchy both hitting double figures in the Women's Statewide Cup.
Strikers clocked up a huge 17-0 win at Olympia courtesy of hat-tricks from Lucy Foote, Asuka Doi, Mia Smith and Isabella Taylor, doubles from Maddy Payne and Grace Sims and one from Abbie White.
Knights won 13-1 but only after Women’s Northern Championship back-to-back premiers Burnie United had taken a dramatic second-minute lead through club president Mel Quirk’s long-range strike.
Jemima Brown hit five for the visitors with braces to Summer Neal, Bronte Gadon and Sarah Bolonja plus singles from Ella McConnon and Ebony Pitt.
South Hobart stormed to a 9-0 win at Ulverstone thanks to trebles from Jaz White and Madi Chambers, two from Kate Ollerhead and one from Caitlin Stalker.
Yet another hat-trick came as Launceston United extended their 100 per cent start to the season by beating Kingborough 6-1. Angelique Ikeda claimed the honour with Montana Leonard’s brace continuing her impressive goal spree and Lucy Smith adding the other.
However, the closest game of the round saw Riverside Olympic twice come from two goals down to beat Taroona 4-3 thanks to a brace from Meg Connolly, header from Skyla Higgins and even a goal from keeper Kathleen Fuller whose upfield clearance caught in the wind and bounced over her opposite number.