Roar Run Rampant Over Olympic
Words: Matt Dorman
Image: Alannah Pearson/Olympic FC
Brisbane Roar have hit top form ahead of their Hyundai A-League opener with a resounding 10-0 win over Olympic FC at Goodwin Park on Wednesday night.
New signing Mensur Kurtishi netted five goals in a rampant Roar performance as Mike Mulvey's men notched seven in the first half before the PlayStation 4 NPL Queensland Grand Finalists steadied the ship.
Matt McKay struck first for the visitors on his return from injury, lifting a smart finish over the advanced Shannon Lancini.
Fellow midfielder Liam Miller fired in a second in the 20th minute before Kurtishi grabbed his first shortly after, heading home Jack Hingert’s right-sided cross.
The damage only worsened for Olympic FC in the final 15 minutes of the first half as Kurtishi fired in a further three while Dimitri Petratos bent in a free-kick to make it 7-0 at the break.
Hosts Olympic, in their first match since being knocked out of the Westfield FFA Cup by Central Coast Mariners, made a more competitive start to the second half with Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Scott Bow and Reuben Way all unleashing efforts at goal.
The score remained unchanged until the 66th minute when Kurtishi helped himself to a fifth, while even a Jade North penalty against the crossbar worked in Roar’s favour as the loose ball was worked to Petratos to slam home.
A superb double save from Brandon Cuminao at one end initially kept the score inside double figures and at the other Wenzel-Halls went close to a first for Olympic.
The Hyundai A-League champions wouldn’t be denied another for long though with Steven Lustica emphatically finishing the tidy work of Thomas Broich to cap the final scoreline at 10-0.
Olympic FC’s season has now come to a close, but for Brisbane Roar it’s just beginning as they commence their title defence at home to Adelaide United on 12 October.
Olympic FC 0
Brisbane Roar 10 (Matt McKAY 15’ Liam MILLER 19’ Mensur KURTISHI 26’, 30’, 43’, 45’, 66’, Dimitri PETRATOS 37’, 74’ Steven LUSTICA 85’)
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