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MELBOURNE, October 2026 \u2014 Oakleigh Cannons beat Sydney Olympic 4\u20132 at Jack Edwards Reserve on Friday night, scoring twice late to win their first Australian Championship match.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brodie Boyce restored Oakleigh\u2019s lead in the 83rd minute, the Australian Championship<\/a> said. Joseph Knowles then sealed the result with an overhead finish in stoppage time.<\/p>\n

Michael Ruhs scored twice for Sydney Olympic, but Oakleigh Cannons still made a winning start in Group C. Marconi Stallions and Bayswater City complete the group.<\/p>\n

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Oakleigh Cannons players at Jack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh, on Friday 16 October 2026. Photo: Kostas Deves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oakleigh Cannons celebrated the win on X after full time. The club described it as \u201ca strong team performance, plenty of determination and another positive result.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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FULL TIME | OAKLEIGH CANNONS 4\u20132 SYDNEY OLYMPIC \ud83d\udd35\u26aa<\/p>\n

A fantastic result for the Cannons as the boys secure a well-earned 4\u20132 victory over Sydney Olympic!<\/p>\n

A strong team performance, plenty of determination and another positive result.<\/p>\n

GREAT WIN, BOYS! WE GO AGAIN! pic.twitter.com\/CtYz6BYMap<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Oakleigh Cannons FC (@oakcannonsfc) October 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Oakleigh Cannons come from behind<\/h3>\n

Ruhs put Sydney Olympic ahead inside the first 10 minutes. However, Oakleigh captain Joseph Guest soon equalised, the Australian Championship said.<\/p>\n

Alex Salmon then gave the hosts a 2\u20131 lead within the first half-hour. Oakleigh still led at half-time.<\/p>\n

Ruhs struck again around the hour mark to make it 2\u20132. Late in the match, Boyce followed up a header from a Guest to put the Cannons back in front.<\/p>\n

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Players at Jack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh, on Friday 16 October 2026. Photo: Kostas Deves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Knowles then added the fourth goal with his overhead finish deep in stoppage time.<\/p>\n

Debut on the national stage<\/h3>\n

Oakleigh entered the competition as the 2026 NPL Victoria Premiers, the Australian Championship said. Friday\u2019s match was their debut in the national second tier.<\/p>\n

By comparison, Sydney Olympic narrowly missed out on the knockout stage in 2025, the competition said.<\/p>\n

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Supporters at Jack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh, on Friday 16 October 2026. Photo: Kostas Deves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sydney Olympic are one of nine former National Soccer League clubs in the competition, Greek City Times reported in September.<\/p>\n

Referee Michael Ouliaris took charge of the 7:30pm AEDT kick-off, according to Football Australia\u2019s match official appointments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next, Oakleigh travel to Marconi Stadium to face Marconi Stallions at 3 pm AEDT on Saturday 24 October. Sydney Olympic will host Bayswater City at 3 pm AEDT on Sunday 25 October, according to the official fixture list<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo gallery of the match<\/strong><\/p>\n

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All photos are copyrighted by Kostas Deves<\/em><\/p>\n

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