By JARROD POTTER
THE defending champions are out to bring the Chaos Cup from Newborough back home to Bunyip.
The Bunyip Strikers – playing out of the FFV Metropolitan Leagues – lived up to their moniker at last year’s Football Chaos Cup, striking a 2-0 grand-final victory over Croydon Ranges.
Bunyip broke a few local hearts last year en route to holding the cup aloft, defeating Pakenham SC in a semi-final penalty shootout after scores were locked at 1-1 after regulation time.
Bunyip Strikers aren’t the only locals looking to bring the cup back to the south east though.
The newly formed Pakenham United – merging Pakenham SC and Cardinia United JSC this off-season – will take to the field in its first official campaign this year before taking to Metropolitan League 2 and Metropolitan League 4 in a bid for its third FFV championship in only four years.
Berwick Churches Soccer Club – which has always been a powerhouse in the VCFA having lost in the grand final 0-2 to Donvale Cannons – will be out to kick off their Premier League season in the best possible fashion.
The single-day tournament starts 10am on Saturday 21 February at Monash Reserve in Newborough.
CHAOS CUP FIXTURES
Group A: Pakenham United, Bayswater Strikers, Monash, Whitehorse United.
Group B: Bunyip Strikers, Berwick CSC, Barnstoneworth United, Kings Domain.
Game Times: 10am – Pakenham United v Whitehorse United. 10.50am – Barnstoneworth United v Berwick CSC. 11.40am – Monash v Pakenham United. 12.30am Berwick CSC v Bunyip Strikers. 1.20pm Pakenham United v Bayswater Strikers. 2.10pm Berwick CSC v Kings Domain. 2.10pm Barnstoneworth United v Bunyip Strikers. 3.30pm Semi-Final 1. 3.30pm Semi-Final 2. 5pm Grand Final.
