They may have lost some stars, but Wollongong Olympic have proven they will be a force once again in the Illawarra Premier League.
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Olympic secured a convincing 4-0 win over Fernhill on Wednesday night to advance to the Fraternity Cup's semi-finals.
It took their 2020 Cup tally to 15 goals in just three games, conceding just two.
Gone are the likes of 2019 captain Brendan Fordham, Vaughan Patterson and Yusuke Uade, and in their place are a crop of exciting talent - led by Josh Hawker.
Hawker's speed proved a nightmare for the Foxes, with his first half highlights including a lovely assist.
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Olympic did the majority of scoreboard damage within the space of 10 or 15 minutes in the first half. Corey Haines-Grose managed a brace while Johnny Martonoski also scored, with Fernhill also conceding an own goal.
Olympic looked slick and keen to control possession from the outset. From a penalty, Martonoski had a long-range shot that just swung wide.
Soon after, Hawker found himself in space but his cross was well defended.
Fernhill's finally started to settle but Olympic looked more threatening in attack, despite not finding that elusive goal.
Olympic's Mark Every connected well from a header but just missed the goals, before Alex Rooke got himself on-on-one with the goalkeeper and couldn't score.
Hawker again found himself in space but the play was shut down, with the referee giving Fernhill's Kurt Foulger a yellow card for a tough challenge.
And then, the floodgates opened.
Martonoski started the run, finding the back of the net from a penalty outside the box, before a nice Hawker assist set up Haines-Grose to score and double Olympic's lead.
Haines-Grose then kicked his second goal, following a Martonoski assist, and Olympic led 3-0.
Both sides had chance to score late in the half, but Olympic held the 3-0 advantage at half time.
Olympic continued to press hard after the break, with Hawker, Keegan Matias and Martonoski failing to capitalise on good opportunities.
Fernhill again started to find better consistency, with a nice cross by Matt Richardson finding a flying Scott Muilwyk but his attempt swayed wide.
The Foxes' best chance to score came from an unlikely shot by Dean Morison. From a bobble, and from long range, Morison's shot just grazed the cross bar.
Despite an improved performance, the pain continued for Fernhill when they conceded an own goal and Olympic led 4-0.
However, the Foxes refused to drop their heads in the latter stages of the second half.
Aaron Cupitt appeared to put himself in a scoring opportunity, but the play came undone when his attempt hit an off side teammate, Muilwyk.
Olympic regained possession and some nice passes got Jamie Wakeling on-on-one with the goalkeeper, but his shot missed.
Julian Minutillo and Rhys Mooy both had good chances to score late.
A penalty inside the box, against the run of play, sees Kaito Ueda line up for goal, but his shot was blocked by Olympic stopper Harrison Matias.
Ueda had another chance to score soon after, from outside the box, but the ball swung wide.
Olympic had a couple of late chances to add to their tally, but couldn't convert. The score remained 4-0 at full time.
Earlier, Coniston FC also advanced to the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Shell Cove and Wollongong United beat University 4-0 and Tarrawanna recorded a 1-0 victory against Oak Flats.
The Cup semi-finals are scheduled to take place on Monday night. The match-ups and venues are yet to be announced.