In the first 2025 Hahn Australia Cup Quarter Final, Heidelberg United produced another spectacular Cupset, putting four past Wellington Phoenix at Olympic Village on Tuesday night.
The result not only sent United further than they've ever been in the Cup, but they also recorded the biggest-ever Cupset scoreline in the competition. If that wasn't enough, they have now moved clear as the team who have recorded the most Cupsets in the competition's history with four.
Heidelberg United FC 4 - 0 Wellington Phoenix FC
Heidelberg United earned their place in the Semi-Finals of the 2025 Australia Cup, defeating Wellington Phoenix 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Heidelberg burst out of the blocks with Sabit James Ngor forcing Phoenix goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi into a sharp stop within the first minute.
Wellington soon settled into the match and started to put the home side under pressure, holding possession consistently in the attacking half.
Despite the away side’s efforts, United kept the score level as the match crept through the half-hour mark.
United re-established some control 31 minutes in when they worked the ball well down the right before Anthony Lesiotis lashed an effort narrowly over.
Three minutes later, the hosts snatched the lead. Ben Collins incisively played the ball towards the edge of the area, where Asahi Yokokawa fired into Phoenix defender Isaac Hughes, who diverted the ball into his own goal.
The home side took their slender lead into the break after a strong finish to the half and carried on this positive momentum into the second period.
Just two minutes in, they stunned Wellington with a second goal. Max Bisetto with an audacious, dipping curler from range that nestled in the top right corner.
Heidelberg remained on the hunt to inflict further damage on their A-League opposition and scored a third goal 51 minutes in. James Ngor sprinted down the right and drilled a ball into the box that came out to Yokokawa, who blasted it into the right of the goal.
Wellington worked to try and find a route back into the match, and 71 minutes in, Luke Brooke-Smith sent a close-range lob over the crossbar.
Around five minutes later, Heidelberg goalkeeper Yaren Sozer was called into action twice to parry dangerous crosses behind for corners as the visitors exploited the right flank.
The hosts soaked up this pressure and added an incredible fourth goal courtesy of Chok Dau’s superb strike from the left of the box that found the far right corner.
Dau’s finish confirmed Heidelberg’s place in the Semi Finals; the biggest-ever Cupset in Hahn Australia Cup history.
