Brisbane Roar will head to India on Wednesday to compete in the second edition of the Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy.
The tournament which is held in memory of Goa’s first chief minister the late, Bhausaheb Bandodkar will take place between August 24 and September 6 consisting of teams from the Indian Super League, I-League, Argentine Primera Division club, Defensa y Justicia as well as Roar.
Brisbane Roar have been placed in Group A and will face FC Goa, Dempo SC and a Goa ProLeag ue qualifier.
The top two sides in each group will progress to the Semi Finals with the final set to be played on September 3rd.
All matches of the Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy will be played at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.
“Brisbane Roar is delighted to be invited to compete in the Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy, this tournament is a great opportunity for our players and staff to get away together and break up a long pre-season.” BRFC COO, Zac Anderson said.
“The players and staff have been working extremely hard to build the foundations for the season and this tournament provides important competitive match minutes for the group to continue evolving ahead of the upcoming A-League season.
“Our focus has been to build a high performing environment with a group that is close knit working together to help each other achieve our goals for the season.”
All matches at the Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy will be broadcast live and free on FIFA+
BRFC Fixtures – Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy:
Game One
FC Goa vs Brisbane Roar
Saturday, August 24 (11:30pm AEST KO)
PJN Stadium, Fatorda
Game Two
Brisbane Roar vs Dempo SC
Tuesday, August 27 (11:30pm AEST KO)
PJN Stadium, Fatorda
Game Three
Brisbane Roar vs GPL Qualifier
Friday, August 30 (8:30pm AEST KO)
PJN Stadium, Fatorda
BRFC travelling squad – Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy:
1. Macklin FREKE, 2. Scott NEVILLE, 3. Corey BROWN, 4. Ben WARLAND, 5. Marcus FERKRANUS, 6. Joe CALETTI, 8. Walid SHOUR, 10. Florin BERENGUER, 11. Jez LOFTHOUSE, 12. Lucas HERRINGTON, 15. Hosine BILITY, 16. Thomas WADDINGHAM, 17. Harry VAN DER SAAG, 19. Jack HINGERT, 21. Antonee BURKE-GILROY, 23. Keegan JELACIC, 26. Jay O’SHEA, 27. Ben HALLORAN, 29. Matt ACTON, 30. Quinn MACNICOL, 35. Louis ZABALA, 43. Adam ZIMARINO, 47. James DURRINGTON, 49. Ivan OZZI, Joshua LAKKIS (trialist)
