05:11

It started with 781 teams, and in a few hours time only two will be left standing.

One of those will be Adelaide United, who won through to consecutive FFA Cup finals courtesy a 2-0 win over Victorian National Premier League side Bentleigh Greens last night.

Could their opponent be the same as last season’s decider – defending champions Sydney FC? Standing in the way of that is cross-town rivals Western Sydney Wanderers, who meet for a 19th Sydney Derby, but the first in the FFA Cup.

It’s a mouthwatering match up, especially for fans with an eye on the forthcoming Hyundai A-League season, who will be running the rule over some of the high-profile new signings for both sides, players like Adam Le Fondre and Alexander Baumjohann who have arrived in Australia with great pedigree, but as Con Constantine will tell you upon the arrival of Mario Jardel; sometimes you just want to double check you’ve got what you paid for.

A first Derby for both Steve Corica and Marcus Babel as head coaches, and you’d imagine neither one will be keen to cede early ground on their rivals.

An intriguing match-up awaits, therefore. Don’t miss a second of it here, at the home of occasional online football, if you can’t get to a TV or a radio I guess.