Bentleigh Greens have made it into the top 8 of Australia, beating fellow Greek sponsored club Sydney Olympic in the FFA Cup round of 16.

The Greens are the only Greek sponsored team to make it to the next stage, with Queensland’s Olympic FC falling against A-League champions Central Coast Mariners.

The Greens were once again crowned winners on a foreign pitch, taking the win away from the local team very early on.

It took The Greens just seven minutes to score thanks to a terrific goal from Ryan De Vries. A penalty from Liam McCormick just minutes later sealed the fate for the Bentleigh, untouchable till the 94th minute.

To save face, Taiga Soeda pulled one back for Olympic late in the match but it was too little too late for the home side, battling fatigue from their NPL NSW grand final loss on Sunday.

The Mariners showed their professional skills in their match against Olympic FC taking the lead early, forcing Olympic on the chase.

Nick Fitzgerald took just seconds to score the first goal for the A-League club, shocking local Olympic fans and creating a tense atmosphere for most of the game.

Mariner Matt Sim made it 2-0 just before half-time, but Olympic came back, with Cup hero Jake McLean bursting through on the edge of the box with an expert goal.

The goal wasn’t enough to get Olympic FC out of its late match fatigue, with Mariner Glen Trifiro profited from sloppy defence and lobbed the third and final goal for the match.

In other matches last night, Melbourne Victory proved their pre-season training is going extremely well, taking a whopping 6-0 win over Tuggeranong United.

Adelaide City took a half time lead and was enough to win their match against Brisbane Strikers 1-0.

The round of 16 matches continue next week, with Melbourne part timers South Springvale (Aris) taking on Palm Beach Sharks on Tuesday.