Capital Football scramble to save Premier League games amid wet weather

The match is scheduled to be played at Deakin Stadium with officials set to inspect the pitch on Saturday, after which they will make a call on a potential move.

The ACT government and Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council have closed every sportsground under their control due to recent rainfall.

But a handful of venues have been spared with Canberra Olympic face West Canberra Wanderers at Hawker Football Centre on Saturday.

Gungahlin United's match with Tuggeranong United on Sunday has been shifted to the AIS synthetic field, while the Cooma Tigers host Belconnen United at Nijong Oval to close out the round.

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Ground closures have posed another headache for Capital Football officials, who will push on with July's Kanga Cup despite all Sydney residents being banned from entering the ACT unless they have an exemption as of 4pm on Friday.

Capital Football will reassess when the seven day stay at home order for Sydney is over.

On the Premier League front, Belconnen coach Fabian Miceli is expecting Cooma to be a tough opponent.

"They're a really good side, they've got quality players all over the park. They will test us but I do believe in my squad very much and I believe that we can get the three points," Miceli said

Miceli has marked Nikolas Popovich, Antoni Timotheou, Lachlan Griffiths and Roko Strika as Cooma's danger men.

Popovich is the leading goal scorer in the competition with eight goals.

"They have a few, notably Roko Strika, he's a fantastic player, really good to watch. I like to watch him play but when he is playing against us we hope that he has a bad game," Miceli said.

"They've got several players, Antoni Timotheou, Lachie Griffiths in defence, they've got Popovich up front, very dangerous players."

Belconnen have a point to prove against Cooma after letting a two-goal lead slip in their last encounter with the Tigers.

They led 2-0 after 85 minutes before "we fell asleep in the last few minutes of the game and conceded two late goals".

This season marks Miceli's first season as a first grade coach, coaching Belconnen United under 20's in 2019 and the under 23's last year.

"Look, it is my first season in first grade as a coach, I'm learning a lot along the way," Miceli said. "It's not easy but we're trying to present a brand of football here in Canberra that's good on the eye and hopefully the results will follow."

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