The same man who once broke Canberra Olympic's hearts brought them premiership success just twelve months later.
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Star striker Kofi Danning scored the second goal for the second-straight premier league decider, but this time led Olympic to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Tigers FC at O'Connor Enclosed.
Frank Cachia's side sent an assertive message to the powerhouses of Capital Football as they barely let Cooma into the game.
Olympic's quick transitions were seamless as Andre Janceski swiftly carried the ball down to their formidable front-line.
"We were very quick [in transition] and we've worked quite a lot on that," Cachia said.
"We try to attack and chase, and we get some good results out of it. We've built up a brand of football that we're comfortable with and we're executing it quite well."
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A few exchange of passes saw Nik Popovich fly through a defensive gap and looked sure to make an attempt at goal. But he found Stephen Domenici on his own with clear vision of the posts and crossed the ball over.
The forward took aim for the far post and keeper Jakob Cole nearly took another save, but the ball deflected off his hand and into the net.
Cole saved two attempts by Danning and Jay Kelly, but he couldn't stop the ferocious attack as the former's second strike hit the target and gave Olympic a two-goal lead.
"I much prefer his goal this year, trust me," Cachia joked.
"Kofi was outstanding today and to get all front-three players on the scoresheet was very impressive."
Olympic continued their dominance in the second half as Popovich scored off a perfectly-placed feed from Daniel Sparrow in the 57th minute.
Cachia's side gave four teenagers time on field with Nick Faust starting, Elie Darwich, Sean Pateman and 16-year-old Sebastian Woods each contributing to Olympic's dominance in the second-half.
"It's really good for the club going forward," Cachia said.
"Woods has a real future and has a trial with Celtic over the next couple of weeks. He's someone Canberra can be proud of and keep an eye on."
Tigers had their first real chance for the second-half when Dimitrios Parascos took control and struck the ball on target. But the attempt couldn't get past Olympic keeper Rory Larkin, who's efforts helped the hosts maintain a clean-sheet.
Olympic took back control with another seamless transition as Woods carried the ball down the left-hand side and crossed it over to Domenici.
The striker awkwardly caught the ball behind him and flicked it past Cole to extend Olympic's lead to 4-0.
Cooma will have a second chance to take down Olympic in the qualification final after a two-week break.
Meanwhile Canberra FC returned to the top-four and claimed a finals berth with a 3-1 win over Gungahlin United at Deakin Stadium. The clubs will also play an elimination final, with the winner to play the loser of Olympic and Tigers' qualifier.
"It looks like a formidable top-four," Cachia said.
"It was such a good competition this year and everyone was so closely matched.
"We hope to do whatever we can which comes from playing our game and not worrying too much about who we're playing against."
AT A GLANCE
NPL Round 18: Monaro Panthers 3 bt Woden-Weston 1; Tuggeranong United 1 bt Riverina Rhinos 1; Canberra Olympic 4 bt Tigers FC 0; Canberra FC 3 bt Gungahlin United 1.