Wagga City Wanderers aren't disappointed in their FFA Cup draw, with a home fixture against Majura FC on March 13 first up.
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The game will be played at Junee, due to oversowing at Gissing Oval and Rawlings Park.
But it's not a trip to Canberra, and it's not against a fellow NPL team.
"It's not too bad a result, they're a division one team in Canberra," coach Dave Leonard said, of his first competitive fixture in charge at the Wanderers.
"They'll still be really good competition and we're looking forward to the game.
"The boys have been training well and we've had good numbers at training all the way through since November."
The winner of the Wanderers-Majura game will take on Brindabella FC in the next round of the FFA Cup.
"We'll try to have a bit of fun, get some k's into the legs. It'd be exciting to have a couple of wins, you never know," Leonard said.
Wanderers under 23s coach Liam Dedini said it's a relief for the club not to be on the road.
"The boys are excited. It's good to have a home game as we travel a lot during the year as it is," Dedini said.
"It's against a team we haven't played before. They're an association team in Canberra.. But it's such an exciting competition. We know, we were the nothing team one year that went on to play Wollongong Wolves. Anything can happen in the FFA Cup."
The Wanderers grades have a trial game on Saturday against Albury United at Kessler Park in Wagga.
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