Caloundra have qualified for the next round of soccer's Australia Cup qualifiers with a 4-1 win over Pacific Pines on Saturday night in Meridan Plains, Queensland.

"[We had a] good second half," said Caloundra captain Kaine Frew. "Obviously first competitive match [of the year] tonight. It was good for the boys to get the cobwebs out. We've played a few easier sort of preseason games and obviously they've come up from the Gold Coast."

Three goals in the space of ten minutes secured Caloundra's advancement after the scores were tied at 1 all at half time.

"We started a bit slow and obviously we got a few new players," Frew said. "So we're all just still gelling. But yeah, no, it was a really good second half. We're happy with that. And we'll take that into training next week and be ready for round one."

Caloundra's next game is scheduled to be against Brisbane Knights as part of the Football Queensland Premier League 2 opening round on February 28.

"[Brisbane Kights are] a big club, but we really don't know [what to expect], to be honest," said Frew. "We're just going to worry about ourselves. Obviously, we think we can be competitive this year there's no doubt about that. As long as we can play 90 minutes. Not like tonight where, you know, first half an hour wasn't great. We need to play like we did in the second half for the whole game."


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Originally published by Wikinews on February 23, 2026. Original author: Wikinews.

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