Mates, music and mediocre football

TASSIE punk band Luca Brasi has been kicking plenty of goals in the music industry this year, selling out shows wherever it goes and becoming one of the country’s most in-demand live acts.

But the band members’ sporting prowess will be put to the test on Sunday, when they take the field for the second annual Hobart Reclink Community Cup charity football match at Sandy Bay.

The Community Cup game pits the Van Diemen Dogs squad of local musicians — including the Luca Brasi boys — against the Ramonas FC team of media representatives, who are looking to go back-toback after winning last year’s inaugural Hobart match.

Combining awesome live music with some pretty average football, the Community Cup raises funds for Reclink Australia, a notfor-profit organisation that aims to enhance lives with unique sports and arts-related activities.

The concept started in Melbourne more than 20 years ago, before spreading across the country.

The Melbourne match has become so popular that this year’s game attracted a crowd of more than 20,000 people.

Last year’s Hobart match drew a crowd of more than 350 despite being played in appalling weather conditions, and organisers are hoping to get at least 1000 people through the gates on Sunday.

Featuring live performances from Front End Loader — playing its first Tasmanian show — and the Hard-Ons, the 2017 Hobart Reclink Community Cup will be held at Queenborough Oval (opposite Wrest Point) on Sunday.

Gates open at 12.30, with the first bounce at 1.35pm.

Tickets are $7 pre-sale from www.oztix.com, or $10 at the gate, with kids under 15 admitted free.