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ROUND 19 LAMBERT PARK

SATURDAY 22ND JULY 2017

FIRST GRADE7.45PM

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WELCOME

Good afternoon and welcome to Lambert Park for our round 19 clash with Hakoah

Sydney City East FC.

There are four games to go and it is all about attitude and doing the right things in terms of performance at this stage of the campaign.

It is what I want to see from our boys, many of whom have been playing above their age groups this season.

There are also places up for grabs in Graham Arnold’s Hyundai A-League 2017/18 squad so these games will be important for our players to show they are capable of making the step up.

Good luck to all of our teams today, especially our under 18s who can wrap up their division title with three points.

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Head Coach - Rob Stanton

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Referee: Assistant Referees:

4th Official:

R. Mattei J. Adabjou & P. Teleki H. Carwardine

S B # NAME 1 EVANS Mitchell 2 CURTIS Brendan 3 FLOTTMANN Patrick 5 GREEN Matt 6 KULESKI Nicola 7 MASKIN Daniel 8 ZAPATA Juan 10 AVERY Aaron 11 ARDITTI Chris 12 LOKOLINGOY Charles 13 MCGING Liam 14 GONZALEZ Cristian 15 MCILLHATTON Sam 16 MUTCH William 17 ZUVELA Chris 18 DEVLIN Cameron 19 IREDALE John 20 HEWARD-BELLE Thomas 21 AGAMEMNONOS Andrea

Head Coach: Rob StantonManager: Michael Swibel

S B # NAME 1 (GK) BOUZANIS Anthony 2 WOLANSKI Remy 3 EZEKIEL Robert 4 WALKER Bradley 5 BLUMBERG Dylan 6 DRAPER Cameron 7 LEKOSKI Alek 8 ORGAD Paul 9 JABLONSKI Neil 10 DE JONG Andre 11 MUNDELL Jordan 12 GREEN Jack 14 FRANGIE Anthony 15 BEREVESKOS Dean 16 GREEN Oliver 17 SWEET Gideon 18 JONES Harry 19 RAE Gavin 33 SHADDOCK Connor 36 JONES Lee

Head Coach: Gavin RaeAssistant Coach: Zlatko ArambasicAssistant Coach: Alex RobertsonManager: Brian Ree

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MATCH

FIRST GRADE

Hakoah Sydney City East travel to the site of their historic Waratah Cup final win to take

on Sydney FC this Saturday.

The young Sky Blues will want to end their season on a high and will be determined to notch a victory against the Waratah Cup Champions.

Despite suffering a humbling defeat against Wollongong Wolves last round, Hakoah has proven to be tough competition and will want to find their best form ahead of their FFA Cup clash against Hills Brumbies next week.

With their full squad back after a number of players were called up to the Sydney FC senior team for last week’s Arsenal tour match. the Young Sky Blues will be firing on all cylinders.

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Blacktown City FC 18 14 3 1 41 16 25 45

2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 18 13 0 5 41 16 25 39

3 Rockdale City Suns FC 18 10 4 4 36 24 12 34

4 Manly United FC 18 10 3 5 41 28 13 33

5 Sydney Olympic FC 18 9 4 5 26 19 7 31

6 Sydney United 58 FC 18 9 3 6 32 20 12 30

7 Wollongong Wolves FC 18 9 1 8 23 24 -1 28

8 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 18 5 5 8 26 29 -3 20

9 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 18 4 4 10 26 43 -17 16

10 Sutherland Sharks FC 18 4 0 14 24 47 -23 12

11 Sydney FC 18 5 1 12 26 40 -14 10

12 Parramatta FC 18 1 2 15 16 52 -36 5

1ST GRADE - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S

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Hakoah Sydney City East 1-Wollongong Wolves 2 at Hensley Athletic Field

Wollongong Wolves claimed a valuable 2-1 PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s win over Hakoah Sydney City East at Hensley Athletic Field on Saturday night.

Two goals from Peter Simonoski cancelled out Dean Bereveskos’ first half opener and sealed the comeback for the visitors.

Hakoah went ahead in the 20th minute but were pegged back on the hour, before Simonoski scored his second of the night with a little over ten minutes remaining to hand Wollongong the win, and three much-needed points in their push for a place in the finals.

Sydney United 58 FC 2- Sydney FC 1 at Sydney United Sports Centre

A star performance from Panny Nikas has guided Sydney United 58 to a 2-1 PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s win against Sydney FC at Sydney United Sports Centre on Sunday.

United 58 took the ascendancy early and never looked back as they kept the young Sky Blues’ keeper busy with efforts throughout.

Nikas was in trademark devastating form and gave the home side the lead on the cusp of halftime before Chris Payne wrapped up the result for United 58 midway through the second stanza.

Sydney FC had three players backing up from a friendly against Arsenal midweek and it showed with the visitors making a slow start to the contest. However, a goal to John Iredale was no more than a consolation with United holding firm.

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WESTFIELD FFA CUP

Two enthralling Member Federation v Hyundai A-League club matchups, on back-to-back

nights, both of which will be broadcast LIVE on FOX SPORTS, headline the schedule for the 16 fixtures of this year’s Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32.

Victorian club Heidelberg United will welcome Perth Glory to Olympic Village on Tuesday 1 August before current PlayStation 4 NPL NSW league leaders Blacktown City host the Central Coast Mariners the following night at Lily’s Football Centre.

The last time a Westfield FFA Cup Final Round match was held at Olympic Village a crowd of 11,372 packed in to watch Heidelberg United, who had Greece international Kostas Katsouranis in their line-up, take on Melbourne City FC back in 2015.

The Central Coast Mariners will be looking to avoid a repeat of their shock Round of 32 loss to Green Gully last year, while for Blacktown City it is another opportunity to try and topple a Hyundai A-League opponent after coming up short against Sydney FC in last year’s Quarter Finals.

South Melbourne’s Cup tie against Northern NSW outfit Edgeworth Eagles at Lakeside Stadium will be the FOX SPORTS broadcast match on the traditional all-Member Federation opening night.

The other three matches scheduled to kick start the Round of 32 on Wednesday 26 July will see Round of 32 debutantes Hills United and Bankstown Berries host Hakoah Sydney City East

and South Australia’s MetroStars respectively, with last season’s semi finalists Canberra Olympic heading west to face the Jamie Harnwell coached Sorrento at Percy Doyle Reserve.

Night two features the David and Goliath contest between Brisbane Premier League side Peninsula Power and reigning Westfield FFA Cup winners Melbourne City FC at Dolphin Stadium, Tasmania’s entrant Olympia Warriors FC host APIA Leichhardt Tigers, while for the second year in a row Western Sydney Wanderers FC will meet Wellington Phoenix at Campbelltown Stadium.

Queensland’s Wolter Park and Mallawa Sporting Complex will both host matches on night three (2 August) as the home venues of Moreton Bay United and Gold Coast City, while Sydney FC will head to the Top End to face Northern Territory entrant Darwin Rovers FC at Darwin Football Stadium.

Rounding off the Round of 32 on Wednesday 9 August is an all-Victorian PS4 NPL blockbuster between former Westfield FFA Cup semi finalists Hume City and Bentleigh Greens at ABD Stadium, with Sydney United 58 FC and FNQ Heat to do battle in the Westfield FFA Cup Final Rounds for the second time at Sydney United Sports Centre.

The final two matches are all Hyundai A-League affairs as Brisbane Roar FC host 2015 Westfield FFA Cup winners Melbourne Victory in the boutique surroundings of Perry Park, and inaugural Cup holders Adelaide United take on the Newcastle Jets

at Marden Sports Complex.

As well as broadcasting one match LIVE and exclusive in full on each match night, FOX SPORTS will also LIVE stream and provide updates and crosses of all other matches. Broadcast and LIVE streaming details will be released closer to the opening match night.

Ticketing information for each of the Westfield FFA Cup 2017 Round of 32 matches will be released in due course by each home club. Please visit www.theffacup.com.au for further details and fixtures.

WESTFIELD FFA CUP 2017

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Sutherland Sharks FC 18 12 2 4 49 21 28 38

2 Blacktown City FC 18 11 3 4 36 17 19 36

3 Sydney FC 18 9 5 4 35 17 18 32

4 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 18 9 2 7 45 28 17 29

5 Rockdale City Suns FC 18 8 3 7 25 29 -4 27

6 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 18 8 2 8 24 23 1 26

7 Sydney United 58 FC 18 8 2 8 26 26 0 26

8 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 18 8 2 8 25 46 -21 26

9 Sydney Olympic FC 18 7 4 7 30 31 -1 25

10 Manly United FC 18 5 3 10 35 43 -8 18

11 Wollongong Wolves FC 18 5 3 10 25 36 -11 18

12 Parramatta FC 18 2 1 15 13 51 -38 7

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24 Nikola UJDUR25 Jack STEWART26 Leo MALFARA 27 Cooper COSKERIE 28 Finn BALLARD-MCBRIDE29 Ben VAN MEURS31 Paolo BONNANI 32 Harry VAN DER SAAG33 Guiseppe TILIO 34 Perry THOMAS35 Alex GOLLAN 36 Daniel BLACHURA40 Jerry SKOTADIS 51 David MALISHEV Duro DRAGICEVIC

Head Coach: Rob Stanton Manager: Ian McKenzie

13 Jordan SWIBEL20 Samuel MEHMET21 Julian RINALDI22 Rami ALASSMI23 Steven KATSIONIS24 Manoli NICOLAOU25 Dau AKOL26 Jonathan DIMOPOULOS27 Nathan ROBERTS28 Satchel KOLT 30 Connor ELDRIDGE32 Joshua ORCHARD34 Liam THOMAS37 GK Jacob SAYLE 38 Finley HAYHURST39 GK Matthew LYNCH40 Michael KOUTA45 GK Michael FIGUEIRACoach: Paul HubbardAssistant Coach: Andy NormanManager: Brian Ree

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UNDER 20s

Sydney FC know only three points will keep them in the title race when they welcome

Hakoah Sydney City East to Lambert Park on Saturday evening.

The Sky Blues currently look outsiders for the title following a damaging 2-1 loss to Sydney United 58 last Sunday, a defeat that widened the gap to leaders Sutherland to six points.

Sydney could still be in with a sniff if they defeat the leaders in their round 20 fixture but first Rob Stanton’s side must avoid a slip up against a canny Hakoah side who are chasing a spot in the top five.

The Waratah Cup champions trail fifth-placed Rockdale by a solitary point and have proven tough test for any side in the competition on their day as a round eight stalemate with the Sky Blues shows.

Connor Eldridge presents the central goal scoring danger for Hakoah with the forward notching his 10th strike of the season in last weekend’s 2-0 win over Wollongong, while

golden boot leader John Iredale has been in superb form for Sydney FC with 15 goals in 12 matches.

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Sydney FC 18 15 1 2 53 15 38 46

2 Rockdale City Suns FC 18 11 3 4 40 14 26 36

3 Manly United FC 18 10 5 3 30 22 8 35

4 Sydney United 58 FC 18 10 3 5 32 23 9 33

5 Wollongong Wolves FC 18 8 3 7 27 19 8 27

6 Sutherland Sharks FC 18 8 2 8 29 31 -2 26

7 Blacktown City FC 18 7 3 8 30 22 8 24

8 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 18 5 5 8 23 34 -11 20

9 Parramatta FC 18 5 5 8 23 36 -13 20

10 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 18 3 5 10 24 40 -16 14

11 Sydney Olympic FC 18 2 5 11 24 47 -23 11

12 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 18 1 6 11 17 49 -32 9

UNDER 18s - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S

1 Tom FAY 2 Evan TSAKOS 3 Aaron GURD 4 Phil CANCAR 5 Mitch MATTISON 6 Jake HOLLMAN 7 Marco TILIO 8 Leo ABDO 9 Jacob VASILIOU 10 Rocco CHISARI 11 Alex MASCIOVECCHIO 12 Jay HIRSCHOWITZ 13 Paolo LAXAMANA 14 Benjamin KOOP 16 Bailey KUBECKA

Head Coach: Jimmy Van WeerenAssistant Coach: Jason ReaManager: Richard Paddle

1 GK Marley BEETSON2 Cameron WARD3 Ethan TIPPING4 Jesse NAYLOR5 Mitchell KNIGHT6 Jake LEES7 Aswin ADINANTO8 Jake GANNON9 Damian DABIC10 Andre BIVIANO11 Jesse TARASENKO12 Jake BESSER13 Jordan SWIBEL14 Matthew MIZZAU15 Orlando NORMAN16 Maximillian BALARD

Coach: Mark GannonCoach: Jason ConroyManager: Marc Besser

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FEATURE STORY

Nickname: Space

Three people you’d invite over for a party: Neymar, Selena Gomez, Cristiano Ronaldo

Worst habit: Spacing out (in deep thought)

Coffee order: Cappuccino

Favourite colour: Red

Can you cook – what’s your specialty: Pasta bucatini

Ideal holiday: At the Canadian snow

Most used emoji: Winky face

Biggest inspiration and why: Family especially my mum as she leads by example

Describe your game day routine: I usually have a protein shake and a banana before the game

Ahead of Saturday’s home clash against Hakoah Sydney City East, get to know young PS4 NPL NSW star Finn Ballard-Mcbride.

SPOTLIGHT ON:

HOME HOME GROUND - LAMBERT PARKMarion St, Leichhardt

Fixtures subject to change. Check NPLNSW.com.au for the latest information.

ROUND 01 VS Rockdale City Suns FC

SAT 11TH MARCH 1 - 2

ROUND 03 VS Sydney Olympic FC

SAT 25TH MARCH 0 - 1

ROUND 05 VS Blacktown City FC

SAT 8TH APRIL 0 - 1

ROUND 07 VS Sydney United 58 FC

SAT 22ND APRIL 0 - 4

ROUND 09 VS Sutherland Sharks FC

SAT 6TH MAY 3 - 2

ROUND 11 VS Wollongong Wolves FC

SAT 20TH MAY 2 - 1

ROUND 13 VS Parramatta FC

SAT 3RD JUNE 3 - 2

ROUND 15 VS Manly United FC

SAT 17TH JUNE 2 - 4

ROUND 17 VS APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC

SAT 1ST JULY 2 - 1

ROUND 19 VS Hakoah Sydney City East FC

SAT 22ND JULY 19:45

ROUND 21 VS Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC

SUN 13TH AUGUST 19:45

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