KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 07

ROCKDALE SUNDAY ILINDEN SPORTS 11TH APRIL CENTRE 6.30PM MEN’S CLUB WELCOME

Sydney FC welcomes Sutherland Sharks to today’s games. We are excited to host the first clash of the season between these two clubs. This will also be our third home fixture of the 2021 season, where we hope to develop a strong record. This fixture represents an opportunity for both teams to return to form, with both sides coming away on the wrong side of some hard-fought games in recent weeks. We look forward to an enjoyable evening and what will surely be very competitive matches.

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1 Levi Kaye 1 Anthony Bouzanis (GK) 2 Cameron Fong 2 Adam Massoud 3 Aaron Gurd 3 Gabriel Contigiani 5 Tom Fay 4 Brendan Hooper 6 Thomas Main 5 Nic Petrillo 8 Patrick Yazbek 6 Patrick O’Shea 9 Antonio Saracino 7 Peter Simonovski 10 Jaiden Kucharski 8 Oliver Green 11 Adrian Segecic 9 Jeremy Cox 12 Jake Girdwood-Reich 10 Lachlan Everett 14 Aiden Mostofi 12 Harry Sutherland 15 Scott Browning 13 Charlie Jones 17 Jayden Trenkoski 14 Christopher Lindsay 19 Joseph Calusic 16 Gerrard Roebuck (GK) 20 Max Vartuli 17 James Andrew 21 21 Luke Sauer 22 Calem Nieuwenhof 22 Patrick Scibilio 23 Callum Talbot 23 Jarad Wiley 24 25 Alex Masciovecchio 25 Harry van der Saag 88 Chris McStay 26 Patrick Flottman 99 Jonathan Grozdanovski 27 Jordan Swibel 30 Tom Heward-Belle Head Coach: Nick Dimovski Assistant Coaches: Luis Contigiani & Head Coach: Jim Van Weeren Steve Gordon Assistant Coach: Howard Fondyke

Referee: H. Jomaa Assistant Referees: N. Wotton and E. Saba Fourth Official: H. Fenton-White

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Sydney FC will be out for a return to the winners Captain Lachlan Everett had a strong performance in circle when they host Sutherland Sharks at Rockdale the 2-0 defeat to Blacktown City, while Chris McStay Ilinden Sports Centre this Sunday. has been consistently good all season. The Young Sky Blues have lost their past two games Coach Nick Dimovski has praised the fighting spirit and have not tasted victory in over a month. of his team but they will need to turn that into results if they are to stay off the bottom of the ladder. Coach Jim van Weeren will need to get his side hitting their straps once again and will target this This is a very evenly balanced match with either match against a Sharks team that has also struggled team a good chance of taking victory. to get results. Goalkeeper Tom Heward-Belle was Sydney FC’s best in the defeat to Manly making several big saves to keep his team in the game. Midfielder Jaiden Kucharski is a player who can turn a game for Sydney FC and he will be key to their chances on Sunday night. The Sharks have suffered a similar fate to the Young Sky Blues in recent weeks with only one win from their past four matches. Two losses last week in the space of a few days would’ve been a morale hit for the Shire based club and they will be desperate to get their season back on track.

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Manly United FC 6 3 3 0 8 4 4 12 2 Sydney United 58 FC 6 4 0 2 13 10 3 12 3 Rockdale Ilinden FC 6 3 2 1 12 8 4 11 4 Blacktown City FC 6 3 1 2 9 6 3 10 5 Northbridge Bulls FC 6 2 2 2 13 11 2 8 6 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 6 2 2 2 8 11 -3 8 7 Marconi Stallions FC 6 1 4 1 11 10 1 7 8 Sydney FC 6 2 1 3 8 12 -4 7 9 Sydney Olympic FC 5 2 0 3 4 5 -1 6 10 Sutherland Sharks FC 6 1 2 3 7 9 -2 5 11 Wollongong Wolves FC 5 1 2 2 6 8 -2 5 12 APIA Leichhardt FC 6 1 1 4 3 8 -5 4

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Manly United 2 – Sydney FC 0 at Sutherland Sharks FC 0 – Blacktown City FC 2 at Youngster Ben Gibson stole the show with a goal minutes into his senior debut as Manly United A Mario Shabow double has helped Blacktown City maintained their unbeaten start to the National to a 2-0 win against a ten-man Sutherland Sharks at Premier Leagues NSW season with a 2-0 victory over Seymour Shaw Park on Saturday. Sydney FC at Cromer Park on Good Friday. Strikes on either side of the interval from the former The win moved Manly United to the top of the NPL A-League attacking dynamo Shabow were the NSW ladder as their incredible start to the campaign difference as Blacktown made it back-to-back wins continues. for the first time this season. Despite a slow start to the match from Manly, Jack A red card to Sharks striker Peter Simonoski in the Fulton opened the scoring for the home side only first half made it tough for the home side to keep moments after the restart pace with their opponents as they looked to secure an unlikely draw. Debutant Gibson doubled the advantage in the 77th minute as the boys from the Northern Beaches However, it wasn’t to be with Blacktown securing all cruised to another brilliant win. three points to stay in the finals race.

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Patrick Antelmi Sydney United 58 5 Alec Urosevski Rockdale Illinden 5 Marko Jesic Marconi 5 Kyle Cimenti Rockdale Ilinden 5 James Andrew Sutherland Sharks 4 Sydney United 58 4 Sydney United 58 3 Rory Jordan Northbridge Bulls 3 Dejan Pandurevic Manly United 3 Anthony Frangie Marconi 3

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4 Nathan Grimaldi Lachlan Mills 7 Aidan Simmons Nathan Paull 13 Clayton Taylor Nikola Skataric 16 Stevan Stanic-Floody Phillip Gigliotti 18 Oscar Priestman Aleksandar Duricic Corey Hollman Andrew Vlahadamis Hunter Elliott Brae Ovens Kai Kamikura Hayden Matthews

Coach: Howard Fondyke *Sydney FC have indicated that all Under 20’s Assistant Coach: Liam Fitz-Gerald shirt numbers will change weekly.

27 Jay Mcgowan 34 Julian Trovato 28 Kristopher Jovanovski 35 Mitchell Heapy 26 Matthew Marrum 36 Alexander Mangion 30 Tristan Maher 37 Nathan Tohme 31 Jordan Wang 38 Samuel Amey 32 Nelson Lam 39 Jonny Ress 33 Evan Souris 40 Tommy Ruperto

Coach: Nick Porecca Asst. Coach: Halil Boz Managers: Matthew Smith, Jason Joaquim

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Manly United FC 6 5 0 1 16 3 13 15 2 Sydney Olympic FC 5 4 0 1 12 5 7 12 3 Blacktown City FC 6 3 1 2 16 6 10 10 4 Sydney FC 5 3 1 1 7 3 4 10 5 Wollongong Wolves FC 5 3 0 2 6 6 0 9 6 Northbridge Bulls FC 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7 7 APIA Leichhardt FC 5 2 1 2 9 11 -2 7 8 Marconi Stallions FC 5 2 1 2 5 7 -2 7 9 Sutherland Sharks FC 5 2 1 2 6 11 -5 7 10 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 5 1 2 2 6 10 -4 5 11 Sydney United 58 FC 6 0 2 4 6 14 -8 2 12 Rockdale Ilinden FC 6 0 0 6 4 17 -13 0

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CLUB PLAYED U20’s 1st TOTAL Manly United FC 12 30 48 78 Blacktown City FC 12 20 40 60 Sydney United 58 FC 12 4 48 52 Sydney Olympic FC 10 24 24 48 Sydney FC 11 20 28 48 Northbridge Bulls FC 12 14 32 46 Rockdale Ilinden FC 12 0 44 44 Marconi Stallions FC 11 14 28 42 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 11 10 32 42 Wollongong Wolves FC 10 18 20 38 Sutherland Sharks FC 11 14 20 34 APIA Leichhardt FC 11 14 16 30

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NEXT ROUND FIXTURES SUTHERLAND SHARKS FC VS NORTHBRIDGE BULLS FC VS ROCKDALE ILINDEN FC MANLY UNITED FC 3:30 PM / SAT 17 APR 3:00 PM / SAT 17 APR SEYMOUR SHAW SYDNEY UNITED SPORTS CENTRE

MARCONI STALLIONS FC VS WOLLONGONG WOLVES FC VS SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC BLACKTOWN CITY FC 4:00 PM / SAT 17 APR 2:30 PM / SUN 18 APR ALBERT BUTLER MEMORIAL PARK

MT DRUITT TOWN RANGERS FC VS SYDNEY FC VS APIA LEICHHARDT FC SYDNEY UNITED 58 FC 6:30 PM / SUN 18 APR ROCKDALE 7:00 PM / SAT 17 APR POPONDETTA PARK ILINDEN SPORTS CENTRE

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ROUND 3 14/03/21 (Sun) 18:30 Northbridge Bulls FC ROUND 5 28/03/21 (Sun) 18:30 Sydney Olympic FC ROUND 7 11/04/21 (Sun) 18:30 Sutherland Sharks FC ROUND 8 18/04/21 (Sun) 18:30 APIA Leichhardt FC ROUND 10 02/05/21 (Sun) 18:30 Wollongong Wolves FC ROUND 12 16/05/21 (Sun) 18:30 Marconi Stallions FC ROUND 13 23/05/21 (Sun) 18:30 Sydney United 58 FC ROUND 15 06/06/21 (Sun) 18:30 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC ROUND 17 20/06/21 (Sun) 18:30 Manly United FC ROUND 20 11/07/21 (Sun) 18:30 Blacktown City FC ROUND 22 25/07/21 (Sun) 15:00 Rockdale Ilinden FC

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