KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 11

ILINDEN SUNDAY SPORTS 9TH MAY CENTRE 3PM MEN’S CLUB WELCOME

Ordinarily, we would be welcoming everyone to We ask that you all continue to support the club. the Ilinden Sports Centre for this exciting clash. We ask that you continue to support our wonderful Unfortunately, due to the events that took place a sponsors: fortnight ago, the game will be viewed only through Major Sponsors the npl.tv platform. PCFS Logistics, Smarltine Home Lending Centre We are deeply saddened at what transpired. We Bexley, Marco Polo Foods, MKD Transcorp, Alland hope that it won’t be too long before we are once Electrical again able to have spectators at our fixtures. Gold Partners We will continue to work with Football NSW and the Ace Gutters, Brighton Australia, Vawdrey authorities to bring to justice those who’s conduct Australia, SCIS Group, Burek Bros, A+S Training, tarnished our club and our game. Your Consolidated Group, Maserati And Ferrari Dealership Sydney, Transcorp Express, Simply On the football front, this is an important game Pharmacy Rockdale, Cityview Group, Ribarovski as we hit the half way mark of the season. We are Catering Equipment currently in second position but the table is close Official Suppliers and congested. AV Ace Audio Visual, Kingsford Smith Transport On the player front, we say farewell and thank Apparel Partner you to departing players Kyle Cimenti and James Stanno Temelkovski. We wish them all the best with their new challenges. We welcome back a familiar face, Napred Ilinden! Jordan Figon. Its great to have Figs back at our club. Stay tuned for further player announcements. On the coaching front, we welcome to our under 20’s experienced coach Jeff Suzor. There is already a visible change in that team as evidenced Saturday night against Mt Druitt. We are confident they will continue to improve.

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NPLNSW.COM.AU 3 1ST GRADE TEAM LISTS

1 David Bradasevic (GK) 1 Levi Kaye 2 Daniel Petkovski 2 Cameron Fong 3 Mick Neill 3 Aaron Gurd 4 Mitchell Stamatellis 5 Tom Fay 5 Banri Kanaizumi 6 Thomas Main 6 Daniel Araujo 8 Patrick Yazbek 7 Alec Urosevski 9 Antonio Saracino 8 Tomoki Wada 10 Jaiden Kucharski 9 Bai Antoniou 11 Adrian Segecic 10 Amaury Gauthier 12 Jake Girdwood-Reich 13 Zac Sfiligoi 14 Aiden Mostofi 14 Brayden Sorge 15 Scott Browning 16 Mo Ahmed 17 Jayden Trenkoski 18 Sam Gulisano 19 Joseph Calusic 19 Patty Savor 20 Max Vartuli 22 Enol Ordonez Suarez (GK) 21 23. Jordan Figon 22 23 Callum Talbot Head Coach: Steve Zoric 24 Assistant Coach: Gary Deprato 25 Harry van der Saag Goalkeeper Coach: Jose Bello Migo 26 Patrick Flottman Physio: Michael Koutzoumis 27 Jordan Swibel Gear Steward: Jovan Ckorovski 30 Tom Heward-Belle Trent Buhagiar

Head Coach: Jim Van Weeren Assistant Coach: Howard Fondyke

Referee: T. Danaskos Assistant Referees: B. Wright and P. Teleki Fourth Official: H. Al-Nakeeb

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Rockdale Ilinden will be out to reclaim their spot on Up against Rockdale will be a Sydney FC side in top of the ladder with a win against Sydney FC on desperate need of a win. Sunday at Ilinden Sports Centre. The Young Sky blues have suffered a horror run A 1-1 draw against Mt Druitt allowed Blacktown to of results and are slumped at the bottom of the first place on the ladder, and Rockdale will know any competition ladder. further slip-ups won’t go unpunished. After a positive start to the season with a win in the Tomoki Wada found the back of the net in Round opening round against Marconi, it has gone from ten, but Ilinden could not take the full three points bad to worse for the Jim van Weeren coached outfit. after they conceded late on. Patrick Wood’s brace was one positive from a It was the second straight draw for the Steven disappointing performance last week. Zoric coached side, who will set out to make a big statement against a struggling Sydney FC. The Sky Blues have registered their 23-year-old A-League marksman Trent Buhagiar to its NPL player Brayden Sorge is one player whose contributions are roster for more game time. His blistering pace and often overlooked; however, the right back’s supply eye for goal will no doubt be a massive plus for the from the flank and ability to lock down opposition young guns of FC. wide players makes him a valuable asset. Van Weeren’s side knows how to score goals, so One player that won’t be kitting up for Zoric’s side tightening up their defensive capabilities will be is ace marksman Kyle Cimenti. After starting off the crucial to their fortunes. season with a bang notching up 7 goals, his stellar performances were noticed by Macarthur Bulls Rockdale will be big favourites for this match at coach Ante Milicic who have since offered him an home, but Sydney FC has shown that they can be a A-League deal. A huge loss for the club no doubt thorn in the side of the competition’s top teams. but a returning Jordan Figon who has since come on They will need to bring nothing short of their best if board will add that experience up-front alongside they want to shake things up this week. Alec Urosevski and Amaury Gauthier. 1ST GRADE LADDER

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 10 6 1 3 21 9 12 19 2 Rockdale Ilinden FC 10 5 4 1 18 9 9 19 3 Sydney United 58 FC 10 5 3 2 18 10 8 18 4 Sydney Olympic FC 10 5 1 4 11 9 2 16 5 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 10 4 4 2 12 12 0 16 6 Manly United FC 10 4 3 3 12 15 -3 15 7 APIA Leichhardt FC 10 4 2 4 10 12 -2 14 8 Wollongong Wolves FC 10 3 3 4 13 18 -5 12 9 Marconi Stallions FC 10 1 6 3 14 17 -3 9 10 Sutherland Sharks FC 10 2 3 5 12 18 -6 9 11 Northbridge Bulls FC 10 2 2 6 17 19 -2 8 12 Sydney FC 10 2 2 6 15 25 -10 8

NPLNSW.COM.AU 5 FIRST GRADE REVIEWS

Mt Druitt Town Rangers 1 – Rockdale Ilinden 1 at Sydney FC 3 – Wollongong Wolves 5 at Popondetta Park Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre Mt Druitt Town Rangers have fought back to snatch a Wollongong Wolves earned their third victory of the 1-1 draw in a hard-fought clash with Rockdale Ilinden season with a 5-3 win against Sydney FC at Ilinden at Popondetta Park on Saturday night. Sports Centre on Sunday A Travis Oughtred headed goal in the 69th minute A brace to Marcus Beattie, as well as goals to ensured the Rangers took home a point, cancelling Lachlan Scott, Nav Darjani, and Daniel Loe helped out Rockdale midfielder Tomoki Wada’s earlier Wollongong claim a vital three points on the road. strike. Patrick Wood nabbed a brace for the home side Both sides had their chances to win the match late but it wasn’t enough for Sydney FC who remain but were unable to find the back of the net. slumped at the bottom of the ladder. The win moves Wollongong up to eighth place on the competition ladder, four points outside the top five.

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James Andrew Sutherland Sharks 8 Patrick Antelmi Sydney United 58 8 Alec Urosevski Rockdale Illinden 7 ® Kyle Cimenti Rockdale Ilinden 7 Marko Jesic Marconi 5 Travis Major Blacktown City 5 Chris Payne Sydney United 58 4 Dejan Pandurevic Manly United 4 Jack Stewart Mt Druitt Town Rangers 4 Mario Shabow Blacktown City 4 Matt Sim Sydney United 58 4 Lachlan Scott Wollongong Wolves 4

NPLNSW.COM.AU 7 U20 TEAM LISTS

31 Andrew Di Blasio 41 Lucas Ramirez 32 Ryan Velovski 42 James Tanoski 33 Adam Manoski 43 Mouhamed Hamdache 34 Ali Hamdan 44 Peter Tufevski 35 Daniel Geroski 46 Youssef Harrar 36 Dion Iconomopoulos 48 Gaelen Dorigo 37 Harry Skotadis 49 Max Luburic 38 Jad Moussa 53 Jayden Anevski 39 James Nikolovski Kristopher Jovanovski 40 Karim Farhat Head Coach: Jeff Suzor

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.

U20 LADDER

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Manly United FC 10 8 0 2 21 9 12 24

2 Sydney Olympic FC 10 7 0 3 22 10 12 21

3 Sydney FC 10 6 2 2 14 6 8 20

4 Blacktown City FC 9 5 1 3 21 9 12 16

5 Marconi Stallions FC 10 5 1 4 14 12 2 16

6 Wollongong Wolves FC 9 4 1 4 15 15 0 13

7 APIA Leichhardt FC 10 3 3 4 16 21 -5 12

8 Sutherland Sharks FC 10 3 3 4 10 17 -7 12

9 Sydney United 58 FC 10 3 2 5 19 20 -1 11

10 Northbridge Bulls FC 10 3 2 5 13 16 -3 11

11 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 10 2 3 5 12 24 -12 9

12 Rockdale Ilinden FC 10 0 2 8 7 25 -18 2

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NPLNSW.COM.AU 9 10 #NPLNSW CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

CLUB PLAYED U20’s 1st TOTAL Blacktown City FC 19 32 76 108 Manly United FC 20 48 60 108 Sydney Olympic FC 20 42 64 106 Sydney United 58 FC 20 22 72 94 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 20 18 64 82 APIA Leichhardt FC 20 24 56 80 Rockdale Ilinden FC 20 4 76 80 Wollongong Wolves FC 19 26 48 74 Sydney FC 20 40 32 72 Marconi Stallions FC 20 32 36 68 Sutherland Sharks FC 20 24 36 60 Northbridge Bulls FC 20 22 32 54

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NEXT ROUND FIXTURES MT DRUITT TOWN RANGERS FC VS SYDNEY UNITED 58 FC VS MANLY UNITED FC SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC 7:00 PM / FRI 14 MAY 3:00 PM / SUN 16 MAY POPONDETTA PARK SYDNEY UNITED SPORTS CENTRE

SUTHERLAND SHARKS FC VS APIA LEICHHARDT FC VS NORTHBRIDGE BULLS FC BLACKTOWN CITY FC 3:30 PM / SAT 15 MAY 4:00 PM / SUN 16 MAY SEYMOUR SHAW LAMBERT PARK

WOLLONGONG WOLVES FC VS SYDNEY FC VS ROCKDALE ILINDEN FC MARCONI STALLIONS FC 2:30 PM / SUN 16 MAY 6:30 PM / SUN 16 MAY ALBERT BUTLER MEMORIAL PARK ROCKDALE ILINDEN SPORTS CENTRE

NPLNSW.COM.AU 11 2021 HOME FIXTURES

HOME GROUND - Ilinden Sports Centre 468 West Botany St, Rockdale rcsfc.com.au

ROUND 1 28/02/21 (Sun) 15:00 Wollongong Wolves FC ROUND 2 07/03/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney Olympic FC ROUND 4 21/03/21 (Sun) 15:00 Manly United FC ROUND 6 04/04/21 (Sun) 15:00 APIA Leichhardt FC ROUND 9 25/04/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney United 58 FC ROUND 11 09/05/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney FC ROUND 14 30/05/21 (Sun) 15:00 Marconi Stallions FC ROUND 16 13/06/21 (Sun) 15:00 Blacktown City FC ROUND 18 27/06/21 (Sun) 15:00 Northbridge Bulls FC ROUND 19 04/07/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sutherland Sharks FC ROUND 21 18/07/21 (Sun) 15:00 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC

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