KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 08

ROCKDALE SUNDAY ILINDEN SPORTS 18TH APRIL CENTRE 6.30PM MEN’S CLUB WELCOME

Sydney FC welcomes APIA Leichhardt to today’s games. We are excited to host the first clash of the season between these two clubs. This will also be our fourth home fixture of the 2021 season, where we have had some success this season and hope to continue improving our record. Both sides played out tight fixtures in Round 7, and will be highly motivated to take all three points at Ilinden today. We look forward to an enjoyable evening and what promises to be very competitive matches.

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1 Levi Kaye 1 Ivan Necevski 2 Cameron Fong 2 William Mutch 3 Aaron Gurd 3 Paul Galimi 5 Tom Fay 4 Joshua Symons 6 Thomas Main 5 Nick Azzone 8 Patrick Yazbek 6 Harry Callahan 9 Antonio Saracino 7 Tynan Diaz 10 Jaiden Kucharski 8 Corey Biczo 11 Adrian Segecic 9 Blake Powell 10 Franco Parisi 12 Jake Girdwood-Reich 11 Mathieu Cordier 14 Aiden Mostofi 12 Hassan Jalloh 15 Scott Browning 13 David D’Apuzzo 17 Jayden Trenkoski 15 Themba Muata-Marlow 19 Joseph Calusic 16 Sean Symons 20 Max Vartuli 17 Dejan Bakrdanikoski 21 Patrick Wood 18 Adrian Ucchino 22 Calem Nieuwenhof 20 Samuel McIllhatton 23 Callum Talbot 21 Michael Kouta 24 Luke Ivanovic 22 Luke Turnbull 25 Harry van der Saag 23 Gian Fiorese 24 Christian Cirino 26 Patrick Flottman 25 Vincenzo Melissari 27 Jordan Swibel 26 Vincent Fedele 30 Tom Heward-Belle 40 Evan Davies

Head Coach: Jim Van Weeren Head Coach: Paul Dee Assistant Coach: Howard Fondyke Assist Coach: Nick Stavroulakis Goalkeeper Coach: Bruno Jasiczek Managers: Vincent Leto, Joe Calabro, Sam Barletta, Michael Sawan

Referee: K. Patterson Assistant Referees: S. Edeling and J. Park Fourth Official: I. Covic

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Sydney FC will be out to get the better of APIA The pressure will be on Blake Powell to find his Leichhardt when the two sides face off at Rockdale scoring touch, with goals so far being in short supply Ilinden Sports Centre this Sunday night. for the Lambert Park based side. The Young Sky Blues were left heartbroken as they This is a crucial game for both teams, so neither side conceded an equaliser in Injury time to settle for a will want to leave with anything other than the full 2-2 draw against Sutherland Sharks. three points. The result stretched their run of games without a win to four and left them only three points above APIA at the bottom of the table. Coach Jim van Weeran will need a big performance from his side and will look to players such as Callum Talbot, Jaiden Kucharski and Jordi Swibel to lead from the front. They take on an APIA side that has failed to get going this season with only one win so far this campaign. New coach Paul Dee has had a few weeks to find his feet, but results are needed sooner rather than later with the side at the bottom of the table. Paul Galimi has had some brilliant performances this season and will once again be a rock at the back for APIA alongside another top performer for the club Josh Symons.

1ST GRADE LADDER

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

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Sydney FC 2 – Sutherland Sharks 2 at Rockdale APIA Leichhardt FC 1 – Marconi Stallions 1 at Ilinden Sports Centre Lambert Park A James Andrew goal in the dying seconds has A ten-man Marconi Stallions has held on for a 1-1 helped Sutherland Sharks snatch a dramatic 2-2 draw against APIA Leichhardt at Lambert Park on draw against Sydney FC at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Sunday. Centre on Sunday night. It was a determined derby performance from the It was Andrew’s second goal of the game with the Stallions who equalised early in the second half pacy striker clinching a crucial point for the Sharks before clinging on for a point after going down to on the road. ten men only moments later. Sydney FC thought they had done enough for APIA opened the scoring in spectacular style victory after Patrick Wood and Jordi Swibel each courtesy of a Paul Galimi stunner in the 51st minute. scored in quick succession to give the Young Sky Blues the lead with only 10 minutes left on the clock. However, the visitors were back on level pegging through Mitch Mallia less than 10 minutes later. However, it wasn’t to be with Andrew snatching the equaliser deep into added time to ensure the Mark Rodic was sent for an early shower after visitors didn’t go home empty-handed. receiving a red card in the 64th minute with the Stallions digging deep to secure a hard-fought point.

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Alec Urosevski Rockdale Illinden 6 James Andrew Sutherland Sharks 6 Patrick Antelmi Sydney United 58 5 Marko Jesic Marconi 5 Kyle Cimenti Rockdale Ilinden 5 Chris Payne Sydney United 58 4 Matt Sim Sydney United 58 3 Rory Jordan Northbridge Bulls 3 Dejan Pandurevic Manly United 3 Anthony Frangie Marconi 3 Mario Shabow Blacktown City 3 Jack Stewart Mt Druitt Town Rangers 3

NPLNSW.COM.AU 7 U20 TEAM LISTS

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 Jonathan Accetta 32 Thomas Nicholas 28 Marcus Apostolakis 41 Dylan Schifino 29 Daniel Azzone 33 Harry Stavris 38 Joshua Azzopardi 34 Cooper Stormonth 40 James Khoury 35 Dylan Susovic 39 Anthony Kyriazis 36 Anthony Younis 31 Matt Lee 37 Alexander Zinnato 30 Gene Marantos Coach: Anthony Mazza Assistant Coach: Pierre Sassine Assistant Coach: Mariano Mirigliani Manager: Giuseppe Mirigliani

U20 LADDER

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

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CLUB PLAYED U20’s 1st TOTAL Manly United FC 14 36 48 84 Sydney Olympic FC 13 30 36 66 Blacktown City FC 14 26 40 66 Rockdale Ilinden FC 14 2 56 58 Sydney United 58 FC 14 4 52 56 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 13 10 44 54 Sydney FC 13 22 32 54 Marconi Stallions FC 13 20 32 52 Wollongong Wolves FC 13 24 24 48 Northbridge Bulls FC 13 16 32 48 Sutherland Sharks FC 13 16 24 40 APIA Leichhardt FC 13 14 20 34

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NEXT ROUND FIXTURES MANLY UNITED FC VS SUTHERLAND BLACKTOWN CITY FC VS SYDNEY FC SHARKS FC 3:00 PM / SUN 25 APR 7:30 PM / FRI 23 APR CROMER PARK LILY HOMES STADIUM

APIA LEICHHARDT FC VS ROCKDALE ILINDEN FC VS SYDNEY WOLLONGONG WOLVES FC UNITED 58 FC 7:30 PM / FRI 23 APR LAMBERT PARK 3:00 PM / SUN 25 APR ROCKDALE ILINDEN SPORTS CENTRE MARCONI STALLIONS FC VS MT DRUITT TOWN RANGERS FC SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC VS NORTHBRIDGE 6:00 PM / SAT 24 APR BULLS FC MARCONI STADIUM 4:00 PM / SUN 25 APR BELMORE SPORTS GROUND

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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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