KICKOFF ROUND 21 SATURDAY LAMBERT PARK V 5TH AUGUST 2017  

All photos supplied by Corina Dodovski / @FCBaller_

FIXTURES TEAM LISTS FIRST GRADE MATCH PREVIEW 7.45PM TEAM OF THE WEEK WELCOME #PS4NPLNSW FROM THE

ood evening and welcome to Lambert Park them and I can see them growing into the next Gfor another huge match up as we take on generation of Hyundai A-League footballers. Bonnyrigg tonight. We face a strong Bonnyrigg setup tonight but I I can’t fault the attitude and application of my have every confidence in my players to fight for squad, we’ve come so far since the start of the each ball and leave everything out on the park. season and the growth and experience gained by the boys has been phenomenal. #SydneyIsSkyBlue The players have risen to each challenge before Head Coach Rob Stanton

#SydneyIsSkyBlue

Website: sydneyfc.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 02 8314 5120 Facebook: SydneyFootballClub Twitter: SydneyFC

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S B # NAME S B # NAME 1 EVANS Mitchell 1 GK CHRONOPOULOS James 2 CURTIS Brendan 3 VRANKOVIC David 3 FLOTTMANN Patrick 6 MACKENZIE Zachary 5 GREEN Matt 7 KONDEK Gregory 6 KULESKI Nicola 8 FONDYKE Howard 7 MASKIN Daniel 10 LO Martin 8 ZAPATA Juan 11 SPRUCE Benjamin 10 AVERY Aaron 12 GIL Mun-Soo 11 ARDITTI Chris 13 MCKENZIE James 12 LOKOLINGOY Charles 14 MCDONALD Taylor 13 MCGING Liam 15 MILLER Raymond 14 GONZALEZ Cristian 16 GALLAWAY Samuel 15 MCILLHATTON Sam 17 FARIA Leon 16 MUTCH William 18 KADRIC Asmir 17 ZUVELA Chris 19 OTT Jacob 18 DEVLIN Cameron 20 GK SAVICIC Stevan 19 IREDALE John 36 ZONJIC Nikola 20 HEWARD-BELLE Thomas 37 ADELI Shervin 21 AGAMEMNONOS Andrea 40 GK NORVAL Ryan

Head Coach: Brian Brown Head Coach: Rob Stanton Assistant Coach: Cliff Pointer Manager: Michael Swibel GK Coach: Jose Bel Amigo Team Manager: Ian Arnott

Referee: C. Young Assistant Referees: S. Edeling & J. Bell 4th Official: H. Carwardine FIRST GRADE NPLNSW.COM.AU MATCH

ydney FC will be out to end their maiden Sseason in the NSW top flight on a high note and what better way than a victory against their Round 21 opponents Bonnyrigg White Eagles. It has been a season of ups and downs for the Young Sky Blues but they have been able to hold their own against the competition’s best. Against Bonnyrigg they face another side which has struggled to find consistency this campaign and will be out to give their fans something to cheer about. Bonnyrigg has been much improved over the second half of the season and will be a tricky customer for Sydney FC.

1ST GRADE - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Blacktown City FC 20 14 4 2 43 19 24 46

2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 20 15 0 5 48 17 31 45

3 Rockdale City Suns FC 20 11 5 4 39 26 13 38

4 Manly United FC 20 11 3 6 43 34 9 36

5 Sydney Olympic FC 20 10 4 6 29 22 7 34

6 Wolves FC 20 11 1 8 28 25 3 34

7 Sydney United 58 FC 20 10 3 7 38 22 16 33

8 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 20 6 6 8 28 30 -2 24

9 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 20 4 4 12 28 47 -19 16

10 Sutherland Sharks FC 20 5 0 15 28 53 -25 15

11 Sydney FC 20 5 2 13 30 45 -15 11

C. Young 12 Parramatta FC 20 1 2 17 16 58 -42 5 S. Edeling & J. Bell H. Carwardine 5 FIRST GRADE #PS4NPLNSW

Sutherland Sharks FC 4 - Sydney FC 3 at Seymour Shaw Sutherland Sharks has edged out visitors Sydney FC 4-3 in a thrilling PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s clash at Seymour Shaw on Saturday. It was a confidence building return to the winners circle for Sutherland as a Jeremy Cox, Josh Da Silva, Nathan Elasi and Tomohiro Kajiyama all struck to guide the boys from the shire to victory. Inexperience got the better of Sydney FC with defensive lapses costing them despite them putting three on the scoreboard through Juan Zapata’s double and a John Iredale goal.

Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 1 - Wollongong Wolves FC 2 at Bonnyrigg Sports Club Wollongong Wolves have moved one step closer to PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s finals qualification with a 2-1 victory against Bonnyrigg White Eagles at Bonnyrigg Sports Club on Saturday. The result moved Jacob Timpano’s side into the top five for the first time since the opening weeks of the season. Goals to Peter Simonovski and Yuzo Tashiro were enough for the Wolves to claim the much needed three competition points. Asmir Kadric found the back of the net for the home side in the 88th minute but it was a mere consolation goal for Bonnyrigg who failed to give their fans the send off they desired in their final home match of the campaign.

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7 FEATURE STORY #PS4NPLNSW VALE

ootball NSW is deeply saddened to hear “To many people, Les was football. Fthe news of the passing of Australian iconic legend, ‘Mr Football’, Les Murray today. “I, like so many football fans, grew up watching Les on SBS promote football, and especially Les was one of Australian Football’s finest Australian football, daily. ambassadors and advocates and his countless hours and relentless efforts promoting football “And along with his good friend, Johnny across Australia, from grassroots to the Warren, continued to protect Australian elite, will stand both unequalled and forever football, its clubs, players and coaches, when admired. others simply could not or would not.

Les’ love for football and his long legacy of “For his courage and unquestioned loyalty to contribution towards it will be long live in football, we will be indebted, and Les has left the memory of everyone not only at Football us all an incredible benchmark to carry on his NSW, but the entire football community across work and commitment in the years to come.” Australia. Football NSW would like to pass on its deepest Football NSW Chairman Anter Isaac paid condolences to the Murray family. tribute to the man that put this sport on the map in Australia.

LES MURRAY

5.11.1945 - 31.7.2017

May he rest in heavenly peace.

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24 Nikola UJDUR 20 GK Stevan SAVICIC 25 Jack STEWART 21 Hassan JALLOH 26 Leo MALFARA 22 Harrison BAGOT 27 Cooper COSKERIE 23 Jordan CRACKNELL 28 Finn BALLARD-MCBRIDE 24 Damian CUPAC 29 Ben VAN MEURS 25 Michael GUSE 31 Paolo BONNANI 26 Ejaz KARIMI 32 Harry VAN DER SAAG 27 Luke IVANOVIC 33 Guiseppe TILIO 28 Nikola KRLJAR 34 Perry THOMAS 29 Dalibor MALESEVIC 35 Alex GOLLAN 31 Alexander ZARAFETAS 36 Daniel BLACHURA 33 Hayden TUCKER 40 Jerry SKOTADIS 34 Abdul KHALIQ MOHSENI 51 David MALISHEV 35 Francesco TERRANOVA Duro DRAGICEVIC 38 Amar ADILOVIC 39 Nikola KREMENOVIC 75 Milan PARENTA Head Coach: Rob Stanton 77 GK Maxwell ROWSTON Manager: Ian McKenzie Head Coach: Hamish Brown

UNDER 20s - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sutherland Sharks FC 20 14 2 4 54 22 32 44 2 Blacktown City FC 20 11 5 4 40 21 19 38 3 Sydney FC 20 10 5 5 39 22 17 35 4 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 20 10 3 7 50 32 18 33 5 Sydney United 58 FC 20 10 2 8 38 28 10 32 6 Rockdale City Suns FC 20 9 4 7 31 31 0 31 7 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 20 9 2 9 37 26 11 29 8 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 20 9 2 9 27 50 -23 29 9 Sydney Olympic FC 20 7 5 8 34 40 -6 26 10 Manly United FC 20 5 4 11 38 47 -9 19 11 Wollongong Wolves FC 20 5 3 12 25 40 -15 18 12 Parramatta FC 20 2 1 17 14 68 -54 7

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ydney FC will aim to confirm their position Sin the top five and end the finals hopes of Bonnyrigg White Eagles when the pair clash at Lambert Park on Saturday evening. The Sky Blues have experienced a mini slump of late with just six points gained from their last five matches but remain a frequently tipped contender for the championship and would assure finals football with a win over the White Eagles. Hamish Brown’s side beat Wollongong Wolves in round 20 to keep their season alive but would need to win both their remaining fixtures to stand a chance of finishing in the five. Bonnyrigg had previously won seven matches in a row to climb from bottom of the table to as high as fifth in round seventeen but back to back losses to Sutherland and Rockdale have dented their semi-finals aspirations. Sydney forward John Iredale will have one eye on the golden boot race when the two sides meet with the Sky Blues leading scorer level with APIA Leichhardt’s Aedon Kyra on 15.

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1 Tom FAY 65 Ljubisav BOGICEVIC 2 Evan TSAKOS 66 Daniel BOROVINA 3 Aaron GURD 67 Salvatore BARBARO 4 Phil CANCAR 68 Ethan DOSANJH 5 Mitch MATTISON 69 Pavle DRCA 6 Jake HOLLMAN 70 Brendan FICARRA 7 Marco TILIO 71 Luca FRASCA 8 Leo ABDO 72 Samuel DALEY 9 Jacob VASILIOU 73 Sherwan ISMAEEL HASAN 10 Rocco CHISARI 74 Hayden JAMER 11 Alex MASCIOVECCHIO 76 Gliso PRLIC 12 Jay HIRSCHOWITZ 77 GK Max ROWSTON 13 Paolo LAXAMANA 78 Justin SMITH 14 Benjamin KOOP 79 Brian SUTOMO 16 Bailey KUBECKA 80 Lachlan PRASAD 81 Avit PRASAD

Head Coach: Jimmy Van Weeren Head Coach: Dejan Lukic Assistant Coach: Jason Rea Team Manager: Neven Cupac Manager: Richard Paddle

UNDER 18s - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sydney FC 20 17 1 2 58 16 42 52 2 Rockdale City Suns FC 20 13 3 4 45 16 29 42 3 Sydney United 58 FC 20 12 3 5 40 25 15 39 4 Manly United FC 20 10 5 5 30 28 2 35 5 Wollongong Wolves FC 20 10 3 7 33 20 13 33 6 Blacktown City FC 20 8 3 9 34 26 8 27 7 Sutherland Sharks FC 20 8 2 10 29 36 -7 26 8 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 20 6 5 9 28 37 -9 23 9 Parramatta FC 20 5 5 10 25 45 -20 20 10 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 20 4 6 10 32 44 -12 18 11 Sydney Olympic FC 20 2 6 12 29 54 -25 12 12 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 20 1 6 13 18 54 -36 9

12 FEATURE STORY NPLNSW.COM.AU SPOTLIGHT ON:

ydney FC have promoted promising young Sattacker Chris Zuvela to their Hyundai A-League squad as one of the three eligible U20 players.

The promotion will see Zuvela feature as a member of Head Coach ’s Hyundai A-League playing squad for the 2017/18 season.

Zuvela has featured in Sydney FC’s Foxtel National Youth League and PS4 NPL NSW squads since linking with the Sky Blues’ youth set up in 2013.

The 20 year old attacker said he was excited to be joining the Hyundai A-League Premiers and Champions as a member of the first team.

“I’m very pleased to get a run with the A-League squad,” Zuvela said.

“I’ve been here for so long so it’s great to get “I’m looking forward to seeing Chris develop that run. It’s good to say the hard work pays even further when exposed to our A-League off, but there’s still more to come and we’ll see environment and I expect him to be challenging where it goes from here. for a place, as is expected of all my players.”

“I want to play as much as possible in the Zuvela boasts caps for the Australian U23 A-League. To play alongside players like national side and becomes the latest graduate Brillante and O’Neill would be a great feeling.” of the Sky Blues’ youth set up, following in the footsteps of stars such as Matthew Jurman, Head Coach Graham Arnold said he was , Aaron Calver and fellow PS4 NPL pleased to have Zuvela on board for the coming NSW star Charles Lokolingoy to make the leap season. from Sydney FC’s youth squad to Hyundai A-League level. “I always believe in promoting youth and Chris is a perfect example of the pathway playing in our youth set up and Academy can provide and help you achieve,” Arnold said.

“Chris has all the attributes of a Sydney FC player, he has been outstanding in our youth team and I’m pleased to welcome him as a part of the A-League team.

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HOME GROUND - LAMBERT PARK Marion St, Leichhardt

ROUND 01 SAT 11TH MARCH 1 - 2 VS Rockdale City Suns FC

ROUND 03 SAT 25TH MARCH 0 - 1 VS Sydney Olympic FC

ROUND 05 SAT 8TH APRIL 0 - 1 VS Blacktown City FC

ROUND 07 SAT 22ND APRIL 0 - 4 VS Sydney United 58 FC

ROUND 09 SAT 6TH MAY 3 - 2 VS Sutherland Sharks FC

ROUND 11 SAT 20TH MAY 2 - 1 VS Wollongong Wolves FC

ROUND 13 SAT 3RD JUNE 3 - 2 VS Parramatta FC

ROUND 15 SAT 17TH JUNE 2 - 4 VS Manly United FC

ROUND 17 SAT 1ST JULY 2 - 1 VS APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC

ROUND 19 SAT 22ND JULY 1 - 1 VS Hakoah Sydney City East FC

ROUND 21 SUN 13TH AUGUST 19:45 VS Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC

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

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