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ROUND 04 Saturday 30 MARCH 2019

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The Marconi Stallions are looking to make it two Manly United have started the season slowly, wins in a row when they host Manly United. dropping their first match against Wollongong and following up with draws against FC and Mt A much needed 2-0 win over Sydney FC was the Druitt. club’s first of the season and had everyone breathing This is the start of four successive home matches for much easier after having previously dropped the Marconi Stallions who currently sit in eighth spot on first two games of 2019. the ladder. It was a precious three points away from home and If they are to be the big improvers most experts are the Stallions will go in full of confidence and will tipping, they will need to collect maximum points in fancy their chances at home. these matches starting with Manly United.

Website: clubmarconi.com.au/marconi-stallions Email: [email protected] Phone: (02) 9822 3333 Twitter: @clubmarconi1958 Instagram: clubmarconi ® Facebook: fb.com/marconiclub

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1 Nenad Vekic 1 Dylan Mitchell (GK) 2 Nathan Millgate 2 Keiran Paull 3 Giorgio Speranza 3 Jamie Lobb 4 Roberto Speranza 4 Travis Oughtred 5 James Baldacchino 5 Sam Gallagher 7 Sean O’Connell 6 Joe Fox 8 Connor Evans 7 Sam Wilson 9 Anthony Frangie 8 Dom Ferguson 10 Marko Jesic 9 Nikola Taneski 11 Mitch Mallia 10 Brendan Cholakian 12 James Andrew 11 Adam Parkhouse 13 Yianni Nicolaou 12 Charles Mendy 14 Peter Pelekanos 13 Scott Balderson 15 Lachlan Sepping 14 Dejan Pandurevic 16 Liam Youlley 15 Patrick Weir 17 Kristian Sekutkoski 16 Mitchell Rooke 18 Anthony Trimboli 17 Lewis Miccio 19 Zac Cairncross 18 Luca Kmet 20 Richie Cardozo 19 Kye Conna 21 Mirjan Pavlovic 21 Finn Ashton 23 Brandon Vella 22 Jamie Glover Coach: Peter Tsekenis Assistant Coach: Nahuel Arrarte Team Manager: Frank Mammoliti Coach: Paul Dee Goal Keeper Coach: Assistant coach: Dylan Macallister Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brett GK Coach: Cem Aklilli Studman Head Physio: Steve Felsher Gear Steward: Robert Tolomeo, Robert Manager: Ida Rigoni Filippin, Laborio Bivona

Referee: K. Patterson Assistant Referees: M. Price, E. Kocbek Fourth Official: J. Katz

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Marconi Stallions found their groove last week and Against Marconi they will look to creative midfielder will be out to make it two wins on the trot when they Brendan Cholakian, who claimed a brace against host Manly United on Saturday. Mount Druitt, one an absolute pearl of a shot, as well as defensive contributor Kieran Paull. Their round three win against Sydney FC was the first victory of the campaign and a return to form for the Desperate for a win, Manly will throw everything at Stallions. Marconi’s star studded squad. New recruit Anthony Frangie had his best game in It is sure to be an exciting match with plenty of goals Marconi colours so far which is sure to excite club on the menu. coach Peter Tsekenis and their fans. Frangie isn’t the only new recruit at making a mark with Girogio Speranza proving to be an inspired acquisition. With so many talented players on their roster, Marconi will be sure to test any opposition and their opponents this week Manly know they will need to be at their best. The Northern Beaches based side were held to a 2-2 draw by Mount Druitt last week despite taking an early lead. It was the second straight draw for Manly who have yet to taste victory this season.

1ST GRADE - NPL NSW MEN’S

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

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Sydney FC 0 – Marconi Stallions 2 at Lambert Park Marconi Stallions edged a tight game against Sydney FC on Saturday night, scoring a first-half penalty and adding another in the second half to take all three points at Lambert Park. Marko Jesic kept a cool head under pressure from the spot, and put the visitors into a lead which they would not relinquish. Sydney FC rarely offered up anything to threaten the scoreboard, and the Stallions scored a second after the break to hold on for their first win of 2019; a valuable result away from home.

Manly United 2 – Mount Druitt Town Rangers 2 at Manly United and Mount Druitt Town Rangers have played out a dramatic 2-2 draw after a breathless second stanza saw in a storm- affected NSW Men’s fixture at Cromer Park on Saturday night. In a clash that was originally scheduled to take place at Mt Druitt’s Popondetta Park, mother nature continued to wreak havoc as the devoted Northern Beaches crowd saw kick off delayed by over an hour due to nearby lightning. And while the contest initially threatened to fizzle out into obscurity, a frenetic final forty- five minutes saw four goals scored in the space of sixteen minutes. The visitors clawed back Manly on two occasions, as set piece strikes courtesy of Cooper Coskiere and Nick Trimble cancelled out a Brendan Cholakian brace. It was a gutsy performance from Mount Druitt, who created their fair share of opportunities to win it despite losing three players to injury in the first half and being pinned back by a determined Manly side for extended periods.

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26 Kristofer Nicolaou 20 Sam Benton (GK) 27 Dylan Locaputo 25 Luca Cavalieri 28 Martin Fernandez 26 Alex Demarco 29 Ethan Dosanjh 27 Vaughan Hudy 30 Emilio Fadel 28 Will Martin 31 Christian Nascimben 29 Jack Berte 32 Advin Trbencevic 30 Lucas Rainbird 33 Andrew Holder 31 Max Rogers 34 Aiden Kenny 32 Mackenzie Syron (GK) 35 Kye Soares 33 Tallon Zahra 36 Nicholas Railz 34 Mattias Zervas 37 Nicholas Fitzgerald 35 Ben Varvaressos 38 Billy Nunes 36 Lachlan McGrath 39 Gian Sacco 37 Riley Kilpatrick 40 Damien Tsekenis 41 Chiba Ashour Coach: Adam Griffiths Assistant coach: Marty Judge Coach: Nahuel Arrarte Manager: Tony Cavalieri Assistant Coach: Osvaldo Riva Head Physio: Steve Felsher Team Manager: Robert Tolomeo

U20’S - NPL NSW MEN’S

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

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Marconi have only played one game in 2019 to date, The visitors come into this one on the back of a 1-0 and will go into their Round 4 clash keen to get their win over Mt Druitt Town Rangers, having beaten season up and running. Sydney FC 3-2 the previous weekend. The Stallions were held to a goalless draw by Sydney Marconi won 2-1 when these sides met in Bossley FC last weekend, and will have a good chance to Park in 2018. Both sides would seem similarly build on that performance when they take on Manly matched this season. United at Marconi Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

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43 Ivan Sunjic 40 Ryan Baker (GK) 44 Zachary Reardon 41 Ronan Connolly 45 Luke Cukar 42 Stefano D’Amico 46 Martino Domenico 43 Jordan Devries 47 Vincenzo Melissari 44 Luca Doorbar-Baptist 48 Jacob Sebayang 45 Harry Eland 49 Aidan Milicevic 46 Nathan Felsher 50 Domenico Martino 47 Massimo Forlico 51 Joshua Ibrahim 48 Bryce Harry 52 Marcus Dosanjih 49 Thomas Kundevski 54 Diego Bonillo 50 David Lee 55 Jayden Whittle 51 Sol Mander-Jones 56 Lachlan Hancock 52 Lachlan Scheffers 57 Jose Teal 53 Jordan Segreto 58 Adam Cukar 54 Liam Tachjian 59 Jesse Brown 55 Nick Rainbird

Coach: Can Ozdemir Coach: Danny Beauchamp Assistant Coach: Atila Stibinger Assistant coach: Chris Abbott Team Manager: Robert Tolomeo Manager: Raina Devries Head Physio: Steve Felsher

U18’S - NPL NSW MEN’S

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

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CLUB PLAYED U18'S U20'S 1ST TOTAL Wollongong Wolves FC 8 3 12 28 43 Blacktown City FC 9 6 12 16 34 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 9 6 2 24 32 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 7 3 2 24 29 Sydney FC 9 9 4 16 29 Rockdale City Suns FC 7 0 12 16 28 Sydney United 58 FC 9 6 0 20 26 Sutherland Sharks FC 9 6 8 12 26 Manly United FC 9 0 12 8 20 Marconi Stallions FC 6 3 2 12 17 Sydney Olympic FC 6 0 12 4 16 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 6 6 0 4 10

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RANKING Football NSW will use the following process when ranking the Clubs within each Competition: NPL NSW Men’s, NPL 2 NSW Men’s, NPL 3 NSW Men’s and Men’s State League – senior club championship with points calculated from all Premiership Matches in all grades using the following system;

GRADE POINTS MULTIPLIER 1st Grade Premiership Points X 4 U20 Premiership Points X 2 U18 Premiership Points X 1

Club championships for all NPL Men’s and Women’s are available online: nplnsw.com.au/club-championship/

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HOME GROUND - Marconi Stadium 121-133 Prairie Vale Road,

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ROUND 2 ROUND 4 v Rockdale City Suns FC Saturday, 30 March - 7pm 1-2 v Manly United FC

ROUND 5 ROUND 6 Saturday, 6 April - 7pm Saturday, 13 April - 7pm v Hakoah Sydney City East FC v Sydney United 58 FC

ROUND 7 ROUND 9 Saturday, 20 April - 7pm Saturday, 4 May - 7pm v Sutherland Sharks FC v Sydney Olympic FC

ROUND 11 ROUND 12 Saturday, 18 May - 7pm Saturday, 25 May - 7pm v Wollongong Wolves FC v APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC

ROUND 14 ROUND 19 ROUND 21 Saturday, 8 June - 7pm Saturday, 20 July - 7pm Saturday, 3 August - 7pm v Sydney FC v Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC v Blacktown City FC

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