KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 04

ILINDEN SUNDAY SPORTS 21ST MARCH CENTRE 3PM MEN’S CLUB WELCOME

Welcome everyone to the Ilinden Sports Centre for hopefully it won’t be too long before we see him this round 4 clash against Manly United. back on the field. Last weekend saw us hit the road for the first time Should be a cracking game and we can’t wait. this season against Marconi. It was an entertaining game with plenty of goals that ultimately ended 3-3. Once again, thank you to our wonderful sponsors. After being down 2-0 early on, the team showed Major Sponsors tremendous character to come back and grab the PCFS Logistics, Smarltine Home Lending Centre point. Our third goal, scored by the ever reliable Bexley, Marco Polo Foods, MKD Transcorp, Alland Mitch Stamatellis, was one to remember. Electrical The draw means we are currently sitting in second Gold Partners position as we enter round 4. Ace Gutters, Brighton Australia, Vawdrey This week’s opponents Manly come into the game Australia, SCIS Group, Burek Bros, A+S Training, with confidence following a solid start to the season. Your Consolidated Group, Maserati And Ferrari Last weekend they defeated Blacktown City and so Dealership Sydney, Transcorp Express, Simply confidence will be high within the team from the Pharmacy Rockdale, Cityview Group, Ribarovski Northern Beaches. Catering Equipment Official Suppliers We are expecting a tough clash but one that we are fully looking forward to. AV Ace Audio Visual, Kingsford Smith Transport Apparel Partner On the player front, we congratulate ace marksman on the arrival of his second child. Stanno On the injury front, we are pleased to report that Come on Ilinden! key midfielder Daniel Araujo is on the mend and

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NPLNSW.COM.AU 3 1ST GRADE TEAM LISTS

1 David Bradasevic (GK) 1 Dylan Mitchell (GK) 2 2 Kieren Paull 3 Mick Neill 3 James Georgaklis 4 Mitchell Stamatellis 4 Jimmy Oates 5 Sam Gallagher 5 Banri Kanaizumi 6 Joe Fox 6 Daniel Araujo 7 Jack Fulton 7 Alec Urosevski 8 Dom Ferguson 8 Tomoki Wada 9 Ben Koop 9 Bai Antoniou 10 Richie Cardozo 10 Amaury Gauthier 11 Daniel Fabrizio 11 Nicola Taneski 12 Luca Kmet 13 Scott Balderson 13 Zac Sfiligoi 14 Dejan Pandurevic 14 Brayden Sorge 15 Jesse Piriz 16 Mo Ahmed 16 Seiya Kambayashi 18 Sam Gulisano 17 Ronan Connolly 19 Patty Savor 18 Lucas Rainbird 22 Enol Ordonez Suarez (GK) 19 Sam Benton (GK) 23 Kyle Cimenti 20 Alen Aganovic 21 Jordan Segreto 99 James Temelkovski 22 Zach Forsyth 23 Jordan Devries Head Coach: Steve Zoric 24 Finn Ashton Assistant Coach: Gary Deprato Goalkeeper Coach: Jose Bello Migo Head Coach: Physio: Michael Koutzoumis Assistant Coach: Gear Steward: Jovan Ckorovski Assistant Coach: Marty Judge Goalkeeper Coach: Trinity Allen Physio: Steve Felsher Team Manager: Ida Rigoni Physio: PHYSIO4ALL – Christian Bate Strength and Conditioning: Alex Berger

Referee: M. Riedy Assistant Referees: H. Fenton-White and A. Morris Fourth Official: A. Bloch

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A return to winning ways will be on the agenda Manly remain undefeated and will not go down for Rockdale Ilinden as they host Manly United at without a fight. Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre on Sunday. This game is set to be a blockbuster. A draw against Marconi Stallions ensured the Steven Zoric coached side remained undefeated to start the season. After keeping a clean sheet in their first two games, Rockdale shipped three goals against a potent Marconi attack. Captain Daniel Petkovski and Banri Kanaizumi will be pushing the defence to step up this round and claim another clean sheet. Alec Urosevski has been in sublime form and will again be one to watch out for at Rockdale. They play a Manly team coming off their opening win of the season against a solid Blacktown City outfit. Daniel Fabrizio was a breakout performer for the boys from the Northern Beaches and will be one to watch in his contest.

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

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Marconi Stallions 3 v Rockdale Ilinden 3 at Manly United 1- Blacktown City 0 at Cromer Park A late goal from Mitchell Stamatellis has snatched Manly United secured their first three points of a draw for Rockdale Ilinden in a six-goal thriller with the season with a tight 1-0 victory over a ten-man Marconi Stallions at Marconi Stadium. Blacktown City outfit at on Friday night. The result maintains Rockdale’s undefeated record A first-half goal on starting debut from winger Daniel to start the season, while for Marconi, it was another Fabrizio split the sides, despite a gutsy showing frustrating game without a win. from Mark Crittenden’s men who hung in the contest despite being reduced to ten men for the entirety of It was a high tempo encounter that could have the second half after Jak O’Brien’s dismissal. gone either way. Marconi led 2-0 before Rockdale equalised only to see Marconi pull ahead again for Unlike Manly’s last two fixtures, there was no late 3-2. twist to the tale as the Northern Beaches outfit was greeted by an almighty roar from their home fans as However, Stamatellis put away the definitive they maintained their unbeaten run the expense of equaliser for the visitors to secure a point in the end. the previously undefeated Blacktown.

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31 Andrew Di Blasio 40 Karim Farhat 32 Aari Bouboulos 41 Lucas Ramirez 33 Adam Manoski 42 Marcus Grbevski 34 Ali Hamdan 43 Mouhamed Hamdache 35 Daniel Geroski 44 Peter Tufevski 36 Dion Iconomopoulos 46 Youssef Harrar 37 Harry Skotadis 48 Gaelen Dorigo 38 Jad Moussa 49 Max Luburic 39 James Nikolovski 53 Jayden Anevski

Head Coach: Michael Grbevski Assistant Coach: German Cabrera

25 Harry Aquilina 34 Harry Lomas 26 Jack Berte 35 Jordan Metcalfe 27 Hugo Cornish 36 Matt O’Donoghue 28 Tom Chidiac 37 Nick Rainbird 29 Alex Demarco 38 Ping Tsai 30 Harry Eland 39 Liam Tachjian 31 Ben Gibson 40 Mitch Mattison 32 George Kriezis Head Coach: Andrew Christiansen Physio: Steve Felsher Assistant Coach: Nick Robb

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POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Sydney Olympic FC 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9

2 Sydney FC 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7

3 Manly United FC 3 2 0 1 6 1 5 6

4 Sutherland Sharks FC 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6

5 Northbridge Bulls FC 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 6

6 APIA Leichhardt FC 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4

7 Marconi Stallions FC 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 4

8 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 4

9 Blacktown City FC 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3

10 Wollongong Wolves FC 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3

11 Rockdale Ilinden FC 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0

12 Sydney United 58 FC 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 0

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CLUB PLAYED U20’s 1st TOTAL Sydney FC 6 14 24 38 Sydney United 58 FC 6 0 36 36 Manly United FC 6 12 20 32 Sydney Olympic FC 6 18 12 30 Rockdale Ilinden FC 6 0 28 28 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 6 8 16 24 Blacktown City FC 6 6 16 22 Wollongong Wolves FC 6 6 16 22 Sutherland Sharks FC 6 12 8 20 Marconi Stallions FC 6 8 8 16 Northbridge Bulls FC 6 12 4 16 APIA Leichhardt FC 6 8 4 12

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NEXT ROUND FIXTURES SUTHERLAND SHARKS FC VS MT DRUITT WOLLONGONG WOLVES FC VS TOWN RANGERS FC NORTHBRIDGE BULLS FC 3:30 PM / SAT 27 MAR SEYMOUR SHAW 1:00 PM / SUN 28 MAR WIN STADIUM

MARCONI STALLIONS FC VS SYDNEY BLACKTOWN CITY FC VS ROCKDALE UNITED 58 FC ILINDEN FC 5:00 PM / SAT 27 MAR MARCONI 3:00 PM / SUN 28 MAR LILY HOMES STADIUM STADIUM

APIA LEICHHARDT FC VS MANLY SYDNEY FC VS SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC UNITED FC 6:30 PM / SUN 28 MAR ROCKDALE 5:15 PM / SAT 27 MAR LAMBERT PARK ILINDEN SPORTS CENTRE

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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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