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Focus on Matilda Amy Jackson Season 3: Issue 10 Monday 25th June 2007 THIS WEEK’S FEAST OF FOOTBALL Supporting all colours and reporting in black and white SOUTH ESSENDON ROYALS V V BERGERS DERBY RICHMOND HEIDELBERG EAGLES UTD Bob Jane Stadium Veneto Social Club Ricky Diaco Friday 29th June Friday 29th June Len Catalano DELIGHT! (South Melbourne) KO 8:15PM KO 8:15PM (Essendon Royals)

OAKLEIGH A.I.S CANNONS V V SPRINGVALE WESTERN WHITE SUBURBS EAGLES White Eagles Stadium Pablo Cardozo Friday 29th June Saturday 30th June Milos Lujic (Oakleigh Cannons) KO 8:15PM KO 7:00PM (A.I.S)

MELBOURNE FAWKNER KNIGHTS BLUES V V KINGSTON PRESTON CITY LIONS Knights Stadium CB Smith Reserve Anthony Pelikan Sunday 1st July Sunday 1st July Steven Tilovski (Melbourne Knights) Photo: John Punshon KO 3:00PM KO 3:00PM (Fawkner Blues)

GREEN GULLY ALTONA PLUS► KATSA’S KORNER, BOO’S WORLD, SUCCEROO, CAVALIERS MAGIC EDDIE KRNCEVIC & MUCH, MUCH MORE! V V SUNSHINE WHITTLESEA GEORGIES ZEBRAS Paisley Park Dean Fak Sunday 1st July Monday 2nd July Levent Osman (Green Gully) KO 6:00PM KO 8:15PM (Altona Magic) Goal! Weekly PLAYERQ&A PROFILE Goal! Weekly FOOTBALL FOCUS 27 Thomas Ahmadzai SOMETHING ABOUT THOMAS AMY JACKSON Will Ahmadzai tread in Grella’s footsteps? YOUNG MATILDAS & ASHBURTON WFC e’s been likened to be playing in the . FULL NAME: Amy Elise Jackson BIRTHPLACE: Altona Socceroo and That’s a big call but Jason’s BIRTH DATE: 08.09.1987 already has taken the jump been around and knows what he’s talk- HEIGHT: 168cm from Provisional League ing about and really, the results speak WEIGHT: 60kg Hto State League One in his stride. for themselves,” Macleod added. MARRIED: No CAR: Red Ferrari, Black Porsche and Hyundai At 19 years (and a handful Watching Ahmadzai play, you’d never Excel (Excel is more fuel effi cient!) of days) old, Langwarrin midfi eld- guess that he’s a shy, introverted young OCCUPATION OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL: er Thomas Ahmadzai is one of the man. He’s a bundle of energy dur- Student brightest prospects on the local scene ing matches, a box-to-box midfi elder NICKNAME: AJ PREVIOUS CLUBS: Brimbank and his coach Gus Macleod thinks who always fi nds that something extra REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS: Australian that the teenager will only get better. when the going gets tough, especial- Young Matildas (World Champs, Russia ‘06), “We fi rst had a good look at ly during the last third of the contest. 2000-2005 Victorian State teams (Youth and Vic Vision), 2001-current NTC, 2007 Florida Inter- young Thomas in a practice match With more composure and ex- national University student! late last year against Green Gully up perience he’ll start to exert an even CHILDHOOD FOOTBALL HERO: at the Gully,” said Macleod. “You saw greater infl uence on the outcome and David Clarkson straight away that the boy had no trou- many good judges at Langwarrin expect FAVOURITE O/S PLAYER: Abilty - , Looks - David Beck- ble mixing it with Muscat, Vassallo, him to fi gure prominently in the club’s ham Vargas and the likes and the fact that push for promotion to Premier League. FAVOURITE WPL & V-LEAGUE PLAYER: he didn’t look out of place there was He wasn’t that keen on do- Annabelle Gibney, Fernando De Moraes enough to convince me to sign him. ing this interview but when we fi nally FAVOURITE FORMER SOCCEROO: “I think this lad has a big, big tracked him down to his day job as a FAVOURITE CURRENT SOCCEROO: future and I can only see him getting shop assistant with a World of Soccer better. It’s a massive jump coming from franchise in his home town of Warra- FAVOURITE FORMER MATILDA: Tal Karp the Provisional League to our league but gul, he fi nally consented to talk to us. FAVOURITE CURRENT MATILDA: Collette McCallum he’s come into our side and commanded And once you start learning about MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A PLAYER: a starting spot virtually straight away.” Ahmadzai’s résumé you are struck Young Matildas Vs NZ (Scored two goals) And Macleod has a great track by the fact that this young man has MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A FAN: record of being an astute judge of a been on the radar for some time. 2006 World Cup - Socceroos Vs Japan MOST MEMORABLE GOAL YOU’VE SCORED: youngster’s potential. Some years back A place in an Australian school- First International VS NZ..left foot outside the he had no qualms about giving a raw boys tour of Britain attests to that fact. box. kid called Grella his fi rst senior game. “Yeah, I tried out for the Victorian FUNNIEST MOMENT IN FOOTBALL: When the silent sniper attacked Rita Mancowska in It was when Springvale City played in schoolboys back in 2005 and I got into Mt. Gambier earlier this year! When defi nite the upper echelons of Victorian foot- the team. We played in the national cham- cards should be given and they’re not…. ball and Grella was just 15 at the time, pionships in Cairns that year. Then they BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Lack of support a record for a Premier League debutant. picked an Australian schoolboys side for women’s football.. WORST INJURY: Quad strain Macleod, in his ninth straight from the championships and I got into Langwarrin midfi elder Thomas Ahmadzai in action during the MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT: Myself season as Langwarrin senior coach the squad. I was rapt,” said Ahmadzai. State League Division One derby against Frankston Pines. FAVOURITE AWAY GROUND: and cheekily referred to by some as “We were in the UK for about a month. South Melbourne the Kevin Sheedy of the sport (even We played over a dozen games. Some ball. When he was about seven years old ally consider it, but I can tell you that SUPERSTITIONS: I always put on my left boot fi rst though Macleod is a Blues fan, some- of them were like internationals against his dad introduced him to junior foot- if Langwarrin gets promoted I’m sure TYPICAL MATCH DAY MEAL: Cereal with yo- thing he rarely admits nowadays), fi rst the English and Irish schoolboys and ball with Warragul United and he stayed that I’ll stay. It’s a really good club. ghurt and a glass of sustagen was alerted to Ahmadzai’s potential we also played against Rangers’ youth there until he was 14 when his quest We’ve got a good coach who is really WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS: Left foot, by former Frankston Pines, Morwell team and Everton’s youth team.” to improve himself took him to Knox good with the boys and knows how to crossing WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES: Kryptonite! Falcons and Langwarrin goalkeeper Ahmadzai’s dad is an Afghan, City’s under-15 Super League side. He get the best out of them and there’s no FAVOURITE TEAM WHEN GROWING UP: Jason Dastey, player-coach of Provi- so the teenager belongs to a very select played there for a season then spent political stuff down there. We’ve got a South Melbourne sional League outfi t Warragul United. group of players of Afghan background part of the 2004 season with Bentle- few problems on the park in terms of FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTS: “Jason told me that Thomas should igh Greens’ Premier League reserves creating chances but if we can sort them Netball, athletics playing at this level of Victorian foot- FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTSPERSON: in the under-21 competition. His desire out then we’ll do okay. We’re midtable Michael Jordan, Lauren Jackson for senior football took him to Mor- right now and to be honest, getting pro- FAVOURITE FOODS: Chicken stir fry, ice well, then in South-East Division Two, moted is going to be hard work, but the cream FAVOURITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Adam Sandler, for the back half of the 2004 season. possibility is there and we’ve got a re- Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt At the tender age of 16 he ce- ally good bunch of boys at the club.” HOBBIES: Sports, going out with friends, mented his place in the senior side the Ahmadzai might have a little movies following year which climaxed with bit of help in his aim of playing Pre- FAVOURITE HOLIDAY RESORT: 5 star hotel in Russia, resort in Malaysia, AIS dorm room! his Australian schoolboys experience. mier League football with Langwarrin FAVOURITE NIGHTSPOT: The Deck But season 2006 was one heck of a reality next season. Last week the Lawton Park IDEAL DATE: Dinner..beach..movies..choco- check for the youngster who had serious- outfi t re-signed last year’s Division One lates..fl owers..or something lame that makes ly damaged ankle ligaments during his top scorer Caleb Nicholes, fi ghting off me laugh! FAVOURITE TV SHOWS: Amazing Race, late 2005 UK sojourn. He missed the fi rst overtures from local rivals Cranbourne Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls half of the season as he recuperated and and Dandenong Thunder. FAVOURITE MUSIC: World’s Greatest - R Kelly, rejoined Warragul United for the second Nicholes had been released from Relient K, Pink half of 2006 but the step down in stan- Premier League cellar dweller Springvale FAVOURITE FILM: Remember the Titans, Shawshank Redemption, 10 Things I hate dard did little to diminish his ambition. White Eagles the previous week. Lang- about you “I need to play at the highest warrin also has signed left winger Barry LAST SOCCER SHIRT YOU BOUGHT: A classy level I can. It’s just the way I think,” Tulloch who will arrive from Scottish pink Total Girls Tournament one! said Ahmadzai. “I’ve signed for Lang- club Rob Roy at the end of this month. FUNNIEST RUMOUR YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT YOURSELF: That I refused the Ferrari and the warrin until the end of the year and Maybe the shy lad from War- beach house that Ashburton offered me this then I’m a free agent but I can tell you ragul will be able to let his hair down season! that I absolutely love it down there.” at season’s end as he shares with Lang- BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: My family, Greg Hall You’d like to think so given that the warrin supporters what would be the BIGGEST DRAG IN SOCCER: That there is no teenager drives himself to training and realisation of a cherished ambition. professional women’s league in the country to many matchdays from Warragul. FOOTBALL AMBITION: To be an Olympian Langwarrin midfi elder Thomas Ahmadzai takes control as “If Langwarrin doesn’t get pro- By Craig MacKenzie WHICH PERSON IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET? : Michael Jordan teammate Ben Caffrey and referee Perry Mur look on. moted this season and I get an offer from Photos by Darryl Kennedy YOUR TIP FOR THIS YEAR’S WPL & a Premier League club I’d have to re- V-LEAGUE: Ashburton, Green Gully Photo: John Punshon

Issue # 10 Monday 25 June 2007 Goal! Weekly SOCCER HOTLINES 3 [email protected] WHITE EAGLES IN TURMOIL This week’s line-up The 2007 Foxtel Cup season for Springvale attend the club for a meeting on Tuesday at Soccer Hotlines 3 White Eagles plunged into further turmoil the club. After an hour and a half of talks he during the week when club President emerged from the meeting and announced Foxtel Cup Details Page 4 Charlie Stojanovic, handed his resignation that he was resigning. It left me with no Zebras v Blues 5 to the board shortly after the 0-4 defeat by alternative but to do the same.” the Fawkner Blues last weekend. It appears that the President had lost the Eagles v AIS 6 The club was then rocked by a support of the committee but wanted SWE v Magic 7 double whammy with the news that coach, Gardikiotis to stay on. Leon Gardikiotis, would immediately follow Gardikiotis added, “It’s an Suburbs v Gully 8 suite by serving notice and also ending his unfortunate situation because I felt we Kingston v Cannons 9 brief association with the club. Gardikiotis had a humungous amount of injuries and had been in charge of the team for four suspensions, and I could never put my best Katsa’s Korner 11 games and is the second coach to leave the eleven players out on the park. Once I found Boo’s World 11 head coaching post at the White Eagles out that Charlie would not be there, it left this season, after Zoran Trajcevski had also me no alternative but to pack my bags and Georgies v Royals 12 departed from the club after Round 11. return to . I would love to come back Lions v Knights 14 to the Victorian Premier League under the right environment and circumstances, but Due to circumstances out of his Bergers v South 15 I feel anyone in my situation would have control, Gardikiotis’ short tenure Division One 16 probably done the same thing. When there is in the Victorian Premer League is no guarantee of income, I felt I was left with over. State & Provi Leagues 17 my back against a brick wall.” problem.” WPL 19 In the meantime, fi rst team duties Asked how the club will cope with have now been taken over by Vlado Zoric ongoing overheads, Visic said, “Up until Juniors 21-23 and club secretary Nada Visic. now all our expenses are up to date and Succeroo: Pom’s Home View 25 Asked what her thoughts were on Charlie made sure of that - which the club Gardikiotis cited that he was the latest saga to affect the White Eagles, is grateful for. In the meantime we’ll have Football Focus 27 left with no alternative but to hand in Visic said, “It’s somewhat disappointing that to rely on gate takings while we seek further his resignation after being informed that it’s turned into this. I think we’ve all worked sponsorship.” Stojanovic had decided it was best to step really hard to get to the top, but ultimately Meanwhile, the search has already Goal! Weekly is published every Monday by aside from the job at hand. Gardikiotis, it’s down to the community to decide if they begun in earnest to fi nd a suitable candidate Alimental Enterprises Pty Ltd to take on the role of head coach, although PO Box 142 originally a Sydneysider, had answered the want to have a soccer team in the Premier Port Melbourne, VIC, 3207 SOS call from Stojanovic and obliged to League, or in fact, a soccer team full stop. We Visic doubts any decision will be made until Phone: 9645-1440 move to Melbourne in an attempt to resurrect have to carry on as normal for the next two the AGM has been held. the White Eagles’ disappointing start to the games and then we’ve got the club’s AGM Springvale White Eagles currently Printed by lies in last position in the Foxtel Cup Streamline Press season. A successful business man in the on July 1st. The people of Keysborough, 155 Johstone St construction industry, Stojanovic had been Springvale and Dandenong will have to standings with 5 points and 3 games adrift of Fitzroy, VIC, 3065 the main provider of funds to the club, decide if they want to assist with the club’s its nearest competitor. With the competition but since his departure from the club there existence. Our main concern is to try and offi cially over the half way point of the Distributed by season, a massive task now awaits the next All Day Distribution Pty Ltd appears no immediate guarantee that player fi nish the season, and then try and build for PO Box 42 wages and staff wages can now be met. next season. Obviously it’s very unsettling person to step into the shoes of the club’s North Carlton, VIC, 3054 Speaking from his home in Sydney, and it’s not good for anyone. It’s been a hard predecessors and attempt to salvage a season Gardikiotis told Goal! Weekly, “The man was year and we need to stick together. We need that appears in tatters. News Room: (03) 9645-1440 Advertising: (03) 9645-1440 fi ghting a huge battle and he informed me to to fi nd a leader, but fi nancing is the major

[email protected] [email protected] www.goalweekly.com O’DELL GETS THE CHOP Editor: Costa Koutropoulos Art Director: Carlos Ibarra State League Division One front-runner gets promoted, but I’m not going to hide coach, and you’re not going to get results.” Production: Gagandeep Singh, MJ Ali. Coburg United dropped a bombshell in the how upset I’m feeling at the moment. I’ve Former Sunshine Georgies coach, Contributors: league during the week, when it dismissed had so many people ring me to express Joe “Pepe” Montemurro has since been Mark Boric, Richard Bartolo, Simon Chiarelli, its Head Coach, Andy O’Dell. how disgusted they feel about the decision appointed as the replacement coach and took George Egonidis, Steven Gray, Nick Townsend, The ambitious outfi t, with an eye after they heard the news. I’m absolutely his fi rst game in charge in the 3-0 victory on Paul Jefferies, George Katsamboukas, Daryl Kennedy, Eddie Krncevic, Jeremy O’Neil, fi rmly on the Victorian Premier League for speechless and it just makes you feel like Saturday against North Warriors. Teo Pellizzeri, Chris Priftis, George Stogiannou, next season, has been setting the early pace in packing it in. I know I won’t, but right now Meanwhile, as the coaching carousel Reuben Schembri, Richard Sucksmith, 2007 along with St Albans Saints. However, I hope you can understand how I feel at the in the Victorian leagues continue, a number Adrian Ceddia, Bruno Zovko, Jason Gillick, in recent weeks the club succumbed to three moment.” of clubs have wasted no time in contacting Chris Vernuccio, Markian Jaworsky, Michael Lilikakis, Nat Adamopoulos, successive defeats and slipped to third – one According to the Coburg United’s O’Dell regarding his availability. He stated Craig MacKenzie, Bruce Darnell, place outside an automatic promotion spot. team manager, Hakan Bogan, the decision he was in no particular hurry to return to the Elias Simopoulos, Joe Novella. O’Dell said, “After winning six had nothing to do with three losses in a row. coaching game just yet and would prefer to games, one draw and losing three games, “I think the coaching style and playing style refl ect on the previous week’s incident before Photographers: Daniel Flis, Darryl Kennedy, they’ve made a decision to sack me. did not suite us. We’ve got quality players making any commitments elsewhere. John Punshon, Steve Starek. Basically, it just sums up the character of at the club, who are ball players, and we’re Therese Duffy, George Stogiannou. the club. They could have done the sensible a ball playing team. The way the previous thing and shown some stability and kept me, coach wanted to play practically took our Goal! Weekly endeavours to be as accurate as possible with but they’ve panicked and made a ridiculous players out of the game. We want to promote everything it publishes. decision by taking the easy way out.” one brand of football right through the club A disappointed O’Dell continued to - from the juniors all the way to the top, and The Fair Trading Act 1999 requires Goal! Weekly to add, “Any other club, anywhere else in the that’s playing ball.” disclaim any belief in the truth or falsity of world, with that type of start to the season, Bogan went on to say, “It just information which is supplied to it and would have been delighted with what we had wasn’t for us, and the change had to be which is published in other than editorial content. achieved so far, but over here, a decision like made. Unfortunately, it was three losses in that makes us all look like a pub league.” a row, but the change had to be made. It got I honestly hope for the team’s sake the club to a point where the players lost it for the

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Monday 25 June 2007 4 FOXTEL CUP Goal! Weekly SCOREBOARD

FOXTEL CUP STANDINGS THIS WEEK’S FIXTURE

P W D L F A PT South Melbourne Preston Lions 16 9 6 1 29 13 30 v Richmond Eagles Green Gully Cavaliers 16 9 3 4 26 15 30 Bob Jane Stadium Oakleigh Cannons 16 8 4 4 27 19 28 Friday 29th June KO 8:15PM Altona Magic 16 7 5 4 25 19 26 South Melbourne 16 7 4 5 30 24 25 Essendon Royals v Melbourne Knights 16 7 4 5 16 12 25 Heidelberg Utd Whittlesea Zebras 16 7 3 6 16 19 24 Veneto Social Club Friday 29th June Heidelberg Utd 15 6 4 5 21 20 22 KO 8:15PM Essendon Royals 16 6 4 6 23 27 22 Richmond 16 6 3 7 25 24 21 Oakleigh Cannons v A.I.S 16 6 2 8 19 21 20 Western Suburbs Fawkner Blues 16 5 4 7 14 16 19 Jack Edwards Reserve Friday 29th June Sunshine Georgies 15 4 6 5 15 17 18 KO 8:15PM Western Suburbs 16 3 8 5 12 16 17 A.I.S Kingston City 16 3 4 9 15 25 13 v Springvale White Eagles 16 1 2 13 10 36 5 Springvale White Eagles White Eagles Stadium Saturday 30th June RESULTS THE TOP MARKSMEN KO 7:00PM Richmond Eagles 1 - 2 AIS Player, Club Goals Springvale White Eagles 0 - 3 Altona Magic Melbourne Knights Heidelberg United 3 - 0 South Melbourne Masi, Esala Sunshine Georgies 4 - 1 Essendon Royals Oakleigh Cannons FC 10 v

Western Suburbs 1 - 1 Green Gully Cavaliers Georgioski, Blaze Kingston City Kingston City 2 - 3 Oakleigh Cannons Preston Lions SC 9 Knights Stadium Curcija, Michael Sunday 1st July Preston Lions 2 - 0 Melbourne Knights Altona Magic SC 8 Whittlesea Zebras 1 - 0 Fawkner Blues KO 3:00PM Diaco, Ricky RESERVE DETAILS South Melbourne FC 8

Richmond 2 V.I.S 0, Heidelberg Utd 2 South Melbourne 0, Preston Lions 1 Melbourne Lagana, Frankie M Fawkner Blues Knights 5, Western Suburbs 2 Green Gully Cavaliers 1, Sunshine Georgies 2 Essendon Essendon Royals SC 8 Royals 1 v Vulic, Antun Preston Lions Kingston City FC 7 P W D L F A PT CB Smith Reserve Melbourne Knights 16 12 2 2 43 13 38 Becvinovski, Saso V.I.S 16 9 2 5 29 17 29 Altona Magic SC 6 Sunday 1st July Oakleigh Cannons 15 8 2 5 32 25 26 Kingston City 15 8 2 5 24 24 26 Catalano, Michael KO 3:00PM Western Suburbs 16 7 3 6 30 25 24 Essendon Royals SC 6 Springvale White Eagles 15 7 3 5 23 21 24 Richmond 15 7 3 5 25 25 24 Nilo, Juan Green Gully Cavaliers Sunshine Georgies 15 7 2 6 25 21 23 Oakleigh Cannons FC 6 Heidelberg Utd 14 7 2 5 20 21 23 v Essendon Royals 16 7 2 7 24 26 23 Petrevski, Zoran Sunshine Georgies Whittlesea Zebras 15 7 1 7 26 24 22 Preston Lions SC 6 Fawkner Blues 15 6 4 5 22 23 22 Tsiorlas, Mark Green Gully Reserve Green Gully Cavaliers 16 6 3 7 24 23 21 Fawkner Blues SC 6 Preston Lions 16 3 4 9 21 31 10 Sunday 1st July South Melbourne 16 2 2 12 21 42 8 KO 6:00PM Altona Magic 15 1 1 13 15 43 4

Altona Magic v Whittlesea Zebras Paisley Park Monday 2nd July KO 8:15PM

Issue # 10 Goal! Weekly FOXTEL CUP 5 ROUND 16

WHITTLESEA ZEBRAS THREE ON THE TROT 1 - 0 FAWKNER FOR ZEBRAS BLUES

By Richard Bartolo Missed chances very costly for the Blues Photos by Daniel Flis

On a very cold evening, infront of with one of their rare free kicks infront of ball pass the diving Steve and give the home into an empty net, only for Rees to clear a crowd of no more than 200 spectators, goal, Recchia took the responsibilities, in side the advantage. off the line, the Blues protested but fell on the once merger clubs faced each other which he beat the Zebras defence but could deaf ears. As the game was coming to an at Epping Soccer Stadium, to close out not beat Kyriakos, in which he produced That’s what the game needed a goal to open end the Zebras where happy to sit back and round16. The last time these two sides a brilliant save. The Zebras on the other up the play and it was attacking soccer defend their slender lead, the Blues on the met was on opening day of the season, hand where trying hard to get into the for much of the fi rst half after that goal, other hand pushed men forward but to no when the Zebras where victorious. game, but the Fawkner midfi eld was cutting but neither side could capitulate on their avail, and Steve Martin could have closed everything that the Zebras where starting. chances. the door early on the Blues but his shot was Both sides where coming off good wins In the 16th minute the Blues created another well saved by the Blues keeper. from the previous weekend and another good passage of play when Recchia found The second half started as the fi rst with the win for either side would put them in touch Chillico, which his through pass was met by Blues applying the early pressure, but could The Zebras ended being victorious once with the top six, so a lot to play for. Pilic, only for his shot going wide. not pass through a well organised Zebras again against the Blues this season, a match back line. In the 58th minute Taxiarhis that was well dominated by the visitors. The fi rst 20minutes of this game was very The Zebras fi rst really onslaught on the received a good ball from Steve Martin and crucial for both sides and the Blues took Fawkner goals came at the 17th minute his fi rst time shot was brilliantly saved by the early stand on the game. The pressure mark, a good cross from Nana, was met by Tilovski. The game started to open up and was great neither side giving in. Fawkner big forward Taxiarhis only to shoot wide of another good passage of play by the Blues created the early chances of the game and goal. Then on the counter attack Recchia saw Bressiano’s shot going over the bar. Man of the Match; should have taken the lead on the 8th minute, delivers a quick pass to Bozevski, in which The Zebras where happy to sit back and Kyriakos Gerohristodoulou when Ben Sigmond gives a perfect long he delivers a good cross, which was met by hit the Blues with their counter attacks in (Zebras) ball to Pilic, in which he turns his marker Pilic only for his header to brush against the search of their in form striker Taxiarhis. In shoots towards goal with Kyriakos well post. The Zebras started to lift and attacking the 70th minute Fawkner thought that they beaten only for the ball to hit the upright on the counter attack. And against the run had equalized when skipper Ricky Chillico post and bounces back into the arms of a of play the Zebras found themselves 1-nil gave a through ball to Mark Tsiorlas, in much relieved Zebras keeper. The Blues up, when Nana laid the ball into the path which he bounced on and seeing the Zebras continued the pressure on their arch rivals of Hamlet, in whom he delivered a perfect keeper coming towards him, he lobbed the and in the 13th minute they where rewarded cross that was met by Taxiarhis, to put the ball over his head and with the ball heading

Whittlesea’s climb up the table continues after disposing of the Fawkner Blues 1-0 in the late match last night. Here we see Zebra Taxiarhis get on the end of a inch perfect pass from Hamlet Armenian and directing the ball past Steven Tilovski in goals.

Monday 25 June 2007 6 FOXTEL CUP Goal! Weekly ROUND 16

RICHMOND EAGLES EAGLES GROUNDED 1 - 2 AIS BY IMPRESSIVE AIS

By Mark Boric Holland and Minniecon dent Richmond’s Top Six hopes Photos by Daniel Flis

The Australian Institute of Sport’s return Another good run from Lujic forced a save some good work in the left corner. corner saw McCluskey head the ball back to saw it quickly from Stuart Webster shortly after. The AIS regained the lead in the sixty-fi fth from the far post where Marco Kuck blazed recover from the disappointing terms on In the twenty-ninth minute the AIS could minute, despite pleas for offi sde from the a shot over the bar. It was becoming more which it departed the venue in Round have doubled their lead, Graham Hockless Richmond defenders. A turnover in midfi eld apparent that it would not be Richmond’s One. forced to hack the ball away off his line after saw a quick counter with Tahj Minniecon, night, and the AIS held on well to record a On that occassion goalkeeper a strike by Richard Greer from a partially- Holland and Lujic out-numbering their hard-fought 2-1 victory. Andrew Redmayne left in an ambulance after cleared corner was diverted towards goal. opponents and the ball being slipped to falling heavily when jumping over Xhezair Pressure from the Richmond forwards Minniecon who was through one-on-one Sulemani and the youngsters conceded two presented Hockless with a chance in the with Stuart Webster. Though he got a hand late goals to capitulate to a 2-1 defeat. thirty-fi rst minute. Redmayne was forced to the shot, it was not enough to keep the Man of the Match: Within a minute the AIS put that night into a hurried kick, the ball landing in front ball out of the net and prevent the AIS going Milos Lujic (AIS) behind them as Milos Lujic was fouled on of Hockless who took aim at the open goal ahead. the edge of the penalty area, direcly in front from forty yards. His effort went just over Fa’arodo laid the ball off to Krncevic in Richmond: Stuart Webster, Simon Webster of goal by Stuart McCluskey. James Holland the crossbar, letting Redmayne off the hook. the sixty-fi fth minute, but Redmayne again (Kalambokis 68), Burton, McCluskey, stepped up and curled a free kick around the With two minutes before the interval, made the save. Later Redmayne lost the ball Krncevic (Sulemani 79), Fa’arodo, wall and past Stuart Webster for a cracking Krncevic fl icked a header over Redmayne under a challenge from Krncevic, but Burton Hockless, McIlwain, Watson, Kuck, opening goal. who had come off his line to deal with a rushed a shot wide when it appeared he had Galanos (Laurence 75). Ben Watson shot wide in the fi fth minute looping cross to equalise for the Eagles. His more time to line up a better effort. for Richmond after Yanni Galanos had made third goal in four games gave Richmond The tricky Lujic again found himself one- Goal: Krncevic 43 a run down the right wing and cut the ball plenty of optimism for after the half-time on-one with Stuart Webster in the seventieth back from the byline to the midfi elder on break, with the AIS rueing not being able to minute, this time unable to get the better of Booking: Laurence (83) the edge of the penalty area. A quiet period maintain their lead to end of the half. the Eagles custodian who dived bravely at his followed before the action hetaed up again Krncevic forced Redmayne to tip the ball feet. A minute later Fa’arodo made a strong AIS: Redmayne, Brown, Ryall, De Vere, in the middle of the half. On twenty minutes over the bar with a shot in the fi fty-third run down the left, fouled on the edge of the Sunasky, Greer (Jurman 65), Holland, Henry Fa’arodo cut in from the right and minute, leading to a spell of Richmond area but allowed advantage as he recovered Minniecon, Obradovic, Lujic, Theodore unleashed a shot which was saved by corner kicks. Burton supplied a cross which from a stumble the gain the ball at his feet on (M.Mullen 79). Redmayne. Redmayne pinched off Krncevic’s head as the corner of the sic yard box, where the ball A minute later Fa’arodo provided a great the home side laid siege on the AIS goal. was poked to Krncevic who put it over the Goals: Holland (1), Minniecon (65). cross to the far post which Steve Burton Simon Webster had a header scrambled off crossbar from eight yards. miskicked with his attempted volley on goal the line at the far post after Krncevic had Richmond were still pressing hard for Bookings: Nil. after a team-mate failed to get out of his way. fl icked the ball to him at the near post after an equaliser. With ten minutes remaining a

Jesse Krncevic scored his 3rd The Capital Kids are on their way to knocking off another VPL AIS’ Man of of the Match goal in 4 games for the Eagles. scalp after Tahj Minniecon grabbed the winner. Milos Lujic.

Issue # 10 Goal! Weekly FOXTEL CUP 7 ROUNDROUND 1616

SPRINGVALE WHITE EAGLES FLIGHTLESS EAGLES STILL 0 - 3 LOOKING FOR A LIFTING WIN ALTONA MAGIC

By George Stogiannou Magic strengthens its Top Six aspirations Photos by George Stogiannou

Premier League Club Springvale the post, striker Curcija was on hand because we wanted to make it three in White Eagles slumped to their ninth for the easiest of tap ins, soon after the a row to get back to the top. After some consecutive defeat on Saturday night break. recent injuries, now we’re coming back with a 3-0 home loss to Altona Magic. An Eagles’ fi ght back never got with a full squad and I think Altona Goals to Daniel Vasilevski, off the ground. When they did create especially on grounds like this, will Michael Curcija and Sash Becvinovski chances in the second half, they were continue to play well.” ended a week of upheaval for the Eagles unable to fi nish. Midfi elder Tas Psonis during which both senior coach Leon found himself with several good chances Gardikiotis and club President Charlie to score, but his wayward fi nishing failed Man of the match: Stojanovic resigned their posts. to test Magic keeper Bojo Jevdevic. A Saso Aleksovski Recent player departures from foul on Magic substitute, Igor Kolevski (Altona Magic) the club meant that Eagles fi elded earned a 78th minute penalty which some young players against the very Becvisnovski fi nished clinically. As if to experienced Magic outfi t. further illustrate the Eagles impotence in Eagles: D. McGrath, D.Mirkovic ( N. Magic coach Valdo Tortevski began with front of goal, keeper Jevdevic produced a Prastalo 69’), R.Duckworth, C.Konstans, Above: Magic’s Michael Curcija Michael Curcija and Saso Aleksovski up diving save to deny young Eagles striker R.Sekulovski, V.Zoric, G. Zoric, D. made his mark on saturday front with Sash Becvinovski sitting a Nenad Pavasovic a goal from the penalty Nikolic, A. Psonis, N. Pavasovic, N. night and now moves up to 8 little deeper in behind the front two. spot in the dying minutes. Papadopoulos ( L.Nikolic 73’) goals on the scorer’s charts. The Eagles tried to take the game Caretaker Eagles coach James to their more experienced opponents, and Sid, said, “ We played a couple of Under Magic: B.Jevdevic, S.Mrkela, L.Osman, had some long range attempts by Goran 19’s. I feel they pulled their weight really D. Mladenovic, KoleDelev ( Koce Delev Zoric and Nick Papdopoulos. However well..The boys are creating opportunities 65’) it was their veteran keeper Darren but unfortunately not fi nishing. ...At the S.Becvinovski, D.Vasilevski ( I.Kolevski McGrath who fi gured most prominently moment the boys are a bit confused. It’s 84’), A. Sherifovski. M.Curcija, in the opening 35 minutes with a string a bit hard for them. All I can try and S.Bozinovski, S. Aleksovski. of excellent saves. But even he couldn’t do through training this week and next Scorers: Vasilevski 37’, Curcija 46’, stop a diving Vasilevski header from an week’s game is keep their confi dence Becvinovski 87’ Aleksovski cross, unlocking the Eagles up. We had a good talk tonight. They defense in the 37th minute. were positive and it showed on the fi eld. Aleksovski continued to look threatening Unfortunately the scoreboard didn’t.” Right: Magic’s Daniel Vasilevski and when his far post volley from an Magic coach Tortevski said after the capped off an impressive night Agim Sherifovski cross, rebounded off game, “ We wanted to win this game, by opening the scoring.

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Monday 25 June 2007il 8 FOXTEL CUP Goal! Weekly ROUND 16

WESTERN SUBURBS LATE NIKOLIC GOAL 1 - 1 GREEN GULLY BREAKS SUBURBS’ HEARTS CAVALIERS

By Markian Jaworsky Gully slips to second on goal difference Photos by Daniel Flis

With just fi ve minutes remaining on the With just minutes to play, Joel Nikolic got clock, substitue Joel Nikolic found just onto the end of one of the many long balls enough space and time to volley in a Gully fi red into the Western Suburbs penalty area, equaliser at Western Suburbs. and volleyed a spectacular effort across the face of Stefan Gal’s goal and into the inside The late goal rescued a point for the Cavaliers of Suburbs goalnet. Indeed a timely goal. who now share top spot with Preston on 30 points a piece, but with Preston now holding In the under 21’s match, Western Suburbs a goal differential advantage. Just prior to were 2-1 winners over Green Gully. start of the match, a linesman halted the kick-off, ordering the Green Gully Soccer Man of the Match: Show television crew down from an unused Stefan Gal dugout on the Western Suburbs ground. The TV crew’s protest was in vein, the Western (Western Suburbs) Suburbs Ralph Reserve now condemned as a venue unable to host C31 coverage. Green Gully: Thomas Kovar, Ryan Ollerton, Stephen To complete a kick-off full of drama, 43 Camilleri, Mile Medjedevic, Jeffrey Fleming, seconds after the fi rst ball was kicked, Western Dragi Nastevski, Brandon Vassallo, Andy Suburbs found themselves a goal to the good Vargas, Matthew Sanders, Manny Muscat, with an unstoppable Billy Sianides shot on Kristijan Ivesic Thomas Kovar’s goal. On twenty minutes, Subs: yet more drama unfolded. With Manny Daniel Cain, John Adam, Marcelo Pena, Muscat in full fl ight, Western Suburbs James Joel Nikolic, Ante Loncaric. Stefanou crunched Muscat into the ground with mis-timed and high challenge, resulting Western Suburbs: in an immediate red card for Stefanou. Stefan Gal, Tom Markovski, Nicola Roma, Eddie Cetkin, James Stefanou, In the second half Green Gully were forced Terry Antoniadis, Billy Sianides, Dimi into a more attacking style of play. Scottish Hatzimouratu, Boris Radman, Johnny midfi elder John Adam, come on and went Cvetanovski, Jumic Shirra up forward in place of defender Stephen Subs: Camilleri. In contrast to the fi rst half, Green Reno Damianou, Adam Adamidis, Craig Gully did manage a few efforts on Western Brown, Daniel Neesham. Above: Green Gully’s Mile Medjedvic win the aerial dual whilst Suburbs goal in the second half, how Suburbs Western Suburbs’ Jamie Shirra looks on. goalkeeper Stefan Gal was in good form, Final Score: with close range saves from Gully’s Matthew Western Suburbs 1 Sanders. With Green Gully playing without Green Gully Cavaliers 1 Below: Western Suburbs and Green Gully fl y the the infl uential Campbell Banks and Dean Crowd: 750 fl ag for VPL football on a Sunday afternoon. Fak, Ian Dobson’s next roll of the dice was to Shirra again challanges the Gully defence. introduce Joel Nikolic for Kristijan Ivesic.

Issue # 10 Goal! Weekly FOXTEL CUP 9 ROUND 16

KINGSTON CITY CANNONS RETURN TO 2 - 3 OAKLEIGH CANNONS WINNERS LIST

By Lachlan Taylor Oakleigh victorious in South Eastern derby win Photos by Daniel Flis Oakleigh Cannons have returned to the of the park which allowed the cannons to Kingston City coach Dean Hennessey on the winners circle after defeating a resilient press the homeside on the back foot. other hand felt that his side were a little hard Kingston City 3-3 in the South eastern done by. “We played very well again and suburbs derby at Grange Reserve Oakleigh’s Paul Giannou took the advantage most probably had about 60% of the game yesterday. and let fl y with a shot from outside the box against obviously a good side in Oakleigh. which the Kingston ‘keeper again failed to I thought we were the better side today, but The reserve game before it was called off manage. Instead the ball fell into the path of made some horrendous mistakes which we due to the pitch being cut up after a tractor Oakleigh’s penalty box predator, Juan Nilo got punished for. We’ve come away with left its mark when cutting the grass on Friday who gladly slotted the ball home from close nothing when I felt we at least deserved night. The senior game was prone to a pitch range. something.” inspection to determine if the fi eld was deemed acceptable to play on. Oakleigh extended its lead with approximately Man of the Match : a quarter of an hour left to play when Scott Andy Ross After given the green light the highly MacNicol picked up the ball on the left hand anticipated derby was fi nally allowed to side and ran at the retreating home defence. (Kingston City) commence. Possibly due to the conditions of MacNicol unleashed a shot which found its the pitch a scrappy opening stanza unfolded way into the corner of the net. Kingston: until Oakleigh opened the scoring through Scorrers: A. Vulic (47’, 83’) an Easal Masi header in the 35th minute. At 3-1 up Oakleigh were in control until the 83rd minute when Vulic pulled a goal back Cannons: Kingston failed to handle a free ick from the to set up a tense fi nish. Kingston broke away Scprers: E.Masi (35’). J.Nilo (60’’), approximately the half way line, the Kingston on a charge, four against two, and made S.MacNicol (75’) goalkeeper fl apping at his fi rst save he had to the most of a cut back which beat Cannons be called upon to make for the afternoon. ‘keeper Michael Turnball. Crowd: 1200

The ball fell out to Con Boutsianis who sent In the dying minutes of the game Kingston a cross in from the left and with the Kingston nearly snatched a draw when an Andy ross custodian out of position in his goals Masi header beat everyone and just skimmed the duly accepted the invitation to put the visitors post. 1-0 up. After the match Cannons coach Stuart Munro The scoreline remained until the half time said, “We were happy because we hadn’t won break, although the home side were matching for a couple of weeks and I thought we did it with their counterparts who are paced quite well in what was generally a scrappy at opposite ends of the table and possibly game. We were a little disappointed we took shaded the amount of possession. the foot off the gas a couple of times to allow Kingston back into the game and fi nish quite Almost immediately from the restart strongly, although we had our chances too Kingston managed to equalise when Antun which could have also fi nished off the game Vulic got onto the end of a fl ick from captain as well. I though we just shaded to be honest. Fergal O’Colman. It was comforting that we had a full squad to choose from for the fi rst time this year. It’s As was the order of the day, another scrappy just a case now of try to get a few wins on the goal was soon to follow. Kingston’s Nick trot and be able to push forward.” One of Oakleigh’s goal scorers Tolios got caught in possession in the middle Esala Masi. BRINGING YOU ALL THE WEEKEND ACTION TO YOUR LOUNGEROOM... THIS WEEK PRESTON LIONS Vs MELBOURNE KNIGHTS STH MELBOURNE Vs MELBOURNE VICTORY WESTERN SUBURBS Vs GREEN GULLY CAVALIERS HEIDELBERG UNITED Vs STH MELBOURNE

Monday 25 June 2007 10 REGULARS Goal! Weekly Gas Bagging, News & Views

Greetings football fans and welcome to DESPERATE MEDIA appears to be paying off so far this year. Victorian soccer legend, another dose of Krncevic’s Krunchlines. Amazing how the media jumped on the The Knights of course, found Eddie Krncevic represented Australia incidents from the other night at Bob Jane themselves literally a kick away from being 35 times and scored 17 goals. HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS? Stadium. It really must have been a pretty relegated to the State League last season, He played professionally in Europe for It was of great interest to hear during the slow news day for one particular Melbourne and it would have been an absolute tragedy Dimano Zagreb (Croatia), MSV Duisberg week that a couple of our most promising daily rag and some of the networks to put so for Victorian football if such a club was to (Germany), Mulhouse (France) youngsters were returning to Australian much emphasise on the behaviour of a few fi nd itself in such a position. and Anderlecht, FC Liege, Aalst and shores to continue their respective football idiots. Under the guidance of Chris Taylor Charleroi in Belgium. careers. Although clubs and offi cials are overlooking matters on the park, and the You may have already heard, but trying their utmost to stamp out the lighting efforts of Stan Bilic and Matt Tomas taking Eddie writes for Cameron Watson has decided to join the of fl ares at local football matches, pro-AFL care of business off the fi eld, the Knights are Goal! Weekly every fortnight. Melbourne Knights from Porto, and Kaz organisations aren’t really helping combating well on the way to be reckoned as a force Patafta will arrive shortly to the Melbourne the situation for the sake of selling a few once again. Tomas is the youngest Chairman Victory fold on loan from Benfi ca. I just can’t extra newspapers at the news-stand. in the VPL, and was of course a promising involved again at club level. His contribution help wondering however, if the decision is We’re all aware of the dangers of goalkeeper in his playing days. has been refreshing in the resurrection of one the wisest move for their long term football fl ares when handled by people for the wrong of Australia’s proudest clubs. education. reasons, and whilst I don’t condone it, it’s I can only urge more ex-players Both players are products of the AIS hard not to admit they do add a bit of colour to remain involved as much as possible. and in more recent times have featured in to the spectacle. I suppose that’s half of the The game at this level needs you more than the squad rosters for the Champions League attraction and why it has been so diffi cult to ever before. Whilst the concessus across the campaign’s of their respective Portuguese eradicate from the game. country is that football is booming - and it clubs. With a foot in the door of some of Perhaps some of the other football may well be at International and National Europe’s biggest clubs and the seeds sown codes could do with a fl are or two to liven up level - but without the efforts of many Tomas’ to progress to the pinnacle of what many their boring games. and Bilics’ at the second tier and beyond, the footballers often aspire to, I’m curious to game would be left with a huge gap in the know whether homesickness had anything VPL development of players. Clubs like Preston, to do with their fi nal decisions. It’s been really good to see some of the Knights, South, Georgies and Heidelberg to Furthermore, to pass up an “powerhouses” of the VPL fi nally get their name but a few, have given so much to the opportunity to learn under the guidance of respective houses in order and put in a Socceroos and the game in the past. some of the best professional environments, serious challenge for the Top Six. There’s no reason why the game and as well as preferring to play as a potential I realise we’ve got a long way to go clubs at “grass-roots” cannot grow and reach squad member in a competition that only until the climax of the 2007 season, but still, Youngest Chairman in the further heights, even though they struggle promises 21 rounds on its football calendar, the game and the league needs some of these VPL - Matt Tomas for corporate recognition and mainstream could potentially leave them with a touch of big clubs pushing towards the top end of the media attention. Unless of course a fl are is regret later on down the track. ladder. thrown by some idiot! I realise Patafta is on loan, and Well done to clubs like Preston For those who might struggle to Benfi ca obviously have the option to call Lions and Melbourne Knights for fi nally recall, Tomas actually has a habit of doing Until next time, him back, but is it a case of a year lost? No making serious assaults on the championship. things before his time, and actually debuted doubt, time will tell. I’d especially like to commend the Knights for the Knights in goal as a 16 year old back in on all the restructuring and hard work that the old NSL. Good to see ex-players getting VICTORY HAMMERS MAKESHIFT SOUTH Over 7500 pack Bob Jane for Pre-season Friendly Melbourne Victory have proved their outside the ground, the bumper crowd unable ecstatic to get on the scoresheet. ‘It was a class against South Melbourne on a chilly to be processed by security as quickly as they great experience... Ernie’s a fantastic coach Wednesday night at Bob Jane Stadium, would have wished. Although entertaining, and I know I can learn so much from him... outplaying a depeleted South lineup to the standard of football was average, as a very just being around [Kevin] Muscat and [Archie] record a comprehensive 5-1 result. rusty Melbourne side played all over a South Thompson is amazing, those guys have been With the defending Victorian Premier Melbourne side more concerned with their my idols.’ League champions missing the likes of former upcoming weekend fi xture. Nevertheless, South Melbourne coach John ‘A-Leaguers’ Ricky Diaco and Fernando De there was something not quite tangible in the Anastasiadis was quick to play down the Moraes, the national champions cruised to air which made for a fascinating contest. scoreline: ‘[5-1] doesn’t mean anything. It victory in an entertaining match in front of an Thompson opened the second half in was never about the result. It was about impressive crowd of around 7500. style, scoring a world-class goal in the 52nd building relationships with a great team called The signifi cance of the night – built minute. His brilliant solo run took the ball from Victory... I enjoyed it immensely, they’re up by mainstream media as a clash between the centre line, he dribbled three South players an excellent team given their short span in ‘old soccer’ and ‘new football’ – was not before rounding the keeper and sending the existence. Our boys saw fi rst hand what it’s lost on the fans, who turned out in droves to visiting fans into ecstasy. Seconds later, South like to be professional, and that’s what they witness a friendly match between two sides midfi elder Andy Bourakis was prone on the need to see.’ who may one day be facing off in an expanded ground, apparently knocked down by a fl are His counterpart Ernie Merrick A-League. thrown onto the fi eld. As the referee consulted appeared satisfi ed with the experience, but The match itself was one sided from police before making the decision to continue, was quick to play down the hype regarding the outset, and Victory took the lead as early Bourakis was given the all clear from medical ‘old soccer’ and ‘new football’. ‘People will as the 11th minute; Adrian Caceres showing staff. The 21 year old, playing his fi rst game always talk. I coached some great players in pace to take the ball past two stagnant South following a long injury lay-off, was quick to the N.S.L. twenty years ago, clubs struggled defenders, before calmly slotting the ball past play down the incident post-match. ‘There back then because of the administration, to me Mitchell Langerak. was nothing in it.. it made some contact but there’s no doubt that the old national league Socceroo doubled there was no intent there. No harm done. It had some great clubs. You can talk about South the advantage after thirty-three minutes, a was just a great atmosphere.’ Melbourne, Preston, Knights, Heidelberg. I defl ected cross from Danny Allsopp fell kindly Despite the focus shifting slightly don’t buy into the hype.’ for Thompson, who calmly placed the ball in away from the game as police sought to eject Man of the match Archie Thompson, the back of the net off the inside of the right the handful of supporters who were threatening Victory’s Steve Pantelidis on the eve of his fl ight to Singapore to join the post. to ruin the evening for the overwhelmingly takes on Yusef Yusef in front Asian Cup squad, appeared pleased with the well-behaved crowd, the Victory players of South’s parochial Clarendon evening and his two-goal haul. ‘It was nice Five minutes later, and somewhat against continued to control the tempo of the match. to have a good crowd out there.. each week the run of play, Nathan Caldwell pulled one Allsopp buried the home side in the 60th we’re improving so hopefully we’re peaking back for the hosts, capitalising on some slack minute in somewhat bizarre fashion; his initial Sixteen year old Alex Tabor replaced at the right time when the season starts.’ defending from the Victory to tap in from strike was blocked by Langerak but rebounded Thompson with a quarter of an hour remaining, point-blank range. straight into the striker’s path - Allsopp having scoring a brilliant goal with a glancing header By Addy Wetzler As a pulsating fi rst half of football the presence of mind to loop his refl ex header off a Matthew Theodore free kick. VIS star drew to a close, hundreds of fans remained in line over the helpless keeper. Tabor, who attends Caulfi eld Grammar in Photos: Ben Turner & Therese Duffy Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, was

Issue # 10 Goal! Weekly FOXTELREGULARS CUP 11 Gas Bagging,ROUND News 16 & Views Katsa’s Korner With George Katsamboukas potential gate and canteen takings against hacks like me, in the Provisional 5-15 Reserve Leagues. Katsa’s Scoreboard Sponsored by W N SETTING STANDARDS Field & J Walker A warm welcome to Ernie Merrick, who has now joined the world of Journalism. Only the FLARE DINKUM! ROLLER DOOR HOWZAT! best will do for Ernie, he now has a column A Red Ticket to the aspiring flame throwers This week will certainly see a flurry of Another wicket tumbled during the in the Herald-Sun. and Kick Boxers who made their mark at player transfers, with the “Roller Door” week. Springvale White Eagles and Leon Another one of his fellow Herald- the South Melbourne Vs Melbourne Victory being closed shut on June 29th. Players who Gardikiotis are no longer an item after the Sun columnists is former South Melbourne friendly last week. The Media certainly are being targeted by Clubs will certainly be later resigned during the week. championship coach and Australia U17 and latched on to these minor scuffles the next saying that “Australia is a Great Country”, The Scorer has awoken from his stirred sleep U20 Coach, Ange Postecoglou, who will be morning, and they once again used this as as Clubs desperate to gain their services will and the number 5 has come out of the Cob making the long trek to FFV HQ in sunny ammunition, in painting the local game of be splashing the cash! Webs. Darebin, in his new role as Elite Development football as being one filled with violence. The winners will be the prestige Consultant. His role is to develop programs The coffee sipping journalists had automobile dealerships, name brand clothing REFORM which will assist with the identification, and another field day, at soccer’s expense. To outlets, and Melbourne’s nightclubs, as that’s Over to Darebin we go. The FFV thanked development of elite junior players. Victoria those that enjoy creating violent scenes at where the $$$ earned by these players will the “Football Family” during the week for was, back in the days, a powerhouse in soccer matches, perhaps they can ply their be reinvested. their patience regarding the announcement Junior National Championships, but has of trade at local kickboxing tournaments, of the Zone representatives and Standing late, lagged behind the other states. instead of doing so at soccer games! The Until next week. committees, as per the new constitutional Ange, let me give you a tip before benefits are certainly greater; they may even reforms you start your in depth planning: get a trophy for their efforts. This is Katsa – Just as you’ve known him. They announced that Thursday was Knock on Mark Rendell’s door, and ask the big day where the “Chosen Ones” would him to restore the Junior Super League to be announced. Thursday came and went, and a single, all region competition as it was 4 not a whimper or a roar from FFV, however, years ago. The best Junior Players, if they are as the sun shone on Friday, the “Chosen to develop correctly, need to be all playing in Ones” were announced. Thankfully, the FFV one single competition, where all the “elite” does not operate under penalty clauses for players will be playing against one another, lateness as Connex does! rather than the current system of 2 Super Leagues. FIXTURE FIX Mark, I understand that you may A big yellow ticket to whoever scheduled share the same concern as the FFV CEO of the Kingston City Vs Oakleigh Cannons four years did, in that many Mums and Dads and Heidelberg United Vs South Melbourne may be concerned that their little Johnny games to be played at the same day and will no longer be a Super League Player, time. however, some times you have to be cruel There would have been plenty of punters who to be kind, as it’s better that the core of the would have wanted to see both matches, the “Football Family”, the many knowledgeable losers are not only the punters, but Heidelberg Mums and Dads, face reality that the limit and Kingston, who will certainly lose out on of little Johnny’s soccer potential, is playing BOO’S WORLD A satirical look at the World of Football according to Mark Boric

What an interesting aftermath to the following morning. The guy reporting the disrepute. Which brings us to a major missed any incidents would damage any SMFC A South Melbourne v Melbourne Victory news was copping more flack than the idiot point, that being that the most disturbing League bid. Victory would prefer to be the last week. It had it all. Media spin, finger who threw the flare! incident on the night was a South Melbourne only A League club in Melbourne no doubt, pointing, storms in teacups and most of Unlike some media outlets, I thought the player being hit by a flare thrown onto the so this theory gained plenty of support. The all people missing the point left, right and SEN coverage was issue driven, not agenda pitch by a Melbourne Victory supporter. incident was orchestrated by the Melbourne centre. driven. If people after the game hadn’t Now what would have happened had a Victory/ the FFA/Melbourne Storm!/Preston Tony Schibeci copped the ire of some flooded their talkback segments, the issue Victory player been struck with a flare from Lions fans/Melbourne Knights fans. There callers when filling in for Kevin Bartlett would probably not have taken off as it did. the South Melbourne support? No doubt some was also talk of a second flare thrower from on Hungry For Sport on Thursday. They Once it did it was on for young and old. elements of the anti-ethnic brigade would a grassy knoll behind the goal. felt he was running an anti-soccer agenda. Let’s start with the old. “Old Soccer” as have been calling for the reintroduction of The result of all of this? Friendlies against Which would be suprising as he cut his some like to call it. There were many callers the death penalty, for both the flare thrower local clubs possibly off the agenda for the teeth in commentary calling NSL games on saying that South Melbourne should never and the South Melbourne FC. Victory. Also a pretty idle FFV threat to dock community radio. be admitted into the A League and that ethnic As always the conspiracy theories emerged. competition points if indiscretions continue. As this was often done at his clubs were always bringing the game into Victory agreed to play the fixture knowing Plenty of negative media for the code once own expense, which he pointed out during again. the show, he had a right to be aggrieved. The FFV appointing Ange Postecoglu Interesting story on the wikipedia page as an Elite Consultant gained some media about him. It says: “In the mid-1990s while attention but no one seems to have asked commentating an NSL soccer game, he Craig Foster for a quite on what he thought promised during a late stage of the season of this. that he would tattoo a South Melbourne FC It would be great if Yusef Yusef was to logo on his buttocks if the team made the be signed by Colo Colo if only because it finals. would sound like someone was stuttering. A man of his word, it came down to Even Wagga Wagga could do. the final match of the home and away season Springvale White Eagles are up to their a few matches later when South Melbourne third coach of the season. I’m not sure there FC needed a victory to qualify for the finals. is a boss in the world today who could stop The team won, forcing Schibeci to receive them getting relegated at this point. Like the the tattoo (now a lifelong reminder of his Titanic and Monica Lewinsky before them, bet).” Considering all that, having a go at the they are going down. bloke for being anti-football was ridiculous. If you liked that bit of blue work, you Simply put, if no one threw a flare which hit will enjoy next week’s column when I look a player, then talk-back callers wouldn’t have back at 1950’s comic Tommy Trinder and aired their views all night and he wouldn’t his involvment in Victorian football. If you have had to be dealing with the aftermath the Memo to “New Football” fans: At least learn how to throw properly! didn’t, well, that’s awkward.

Monday 25 June 2007 12 FOXTEL CUP Goal! Weekly ROUND 16

SUNSHINE GEORGIES GEORGIES HAVE A 4 - 1 ESSENDON ROYAL GOOD TIME ROYALS

By Lachlan Taylor Survival chances fi nally begin to improve Photos by Daniel Flis

Sunshine Georgies have revived their volleying home after another good run and survival hopes with an impressive 4-1 cross by Goran Talevski. victory over the Essendon Royals at the Sunshine could have added another this afternoon. goal in the closing minutes, the whistle not Goals from Anthony Magnacca, coming soon enough for a Royals side who Alfonso Opazo, Michael Esposito and Dusko were thoroughly outplayed. Delic gave the Georgies a commanding Sunshine coach John Markovski was thrilled victory, with a Michael Catalano penalty the with his team’s performance, and optimistic only blemish on the score line. for the rest of the season. The Georgies burst out of the blocks “It was a long time waiting, but I and had the lead after just three minutes, knew the day would come where we would when Magnacca latched on to Goran Talevski get three or four goals. (The guys) worked through ball and easily slotted the ball past really hard and at the end of the day it’s the Royals keeper Mark Sutalo. three points that count.” Essendon had several good chances “It’s a confi dence thing; we haven’t to equalise soon after, the best coming when had results go our way. We’ve had tight Frank Lagana beat his man and shot from 30 games and been unlucky on occasions but metres out, only to see his low shot slide just you make your own luck when you’re out past the post. there by putting pressure on the other team The Georgie’s were soon back on and it worked well for us.” top however, and it seemed only a matter of time before they had a second goal. They missed a glorious chance in Man of the Match: the 34th minute, when Talevski was released G. Talevski down the right hand side, and found Alfonso (Sunshine) Opazo alone at the back post. However from Below: Sunshine’s Anthony Magnacca looks like he’s going to come off just metres out, Opazo managed to shoot second best on this occassion. wide. Sunshine: M. John, B. Gilmour (N. Kalmar Sunshine started the second half 76’), C. Azzopardi, A. Opazo, S. Zilic, just as they had the fi rst – with a goal. Within M. Esposito (J. Markovski 59’), D. Delic, G. seconds of the restart, Michael Esposito Talevski, A. Magnacca, M. Cini, R. Napoli found Opazo in space in front of goal, Opazo making no mistake this time. Scorers: A. Magnacca 3’, A. Opazo 46’, M. Then in the 50th minute, the Esposito 50’, D. Delic 86’ Georgie’s made it 3-0, Esposito hammering home a goal at the back post after a good Yellow Cards: M. Cini 56’ cross from Magnacca found him unmarked Red Cards: none at the back post. The Georgie’s continued to attack Essendon: M. Sutalo, C. Anthopoulos, V. hoping to extend their lead even further, but Pititto, H. Vrbovak, N. Schwal, J. Youseff it was Essendon who were able to get a goal (R. Catalano 66’), L. Catalano (M. Dimech back against the run of play. 55’), F. Catalano, M. Catalano, F. Lagana, Frank Lagana received the ball F. Alghazaly (F. Tijani 45’) inside the box and was crudely brought down as he tried to turn on goal. Michael Catalano Scorers: M. Catalano 65’ made no mistake with the resulting penalty, giving Georgie’s keeper Martin John no Yellow Cards: F. Lagana 11’, L. Catalano chance. 45’, H. Vrbovak 75’ However any thoughts of a Red Cards: none comeback were snuffed out when Dusko Delic scored a fourth for the Georgie’s, Crowd: 300

Sunshine coach John Markovski shows his Action from the Georgies 4-1 defeat of the not afraid to put the boot in when required. Royals at Chaplin Reserve yesterday.

Issue # 10 14 FOXTEL CUP Goal! Weekly Goal! Weekly FOXTEL CUP 15 Round 16 Round 16

PRESTON HEIDELBERG LIONS LIONS ROAR TO UNITED BERGERS TROUNCE 2 - 0 3 - 0 MELBOURNE SOUTH KNIGHTS TOP OF THE TABLE MELBOURNE SOUTH IN DERBY

By Simon McCuskey Preston claws top spot off Gully again By George Kouroumalis Photos by Steve Starek Photos by John Punshon Forgettable week for Blue & White Army

Over 3,000 people were on hand at B.T ings for Knight’s goalkeeper Adrian Cagalj The Knights continued to create a steal points away from the Lion’s fortress Connor Reserve to witness the Preston to hold. However, the awkward bounce string of chances throughout the second half. this season, whilst the Knights host Kingston Heidelberg United have turned on a per- the South defence, forcing and unsighted strolled into the area, smacking a shot onto Man of the Match: Lions reclaim top spot on the Foxtel Cup forced Cagalj to spill the ball, only to see it Ivan Franjic and Mate Dugandzic found in a match it must win to keep in touch with formance to remember to trounce arch Langerak to make a save to save his side. the target but into the amrs of the stationary Jim Drossos rivals South Melbourne 3-0 at Olympic ladder with a 2-0 victory over the Mel- land to Johnny Sapasovski on the goal line side netting twice, whilst Joe Spiteri, who Foxtel Cup top four. However from the resultant save, the ball keeper.The Bergers were fi nally rewarded in (Heidelberg Utd) bourne Knights, courtesy of goals to Blaze who tapped the ball into the back of the net. was closely marked by Lion Steven Pace all Village on Sunday. fell to the unmarked Drossos, who slammed the 69th minute, when Vlahos found some The home side lined up with experienced the rebound into the empty net, sending the space on the right hand fl ank and after a Georgioski and Johnny Sapasovski. Although two goals down, the afternoon, fi red a shot across the face of goal Man of the Match: Crowd: 3400 This fi xture had all the ingredients Knights began to control play in the later after latching onto a long ball from Cameron side with keeper Pasi Schwalger in goals, small Heidelberg contingent into absolute quick burst down that same fl ank, decided to to warrant its match of the round status. stages of the fi rst half. Anthony Pelikan Watson. Savas Ozdemir was put to the test Steven Pace while Robert Liparoti, Daniel Jones, Erhan delirium. launch the ball into the area. Heidelberg United: Pasi Schwalger, Daniel Jones, s) Karahan and Tony Oularis were trusted with The home side were doing as they pleased Once in there the ball found the unmarked Tony Oularis (84’ Theo Papoutsis), Robert Liparoti, Preston, undefeated since round two and the was presented with three opportunities to in the fi nal minutes for the Lions, instinc- (Preston Lion Jim Drossos, Luka Glavas (75’ Sebastian Petrovich), second highest scoring team in the Foxtel score for the Knights, but could not convert tively using his feet to deny Kiratzoglou the defensive duties. George Goutzoulis, and should of made it 3-0 only minutes later, Drossos who hit the volley past the keeper Nick Marinos (84’ Robert Dolevski), Andy Vlahos, Cup, in battle against a Melbourne Knights on all occasions. Pelikan’s fi rst attempt on for the Knights. Lions duo Zoran Petrevski Andy Vlahos, Jim Drossos, Nick Sabiljak when Andy Vlahos smashed a volley from and once again sending the home fans into George Goutzoulis, Nikola Sabiljak, Erhan Karahan outfi t that had won fi ve out of its last seven goal ten yards out was forced out for a cor- and Nick Lazarevski could have sealed the Lions: S.Ozdemir, J.Munoz and Luka Glavas formed an experienced and just outside the area into the arms of Langer- celebration mode, while South fans looking dangerous midfi eld combination, who all ak, who was the busiest man on the ground. for the nearest exit knowing that their side Yellow cards: George Goutzoulis 27’. games and conceded the least amount of ner by Lion’s goalkeeper Savas Ozdemir game for the Lions in the dying stages with (M.Miskas 78’), L.Anastasiou, Scorers:Marinos 4’, Drossos 6’, 69’. goals in the competition to date. and his second strike was charged down by a chance to combine fi nishing a play though I.Erdogan, M.Gasparis, needed to push up and assist Nick Marinos South didn’t get into any sort of rhythm until had just been belted by the eternal rival. The fresh sausages and cevapci goalscorer, come temporary defender Blaze the Knights midfi eld, but it was to no avail up front. the 20th minute, when an inventive cross by South must try and re-group ahead of the South Melbourne: Mitch Langerak, Sam DeVito (77’ were barely cooking on the outer gas burn- Georgioski. Pelikan’s third and best chance as the fi nal whistle sounded and the Lions J.Sapazovski (N.Lazarevski 65’), South Melbourne however went down a Yusef found Caldwell unmarked in the area. Friday night home clash against Richmond, Frank Drakopoulos), Trent Waterson, Adam Van Dom- T.Sterjovski, Z.Petrevski, S.Pace, different route and lined up in a very ex- Caldwell, to the disbelief of the large travel- while Heidelberg face a tricky game also on mele, Nathan Caldwell, Bill Natsioulas (64’ Fernando ers at B.T Connor reserve when Blaze Geor- came on the stroke of half time, where he extended their unbeaten streak to fourteen De Moraes), Ricky Diaco, Ramazan, Tansel Baser, gioski opened Preston’s account thirty sec- successfully beat Ozdemir, but clipped his games. B.Georgiovski (I.Arsovski 75’). perimental fashion, with youngster Mitch ing contingent, hit a weak header just over Friday night away to the Essendon Royals at Yusef Yusef, Jose Vasquez (53’ Andrew Bourakis). onds after kick off. Jonathon Munoz crossed shot over bar. There may have been a hint Although Chris Taylor was unavail- Langerak retaining his spot in goals. the bar and away for a goalkick. the Veneto Club. Yellow cards:Sam DeVito 14’ Scorers: None a ball on the right hand side which found of offside but nevertheless, it was a wasted able for comment, Preston coach Goran Lo- Scorers: Giorgioski 1’, Sapazovski The defense was completely new, with Adam The fi nal signifi cant chance of the half fell Lions captain Pece Siveski on edge of the chance to give the Knights a lifeline into the zanovski was delighted with his team’s abil- Van Dommele, Sam DeVito and Ramazan once again to Heidelberg, when Marinos box. Although Siveski’s subsequent shot half time break. ity to conserve the lead it held throughout 20’. forming the back trio. slammed a low shot past Langerak, after he was charged down by the Knight’s defence, The Knights continued their late the game. “I said to the boys at half time, Jose Vasquez, Tansel Baser, Bill Natsioulas, had burst into open space as well as passing the ball defl ected and spilt to an unmarked momentum from the fi rst half into the sec- being two-nil up is a dangerous lead to hold. Knights: A.Cagalj, S.Iosifi dis Yusef Yusef and Trent Waterson made up the Sam DeVito, who was having an extremely Georgioski on the goal line, who slotted his ond, but could not fi nd an avenue into the It can make teams become complacent, how- (I.Franjic 46’), T.Milardovic, core of the midfi eld, while Ricky Diaco and tough time in his efforts to contain the Berg- ninth goal of the season with ease. back of the Preston net. Knight’s coach ever I was delighted with our work ethic and S.Piorkowski (M.Dugandzic 46’), Nathan Caldwell were paired up front and ers attack. Preston doubled their lead twenty Chris Taylor’s double half time substitu- ability to restrict, nor invite the opposition expected to cause problems for the Heidel- The second half began in the same manner as minutes later scoring in similar circumstanc- tion of Knight’s pair Mate Dugandzic and back into game. We aim to make our home M.Grbesa, J.Spiteri, H.Matkovic berg defense. to which the fi rst concluded, with the Berg- es. Blaze Georgioski, causing havoc in mid- Alex Kiratzoglou nearly paid immediate ground a fortress and capitalise on collecting (A.Kiratzoglou 55’), D.Visevic, Heidelberg, who had come into the game as ers running rampant up front. fi eld, delivered a superb ball for Zoran Pet- dividends. Alex Kiratzoglou headed home a points here.” C.Watson, N.Antic, A.Pelikan. underdogs, burst out of the blocks almost On this occasion, Marinos found himself in revski to fi nish upon goal. Petrevski’s low Dugandzic cross from six yards but sent his Preston’s next game is away against immediately venturing forward from kickoff space wide on the left hand side and as if strike on goal should have been easy pick- fl ick straight to the hands of Ozdemir. Fawkner. The Blues are the only team to when a well-worked move culminated with they weren’t there, he passed Ramazan and Andy Vlahos striking a ball well wide of the DeVito to fi nally slam a shot into the upright target. and away for a goalkick. It was only two minutes later however when In the 52nd minute, Karahan was played into South were punished for some inept defend- open and empty space after a lovely ball by ing, after a seemingly innocuous ball by Dan- Vlahos and uncertainty in the South defence iel Jones slipped past two stagnant defenders saw the defender glide past everyone. and into the path of Nick Marinos, who from Luckily for the on watching South de- only a few metres out slammed the gift past fence, he slipped his ball past the advancing Langerak to give his side the early lead. Langerak and past the outside of the upright If conceding one soft early goal wasn’t for a goalkick. enough for South, they only had to wait Heidelberg continued to push for the sealer Nick Marinos about to pull the triiger for Heidelberg’s fi srt goal. two more minutes to repeat the effort, when and were once again thwarted by Langerak a low driving cross was poorly handled by in the 60th minute, when Marinos once again South players are Ramazan Tavsancioglu (left) & Sam De Vito.

Blaze Geogiovski gets the show on the road for the Lions The pack of Lions congratulate captain Sapazovski’s effort. with a fi rst minute opener.

Try as he might but Knights Anthony Pelikan can’t fi nd a way Preston’s Johnny Sapazovski doubles the lead in Against the odds ... Ricky Diaco battles against Jim Drossos celebrates his goal with through a well marshalled defensive line. front of the Lions Den admirers. player. George Goutzioulis, Jim Drossos & Erhan Karahan. team mates and coach George Katsakis. Issue # 10 Monday 25 June 2007 Goal! Weekly STATE & PROVISIONAL LEAGUES 17 ROUND ELEVEN

Seniors NORTH WEST 2 Reserves Seniors SOUTH EAST 2 Reserves ROUND 12 FIXTURES

Maribyrnong Greens 4 (A Sehic, S Markovski 2, I Pelja) Maribyrnong Greens 2 Thomastown Devils 2, Pascoe Heatherton Utd 1 (H Ikanovic) Waverley Wanderers 2 (A Heatherton Utd 2 Waverley Wanderers 1, Templestowe Thomastown Devils 2 (V Cuteri, R Cutajar) (HT: 4-1), All matches to be played on Saturday 30th Vale 1 Altona East Phoenix 0, Sunbury Utd 3 Lalor Utd 2, Gungordu 2) (HT: 0-0), Templestowe Eagles 2 (N Alexo- Eagles 1 FC Clifton Hill 0, Stonnington City 3 Northcote Pascoe Vale 0 Altona East Phoenix 1 (F Pedrotti) (HT: 0- Werribee City 1 Keilor Park 2, Williamstown 0 Altona City poulos, MP Forte) FC Clifton Hill 0 (HT: 0-0), Stonnington City 2, Knox City 1 Doncaster Rovers 0, South Spring- June with 3pm KO unless otherwise stated. 1), Sunbury Utd 3 (M Brown, S Markovski, D Vasic) Lalor 2, Yarraville Glory 0 Moreland City 4 City 0 Northcote City 0 (HT: 0-0), Knox City 0 Doncaster vale 0 Diamond Valley Utd 2 Utd 2 (G Risteski, T Andreevski) (HT: 1-0), Werribee City Rovers 1 (G McAleer) (HT: 0-0), South Springvale 2 (I State NW 2 3 (M Collins 2, V Ierardo) Keilor Park 3 (S Mussel, G Diniotis 2) Diamond Valley Utd 1 (V Muratbegovic) (HT: Moreland City v Altona City Mussel 2) (HT: 2-2), Williamstown 1 (T Neceski) Altona 1-0) Campbell Reserve City 3 (Y Hailemelekot 2, S Ticehurst) (HT: 1-1), Yarraville Williamstown v Keilor Park Glory 0 Moreland City 2 (S Sacco, P Bossio) (HT: 0-1) JT Gray Reserve P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Chelsea 9 6 3 0 17 4 21 Werribee City v Lalor Utd Thomastown Devils 11 8 3 0 21 8 27 Diamond Valley Utd 11 7 2 2 23 9 23 Galvin Park Reserve Keilor Park 11 6 5 0 17 8 23 Northcote City 11 6 3 2 20 14 21 Moreland City 11 6 4 1 22 8 22 FC Clifton Hill 11 6 3 2 22 14 21 Pascoe Vale 11 6 4 1 14 5 22 Doncaster Rovers 10 6 2 2 32 12 20 Sunbury Utd v Altona East Phoenix Keilor Park 11 7 1 3 21 15 22 Doncaster Rovers 10 6 2 2 14 5 20 Langama Park Werribee City 10 4 6 0 16 11 18 Knox City 11 6 2 3 15 10 20 Altona City 11 5 4 2 14 7 19 Knox City 11 5 4 2 14 8 19 Pascoe Vale v Thomastown Devils Maribyrnong Greens 11 5 2 4 22 21 17 FC Clifton Hill 11 6 1 4 16 9 19 Maribyrnong Greens 11 5 2 4 20 16 17 Waverley Wanderers 11 5 4 2 13 8 19 Hosken Reserve Williamstown 11 5 1 5 14 13 16 Waverley Wanderers 11 5 1 5 18 19 16 Pascoe Vale 11 4 3 4 12 12 15 South Springvale 11 4 6 1 18 13 18 Yarraville Glory v Maribyrnong Greens Altona East Phoenix 11 3 5 3 10 6 14 Diamond Valley Utd 11 4 3 4 15 13 15 Werribee City 11 4 2 5 14 16 14 Northcote City 11 4 3 4 13 15 15 McIvor Reserve Moreland City 10 3 4 3 12 13 13 Stonnington City 11 3 3 5 16 24 12 Sunbury Utd 11 3 4 4 14 15 13 Chelsea 9 3 1 5 12 11 10 Sunbury Utd 11 3 4 4 17 19 13 North Caulfield 10 3 3 4 7 15 12 Altona East Phoenix 11 3 2 6 8 14 11 North Caulfield 10 1 5 4 7 11 8 State SE 2 Altona City 11 3 3 5 15 19 12 Heatherton Utd 11 3 1 7 11 19 10 Williamstown 11 3 1 7 8 14 10 Stonnington City 11 1 4 6 10 22 7 Diamond Valley Utd v Doncaster Rovers Yarraville Glory 11 3 3 5 12 19 12 Templestowe Eagles 11 3 0 8 15 27 9 Lalor Utd 11 2 2 7 10 21 8 Templestowe Eagles 11 2 1 8 11 26 7 Partington Flats Thomastown Devils 11 3 2 6 16 19 11 South Springvale 11 2 0 9 9 25 6 Lalor Utd 11 1 1 9 12 24 4 Yarraville Glory 11 1 2 8 12 30 5 Heatherton Utd 11 1 3 7 9 24 6 Chelsea v Northcote City HD Thomas Reserve Stonnington City v FC Clifton Hill Seniors NORTH WEST 3 Reserves Seniors SOUTH EAST 3 Reserves Kooyong Reserve No. 3 Templestowe Eagles v Waverley Wanderers Banyule City 1 (P Tsangas) Westvale 1 (M Sfetcopoulos) Banyule City 0 Westvale 1, Corio 2 Avondale Heights 1, Sandringham City 1 (M Cook) Endeavour Utd 4 (M Sandringham City 4 Endeavour Utd 1, Fitzroy City 4 Wilson Reserve (HT: 1-0), Corio 2 (M Jablonski, S Jovanovic) Avondale Geelong 1 Red Devils 2, Lalor 2 Plenty Valley Kirmaci 2, D Ithier, Own Goal) (HT: 1-2), Fitzroy City 2 Eastern Lions 1, Frankston Strikers 1 Nunawading City Heights 2 (A Cristiano, J D’Alessi) (HT: 2-0), Geelong Lions 2, Sydenham Park 3 Geelong Rangers 0, Cairnlea (I Filipovic, S Peutherer) Eastern Lions 4 (N Bouios, A 3, Springvale City 0 Doveton 4, Southern Suburbs 1 Ber- South Springvale v Heatherton Utd 2 (N Bosevski 2) Ballarat Red Devils 0 (HT: 1-0), Lalor 0 0 Doughty 2, AJ Hughes) (HT: 2-2), Frankston Strikers 1 wick City 0, Morwell Pegasus 1 Mooroolbark 1 Warner Reserve 4 (P Nalpantidis, D Christou 2, D Alevizos) Plenty Val- (SA O’Donnell) Nunawading City 0 (HT: 1-0), Springvale North Caulfield v Knox City ley Lions 1 (D Petkovski) (HT: 1-0), Sydenham Park 1 City 3 (E Klancevic, J Pekmezovic 2) Doveton 0 (HT: 1- The Grange Reserve Sunday 1st July KO 3pm (S Stojanovski) Geelong Rangers 3 (S Perinac, T Hardy 0), Southern Suburbs 2 (R Nicovski, H Solomon) Berwick 2) (HT: 0-0), Cairnlea 0 La Trobe University 1 (D Mitric) City 1 (M Nitz) (HT: 1-1), Morwell Pegasus 3 (F Albanese State NW 3 2, CT Bell) Mooroolbark 1 (B Roper) (HT: 1-0 (HT: 0-1) La Trobe University v Geelong Rangers

P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Latrobe Uni Lower Playing Fld P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Sandringham City 11 7 2 2 27 10 23 Sydenham Park v Plenty Valley Lions Cairnlea 11 7 2 2 25 9 23 Lalor 11 8 2 1 30 10 26 Endeavour Utd 11 8 0 3 22 8 24 La Trobe University 11 6 3 2 16 7 21 Nunawading City 11 6 3 2 22 9 21 Keilor Lodge Reserve Banyule City 11 6 2 3 18 13 20 Eastern Lions 11 8 0 3 19 11 24 Mooroolbark 11 5 5 1 14 9 20 Lalor v Ballarat Red Devils La Trobe University 11 6 1 4 21 13 19 Ballarat Red Devils 11 6 1 4 19 16 19 Frankston Strikers 11 7 1 3 29 14 22 Westvale 11 6 1 4 16 14 19 Morwell Pegasus 11 5 3 3 17 13 18 To Be Confirmed Geelong Rangers 11 6 1 4 22 19 19 Springvale City 11 6 0 5 23 22 18 Fitzroy City 11 4 4 3 16 17 16 Geelong v Avondale Heights Ballarat Red Devils 11 6 1 4 19 18 19 Cairnlea 11 6 1 4 15 14 19 Doveton 11 6 0 5 16 18 18 Geelong 11 6 1 4 15 14 19 Berwick City 11 4 3 4 16 11 15 Stead Park Reserve Westvale 11 5 3 3 14 10 18 Mooroolbark 11 5 1 5 12 16 16 Southern Suburbs 11 4 3 4 9 11 15 Corio v Westvale Geelong 11 5 2 4 13 9 17 Sydenham Park 11 5 3 3 17 12 18 Sandringham City 11 5 0 6 16 18 15 Plenty Valley Lions 11 4 3 4 18 19 15 Doveton 11 4 2 5 16 14 14 Hume Reserve Lalor 11 4 5 2 18 18 17 Southern Suburbs 11 5 0 6 15 17 15 Frankston Strikers 11 4 1 6 13 26 13 Cairnlea v Banyule City Avondale Heights 11 3 2 6 19 21 11 Avondale Heights 11 3 1 7 12 15 10 Morwell Pegasus 11 5 0 6 16 19 15 Corio 11 2 2 7 16 26 8 Eastern Lions 11 3 3 5 13 17 12 Green Gully Reserve No.4 Sydenham Park 11 3 1 7 12 25 10 Berwick City 11 4 0 7 15 18 12 Endeavour Utd 11 2 4 5 12 15 10 Plenty Valley Lions 11 2 2 7 11 25 8 Geelong Rangers 11 2 2 7 13 25 8 Nunawading City 11 4 0 7 14 20 12 Banyule City 11 2 0 9 6 21 6 Springvale City 11 1 1 9 5 28 4 State SE 3 Corio 11 1 2 8 14 26 5 Fitzroy City 11 2 0 9 14 30 6 Mooroolbark v Berwick City Esther Park Reserve Southern Suburbs v Doveton Seniors PROVI 1 NORTH WEST Reserves Seniors PROVI 1 SOUTH EAST Reserves Keeley Park Springvale City v Nunawading City Hume Utd 1 (I Cilek) Darebin Utd 1 (M PEROS) (HT: 1- Hume Utd 1 Darebin Utd 1, South Yarra 1 Glenroy 0, Mel- Old Melburnians 1 (J Pearce) White Star Dandenong 2 (P Old Melburnians 4 White Star Dandenong 0, Lyndale Utd Ross Reserve 1), South Yarra 1 (B McAleer) Glenroy 0 (HT: 0-0), Mel- bourne City 1 Hoppers Crossing 3, Elwood City North Nedza 2) (HT: 0-0), Lyndale Utd 1 (MC Johnson) Berwick 2 Berwick Kings 2, Croydon City Arrows 0 Monbulk 0, bourne City 1 (H Nunez) Hoppers Crossing 2 (A Joveski, Kings 4 (Z Kecojevic, K Stanisic, L Medic, J Pino) (HT: 1-2), Frankston Strikers v Fitzroy City Sunshine Eagles , West Preston 3 Western Eagles 1, Rowville Eagles 1 Riversdale 3, Noble Park Utd 0 Bran- Ballam Park K Smart) (HT: 0-2), Elwood City 1 (J Oakes) North Sun- Laverton Park 0 Melbourne University Rangers 1 Croydon City Arrows 2 (D Latimer 2) Monbulk 3 (N Van Eg- don Park 1, 3 Warragul Utd 2 shine Eagles 3 (A Isai, D Dodaj) (HT: 0-0), West Preston mond, J Kennedy, BJ Tronconi) (HT: 1-0), Rowville Eagles Eastern Lions v Endeavour Utd 1 (G Vithoulkas) Western Eagles 2 (C Ambesi 2) (HT: 2 (M Voinea, D Pop) Riversdale 1 (T Piszczyk) (HT: 2-1), Gardiners Creek Reserve 0-1), Laverton Park 0 Melbourne University Rangers 1 Noble Park Utd 0 Brandon Park 2 (G Mousaco, Own Goal) Morwell Pegasus v Sandringham City (M Thancanamootoo) (HT: 0-0) (HT: 0-0), Monash University 2 (G Costaras, R Serrano) Ronald Reserve Warragul Utd 1 (S Byers) (HT: 0-0) Provi NW 1 P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Melbourne University Rangers v Western Eagles P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Brandon Park 11 9 2 0 23 9 29 Lyndale Utd 11 8 3 0 26 12 27 Princes Park Oval #2 Laverton Park 11 7 2 2 24 11 23 South Yarra 11 10 0 1 28 5 30 Monash University 11 6 1 4 26 18 19 Warragul Utd 11 6 3 2 19 13 21 West Preston v North Sunshine Eagles South Yarra 11 7 2 2 16 11 23 Melbourne Uni Rangers 11 7 0 4 12 6 21 Monbulk 11 5 3 3 24 12 18 Croydon City Arrows 11 5 4 2 13 6 19 Oulton Reserve North Sunshine Eagles 11 7 1 3 25 12 22 Hume Utd 11 6 1 4 14 13 19 White Star Dandenong 11 5 3 3 19 21 18 Riversdale 11 6 1 4 13 11 19 Elwood City v Hoppers Crossing Hume Utd 11 6 3 2 29 17 21 West Preston 11 5 3 3 13 16 18 Old Melburnians 11 5 2 4 23 20 17 Old Melburnians 11 4 4 3 16 8 16 Elwood Park Glenroy 11 6 2 3 19 10 20 North Sunshine Eagles 10 4 3 3 17 14 15 Croydon City Arrows 11 4 3 4 18 19 15 Berwick Kings 11 4 3 4 13 16 15 Melbourne City v Glenroy Melbourne UniRangers 11 4 4 3 17 9 16 Laverton Park 10 3 4 3 12 12 13 Rowville Eagles 11 4 3 4 17 19 15 Monash University 11 4 2 5 23 11 14 Edwards Reserve Western Eagles 11 4 3 4 15 20 15 Darebin Utd 11 3 4 4 10 11 13 Berwick Kings 11 4 1 6 20 25 13 Rowville Eagles 11 2 6 3 12 12 12 South Yarra v Darebin Utd Hoppers Crossing 11 4 1 6 11 17 13 Glenroy 11 4 1 6 15 17 13 Warragul Utd 11 3 3 5 17 15 12 Noble Park Utd 11 2 5 4 8 10 11 Fawkner Park Elwood City 11 3 3 5 11 14 12 Elwood City 10 3 3 4 10 12 12 Riversdale 11 3 1 7 18 23 10 Monbulk 11 2 5 4 10 15 11 Laverton Park v Hume Utd Melbourne City 11 3 2 6 13 15 11 Hoppers Crossing 11 3 3 5 11 19 12 Noble Park Utd 11 2 4 5 15 24 10 Brandon Park 11 2 4 5 7 15 10 Laverton Park Reserve Darebin Utd 11 1 2 8 5 31 5 Melbourne City 10 3 2 5 10 16 11 Lyndale Utd 11 2 2 7 12 27 8 White Star Dandenong 11 0 2 9 6 37 2 West Preston 11 0 3 8 8 26 3 Western Eagles 11 0 2 9 4 15 2 Provi SE 1 Warragul Utd v Brandon Park Seniors PROVI 2 NORTH WEST Reserves Seniors PROVI 2 SOUTH EAST Reserves Baxter Park (Warragul) Ashburton 2 Mitcham Utd 2, Keysborough 4 Mornington Noble Park Utd v Riversdale Keon Park 0 Whittlesea Utd 2 (S Torun, T Altanham) (HT: Keon Park Whittlesea Utd , Melbourne Tornado 1 North Ashburton 1 (C Prountzos) Mitcham Utd 1 (JA Kennett) 0, Dandenong Sparrows 3 Caulfield Cobras 1, Old Trinity Parkfield Reserve 0-0), Melbourne Tornado 5 (R Blazevic 3, A Smolic 2) City Lions 0, Brimbank 1 Northern Falcons 3, Moreland (HT: 1-1), Keysborough 0 Mornington 3 (J Copley, DJ Waite, DJ Price) (HT: 0-2), Dandenong Sparrows 1 (M Grammarians 2 Seaford Utd 2, Carrum Utd 0 Scotch Old Rowville Eagles v Monbulk North City Lions 1 (D Cannizzaro) (HT: 2-1), Brimbank 0 Utd 2 Brimbank City 1, Collingwood City 5 Bell Park 1, Park Ridge Reserve Northern Falcons 7 (A Scibilia, A Matalone 4, M Monaci, Terzic) Caulfield Cobras 1 (Own Goal) (HT: 0-0), Old Trin- Boys 4, Beaumaris 6 Noble Park 0 Mill Park 2 Uni. of Melbourne 3 Croydon City Arrows v Berwick Kings Own Goal) (HT: 0-0), Moreland Utd 1 (I Youkhana) Brim- ity Grammarians 1 (R Dobson) Seaford Utd 1 (N Allen) bank City 1 (R Jakobsen) (HT: 1-1), Collingwood City 2 (F (HT: 0-1), Carrum Utd 0 Scotch Old Boys 0 (HT: 0-0), Dorset Recreational Reserve Papoutsis, J Constantinou) Bell Park 1 (M Gstalter) (HT: Beaumaris 5 (MG Antonopoulos, J Tasker 2, NL Wood- Lyndale United SC v White Star Dandenong 2-0), Mill Park 1 (H Al Hassany) Uni. of Melbourne 6 (NM gate, H Robertson) Noble Park 3 (N Dragojevic, MA Seis- Lyndale Secondary College Doherty, L Taylor 2, HR Whalan 2, FR Lamari) (HT: 1-3) dedos, B Stojilovic) (HT: 2-2) Monash University v Old Melburnians Monash University Sports Oval

P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Provi NW 2 Whittlesea Utd 11 10 0 1 37 9 30 Northern Falcons 11 8 1 2 19 9 25 Ashburton 11 7 4 0 27 9 25 Scotch Old Boys 11 9 2 0 27 5 29 Uni. of Melbourne v Bell Park Princes Park Oval #1 Melbourne Tornado 11 8 0 3 28 17 24 Brimbank 11 7 1 3 22 16 22 Scotch Old Boys 11 7 2 2 23 7 23 Caulfield Cobras 11 6 4 1 17 10 22 Keon Park 11 7 2 2 22 11 23 Collingwood City 11 6 2 3 24 11 20 Keysborough 11 7 1 3 18 14 22 Keysborough 11 5 4 2 13 7 19 Collingwood City v Brimbank City Kevin Bartlett Reserve Collingwood City 11 6 3 2 18 10 21 Keon Park 10 6 2 2 14 9 20 Mornington 11 5 1 5 23 20 16 Old Trinity Grammarians 11 3 6 2 15 12 15 Moreland Utd v Northern Falcons Moreland Utd 11 6 1 4 20 23 19 Bell Park 11 4 4 3 14 13 16 Caulfield Cobras 11 4 4 3 15 12 16 Ashburton 11 4 3 4 20 18 15 Moomba Park Reserve Brimbank City 11 4 3 4 20 13 15 North City Lions 11 4 3 4 20 10 15 Dandenong Sparrows 11 4 4 3 10 12 16 Mornington 11 5 0 6 15 17 15 Brimbank v North City Lions North City Lions 11 4 2 5 16 20 14 Brimbank City 11 4 3 4 16 15 15 Mitcham Utd 11 4 3 4 18 18 15 Beaumaris 11 3 5 3 17 13 14 Italo-Australian Social Club Bell Park 11 4 2 5 12 16 14 Moreland Utd 11 4 3 4 13 17 15 Beaumaris 11 4 1 6 16 18 13 Mitcham Utd 11 2 4 5 12 19 10 Melbourne Tornado v Whittlesea Utd Northern Falcons 11 3 3 5 19 15 12 Melbourne Tornado 11 3 4 4 19 20 13 Seaford Utd 11 3 4 4 16 19 13 Carrum Utd 11 1 7 3 14 23 10 Newmarket Reserve Brimbank 11 2 1 8 8 35 7 Whittlesea Utd 10 3 2 5 14 22 11 Noble Park 11 3 0 8 21 34 9 Noble Park 11 2 4 5 11 23 10 Mill Park v Keon Park Uni. of Melbourne 11 1 2 8 12 22 5 Uni. of Melbourne 11 2 2 7 9 17 8 Carrum Utd 11 2 3 6 10 26 9 Seaford Utd 11 2 3 6 22 26 9 To Be Confirmed Mill Park 11 0 3 8 12 33 3 Mill Park 11 0 1 10 13 38 1 Old Trinity Grammarians 11 2 1 8 12 20 7 Dandenong Sparrows 11 2 2 7 13 23 8 Provi SE 2 Seniors PROVI 3 NORTH WEST Reserves Seniors PROVI 3 SOUTH EAST Reserves Noble Park v Scotch Old Boys Norman Luth Reserve : Eltham North Bye , Old Camberwell Grammar 4 Eltham North Bye , Old Camberwell Grammar 3 Ring- Melton 2 (S Agius, S Mamo) Epping City 4 (G Trajanoski Melton 2 Epping City 1, Reservoir Utd 1 Dallas Eagles Carrum Utd v Seaford Utd (P Spyropoulos, J Bush, A Sprekos, G Valenzuela) wood City 1, Bundoora Utd 1 Brighton 1, Dandenong 2, B Cowman, T Beer) (HT: 1-3), Reservoir Utd 1 5, Ascot Vale 1 Meadow Park 1, Youth Utd 1 Essendon Italo-Australian Club (S Patti) Dallas Eagles 6 (S Balta 2, F Ozturk 3, E Ringwood City 2 (K Stewart, MW Demmert) (HT: 2-0), Warriors 0 Boroondara Lions 1, Old Brighton Grammari- Utd 2, Northern Utd 1 Hallam 0, Brunswick Zebras 2 Wat- Caulfield Cobras v Old Trinity Grammarians Durnaoglu) (HT: 0-1), Ascot Vale 3 (A Santos, R Ramos Bundoora Utd 2 (C Simjanovski, M Azzato) Brighton 5 ans 3 Dandenong City 3, Endeavour Hills 1 Old Carey 0 sonia Heights 2 Victory Park 2) Meadow Park 1 (J McAndrew) (HT: 0-1), Youth Utd 2 (A Calder, LW Cafun, P McCaig 3) (HT: 1-1), Dandenong (Y Celik, Y Battal) Essendon Utd 0 (HT: 0-0), Northern Warriors 0 Boroondara Lions 3 (S Adrichem, P Pipertzis, Dandenong Sparrows v Mornington Utd 1 (I Azzam) Hallam 4 (S Santos, P De Melo 2, K S Pipertzis) (HT: 0-2), Old Brighton Grammarians 4 (C Fotheringham Reserve Zielinski, D Hall, G Varsamis, M Cameron) Dandenong Florindo) (HT: 1-2), Brunswick Zebras 1 (M Kueter-Luks) Keysborough v Mitcham Utd City 0 (HT: 3-0), Endeavour Hills 1 (T Kleynhans) Old Watsonia Heights 3 (M Tavolaro, SJ Rose, A Tavolaro) Coomoora Reserve Carey 4 (R Stanner, L Minopoulos 3) (HT: 1-4) (HT: 0-0) Beaumaris v Ashburton P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT P W D L F A PT Beaumaris Reserve Dallas Eagles 11 8 2 1 24 9 26 WWatsonia Heights 11 6 4 1 20 9 22 Old Brighton Grammarians 10 9 0 1 34 9 27 Dandenong Warriors 10 8 0 2 28 11 24 Essendon Utd 11 8 1 2 28 11 25 Youth Utd 11 6 2 3 20 15 20 Old Camberwell Grammar 10 8 2 0 33 8 26 Old Camberwell Grammar 10 7 2 1 25 13 23 Provi NW 3 Melton 11 7 3 1 25 11 24 Dallas Eagles 11 5 3 3 20 10 18 Boroondara Lions 10 6 3 1 19 7 21 Old Carey 10 6 2 2 25 10 20 Watsonia Heights v Hallam Epping City 11 7 1 3 36 16 22 Melton 11 4 5 2 18 15 17 Old Carey 10 6 2 2 36 10 20 Brighton 10 5 2 3 16 10 17 Gabonia Reserve Youth Utd 11 6 4 1 27 11 22 Reservoir Utd 11 4 5 2 16 16 17 Dandenong City 10 5 0 5 22 19 15 Endeavour Hills 10 5 2 3 12 12 17 Northern Utd v Essendon Utd Watsonia Heights 11 5 3 3 20 14 18 Ascot Vale 11 3 7 1 13 10 16 Eltham North 10 4 1 5 11 17 13 Boroondara Lions 10 4 1 5 13 11 13 Anderson Reserve Ascot Vale 11 4 0 7 20 23 12 Essendon Utd 11 4 3 4 11 12 15 Endeavour Hills 10 3 2 5 18 26 11 Old Brighton Grammarians 10 4 1 5 18 19 13 Youth Utd v Meadow Park Northern Utd 11 3 1 7 20 33 10 Brunswick Zebras 11 3 4 4 19 21 13 Brighton 10 3 0 7 13 18 9 Bundoora Utd 10 3 2 5 14 19 11 Seth Raistrick Reserve Reservoir Utd 11 3 0 8 14 33 9 Meadow Park 11 2 6 3 9 13 12 Ringwood City 10 2 2 6 9 33 8 Ringwood City 10 2 4 4 12 15 10 Ascot Vale v Dallas Eagles Meadow Park 11 2 2 7 17 25 8 Epping City 11 2 4 5 10 13 10 Dandenong Warriors 10 1 2 7 9 20 5 Eltham North 10 1 2 7 7 22 5 Fairbairn Park Hallam 11 2 2 7 19 37 5 Northern Utd 11 1 4 6 8 19 7 Bundoora Utd 10 0 2 8 12 49 2 Dandenong City 10 0 2 8 7 35 2 Reservoir Utd v Epping City Brunswick Zebras 11 1 1 9 11 38 4 Hallam 11 1 3 7 10 21 3 Cotchin Reserve Brunswick Zebras v Melton Sumner Park

Provi SE 3 Old Camberwell Grammar v Bye Eltham North v Old Carey Cedar Avenue (off Wattletree Road) Endeavour Hills v Dandenong City Power Reserve Old Brighton Grammarians v Boroondara Lions Dendy Park Dandenong Warriors v Brighton Lois Twohig Reserve Bundoora Utd v Ringwood City To Be Confirmed

Monday 25 June 2007 18 MATCH REPORTS Goal! Weekly [email protected] square at 1-1 but Kupinic must have been Westgate missed one more chance in injury The three Brunswick defenders THRILLER scratching his head as Westgate were clearly time. For Brunswick a lucky result considering who were around him marking ‘space’ were the better team in the fi rst half. Westgate’s dominance of the game but full dumbfounded. To their credit Brunswick OUT WEST Westgate came out determined credit to their fi ghting qualities to get a result equalised through Dokolas two minutes later whilst the Brunswick defence were again from this game. when he latched on to a loose ball from a cross Westgate 3 Brunswick City 3 caught napping when a Glugovac cross in and drove the ball into the net. the 46’ found Robert Maljanek who inturn Goalscorers: O’Hare (33’), Tarapong (81’) The second half saw an unimaginative Brunswick City and Westgate played out with a scissor kick sent the ball into the net. Drake (87’) Maljanek (46’ and 82’) and fl at Brunswick team pegged into their own a thrilling 3-3 draw on a cold and dreary The 2-1 score line again sent Brunswick into Best: Arico, Drake, Danos, A. Genovese, half. It appeared only a matter of time before Saturday night. recovery mode as their tempo lifted. O’Hare Westgate would score and in the 61’ another The football was exciting enough The Anthony Genovese crossbar strike was ‘soft’ defensive effort allowed the Westgate though to warm the cockles of the spectators who superseded by a great goal late in the game by Line up: Dimitropoulos, A. Genovese, Drake, striker control, turn and shoot when he were provided with some great entertainment. Tarapong. A clever ball by Sterjovski out wide Scott, J.Vouloumanos, Danos, Mazzarella , originally had his back to goal. The home team started off looking a lot sharper saw Tarapong take the ball in his stride and let Arico, D. Genovese (Sterjovski 59’), O’Hare On the night Brunswick missed to and were unfortunate to have a goal disallowed a half volley fl y which was too good for the (Tarapong 48’), C.Vouloumanos many targets, missed controlled to much and for obstruction in the fi rst minute of the game. Westgate custodian The fi ghtback was short were guilty of being second to the ball far too It didn’t take long for them to register lived as another poor defensive effort allowed often. In an attempt to equalise Brunswick their fi rst when in the 9’ a cross from the Maljanek another ‘soft’ attempt on goal which played man on man at the back and in a counter left was poorly dealt with by the Brunswick the newly signed striker took with open arms attack Westgate made it 3-1 and put the result defence allowing the Westgate striker to tap as he beat Dimitropoulos easily. beyond doubt. in an easy goal. The action didn’t stop at both It appeared the 3-2 score line would The disappointing result for ends with Rosa making a fi ne save in the 27’ stand but such has been the character of the Brunswick undoes all their good work over the from Drake’s header and at the other end Jim Brunswick team this year that nothing would last month an issue that Brunswick coach, Loui Vouloumanos cleared a header off the line. stand in their way of getting back. In the Reserves/ Under 21: Simopoulos, must deal with promptly. In the 33’ Brunswick lifted their 87’ Arico who was tireless all night played The Briunswick Under 21 team played their ascendancy after O’Hare latched on to a cross Cameron Drake through who was in unfamiliar worst game of the year and were duly punished Goalscorers: Dokolas 12’ and header over the advancing keeper who territory up front. The young defender beat one from the more disciplined Westgate team. Best:Dokolas, Stafrace,Papliakakis, Cicchiti was caught in no man’s land. Brunswick’s defender, worked his way into the 18 yard box Westgate opened the scoring in the 10’ when new recruit from Heidelberg, Doug Scott, was and let fl y a ripping shot which gave Rosa no a low cross from the right found the young State League Div One unlucky as his timely run and shot just hit the chance. Westgate striker unmarked and with plenty of side netting. The 3-3 scoreline remained although room to score which he did. By Lou Simiopoulos At the major break scores were all

fl ank and produced a low pass to Boi in the box range. However the referee instead awarded to take the game to them. And that’s exactly STARS TRIUMPH who put away a fi rst time strike. a foul after judging that a Greens player had what we did. Today we had a bit of luck on OVER GREENS The Greens produced the better chances in the kicked the ball out of Stars keeper Sivulja’s our side, but full credit to the boys. They put fi rst half with striker Steve Manceski forcing hands. Husanovic had one fi nal chance to score in 110% today. Not just for themselves but as ONCE AGAIN an excellent save from Stars keeper Michael in the last minute however the Stars scrambled a team and for the club.” Wright was pleased Sivulja in the 60th minute. Another threatening another goal line clearance and held out to with the performances all over the park and move had Stars sweeper Murat Caliskan extend its remarkable defensive record to fi ve especially his strikers. “The two boys up front Bentleigh Greens 0 Sthn Stars 1 making a last ditch goal line clearance. consecutive clean sheets. were absolutely sensational. I thought Coffi e (Stemn Jnr) was best on ground today. He In scenes reminiscent of their promotion just led from the front. He chased and ran and clinching victory over Bentleigh Greens in tackled and should have scored.” last year’s end-of-season play-off, Southern Stars’ players and fans celebrated long after Bentleigh Greens coach Vlado Vanis said the fi nal whistle of Saturday’s 1-0 league afterwards, “Today, some of the players didn’t victory away to the Greens. perform up to the level I think they can. But Tiery Boi’s 29th minute goal proved to be the I still believe in these kids, that they are all winner in a tight contest between two sides quality players. I just explained in the dressing which play a similar style of passing game. room, now I want them to be men fi rst and The Greens started as lukewarm favorites after that, players. To step up in front of me and owing to their recent excellent form which had explain why these things happened. I simply lifted them into second spot. They looked to can’t accept simple mistakes which at the end work the ball through midfi eld where recent of the day were costly. Full credit to Southern Premier League signings Alex Rojas and Fikret Stars. You can’t take anything from them, Husanovic looked confi dent on the ball. Ex they scored a goal and defended very well in Sunshine Georgies player Husanovic playing numbers. Also my midfi eld today didn’t have in an advanced position, was able to put the Southern Stars players celebrate after getting the wood over a good game like in recent weeks. Last three visitors’ defense under some early pressure. Bentleigh Greens once more. games we were playing some of the best soccer However, it was the Stars midfi eld that linked which I have been involved with in the last better with their strikers in the fi rst half, as the In the 70th minute, Greens’ coach Vlado Vanis Stars coach Billy Wright said after the game, “ couple of years. I still believe these boys can visitors fashioned the better chances. When went man-on-man at the back as he pushed I’m rapt, I’m absolutely so happy and chuffed do the job and take us where we want to be.” hard working striker Coffi e Stemn Jnr won a players forward in a bid to fi nd an equalizer. that the players have come away with the three corner for the visitors in the 29th minute, the Bentleigh players and fans thought they had points against one of the top teams. Because State League Div Two SE Greens could only clear as far as Chris Driver. fi nally broken through in the 78th minute when everyone thought that we were going to get Driver, a former Green, burst down the left Husanovic struck the ball into the net from close beaten, but we knew we’d come good and try By George Stogiannou

21st minute a long throw in was headed on and Much of the game at this stage was played in Knox City Reserves beat Doncaster Rovers 1-0 KNOX SLUMP TO Pappas in the Rovers’ goal failed to take the the middle third as the attackers found space with a late goal from substitute Mohammadi. ANOTHER DEFEAT ball cleanly. It fell to Hingert whose goalbound and chances diffi cult to come by. A blistering 20 metre free kick was enough to header was cleared off the line by the defender Jorgensen was not forced to make a seal the points in the last fi ve minutes. Knox City 0 Doncaster Rovers 1 on the post doing his job well. decent save until the 72nd minute when did so Peter Veljovic played a great inside to deny Strateas. Rather fortunately, Doncaster Knox City: M. Jorgensen, G. Dos Santos, ball to Saunders who cut inside his defender but snatched the winner in the 76th minute when a Doncaster Rovers continued their good A. Edgar, D. Perazic, J. Hingert, G. Moon his shot went into the side netting. Doncaster’s right wing corner was headed on by Cardillo recent form with a narrow 1-0 victory ( L. Grubic – 65th), N. Giannopoulos best effort of the half came in the 42nd minute at the near post. The ball hit McAleer in the over Knox City, which slumped to its A. Saunders, N. Veljovic, P. Veljovic, M. when Stefanidis, whose near post header from stomach and found its way into the corner of second straight loss after going nine games Hoogendyk (H. Swami -75th). Subs not a corner fl ashed across the face of goal but no the net. unbeaten. used – E. Sivic, K. McEvoy. attacker was on hand to take advantage. Knox huffed and puffed to try to fi nd With two strong defences, a single Nick Veljovic went close with a free the equaliser. The nearest they came was when goal was always likely to be the decider in this Doncaster Rovers: M. Pappas, R. Cardillo kick from the edge of the centre circle in the Pappas could only parry a Nick Veljovic free game. The statisticians, however, would have (Red Card – 90th), J. Strateas, M. Santoro, 48th minute when he spotted Pappas off his kick and Swami’s follow up shot was blocked been kept busy trying to keep up with the 10 M. Dal Ben, A. Robertson, M. Wilson, R. line but the bar just cleared the angle of the bar by a defender’s despairing dive cards (1 red) by the referee in a game that was with the keeper scrambling. One of the highlights of the game was Ardesi (M. De Angelis – 54th), G. McAleer, highly competitive but never malicious. the tussle between Edgar and McAleer, two fi ne Z. Stafanidis (S. Alinjad – 88th), R. Nasser. Doncaster exerted much of the early players who gave no quarter in an enthralling Subs not used – M. Duros, T. Alessandrino, pressure but had only a long range shot from tussle. Needless to say they both fi nished up L. Kefalianos. Nasser to show for its efforts. Knox’s thrusts in the referee’s notebook, but they had plenty usually were started by Nick Veljovic, either of company, Cardillo included as he received a from his long throw ins or from dangerous free State League Two SE second yellow card in the 90th minute. kicks. Hoogendyke got on the end of a free kick By Bruce Darnell but the ball went narrowly over. Then in the

Issue # 10 Goal! Weekly WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE 19 ROUND 13 BERGERS, INTER HIT SIX EACH WPL STANDINGS P W D L F A PT Round 13 of the Women’s Premier League Heidelberg Utd 13 11 2 0 46 14 35 Box Hill 13 10 2 1 59 15 32 proved lucky for some, as Heidelberg Ashburton 13 9 2 2 38 11 29 and Box Hill both posted big victories to Eltham North 13 9 0 4 30 17 27 Preston Lions 13 5 4 4 20 27 19 continue to lead the way at the top of the Sandringham 13 5 3 5 22 17 18 WPL ladder. Bendigo, Ashburton and Casey Comets 13 4 3 6 24 19 15 Preston also enjoyed crucial victories, Keilor Park 13 3 5 5 19 26 14 Eastern Lions 13 4 1 8 14 37 13 while Keilor continued to prove a thorn Uni. of Melbourne 12 2 2 8 17 32 8 in the side for the top five teams, as it Bendigo Vipers 12 2 1 9 17 33 7 overcame Sandringham. WVSA 13 0 1 12 13 71 1 Second-placed Box Hill Inter WPL RESULTS asserted its authority over Eltham North, which began the weekend in third, with a Box Hill 6 (A Lawless 2, K Smith 2, A Vardakas, D Di- giammarco) Eltham North 2 (S Gooney, J Nicolaci) comprehensive 6-2 victory at Wembley (HT: 3-1), Eastern Lions 0 Heidelberg Utd 6 (H Alat- Park on Friday night. The goals were sas, M Frankcombe 2, R Mankowska, SS Romano, C evenly divided between the halves, with Cisternino) (HT: 0-2), Bendigo Vipers 4 (K O’Connor, E Leversha 2, A Smollett) WVSA 2 (S Sumner 2) (HT: 2-2), Inter taking a 3-1 lead into the half time Casey Comets 0 Ashburton 1 (D Jackson) (HT: 0-1), interval. The result, the home side’s sixth Keilor Park 1 (M Bogoevska) Sandringham 0 (HT: 0-0), Uni. of Melbourne 1 Preston Lions 3 (P Lipec, S Lovett, on the trot, enables Inter to increase the SA Harris) (HT: 0-0) gap between it and Eltham to five points and keeps it just three points behind league THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES leader Heidelberg. Eltham, after its first Eltham North v Heidelberg Utd v defeat in four games, drops to fourth on Bendigo Vipers Casey Comets the ladder, having now been overtaken by Darebin International Olympic Village Ashburton. WPL action from the Eastern Lions v Heidelberg clash Sat 30th June 3:00PM Sun 1st July 1:00PM Heidelberg United inflicted on the weekend. Sandringham v Ashburton v Eastern Lions’ second heaviest defeat of Preston Lions Box Hill Inter its second victory of the season. The result between the sides, as Keilor claimed just the season, with a 6-0 victory at Gardiners RJ Sillitoe Reserve Ashburton Park leaves WVSA even further adrift at the foot its third win of the year. However, it has Sat 30th June 3:00PM Sun 1st July 3:00PM Creek Reserve on Saturday. The result, of the ladder, as it is now six points behind now gone three games unbeaten, with which was also United’s second biggest Keilor Park v WVSA v Bendigo, having picked up just one point all three games being against top five winning margin of the year, came as a result Eastern Lions Uni. of Melbourne in thirteen games. By contrast, Bendigo can opposition, which bodes well for Keilor Keilor Park Reserve Hume Reserve of a second-half onslaught. The visitor was now be positive about escaping the drop, as for the remainder of the season. It is now Sun 1st July 1:00PM Sun 1st July 3:00PM only 2-0 up at the break, but a further four the win puts it just a point behind the tenth back in the mix for the finals, as it is just unanswered goals in the second half put the WPL RESERVE DETAILS placed , which it one point behind Casey, and four behind result beyond doubt. It was Heidelberg’s still has to play twice. its defeated opponent. The result will be Box Hill Inter 2 Eltham North 5 (M Vrettakos, S Foden, eleventh triumph of the campaign, and it T Vlajnic, N Paul 2), Eastern Lions 2 Heidelberg Utd 1, Ashburton snuck past Casey a disappointment for Sandringham, which is still yet to experience defeat this season, Bendigo Vipers 1 WVSA 1, Casey Comets 1 Ashburton Comets at Comets Stadium on Sunday, had the opportunity to cement its position 1, Keilor Park 1 Sandringham 1, Uni. of Melbourne 0 enabling it to sit proudly at the top of the with a 1-0 victory that sees it leapfrog into in the top five. Instead, its fifth defeat of Preston Lions 0 ladder, with a three point advantage over P W D L F A PT third place on the ladder. The visitor found the year means that it drops to sixth, having second-placed Box Hill. Having now Ashburton 13 12 1 0 64 5 37 the net in the opening period, and then held been overtaken by Preston Lions. Sandringham 13 9 3 1 49 10 30 suffered three consecutive defeats, Eastern on to its lead for the remainder of the game, Preston Lions moved back into the top five Keilor Park 13 9 1 3 34 13 28 Lions has stagnated somewhat in the middle Eltham North 13 8 1 4 45 17 25 to record its ninth victory of the season. thanks to its first victory in eight matches, Heidelberg Utd 13 8 1 4 25 13 25 part of the season, and it drops a place to For Casey, which had the chance to climb which saw it overcome the University of Eastern Lions 13 7 1 5 22 26 22 ninth on the ladder. Box Hill Inter 13 6 2 5 32 29 20 into the top five with a victory, it is another Melbourne 3-1 at Princes Park on Sunday. Bendigo Vipers gave its chances Bendigo Vipers 12 3 3 6 18 40 12 setback in its chase to make the finals and As so frequently is the case in the WPL, Uni. of Melbourne 12 2 2 8 6 45 8 of avoiding relegation an almighty boost, it remains seventh on the ladder. Already it was the second half that made the Casey Comets 13 1 3 9 9 33 6 while at the same time virtually sealing firmly ensconced in the top five, Ashburton difference in the match, with all four goals WVSA’s fate with a 4-2 victory at Beischer DIV ONE DETAILS overtakes Eltham North on the ladder to coming after the interval. Preston was able Oval on Saturday. It was a crucial game Port Melbourne Bye , South Melbourne 5 Southern occupy third, three points behind Box Hill to score the bulk of them, enabling it to for both sides, and it was evident in the Suburbs 1, Bayswater Strikers 0 Brighton 1, Uni. of Inter. break its winless streak and record its fifth Melbourne 3 South Yarra 2, Mitcham Utd 0 GSL 4 closeness of the encounter that saw the Keilor Park’s dramatic resurgence victory of the year. The win moves it above P W D L F A PT teams go into the break locked at two goals continued at Keilor Park Reserve on Sunday, Sandringham by one point, and back into the GSL 7 5 1 1 17 2 16 apiece. However, it was the home side that South Melbourne 7 5 0 2 21 5 15 as it defeated finals’ hopeful Sandringham top five for the first time in several weeks. seized the advantage in the second half, Mitcham Utd 7 5 0 2 15 10 15 1-0 to climb to eighth on the ladder. One The result has a less enjoyable effect for Brighton 7 3 3 1 6 8 12 scoring two unanswered goals to record just Bayswater Strikers 7 3 2 2 9 7 11 second half goal proved the difference the University, as it leaves it increasingly Southern Suburbs 7 2 2 3 8 13 8 vulnerable to being dragged into the Port Melbourne 7 2 1 4 6 17 7 relegation dogfight, sitting as it does Uni. of Melbourne 7 1 1 5 6 12 4 just a point ahead of eleventh-positioned South Yarra 8 0 2 6 4 18 2 Bendigo Vipers. DIV TWO NW DETAILS Next weekend, in Round 14, Cristal Utd 3 Whittlesea Stallions 3, Darebin Falcons 3 Bendigo Vipers will look to build on its North Geelong 0, Avondale Heights 2 Melton 0, Brim- victory and take advantage of a dispirited bank 0 Maribyrnong Greens 0, Ballarat & District SA 9 Eltham North when the sides meet at DISC Brunswick Zebras 1 P W D L F A PT on Saturday afternoon, while at the same Whittlesea Stallions 8 5 2 1 24 7 17 time top five contenders Sandringham and Avondale Heights 8 5 2 1 19 7 17 Preston Lions will battle for ascendancy Darebin Falcons 8 4 4 0 16 6 16 Cristal Utd 8 4 2 2 27 10 14 at RJ Sillitoe Reserve. On Sunday, Ballarat & District SA 8 4 1 3 20 8 13 Keilor Park and Eastern Lions meet at North Geelong 8 4 1 3 12 10 13 Keilor Park Reserve in a must-win game Melton 8 4 1 3 10 8 13 Brunswick Zebras 8 2 1 5 16 28 7 for both teams if either are to have any Maribyrnong Greens 8 0 1 7 2 30 1 realistic chance of making the finals. For Brimbank 8 0 1 7 1 33 1 the second consecutive week, third will play second, as Ashburton hosts Box DIV TWO SE DETAILS Hill Inter at Ashburton Park, with plenty Ashburton 4 Monash University 1, Knox Utd 3 Bentleigh at stake in what should be a fascinating Greens 3, South Springvale 4 Monbulk 0, Mooroolbark 4 game. Heidelberg United will look to Doncaster Rovers 1, Beaumaris 6 Knox City 0 overcome the potentially tricky Casey P W D L F A PT Comets at Olympic Village, while WVSA South Springvale 8 6 1 1 38 6 19 will be looking for its first win when it Ashburton 8 6 1 1 21 8 19 Monbulk 8 5 1 2 26 9 16 hosts the University of Melbourne at Mooroolbark 8 5 1 2 18 13 16 Hume Reserve. Bentleigh Greens 8 4 2 2 23 13 14 Knox Utd 8 3 4 1 19 10 13 Beaumaris 8 3 0 5 22 23 9 By Niki Cook Monash University 8 2 1 5 11 27 7 Heidelberg’s Melissa Frankcombe tries to poke the ball away Knox City 8 0 1 7 0 35 1 from an Eastern Lions player on Saturday. Photos by John Punshon Doncaster Rovers 8 0 0 8 8 42 0

Monday 25 June 2007 20 INTERSTATE Goal! Weekly INGLEWOOD THRASH WANNEROO It was soon 3-0 to Inglewood and Wanneroo continued to battle but couldn’t Inglewood United 6 FOOTBALL WEST Wanneroo City 0 the small crowd on hand was sensing a find a way to stick one into the back of the thrashing was on the cards. Niederberger net. Applegren was again denied by a Millar DETAILS showed great tenacity to chase the ball block on 70 minutes as Griffiths curled what Inglewood United recorded their second SC 1 Fremantle Spirit 1 down the left touchline, beating his man and could have been his hat-trick wide after a consecutive three point haul as they Cockburn City 2 Western Knights 1 crossing in from the corner flag, where there fine run and pass from Jason Colli found demolished lowly Wanneroo City 6-0 in Floreat Athena 4 Armadale 0 didn’t look to be much danger until Sharland the midfielder free in the area. With three the Football West Match of the Week at Stirling Lions 1 ECU Joondalup 0 did fantastically well to flick a header from minutes to go, Applegren put the icing on the Clipsal Stadium. Inglewood United 6 Wanneroo City 0 the near post for Griffiths to smash home cake, intercepting the ball near half way and Wanneroo City has now conceded Sorrento 4 Swan IC 1 from close range. launching a counter attack. With Wanneroo a staggering 36 goals in the last six matches P W D L F A GD Pts and it will take a turn around of epic Cheeseman was the only threat for caught short at the back, Applegren stormed Wanneroo and he saw an effort brilliantly into the box only to see the keeper again Floreat Athena 10 8 2 0 30 8 22 26 proportions for them to retain their Premier Perth S.C. 10 7 2 1 31 8 23 23 League status for 2008. parried away by Taseski after shimmying block his effort but only into the leg of Mark Cockburn City 10 6 2 2 21 11 10 20 Bobby Despotovski was in fine past the defence on the edge of the box and Donnelly with the ball ricocheting into the Stirling Lions 10 5 4 1 16 11 5 19 form for his side, having a hand in one goal another went wide after capitalizing on some net. ECU Joondalup 10 5 2 3 18 12 6 17 Western Knights 10 4 1 5 22 18 4 13 and converting a trade mark free kick in the lax defending from United.Millar was called An important three points for into action again as half time approached, Inglewood that sees them back in the mix of Inglewood United 10 4 1 5 18 17 1 13 first half. He was ably assisted by a brace Fremantle Spirit 10 3 4 3 12 16 -4 13 from Kevin Griffiths and singles to Mladen producing two outstanding blocks to deny the middle table clubs whilst a despondent Swan I.C. 10 2 2 6 16 30 14 8 Kovacevic and Greg Sharland before a last Sharland and replicating the effort on Dean Wanneroo must regroup for the visit of Armadale 10 1 4 5 6 17 -11 7 minute own goal rubbed further salt into the Applegren as the half time whistle sounded. glamour side Perth SC in the next round in Sorrento F.C. 10 2 1 7 18 30 -12 7 Wanneroo wounds. The spectators barely had time what could potentially be a goal fest. Wanneroo City 10 0 1 9 11 41 -30 1 The match began in sunshine and to find their seats after half time before it both sides had chances to take an early lead was 4-0 as Sharland finally got the goal his performance deserved. A superb cross in in what was an open and attacking affair. By Ben Fitzpatrick Despotovski was denied by a smart block from Jason Colli found the big man who from Wanneroo keeper Kevin Millar, directed his header into the top corner from the first of what would be a string offine the penalty spot. FOOTBALL WEST saves before Daniel Niederberger skimmed Two minutes later and this time the cross bar with a curling effort from a it was Niederberger who provided the PREMIER TEAMS Despotovski pull back. ammunition bu Sharland could only watch TO TAKE ON PERTH his close range header cannon off the bar Wanneroo threatened as Craig GLORY Cheeseman drifted a header wide and then with Millar saving the follow up effort from saw his effort from an angle superbly blocked Griffiths.The warnings were not heeded Perth Glory supporters will be able to see by Taseski as he raced off his line. But with though and it was 5-0 on 49 minutes after the FLOREAT ATHENA v PERTH GLORY how the team is shaping up ahead of the the game delicately poised, Inglewood took Wanneroo defence failed to properly clear When: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 Hyundai A-League 2007/08 season when the lead after a smart Despotovski ball the ball, Griffiths chesting and volleying Where: E&D Litis Stadium - 41Brittania they play a series of matches against released Sharland whose inch perfect cross over the keeper from 20 yards. Road, Mt Hawthorn Football West’s State League Premier found the head of Kovacevic, who made no A torrential downpour then Kick-off: 7.00pm teams Inglewood United, Perth Soccer mistake from six yards. rolled across the Clipsal Stadium making Club and Floreat Athena. The Wanneroo heads immediately conditions difficult for both sides as went down and they found themselves a Despotovski withdrew himself from the INGLEWOOD UTD v PERTH GLORY PERTH SC v PERTH GLORY further goal behind after 26 minutes when action to control the match from the sidelines, When: Tuesday, 17 July 2007 When: Tuesday, 3 July 2007 Despotovski curled in a low free kick from receiving a warm round of applause from Where: Clipsal Stadium - Cnr Walter Road Where: Dorrien Gardens - 3 Lawley Street, 20 yards following a professional foul by the appreciative supporters. and Eighth Avenue, Inglewood West Perth Dan Brown to halt Griffiths on the edge of Without their number 10, Kick-off: 7.00pm Kick-off: 7.00pm the area. Inglewood took their foot off the pedal as

BEST PAVERS CUP RUNNETH OVER! After weeks of cold, wet, miserable away Modbury’s first in the 11th minute. The minute as they were challenged by Raiders weather it was fantastic to get out to a Jets engine cranked up a notch as they surged throwing all players behind the ball to score. game on a beautifully warm, sunny day forward with Wiedenbach, Westervelt, Kelly However, Jets defenders Charles Marwe and bringing with it perfect playing conditions and Day instrumental in more runs forward, Michael Menechella worked themselves for football. this time again finding Farncombe who used overtime and happily got the job done with a This week saw the 3rd round of the FFSA his well-built body as a buffer to drill in deserved 2:1 victory for the Jets.

– BEST Pavers Cup with 7 matches being Modbury’s 2nd goal. In the Cupset of the Round an BEST League P W D L F A GD Pts played. The game at the Croatian Sports Soon after, the game was marred by inspirational performance by N.A.B. City 9 7 2 0 25 10 15 23 Centre between Raiders and Modbury Jets a terrible injury to Raiders defender George experienced player Marco Scalzi, helped seal Campbelltown 10 5 4 1 22 13 9 19 was facing up to be a great match up where Kalogerias who copped a ball in the face at a memorable 3-1 victory over Cumberland MetroStars 10 4 3 3 18 10 8 15 both teams play a very physical and tough close range and was knocked unconscious. United Foxes at Bailey Reserve. Scalzi, who Adelaide Galaxy 10 3 4 3 20 16 4 13 game. Lying motionless and in the hands of came on as a substitute just prior to half time, Blue Eagles 10 3 4 3 13 10 3 13 Raiders after a huge fortnight trainers, an ambulance was called to manage physical presence up front helped set up all Para Hills 10 4 0 6 23 29 -6 12 downing Adelaide City and Campbelltown the emergency which caused the game to be three goals and send his side into the Quarter White City 9 3 2 4 15 20 -5 11 Raiders 10 2 4 4 7 13 -6 10 City to win the 2007 Errea Cup last week, halted for a total of 25 minutes. Finals. The Foxes will rue their missed Cumberland 10 3 1 6 9 23 -14 10 were minus a couple of men in key areas Once play got underway again chances, including first half opportunities to Modbury 10 2 2 6 15 23 -8 8 with defender Claus Chirstophersen and we were basically back at square one, with Alor Bulobek and Rhys Holland, who should striker Jason Trimboli unavailable along the momentum of the game being killed. have given their side the lead. with keeper Robert Matosevic yet again Jets soon fired up again with the lethal In the 50th minute, Scalzi made it BEST PAVERS CUP RESULTS being red carded missing the next 3 games combinations of their midfielders and Day 1-0 when he volleyed from 6 yards out, and Pirates 0 MetroStars 3 and young Daniel Bakewell stepping into this time nearly scoring after his shot hit the two minutes later the visitors went up 2-0 those big boots. Modbury also undermanned, cross bar. when Elias Khoury broke the offside trap to Cumberland Untied 1 N.A.B 3 with their huge blow of losing their captain Raiders were able to pick up and slot past Foxes custodian Carl Robinson. A Para Hills 0 Campbelltown City 2 and midfielder Louis Brain who left for gather their composure with some good minute later, Daniel Carter got a goal back for Dandenong on Thursday. direct football and accurate passing paying the hosts, after Bulabek’s miss kick landed to Enfield 4 Croydon 0 Unlike many games where the first off when a forward pass found it’s way on the him on the penalty spot, to calmly slot past 10-15 minutes have both sides getting a feel end of a deep lunging Adam Mehicic who cut Anthony Capaldi. Vince Schimizzi sealed Gawler 5 Northern Demons 6 (on penalties) for the ball, Modbury took charge from the across the face of goal with Filleti toe poking the victory in the 64th minute when Scalzi’s 5 minute mark and the player making the it in for Raider’s 1st. Modbury were soon on pressure on the Foxes defenders allowed him Adelaide City 2 Adelaide Galaxy 0 a biggest impact was dynamic midfielder top of this push forward shutting down the to steal the ball and slot Schimizzi through (AET) Aaron Westervelt. His skills as a ‘specialist’ midfield and defence of Raiders to protect for the sealer. Raiders 1 Modbury 2 free kick taker which are centimetre perfect their lead. into the box were on show again, time after In the dying stages of the game it Salisbury Vs White City Woodville time putting the ball up front for striker Sam was danger time again for Jets, who in the By Nat Adamopoulos match was postponed. Farncombe (wearing shirt #69) who slotted past have lost some games in the 90+th

Issue # 10 Goal! Weekly JUNIORS 21 Results & Ladders

MILO Boys S/E 16 Super League: Round 8: 1, Casey Comets 3 Carrum Utd 2, Brighton 9 1 Doncaster Rovers 0 Brunswick City 0 Langwarrin 1 Kingston City 5, Noble Park 3 Baxter 2 MILO Boys East 15 C: Round 8: Bye Manning- North Caulfield 2, FC Bulleen Lions Bye , Casey ham , Hampton 0 Ashburton 2, Doncaster Rovers MILO Boys East 11 Joeys Orange: Round 8: MILO Boys North 11 Kangaroos Green: Round Comets 3 Doncaster Rovers 1, South Melbourne MILO Boys South 14 C: Round 8: Bye Hampton 3 Mooroolbark 1, Boronia 0 Casey Comets 1, Kingston City Monash City , Nunawading City 8: Northcote City 0 Essendon Royals 1, Light Utd 1 Sandringham City 0 Park Utd , Brighton 2 2 Berwick City 1, Brighton Chelsea 6 Eastern Lions 2 0 Glen Waverley 1, White Star Dandenong 3 Fawkner 0, Coburg Utd 0 Mill Park 2, Eltham 1 3 Seaford Utd 2, Doveton 0 Peninsula 10, Whitehorse , Glen Eira 2 FC Bulleen Lions 2, North 0 Epping City 0, Hume Utd 1 Bundoora MILO Boys S/E 15 Super League: Round 8: Dandenong Sparrows Sandringham City MILO Boys East 15 D: Round 8: Brandon Park Ashburton 0 Richmond 5 Utd 2 Manningham 8 Springvale White Eagles 2, Knox 6 Clayton 3, Glen Eira 0 East Bentleigh 1, City 0 Chelsea 1, FC Bulleen Lions 5 Endeavour MILO Boys South 13 A: Round 8: Hampton Park Templestowe Eagles 6 Brighton 0, Hampton Park MILO Boys East 11 Joeys Blue: Round 8: Bo- MILO Boys North 11 Kangaroos Purple: Round : Utd 1, Box Hill Inter 1 Doncaster Rovers 0, South Utd 0 Berwick City 2, Hampton 1 Mornington 1, Utd Bye roondara Lions 0 Riversdale 2, Eastern Lions 2 Melbourne 4 Nunawading City 1 Bentleigh Greens 0 Peninsula 0, Langwarrin 0 Knox City 1, Doncaster Rovers 2 East Bentleigh MILO Boys North 11 Kangaroos Orange: Round Brighton 5, Beaumaris 2 Seaford Utd 1 MILO Boys East 14 A: Round 8: Richmond Bye , 3, Croydon City Arrows 0 Springvale City 2, North 8: Green Gully 8 Essendon Royals 0, Brunswick MILO Boys S/E 14 Super League: Round 8: Kingston City Riversdale , Eastern Lions 1 South Caulfield Richmond City 4 Meadow Park 2, Lalor Coburg Utd , Dandenong City Bye , Dandenong Thunder 3 MILO Boys South 13 B: Round 8: Harrisfield Hur- Melbourne 0, Doncaster Rovers 2 Boronia 3, Eltham North 1 Brunswick Zebras 3, Whittlesea Monash City 1, Knox City 0 Mornington 3, FC ricanes 5 Keysborough 0, Baxter 2 Beaumaris Oakleigh FC Bulleen Lions MILO Boys East 11 Joeys Red: Round 8: Stallions 3 Preston Lions 3 Bulleen Lions 2 GSL 0, North Caulfield Nun- 0, Bentleigh Greens 1 Chelsea 0, Peninsula Boroondara Lions 0 Manningham 4, Richmond awading City Brighton , Mornington Sandringham City MILO Boys East 14 B: Round 8: Manningham 5 1 Ashburton 0, South Springvale 1 Sherbrooke MILO Boys North 11 Joeys Blue: Round 8: Pas- Clayton 1, Richmond 2 Glen Waverley 1, Bran- Rangers 0, Croydon City Arrows 2 North Caul- coe Vale Moreland Wolves , Watsonia Heights 1 MILO Boys S/E 13 Super League: Round 8: MILO Boys South 13 C: Round 8: Chelsea 11 don Park 0 North Caulfield 1, Beaumaris Port field 1, Glen Waverley 4 Eastern Lions 0 Hume Utd 3, Brunswick Zebras Eltham North , Berwick City 0 Monash City 3, Richmond 0 Casey Panthers 0, Hampton 12 Peninsula 0, Melbourne , Ashburton 0 Ringwood City 3 Epping City 2 Greenvale Utd 1, Mitchell Rangers Beaumaris 1, FC Bulleen Lions 0 GSL 1, Box Hill Rosebud 2 Endeavour Utd 1, Brighton 2 Carrum MILO Boys East 11 Joeys Purple: Round 8: JFC Alphington Inter 5 Dandenong City 1, South Melbourne 4 Utd 2, Langwarrin 1 Seaford Utd 1 MILO Boys East 14 C: Round 8: Boroondara Mooroolbark 0 Clayton 0, Brandon Park 1 Glen Sandringham City 1 Lions Bye , Nunawading City 2 Ashburton 0, Waverley 0, FC Bulleen Lions 4 Oakleigh 0, MILO Boys North 11 Joeys Yellow: Round MILO Boys South 12 A: Round 8: Berwick City 4 Doncaster Rovers 4 Sherbrooke Rangers 1, Boronia 3 Doncaster Rovers 0, Ashburton 2 8: North City Lions 1 Plenty Valley Lions 4, MILO Boys N/W 16 Super League: Round 8: Dandenong Thunder 0, Noble Park 0 Mornington Boronia 3 East Bentleigh 2, North Caulfield Bye Ringwood City 3 Bundoora Utd 0 Laverton Park 3, Lalor Utd 0 Green Gully 0 Essendon Royals 0, Bye Keilor 2, Brighton 4 Seaford Utd 0, Langwarrin 4 Dan- Moreland City 6, Moreland Utd 1 Light Utd 1, Park , Epping City 5 Whittlesea Stallions 4, denong City 0, Beaumaris 0 Sandringham City 0 MILO Boys East 14 D: Round 8: Caulfield Utd MILO Boys N/W 16 B: Round 5: Sunbury Utd 0 Diamond Valley Utd 2 Banyule City 1 Melbourne Knights 5 Brimbank 0, Fawkner 3 Bentleigh Greens , Mooroolbark 2 Oakleigh 3, Keilor Wolves 2, Sunshine Heights 2 Cairnlea 1, Sunshine Georgies 2 MILO Boys South 12 B: Round 8: Berwick City 7 Bye FC Bulleen Lions , Glen Waverley 1 Ring- Broadmeadows Utd 4 Watsonia Heights 0 MILO Boys West 16 A: Round 8: Keilor Park Bye Keysborough 0, Hampton 2 Hampton Park Utd 0, wood City 1, Doncaster Rovers 0 Manningham 3 , Bye Yarraville , Avondale Heights Brimbank MILO Boys N/W 15 Super League: Round 8: Peninsula 0 Endeavour Utd 1, Casey Comets 0 MILO Boys North 16 A: Round 8: Light Utd 3 City , Melton 0 Altona Magic 12, Ballarat Acad- Green Gully 10 Essendon Royals 0, Altona City 0 Brighton 3, Mornington 1 Sandringham City 0 MILO Boys East 13 A: Round 8: Riversdale 0 Essendon Royals 0, Bundoora Utd 6 Carlton emy Of Soccer 1 Hoppers Crossing 1 Keilor Park 2, Cairnlea 2 Fawkner 4, Melbourne Whitehorse 2, Knox City 4 North Caulfield 0, Youth 1, Brunswick Zebras Heidelberg Utd , Knights 0 Preston Lions 2, Coburg Utd 2 Bun- MILO Boys South 12 C: Round 8: Baxter 2 Doncaster Rovers 0 Oakleigh 4, Croydon City Eltham North 0 Preston Lions 7, Northcote City 1 MILO Boys West 15 A: Round 8: Green Gully doora Utd 0 Doveton 2, Hampton 1 Mornington 3, Brighton Arrows 1 FC Bulleen Lions 0, Ringwood City 1 Brunswick City 3 3 Williamstown 2, Bye North Sunshine Eagles 1 Rosebud 0, Langwarrin Bye , Beaumaris 2 Brandon Park 0 , Ballarat Academy Of Soccer 1 St. Albans 0, MILO Boys N/W 14 Super League: Round 8: Sandringham City 3 MILO Boys North 15 A: Round 8: Bundoora Utd Hoppers Crossing 3 Brimbank 1, Keilor Park 0 Green Gully 3 Essendon Royals 1, Altona Magic MILO Boys East 13 B: Round 8: Manningham 1 Coburg Utd 6, Brunswick Zebras 0 Southern Sunshine Georgies 0 0 Keilor Park 1, Epping City 0 Sunshine Heights MILO Boys South 12 D: Round 8: Lyndale Utd 5 Clayton 1, Eastern Lions 1 North Caulfield 1, Stars 7, Essendon Utd 4 Northcote City 1, Hume 3, Melbourne Knights Preston Lions , Fawkner 3 Berwick City 3, Springvale White Eagles 7 FC Bulleen Lions 1 Knox City 0, Casey Comets Utd Bye MILO Boys West 15 B: Round 8: Werribee City 1 Light Utd 1 Beaumaris 1, Bentleigh Greens 3 Brighton 2 0, 8 Mooroolbark 0, Glen Waverley 3 Waverley 0 Gisborne 4, Altona City 10 Satellite City Utd 0, Brighton 1 2 Carrum Utd 0, Frankston Pines 2 Wanderers 1 MILO Boys North 15 B: Round 8: Essendon Laverton Park 3 Flemington Eagles 0, Melbourne MILO Boys N/W 13 Super League: Round 8: Hampton Park Utd 3 Royals 10 Moreland Wolves 2, Essendon Utd1 Lions 2 Sunbury Utd 4, South Yarra 4 Western Green Gully 1 Essendon Royals 0, Altona City 5 MILO Boys East 13 C: Round 8: Boroondara Mitchell Rangers JFC , Epping City 2 Whittlesea Eagles 0 Fawkner 0, Cairnlea 1 Coburg Utd 0, Werribee MILO Boys South 11 Kangaroos Green: Round Lions 1 Noble Park 7, Richmond 3 Glen Waverley Stallions 3, Moreland Utd Bye , Eltham North 2 City 1 Brimbank 1, Hume Utd 1 Brunswick City 3 8: Bye Heatherton Utd , Sandringham City 4 2, Doncaster Rovers 4 Whitehorse 0, Croydon Heidelberg Stars 3 MILO Boys West 14 A: Round 8: Green Gully Mornington 0, Bentleigh Greens 1 Langwarrin City Arrows 2 Stonnington City 5, Caulfield Utd 1 Bye , Sydenham Park 0 Werribee City 1, Laver- MILO Boys Metro 18 Blue: Round 8: Eastern 2, Casey Comets 3 Brighton 3, Beaumaris 0 Eastern Lions 1 MILO Boys North 14 A: Round 8: Lalor Utd 0 ton Park 2 Brimbank City 1, Ballarat Academy Of Lions Bye , Heidelberg Utd Manningham , Bye Hampton 1 Essendon Royals 4, Bundoora Utd 0 BASL 1, Soccer 5 Keilor Wolves 0, Keilor Park 1 Sunshine Oakleigh , Maribyrnong Greens 6 Brunswick City MILO Boys South 11 Kangaroos Purple: Round : MILO Boys East 13 D: Round 8: Bye Riversdale Brunswick Zebras Eltham North , Epping City 0 Georgies 2 3, Richmond 1 St. Albans 0 , Nunawading City 1 East Bentleigh 2, Glen Eira Whittlesea Stallions 2, Bye Coburg Utd MILO Boys South 11 Kangaroos Red: Round 8: 4 Croydon City Arrows 1, Boronia 12 Hampton 0, MILO Boys West 14 B: Round 8: Altona City MILO Boys Metro 18 Orange: Round 8: Ep- Hampton Park Utd 0 Berwick City 2, Brighton 0 Casey Comets 3 Ringwood City 5 MILO Boys North 14 B: Round 8: Heidelberg 2 Williamstown 4, Altona Magic 0 Melbourne ping City Bye , Lalor Utd 1 Western Eagles 2, Southern Stars 5, Bentleigh Greens 0 GSL 3, Utd 4 Plenty Valley Lions 0, Brunswick City 0 Knights 2, Hoppers Crossing Bye , WVSA 2 Wyndham Olympic 1 Essendon Royals 8, Bye South Eastern Piranhas 6 Dandenong City 0, MILO Boys East 12 A: Round 8: Oakleigh 0 Fawkner 8, Bye Moreland City , Bye Brunswick Altona Magic2 5 Gisborne , Flemington Eagles 6 Mitchell Rangers Mornington 4 Seaford Utd 0 Monash City 3, Richmond 4 Croydon City Ar- Zebras , Hume Utd 10 Bundoora Utd 1 JFC 1 rows 2, FC Bulleen Lions 2 Boronia 1, Box Hill MILO Boys West 13 A: Round 8: Bye Gisborne MILO Boys South 11 Kangaroos Yellow: Round Inter 5 Doncaster Rovers 0, South Melbourne 3 MILO Boys North 14 C: Round 8: Diamond Valley , Avondale Heights Keilor Park , Sydenham MILO Boys Metro 18 Purple: Round 8: Bye 8: Berwick City 2 Doveton 1, Sandringham City Nunawading City 0 Utd Bye , Watsonia Heights 2 Lalor Utd 3, More- Park 1 St. Albans 1, Melbourne Knights 1 South Doveton , Sherbrooke Rangers 1 Brighton 2, 3 Beaumaris 0, Peninsula 3 Endeavour Utd 1, land Utd 0 Northcote City 1, Whittlesea Stallions Yarra 0, Ballarat Academy Of Soccer 1 Sunshine Mooroolbark 4 Sandringham City 1, Nunawading Langwarrin 1 Brighton 2, Baxter 0 Hampton 4 MILO Boys East 12 B: Round 8: Riversdale 1 Bye , North City Lions Brunswick City Georgies 2 City Bye , Dandenong Sparrows 3 Boronia 3 Monash City 0, Richmond 3 South Melbourne MILO Boys South 11 Joeys Blue: Round 8: Bax- 0, Mooroolbark 1 Stonnington City 0, North MILO Boys North 13 A: Round 8: North City Lions MILO Boys West 13 B: Round 8: Green Gully 0 MILO Boys Metro 18 Yellow: Round 8: Frankston ter 0 Keysborough 1, Hampton Park Utd 5 Morn- Caulfield 3 Doncaster Rovers 0, Glen Waverley 3 0 Whittlesea Stallions 5, Sunbury Utd 4 BASL 1, WVSA 2, Altona City Bye , Melton 1 Sunshine Pines 0 Langwarrin 2, Casey Comets 7 Penin- ington 0, Brighton 4 Seaford Utd 1, Langwarrin 2 Ringwood City 0 Brunswick Zebras Epping City , Eltham North 2 Heights 5, Hoppers Crossing 0 Melbourne sula 0, Seaford Utd 4 Rosebud 3, Chelsea Bye , Carrum Utd 1, Beaumaris 2 Sandringham City 1 Preston Lions 0, Fawkner 2 Light Utd 3 Knights 1, Keilor Park 3 AVA Seagulls 0 Berwick City 0 Heatherton Utd 3 MILO Boys East 12 C: Round 8: East Bentleigh 5 MILO Boys South 11 Joeys Red: Round : Clayton 4, Nunawading City 0 Ashburton 0, Don- MILO Boys North 13 B: Round 8: Essendon MILO Boys West 13 C: Round 8: Heidelberg MILO Boys South 16 A: Round 8: Berwick City 3 caster Rovers Sherbrooke Rangers , Glen Eira 1 Royals 4 Moreland Wolves 2, Bundoora Utd 5 Stars 4 Yarraville 3, AVA Seagulls 3 Heidelberg Dandenong Thunder 4, Springvale White Eagles MILO Boys South 11 Joeys Orange: Round 8: FC Bulleen Lions 5, Knox City 6 Richmond 0 FC Clifton Hill 0, Whittlesea Stallions 4 Moreland Utd 4, Brimbank 2 Hoppers Crossing 6, Mariby- 10 Mornington 0, Bentleigh Greens 2 Endeavour Berwick City 1 Hampton Park Utd 0, Hampton City 2, Eltham North 1 Brunswick Zebras 0, rnong Greens Bye , Melbourne Lions 0 Western Utd 0, Brighton 0 Dandenong City 2, Bye Bye 1 Beaumaris 2, Brighton 2 Langwarrin 1, East MILO Boys East 12 D: Round 8: Boroondara Li- Greenvale Utd 6 Banyule City 0 Eagles 1 Bentleigh 3 Peninsula 1, Harrisfield Hurricanes 0 ons 2 Kingston City 0, Caulfield Utd 2 Springvale MILO Boys South 16 B: Round 8: Seaford Utd Sandringham City 2 City 5, Doncaster Rovers 0 Knox Utd 2, Boronia MILO Boys North 13 C: Round 8: Northcote City MILO Boys West 12 A: Round 8: Green Gully 0 Berwick City 2, Keysborough 0 Beaumaris 6, FC Bulleen Lions , North Caulfield 5 Ringwood 0 Meadow Park 2, Watsonia Heights 5 Mitchell 2 Gisborne 0, Altona City 4 BASL 3, Cairnlea 0 Brighton 0 Langwarrin 0, Doveton 0 East Bentle- MILO Boys East 16 A: Round 8: Manningham City 2 Rangers JFC 1, Epping City 2 Eltham North 1, Melbourne Knights 2, Hoppers Crossing 2 Avon- igh 0, Mornington 1 Baxter 1 0 South Springvale 3, Brandon Park 2 South Plenty Valley Lions 1 Mill Park 5, Alphington 0 dale Heights 2, Keilor Park 0 WVSA 0 Melbourne 3, Doncaster Rovers 1 Eastern Lions MILO Boys East 12 E: Round 8: Manningham Bundoora Utd 3 MILO Boys South 15 A: Round 8: Berwick City 4 2, Croydon City Arrows 1 FC Bulleen Lions 3, 5 Riversdale 0, Richmond 0 Glen Waverley 1, MILO Boys West 12 B: Round 8: Green Gully 13 Lyndale Utd 0, Frankston Pines 3 Mornington 1, Glen Waverley 1 Nunawading City 3 Brandon Park 1 Glen Eira 1, North Caulfield Port MILO Boys North 12 A: Round 8: Bundoora Utd Sydenham Park 0, Altona City 4 Keilor Park 0, Peninsula 1 Langwarrin 5, Brighton 0 Dandenong Melbourne , Ashburton 2 Eastern Lions 2 Bye , North City Lions 0 Essendon Royals 3, Laverton Park 1 St. Albans 3, Williamstown 0 Al- City 3, Beaumaris 1 Sandringham City 8 MILO Boys East 16 B: Round 8: Boroondara Brunswick City 1 Fawkner 1, Brunswick Zebras tona Magic 2, Gisborne 1 Sunshine Georgies 14 Lions 6 Mooroolbark 2, Knox City 0 Ashburton 1, MILO Boys East 12 F: Round 8: Mooroolbark 0 Light Utd , Whittlesea Stallions 0 Preston Lions 0 MILO Boys South 15 B: Round 8: Baxter 1 North Caulfield Sherbrooke Rangers , Boronia 1 Manningham 0, Eastern Lions 0 Oakleigh 10, MILO Boys West 12 C: Round 8: North Sunshine Berwick City 2, Phillip Island 1 Beaumaris 2, Doncaster Rovers 4, Ringwood City 0 Richmond Waverley Wanderers 2 Croydon City Arrows 2 1, MILO Boys North 12 B: Round 8: North City Eagles 6 Spring Hills 0, Avondale Heights 2 Bentleigh Greens 3 Langwarrin 1, Brighton 3 5 Croydon City Arrows 1 1 East Bentleigh 0, Casey Lions Essendon Royals , Watsonia Heights Bye Williamstown 5, Melton 0 Brimbank City 1, Wynd- Heatherton Utd 2, Mornington 4 Sandringham Comets 0 Chelsea 1 , Epping City 4 Moreland City 1, Eltham North ham Olympic 1 Brimbank 1, Ballarat Academy Of City 1 MILO Boys East 15 A: Round 8: Manningham 0 Bye , FC Clifton Hill 1 Heidelberg Utd 1 Soccer 4 Sunbury Utd 0 Riversdale 0, Richmond 3 Glen Waverley 0, East- MILO Boys East 11 Kangaroos Green: Round MILO Boys South 14 A: Round 8: Bye Lyndale ern Lions 0 Oakleigh 1, Whitehorse FC Bulleen 8: South Yarra Bye , Riversdale Monash City MILO Boys North 12 C: Round 8: Coburg Utd MILO Boys West 11 Kangaroos Green: Round Utd , Berwick City 3 Brighton 2, Bentleigh Greens Lions , North Caulfield 5 Kingston City 3 , Richmond 1 Knox City 2, FC Bulleen Lions 4 Bye , Lalor Utd 1 Meadow Park 1, Brunswick 8: Altona City Bye , Green Gully 0 Gisborne 6, 0 Doveton 1, Langwarrin 4 East Bentleigh 1, Oakleigh 0, Box Hill Inter 0 Doncaster Rovers 1 Zebras Bye , Light Utd 1 Alphington 2, Diamond Williamstown 6 Melbourne Knights 0, Hoppers Mornington Bye MILO Boys East 15 B: Round 8: Caulfield Utd Valley Utd 4 Banyule City 1 Crossing 3 Brimbank 1, Keilor Park 8 Altona 5 Clayton 4, Knox City 5 Springvale City 1, FC MILO Boys East 11 Kangaroos Yellow: Round Magic 0 MILO Boys South 14 B: Round 8: Berwick City Bulleen Lions 6 Sherbrooke Rangers 2, Croydon 8: Manningham 0 North Caulfield 3, Richmond 2 MILO Boys North 12 D: Round 8: Essendon 0 Springvale White Eagles 1, Sandringham City City Arrows 1 Doncaster Rovers 7, Whitehorse 1 Ashburton 2, Waverley Wanderers 0 Box Hill Inter Utd 0 FC Clifton Hill 5, Bye Brunswick Zebras MILO Boys West 11 Kangaroos Red: Round 8: 0 Beaumaris 2, Langwarrin 3 Endeavour Utd Glen Eira 1 1, Oakleigh FC Bulleen Lions , South Melbourne , Moreland Utd 7 Epping City 0, Hume Utd 8 Green Gully 2 WVSA 2, Sydenham Park 0 Keilor

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Monday 25 June 2007 22 JUNIORS Goal! Weekly Results & Ladders Park 0, Melton 0 St. Albans 2, Melbourne Knights Chelsea 8 4 1 3 10 11 13 Brighton 8 1 1 6 11 27 4 Brighton 1 8 6 1 1 21 7 19 MILO Boys East 14 A Bye , South Yarra 1 Sunshine Georgies 1 Endeavour Utd 8 4 0 4 15 13 12 Keysborough 8 1 0 7 6 36 3 Carrum Utd 8 5 0 3 13 16 15 Oakleigh 6 5 1 0 28 8 16 Doncaster Rovers 8 2 4 2 16 11 10 Brighton 2 8 4 2 2 18 11 14 Eastern Lions 7 5 1 1 12 8 16 MILO Boys West 11 Joeys Blue: Round 8: Gis- Box Hill Inter 7 2 1 4 8 9 7 MILO Boys South 15 A Hampton Park Utd 8 3 1 4 14 22 10 FC Bulleen Lions 7 5 0 2 20 8 15 borne 0 Spring Hills 7, Altona City 1 Williamstown Knox City 8 1 2 5 5 18 5 Berwick City 8 7 1 0 33 6 22 Beaumaris 8 3 0 5 12 22 9 Boronia 6 4 0 2 17 12 12 3, Cairnlea 3 Hoppers Crossing 0, Maribyrnong Springvale White Eagles 8 1 2 5 13 30 5 Dandenong City 8 7 0 1 28 8 21 Berwick City 8 1 1 6 14 22 4 Doncaster Rovers 7 3 0 4 22 16 9 Greens 1 Keilor Wolves 1, Flemington Eagles 9 Nunawading City 7 0 1 6 6 32 1 Sandringham City 8 6 0 2 35 13 18 Frankston Pines 8 1 1 6 11 23 4 Richmond 7 2 3 2 9 16 9 Brimbank 0 Frankston Pines 8 5 0 3 25 12 15 Lyndale Utd 8 0 1 7 11 51 1 South Melbourne 6 2 1 3 17 16 7 MILO Boys S/E 14 Super League Brighton 8 4 1 3 27 11 13 Kingston City 6 0 0 6 7 25 0 MILO Girls S/E 16 D: Round 8: Whitehorse 2 Mornington 6 6 0 0 20 2 18 Mornington 8 4 0 4 22 18 12 MILO Boys South 11 Kangaroos Green Riversdale 6 0 0 6 3 26 0 Eltham North 1, Bye Boroondara Lions , Baxter Dandenong Thunder 7 4 2 1 13 7 14 Langwarrin 8 3 0 5 15 16 9 Sandringham City 7 6 1 0 33 2 19 4 Boronia 1, Berwick Kings 0 Rosebud 6 FC Bulleen Lions 7 3 3 1 7 3 12 Lyndale Utd 8 1 1 6 23 35 4 Hampton 8 5 3 0 10 4 18 MILO Boys East 14 B North Caulfield 6 3 2 1 6 6 11 Beaumaris 8 1 1 6 12 48 4 Bentleigh Greens 7 4 1 2 13 11 13 Manningham 8 7 0 1 26 6 21 MILO Girls Metro 16 A: Round 8: South Eastern Monash City 6 3 1 2 9 6 10 Peninsula 8 0 0 8 10 63 0 Langwarrin 7 4 0 3 10 11 12 Brandon Park 8 6 0 2 22 12 18 Piranhas 3 Beaumaris 1, Ashburton 4 Brighton Dandenong City 7 2 1 4 6 10 7 Heatherton Utd 7 3 0 4 12 9 9 Richmond 8 5 1 2 10 6 16 0, Glen Eira 1 Epping City 6, Bye Whittlesea Knox City 7 2 0 5 4 10 6 Beaumaris 7 3 0 4 12 12 9 Glen Waverley 8 4 2 2 22 6 14 Stallions , Bye Richmond Nunawading City 6 1 2 3 6 12 5 MILO Boys South 15 B Brighton 7 2 2 3 8 20 8 Ringwood City 8 4 2 2 18 7 14 GSL 8 0 1 7 2 17 1 Berwick City 8 8 0 0 36 4 24 Mornington 7 1 0 6 1 15 3 North Caulfield 8 4 2 2 8 6 14 MILO Girls Metro 16 B: Round 8: Bye Berwick Brighton 8 6 0 2 40 8 18 Casey Comets 7 0 1 6 8 23 1 Clayton 8 2 1 5 13 16 7 City , East Bentleigh 6 Croydon City Arrows MILO Boys S/E 13 Super League Bentleigh Greens 8 6 0 2 33 10 18 Port Melbourne 7 1 2 4 6 14 5 1, Sherbrooke Rangers 0 Watsonia Heights Box Hill Inter 8 7 1 0 24 5 22 Heatherton Utd 8 4 1 3 32 13 13 MILO Boys South 11 Kangaroos Red Beaumaris 7 0 1 6 2 26 1 6, Langwarrin 0 Knox City 11, Mornington 0 Beaumaris 8 6 1 1 17 7 19 Langwarrin 8 4 1 3 30 12 13 South Eastern Piranhas 8 8 0 0 32 2 24 Ashburton 8 0 1 7 0 28 1 Boroondara Lions 1 South Melbourne 8 5 1 2 21 12 16 Baxter 8 4 1 3 22 13 13 GSL 8 8 0 0 26 1 24 FC Bulleen Lions 8 3 4 1 9 6 13 Mornington 8 3 1 4 22 25 10 Berwick City 8 6 0 2 24 5 18 MILO Boys East 14 C MILO Girls Metro 16 C: Round 8: Sandringham Richmond 8 3 2 3 17 13 11 Beaumaris 8 1 1 6 10 51 4 Southern Stars 8 4 0 4 15 12 12 Doncaster Rovers 6 6 0 0 34 4 18 City Bye , Endeavour Utd 4 Hampton Park Utd Monash City 8 3 1 4 13 13 10 Sandringham City 8 1 1 6 7 52 4 Bentleigh Greens 8 3 1 4 16 18 10 Boronia 6 5 0 1 19 10 15 0, Dandenong City 5 Brighton 2, North Caulfield Sandringham City 8 3 1 4 12 18 10 Phillip Island 8 0 0 8 7 51 0 Mornington 7 2 1 4 19 14 7 Nunawading City 7 4 1 2 19 6 13 0 Eastern Lions 8, Keilor Park 1 Chelsea 1 GSL 8 2 1 5 3 13 7 Seaford Utd 7 2 1 4 9 22 7 Sherbrooke Rangers 6 3 2 1 12 7 11 Dandenong City 8 1 1 6 9 25 4 MILO Boys South 14 A Hampton Park Utd 8 1 3 4 9 15 6 Ashburton 6 3 0 3 10 10 9 MILO Girls N/W 16 D: Round 8: Melton Bye Berwick City 8 0 1 7 5 18 1 Berwick City 7 6 1 0 29 6 19 Brighton 8 1 0 7 3 39 3 East Bentleigh 6 1 1 4 6 19 4 , North City Lions 4 Sunshine Georgies 1, Brighton 7 4 1 2 19 8 13 Dandenong City 8 0 2 6 5 30 2 Boroondara Lions 7 1 0 6 5 23 3 Westgate 3 Altona City 2, Ballarat Academy Of MILO Boys N/W 16 Super League Doveton 6 3 2 1 8 8 11 North Caulfield 6 0 0 6 4 30 0 Soccer 2 Moreland Utd 1, Diamond Valley Utd 4 Keilor Park 7 6 0 1 29 7 18 Langwarrin 6 3 1 2 17 8 10 Sunbury Utd 2 Fawkner 6 5 0 1 12 6 15 Lyndale Utd 6 3 0 3 11 11 9 MILO Boys South 11 Kangaroos Yellow MILO Boys East 14 D Essendon Royals 8 4 2 2 13 7 14 Bentleigh Greens 6 2 0 4 7 17 6 Hampton 8 7 1 0 32 1 22 FC Bulleen Lions 7 7 0 0 46 3 21 MILO Girls Metro 15 A: Round 8: Langwarrin 1 Green Gully 5 4 1 0 9 1 13 East Bentleigh 6 1 1 4 10 15 4 Brighton 8 6 2 0 11 5 20 Manningham 7 6 0 1 27 3 18 Richmond 1, Berwick City 0 WVSA 4, Doncaster Sunshine Georgies 7 3 2 2 13 10 11 Hampton Park Utd 0 0 0 0 Peninsula 8 5 1 2 14 7 16 Oakleigh 8 6 0 2 21 9 18 Rovers 0 Brighton 5, Brunswick Zebras Bye , Melbourne Knights 7 2 1 4 9 8 7 Sandringham City 0 0 0 0 Sandringham City 8 5 0 3 18 6 15 Caulfield Utd 6 3 1 2 17 6 10 Casey Comets 3 North Caulfield 1 Epping City 5 1 0 4 10 12 3 Mornington 6 0 0 6 3 31 0 Beaumaris 8 4 2 2 15 15 14 Mooroolbark 7 3 1 3 22 17 10 Whittlesea Stallions 6 1 0 5 7 18 3 Langwarrin 8 3 1 4 16 18 10 Doncaster Rovers 7 2 0 5 13 34 6 MILO Girls Metro 15 B: Round 8: Sandringham Brimbank 7 0 0 7 4 37 0 MILO Boys South 14 B Berwick City 8 2 2 4 12 14 8 Ringwood City 7 1 1 5 7 30 4 City 0 Keilor Park 10, Mooroolbark 1 Meadow Brighton 8 7 1 0 30 8 22 Baxter 8 2 0 6 16 30 6 Bentleigh Greens 6 1 0 5 7 28 3 Park 9, Glen Eira 0 Brighton 3, Glen Waverley 2 MILO Boys N/W 15 Super League Beaumaris 8 5 1 2 23 11 16 Endeavour Utd 7 0 1 6 8 21 1 Glen Waverley 7 0 1 6 2 32 1 Whitehorse 1, Ashburton 0 Brunswick City 3 Green Gully 8 7 1 0 23 5 22 Langwarrin 7 4 2 1 15 11 14 Doveton 7 0 0 7 3 28 0 Keilor Park 8 6 0 2 20 6 18 Endeavour Utd 8 3 2 3 13 20 11 MILO Boys East 13 A MILO Girls Metro 15 C: Round 8: Seaford Utd 0 Preston Lions 8 6 0 2 19 8 18 Casey Comets 7 2 4 1 16 11 10 MILO Boys South 11 Joeys Blue Oakleigh 8 6 1 1 20 6 19 Keilor Wolves 8, Altona East 1 Casey Panthers Coburg Utd 8 5 1 2 18 6 16 Berwick City 8 2 4 2 12 12 10 Langwarrin 8 7 0 1 32 4 21 Knox City 8 5 3 0 23 5 18 4, Baxter 5 Boronia 0, Harrisfield Hurricanes 0 Fawkner 7 4 1 2 17 9 13 Carrum Utd 8 2 2 4 11 13 8 Keysborough 8 6 1 1 23 6 19 Whitehorse 8 5 1 2 9 6 16 Gisborne 5, Pascoe Vale Ringwood City Altona City 7 2 2 3 7 7 8 Springvale White Eagles 8 2 1 5 11 20 7 Baxter 8 5 1 2 28 6 16 Ringwood City 8 4 2 2 16 8 14 Melbourne Knights 8 2 1 5 9 13 7 Sandringham City 6 2 0 4 12 11 6 Hampton Park Utd 8 4 3 1 18 6 15 FC Bulleen Lions 8 4 1 3 11 7 13 MILO Girls Metro 14 A: Round 8: Brighton 3 Cairnlea 8 2 0 6 12 20 6 Baxter 8 0 1 7 8 34 1 Beaumaris 8 4 2 2 13 5 14 North Caulfield 8 3 2 3 12 14 11 Berwick City 0, Bye Croydon City Arrows , Beau- Bundoora Utd 8 2 0 6 4 19 6 Seaford Utd 0 0 0 0 Carrum Utd 8 4 0 4 18 8 12 Doncaster Rovers 8 2 2 4 11 11 8 maris 3 Bundoora Utd 3, Ashburton 0 Doncaster Essendon Royals 8 0 0 8 3 39 0 Brighton 8 3 1 4 12 19 10 Brandon Park 8 1 2 5 3 14 5 Rovers 2, Sandringham City 5 Boroondara MILO Boys South 14 C Sandringham City 8 2 0 6 11 18 6 Croydon City Arrows 8 1 1 6 2 19 4 Lions 0 MILO Boys N/W 14 Super League Seaford Utd 8 5 1 2 35 11 16 Seaford Utd 8 0 1 7 3 42 1 Riversdale 8 1 1 6 1 18 4 Green Gully 7 7 0 0 28 3 21 Brighton 1 7 5 1 1 19 11 16 Mornington 8 0 1 7 3 47 1 MILO Girls Metro 14 B: Round 8: Sunbury Utd Essendon Royals 7 6 0 1 20 6 18 Peninsula 7 4 1 2 33 9 13 MILO Boys East 13 B 0 Dandenong Thunder 6, Brunswick Zebras Altona Magic 8 6 0 2 19 6 18 Dandenong Sparrows 6 4 1 1 16 7 13 MILO Boys South 11 Joeys Orange Casey Comets 8 7 0 1 19 1 21 Hoppers Crossing , Sherbrooke Rangers 0 Keilor Park 7 5 1 1 16 3 16 Hampton Park Utd 7 2 4 1 16 9 10 Beaumaris 8 8 0 0 29 6 24 Glen Waverley 8 7 0 1 19 7 21 Peninsula 4, Caulfield Utd 0 Baxter 1, Richmond Sunshine Heights 8 3 0 5 11 14 9 Brighton 2 7 3 1 3 13 13 10 East Bentleigh 8 6 0 2 19 3 18 Waverley Wanderers 8 6 1 1 13 3 19 3 Beaumaris 1 Fawkner 7 2 2 3 8 10 8 Berwick City 7 2 1 4 12 12 7 Hampton 8 5 2 1 13 4 17 Manningham 8 4 2 2 26 9 14 Melbourne Knights 7 1 2 4 8 14 5 Doveton 7 1 0 6 8 36 3 Sandringham City 8 5 1 2 20 5 16 Knox City 8 3 3 2 11 5 12 MILO Girls Metro 14 C: Round 8: Sandringham Light Utd 8 1 2 5 6 26 5 Dandenong Thunder 0 0 0 0 Hampton Park Utd 8 4 0 4 9 17 12 FC Bulleen Lions 8 3 1 4 9 8 10 City 4 Brighton 1, Carrum Utd 6 Box Hill Inter Preston Lions 7 1 1 5 7 24 4 Sandringham City 6 0 0 6 2 46 0 Berwick City 8 2 3 3 4 13 9 North Caulfield 8 2 1 5 10 12 7 0, Altona City 3 East Bentleigh 1, Eltham North Epping City 8 1 0 7 1 18 3 Brighton 8 2 2 4 9 14 8 Eastern Lions 8 1 3 4 11 12 6 1 Doncaster Rovers 1, Langwarrin 2 Watsonia MILO Boys South 13 A Langwarrin 8 1 2 5 13 22 5 Clayton 8 1 1 6 6 26 4 Heights 0 MILO Boys N/W 13 Super League Bentleigh Greens 8 7 1 0 20 0 22 Harrisfield Hurricanes 8 0 4 4 5 17 4 Mooroolbark 8 0 0 8 3 44 0 Coburg Utd 7 5 1 1 21 10 16 Mornington 8 6 2 0 15 4 20 Peninsula 8 0 0 8 6 26 0 MILO Girls Metro 13 A: Round 8: North Caulfield Altona City 7 5 0 2 16 7 15 Peninsula 8 5 2 1 29 4 17 MILO Boys East 13 C 1 Ashburton 3, Sandringham City 0 BASL 2, Green Gully 8 4 1 3 16 9 13 Brighton 8 5 2 1 17 2 17 MILO Boys East 16 A Noble Park 8 8 0 0 26 4 24 Berwick City 1 Boroondara Lions 1, Brighton 1 Cairnlea 7 4 1 2 11 8 13 Beaumaris 8 4 1 3 13 14 13 South Springvale 8 8 0 0 14 2 24 Doncaster Rovers 8 7 0 1 28 5 21 Sherbrooke Rangers 1, Croydon City Arrows 1 Brimbank 7 3 3 1 15 8 12 Hampton 8 2 3 3 12 16 9 South Melbourne 8 5 1 2 23 12 16 Stonnington City 8 5 1 2 19 5 16 Glen Eira 1 Brunswick City 8 4 0 4 12 10 12 Berwick City 8 3 0 5 10 23 9 FC Bulleen Lions 8 5 1 2 22 12 16 Eastern Lions 8 4 2 2 18 12 14 Hume Utd 8 3 0 5 9 19 9 Seaford Utd 8 1 0 7 4 16 3 Nunawading City 8 5 0 3 17 15 15 Richmond 8 4 1 3 19 14 13 MILO Girls Metro 13 B: Round 8: Alphington Essendon Royals 7 2 2 3 10 7 8 Langwarrin 8 1 0 7 3 25 3 Manningham 8 4 1 3 24 20 13 Glen Waverley 8 3 1 4 15 13 10 5 Brighton 2, Bundoora Utd 0 Caulfield Utd 1, Werribee City 8 2 2 4 8 12 8 Hampton Park Utd 8 0 1 7 4 23 1 Brandon Park 8 4 1 3 16 17 13 Caulfield Utd 8 2 2 4 10 11 8 Brunswick Zebras Boronia , Bye Glen Eira , Fawkner 7 0 0 7 2 30 0 Glen Waverley 8 2 3 3 13 16 9 Whitehorse 8 2 1 5 11 16 7 Essendon Royals 7 Peninsula 0 MILO Boys South 13 B Eastern Lions 8 2 0 6 12 20 6 Boroondara Lions 8 1 0 7 7 36 3 MILO Boys Metro 18 Blue Harrisfield Hurricanes 8 8 0 0 42 4 24 Croydon City Arrows 8 0 2 6 8 21 2 Croydon City Arrows 8 0 0 8 6 43 0 MILO Girls Metro 13 C: Round 8: South Yarra Oakleigh 6 5 0 1 25 12 15 Bentleigh Greens 8 6 0 2 24 9 18 Doncaster Rovers 8 0 1 7 8 22 1 1 Mornington 5, Diamond Valley Utd 3 Port Heidelberg Utd 6 4 1 1 21 9 13 Chelsea 8 5 0 3 17 8 15 MILO Boys East 13 D Melbourne 0, Sherbrooke Rangers 0 Baxter 1, Maribyrnong Greens 6 4 1 1 21 15 13 Sandringham City 7 4 2 1 20 10 14 MILO Boys East 16 B Riversdale 7 4 1 2 14 6 13 Glen Waverley 2 Nunawading City 4, Pascoe St. Albans 6 2 0 4 12 17 6 Keysborough 8 4 2 2 18 15 14 Ashburton 8 7 1 0 18 5 22 Nunawading City 6 4 1 1 15 10 13 Vale North Caulfield Brunswick City 6 2 0 4 11 17 6 Baxter 8 3 1 4 10 19 10 North Caulfield 7 6 0 1 30 10 18 Boronia 6 4 1 1 9 5 13 Manningham 5 2 0 3 12 20 6 Mornington 7 1 2 4 7 13 5 Boroondara Lions 8 5 2 1 27 9 17 Glen Eira 6 3 2 1 14 10 11 MILO Girls Metro 12 A: Round 8: Sandringham Richmond 5 1 1 3 11 9 4 Brighton 7 1 2 4 6 23 5 Doncaster Rovers 8 5 0 3 25 18 15 East Bentleigh 6 3 0 3 18 8 9 City 2 North Caulfield 0, Sherbrooke Rangers Eastern Lions 6 1 1 4 11 25 4 Peninsula 7 1 1 5 7 23 4 Knox City 7 4 1 2 17 12 13 Ringwood City 7 2 1 4 11 10 7 1 Richmond 0, Ashburton 1 Boroondara Lions Sandringham City 0 0 0 0 Beaumaris 8 0 0 8 6 33 0 Richmond 8 4 0 4 20 12 12 Casey Comets 6 2 1 3 8 12 7 2, Carrum Utd Bye , Croydon City Arrows 4 Ringwood City 8 3 0 5 13 24 9 Croydon City Arrows 6 1 1 4 7 16 4 Brighton 0 MILO Boys Metro 18 Orange MILO Boys South 13 C Sherbrooke Rangers 6 1 0 5 6 28 3 Hampton 6 1 0 5 4 23 3 Flemington Eagles 6 6 0 0 30 7 18 Rosebud 8 8 0 0 54 2 24 Boronia 8 0 1 7 10 26 1 Manningham 0 0 0 0 MILO Girls Metro 12 B: Round 8: Keilor Park 8 Western Eagles 7 5 0 2 25 8 15 Endeavour Utd 8 7 0 1 70 2 21 Mooroolbark 8 0 1 7 10 32 1 Hoppers Crossing 0, FC Bulleen Lions 1 Box Hill Essendon Royals 6 4 0 2 17 8 12 Hampton 8 6 0 2 42 6 18 MILO Boys East 12 A Inter 2, Eltham North 0 Brunswick Zebras 1, Bye Gisborne 6 3 1 2 13 10 10 Chelsea 8 5 0 3 26 11 15 MILO Boys East 15 A South Melbourne 7 5 1 1 17 4 16 Bye , Monash City 1 Knox City 1 Epping City 5 2 0 3 9 16 6 Brighton 8 3 1 4 10 23 10 Oakleigh 8 7 1 0 20 4 22 Monash City 7 4 3 0 16 6 15 Lalor Utd 4 1 1 2 19 12 4 Carrum Utd 8 2 2 4 15 29 8 Eastern Lions 8 7 0 1 24 6 21 Croydon City Arrows 7 4 1 2 11 11 13 MILO Girls Metro 12 C: Round 8: Bye Heidel- Mitchell Rangers JFC 6 0 1 5 7 27 1 Langwarrin 8 2 2 4 11 30 8 Richmond 8 5 1 2 18 9 16 Richmond 7 3 3 1 9 3 12 berg Utd , Watsonia Heights 1 Glen Waverley 6, Wyndham Olympic 6 0 1 5 4 36 1 Peninsula 8 1 3 4 9 31 6 Whitehorse 7 4 1 2 18 8 13 FC Bulleen Lions 7 2 4 1 10 6 10 Brighton 0 Sydenham Park 6, Brunswick Zebras Casey Panthers 8 1 0 7 4 61 3 Kingston City 8 2 3 3 17 21 9 Oakleigh 7 3 1 3 7 10 10 Beaumaris MILO Boys Metro 18 Purple Seaford Utd 8 0 2 6 6 52 2 FC Bulleen Lions 7 3 0 4 6 12 9 Box Hill Inter 7 2 2 3 14 13 8 Doveton 6 6 0 0 47 4 18 Riversdale 8 2 2 4 12 16 8 Nunawading City 7 1 2 4 3 9 5 MILO Girls Metro 11 A: Round 8: Ashburton Bye Nunawading City 6 6 0 0 41 4 18 MILO Boys South 12 A Manningham 8 2 1 5 11 15 7 Boronia 7 1 1 5 7 18 4 , Sandringham City 0 Keilor Park 1, Beaumaris 1 Brighton 6 4 0 2 10 13 12 Berwick City 8 7 1 0 24 2 22 Glen Waverley 8 1 1 6 6 19 4 Doncaster Rovers 7 0 2 5 5 19 2 Richmond 2, Dandenong Thunder 4 Boroondara Boronia 6 2 1 3 17 24 7 Sandringham City 8 6 1 1 26 5 19 North Caulfield 8 1 0 7 11 33 3 Lions 0, North Caulfield 0 Brighton 1 Sherbrooke Rangers 6 2 1 3 14 24 7 Brighton 8 6 1 1 19 8 19 MILO Boys East 12 B Mooroolbark 6 2 0 4 16 29 6 Beaumaris 8 5 1 2 27 9 16 MILO Boys East 15 B Doncaster Rovers 7 6 0 1 18 6 18 MILO Girls Metro 11 B: Round 8: Sunbury Utd Sandringham City 7 1 0 6 5 36 3 Langwarrin 8 4 0 4 16 11 12 Doncaster Rovers 8 7 0 1 32 10 21 Glen Waverley 7 5 2 0 18 7 17 0 Berwick City 2, Hampton 2 Richmond 1, Dandenong Sparrows 7 0 2 5 9 25 2 Dandenong Thunder 8 4 0 4 17 18 12 FC Bulleen Lions 8 7 0 1 31 10 21 North Caulfield 7 5 2 0 11 3 17 Sherbrooke Rangers 0 Ashburton 5, Oakleigh Mornington 8 2 0 6 5 18 6 Clayton 8 6 0 2 23 11 18 South Melbourne 7 4 1 2 11 7 13 Brighton , Carrum Utd 5 Glen Eira 0 MILO Boys Metro 18 Yellow Seaford Utd 8 1 1 6 3 21 4 Sherbrooke Rangers 8 5 0 3 33 16 15 Riversdale 7 3 0 4 7 11 9 Heatherton Utd 7 6 0 1 37 4 18 Noble Park 8 1 1 6 4 35 4 Caulfield Utd 8 5 0 3 25 21 15 Richmond 7 2 2 3 8 9 8 MILO Girls S/E 14 D: Round 8: North Caulfield Berwick City 8 5 2 1 55 9 17 Dandenong City 8 1 0 7 6 20 3 Glen Eira 8 3 1 4 20 19 10 Monash City 7 2 2 3 10 13 8 Bye , Springvale White Eagles 3 Boroondara Casey Comets 7 5 1 1 23 15 16 Knox City 8 2 0 6 18 32 6 Ringwood City 7 1 2 4 5 9 5 Lions 1, FC Bulleen Lions 0 Croydon City Arrows Langwarrin 6 4 0 2 17 6 12 MILO Boys South 12 B Croydon City Arrows 8 2 0 6 14 36 6 Mooroolbark 7 1 0 6 5 16 3 0, Noble Park 1 Eastern Lions 0, Richmond 1 Frankston Pines 7 3 1 3 17 9 10 Endeavour Utd 8 6 2 0 17 8 20 Whitehorse 8 1 1 6 7 24 4 Stonnington City 7 0 1 6 1 13 1 Glen Waverley 1 Chelsea 6 1 3 2 9 11 6 Berwick City 8 5 2 1 21 6 17 Springvale City 8 1 0 7 18 42 3 Peninsula 7 2 0 5 12 33 6 Hampton 8 4 4 0 15 6 16 MILO Boys East 12 C MILO Girls N/W 14 D: Round 8: Cairnlea 1 Seaford Utd 7 1 1 5 6 35 4 Sandringham City 8 4 1 3 16 11 13 MILO Boys East 15 C Ashburton 7 6 1 0 23 8 19 Eltham North 3, Epping City 0 Brunswick Zebras Rosebud 7 0 0 7 7 61 0 Brighton 8 3 2 3 13 11 11 Casey Comets 7 7 0 0 46 2 21 FC Bulleen Lions 7 6 0 1 32 6 18 3, Keilor Park 1 Brimbank 1, Western Eagles 7 Hampton Park Utd 8 2 4 2 12 10 10 Chelsea 7 7 0 0 44 7 21 Knox City 7 6 0 1 29 3 18 Mitchell Rangers JFC 0, Ballarat Academy Of MILO Boys South 16 A Mornington 8 3 1 4 6 14 10 Manningham 7 4 0 3 20 17 12 East Bentleigh 7 4 0 3 21 18 12 Soccer 1 Whittlesea Stallions 0 Springvale White Eagles 6 6 0 0 30 3 18 Casey Comets 8 2 1 5 9 18 7 Boronia 7 3 1 3 12 12 10 Clayton 7 3 1 3 14 7 10 ------Berwick City 7 4 0 3 20 12 12 Keysborough 8 2 1 5 11 21 7 Ashburton 7 3 1 3 16 21 10 Nunawading City 7 3 0 4 12 17 9 ------Dandenong City 7 4 0 3 14 23 12 Peninsula 8 0 0 8 3 18 0 Hampton 7 3 0 4 9 24 9 Glen Eira 7 2 1 4 10 16 7 MILO Boys S/E 16 Super League Brighton 6 2 1 3 10 12 7 Mooroolbark 7 2 0 5 5 28 6 Sherbrooke Rangers 7 2 0 5 4 23 6 FC Bulleen Lions 7 5 1 1 30 7 16 Dandenong Thunder 6 2 1 3 17 20 7 MILO Boys South 12 C Doncaster Rovers 7 1 0 6 6 25 3 Doncaster Rovers 7 1 1 5 6 36 4 Kingston City 7 5 1 1 19 9 16 Endeavour Utd 6 2 0 4 10 12 6 Brighton 7 7 0 0 21 3 21 Eastern Lions 8 1 0 7 9 31 3 Richmond 7 0 0 7 1 18 0 South Melbourne 7 5 0 2 23 12 15 Bentleigh Greens 6 2 0 4 8 14 6 Beaumaris 8 4 1 3 21 11 13 Stonnington City 0 0 0 0 Langwarrin 7 3 2 2 12 15 11 Mornington 6 2 0 4 9 22 6 Baxter 7 4 1 2 15 8 13 MILO Boys East 12 D North Caulfield 7 3 1 3 8 9 10 Doveton 7 2 4 1 8 7 10 MILO Boys East 15 D FC Bulleen Lions 7 7 0 0 26 2 21 Casey Comets 8 3 1 4 10 17 10 MILO Boys South 16 B Rosebud 7 3 1 3 17 17 10 Templestowe Eagles 6 5 1 0 30 7 16 Kingston City 7 5 1 1 21 6 16 Doncaster Rovers 7 0 4 3 6 11 4 Baxter 8 7 1 0 31 11 22 Mornington 7 2 2 3 10 13 8 Hampton Park Utd 6 5 1 0 30 9 16 North Caulfield 7 4 2 1 11 9 14 Sandringham City 7 1 1 5 3 13 4 Seaford Utd 8 5 2 1 17 10 17 Langwarrin 7 1 3 3 5 11 6 East Bentleigh 6 4 1 1 16 2 13 Boronia 7 4 1 2 22 9 13 Noble Park 7 1 1 5 10 28 4 Berwick City 8 5 1 2 27 14 16 Sandringham City 7 1 1 5 9 21 4 Brighton 6 3 0 3 14 17 9 Caulfield Utd 7 3 1 3 19 16 10 Doveton 8 4 2 2 23 6 14 Hampton 7 1 1 5 7 22 4 Brandon Park 7 2 1 4 21 23 7 Boroondara Lions 7 2 2 3 15 16 8 MILO Boys S/E 15 Super League Beaumaris 8 3 2 3 19 25 11 Clayton 6 1 0 5 7 20 3 Knox Utd 7 2 1 4 11 13 7 South Melbourne 8 7 0 1 24 2 21 Langwarrin 8 1 5 2 13 8 8 MILO Boys South 12 D Southern Stars 0 0 0 0 Springvale City 7 1 2 4 10 18 5 Manningham 8 6 1 1 21 7 19 Mornington 8 2 2 4 12 17 8 Bentleigh Greens 8 7 0 1 44 7 21 Glen Eira 7 0 0 7 3 43 0 Ringwood City 7 1 0 6 3 34 3 FC Bulleen Lions 8 5 2 1 25 10 17 East Bentleigh 8 2 2 4 6 11 8 Springvale White Eagles 8 6 1 1 37 14 19 Doncaster Rovers 7 0 2 5 2 17 2

Issue # 10 Goal! Weekly JUNIORS 23 Results & Ladders BASL 6 5 0 1 36 2 15 Brunswick Zebras 7 1 1 5 7 13 4 MILO Boys West 11 Kangaroos Green Brunswick Zebras 7 5 0 2 6 5 15 MILO Boys East 12 E Essendon Royals 5 5 0 0 26 6 15 Pascoe Vale 7 1 0 6 2 18 3 Altona City 7 5 2 0 24 4 17 Caulfield Utd 7 4 1 2 9 4 13 Manningham 7 7 0 0 37 1 21 Bundoora Utd 6 5 0 1 22 5 15 Eltham North 6 0 0 6 2 17 0 Gisborne 6 3 3 0 16 5 12 Richmond 7 4 0 3 10 12 12 Eastern Lions 7 6 1 0 30 6 19 Whittlesea Stallions 7 4 0 3 30 13 12 Hoppers Crossing 6 3 2 1 24 10 11 Baxter 7 2 2 3 8 9 8 Glen Eira 7 5 0 2 16 10 15 Brunswick Zebras 6 4 0 2 16 8 12 MILO Boys North 11 Joeys Yellow Williamstown 7 3 2 2 17 9 11 Sherbrooke Rangers 7 2 1 4 4 10 7 Ashburton 7 3 2 2 16 11 11 Epping City 6 2 0 4 10 19 6 Moreland City 7 7 0 0 25 1 21 Keilor Park 6 3 2 1 20 13 11 Hoppers Crossing 7 2 0 5 20 15 6 Brandon Park 7 3 2 2 9 7 11 Lalor Utd 6 1 0 5 4 19 3 Lalor Utd 7 5 1 1 21 9 16 Brimbank 6 2 2 2 6 6 8 Beaumaris 7 1 1 5 6 26 4 Port Melbourne 7 3 0 4 12 15 9 Coburg Utd 6 1 0 5 11 39 3 Light Utd 7 4 1 2 15 6 13 Green Gully 6 1 1 4 9 19 4 Sunbury Utd 7 0 0 7 3 26 0 Glen Waverley 7 2 2 3 5 17 8 Eltham North 6 0 0 6 4 48 0 Banyule City 7 4 0 3 13 8 12 Altona Magic 6 1 0 5 5 26 3 North Caulfield 7 1 1 5 5 12 4 Diamond Valley Utd 6 3 1 2 16 15 10 BASL 0 0 0 0 MILO Girls Metro 14 C Riversdale 7 0 2 5 1 18 2 MILO Boys North 14 B Laverton Park 7 3 1 3 9 9 10 Melbourne Knights 6 0 0 6 1 30 0 Carrum Utd 7 6 1 0 18 5 19 Richmond 7 0 0 7 2 36 0 Fawkner 6 6 0 0 34 3 18 Moreland Utd 7 2 3 2 10 8 9 Altona City 7 6 0 1 33 10 18 Moreland City 7 6 0 1 16 5 18 North City Lions 6 1 0 5 4 20 3 East Bentleigh 6 5 1 0 14 2 16 MILO Boys East 12 F Plenty Valley Lions 5 2 1 2 17 18 7 Plenty Valley Lions 7 0 2 5 4 18 2 MILO Boys West 11 Kangaroos Red Eltham North 7 3 1 3 12 14 10 Waverley Wanderers 7 7 0 0 27 6 21 Heidelberg Utd 5 2 0 3 10 9 6 Bundoora Utd 7 0 1 6 5 28 1 Melbourne Knights 7 7 0 0 33 1 21 Sandringham City 7 2 1 4 19 17 7 Oakleigh 7 6 1 0 35 2 19 Brunswick City 5 2 0 3 9 16 6 Green Gully 6 5 0 1 33 4 15 Langwarrin 7 2 1 4 14 14 7 Croydon City Arrows 2 7 5 0 2 20 13 15 Hume Utd 5 1 1 3 9 10 4 MILO Boys West 16 A WVSA 6 5 0 1 26 3 15 Watsonia Heights 7 1 3 3 10 6 6 Croydon City Arrows 1 7 4 1 2 14 11 13 Brunswick Zebras 6 1 1 4 5 25 4 Brimbank City 5 5 0 0 24 8 15 Sunshine Georgies 6 3 1 2 18 9 10 Brighton 6 2 0 4 5 10 6 Chelsea 7 3 1 3 14 16 10 Bundoora Utd 5 0 1 4 6 20 1 Altona Magic 5 4 0 1 16 7 12 South Yarra 7 3 0 4 11 11 9 Doncaster Rovers 5 1 2 2 4 15 5 Mooroolbark 7 2 1 4 11 11 7 Ballarat Academy 5 3 0 2 12 9 9 Sydenham Park 6 2 0 4 10 23 6 Box Hill Inter 7 0 0 7 4 40 0 Manningham 7 2 1 4 13 19 7 MILO Boys North 14 C Yarraville 6 3 0 3 16 18 9 Keilor Park 6 1 1 4 4 23 4 East Bentleigh 7 2 1 4 5 13 7 Northcote City 5 5 0 0 32 3 15 Keilor Park 6 2 1 3 17 16 7 St. Albans 6 1 0 5 7 24 3 MILO Girls Metro 13 A Casey Comets 7 1 0 6 2 30 3 North City Lions 6 5 0 1 29 4 15 Hoppers Crossing 5 2 0 3 10 14 6 Melton 6 0 0 6 1 45 0 Ashburton 7 6 1 0 25 4 19 Eastern Lions 7 0 0 7 2 22 0 Diamond Valley Utd 6 3 1 2 11 14 10 Melton 5 1 0 4 5 20 3 BASL 6 5 1 0 13 0 16 Whittlesea Stallions 6 3 0 3 16 13 9 Avondale Heights 5 0 1 4 2 10 1 MILO Boys West 11 Joeys Blue Brighton 7 5 0 2 17 9 15 MILO Boys East 11 Kangaroos Green Lalor Utd 5 2 1 2 20 19 7 Flemington Eagles 7 7 0 0 33 2 21 North Caulfield 7 4 2 1 16 2 14 Richmond 6 5 1 0 17 2 16 Moreland Utd 5 2 0 3 10 9 6 MILO Boys West 15 A Cairnlea 7 6 0 1 38 5 18 Sandringham City 7 3 2 2 10 4 11 FC Bulleen Lions 6 5 0 1 18 3 15 Watsonia Heights 6 0 1 5 5 30 1 Williamstown 7 6 1 0 13 4 19 Keilor Wolves 7 5 0 2 24 11 15 Sherbrooke Rangers 6 2 2 2 9 5 8 Knox City 6 5 0 1 13 4 15 Brunswick City 5 0 1 4 3 34 1 Sunshine Georgies 6 5 1 0 15 4 16 Maribyrnong Greens 7 4 0 3 19 19 12 Boroondara Lions 7 2 0 5 6 13 6 Box Hill Inter 6 3 1 2 16 7 10 Green Gully 6 3 2 1 18 7 11 Williamstown 7 3 2 2 23 16 11 Croydon City Arrows 7 1 1 5 3 22 4 Monash City 6 3 1 2 10 6 10 MILO Boys North 13 A North Sunshine Eagles 7 2 2 3 12 12 8 Hoppers Crossing 6 2 2 2 11 18 8 Glen Eira 7 1 0 6 2 22 3 Riversdale 7 2 1 4 4 13 7 Whittlesea Stallions 7 7 0 0 26 6 21 Hoppers Crossing 6 2 1 3 8 12 7 Spring Hills 7 2 1 4 15 18 7 Berwick City 7 0 1 6 1 21 1 Oakleigh 6 1 1 4 9 10 4 Epping City 7 5 0 2 12 6 15 Keilor Park 6 2 0 4 9 9 6 Altona City 6 2 0 4 11 18 6 Doncaster Rovers 6 1 1 4 4 8 4 Sunbury Utd 7 4 0 3 20 7 12 Ballarat Academy 6 2 0 4 7 14 6 Brimbank 7 0 1 6 1 27 1 MILO Girls Metro 13 B South Yarra 7 0 0 7 1 39 0 Preston Lions 7 4 0 3 11 18 12 St. Albans 6 1 1 4 5 13 4 Gisborne 7 0 0 7 0 41 0 Alphington 6 6 0 0 23 2 18 Eltham North 7 3 2 2 14 12 11 Brimbank 6 0 2 4 10 22 2 Boronia 6 5 0 1 19 2 15 MILO Boys East 11 Kangaroos Yellow BASL 7 3 1 3 15 11 10 MILO Girls S/E 16 D Essendon Royals 6 4 1 1 13 5 13 South Melbourne 7 6 1 0 12 0 19 North City Lions 7 3 0 4 6 9 9 MILO Boys West 15 B Eltham North 7 4 1 2 21 14 13 Glen Eira 7 3 2 2 14 10 11 North Caulfield 7 6 0 1 20 5 18 Light Utd 7 2 1 4 9 15 7 South Yarra 7 7 0 0 40 0 21 Boronia 5 3 2 0 14 4 11 Brunswick Zebras 6 3 1 2 5 7 10 Richmond 7 4 2 1 10 3 14 Brunswick Zebras 7 1 0 6 8 21 3 Gisborne 7 6 0 1 36 6 18 Rosebud 6 3 2 1 12 6 11 Caulfield Utd 6 2 1 3 7 12 7 FC Bulleen Lions 7 4 1 2 11 6 13 Fawkner 7 0 2 5 4 20 2 Sunbury Utd 7 4 2 1 34 15 14 Baxter 4 3 1 0 18 5 10 Bundoora Utd 6 1 1 4 5 8 4 Oakleigh 7 3 2 2 9 9 11 Laverton Park 7 4 1 2 24 10 13 Boroondara Lions 7 2 0 5 6 12 6 Peninsula 6 1 0 5 8 19 3 Box Hill Inter 7 2 2 3 12 8 8 MILO Boys North 13 B Western Eagles 7 3 2 2 31 17 11 Whitehorse 5 1 0 4 6 13 3 Brighton 7 0 0 7 0 29 0 Ashburton 7 2 2 3 12 10 8 Bundoora Utd 7 6 0 1 17 3 18 Flemington Eagles 7 3 1 3 35 21 10 Berwick Kings 6 1 0 5 4 27 3 Waverley Wanderers 7 2 0 5 5 10 6 Whittlesea Stallions 7 5 1 1 18 8 16 Altona City 7 2 0 5 10 14 6 Phillip Island 0 0 0 0 MILO Girls Metro 13 C Doncaster Rovers 7 0 1 6 5 22 1 Greenvale Utd 7 5 0 2 19 5 15 Melbourne Lions 7 2 0 5 17 41 6 Pascoe Vale 7 7 0 0 26 2 21 Manningham 7 0 1 6 3 26 1 FC Clifton Hill 7 4 2 1 26 12 14 Satellite City Utd 7 1 0 6 9 86 3 MILO Girls Metro 16 A Diamond Valley Utd 7 6 0 1 26 2 18 Essendon Royals 7 4 1 2 21 5 13 Werribee City 7 0 0 7 8 34 0 Whittlesea Stallions 6 6 0 0 28 1 18 Mornington 7 5 1 1 15 10 16 MILO Boys East 11 Joeys Orange Banyule City 7 2 1 4 7 13 7 Ashburton 5 4 0 1 28 5 12 Nunawading City 7 5 0 2 25 8 15 Glen Waverley 7 6 1 0 14 1 19 Moreland Wolves 7 2 0 5 10 19 6 MILO Boys West 14 A Brighton 6 4 0 2 10 8 12 Glen Waverley 7 3 1 3 18 18 10 Monash City 7 5 1 1 35 5 16 Brunswick Zebras 7 1 3 3 5 19 6 Green Gully 7 4 3 0 27 6 15 Epping City 5 3 0 2 19 5 9 Baxter 7 3 0 4 6 14 9 Richmond 7 4 3 0 19 5 15 Moreland City 7 1 1 5 4 23 4 Sunshine Georgies 6 5 0 1 24 6 15 Glen Eira 5 1 1 3 8 13 4 Port Melbourne 7 2 1 4 11 9 7 FC Bulleen Lions 7 4 1 2 24 3 13 Eltham North 7 0 1 6 3 23 1 Ballarat Academy 6 4 1 1 13 5 13 Beaumaris 6 1 1 4 7 23 4 North Caulfield 7 1 1 5 4 18 4 Glen Eira 7 4 0 3 17 11 12 Werribee City 6 3 1 2 18 10 10 South Eastern Piranhas 5 1 0 4 6 26 3 Sherbrooke Rangers 7 1 0 6 3 27 3 Nunawading City 7 3 1 3 19 10 10 MILO Boys North 13 C Sydenham Park 7 3 0 4 16 20 9 Richmond 6 0 2 4 7 32 2 South Yarra 7 0 0 7 0 26 0 Ashburton 7 3 0 4 16 13 9 Watsonia Heights 7 6 1 0 23 2 19 Brimbank City 6 3 0 3 10 23 9 Whitehorse 7 1 1 5 11 22 4 Meadow Park 6 6 0 0 32 5 18 Keilor Park 6 2 1 3 13 14 7 MILO Girls Metro 16 B MILO Girls Metro 12 A White Star Dandenong 7 0 1 6 0 37 1 Northcote City 7 3 1 3 13 5 10 Keilor Wolves 6 1 0 5 6 24 3 Knox City 7 6 0 1 37 3 18 Croydon City Arrows 6 5 0 1 10 2 15 Kingston City 7 0 1 6 2 50 1 Bundoora Utd 7 2 4 1 14 11 10 Laverton Park 6 0 0 6 4 23 0 Boroondara Lions 6 6 0 0 31 3 18 Carrum Utd 7 4 2 1 9 3 14 Mill Park 7 2 3 2 11 5 9 Watsonia Heights 6 4 0 2 16 7 12 Richmond 6 4 1 1 9 4 13 MILO Boys East 11 Joeys Blue Plenty Valley Lions 7 3 0 4 15 15 9 MILO Boys West 14 B Berwick City 7 4 0 3 17 14 12 Boroondara Lions 6 3 1 2 5 4 10 Springvale City 7 6 1 0 44 4 19 Epping City 7 2 3 2 4 14 9 Williamstown 5 4 1 0 18 4 13 Mornington 6 3 1 2 10 14 10 Sherbrooke Rangers 5 2 2 1 10 5 8 North Caulfield 7 6 1 0 25 2 19 Alphington 7 2 1 4 15 25 7 Altona Magic2 6 3 2 1 26 11 11 Sherbrooke Rangers 6 2 0 4 5 17 6 Sandringham City 6 1 3 2 7 5 6 Riversdale 7 4 2 1 22 10 14 Mitchell Rangers JFC 7 1 1 5 11 33 4 Melbourne Knights 5 3 1 1 11 7 10 East Bentleigh 6 1 1 4 7 14 4 Ashburton 6 2 0 4 7 10 6 Croydon City Arrows 7 4 1 2 14 10 13 Eltham North 6 0 0 6 4 27 0 Altona City 6 2 1 3 16 20 7 Croydon City Arrows 6 1 0 5 5 35 3 Brighton 6 0 2 4 1 6 2 Boroondara Lions 7 4 0 3 11 18 12 WVSA 5 2 1 2 9 17 7 Langwarrin 6 0 0 6 1 22 0 North Caulfield 6 0 1 5 0 19 1 East Bentleigh 7 2 1 4 12 9 7 MILO Boys North 12 A Altona Magic 5 1 1 3 10 11 4 Doncaster Rovers 7 2 0 5 12 31 6 North City Lions 6 5 1 0 20 7 16 Hoppers Crossing 6 0 1 5 5 25 1 MILO Girls Metro 16 C MILO Girls Metro 12 B Eastern Lions 7 1 2 4 8 19 5 Essendon Royals 6 5 1 0 14 6 16 Eastern Lions 6 6 0 0 28 1 18 Keilor Park 6 6 0 0 22 0 18 Knox City 7 1 1 5 4 27 4 Bundoora Utd 7 5 0 2 22 7 15 MILO Boys West 13 A Sandringham City 7 5 1 1 14 5 16 Knox City 5 3 1 1 16 6 10 Richmond 7 0 1 6 2 24 1 Brunswick Zebras 6 4 1 1 12 7 13 Sydenham Park 6 5 0 1 17 6 15 Chelsea 6 4 1 1 18 4 13 Brunswick Zebras 6 2 2 2 10 11 8 Light Utd 6 3 0 3 12 14 9 Keilor Park 6 4 2 0 17 0 14 Keilor Park 7 3 1 3 13 10 10 Monash City 5 2 2 1 5 6 8 MILO Boys East 11 Joeys Red Whittlesea Stallions 6 2 1 3 16 11 7 Melbourne Knights 6 4 2 0 11 1 14 Dandenong City 5 1 2 2 3 4 5 Eltham North 5 2 0 3 8 12 6 Sherbrooke Rangers 7 7 0 0 16 3 21 Preston Lions 7 1 0 6 5 13 3 Sunshine Georgies 7 3 0 4 16 16 9 Endeavour Utd 5 1 2 2 7 9 5 FC Bulleen Lions 5 1 2 2 4 5 5 Glen Waverley 7 6 0 1 19 4 18 Brunswick City 6 1 0 5 4 17 3 St. Albans 6 2 2 2 10 8 8 North Caulfield 6 1 2 3 8 14 5 Box Hill Inter 5 1 1 3 5 13 4 Croydon City Arrows 7 5 0 2 28 13 15 Fawkner 6 0 0 6 8 31 0 South Yarra 6 2 2 2 10 12 8 Hampton Park Utd 6 1 1 4 7 12 4 Hoppers Crossing 5 0 0 5 3 20 0 South Springvale 7 5 0 2 20 6 15 Gisborne 7 1 3 3 3 11 6 Brighton 6 0 0 6 0 39 0 North Caulfield 7 5 0 2 16 4 15 MILO Boys North 12 B Ballarat Academy 6 1 1 4 5 13 4 MILO Girls Metro 12 C Eastern Lions 7 3 0 4 12 11 9 Epping City 6 6 0 0 26 1 18 Avondale Heights 6 0 0 6 7 29 0 MILO Girls N/W 16 D Sydenham Park 6 5 1 0 36 1 16 Manningham 7 2 0 5 5 10 6 Essendon Royals 5 3 1 1 12 5 10 Diamond Valley Utd 6 5 1 0 18 0 16 Glen Waverley 6 5 1 0 18 2 16 Richmond 7 1 0 6 2 22 3 Moreland City 5 2 3 0 5 1 9 MILO Boys West 13 B North City Lions 6 3 2 1 15 8 11 Beaumaris 6 4 0 2 16 7 12 Boroondara Lions 7 0 1 6 7 25 1 FC Clifton Hill 6 2 2 2 10 13 8 WVSA 6 5 1 0 28 0 16 Westgate 5 3 1 1 22 6 10 Brunswick Zebras 6 3 0 3 17 10 9 Ashburton 7 0 1 6 3 30 1 Heidelberg Utd 5 2 0 3 6 14 6 Hoppers Crossing 6 4 1 1 20 6 13 Ballarat Academy 5 3 0 2 12 6 9 Brighton 6 2 0 4 15 18 6 North City Lions 5 1 1 3 3 9 4 Melbourne Knights 6 3 2 1 24 5 11 Sunshine Georgies 5 3 0 2 16 13 9 Watsonia Heights 6 1 0 5 8 28 3 MILO Boys East 11 Joeys Purple Watsonia Heights 6 1 1 4 7 14 4 Keilor Park 6 3 2 1 10 6 11 Sunbury Utd 5 2 1 2 12 11 7 Heidelberg Utd 6 0 0 6 1 45 0 Clayton 7 6 1 0 27 4 19 Eltham North 6 1 0 5 4 16 3 Sunshine Heights 6 3 1 2 12 7 10 Altona City 6 2 0 4 12 24 6 FC Bulleen Lions 7 5 2 0 26 4 17 Altona City 7 2 2 3 11 7 8 Moreland Utd 7 1 1 5 7 18 4 MILO Girls Metro 11 A Mooroolbark 7 5 2 0 22 2 17 MILO Boys North 12 C Green Gully 6 2 1 3 11 10 7 Melton 7 1 0 6 4 32 3 Richmond 6 6 0 0 24 3 18 Ashburton 7 3 1 3 11 15 10 Light Utd 6 5 0 1 28 5 15 AVA Seagulls 6 0 1 5 5 40 1 Dandenong Thunder 6 5 1 0 13 2 16 Brandon Park 7 2 2 3 11 12 8 Diamond Valley Utd 5 4 0 1 14 5 12 Melton 7 0 1 6 4 44 1 MILO Girls Metro 15 A Boroondara Lions 6 5 0 1 7 3 15 Oakleigh 7 2 2 3 8 14 8 Lalor Utd 6 3 1 2 6 5 10 Melbourne Lions 0 0 0 0 Brighton 6 6 0 0 29 4 18 Beaumaris 6 3 0 3 7 5 9 Boronia 7 2 0 5 13 19 6 Banyule City 5 3 0 2 11 7 9 Brunswick Zebras 7 4 0 3 21 6 12 Keilor Park 6 3 0 3 6 6 9 Ringwood City 7 1 2 4 7 19 5 Alphington 5 3 0 2 12 10 9 MILO Boys West 13 C WVSA 5 4 0 1 16 3 12 Ashburton 7 2 1 4 10 12 7 Glen Waverley 7 1 1 5 6 24 4 Coburg Utd 6 1 1 4 9 19 4 Western Eagles 6 5 0 1 19 5 15 Berwick City 6 4 0 2 17 7 12 Sandringham City 6 1 2 3 9 12 5 Doncaster Rovers 7 1 1 5 5 23 4 Brunswick Zebras 6 1 0 5 7 11 3 Melbourne Lions 7 4 2 1 14 7 14 Richmond 6 4 0 2 9 4 12 Brighton 6 0 2 4 3 14 2 Meadow Park 5 1 0 4 4 29 3 Heidelberg Stars 6 3 2 1 16 10 11 Langwarrin 6 3 0 3 7 10 9 North Caulfield 7 0 0 7 1 23 0 MILO Boys N/W 16 B Brimbank 6 3 1 2 16 9 10 Casey Comets 6 1 1 4 5 19 4 Keilor Wolves 4 2 2 0 5 2 8 MILO Boys North 12 D Heidelberg Utd 6 2 2 2 8 8 8 Doncaster Rovers 6 0 1 5 5 23 1 MILO Girls Metro 11 B Sunbury Utd 4 2 1 1 11 2 7 Moreland Utd 5 4 1 0 16 2 13 Hoppers Crossing 6 2 2 2 18 20 8 North Caulfield 6 0 0 6 0 33 0 Berwick City 7 6 1 0 23 3 19 Sunshine Heights 2 1 1 0 6 4 4 Essendon Utd 6 3 1 2 13 7 10 Maribyrnong Greens 7 2 1 4 12 15 7 Hampton 7 5 1 1 10 1 16 Broadmeadows Utd 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 Epping City 5 3 1 1 9 5 10 AVA Seagulls 6 1 0 5 11 30 3 MILO Girls Metro 15 B Carrum Utd 7 4 1 2 7 5 13 Watsonia Heights 4 1 0 3 7 11 3 FC Clifton Hill 5 3 0 2 17 12 9 Yarraville 6 0 2 4 7 17 2 Meadow Park 7 7 0 0 24 6 21 Richmond 7 3 3 1 18 8 12 Cairnlea 4 0 1 3 1 13 1 Hume Utd 4 2 1 1 10 7 7 Keilor Park 7 5 1 1 23 9 16 Brighton 7 4 0 3 10 4 12 Bye 0 0 0 0 Brunswick City 5 1 1 3 6 16 4 MILO Boys West 12 A Glen Waverley 7 4 2 1 30 14 14 Ashburton 7 3 2 2 14 5 11 Bye2 0 0 0 0 Brunswick Zebras 5 0 1 4 5 18 1 Green Gully 7 5 1 1 19 4 16 Whitehorse 7 4 1 2 26 19 13 Sherbrooke Rangers 7 1 3 3 4 12 6 Keon Park 3 0 0 3 0 9 0 Altona City 7 5 1 1 17 4 16 Brighton 7 2 2 3 17 23 8 Sunbury Utd 7 1 1 5 7 10 4 MILO Boys North 16 A Keilor Park 7 4 2 1 17 9 14 Sandringham City 7 1 4 2 9 11 7 Oakleigh 7 1 0 6 1 15 3 Northcote City 7 7 0 0 38 5 21 MILO Boys North 11 Kangaroos Green BASL 7 4 1 2 11 11 13 Brunswick City 7 2 1 4 8 11 7 Glen Eira 7 1 0 6 2 33 3 Light Utd 7 6 0 1 26 7 18 Hume Utd 7 6 1 0 17 0 19 WVSA 7 3 2 2 13 7 11 Glen Eira 7 1 2 4 4 11 5 Preston Lions 7 5 1 1 25 9 16 Epping City 7 6 1 0 19 3 19 Gisborne 7 3 2 2 12 9 11 Ashburton 7 1 1 5 6 24 4 MILO Girls S/E 14 D Brunswick City 6 4 2 0 35 4 14 Eltham North 7 6 0 1 24 5 18 Melbourne Knights 7 2 3 2 10 9 9 Mooroolbark 7 1 0 6 2 21 3 Croydon City Arrows 6 5 1 0 15 1 16 Essendon Royals 7 3 1 3 19 7 10 Essendon Royals 7 3 0 4 17 13 9 Cairnlea 7 2 2 3 15 12 8 Glen Waverley 6 4 1 1 19 7 13 Heidelberg Utd 7 3 0 4 12 24 9 Light Utd 6 2 3 1 8 4 9 Avondale Heights 7 0 0 7 4 28 0 MILO Girls Metro 15 C North Caulfield 7 4 1 2 18 6 13 Bundoora Utd 6 2 0 4 18 22 6 Northcote City 7 2 2 3 11 7 8 Hoppers Crossing 7 0 0 7 2 27 0 Baxter 7 6 1 0 44 4 19 FC Bulleen Lions 6 3 2 1 10 5 11 Brunswick Zebras 7 1 0 6 5 24 3 Bundoora Utd 7 2 1 4 11 9 7 Ringwood City 7 5 1 1 46 7 16 Richmond 6 2 2 2 6 11 8 Eltham North 7 1 0 6 4 25 3 Fawkner 7 2 1 4 8 14 7 MILO Boys West 12 B Keilor Wolves 7 5 1 1 26 8 16 Noble Park 6 1 2 3 6 12 5 Carlton Youth 7 0 0 7 1 56 0 Mill Park 7 0 1 6 5 29 1 Altona City 7 6 1 0 23 4 19 Pascoe Vale 7 5 0 2 39 8 15 Eastern Lions 6 1 1 4 7 13 4 Coburg Utd 6 0 0 6 0 36 0 Williamstown 7 5 2 0 29 8 17 Gisborne 7 4 1 2 26 13 13 Springvale White Eagles 7 1 1 5 5 12 4 MILO Boys North 15 A Green Gully 6 4 0 2 39 5 12 Harrisfield Hurricanes 7 4 0 3 17 25 12 Boroondara Lions 6 1 1 4 7 26 4 Hume Utd 6 5 1 0 24 5 16 MILO Boys North 11 Kangaroos Orange Altona Magic 5 3 1 1 17 3 10 Casey Panthers 7 2 0 5 24 27 6 Coburg Utd 6 3 3 0 13 6 12 Coburg Utd 7 7 0 0 45 2 21 Sunshine Georgies 6 3 1 2 9 5 10 Boronia 7 1 0 6 8 27 3 MILO Girls N/W 14 D Southern Stars 3 2 1 0 9 1 7 Brunswick City 7 5 1 1 24 6 16 Keilor Park 7 3 1 3 17 20 10 Seaford Utd 7 1 0 6 4 58 3 Western Eagles 7 6 1 0 24 4 19 Essendon Utd 6 2 1 3 14 17 7 Green Gully 7 5 1 1 22 5 16 Laverton Park 7 3 0 4 19 16 9 Altona East 7 0 0 7 0 57 0 Brunswick Zebras 7 5 1 1 53 5 16 Northcote City 5 2 0 3 6 14 6 Meadow Park 7 5 0 2 25 26 15 St. Albans 7 2 0 5 9 21 6 Whittlesea Stallions 7 5 1 1 24 7 16 Brunswick Zebras ` 6 1 1 4 11 18 4 Whittlesea Stallions 7 3 0 4 13 21 9 Sydenham Park 7 1 0 6 7 34 3 MILO Girls Metro 14 A Ballarat Academy 6 5 0 1 45 4 15 Bundoora Utd 6 0 1 5 11 27 1 Preston Lions 6 3 0 3 11 20 9 Gisborne 7 0 0 7 3 56 0 Sandringham City 6 6 0 0 38 4 18 Keilor Park 7 4 1 2 16 7 13 Brunswick Zebras 7 2 0 5 14 15 6 Boroondara Lions 6 5 1 0 25 4 16 Brimbank 7 4 0 3 19 15 12 MILO Boys North 15 B Eltham North 7 1 1 5 8 28 4 MILO Boys West 12 C Doncaster Rovers 6 3 1 2 15 17 10 Epping City 6 2 0 4 16 11 6 Moreland Utd 7 7 0 0 34 2 21 Lalor 6 1 0 5 5 15 3 Melton 7 6 1 0 24 1 19 Beaumaris 6 3 1 2 12 14 10 Eltham North 7 1 0 6 8 40 3 Whittlesea Stallions 6 6 0 0 30 3 18 Essendon Royals 7 0 1 6 1 30 1 Brimbank City 7 6 0 1 31 3 18 Croydon City Arrows 6 2 2 2 9 11 8 Cairnlea 7 0 0 7 0 31 0 Epping City 6 4 0 2 25 6 12 Ballarat Academy 7 5 0 2 28 6 15 Brighton 6 1 3 2 9 12 6 Mitchell Rangers JFC 7 0 0 7 0 81 0 Essendon Royals 6 3 1 2 26 9 10 MILO Boys North 11 Joeys Blue Brimbank 6 5 0 1 20 1 15 Bundoora Utd 6 1 1 4 7 16 4 Eltham North 7 3 1 3 25 12 10 Moreland Wolves 7 6 1 0 11 3 19 Wyndham Olympic 7 4 1 2 19 9 13 Berwick City 6 1 0 5 9 15 3 Heidelberg Stars 6 2 0 4 15 17 6 Greenvale Utd 7 5 1 1 11 3 16 North Sunshine Eagles 7 3 0 4 15 10 9 Ashburton 6 0 1 5 2 33 1 Moreland Wolves 6 1 0 5 5 36 3 Hume Utd 7 4 1 2 14 3 13 Sunbury Utd 5 1 1 3 3 11 4 Essendon Utd1 6 1 0 5 8 42 3 Mitchell Rangers JFC 7 4 0 3 8 10 12 Williamstown 7 1 1 5 7 19 4 Mitchell Rangers JFC 6 0 0 6 2 43 0 Alphington 7 3 1 3 11 5 10 Spring Hills 6 0 0 6 1 34 0 MILO Girls Metro 14 B Epping City 7 2 4 1 12 8 10 Avondale Heights 7 0 0 7 0 54 0 Dandenong Thunder 7 7 0 0 29 3 21 MILO Boys North 14 A Watsonia Heights 6 3 1 2 8 6 10 Peninsula 7 5 1 1 21 6 16

Monday 25 June 2007 24 BAYSIDE LEAGUES Goal! Weekly By Steven Gray MEN’S REVIEW with Mt Lilydale and Rosebud in great form and do not have any sort of consistency. you think will win this, who cares, both these Rosebud may have lost in round one but they will need to keep winning match like Well it seems the mountain men are still at the teams are just playing marbles at this stage. since then they have certainly proved these. peak followed closely by a few challengers. All we need in this game is a bit of rain to themselves as championship contenders Bayswater Strikers look now the This week should really put the cat amongst depress the poor souls watching. The two P’s with four wins and a draw since. team that was expected right at the start the pigeons and give us an even clearer playing each other Pitiful v Pathetic What is more impressive is that of the season with their third straight win picture of who’s who. Score 2 valium a piece Rosebud has only been at home once has over Westernport. Last seasons champions been for the last four round been away from Westernport are still second last but they Boronia v Langwarrin Rosebud v Mt Lilydale home. Very impressive, and they are scoring showed they can still score goals when they Boronia recovering after a few games in a Now this one excites me a top of the goals at a staggering rate. Peninsula Strikers pushed Bayswater all the way only to lose 3 slump should overcome the Langy boys but table clash, the mighty Rosebud the most was the latest team that could not prevent – 4. it wont be easy and remember on any given decorated Bayside team v Mt Lilydale the Rosebud’s goal spree when the visiting team day. team brimming with confi dence and fl air and collected 7. Slotting this one in as a win for the knights pizza. While Rosebud will play the genuine Croydon Ranges defeated last 2-1 British game and stay solid the Mountain placed Langwarrin 2 – 0 could move into men will show their vast array of talent top spot if Mt Lilydale and Rosebud draws Croydon v Westernport and imagination. A contrast of styles that and then win by at least two goals over Croydon far too strong defensively should promises to entertain all who attend. Who Westernport next round. Very possible with win by 2 or 3 goals, Westernport will never will win this premier encounter in regards to Westernport’s form. Langy are say die but they may need a bit of divine Nt Lilydale are out to prove that they are the struggling somewhat after a dominating intervention to get the train moving best so who am I too argue? display in last seasons Division 1. I they The Phantom’s Croydon 4-1 Mt Lilydale 6-0 can get that elusive victory in the next few Round 7 Preview rounds it could make all the difference and Hampton Park v Bayswater All opinions stated in the above mentioned boost team confi dence in the Premier. This will be a good match with both teams column are solely that of a rabid stark Hello, here I am. Boronia Knights are fourth with looking even in the computer match up raving mad asylum escapee and are in Bit late this week there was a special on a fi ne 2 – 0 away win over Parkmore. stats, going to have to give some slack to no way meant to represent any fi ctitious at KFC, all you can eat without using the Parkmore will gain a lot of experience from Bayswater after winning 3 in a row and or cartoon characters. Walt Disney is not restroom, the laundry bill is expensive but I this season after leaping two divisions and showing some form dead he is just waiting for the applause to have my fuel and ready to go. have a very big math next round against Hampton Park 2-1 subside. Well a mixed bag in last weeks round 3 follow strugglers Peninsula Strikers that correct one almost and Parkmore showing could have huge bearings into the relegation Parkmore v Peninsula The Phantom that each week they can do anything at all story. Not bad so far for Boronia Knights but This is the rumble in the dungeon, who do

WOMEN’S REVIEW Westernport they continue put the effort in matches because of a lack of players. This Seaford United continues to make its way each week to make improvements and it win can only hopefully help them for the to lifting the minor-championship with was rewarded with the clubs fi rst victory long term future. another goal spree with the victims on this - and a big one at that - with a 6 goal win Rosebud A are now becoming a team occasion being Phillip Island. over fellow strugglers Rosebud B. Not only that you may want to keep an eye out for as But it looked promising early on in did Tilly Charles score her fi rst goal for they are now undefeated in four matches with the contest when Phillip Island did create a Westernport, she did it four times! The result a 0 -0 draw against Chelsea. The draw lifts little piece of history by becoming the fi rst has Westernport now in 11th place above Rosebud into third place on goal difference team to score one against the formidable Rosebud B. To be fair to Rosebud B, this is with Chelsea and Phillip Island holding 4th Seaford United to tie the match at 1 – 1. the clubs second team and it is a credit to and 5th places respectively. For Chelsea they But that was the closest they got as Seaford the club to be able to fi eld two teams each started the season with three straight wins United eventually won 8 – 1 to maintain week. but the loss to Seaford United has halted the a two point lead. Rose McGowen added So ok, now what happen here! team’s momentum as they now have gone another fi ve to her tally of now 19. The shock result of the season so far must three matches with a goal. Cuscatlán are perhaps still a bit go to Langwarrin as they somehow infl icted Boronia Maidens are also another disappointed by not getting the three points Hampton Park’s second ever lost in the club that just keeps getting better. They against Phillip Island the previous round to league with a 4 – 0 win. This shows that last defeated last season’s league & cup runners fall behind Seaford United, but after leading season’s double league and cup winners are up Frankston Pines 6 – 0. No question that 1- 0 at the break, Cuscatlán quickly asserted not quite the same team as last season, but the Pines are certainly struggling to keep themselves in the second half against you would still be stupid to underestimate pace with the new teams. Peninsula Strikers to take home a 6 – 1 them in the following weeks. For Langwarrin Seaford United’s & BFA League victory. it is starting to look like they have a bit more top goalscorer Rose McGowen After a very tough start for brighter future after forfeiting a number against Phillip Island

Premier League Womens Division Division 2 P W D L F A GD Pts P W D L F A GD Pts P W D L F A GD Pts Premier League Division 1 1 Mt Lilydale 6 4 2 0 13 5 8 14 1 Seaford United 6 6 0 0 42 1 41 18 1 Braeside 6 5 1 0 31 3 28 16 Langwarrin 0 - 2 Croydon Ranges Monash 1 - 3 Endeavour Sport 2 Rosebud 6 4 1 1 18 6 12 13 2 Cuscatlan 6 5 1 0 33 2 31 16 2 Cuscatlan 6 5 1 0 21 4 17 16 Mt Lilydale 4 - 1 Hampton Park Cerberus 1 - 1 Mornington 3 Croydon Ranges 6 3 3 0 11 4 7 12 3 Rosebud A 6 3 2 1 10 5 5 11 3 Croydon Ranges 6 3 1 2 8 15 -7 10 Parkmore 0 - 2 Boronia Knights Baxter Eagles 2 - 2 Casey Comets 4 Boronia Knights 6 3 2 1 10 9 1 11 4 Chelsea 6 3 2 1 6 3 3 11 4 Baxter Falcons 6 2 2 2 13 13 0 8 5 Bayswater Strikers 6 3 1 2 12 8 4 10 5 Phillip Island 6 3 1 2 20 12 8 10 5 Montrose 6 2 2 2 11 14 -3 8 Peninsula Strik 2 - 7 Rosebud Knox City 3 - 3 Phillip Island 6 Hampton Park 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 6 Hampton Park 6 3 1 2 18 13 5 10 6 Boronia Barons 6 1 3 2 11 12 -1 6 Westernport 3 - 4 Bayswater Montrose 1 - 4 Brighton OB 7 Parkmore 6 1 2 3 8 13 -5 5 7 Boronia Maidens 6 3 1 2 13 18 -5 10 7 Carrum United 6 1 2 3 14 17 -3 5 8 Peninsula Strikers 6 0 3 3 8 16 -8 3 8 Langwarrin 6 2 1 3 9 11 -2 7 8 Mornington Pirates 6 1 2 3 6 11 -5 5 Premier Reserves Division 2 9 Westernport 6 0 2 4 9 18 -9 2 9 Peninsula Fillies 6 1 1 4 2 12 -10 4 9 Endeavour B 6 1 1 4 13 21 -8 4 Langwarrin 0 - 7 Croydon Ranges Baxter Falcons 1 - 1 Braeside 10 Langwarrin 6 0 2 4 3 13 -10 2 10 Frankston Pines 6 1 0 5 5 23 -18 3 10 Frankston Pines 6 0 3 3 5 23 -18 3 Mt Lilydale 1 - 0 Hampton Park Montrose 2 - 2 Cuscatlan 11 Westernport 6 1 0 5 9 36 -27 3 12 Rosebud B 6 0 0 6 1 32 -31 0 Parkmore 3 - 2 Boronia Colts Boronia Barons 2 - 2 Morn Pirates Premier Reserves Legends Peninsula Strik 4 - 4 Rosebud Croydon Ranges 4 - 3 Endeavour B P W D L F A GD Pts P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Croydon Ranges 6 5 1 0 30 5 25 16 Division 1 1. Chelsea O.Boys 6 4 2 0 32 12 20 14 Westernport 0 - 5 Bayswater Frankston Pines 3 - 3 Carrum United 2 Bayswater 6 4 2 0 17 7 10 14 P W D L F A GD Pts 2. Seaford United 6 4 1 1 23 7 16 13 3 Hampton Park 6 4 1 1 14 6 8 13 1 Baxter Eagles 6 4 1 1 25 9 16 13 3. Boronia Cavaliers 6 4 0 2 13 12 1 12 Womens Division Legends 4 Mt Lilydale 6 3 1 2 8 7 1 10 2 Cerberus 6 4 1 1 15 11 4 13 4. Frankston Pines 6 2 3 1 22 15 7 9 Boronia Maid 6 - 0 Frankston Pines Seaford United 1 - 1 Langy Legends 5 Westernport 6 3 0 3 12 13 -1 9 3 Phillip Island 6 3 2 1 17 15 2 11 5. Rosebud Dinos 6 3 0 3 9 14 -5 9 Hampton Park 0 - 4 Langwarrin Montrose 0 - 2 Rosebud Dinos 6 Langwarrin 6 2 1 3 10 14 -4 7 4 Brighton OB 6 3 1 2 13 11 2 10 6. Mornington Glory 6 2 2 2 20 18 2 8 Penin. Fillies 1 - 6 Cuscatlan Boronia Cavs 0 - 4 Morn Glory 7 Rosebud 6 1 3 2 9 12 -3 6 5 Endeavour Sport 6 3 1 2 19 18 1 10 7. Montrose 6 2 2 2 17 16 1 8 8 Boronia Colts 6 1 1 4 9 20 -11 4 6 Mornington Power 6 2 3 1 10 10 0 9 8. Langy Legends 6 2 1 3 14 20 -6 7 Westernport 6 - 0 Rosebud B Croydon O.Boys 1 - 3 Hampton Park 9 Parkmore 6 1 0 5 10 21 -11 3 7 Casey Comets 6 1 3 2 8 10 -2 6 9. Hampton Park 6 1 1 4 13 25 -12 4 Rosebud A 0 - 0 Chelsea Frankston Pines 3 - 3 Chelsea O.Boys 10 Peninsula Strikers 6 0 2 4 12 26 -14 2 8 Knox City 6 1 2 3 12 14 -2 5 10. Croydon O.Boys 6 0 0 6 4 28 -24 0 Seaford Utd 8 - 1 Phillip Island 9 Montrose 6 1 0 5 6 16 -10 3 10 Monash Peninsula 6 0 2 4 6 17 -11 2 BAYSWATER INDOOR SOCCER SHOP 20% SUPPLIERS OF: **COVO**NIKE** MITRE**PATRICK**ONLY SPORT** 20% OFF ALL FFV APPROVED TEAM WEAR AND SOCCERBALLS OFF ALL FOOTWEAR FOR THE BEST CLUB DEALS OF BALLS, GLOVES AND TEAMWEAR FOOTWEAR 13 BURTON COURT, BAYSWATER PHONE 9729 1999 HOURS: MON-FRI 10AM-10PM SAT 9AM TO 1PM

Issue # 10 Goal! Weekly ENGLAND 25 By Richard Sucksmith

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England Round-up by Succeroo PSYCHO’S PENALTY HEART BREAK There was controversy last week as Republic U21, drew 2-2 against England was once again knocked out U21 and beat Serbia U21 2-0. In the three of a tournament by a penalty shoot out. games they have never looked dominant This time it was in the semi-fi nals of the or convincing and reached the last four European Under-21 championships in by only winning one game. It sounds Holland. They were beaten 13-12 by just like a typical one win tournament the hosts, after each team had taken wonder by the senior team. 16 spot-kicks in what was the longest penalty shoot-out in Uefa history. So what is the U21 competition about anyway and do they really represent the The controversy surrounded the actions best U21s that England has to offer? The of the Dutch coach who marched on to answer has to be ‘no’. Firstly the team is the pitch to insist the injured English made up of players aged 21 or under at defender Steven Taylor to take part in the start of a two-year European Under- the shoot-out (England fi nished the game 21 Football Championship campaign, with only nine fi t players). Taylor in fact so players can be, and often are, up to scored, but this didn’t save England 23 years old. Secondly, England’s best from elimination, after misses from young player Wayne Rooney, who was Justin Hoyte, Nigel Reo-Coker, Matt born in 1985 and is eligible to play for Derbyshire and Anton Ferdinand. the U-21s, has never played for the U21s, as he’s good enough to play for The U21 manager Stuart Pearce is the senior squad. Following the 2006 familiar with penalty heartbreaks as he World Cup, Stewart Downing and Aaron Stuart had missed a penalty in semi-fi nals of Lennon now also seem to have graduated Psycho Pearce the 1990 World Cup – and scored twice to the senior side. In fact, Michael Owen rearing during – two shoot outs during Euro 96. only played for the U21 team once. If the the young He said it was worse watching a shoot-out player is that good, then he is quickly England than taking part, but described the match promoted by the England manager. With reserves... as his proudest moment in football. a few honourable exceptions, the more At least the U21s managed to score 12 caps a player wins at U21 level, the less Therefore, England’s young talent does Ferguson had great success with home- penalties. We are used to seeing England chance they have of prospering for the not compete at the highest level. grown players in the 90s, but now seeks buckle during the fi rst fi ve shots. Pearce full England team. Only three members of the U21 squad youth from Portugal, as does Arsène had prepared the team well, with video play for the big four, and then only Wenger with young French talent. workshops and extensive training which In England, less than 40% of Premiership just. Scott Carson was loaned out by included a practice shoot-out in their players are home grown, where 15 years Liverpool to Charlton last season, However, we can’t blame our English last warm-up game against Slovakia. ago 80% were British. The bulk of fi rst- Kieran Richardson is probably already failings entirely on the foreign invasion. ‘Psycho’ Pearce is now likely to be given team regulars are bought from foreign on Manchester United’s transfer list and 15 years ago England still didn’t win the manager’s job as a permanent full- clubs because they are cheaper than Justin Hoyte is just an Arsenal back- anything at major tournaments. So, I time position. the British alternatives. Their positions up. Chelsea has not brought a player guess this means that the only difference By England standards, reaching the within the Premiership are at a huge through the youth system since John between the England senior squad and semi-fi nals sounds like a crowning cost to the national U21 side, which is Terry. Liverpool has not unearthed the England U21s is that it takes them achievement. But let’s not get too carried composed of Premiership reserves and anyone worth mentioning since Jamie a little longer to get knocked out of a away. They drew 0-0 against the Czech mid-table mediocrities. Carragher and Steven Gerrard. Alex tournament by penalties!

Gossip and Transfer Speculation from the English Media....

Jose Mourinho wants to sign Benni Spurs will listen to offers for Jermain O’Neill is also keen on luring Chelsea’s Arsene Wenger will attempt to recruit McCarthy but Blackburn have insisted the Defoe when they sign Darren Bent from Shaun Wright-Phillips for £10m. (Daily Carlos Tevez from West Ham or bring striker is not for sale. (The Sun) Charlton. (Daily Mirror) Star) back Nicolas Anelka in the wake of striker Thierry Henry’s expected departure Everton midfi elder wants the MK Dons want Les Ferdinand as fi rst- Sunderland will clinch the £7m signing from the Emirates Stadium to Barcelona. club to sign his Australian team-mate team coach - if is appointed their of Preston’s David Nugent next week. (Various) Vince Grella, 27. (Daily Mail) new manager. (Daily Star) (Various) Manchester City are to bid £10m to Blackburn want further information about Newcastle have won the race to sign Sven-Goran Eriksson will receive an sign their former winger Shaun Wright- Anglo-American fi nancier Daniel Williams Man Utd misfi t Alan Smith for £3.5m. annual salary of either £2m (Guardian), Phillips from Chelsea. (The Sun) before a proposed £67m takeover of the (Daily Mirror) £3m (Daily Telegraph), £6m (The Times) club. (Daily Mirror) or £8m (Daily Mail) when he takes over Real Madrid could be tempted to move Liverpool will increase their bid for at Man City. for Arsene Wenger after the Arsenal boss Hong Kong tycoon Carson Yeung West Ham’s Yossi Benayoun to £4.5m. allowed Thierry Henry to set up a move is expected to step up his bid to buy (Various) Newcastle’s England Under-21 star Steven from the Gunners to Barcelona. (Daily Birmingham over the next few days. Taylor says David Bentley and Gabriel Mail) (Daily Mirror) Charlton are ready to accept Spurs’ Agbonlahor must be “kicking themselves” £16m bid for striker Darren Bent. for missing the European Championship. England manager Steve McClaren Reading have been asked by the Premier (Guardian) (Various) has written to the offi cial England League to test the latest Hawk-Eye goal- supporters group, urging them to line technology during youth team matches. Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill wants to South African billionaire Johann Rupert stop booing Chelsea midfi elder Frank If it is a success, it could be in the Premier England Under-21 keeper Scott Carson has emerged as a possible bidder for Lampard. (The Sun) League within two years. (Daily Mirror) from Liverpool for £3.5m. (Daily Mirror) Blackburn Rovers. (Various) Image by Gary Burns. All facts and fi ctions borrowed from the following websites: www.bbc.co.uk/ www.premierleague.com/ www.sundaymirror.co.uk/ www.express.co.uk/ www.dailymail. co.uk/ www.mirror.co.uk/ www.dailystar.co.uk/ www.telegraph.co.uk/ www.guardian.co.uk/ www.independent.co.uk/ www.thesun.co.uk/ www.timesonline.co.uk/ www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/

Monday 25 June 2007 26 VARIOUS NEWS Goal! Weekly SHARING WEALTH & KICKING GOALS SAINTS READY FOR MASSIVE $400,000 BOOST Despite a surprise fi rst loss of the season more excited than Brekalo and club president bocce area, new entrance gates and ticket Australia”, he concluded. on the soccer pitch, the St. Albans Saints Anthony Sesto. “I can’t recall the last time boxes, all of which can be enjoyed by future Be sure to read next week’s edition of the Soccer Club have scored a major goal off that the government has given the Saints a generations”, said Sesto earlier this week. Croatian Herald for an exclusive interview the fi eld, one that could deliver a massive sporting grant, certainly not in the Brekalo had the last word on the matter, with Brimbank City Councilor Dr. Kathryn boost to the local Croatian community. past 20 years and maybe even beyond”, a summing up the effect of the grant perfectly. Eriksson. Club committee member Vlado delighted Sesto said. “This is a fabulous beginning of a wonderful Brekalo announced the exciting news Brekalo was quick to praise the work of Ms. relationship with the Brimbank City Council By Josip Loncaric exclusively to the Croatian Herald that the Eriksson and Mr. Theophenous, as well as and one that will benefi t several future Photo by Steve Starek Saints had been approved a substantial local fellow councilor Troy Atanasovski, who generations of the Croatian community in government grant to improve the club’s were major catalysts for the approval of facilities. “As the rumour has been fl oating the grant. “These three individuals and the around lately, we (Saints board) are pleased entire council that supported us have done to announce that we will be receiving a a great thing for our community and our government grant, courtesy of the Brimbank club, and for that they deserve the highest council in excess of $400, 000”, an excited possible praise”, said Brekalo, who also had Brekalo said. some lavish praise for another individual involved in the push for the grant. “The club would also like to thank community activist and 3zzz Radio Presenter, Mr. Petar Gelo, who was a tremendous help to the club and was one of the main reasons that we were able to receive this generous grant. All of the ingredients seemed to come together for a fantastic fi nal product”, added Brekalo. The cash grant, which will be implemented over the next three years, should allow the A meeting with Councilor Dr. Kathryn club to make several valuable improvements Eriksson and her partner and active supporter across several fronts. of the Croatian community in Victoria, “The money allows the club to improve Dr. Andrew Theophenous, confi rmed the our general facilities, build new change Saints commitee member Vlado Brekalo shows his delight after Brimbank fantastic news to the club, and none were rooms, an undercover grandstand, covered City Councillor Dr. Kathryn Eriksson announced the news of the grant.

Sekulovski shot truly from the edge of the morning and very much looking forward to (trialist) (Jamie COYNE 45’), David TARKA GLORIOUS START box. our next match in a few days,” Smith said. (Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY 45’), Dino IN MALAYSIA Glory continued to dominate possession “For the lads that haven’t been playing much DJUBLIC (David MICEVSKI 45’), Steve and put the match beyond doubt in the 84th in the last few months is was great to get HESKETH (trialist) (Matthew WARDLE Perth Glory has recorded an emphatic minute with a beautiful piece of team play some match time in the legs. We also have a 60’), , Mitchell 3-nil victory in the fi rst match of their that started in midfi eld. number of new faces in the squad this season PRENTICE (trialist) ( 75’), Malaysian pre-season tour on Saturday Simon Colosimo launch a perfectly weighted and I was very happy with the teamwork and Billy CELESKI (Anthony DANZE 45’), night against Selangor PKNS. ball over the top of the Selangor defence understanding on the pitch. Phil ARNOLD (trialist) (Jimmy DOWNEY In hot and humid conditions it was the which fell into the lap of the club’s new “The more time we spend together the better 45’), (Naum visitors that made the better start with Perth striker Mate Dragicevic as he was bearing it will be for us and this has been a terrifi c SEKULOVSKI 45’), Jamie HARNWELL taking an early lead thanks to a David Tarka down on goal. As the keeper rushed out to start,” said Smith. (Mate DRAGICEVIC 45’) header in the 8th minute. The big defender stop the big Croatian he skilfully slotted a latched onto a great corner from 19 year old pass to an unmarked Anthony Danze who Perth Glory 3 (Tarka 8’, Sekulovski 54’, trialist Steve Hesketh (Stirling Lions) to tapped in for Perth’s third of the match. Danze 84’) smash the ball into the hard pitch and over All of Glory’s squad who travelled to Selangor PKNS 0 the head of the Selangor keeper. Malaysia was given time on the pitch except Despite creating several good chances in the Leo Bertos who pulled up sore from training Saturday 23 June, 2007 opening half the score remained 1-nil after on Friday. Smith said it was just a precaution at PKNS Field, Petaling Jaya 45 minutes. Coach Ron Smith injected fresh and expected the fl ying winger to pull on the legs after the break and Perth doubled their boots for their next match on Tuesday night. Perth Glory Squad: Tommi TOMICH (gk) advantage a short time later when Naum “Everyone has pulled up well at recovery this (Tando VELAPHI 45’), Milan SUSAK

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Dear Goal! Weekly, earlier trial/practice/friendly match the raiser, a junior match at half-time and, Well done for organising secu- attendance was put at approximately get this, that the corporate area was well rity, but a big raspberry for not being Thought I’d write a letter to you in re- 2,500. When the Victory played Oak- kitted out. Big bloody deal and I say, better organised. I bet the corporates gards to the South Melbourne v Mel- leigh Cannons the following week the “Stuff the corporates”! didn’t have to wait half an hour to get bourne Victory game the other night. game drew close to 4,000. Apart from one pissy outlet something to eat or drink….or gain en- Firstly, in relation to the events that Based on those fi gures, surely opened for food at the foot of the Grand- try to the match. unfolded, I felt most of the reports that the organisers of the South/Victory stand and the food outlet in the Cham- appeared on the radio, TV and newspa- match would have anticipated some- pions Bar, you had to queue for ages to Hungry Kev pers (the Herald-Sun especially) were where in the region of 7,000 or 8,000 get anything to eat or drink. I honestly Yarraville blown well out of proportion. I was at to attend - especially when it was a free couldn’t be bothered waiting and miss- the match and I can’t believe how quick entry match. ing another 25mins of the game. In my and desperate some of the media was to I really felt sorry for those fans mind the VPL clubs whinge that they’ve pounce and run with the “riot” that oc- who were still stuck in the queue a good got no money, and yet, here was a great Dear Goal Weekly, curred at Bob Jane. 20-25 minutes after the match had start- opportunity for the club to make the My main concern however with ed, even though the KO was also de- most of probably its biggest crowd in Really enjoyed your “Wedding Edition” Wednesday night was the fact that the layed for a good 10 minutes or so. They ages. last week. Was interesting to see Man U queue to enter the game stretched for missed out on some good action and a It was pretty disappointing to player Gary Neville tie the knot. Hadn’t what seemed an eternity. I commend couple of goals before they were given see a club that holds aspirations to one seen him score anywhere near Man- the organisers for taking the steps to the green light to enter the stadium. day apply for an A-league licence not chester for ages! search people as the entered the ground, The other thing is, I read Ernie anticipating and looking after the inter- but why on earth wasn’t one of the Merrick’s piece in the Herald-Sun today ests of the punters on the terraces with Pete other gates opened as well? When Vic- (Friday) and he mentioned that South the fi ner aspects that make going to the Northcote tory played the Richmond Eagles in an did a good job by organising a curtain football an enjoyable experience.

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