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ROUND 18 Sunday 7 JULY 2019 3pm

LILY HOMES STADIUM CLUB WELCOME

Blacktown City FC welcomes players, staff and Don’’t forget we have the first ever Blacktown City supporters from APIA Leichhardt Tigers to Lily’s Golf Day next Friday 12th July so get your bookings Football Centre for the round 18 fixture of the NPL in and the Black and White night on the 24th August NSW Men’s competition. which was a sell-out last year with a great night had by all. Get your tables organised. This fixture is always one worth watching with all With a big crowd expected on Sunday don’t forget three grades guaranteed to be tense hard fought to come along after the game to the cocktail room battles. in Lily’s Function Centre to see the man of the match APIA are coming off a solid three nil victory over awarded as well as reports from coaches on the Hakoah with the evergreen Franco Parisi showing games played that day. that he still has the silky touch he IS renowned for, As always stay safe and see you Sunday. whilst the City lads are backing up after a good GO THE DEMONS! performance against a gallant Sydney FC with Dakota Askew bagging a double and Joey Gibbs Mark Crittenden with a spectacular bicycle kick. Head of Football - Blacktown City FC

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1ST GRADE TEAM LISTS

1 Tristan Prendergast 1 Ivan Necevski (GK) 3 Daniel Collins 3 Paul Galimi 4 Yianni Spyrakis 4 Josh Symons 5 Grant Lynch 6 Chris Payne 6 Matt Lewis 7 Tynan Diaz 7 Devante Clut 8 Corey Biczo 8 Daniel Araujo 10 Franco Parisi 9 Joey Gibbs 12 Sam McIllhatton 10 James Demetriou 14 Lachlan Hughes 11 Mani Gonzalez 15 Themba Muata-Marlow 12 Lachlan Campbell 16 Sean Symons 14 Henry Davies 17 Sam Gulisano 15 Mason Versi 18 Adrian Ucchino 16 Dale Howarth 19 Dom Nasrabadi 17 Dakota Askew 18 Joshua Bartolotto 20 Michael Trajkovski 19 Adam Berry 21 Michael Kouta 20 Dylan Niski 23 Nicholas Stavroulakis 21 William Mutch 22 Leroy Jennings Coach: John Calleja 23 Daniel Bragg Manager: Sergio Bucciarelli 24 Jackson Bandiera Manager: Sam Barletta Coach: Mark Crittenden Manager: Joe Calabro Assistant Coach: Matthew Bingley Manager: Vincent Leto Manager: Graham Crawhall Physio: Michael Sawan Assistant Manager: Ross Bourke Physio: Rebecca Gonzalez Strength & Conditioning: David Maiolo, Joshua De Rooy

Referee: Jack Morgan (Vic) Assistant Referees: N. Backo, N. Wotton Fourth Official: K. Hockings

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It will be a clash of the titans at Lily Homes Stadium The Tiger’s defence has also stood up conceding on Sunday when second placed APIA Leichhardt only one goal in their past three games. Tigers travel to take on Blacktown City. Themba Muata-Marlow could be reintroduced to four points separate the two sides on the ladder and a the centre of defence after serving a one game loss in Sunday’s match could all but end Blacktown’s suspension but he will have a tough time to fight his hopes of a potential top two finish. way into the team. A 3-1 win against Sydney FC in round 17 was a big This is the standout match of the round and one not result for City headlined by a highlight reel bicycle to miss. kick goal from Joey Gibbs to clinch the result. Coach Mark Crittenden has used a more conservative game plan this season to help cover the exodus of attacking stars from last season’s team and it appeared to stifle their attack all together in the first half of the campaign. However, Blacktown has found their groove and the goals are now flowing freely with Gibbs closing in on top form. APIA on the other are in near finals form and three straight wins is proof of that. A big part of that form is 36-year-old veteran playmaker Franco Parisi who has played the house down in all three matches including a return of three goals and three assists.

1ST GRADE - NPL NSW MEN’S

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Wollongong Wolves FC 17 12 3 2 44 14 30 39 2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 17 10 4 3 34 22 12 34 3 Blacktown City FC 17 9 3 5 23 18 5 30 4 Sydney United 58 FC 17 7 5 5 24 27 -3 26 5 Sydney Olympic FC 17 6 5 6 27 26 1 23 6 Manly United FC 17 6 5 6 21 25 -4 23 7 Rockdale City Suns FC 17 7 2 8 20 30 -10 23 8 Sutherland Sharks FC 17 5 7 5 25 20 5 22 9 Marconi Stallions FC 17 6 2 9 32 27 5 20 10 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 17 5 5 7 31 39 -8 20 11 Sydney FC 17 4 2 11 25 42 -17 14 12 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 17 3 1 13 10 26 -16 10

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Blacktown 3 – Sydney FC 1 at Lily Homes Stadium A spectacular Joey Gibbs bicycle kick has helped Blacktown City claim a dominant 3-1 win against Sydney FC at Lily Homes Stadium on Sunday. The highlight reel moment from the veteran striker wrapped up the win for Blacktown with a little more than ten minutes left on the clock in a match where they always held the upper hand. Dakota Askew opened the scoring for Blacktown after only twenty minutes but the visiting Young Sky Blues evened the ledger from the penalty not long before the interval. However, it was always going to be Blacktown’s day with Askew, and then Gibb’s incredible overhead finish wrapping up a clinical win for the Mark Crittenden coached side. The result means City clings onto third spot on the ladder while Sydney FC are left languishing only one spot above the bottom in eleventh.

APIA Leichhardt Tigers 3 – Hakoah Sydney City East 0 at Lambert Park A Franco Parisi master class has helped APIA Leichhardt Tigers to a dominant 3-0 win against competition strugglers Hakoah Sydney City East at Lambert Park on Sunday The veteran midfield maestro scored and set up another as second placed APIA cut the gap between them and league leaders Wollongong Wolves to five points. Parisi gave the home side the perfect start when he headed home only three mintues in and then showed plenty of finesse with a deft through ball which helped Dom Nasrabadi double the Tigers lead in the 28th minute. Chris Payne wrapped up the win for the John Calleja coached side late in the contest when he found the bottom corner of the net.

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26 Alen Aganovic 30 Michael Van Walsum (GK) 27 Alec Purves 31 Cameron Ward 29 Daniel Colosimo 32 Nick Azzone 31 Stuart Gosling 33 Peter Nichols 32 Carlos De Olivera 34 Zander Regan 33 Anthony Gallo 35 Oscar Bernauer 34 Suley Bangura 36 Nathan Mellino 35 Rhett Desilva 37 Alex Graorovski 38 Bradley Dollins 39 Anthony Sparacino 40 Zeke Prisuda 41 Jacob Ritchie 42 Camil Abouchaaya Coach: Andy Montgomery 43 Gian Fiorese Assistant Coach: Daniel Lownds 44 Joseph Lameri Manager: Dean Montgomery 45 Kashmir Stelio-Prasad 50 Harris Fotopoulos (GK)

Coaches: Gerard Peacock Manager: Joe Garufi

U20’S - NPL NSW MEN’S

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 17 11 4 2 37 14 23 37 2 Sydney FC 17 8 6 3 29 17 12 30 3 Rockdale City Suns FC 17 8 4 5 36 28 8 28 4 Sutherland Sharks FC 17 8 4 5 26 21 5 28 5 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 16 7 4 5 21 14 7 25 6 Sydney Olympic FC 17 7 4 6 21 23 -2 25 7 Marconi Stallions FC 17 6 5 6 23 28 -5 23 8 Manly United FC 17 6 3 8 27 31 -4 21 9 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 17 5 4 8 30 36 -6 19 10 Wollongong Wolves FC 17 6 1 10 19 29 -10 19 11 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 17 4 4 9 25 37 -12 16 12 Sydney United 58 FC 16 2 3 11 18 34 -16 9

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Blacktown City will look to reassert themselves at the team that should provide as good a challenge as any. top of the table when they welcome APIA Leichhardt to Lily Homes Stadium on Sunday afternoon. APIA Leichhardt travel to Lilys following a disappointing defeat to Hakoah in Round 17: having The leaders have dropped points in three of their last led at halftime, the Tigers ultimately lost 2-1 after five games, including a 2-1 loss to second-placed Anthony Sparacino was sent off after the break. Sydney FC last weekend, but remain seven points APIA remain fifth despite the defeat, level with sixth- ahead in first with five rounds remaining. placed Sydney Olympic and with a game in hand. Still, Blacktown will want to improve their form as they head into the finals, and this weekendPLATINUM face PLATINUMa SPONSORS SPONSORS

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Chris Payne (APIA Leichhardt Tigers) 16 GOLD SPONSORS Alejandro Sanchez (Sydney Olympic) 11

Lachlan Scott (Wollongong Wolves) 10

Fabricio Fernandez (Mt Druitt Town Rangers) 10 GOLD SPONSORS Mirjan Pavlovic (Mt Druitt Town Rangers) 10

Marko Jesic (Marconi Stallions) 9

Jeremy Cox (Sutherland Sharks) 9

Mitchell Mallia (Marconi Stallions) 8 THOMAS JAMES WOLLONGONG WOLVES Peter Simonoski (Sydney United 58) 8

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U18’S TEAM LISTS

1 Zane Cunico 44 Ali Al Yasiry 2 Corey Smith 47 Noah Vidler 3 Ryan Duffy 51 Oliver Hughes 4 Blake Richards 52 Marcus Apostolakis 6 Ryan Attard 53 Joshua Azzopardi 8 Bradley Tapp 54 Alexander Zinnato 9 Connor Rose 55 Yianni Solidakis 10 Thomas Bienasz 56 Daniel Azzone 11 Kai McLoughlin 57 Adam Manoski 12 Ben Berry 58 Nick Andrews 13 Christian Cirino 59 Ryan Kamper 14 Tyren Burnie 60 Nate Dunshea 15 Caleb Jackson-Brown 61 Vincent Fedele 16 Cameron Veldhuizen 62 George Marangos 30 Daniel Zahra 63 Bronson Spencer 64 Asheitip Amom Coach: John Carnevale 70 Jett Griffiths (GK) 80 Mirko Nisevic (GK) Coach: Sam Solidakis Assistant Coach: Anthony Mazza Manager: Jill Shoemark

U18’S - NPL NSW MEN’S

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Blacktown City FC 17 14 2 1 46 12 34 44 2 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 17 11 4 2 43 27 16 37 3 Sydney FC 17 10 3 4 39 23 16 33 4 Sydney United 58 FC 16 9 2 5 39 26 13 29 5 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 17 8 2 7 32 26 6 26 6 Rockdale City Suns FC 17 7 3 7 28 26 2 24 7 Manly United FC 17 5 5 7 26 30 -4 20 8 Sutherland Sharks FC 17 6 2 9 26 33 -7 20 9 Marconi Stallions FC 17 5 3 9 17 29 -12 18 10 Wollongong Wolves FC 16 4 3 9 20 32 -12 15 11 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 16 2 4 10 18 42 -24 10 12 Sydney Olympic FC 17 2 3 12 12 37 -25 9

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CLUB PLAYED U18'S U20'S 1ST TOTAL Blacktown City FC 51 44 74 120 238 Wollongong Wolves FC 51 15 38 156 209 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 49 10 50 136 196 Rockdale City Suns FC 51 24 56 92 172 Sutherland Sharks FC 51 20 56 88 164 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 51 37 38 80 155 Manly United FC 51 20 42 92 154 Sydney Olympic FC 51 9 50 92 151 Sydney United 58 FC 49 29 18 104 151 Sydney FC 51 33 60 56 149 Marconi Stallions FC 51 18 46 80 144 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 51 26 26 40 98

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ROUND 18 FIXTURES

SUTHERLAND SHARKS FC VS MARCONI STALLIONS FC 6:30 PM / SAT 6 JUL SEYMOUR SHAW

SYDNEY FC VS ROCKDALE CITY SUNS FC 7:00 PM / SAT 6 JUL LAMBERT PARK

MT DRUITT TOWN RANGERS FC VS SYDNEY UNITED 58 FC 7:00 PM / SAT 6 JUL POPONDETTA PARK

MANLY UNITED FC VS SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC 3:00 PM / SUN 7 JUL CROMER PARK

BLACKTOWN CITY FC VS APIA LEICHHARDT TIGERS FC 3:00 PM / SUN 7 JUL LILY HOMES STADIUM

WOLLONGONG WOLVES FC VS HAKOAH SYDNEY CITY EAST FC 3:00 PM / SUN 7 JUL WIN STADIUM

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HOME GROUND - Lilys Football Centre 5 Quinn Ave, Seven Hills

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ROUND 1 ROUND 2 v Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC v Sydney United 58 FC 1-0 0-1

ROUND 4 ROUND 8 v Sutherland Sharks FC v Rockdale City Suns FC 1-0 0-1

ROUND 10 ROUND 11 v Marconi Stallions FC v Hakoah Sydney City East FC 1-0 1-0

ROUND 14 ROUND 16 v Sydney Olympic FC v Manly United FC 1-1 1-0

ROUND 17 ROUND 18 ROUND 20 v Sydney FC Sunday, 7 July - 3pm Sunday, 28 July - 3pm 3-1 v APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC v Wollongong Wolves FC

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