KICKOFF 2021 - ROUND 06 ILINDEN SUNDAY SPORTS 4TH APRIL CENTRE 3PM MEN’S CLUB WELCOME We welcome everyone to the Ilinden Sports Centre As always, we would like to thank our sponsors for for this round 6 clash against APIA Leichhardt Tigers. their support of the club: We come into the game following our first loss of the Major Sponsors season last Sunday against Blacktown City. It was PCFS Logistics, Smarltine Home Lending Centre a frustrating afternoon. We started strongly, took Bexley, Marco Polo Foods, MKD Transcorp, Alland the lead, hit the post and could have been up by a Electrical couple of goals. Unfortunately the second half did Gold Partners not go according to plan and we were made to pay Ace Gutters, Brighton Australia, Vawdrey by a very good Blacktown side. Australia, SCIS Group, Burek Bros, A+S Training, Your Consolidated Group, Maserati And Ferrari That said, we have a chance to make up for that Dealership Sydney, Transcorp Express, Simply performance this Sunday against APIA. Our visitors Pharmacy Rockdale, Cityview Group, Ribarovski will have a familiar face in the dugouts with forme Catering Equipment Rockdale player Paul Dee now at the helm. These are always tough battles and we expect much of the Official Suppliers same for this clash. Two teams who will be hungry AV Ace Audio Visual, Kingsford Smith Transport for the 3 points. Apparel Partner Stanno We hope to see a large crowd in attendance to cheer on our team. Come on Ilinden! 2 #NPLNSW MAJOR PARTNERS GOLD SPONSORS 162 Bay Street, Rockdale 8542 1309 2021 OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS 2021 APPAREL PARTNER NPLNSW.COM.AU 3 1ST GRADE TEAM LISTS 1 David Bradasevic (GK) 1 Ivan Necevski 2 Daniel Petkovski 2 William Mutch 3 Mick Neill 3 Paul Galimi 4 Mitchell Stamatellis 4 Joshua Symons 5 Banri Kanaizumi 5 Nick Azzone 6 Daniel Araujo 6 Harry Callahan 7 Alec Urosevski 7 Tynan Diaz 8 Tomoki Wada 8 Corey Biczo 9 Bai Antoniou 9 Blake Powell 10 Amaury Gauthier 10 Franco Parisi 11 Mathieu Cordier 11 Nicola Taneski 12 Hassan Jalloh 13 Zac Sfiligoi 13 David D’Apuzzo 14 Brayden Sorge 15 Themba Muata-Marlow 16 Mo Ahmed 16 Sean Symons 18 Sam Gulisano 17 Dejan Bakrdanikoski 19 Patty Savor 18 Adrian Ucchino 22 Enol Ordonez Suarez (GK) 20 Samuel McIllhatton 23 Kyle Cimenti 21 Michael Kouta 99 James Temelkovski 22 Luke Turnbull 23 Gian Fiorese Head Coach: Steve Zoric 24 Christian Cirino 25 Vincenzo Melissari Assistant Coach: Gary Deprato 26 Vincent Fedele Goalkeeper Coach: Jose Bello Migo 40 Evan Davies Physio: Michael Koutzoumis Gear Steward: Jovan Ckorovski Head Coach: Paul Dee Assist Coach: Nick Stavroulakis Goalkeeper Coach: Bruno Jasiczek Managers: Vincent Leto, Joe Calabro, Sam Barletta, Michael Sawan Referee: M. Bailey Assistant Referees: S. Quinn and D. Alter Fourth Official: M. Ibrahim *TEAM LISTINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE MATCH PREVIEW A return to winning ways will be the primary goal It has been tough going for the Inner West club who for Rockdale Ilinden this week as they host APIA will be backing up for their second game in only Leichhardt at Ilinden Sports Centre this Sunday. a matter of days after they take on Sutherland on Wednesday night. Last week, a shock 4-1 loss to Blacktown City was a wake-up call for the reigning premiers, and coach APIA have struggled to get it together at both ends Steven Zoric will be determined to have his team of the paddock and will need a big turn around ready to bounce back. under new coach Paul Dee. The defence will likely be the main focus on the Blake Powell has failed to hit the ground running on training paddock this week, with pressure on star his return to APIA, but a few goals for the talented backs Banri Kanaizumi, Mitchell Stamatellis and striker could easily get him back on track. Daniel Petkovski to hold strong against a struggling Ivan Necevski has been a champion underneath APIA attack. the sticks and his influence too will be a big bearing Alec Urosevski cannot stop scoring and will have on how this match will go while new recruit Harry one eye on the prize yet again as he hopes to deliver Callahan will need to find that form he had with the more goals and excitement in front of what should Wolves to propel the club back to winning ways. be a vocal crowd on Sunday. Rockdale will be big favourites in this game; however, APIA has long dominated matchups APIA will be desperate for a victory in what will be between these two sides. a tricky opponent but wins really need to kick start their push for a finals finish. It could be the perfect fixture for APIA to find their way, or it could just be the game that gets the With all its glitz and glamour after seeing major Rockdale machine up and running again. upgrades to Lambert Park, the club is hoping that victories on the pitch will settle the squad. Either way, it is one you don’t want to miss. 1ST GRADE LADDER POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sydney United 58 FC 5 4 0 1 12 5 7 12 2 Manly United FC 5 2 3 0 6 4 2 9 3 Rockdale Ilinden FC 5 2 2 1 10 8 2 8 4 Blacktown City FC 5 2 1 2 7 6 1 7 5 Sydney FC 5 2 1 2 8 10 -2 7 6 Marconi Stallions FC 5 1 3 1 9 8 1 6 7 Sydney Olympic FC 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6 8 Sutherland Sharks FC 5 1 2 2 7 7 0 5 9 Northbridge Bulls FC 5 1 2 2 8 10 -2 5 10 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 5 1 2 2 6 10 -4 5 11 Wollongong Wolves FC 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 4 12 APIA Leichhardt FC 5 1 1 3 3 6 -3 4 NPLNSW.COM.AU 5 FIRST GRADE REVIEWS Blacktown City 4 – Rockdale City Suns 1 at Lily APIA Leichhardt 1 – Manly United 2 at Lambert Homes Stadium Park A trio of second-half goals has helped Blacktown A Dejan Pandurevic double has helped Manly City FC stun Rockdale Ilinden FC 4-1 at Lily Homes United get one over their former coach Paul Dee in Stadium on Sunday. a 2-1 win against APIA Leichhardt at Lambert Park on Saturday It was a sensational return to form for Blacktown with the win breaking a two-game losing streak. It was a difficult start to Dee’s APIA tenure with Pandurevic’s brace ensuring the Leichhardt based Rockdale took an early lead but the home side found outfit remain slumped to the foot of the table. a spark from a Matthew Lewis moment of magic to make it 1-1 at the break. An 84th-minute strike from substitute Corey Biczo wasn’t enough to answer an early goal and second- City turned it on after the break with goals to Mario half penalty from Manly, leaving APIA heading into Shabow, Carlos De Oliveira and Travis Major to Round 6 of the 2021 NPL New South Wales Men’s ensure a well-earned win. competition without a win. OFFICIAL MATCH BALL OF NPL NSW PURCHASE FROM: 6 #NPLNSW TOP GOAL SCORERS Patrick Antelmi Sydney United 58 5 Alec Urosevski Rockdale Illinden 5 James Andrew Sutherland Sharks 4 Kyle Cimenti Rockdale Ilinden 4 Chris Payne Sydney United 58 3 Matt Sim Sydney United 58 3 Marko Jesic Marconi 3 Rory Jordan Northbridge Bulls 3 Dejan Pandurevic Manly United 3 Anthony Frangie Marconi 3 NPLNSW.COM.AU 7 U20 TEAM LISTS 31 Andrew Di Blasio 40 Karim Farhat 32 Aari Bouboulos 41 Lucas Ramirez 33 Adam Manoski 42 Marcus Grbevski 34 Ali Hamdan 43 Mouhamed Hamdache 35 Daniel Geroski 44 Peter Tufevski 36 Dion Iconomopoulos 46 Youssef Harrar 37 Harry Skotadis 48 Gaelen Dorigo 38 Jad Moussa 49 Max Luburic 39 James Nikolovski 53 Jayden Anevski Head Coach: Michael Grbevski Assistant Coach: German Cabrera 27 Jonathan Accetta 32 Thomas Nicholas 28 Marcus Apostolakis 41 Dylan Schifino 29 Daniel Azzone 33 Harry Stavris 38 Joshua Azzopardi 34 Cooper Stormonth 40 James Khoury 35 Dylan Susovic 39 Anthony Kyriazis 36 Anthony Younis 31 Matt Lee 37 Alexander Zinnato 30 Gene Marantos Coach: Anthony Mazza Assistant Coach: Pierre Sassine Assistant Coach: Mariano Mirigliani Manager: Giuseppe Mirigliani U20 LADDER POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Manly United FC 5 4 0 1 15 3 12 12 2 Sydney FC 4 3 1 0 7 2 5 10 3 Sydney Olympic FC 4 3 0 1 8 2 6 9 4 Sutherland Sharks FC 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 7 5 Blacktown City FC 5 2 1 2 8 6 2 7 6 Marconi Stallions FC 4 2 1 1 4 5 -1 7 7 Northbridge Bulls FC 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6 8 Wollongong Wolves FC 4 2 0 2 4 5 -1 6 9 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 4 1 2 1 3 6 -3 5 10 APIA Leichhardt FC 4 1 1 2 6 9 -3 4 11 Sydney United 58 FC 5 0 1 4 4 12 -8 1 12 Rockdale Ilinden FC 5 0 0 5 2 14 -12 0 8 #NPLNSW PHOTO GALLERY NPLNSW.COM.AU 9 PHOTO GALLERY 10 #NPLNSW CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB PLAYED U20’s 1st TOTAL Manly United FC 10 24 36 60 Sydney United 58 FC 10 2 48 50 Sydney FC 9 20 28 48 Sydney Olympic FC 8 18 24 42 Blacktown City FC 10 14 28 42 Marconi Stallions FC 9 14 24 38 Sutherland Sharks FC 9 14 20 34 Rockdale Ilinden FC 10 0 32 32 Northbridge Bulls FC 9 12 20 32 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC 9 10 20 30 Wollongong Wolves FC 8 12 16 28 APIA Leichhardt FC 9 8 16 24 Club championships for all NPL Men’s and Women’s are available online: Men’s: https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/club-championship/ Women’s: https://womens.nplnsw.com.au/club-championship-nsw-womens/ NEXT ROUND FIXTURES MANLY UNITED FC VS BLACKTOWN CITY FC VS SYDNEY OLYMPIC FC MT DRUITT TOWN RANGERS FC 7:00 PM / FRI 9 APR CROMER PARK 3:00 PM / SUN 11 APR LILY HOMES STADIUM NORTHBRIDGE BULLS FC VS ROCKDALE ILINDEN FC SYDNEY UNITED 58 FC VS 3:00 PM / SAT 10 APR FAIRFIELD WOLLONGONG WOLVES FC SHOWGROUND 3:00 PM / SUN 11 APR SYDNEY UNITED SPORTS CENTRE APIA LEICHHARDT FC VS MARCONI STALLIONS FC SYDNEY FC VS SUTHERLAND SHARKS FC 3:00 PM / SUN 11 APR LAMBERT PARK 6:30 PM / SUN 11 APR ROCKDALE ILINDEN SPORTS CENTRE NPLNSW.COM.AU 11 2021 HOME FIXTURES HOME GROUND - Ilinden Sports Centre 468 West Botany St, Rockdale rcsfc.com.au ROUND 1 28/02/21 (Sun) 15:00 Wollongong Wolves FC ROUND 2 07/03/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney Olympic FC ROUND 4 21/03/21 (Sun) 15:00 Manly United FC ROUND 6 04/04/21 (Sun) 15:00 APIA Leichhardt FC ROUND 9 25/04/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney United 58 FC ROUND 11 09/05/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sydney FC ROUND 14 30/05/21 (Sun) 15:00 Marconi Stallions FC ROUND 16 13/06/21 (Sun) 15:00 Blacktown City FC ROUND 18 27/06/21 (Sun) 15:00 Northbridge Bulls FC ROUND 19 04/07/21 (Sun) 15:00 Sutherland Sharks FC ROUND 21 18/07/21 (Sun) 15:00 Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC FOR MORE INFO VISIT NPLNSW.COM.AU FACEBOOK.COM/NPLNSW #NPLNSW F /rockdalecitysunsfc I @rcsfc_official T @RockdaleCitySFC W rockdaleilindenfc.com.au.