STOP OUT SPORTS CLUB Football Central Premier League Proudly supported by Stop Out v Wainuiomata AFC Saturday 30th July 2011, Hutt Park www.freeheat.co.nz www.stopout.org.nz Issue 2011/09 2011 Executive Committee Patrons: Mayor Ray Wallace Wynton Rufer President: Chris Canton Chairman: Peter Hartstonge Treasurer: Donna Beech Club Captain: Brent Hamlin Jnr Coordinator: Andrew Beech Director of Football: Besim Balicevac Jnr Coaching Director: Scott Easthope Executive Committee: Andrew Beech, Pat Gulley, Bernie Kane, Neil Kemp, Alastair Robb, Justin Raffan, Gary Watkins, Ron Weitzel. Life Members: Dick Dunn, Jimmy Dunn, Tom Dunn, Peter Freidlander, Peter Hartstonge, Dave Houghton, Ernie Gould, Terry Killalea, Arie Molenaar, Jim McCreadie, Carol McNie, Ron Weitzel. 2 www.stopout.org.nz . The First Word My blood is red… and gold! Welcome to Hutt Park for our final home game of the season. Our title hopes are still alive even after our disappointing last 5 minutes against Wellington United two weeks ago which saw us steal defeat from the jaws of victory! Gutting for coaches, players and sup- porters alike but there’s character in this squad and it was a pleasing return to form—and another clean sheet that saw the team back on track and sitting in third. A gutsy 1 nil victory against Olympic in freezing temperatures on the Wakefield turf means we are still in with a chance to win the tile– albeit a slim chance. Today we welcome newly promoted Wainuiomata. The first round match saw a flattering 5—nil victory however Wainui have improved markedly. They’ve clawed their way back to be ninth , three points and one place higher above cellar dwellers Wests CL / reserves and it must be noted with a significantly better goal average that Wests. And bear in mind that it will only need the Capital Premier champions to beat their Central Federation equivalent and the 9th place team in Capital Premier will be safe. No guessing who the Stop Out club would prefer to be in that 9th place spot! We have always had a lot of respect and a great relationship for our near neighbours from ‘over the hill “ and over the years there have been many players that have played for both clubs. Today is no different! Around football circles there’s always a lot of discussion around “reserve teams” being allowed into our top leagues and the talk is always more heated when the issue of re-grades is mentioned. Player re- grades pose an ethical question of what is right and what is fair in the makeup of teams on a week to week basis. The ruling when used correctly supports the rotation of players on form and fitness, as well as allowing youth development. Sadly there are times when it is used for the survival of poor teams. With all that said, both sides today have no concerns with re-grades. I’m sure Wainui are looking to get one back over us and move safely away from the drop zone but Besim’s boys are focused on 3 points! 3 Good luck to both sides and enjoy our Stop Out hospitality. Chris Canton, President Besim’s match reports Round 14 vs Wellington United 2-3 loss (ASheikh RSteele) Wellington United came to Hutt Park for this all important season defining fixture. With captain Steve and Jamie serving suspensions we used the full depth of our squad with full confidence in securing winning result. The first half was a bit tentative from us perhaps adjusting to a few positional changes and after a minor lapse defensively we found ourselves going in 1-0 down at half time. We had finished the half very strongly and Sam‟s near post shot late on proved we could get in behind the Utd defence. The second half started superbly from us by getting the ball down and passing efficiently and quickly. Great ball speed and movement allowed us to attack Utd time and time again. We got level when Abass hit a dipping left foot shot in from the edge of the box which gave us the initiative to push on. Soon after we gained a penalty when Sam was brought down and Regan slid in a fine penalty for 2-1. Mike then got through from a great build up but hit his shot and narrowly over the bar. With 10 minutes to play we strug- gled to maintain our shape and uncharacteristically retreated towards our goal holding our lead. This proved costly as with 5 minutes to play their deadly striker equalised and only 2 minutes after our misplaced free kick Utd scored a winner in the 89th minute. A devastating blow for us in our title challenge. The team worked so hard against a hugely difficult opponent and for that I was proud. Man of the Match- Aleem Sheikh 4 61 Whakatiki Street, Upper Hutt. 0800 022 457 Round 15 vs Wellington Olympic 1-0 win (SGulley) Last weekend we travelled to Wakefield Park for our first match on the turf in 3 years last week. With the temperature a cool 2 degrees and wind chill factor in the negatives this was never an easy fixture. We started superbly though getting the ball down and creative clear cut chances. Fisem came close on 2 occasions and Steve managed to hit the inside of both posts only to have the ball come out! Olympic proved tough opponent‟s though and it was only through some fine wing play by Brenton and Sam that we managed to open them up. Brenton crossed the ball for Steve at the far post to chip into the net aided by desperate defenders. At 1-0 up we kicked on for the second goal and near misses to James, Steve, Fisem and Brenton kept us nervous until the end. We were not to be undone and our solid defensive unit continued its fine work by keeping another clean sheet for a valuable 1-0 victory. MOM- Steve Gulley Today we see our final home fixture for 2011. I want to thank all of the supporters who come along each week, rain or shine to support the players. I am impressed by the numbers we get week in week out and this season we have had larger numbers each week. I want to thank the President and Executive Committee for all their fine work this season. Every member has contributed greatly towards us moving forward as a club. I want to also thank all of our superb Sponsors as your contributions are so valuable to us. As the Senior season comes to a close I hope many of you can continue your support of our next generation of players by coming along to watch our Under 19s as we embark on another journey towards the Nationals in Napier in October. Thanks for a great season you Stop Outs. DoF: Besim Balicevac Cap Premier P W D L GF GA Pt Upper Hutt 15 11 1 3 42 13 34 Wgtn Utd 14 10 1 3 42 18 31 Stop Out 15 9 2 4 36 15 29 Island Bay 15 8 2 5 26 20 26 Miramar 15 7 3 5 22 23 24 Waterside 15 5 5 5 19 15 20 Olympic 16 5 3 8 24 29 18 Marist 17 4 4 9 16 28 16 16 1 7 8 11 34 Wainui 5 10 Wests 16 1 4 11 17 70 7 2nd team stay in touch! Capital 2 Capital 2 P W D L GF GA Pt University 13 10 1 2 36 13 31 Stop Out vs Seatoun Tawa 13 9 2 2 29 14 29 Hutt Park 2 @ 2.30pm Stop Out 12 7 1 4 25 13 22 Saturday 30th July Uni Gossies 12 5 3 4 32 23 18 Referee:Kevin Greig Wgtn Utd 12 5 1 6 20 25 16 Upper Hutt 13 3 6 4 21 26 15 If you look at the Capital 2 league table you’d think with six games to Waikanae 12 5 0 7 16 36 15 go that the season is over for our second team. Tawa B 13 3 4 6 21 23 13 Olympic 12 2 4 6 13 25 10 But bear in mind they have a game in hand and still have two games to Seatoun 12 1 2 9 9 24 5 play against leaders University. Tip “Uni” over twice and they’re back in the mix! But first up today it’s all about their clash with cellar dwellers Seatoun. Seatoun it has to be said, are a very good side and belie their position at the bottom of the table. All season they have lost many of their matches by the odd goal and will be more than competitive this afternoon on Hutt Park 2. Apart from the top three teams who have watertight defences, Seatoun are in a group of 6 teams who have a respectable goals against total with on average only two goals goal conceded each game. Waikanae courtesy of our 9 nil thumping have the worst defensive record. It would be fair to say though that goal scoring is Seatoun’s problem area with just the nine so far this season.In the first round game against Seatoun on the turf at Te Whaea, we were all tied up 1 –1 with just a few minutes to go before we snatched a late winner and the 3 points. There’s no question that today’s game will not be a cake walk! Coaches Jase and Paul are still focused on promotion and are looking at their developing young side to keep the pressure on with another good performance.