KICKOFF vs ROUND 15 LAMBERT PARK 7.45PM SATURDAY 16TH JUNE 2018 CLUB WELCOME #NPLNSW ood evening everyone and welcome to There can be no lapses of concentration and we Ganother huge clash at Lambert Park tonight enter this match full of confidence and set out against Sydney United. to do the badge proud. There are no easy games in the NPL and I’d like to thank all our Members and fans for this is certainly the case tonight as we come their backing during the season and I’m looking up against one of the mainstays of the forward to seeing everyone in the stands again competition. tonight. I’m confident in our boys’ abilities to get the #SydneyIsSkyBlue job done and I’m expecting a structured, determined performance from the squad Head Coach tonight. Rob Stanton Website: sydneyfc.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 02 8314 5120 Facebook: SydneyFootballClub Twitter: SydneyFC 2 NPLNSW.COM.AU PHOTO GALLERY 3 TEAM LISTS 1 MITCHELL EVANS (GK) 13 JORDAN SWIBEL 2 BRENDAN CURTIS 14 JOEL KING 3 PATRICK FLOTTMANN 15 JEREMY COX 4 LIAM MCGING 16 WILLIAM MUTCH 5 PATRICK SCIBILIO 17 MARCO TILIO 6 ANDREA AGAMEMNONOS 18 BENJAMIN KOOP 7 JERRY SKOTADIS 23 NIKOLA UJDUR 8 SAM MCILLHATTON 24 DANIEL BLACHURA 10 CAMERON DEVLIN 27 HAMISH LAMBERTON 11 LUKE IVANOVIC 30 DURO DRAGICEVIC (GK) 12 JACKSON BANDIERA HEAD COACH: ROBERT STANTON ASSISTANT COACH: GIANCARLO ITALIANO TEAM MANAGER: MICHAEL SWIBEL GOALKEEPER COACH: BRODY CRANE 1 JOHN HALL 12 SHANON COLE 2 CHRISTIAN GONZALES 13 SAM PERRE 3 JORDAN ROBERTS 14 NICK STAVROULAKIS 4 ADRIAN VLASTELICA 15 TARIQ MAIR 5 ANTHONY TOMELIC 16 KYLE CIMENTI 6 CHRIS PAYNE 18 GLEN TRIFIRO 7 NAIM RAHIMI 20 PETAR MARKOVIC 8 MATHEW SIM 21 THOMAS MANOS 9 PATRICK ANTELMI 22 YIANNI FRAGOGIANNIS 11 YIANNI PERKATIS 23 PANNY NIKAS COACH: MIRO VLASTELICA GEAR STEWARD: RAY GERRIE REFEREES: A. ARNDT, A. GIEV, R. OSBORNE 4TH OFFICIAL: S. ANDREWS NPLNSW.COM.AU 1ST GRADE MATCH PREVIEW ooted to the bottom of the competition but if Luke Ivanovic’s performance against Rladder, Sydney FC will be desperate to work Wollongong is anything to go by Stanton may they way up the standings with a win against have a ready made replacement. Sydney United 58 on Saturday night. Panny Nikas delivered a vintage performance in It has been a tough season for the Young Sky a losing team last round and new Reds coach Blues despite a number of impressive displays. Miro Vlastelica will rely on his veteran nous and experience to help get the team back to its best. A draw on the road in Wollongong against the Wollongong Wolves last round was a Sydney United 58 will be the favourite to win this respectable result for Robbie Stanton’s team match but a Sydney FC upset is by no means out but they will need much more than that if they of the question. are to avoid the wooden spoon. For Sydney United 58, the match will be a chance to get their game back after a disappointing 2-0 loss to Rockdale City Suns last Saturday. Sydney FC have been forced to reshuffle their attacking stocks after the departure of boom attacker Hassan Jalloh to Marconi Stallions last week. Jalloh’s exit has heaped extra pressure on Jeremy Cox at the top of the Sydney attack, 1ST GRADE - NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sydney Olympic FC 14 10 2 2 25 11 14 32 2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 14 8 2 4 31 15 16 26 3 Blacktown City FC 13 7 3 3 20 11 9 24 4 Sydney United 58 FC 14 6 2 6 19 18 1 20 5 Rockdale City Suns FC 14 6 2 6 26 27 -1 20 6 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 14 5 3 6 21 20 1 18 7 Sutherland Sharks FC 14 5 2 7 19 20 -1 17 8 Manly United FC 14 4 5 5 19 21 -2 17 9 Marconi Stallions FC 14 4 5 5 16 21 -5 17 10 Wollongong Wolves FC 14 4 4 6 13 24 -11 16 11 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 13 4 3 6 17 28 -11 15 12 Sydney FC 14 2 3 9 18 28 -10 9 5 MATCH REVIEWS #NPLNSW Wollongong Wolves 1 – Sydney FC 1 at WIN Stadium Wollongong Wolves and Sydney FC played out an open and entertaining 1-1 draw at WIN Stadium on Saturday night. The goals hugged either side of the interval with Peter Simonoski opening the scoring for Wolves from the penalty spot late in the opening half. The equaliser came soon after the restart as Jeremy Cox tucked the ball into an open net to cap off a swift team goal for the Young Sky Blues. Both sides had chances to claim all three points, yet a draw was perhaps a fair result in an action packed match which kept the fans on the edge of their seats for the full ninety minutes. Sydney United 58 0 – Rockdale City Suns 2 at Sydney United Sports Centre Rockdale City Suns’ incredible resurgence added another chapter on Saturday with an incredible 2-0 win against Sydney United 58 at Sydney United Sports Centre. It was an impressive performance from the Suns who took control of the match from the opening minute and never looked back to notch their third straight win. Brayden Sorge helped Rockdale off to the perfect start when he netted in the opening seconds of the match before an Alec Urosevski goal in the first moments of the second stanza wrapped up the result. The result moves the Suns well into reckoning for a top five position and finals football leaving their early season struggles as nothing more than an afterthought. 6 NPLNSW.COM.AU TEAM OF THE WEEK 01: LARGE USE: OVER 150MM WIDE This logo has a smaller ‘®’ symbol FOOTBALL NSW WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEIR SPONSORS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT 02: SMALL USE: 55MM - 150MM WIDE This logo has a larger ‘®’ symbol 7 www.playbytherule#NPLNSWs.net.au As parents and spectators at sport we need to For your free toolkit go to: www.playbytherules.net.au "When someone from the sideline hurls abuse - these are the moments that make sport painful for so many kids. And the time has come to stop it." Ange Postecoglou 8 NPLNSW.COM.AU TOP GOAL SCORERS NAME AND CLUB GOALS SCORED Jordan Murray (APIA Leichhardt Tigers) 11 Alejandro Sanchez (Sydney Olympic) 8 Jeremy Cox (Sydney FC) 8 Alec Urosevski (Rockdale City Suns) 8 Adrian Vranic (Sutherland Sharks) 7 Jordan Figon (Rockdale City Suns) 6 Tasuku Sekiya (APIA Leichhardt Tigers) 6 Joey Gibbs (Blacktown City) 6 Panny Nikas (Sydney United 58) 6 Jordan Murray *Does not include FFA Cup goals WARATAH Cup WARATAH Cup 2018 WARATAH CUP FINALS SCHEDULE ELIMINATION FINAL Wednesday, 13 June 7:30pm Rockdale City Suns FC v APIA Leichardt Tigers FC SEMI-FINALS Wednesday, 27 June 7:30pm Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC v Hakoah Sydney City East FC 7:30pm Marconi Stallions FC v Winner of Elimination Final WARATAH CUP FINAL Sunday, 15 July 4pm Winner of Semi Final 1 v Winner of Semi Final 2 PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • match dates are subject to change, pending each Clubs Competition Fixtures • kick off times are subject to change for midweek matches pending what time the lights must go out at the venue • all matches in the Waratah Cup must be played on a synthetic field • Football NSW will determine the venue for the Waratah Cup Final 9 TEAM LISTS - U20’S #NPLNSW 19 Guiseppe Tilio 29 Thomas Fay 21 Finn Ballard-McBride 31 Ryan Teague 22 Harry Van Der Saag 32 Evan Tsakos 25 Daniel Maskin 40 David Malishev (GK) 26 Benjamin Van Meurs 28 Paolo Bonnani Head Coach: Giancarlo Italiano Assist. Coach: Robert Stanton Goalkeeper Coach: Brody Crane 13 Anthony Trimboli 37 Modassir Hussain 32 Anthony Vrlic 38 Jeonghui Cho 33 Luke Vlastelica 39 Karlo Borovic 34 Anthony Pedavoli 40 Daniel Lopez 35 Cole Mutton Coach: Miro Vlastelica U20’S - NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sutherland Sharks FC 14 10 1 3 34 16 18 31 2 Sydney FC 14 7 5 2 38 30 8 26 3 Blacktown City FC 13 8 1 4 28 18 10 25 4 Wollongong Wolves FC 14 7 2 5 22 15 7 23 5 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 14 7 1 6 22 26 -4 22 6 Sydney United 58 FC 14 6 1 7 22 16 6 19 7 Manly United FC 14 5 3 6 20 16 4 18 8 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC UNDER13 20’S4 4 5 15 17 -2 16 9 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 14 5 1 8 19 22 -3 16 10 Marconi Stallions FC 14 5 1 8 17 29 -12 16 11 Rockdale City Suns FC 14 3 4 7 14 32 -18 13 12 Sydney Olympic FC 14 2 4 8 13 27 -14 10 10 NPLNSW.COM.AU U20’S MATCH PREVIEW ydney FC will aim to remain in the Spremiership hunt with a win over Sydney United 58 at Lambert Park this Saturday. The Sky Blues have been big improvers in the last fortnight, registering a pair of huge wins over title rivals Sutherland Sharks and Wollongong Wolves, and should be in buoyant mood for the visit of Sydney United 58. Giancarlo Italiano’s side have at times struggled to be ruthless this campaign, but the manner in which the Sky Blues have toppled their premiership contenders in the past two weeks suggests Sydney might be the real deal.