KICKOFF vs ROUND 6 SYDNEY UNITED SPORTS CENTRE 7.30PM SATURDAY 14TH APRIL 2018 CLUB WELCOME #NPLNSW oday we welcome the players and officials We are hoping that the team can continue Tof the Wollongong Wolves to our spiritual on its winning ways with three points tonight ground that is the Sydney United Sports Centre against a hungry Wolves outfit. for this round 6 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s fixture. Sydney United 58 would like to thank all its valued sponsors as well as supporters who has Round 5 saw the boys post up an emphatic assisted with watching our beloved club. victory over the Sutherland Sharks at Seymour Shaw posting in three goals to no reply thanks Here’s to victory tonight. to strikes from Patrick Antelmi, Chris Payne and Come on you Reds! Panni Nikas. Website: sydneyunited58fc.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 0419 667 115 Twitter: @SydUtd58FC Facebook: fb.com/SydneyUnited58FC 2 CORPORATE PARTNERS TEAM LISTS 1 JOHN HALL 14 NICK STAVROULAKIS 2 CHRISTIAN GONZALES 15 TOMOKI MENDA 3 JORDAN ROBERTS 16 KYLE CIMENTI 4 ADRIAN VLASTELICA 17 MATHEW BILIC 5 ANTHONY TOMELIC 18 GLEN TRIFIRO 6 CHRIS PAYNE 20 PETAR MARKOVIC 7 NAIM RAHIMI 21 THOMAS MANOS 8 MATHEW SIM 22 YIANNI FRAGOGIANNIS 9 PATRICK ANTELMI 23 PANI NIKAS 11 YIANNI PERKATIS 10 LAWRENCE HANNA 12 SHANON COLE COACH: JASON CULINA MANAGER: DEAN CULINA GEAR STEWARD: RAY GERRIE 1. JUSTIN PASFIELD (GK) 14. ETHAN KAMBISIOS 2. TAYLOR MCDONALD 15. JAMES MARKOVIC 3. DARCY MADDEN 16. LUKE KAIRIES (GK) 4. MICHAEL ROBINSON 17. RYAN ENSOR 5. JAMES BALDACCHINO 21. CAOIMHIN FOWLER 6. NICHOLAS MONTGOMERY 23. STEVEN HAYES 7. CHRIS PRICE 28. MICHAEL STOJANOVSKI 8. BRENDAN GRIFFIN 30. YUZO TASHIRO 9. PETER SIMONOSKI 40. TAKUYA NOZAWA 10. JOSHUA MACDONALD COACH: JACOB TIMPANO ASSISTANT: NICK MONTGOMERY ASSISTANT: ALFREDO ESTEVES MANAGER: ROBERT POSITTI PHYSIO: MATTHEW WHALAN ANALYSIST: JULIO MIRANDA REFEREES: S. LUCAS, J. ADABJOU, S. QUINN 4TH OFFICIAL: H. CARWARDINE NPLNSW.COM.AU 1ST GRADE MATCH PREVIEW fter a sluggish start it appears Sydney last round after snatching a last minute win at AUnited 58 have finally hit top speed ahead Hakoah Sydney City East. of a clash with Wollongong Wolves at Sydney United Sports Centre on Saturday. After scoring a brace in the win, Peter Simonoski has shown his injury troubles are behind him Jason Culina’s side thrashed Sutherland and now offers a dynamic attacking threat Sharks 3-0 in a quality attacking display during alongside star veteran Yuzo Tashiro. the previous round which is sure to have Wollongong fans nervous. Despite the win, Wollongong has shown some lapses in recent weeks and will need to be at The usual suspects of Panny Nikas and Chris their best if they are to get the win on Saturday. Payne have been leading the way but the resurgence of Patrick Antelmi, who joined the Both teams feature talented line-ups but it will club in the off season, provides another weapon be how they operate as a team which will be key for the Reds attack. to this matchup. While Culina would’ve been happy with his side scoring three goals, it’s the clean sheet he would’ve truly been impressed with. Wollongong can count themselves very lucky 1ST GRADE - NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 5 4 0 1 12 4 8 12 2 Sydney Olympic FC 5 4 0 1 8 5 3 12 3 Blacktown City FC 5 3 2 0 8 1 7 11 4 Wollongong Wolves FC 5 3 1 1 5 5 0 10 5 Sydney United 58 FC 5 3 0 2 11 7 4 9 6 Sutherland Sharks FC 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7 7 Rockdale City Suns FC 5 2 0 3 7 12 -5 6 8 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 5 1 1 3 8 9 -1 4 9 Sydney FC 5 1 1 3 11 13 -2 4 10 Manly United FC 5 1 1 3 7 10 -3 4 11 Marconi Stallions FC 5 1 1 3 5 10 -5 4 12 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 5 0 2 3 8 14 -6 2 5 MATCH REVIEWS #NPLNSW Sutherland Sharks 0 – Sydney United 58 3 at Seymour Shaw Sydney United 58 overcame Sutherland Sharks by a 3-0 scoreline in a scintillating clash at Seymour Shaw on Saturday evening. The match was riddled with audacious shots, brilliant goalkeeping, tricks, flicks, and a spot of controversy in what was a highly entertaining affair for the healthy crowd of spectators in attendance. Patrick Antelmi opened the scoring for the visitors late in the first half before a Chris Payne spot kick and yet another goal from the in-form Pani Nikas put the game beyond doubt in the second half. The triumph was United’s third in a single week with their midweek FFA Cup win sandwiched in between last weekend’s victory over the Young Sky Blues and tonight’s clash. Jason Culina’s well-drilled side got the job done once again on the night while Grant Lee’s boys can hold their heads high after well and truly keeping themselves in the match before a late capitulation put the match beyond their reach. Hakoah Sydney City East 1 – Wollongong Wolves 2 at Hensley Athletic Field A Peter Simonoski strike in the final minute has given Wollongong Wolves a dramatic 2-1 win against Hakoah Sydney City East at Hensley Athletic Field on Sunday. It was an incredible ending to the match with the Wolves seemingly destined to settle for a draw after surviving a late Hakoah flurry. After taking the lead in the 5th minute through Simonoski, Wollongong were forced on the back foot for nearly 60 minutes as the home side pushed hard for an equaliser. When Harry Jones struck for Hakoah in the 79th minute the match, Jacob Timpano’s side looked out on their feet but Simonoski was ready to take his chance and fired past the keeper for his second of the match and more importantly the match winner. 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.playbytherules.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 NPLNSW.COM.AU FEATURE STORY ANTELMI FLOURISHING AT UNITED 58 Wherever striker Patrick Antelmi goes, goals tend to follow, and Sydney United 58 are witnessing this first hand as their exciting signing finds form with his new club. The 24-year-old is evidently adapting to life at United 58 with three goals in his last three NPL NSW Men’s appearances. His output coincides with a trio of back-to- back victories, rapidly surging United 58 up the table to brush aside a slow start to their 2018 campaign. “The first two games the results obviously didn’t go for us,” said Antelmi. “When we looked at the games we were pretty much all over Marconi Stallions and Blacktown City but shot ourselves in the foot with two slip- ups. interesting battle so I’m looking forward to this “We were quite calm in the sense that we know weekend.” what we have and that we are contenders, so we weren’t too phased by it all. We just needed Antelmi has gone from strength to strength that first win to get us on a roll and that has since returning home to Australian soil following shown in the last three weeks. spells within the youth setups of Portsmouth, Leeds United, and Wigan Athletic. “Fortunately for myself in playing with such good players, it helps me do what I have to on His time at Blacktown City featured two the field and in the last three weeks has brought Championships and a Premiership before a the goals that I’ve wanted.” move to Wolves saw him continue his rich vein Former Socceroos stalwart Jason Culina brought of scoring on the South Coast. Antelmi in from Wollongong Wolves as his first While success has followed him in the NPL NSW signing after taking the reins at United 58, and the flourishing striker will face his former Men’s competition, Antelmi has his sights firmly employers this Saturday evening at Edensor set on the Hyundai A-League and beyond. Park. “My aspirations are to get into the Hyundai Jacob Timpano’s men will remember the young A-League and then back overseas,” said Antelmi. striker well from his 9 goals in 21 appearances “That’s my biggest goal. For the last two years for the South Coast club in 2017. I’ve put work on hold to focus more of my “It’s always good to see those boys,” smiled time on football and training so that when the Antelmi. opportunity comes I will be well prepared to “I made good friends down there last year with kick on into the professional environment. (Peter) Simonoski, (Josh) McDonald, and a few of the boys. There’s certainly no bad blood “My aspirations for Hyundai A-League and there so it’ll be good to see them. overseas are very high and that’s why my determination is all about football.” “Obviously they’ve been doing very well this season which is good to see, and it’ll be an By Michael Shoolman 9 TEAM LISTS - U20’S #NPLNSW 24 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 36 Minkyeom Kim Coach: Miro Vlastelica Assistant Coach: Andrew Zammit 1 Bailey Kubecka 9 Marcus Bimbilovski 2 Louis Connell 10 Harrison Taranto 3 Kyle Senior 11 Tory Musumeci 4 Jack Hooper 12 Jordan Nikolovski 5 Jared Wiley 13 Nikola Djordevic 6 Brodie Clarkson 14 Mitchell Ferraro 7 Branislav Radmanovic 19 Thomas Dunlop 8 James Carli Coach: James Ford Manager: Robert Positti U20’S - NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Sutherland Sharks FC 5 4 1 0 16 6 10 13 2 Sydney United 58 FC 5 3 1 1 11 5 6 10 3 Blacktown City FC 5 3 0 2 8 5 3 9 4 Sydney FC 5 2 2 1 15 15 0 8 5 Marconi Stallions FC 4 2 1 1 6 5 1 7 6 Wollongong Wolves FC 5 2 0 3 8 10 -2 6 7 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 5 1 2 2 8 12 -4 5 8 Manly United FC UNDER4 20’S1 1 2 6 5 1 4 9 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 5 1 1 3 8 15 -7 4 10 Rockdale City Suns FC 5 1 1 3 4 13 -9 4 11 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 3 12 Sydney Olympic FC 4 1 0 3 3 5 -2 3 10 NPLNSW.COM.AU U20’S MATCH PREVIEW ydney United 58 are hoping to bounce back Sfrom their first defeat of the campaign at home to Wollongong Wolves at Sydney United Sports Centre on Saturday night.