THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE PS4 NPL NSW MEN’S ROUND 12 7.45PM • SATURDAY LAMBERT PARK V 27TH MAY 2017 FIXTURES TEAM LISTS MATCH PREVIEW TEAM OF THE WEEK WELCOME #PS4NPLNSW FROM THE n behalf of the Club, we would like to welcome all the club’s players the opportunity to attend what will, Oto Lambert Park, the Sydney United 58 players, undoubtedly, be a nerve racking and spine tingling event. supporters, sponsors and administration staff, for this We would like to remind all our Life Season Pass Holders, huge and vital top of the table clash, hopefully, in front of and 2017 Season Badge Holders, as previously conveyed a bumper crowd. in past years, and even in 2017, that Life Season Passes, It is a vital game today for the Club, as we strive to and Season Badges are not valid for any FFA Cup fixture. maintain first position in the PS4 NPL NSW Club Championship and, at the same time, qualify for a The same applies for parents of registered players, position in the last 32 clubs on offer, in the high profile, who gain automatic complimentary entry to all of the and prestigious, FFA Cup. Club’s First Grade Competition Matches. For the FFA Cup fixtures, all spectators, other than children under 16, The Club has never hidden our obsessive desire to must pay admission gate entry fees. qualify for the last 32 in the FFA Cup, as we are fully aware that a successful run, or a lucrative draw, could But, now back to today’s critically important fixture, bring about a desperately needed financial windfall for there is no doubt that Sydney United will be firing on all the Club. cylinders and are slowly, and surely, storming their way to the top of the table. We are hoping that our supporters come out in force, and in big numbers, this coming Tuesday 30th May 2017, I take this opportunity to remind all supporters to here at our little boutique stadium of Lambert Park, with support our 43 valued and alliance partners, as without kick off at 7.30pm. their financial support, common sense will tell one and all, that the Club simply would not be financially viable. Our opponents are the Southern Districts Raiders, who just like us, view the FFA Cup, as being of significant On behalf of the Club, wishing the coaching and the importance, and as such the reality is that both clubs are entire playing group, the best of luck and sincere wishes, playing the most important match in their recent history. for this incredibly important four day period, for both the players and the Club. To this extent, we thank all the Club’s various sections and arms, and their respective coaches and managers, in Tony Raciti calling off training for this massive FFA Fixture, to allow Honorary President PROUD MAJOR SPONSOR SINCE 1994 www.casaview.com.au 2 Website: apiatigers.com After Hours: 0402 306 666 Email: [email protected] Club Infoline : (02) 9572 6888 Twitter: @apialeichhardt Facebook: fb.com/ALTFC S B # NAME S B # NAME 1 NECEVSKI Ivan 2 VLISMAS Kris 2 MILLGATE Nathan 3 WOODCOCK Riley 3 GALIMI Paul 5 TOMELIC Anthony 4 SYMONS Joshua 6 USKOK Tomislav 5 BARTELS Bradley 7 SHIN Yutaro 7 O'CONNELL Sean 8 SIM Mat 8 BICZO Corey 9 VRANIC Aidrian 9 WEST Matthew 11 TOMIC Ante 10 PARISI Franco 14 STAVROULAKIS Nick 11 MURRAY Jordan 16 PARIC Stepjan 12 COX Dominic 17 BILIC Matthew 13 D’APUZZO David 18 TRIFIRO Glen 14 TUXFORD Blake 20 MARKOVIC Petar 15 MUATA-MARLOW Themba 21 MANOS Thomas 16 SYMONS Sean 22 FRAGOGIANNIS Yanni 17 VLASTELICA Adrian 23 NIKAS Pani 18 UCCHINO Adrian 25 STEWART Jack 19 LUNDY Brandon 30 BABIC Luke 20 SEKIYA Tasuku 32 OLSEN Nic 21 STEPHAN Cameron 35 SHROEDER Andre 22 TURNBULL Luke 23 COOK Mathew Head Coach: Danial Cummins Coach: Mark Rudan Coach: Bronislav Jasiczek Von Castello Assistant Coach: Jerry Bilokapic Assistant Coach: John Calleja Assistant Coach: Tomi Vidovic Manager: Sergio Bucciarelli GK Coach: Vitas Males Manager: Emanuele Ziino Manager: Ray Gerrie Gear Steward: Ben Viviani Head of Senior Football: Billy McColl Referee: C. Fisher Assistant Referees: A. Giev & J. Adabjou 4th Official: S. Andrews FIRST GRADE NPLNSW.COM.AU 1 NECEVSKI 2 MILLGATE 3 GALIMI 4 J. SYMONS 5 BARTELS 7 O’CONNELL 8 BICZO 9 WEST 10 PARISI 11 MURRAY 12 COX 13 D’APUZZO 14 TUXFORD SINCE 1994 www.casaview.com.au SUTTONS HOMEBUSH HONDA SUTTONS HOMEBUSH HONDA 15 MUATA-MARLOW 16 S. SYMONS 17 VLASTELICA 18 UCCHINO 19 LUNDY 20 SEKIYA 21 STEPHAN 22 TURNBULL 23 COOK C. Fisher A. Giev & J. Adabjou S. Andrews SERENITY SMASH REPAIRS FIRST GRADE #PS4NPLNSW MATCH eritage Round will kick off with a bang as league leaders APIA Leichhardt Tigers host Sydney United 58. BALL BOYS H NSW YOUTH BOYS UNDER 14s APIA has been playing quality football in recent weeks and will be hoping to make it three wins from as many games on Zac Begetis Saturday. Tanna Bellear Built around a hard working midfield and stifling defence, Rory Scott APIA will look to break down Sydney United 58’s skilful Israel Ekundayo attack. Joshua Yeoh United 58 go into the game with seven wins from their past Fenn Hodgson-Yu eight games. Joseph Roddy Mark Rudan’s outfit have rediscovered their killing instinct Dylan Chau after a slow start to the year and, lead by the mercurial Panny Dean Efstathiou Nikas, will hope to continue their incredible resurgence. James Oliver Khoury This clash has the potential to be one of the matches of the Cruz Lombardi season. Jasper Smith Jordan Chapman-Race Charlie Ragg Clayton Rasmussen Ari Karjalainen 1ST GRADE - PLAYSTATION 4 NPL NSW MEN’S POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC 11 8 0 3 25 11 14 24 2 Blacktown City FC 11 7 3 1 21 11 10 24 3 Sydney United 58 FC 11 7 1 3 23 11 12 22 4 Sydney Olympic FC 11 6 3 2 16 10 6 21 5 Rockdale City Suns FC 11 6 2 3 23 18 5 20 6 Manly United FC 11 5 3 3 26 21 5 18 7 Hakoah Sydney City East FC 11 4 4 3 19 15 4 16 8 Wollongong Wolves FC 11 4 1 6 11 16 -5 13 9 Sydney FC 11 3 1 7 17 24 -7 10 10 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 11 2 2 7 20 33 -13 8 11 Sutherland Sharks FC 11 2 0 9 16 29 -13 6 12 Parramatta FC 11 1 2 8 13 31 -18 5 6 FIRST GRADE NPLNSW.COM.AU Rockdale City Suns 0 - APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2 at Ilinden Sports Centre APIA Leichhardt Tigers has returned to the top of the PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s ladder after defeating Rockdale City Suns 2-0 at Ilinden Sports Centre on Sunday. Goals to Sean Symons and Murray condemned Rockdale to their third straight defeat as APIA made it back to back wins. Murray gave APIA the lead early in the second half and they didn’t look back as Symons wrapped up the result with an 84th minute strike. Blacktown City FC 0 - Sydney United 58 FC 0 at Lilys Football Stadium Blacktown City has held out a rampant Sydney United 58 in the PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Round 11 fixture at Lilys Football Centre. The Reds came into the game coming off a seven-game winning streak and at times looked like they would topple the competition’s best. However, City maintained a strong defensive game and were able to keep them out before nearly stealing it on several occasions. It was a fierce PlayStation®4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s Grand Final rematch with both side’s surely happy to take home a point. 7 FIRST GRADE #PS4NPLNSW PLAYER 17 VLASTELICA 7 O’CONNELL FULL NAME: ADRIAN VLASTELICA FULL NAME: SEAN O’CONNELL Nickname: Skip Nickname: Soc Three people you’d invite to a party: My brother, Roger Three people you’d invite to a party: Charlie sheen, Federer and Ivan Rakitic Andrew mailer and Keith Shevlin. Worst habit: Biting my nails Worst habit: Eating Coffee order: Don’t drink coffee Coffee order: Don’t drink it Favourite Colour: Orange Favourite Colour: Blue Which actor would you choose to be: Bradley Cooper Which actor would you choose to be: Leonardo DiCaprio Most used emoji: Laughing face Most used emoji: Wink Biggest inspiration: My parents Biggest inspiration: Andrew Mailer Game day routine: Get up light breakfast, chicken salad for lunch then pack my bag. Game day routine: A good breakfast Favourite APIA team mate: All the boys Favourite APIA team mate: All the boys Favourite Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid) Fav Stadium: Villa Park Film: Home Alone 1 Film: Roadhouse Favourite City: Sydney Favourite City: Vegas Holiday Destination: Split, Croatia Holiday Destination: Colombia Drink: Vodka solo Drink: Heineken Best Football Memory: Playing against Juventus in 2013 Best Football Memory: winning the championship in and result being 0-0 2012 Season Goal: Win minor premiership and grand final Season Goal: winning the championship 8 PLAYER OF THE YEAR NPLNSW.COM.AU Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd Rd TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 NECEVSKI Ivan MILLGATE Nathan 2 1 3 1 7 GALIMI Paul 3 3 1 7 SYMONS Joshua 3 2 3 2 10 BARTELS Bradley ADELI Shervin O’CONNELL Sean 1 1 BICZO Corey 3 1 1 5 WEST Matthew 1 1 PARISI Franco MURRAY Jordan 2 2 COX Dominic D’APUZZO David MUATA-MARLOW 1 3 Themba 4 SYMONS Sean 3 2 5 VLASTELICA Adrian 1 1 UCCHINO Adrian 2 1 3 2 2 10 LUNDY Brandon SEKIYA Tasuku 1 2 2 3 2 3 13 STEPHAN Cameron TURNBULL Luke COOK Mathew 1.