Cumberland United vs Raiders
Venue: A.A. Bailey Reserve
Date: Saturday 1 August 3:00PM
United will enter this fixture against an in-form Raiders with renewed confidence after another fine victory last week pushed them further up the table.
The home side won their second match on the trot, and fourth in five matches, in their 3-1 triumph over Croydon Kings, with the three points sending them up to fifth and within a win of table toppers MetroStars.
Raiders also moved up in the competition standings following their 1-0 victory against Adelaide City, another side in strong form since the restart, and now sit just a point off the pace in second.
With both sides struggling in the early season it is fair to say that this encounter would not have been billed as a crunch match between two of the league’s form sides, but that is exactly what we have on our hands now.
Cumberland United: Jack Mina, Aristomenios Haralampopoulos, Hamish Lewis, Antoni Panagoulias, Matthew Charalambous, Dawson Bojanic, 1. Luke Schoen (GK), 2. Jack Schoen (C), 3. Joshua Harvey, 4. Declan Gray, 6. Christopher Skull, 8. Harry Thannhauser, 9. JUAN GUTIERREZ, 11. Thomas Briscoe, 15. Ryan Wood, 17. Callum Elms, 37. Ayom Ayom Majok
Coaches: Neil Young
Team Staff: Jody Loomes, Sean Bushby
Raiders: James Odenwalder, Vianne Kurikwimana, Joseph Costa, Rhys Thompson, Paul Blefari (C), Craig Shearer, Jake Monaco, Nicholas Munro (GK), Adam Van Dommele, Sallu Kamara, David Carosi, Jacob Lever, Mohammed Sumaoro, Thomas Brown, Noah Holmes, Emanuel Philip, Oliver Zafiridis, Alun Webb, Nicholas Basile, Vasilios Tryfopoulos, Ibrahima Soumah
Coaches: Nikica Kuzman, Terry Westwood, Larry Piscioneri
Team Staff: Antonio Vella, Lisa Feleppa
Adelaide City vs Campbelltown City
Venue: Adelaide City Park
Date: Saturday 1 August 3:00PM
City were brought back down to earth by Raiders off the back of some impressive post-break form, so they will be extra motivated to bounce back against a Campbelltown side who were also humbled last weekend.
After two wins that sent them into second, City now sit in sixth in a congested table after their 1-0 loss to Raiders and are level with their opponents with a game in hand.
Campbelltown suffered a similar fate last week, a 1-0 defeat against MetroStars seeing them slide from fourth to seventh having appeared to arrest the inconsistent form that plagued their early season.
With the table as tight as it is at the top, both sides will be hoping their losses to quality opposition represent a mere blip and aiming for a crucial three points tomorrow.
Adelaide City: Zakariah Waters, 1. Alexander Woodlands, 4. Jordan Maricic, 7. Perry Mitris, 8. Bradley Corbo, 9. Terence Christopher Carter, 10. Dylan D'Agostino, 11. Nicholas Bucco, 14. Aladin Irabona, 15. Jackson Stephens, 16. Thomas Love, 19. James Boffa, 21. Adriano Pellegrino, 22. Austin Ayoubi
Coaches: Michael Matricciani, Angelo Paul
Team Staff: Liam Oates
Campbelltown City: 1. Jamie Signorello, 2. Shaun Harvey (C), 3. Tom van der Hoeven, 4. Connor Centofanti, 5. Matthew Mullen, 7. Joel Allwright, 10. Luigi Ditroia, 11. Joshua Barresi, 12. Nicholas Francese, 14. Adam Piscioneri, 15. Antony Piscioneri, 16. Daniel Mullen, 17. Adam De Ieso, 19. Lachlan Barr, 20. Nicholas Harpas (GK), 23. Jake Halliday
Coaches: philip stubbins, Iain Fyfe, Leslie Pogliacomi
Team Staff: Panfilo Ciccocioppo, David Cavaiuolo, Elio Bria
Modbury Jets vs Adelaide Blue Eagles
Venue: Smith Partners Stadium
Date: Saturday 1 August 3:00PM
The Jets are in freefall, having lost their last four matches in a row, and now face the born-again Blue Eagles in a battle to stave off the chasing pack at the bottom.
The home side most recently were defeated 2-1 by a vulnerable Olympic side, an injury time winner by Christos Pounendis stripping them of the point that has thus far eluded them since the season restart.
Blue Eagles, meanwhile, are undefeated since the return to action and picked up their second successive victory on Saturday against the Knights, launching them from the foot of the table to ninth and a point behind tomorrow’s opponents.
The Jets and Blue Eagles have been worlds apart since the break and now find themselves battling to push further up the table with a crucial three points on offer.
Modbury Jets: Harrison Conant, Dylan Tripodi, 1. Kieran Griffiths (GK), 3. Thomas Veart, 5. Daniel Pritchard, 6. Nathan Farrell, 7. Taylor Martyn, 8. Zac Miller, 10. Jesse Francesca, 11. Luca Trimboli, 12. Cameron O'Doherty (GK), 13. Daniel Ditroia, 14. Donovan Pollock, 16. Peter Terminello, 17. Brandon Centofanti, 20. Declan Burchell (GK), 26. Shaun Mcgreevy, 27. Michael Doyle, 29. Paul Radice
Coaches: Jason Trimboli, Carl Maynard
Team Staff: Ric Wojciechowski
Adelaide Blue Eagles: 1. Richard Goss (GK), 3. Paul Espina, 4. Christian Sotira, 5. Christopher Annicchiarico, 6. Brylon Nthoane, 7. Shekubah Hutton-Addy, 8. Damien Crettenden, 9. Dante Isla Cacciavillani, 10. Hamish Mccabe, 11. Evan Kounavelis, 12. Liam Mccabe, 13. Alemayo Kebede, 14. Stefan Gluscevic, 15. Christian D'Angelo, 18. Yohei Matsumoto, 23. Hirofumi Kochi, 25. Paul Reilly
Coaches: VOJISLAV GLUSCEVIC, Steven Melling
Team Staff: James Keating, Josh Smith, Lewis Hutcheson, Nunzio Giurastante
MetroStars vs Adelaide United FC
Venue: TK Shutter Reserve
Date: Saturday 1 August 3:00PM
The ladder leaders meet rock bottom in this fixture at TK Shutter Reserve, with both sides keen to prove their credentials as title chasers and as a worthy opponent respectively.
Despite having lost just three of their seven games United have only taken all three points on one occasion this season and are without a point since the restart, shipping ten goals in the process.
MetroStars have not been in perfect form, dropping points to Raiders and the Knights before their win over Campbelltown, but have managed to maintain their position atop the table thanks to the teams below them trading victories.
The home side will be looking to flex their goalscoring muscles against United and condemn them to a fourth straight loss, whilst United are looking to build on their six points against a strong opponent.
MetroStars: 1. Isaac Carmody (GK), 2. William Mitev, 3. Cohan Morris, 4. Justin Davis, 5. Timothy Henderson, 7. Michael Daloisio (C), 8. Rocky Callisto, 9. Thomas Strain, 10. Anthony Solagna, 11. Luis Benedetti, 12. Benjamin Head, 14. Dylan Smith, 15. Ariath Piol, 16. Kyle Crout, 17. Matthew Dawber, 18. Fabian Barbiero, 19. Cooper O'Donnell, 20. Joshua Mori, 21. Alessio Melisi, 22. Hamish Gow, 23. Christian Esposito, 24. Nahuel Bonada, 26. Stefan Cali
Coaches: Robert Saraceno, Travis Dodd, Nicholas Bouzalas
Team Staff: Giorgio Capoccia, Joseph Polisena, Peter Terminello, George Laoutaris
Adelaide United FC: 33. Cooper Nunn, 37. Jai King, 43. Daniel Bressan, 44. Alexandar Popovic, 45. Michael Cittadini, 55. Keshav Shrestha, 56. Ethan Alagich, 57. Terence Lynch, 58. Jonny Yull, 63. Arbi Mollas, 68. Kane Vidmar, 69. Musa Toure, 70. Ethan Cox (GK)
Coaches: Paul Pezos, Stavros Gelekis
Team Staff: Emily Thorn
Para Hills Knights vs Adelaide Comets
Venue: The Paddocks
Date: Saturday 1 August 3:00PM
The Knights sunk to second to bottom after their most recent defeat, with Comets standing between them and advancing further up the table.
The 3-0 win over last placed Adelaide United a fortnight ago remains the Knights’ only win since the first round, with Blue Eagles leapfrogging them thanks to their 2-0 victory last week.
Comets have struggled for consistency since the resumption of the season, with each result differing from week to week, but still sit in fourth spot thanks to their first win since March over United.
The away side will gain confidence from holding their place amongst the title chasers despite indifferent form but will be desperate tonot let it slip against the struggling Knights.
Para Hills Knights: 1. Jasper Kelley, 2. Will Hendon, 3. James Wilson, 4. Kieran Mcnally, 5. Tyson Herraman, 6. Mohamed Conneh, 7. Ali Rayez Muradi, 8. Luka Chikwuba, 9. Paul Wilson, 10. Isaac Mullen, 11. Andrew Maio, 12. Brima Kamara, 16. Tito Bontor, 17. victor anyimba, 18. Franz Pjetri, 19. Logan Marley-Mcfall, 21. Jordan Findlay
Coaches: Theodoros Tsiounis, Kosta Dimopoulos, Chris Simpson
Team Staff: Geoff Sullivan, Shailesh Godhani, John Vu
Adelaide Comets: 1. Julian Torresan (GK), 3. Manley Barnett, 4. Tom Dittmar, 5. Adam Le Cornu, 6. Jack Bladen, 7. Tete Yengi, 8. Ryan Yates, 9. Andreas Wiens, 10. Anthony Mavrolambados, 11. Jayden LoBasso, 12. Lansana Smith, 13. Stelios Zacharakis, 14. Nathan Andijanto, 15. Konstandinos Tsalamangos, 16. Ninko Beric, 21. Nikolas Ikonomopoulos, 22. Allan Welsh (C), 31. Daniel Vaughan, 77. Chris Christofilos
Coaches: Barney Smith, Konstandinos Antoniou, Antonios Galanopoulos, Matthew Bates
Team Staff: Evangelo Katsambis, Emma Gericke, Elsie Kenny
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Adelaide Olympic vs Croydon Kings
Venue: Valo Football Centre
Date: Saturday 1 August 6:00PM
Round 20 of NPLSA action is capped off by this encounter under lights at Valo Football Centre between two sides who have found consistent wins hard to come by since the season’s restart.
Olympic will be buoyed by their most recent result, a 2-1 victory over the Jets, after losses to Raiders and the struggling Blue Eagles threatened to derail their season.
The Kings, meanwhile, are coming off the back of two straight losses, albeit to strong opponents in Adelaide City and Cumberland United, and have gradually lost ground on the top teams to now sit tenth on the ladder.
Third-placed Olympic will be eager to prove themselves worthy as a challenger at the right end of the table, sitting within a win of MetroStars, while the Kings are desperate to stop the rot and earn valuable victories to push them clear of the drop zone.
Adelaide Olympic: 1. Nikolas Harpas (GK), 2. Jacob Butler-Bowdon, 3. Paul Koutsampasis, 4. Benkert Abdija, 5. Julian Ionni, 6. Kristin Konstandopoulos, 7. Nicholas Harpas, 8. Jason Konstandopoulos, 9. Christos Pounendis (C), 10. Charlie Devereux, 11. Ioannis Simosis, 12. Dimitri Toumazos, 13. Alexander Tsimopoulos, 14. Fausto Erba, 15. Kristos Stefanopoulos, 21. Gianni Tramontin, 24. Panagiotis Manidakis
Coaches: George Tsonis, Peter Mihalopoulos, Ali Sadick
Team Staff: Caroline Riemelmoser, Sumin Kim
Croydon Kings: 1. Sebastian Matosevic, 5. Luke Klimek (C), 6. Domenic Costanzo, 7. Rocco Visconte, 8. Adam Martinello, 9. Nathan Munro, 10. Sam Carmichael, 11. Antoni Trimboli, 12. Christopher Vivian, 14. Peter Mercurio, 15. Joseph Macheda, 16. Kelvin Kamburu, 18. Jarrod Brazzale, 19. Raymond Muhoma, 20. Jared Clark, 21. John Hall (GK), 23. Patrick Caraccia
Coaches: Angelo Costanzo, Maurice Natale, Latham Byfield
Team Staff: Mario Catalano, Joshua Avery