National Premier League SA 2020
Round 22
MetroStars vs Modbury Jets
Venue: TK Shutter Reserve
Date: 14/08/2020 08:15 PM
Tonight’s fixture at TK Shutter Reserve sees two sides in significant form slumps at either end of the table face off for a crucial three points.
MetroStars were toppled from their position atop the ladder last weekend after their loss to Croydon Kings, leaving them in third and with just one win in their last five matches.
The Jets have similarly struggled recently, registering their first point since the season resumption in a 0-0 deadlock with Adelaide City, which snapped a five-match losing streak.
They are only separated by five points despite seven places sitting between the two sides, which highlights the closeness of the competition and solidifies this as a must win to avoid a further slide.
MetroStars: 1. Isaac Carmody (GK), 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, 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, 45. Jayden Spruyt
Coaches: Robert Saraceno, Travis Dodd, Nicholas Bouzalas
Team Staff: Giorgio Capoccia, Joseph Polisena, Peter Terminello, George Laoutaris
Modbury Jets: 3. Thomas Veart, 5. Daniel Pritchard, 6. Nathan Farrell, 8. Zac Miller, 10. Jesse Francesca, 11. Dylan Tripodi, 12. Cameron O'Doherty, 13. Daniel Ditroia, 14. Donovan Pollock, 15. Kur Kur, 16. Peter Terminello, 20. Declan Burchell (GK), 27. Michael Doyle, 29. Paul Radice, 31. Luke Luongo
Coaches: Raymond Coull, Michael Doyle
Team Staff: Damien Burchell, Ric Wojciechowski
Match Officials: Isabella Blaess (Referee), Andrew Kite & Ian Crossing (Assistant Referees)
Para Hills Knights vs Raiders
Venue: The Paddocks
Date: 15/08/2020 03:00 PM
Raiders have hit a rough patch of late, failing to pick up consistent wins over the past month, and face a tough test in the form of the Knights away from home.
With one win in their last four matches, Raiders have failed to come away with the chocolates in their tests against fellow top sides MetroStars, Cumberland United and Comets.
Para Hills, meanwhile, remain in last place and without a point in three as we reach the halfway point of the season, with Raiders representing their third match in a row against a top five opponent.
The away side will be keen to boost their confidence and cement themselves as a top side, while Para Hills are desperate to keep their heads above water and move off the bottom.
Para Hills Knights: rgk. Ryan Hanson, 2. Will Hendon, 3. James Wilson, 4. Kieran Mcnally, 6. Mohamed Conneh, 6. Paul Wilson, 7. Ali Rayez Muradi, 8. Luka Chikwuba, 10. Isaac Mullen, 11. victor anyimba, 11. Andrew Maio, 13. Jagajeet Shrestha, 14. Lochlan Czapla, 16. Tito Bontor, 18. Franz Pjetri, 19. Logan Marley-Mcfall, 20. Stephan Travaglione, 21. Jordan Findlay
Coaches: Theodoros Tsiounis, Jamie Ocego-Kingsley, Kosta Dimopoulos, Chris Simpson
Team Staff: Geoff Sullivan, Shailesh Godhani, John Vu
Raiders: Thomas Brown, Paul Blefari (C), Craig Shearer, Jake Monaco, Nicholas Munro (GK), Adam Van Dommele, David Carosi, Ibrahima Soumah, Mohammed Sumaoro, Vianne Kurikwimana, Noah Holmes, Emanuel Philip, Oliver Zafiridis, Alun Webb, Nicholas Basile, Vasilios Tryfopoulos, Lucas Cuschieri, James Odenwalder, Jacob Lever, Joseph Costa
Coaches: Nikica Kuzman, Terry Westwood, Larry Piscioneri
Team Staff: Antonio Vella, Lisa Feleppa
Match Officials: Daniel Cook (Referee), Henry Day & Ian Crossing (Assistant Referees)
Adelaide City vs Adelaide Olympic
Venue: Adelaide City Park
Date: 15/08/2020 03:00 PM
After experiencing a promising burst of form that saw them rise to second, City have fallen into another slump over the past three weeks and now face another side struggling to string results together in Olympic.
Most recently, the home side were unable to break down a Jets outfit who had not picked up a single point in five matches and extended their scoreless run to almost five hours of game time.
Olympic’s sharing of the spoils with Cumberland United last week was a welcome point that kept them in the top half, as one win in five has seen them slide further from the top.
As is the case with tonight’s game, two out of form sides face off against one another for an important three points and both look to shake up the table even more.
Adelaide City: Anthony Ture, Dylan D'Agostino, Yanni Delengas, 1. Alexander Woodlands, 4. Jordan Maricic, 5. Zakariah Waters, 7. Perry Mitris, 9. Terence Christopher Carter, 11. Nicholas Bucco, 14. Aladin Irabona, 15. Jackson Stephens, 16. Thomas Love, 21. Adriano Pellegrino, 22. Austin Ayoubi
Coaches: Michael Matricciani, Angelo Paul
Team Staff: Liam Oates
Adelaide Olympic: 1. Nikolas Harpas (GK), 2. Jacob Butler-Bowdon, 3. Matthew Halliday, 4. Benkert Abdija, 5. Julian Ionni, 6. Kristin Konstandopoulos, 7. Nicholas Harpas, 8. Jason Konstandopoulos, 9. Christos Pounendis (C), 10. Charlie devereux, 11. Paul Koutsampasis, 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
Match Officials: Andrew Kite (Referee), Cole Davy & Jackie Megson (Assistant Referees)
Adelaide Comets vs Croydon Kings
Venue: SA Athletics Stadium
Date: 15/08/2020 03:00 PM
A well-timed three match winning run has seen Comets snatch top spot on the ladder but face a challenge in the side that toppled the previous ladder leaders.
With comfortable wins against the lowly Adelaide United and Para Hills Knights under their belts, Comets made a statement by defeating Raiders on their own turf last Friday night.
The Kings have picked up three wins in their last five despite their inconsistency, with victories over finals rivals Olympic and MetroStars in the last two weeks, and sit in fourth.
Two of the league’s form teams will battle it out to earn their credentials as top sides this season, with Comets now there to be shot at in first.
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. Stelios Zacharakis, 14. Nathan Andijanto, 16. Ninko Beric, 17. Lansana Smith, 18. Nathan Dimou, 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
Croydon Kings: 1. Sebastian Matosevic, 2. John Panagaris, 5. Luke Klimek (C), 6. Domenic Costanzo, 8. Adam Martinello, 9. Nathan Munro, 10. Rocco Visconte, 11. Antoni Trimboli, 12. Christopher Vivian, 14. Peter Mercurio, 15. Joseph Macheda, 16. Paul Pavlou, 17. 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
Match Officials: Daniel Elder (Referee), Liam Miller & Paula Orlandi (Assistant Referees)
Cumberland United vs Adelaide Blue Eagles
Venue: A.A Bailey Reserve
Date: 15/08/2020 03:00 PM
Both clubs have seen a dramatic improvement in fortunes since the restart, having lost just once between them, and sit next to one another on the table nearing the halfway mark.
United will enter the match disappointed not to have claimed all three points from their last encounter with an out of sorts Olympic, settling for a 0-0 draw, which would have seen them rise to fourth.
Blue Eagles’ three match winning streak was snapped by Adelaide United but still maintain an unbeaten run of six games and sit in eighth, a far cry from their position prior to the break.
With one point separating the sides, a win will go a long way to cementing either side’s finals aspirations.
Cumberland United: Antoni Panagoulias, 1. Luke Schoen (GK), 2. Jack Schoen (C), 3. Joshua Harvey, 4. Declan Gray, 5. Sam Carmichael, 6. Christopher Skull, 8. Harry Thannhauser, 9. JUAN GUTIERREZ, 11. Thomas Briscoe, 12. David Signore, 15. Ryan Wood, 16. Matthew Charalambous, 17. Callum Elms, 20. Dawson Bojanic (GK), 37. Ayom Ayom Majok
Coaches: Neil Young
Team Staff: Jody Loomes, Sean Bushby
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, 10. Hamish Mccabe, 11. Evan Kounavelis, 12. Liam Mccabe, 13. Alemayo Kebede, 14. Stefan Gluscevic, 15. Christian D'Angelo, 18. Yohei Matsumoto, 19. Stanisa Velinov, 23. Hirofumi Kochi, 25. Paul Reilly
Coaches: VOJISLAV GLUSCEVIC, Steven Melling
Team Staff: james keating, Josh Smith, Lewis Hutcheson, Nunzio Giurastante
Match Officials: Christian Verdicchio (Referee), Alexander Diamond & Angus MacDonald (Assistant Referees)
Adelaide United FC vs Campbelltown City
Venue: VALO Football Centre
Date: 15/08/2020 03:00 PM
The home side picked up a second draw in a row against a higher-placed opponent last weekend but face a tough ask as they face one of the league’s form sides in City.
Despite keeping MetroStars and Blue Eagles at bay in the last two weeks, United still sit just a point above last place and without a win in eight games.
It has been a different story for City, with the 1-0 loss to MetroStars the only blight on an otherwise spotless five-week record that has seen them soar up the table into second.
City are now within striking distance of first place and will be eager to capitalise on any slip-up, while United will look to close in on the final product that has eluded their reach over the past few weeks.
Adelaide United FC: Daniel Bressan, 33. Cooper Nunn, 44. Alexandar Popovic, 45. Michael Cittadini, 46. Binyam Kebede, 52. Calum Campbell, 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
Campbelltown City: 1. Jamie Signorello, 2. Shaun Harvey (C), 3. Blake Carpenter, 4. Connor Centofanti, 7. Joel Allwright, 9. Marc Marino, 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
Match Officials: Gary Mooney (Referee), Thomas Temby & Harold Spanner (Assistant Referees)
Words by Thomas Perrotta