Cumberland United vs Adelaide Olympic
Venue: A. A. Bailey Reserve
Date: Saturday 26 September 3:00PM
On a day with all matches kicking off at the same time, Cumberland United host Adelaide Olympic in a significant match between two sides vying for finals football.
United picked up a close 2-1 victory at Modbury Jets last weekend, rebounding from their heavy loss at the hands of Croydon Kings to register their third win in five games.
Olympic snapped a three-match winless run last week with their 1-0 victory over Adelaide Blue Eagles to leapfrog their opponents and keep them within touching distance of the top half.
With both sides hovering around the finals mark, this fixture between United and Olympic is an opportunity for one club to strengthen its credentials as finals worthy as the season nears its end.
Cumberland United line-up: Ryan Wood, 1. Luke Schoen (GK), 2. Jack Schoen, 3. Joshua Harvey, 4. Declan Gray, 5. Sam Carmichael, 7. Ayom Ayom Majok, 8. Harry Thannhauser, 9. JUAN GUTIERREZ, 11. Thomas Briscoe, 12. David Signore, 16. Matthew Charalambous, 35. Callum Elms
Coaches: Neil Young
Team Staff: Jody Loomes, Sean Bushby
Adelaide Olympic line-up: 1. Nikolas Harpas (GK), 2. Mark Ochieng, 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. Emile Damey, 12. Dimitri Toumazos, 13. Cristian Aloisi, 14. Melad Ahmad, 21. Rian del Nido, 24. Panagiotis Manidakis
Coaches: George Tsonis, Peter Mihalopoulos, Ali Sadick
Team Staff: Caroline Riemelmoser, Sumin Kim
Match Officials: Nicholas Quirk (Referee), Cole Davy & Jackie Megson (Assistant Referees)
Adelaide City vs Modbury Jets
Venue: Adelaide City Park
Date: Saturday 26 September 3:00PM
City will be desperate to claim three points tomorrow against the lowly Jets after once again failing to secure victory last week.
Their loss to the Kings stretched their winless run to four matches, dragging them back down to sixth and into the mid-table scrap for finals football, and although they boast the league’s meanest defence (15) only rock-bottom Para Hills Knights have scored less goals than City’s 18.
The Jets were brought back to Earth after their drought-breaking victory over Olympic a fortnight ago, falling to Cumberland United and sliding down to 11th in the process.
The visitors are now six points from ninth and trailing the in-form Young Reds, making points a necessity from now on, and City are similarly under pressure to stave off their competition from below.
Adelaide City line-up: Zakariah Waters, 1. Alexander Woodlands (GK), 4. Jordan Maricic, 7. Perry Mitris, 9. Terence Christopher Carter, 10. Evan Kostopoulos, 11. Nicholas Bucco, 14. Aladin Irabona, 15. Jackson Stephens, 18. Awal Dut, 19. James Boffa, 23. Markus Orchard, 34. Noah Benouzekri
Coaches: Michael Matricciani, Angelo Paul
Team Staff: Liam Oates
Modbury Jets line-up: 1. Kieran Griffiths (GK), 2. Zack Gomez, 3. Thomas Veart, 5. Daniel Pritchard, 8. Zac Miller, 9. Harrison Conant, 11. Dylan Tripodi, 12. Cameron O'Doherty, 14. Donovan Pollock, 17. Brandon Centofanti, 20. Declan Burchell (GK), 23. victor anyimba, 26. Shaun Mcgreevy, 27. Michael Doyle, 29. Paul Radice
Coaches: Nigel Gill, Raymond Coull
Team Staff: Damien Burchell, Ric Wojciechowski
Match Officials: Daniel Goodwin (Referee), Andrew Kite & Jack Robinson (Assistant Referees)
Adelaide Comets vs Raiders
Venue: SA Athletics Stadium
Date: Saturday 26 September 3:00PM
Back to back defeats have seen Comets’ grip on first place weakened, so they will enter their match with an out-of-sorts Raiders with renewed urgency.
The ladder leader’s 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Adelaide United was followed by a 3-2 defeat at Campbelltown City courtesy of an injury-time winner, reducing their lead over MetroStars and their opponents to just two points.
Raiders have now gone over a month without tasting victory, with a late goal against MetroStars last week securing their fourth draw in five weeks and a further drop to seventh.
Comets now have a fight on their hands to hold onto first, while Raiders are two points behind fifth and one ahead of ninth and are now vulnerable to wild swings in either direction.
Adelaide Comets line-up: 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, 14. Nathan Andijanto, 15. Konstandinos Tsalamangos, 16. Ninko Beric, 17. Lansana Smith, 18. Nathan Dimou, 21. Thomas Giannakopoulos, 22. Allan Welsh (C), 23. Scott Nagel, 31. Daniel Vaughan, 77. Chris Christofilos
Coaches: Barney Smith, Konstandinos Antoniou, Antonios Galanopoulos, Matthew Bates
Team Staff: Evangelo Katsambis, Emma Gericke, Elsie Kenny
Raiders line-up: 1. Vasilios Tryfopoulos, 2. Jacob Lever, 4. Paul Blefari, 5. Adam Van Dommele, 6. Noah Holmes, 7. Mohammed Sumaoro, 8. Joseph Costa, 9. Alun Webb, 10. Jake Monaco, 11. David Carosi, 13. Nicholas Munro (GK), 14. Oliver Zafiridis, 15. Vianne Kurikwimana, 16. Sallu Kamara, 17. Thomas Brown, 21. Nicholas Basile, 44. Ibrahima Soumah, 99. Emanuel Philip
Coaches: Nikica Kuzman, Terry Westwood
Team Staff: Lisa Feleppa
Match Officials: Daniel Cook (Referee), Henry Day & Ian Crossing (Assistant Referees)
MetroStars vs Croydon Kings
Venue: TK Shutter Reserve
Date: Saturday 26 September 3:00PM
Missing out on the opportunity to reclaim top spot will have stung MetroStars and they face another tough test tomorrow in the shape of the in-form Kings.
The home side led for over an hour in their clash with Raiders last week, only to concede late on to share the points and remain second on the ladder level with Campbelltown City.
The Kings are now one of the league’s form sides after winning their fourth match on the trot last weekend against Adelaide City, a run which has seen them scale the ladder into fourth and just two points behind tomorrow’s opponents.
A win for MetroStars will help put some distance between themselves and the mid-table challengers, but the Kings threaten to draw them into the scrap with a victory that would propel them ahead of the hosts.
MetroStars line-up: 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, 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
Croydon Kings line-up: 1. Sebastian Matosevic, 2. John Panagaris, 3. Filimon Asefa, 5. Luke Klimek (C), 6. Domenic Costanzo, 7. Kur Kur, 8. Adam Martinello, 9. Nathan Munro, 11. Antoni Trimboli, 12. Christopher Vivian, 14. Peter Mercurio, 15. Joseph Macheda, 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 & Andrew Citti (Assistant Referees)
Para Hills Knights vs Campbelltown City
Venue: The Paddocks
Date: Saturday 26 September 3:00PM
Things just haven’t clicked for the Knights this season and are in the midst of a miserable run, with Campbelltown City the next stern test facing them.
A run of just one point in their last nine games has left the Knights seven points adrift of the 11th placed Jets, most recently folding to a 4-0 defeat at the hands of lower-table rival Adelaide United.
City recovered from the humiliating 5-1 loss to MetroStars that saw them surrender second place to snatch a dramatic victory over first placed Comets, keeping them in the hunt for the premiership.
With few sides consistently registering three points per week, City know they must win to keep pressure on and remain in a position to capitalise on any slip-ups.
Para Hills Knights line-up: 2. Will Hendon, 4. Kieran Mcnally, 7. Ali Rayez Muradi, 8. Luka Chikwuba, 10. Isaac Mullen, 13. Jagajeet shrestha Shrestha, 14. Lochlan Czapla, 16. Tito Bontor, 18. Franz Pjetri, 19. Logan Marley-Mcfall, 21. Jordan Findlay (GK), 24. Stephan Travaglione
Coaches: Theodoros Tsiounis, Chris Simpson
Team Staff: John Vu
Campbelltown City line-up: Blake Carpenter, 1. Jamie Signorello, 2. Shaun Harvey (C), 5. Matthew Mullen, 6. Dion Kirk, 7. Joel Allwright, 8. Alexander Mullen, 9. Marc Marino, 10. Luigi Ditroia, 11. Joshua Barresi, 12. Nicholas Francese, 14. Adam Piscioneri, 15. Antony Piscioneri, 16. Daniel Mullen, 20. Nicholas Harpas (GK), 23. Jake Halliday
Coaches: Iain Fyfe, Leslie Pogliacomi
Team Staff: Panfilo Ciccocioppo, David Cavaiuolo, Elio Bria
Match Officials: Christian Verdicchio (Referee), Alexander Diamond & Thomas Temby (Assistant Referees)
Adelaide United FC vs Adelaide Blue Eagles
Venue: VALO Football Centre
Date: Saturday 26 September 3:00PM
United have found a new lease on life after consecutive big wins, with the inconsistent Blue Eagles standing in the way of a third victory in a row.
The struggling Knights were the latest side to feel their wrath as the Young Reds swept them aside in a commanding 4-0 win, a result which saw them overtake the Jets in tenth and brought them within six points of ninth placed Blue Eagles.
Tomorrow’s visitors have not strung consecutive results together of any kind for over a month, most recently falling to their closest rivals on the ladder in Olympic.
Blue Eagles are still only three points behind fifth placed Cumberland United so they know that a win will have a chance to break the finals race wide open, but United in the form they’re in will present a difficult task.
Adelaide United FC line-up: Michael Cittadini, 5. Louis D’arrigo, 14. Binyam Kebede, 24. Pacifique Niyongabire, 33. Cooper Nunn, 34. Yared Abetew, 36. Noah Smith, 40. Dakota Ochsenham (GK), 41. Jackson Walls, 43. Daniel Bressan, 49. Mohamed Toure, 52. Massimo Falco, 55. Keshav Shrestha, 58. Jonny Yull, 68. Kane Vidmar
Coaches: Paul Pezos, Joshua Smith
Team Staff: Justin Graetz
Adelaide Blue Eagles line-up: 1. Richard Goss, 3. Paul Espina, 4. Christian Sotira, 5. Christopher Annicchiarico, 6. Brylon Nthoane, 7. Alex Tsavalas, 8. Damien Crettenden, 10. Hamish Mccabe, 11. Evan Kounavelis, 12. Liam Mccabe, 15. Christian D'Angelo, 16. Beau Ieraci, 17. Tatenda Nyaruwe, 19. Stanisa Velinov, 22. Stefan Valentini, 23. Hirofumi Kochi, 25. Paul Reilly
Coaches: VOJISLAV GLUSCEVIC, Steven Melling
Team Staff: james keating, Josh Smith, Lewis Hutcheson
Match Officials: Isabella Blaess (Referee), Angus Macdonald & Tom Brinkworth (Assistant Referees)