PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine
JULY 4/5, 2020
Domain Venue Code
JHOGU
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Ngaruawahia United The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm
Waharoa Transport Matamata Res v West Hamilton Utd Waikato Men’s Division 1 - 12.30pm
Challenge Matamata Ladies v Northern United Waikato Women’s Division 1 - 11.00am (Sunday)
A Few Kind Words
2020 Management Committee Patron Jack Poole President Dwayne Barlow Vice-President Pete Challis Treasurer Michael Candy Secretary April Donnelly Club Captain Rob Cox Committee Alistair Basalaj David Candy Hayri Cihan John Harris Dwayne Signal Mike Smith Paul Weymouth Junior Convenor Dwayne Barlow PICTURED Front Cover Reuben Wigelsworth in action against Unicol. Page 3 Maggie Leaver takes on Otorohanga.
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Domain. We have a full book of fixtures here this weekend, following on from another busy morning for our juniors at Pohlen Park. Welcome to Marcelo, Kyle and Ngaruawahia United’s players and supporters. Ngaruawahia has really stepped it up on and off the field this season and, as an administrator of a similar sized club, it’s been great to watch what you guys are doing. Ambition in New Zealand football is to be commended so well done on your progress so far. I can’t wish you all the best for today, although I don’t expect you’ll lose any sleep over that. We’ll do what we can to make your visit to the Domain a tough one but, beyond that, I hope you go on and realise your ambitions. It would be great to see the Green Machine back where you belong. Hopefully the Swifts will be flying around somewhere close come the end of this season. Our reserves play host to West Hamilton in today’s curtain raiser, while the Swifts Ladies look to extend their 100% record on Sunday against Northern United. Overall, it’s been a good start to the season for our senior teams, after a hectic few weeks in the build-up. The challenge now is to keep the enthusiasm going, both in games and at training, as the weather packs up and the matches come think and fast. We’ve also had a really positive start to our junior football season. With more teams and a new home ground, plus initiatives like the Fez Kebab-sponsored training shirts, the junior section of the club is in great heart. We also have a number of new coaches, who have all settled in and are doing a magnificent job with the kids. Pohlen Park is a fun place to be on Saturday mornings. Enjoy the games this weekend. I’ll see you on the sidelines. Dwayne Barlow, Club Mouthpiece
We are Swifts for Life One Club, Our Club, Our Community Matamata Swifts AFC Matamata Domain, PO Box 145, Matamata phone 07 888 7013 • email admin@matamataswifts.com • www.matamataswifts.co.nz
SWIFTS COMMERCIAL PARTNERS THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF FOOTBALL IN MATAMATA COMAG is a premium club sponsor. They hold naming rights for the Swifts 1st team. J. Swap Contractors Ltd is a Premium club sponsor. Waharoa Transport hold naming rights for the Swifts Reserve team. Challenge Matamata hold naming rights for the Swifts Ladies team. Mitre 10 Matamata is a Gold club sponsor.
Grants from the Lion Foundation have enabled us to purchase playing and training equipment for our junior and senior teams.
The Soccer Shop is the club’s apparel supplier. Buy your gear from The Soccer Shop either in store or via the SHOP link on our website.
Don Griffiths Ltd
Thanks also to Nu-Age Plaster Limited, Matamata Physio, Bin Hire, Chili Balm.
Junior Opportunity - Shirt Sponsorship Investment: $500 + GST. We have full sets of shirts, in the club’s new Nike style, on order now for ALL our junior 8th to 12th grade teams. We expect them to be available and in use by mid-June. With this comes a unique opportunity to get the logo of your business, or the business you work for, placed on the front of the shirts of your child’s team. This is a one-off investment that lasts for the life of the shirts (usually 3-4 seasons). All funds raised through this scheme will be re-invested in the club’s junior programme. Contact Dwayne Barlow at dwayne@ dbmm.co.nz or 021 993 832 for more information.
TABLE TALK The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership (as at June 27, 2020) Papamoa Otorohanga Waikato Unicol Matamata Swifts Huntly Thistle Otumoetai Ngaruawahia United Taupo West Hamilton United Te Awamutu Waiariki Tauranga City
P 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2
W 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
L 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2
F 10 9 7 4 8 10 9 8 4 6 3 4
A 7 2 2 3 12 3 3 7 8 13 16 6
Pts 9 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 0
P 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
W 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
D 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
L 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 3
F 5 15 14 6 4 3 6 2
A 0 7 3 5 10 9 8 13
Pts 9 7 7 6 3 3 1 0
W 3 3 2 0 0 0
D 0 0 0 1 1 0
L 0 0 1 2 2 3
F 18 9 8 4 4 5
A 4 5 5 8 13 13
Pts 9 9 6 1 1 0
Waikato Division 1 (as at June 27, 2020) Melville Mighty Bs Melville Nobs Claudelands Wallys Ngaruawahia United Matamata Swifts West Hamilton United Claudelands Squatters Waihi
Waikato Ladies Division 1 (as at June 28, 2020) Waikato Unicol Matamata Swifts Tokoroa NUSC Fiasco Claudelands Rovers Otorohanga
P 3 3 3 3 3 3
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SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE THE SOCCER SHOP WAIBOP PREMIERSHIP UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
JUNE 2020 H 13
14:45 Otumoetai
3-1
C Lee, P Shannon, F Challis.
H A
14:45 Tauranga City 14:45 Waikato Unicol
1-0 0-2
A Ganas.
20 27
JULY 2020 H 4 A 11 H 18 A 25
14:45 Ngaruawahia United 14:45 Te Awamutu 14:45 Taupo 14:45 Waiariki
AUGUST 2020 H 1 A 8 H 15 A 22
14:45 Otorohanga 14:45 Huntly Thistle 14:45 West Hamilton United 14:45 Papamoa
The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership will play one full round, followed by a split into top 6, bottom 6 to complete the season.
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SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO MEN’S DIVISION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
JUNE 2020 A 13 H 20 A 27
14:45 Claudelands Wallys 12:30 Ngaruawahia United 14:45 Melville Nobs
JULY 2020 H 4 A 11 A 18 H 25
12:30 West Hamilton United 14:45 Claudelands Squatters 14:45 Melville Mighty Bs 12:30 Waihi
AUGUST 2020 H 1 A 8 H 15 A 22 H 29
12:30 12:30 12:30 14:45 12:30
Claudelands Wallys Ngaruawahia United Melville Nobs West Hamilton United Claudelands Squatters
SEPTEMBER 2019 H 5 12:30 Melville Mighty Bs A 12 14:45 Waihi
1-5 1-0 2-5
E Davis. R Costello. M Hill, U Kaplan.
SWIFTS LADIES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO LADIES DIVISION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
JUNE 2020 H 14 H 21
11:00 Tokoroa 11:00 Otorohanga
3-2 4-2
M Leaver 2, M Ontiveros.
2-1
A Verstraten 2.
A
28
JULY 2020 H 5 A 12 A 19 A 26
13:00 Claudelands Rovers
L Fisher, J Waterhouse, M Ontiveros, J Greenfield.
11:00 NUSC Fiasco 11:00 Waikato Unicol 11:00 Tokoroa 11:00 Otorohanga
AUGUST 2020 H 2 11:00 Claudelands Rovers A 9 11:00 NUSC Fiasco H 16 11:00 Waikato Unicol
A further round of games may be scheduled at the conclusion of the tengame home and away league.
Football At Alert Level 1 AT 11:59PM ON JUNE 8 2020, NEW ZEALAND MOVED TO ALERT LEVEL 1. This is what it means for football and futsal: Competition, Training and Education Courses • Football and futsal competitions, training and education courses can return to a new normal. • There are no limits on crowd sizes and no social distancing requirements. • Anyone involved in any event must be able to be contact traced. • NZ Football recommends the use of the iDMe as an online contact tracing register. Visit www.idme.co.nz for more. • The Government recommends people keep a personal record of where they have been should contact tracing be required. • All players, coaches, support staff and referees must be registered with COMET Guidance for clubs can be found at www.nzfootball.co.nz/ competitionfootytips. Hygiene • All participants should regularly wash and dry their hands, or if not possible use hand sanitiser, before and after an activity. • You should continue to cough or sneeze into your elbow and avoid spitting, or similar actions. • Sharing of equipment should be minimised where possible. • Sharing of water bottles and food should be avoided. Facilities • Facilities can be open as normal as long as it is approved by the respective council or owner and hygiene measures are followed. If Unwell • If you feel unwell stay home. Don’t play, train, or attend games in any capacity. If you have cold or flu symptoms you need to see a doctor and if told to self-isolate you must.
WaiBOP Premiership - Round 4
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COMAG MATAMATA SWIFTS Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Ngaruawahia United | Kick-off: 2.45pm
GK GK 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Kyle van Waveren Michael Candy Gary Dobson Adam Harris Jamie Baxter Reuben Wigelsworth Radge Avergonzado Chris Lee Troy Rosser Anton Ganas Alex Mukuka Mike Smith Finn Challis RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) Blair Griffiths Peter Shannon Harry Conner Sam Hills Josh Couchman Bjorn Vossen Campbell Higgins Sam Tompsett
Head Coach Duncan Lowry Assistant Coach John Harris Manager Gary Darkes
OFFICIALS Referee Brendon Coker Assistant 1 Nigel Hatfield Assistant 2 Keegan Caines Assessor/coach N/A
OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v West Hamilton Utd (h), 12.30pm (Saturday) Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Northern Utd (h), 11am (Sunday)
For results, tables, Swifts news and more visit www.matamataswifts.co.nz