Pulling a Swift One - June 12, 2021

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine June 12, 2021

COMAG MATAMATA SWIFTS v Ngaruawahia United

WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm (Saturday)

CHALLENGE MATAMATA SWIFTS LADIES v West Hamilton United Waikato Women’s Division 1 - 11.00am (Sunday)

A Few Kind Words

2021 Management Committee Patron TBD President Dwayne Barlow Vice-President Pete Challis Treasurer Michael Candy Secretary April Donnelly Club Captain Kyle van Waveren Committee Hayri Cihan Rob Cox Bob Ricketts Mike Smith Junior Convenor Dwayne Barlow

PICTURED Front Cover Radge Avergonzado fires away against Ngongotaha last Saturday.

Page 3 Kristian Evdokimov, one of many youngsters in our reserves.

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Domain. Our WaiBOP Premiership run of home games continues this weekend with the visit of table-toppers, Ngaruawahia United, while on Sunday we welcome West Hamilton United in Waikato Ladies Division 1.

I’m not really going to talk too much about football this week. We all know Saturday’s game will be a tough assignment as our Swifts take on a side that has just knocked a Northern Premier League side out of the Chatham Cup. All I can hope for is that the game passes without great non-footballing incident.

Unlike last week’s match against Ngongotaha.

That game was ended early after a serious injury to Hayri Cihan - probably the person currently playing senior football in the whole WaiBOP region least deserving of such a fate.

Hayri is a vital member of our club, from playing senior football to coaching his 10th Grade Tigers, from sponsoring junior and senior teams in Matamata to providing aftermatch meals courtesy of Fez Kebab. And for just being Hayri.

What it did show is how quickly life can change. It also showed how unimportant a game of football can be, but how important the game of football is. Club members have rallied ‘round Hayri and his family and, through a shared connection due to our sport, will help him on his road to recovery.

Ngaruawahia is also dealing with massive emotions due to Jared’s illness. I’d like to offer my deepest sympathies on behalf of every Swift to Jared, his family and the widerNgaruawahia football community. The social media images and footage after last Saturday’s win in the cup will live long in the memory and show how important, and loved, Jared is at Ngaruawahia United.

Hopefully everyone enjoys this weekend’s games. I won’t see you on the sidelines this week, so you’ll have to make a bit of extra noise to make up for me...

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 WaiBOP Premiership (as at June 5, 2021) P W Ngaruawahia United 9 7 Taupo 11 7 Otorohanga 10 7 Waikato Unicol 9 7 Otumoetai 10 4 Papamoa 10 3 West Hamilton United 9 4 Huntly Thistle 10 3 Matamata Swifts 9 3 Tauranga City 11 3 Ngongotaha 10 1 Claudelands Rovers 10 1

D 2 2 2 1 1 3 0 3 1 0 3 0

L 0 2 1 1 5 4 5 4 5 8 6 9

F 44 36 28 32 17 16 15 20 16 18 15 10

A 7 19 16 7 20 18 20 33 31 35 33 28

Pts 23 23 23 22 13 12 12 12 10 9 6 3

Waikato Ladies Division 1 (as at May 30, 2021) P W D Tokoroa

6 4 1 West Hamilton United 6 4 1 Matamata Swifts 5 4 0 Waikato Unicol 5 3 0 Northern United 5 1 0 Claudelands Rovers 5 1 0 Otorohanga 6 1 0

L 1 1 1 2 4 4 5

F 27 18 13 10 6 7 2

A 9 7 3 13 13 17 21

Pts 13 13 12 9 3 3 3

Waikato Division 1 (as at May 29, 2021) P W Melville Nobs 6 5 Claudelands Wallys 6 5 Melville Mighty As 6 4 St Paul’s Corinthians 7 3 Matamata Swifts 7 2 Cambridge 6 2 Wanderers Classics 6 2 West Hamilton United 6 1 Claudelands Squatters 6 1

D 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0

L 0 1 2 4 3 3 3 4 5

F 17 14 13 17 9 9 14 7 9

A 6 3 8 18 18 9 19 11 17

Pts 16 15 12 9 8 7 7 4 3

Waikato Division 4 (as at May 29, 2021) P W Tokoroa Reserves 7 6 West Hamilton United 6 5 Cambridge 7 5 Huntly Thistle Reserves 7 3 Waihi Reserves 7 3 Waikato Unicol

7 2 Putaruru Sting 7 2 Claudelands Cuckoos 7 1 Morrinsville Reserves 7 1 Matamata Swifts 6 0

D 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2

L 1 0 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 4

F 31 35 23 25 20 16 18 9 14 10

A 19 11 6 18 25 20 22 20 36 24

Pts 18 16 16 11 10 8 7 4 4 2

SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE WAIBOP PREMIERSHIP UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

MARCH 2021 A 27

14:45 Ngaruawahia United

2-7

C Walker, P Shannon.

APRIL 2021 A 4 A 9 A 16 H 26

14:45 14:45 14:45 14:00

2-0 0-8 1-0 2-1

T Rosser, R Avergonzado.

MAY 2021 A 1 H 8 A 15 H 22 A 29

14:45 Taupo 14:45 Huntly Thistle 14:45 West Hamilton (Cup) 14:45 Otorohanga 14:45 West Hamilton United

1-1 2-3 0-2 2-6 1-3

J Baxter.

JUNE 2021 H 5 H 12 H 19 H 26

14:45 14:45 14:45 14:45

5-3

C Walker 3, R Avergonzado, J Baxter

JULY 2021 H 3 A 10 H 17 A 24 H 31

14:45 Tauranga City 14:45 Papamoa 14:45 Taupo 14:45 Huntly Thistle 14:45 Otumoetai

AUGUST 2021 A 7 H 14 A 21 H 28

14:45 Otorohanga 14:45 West Hamilton Unied 14:45 Ngongotaha 14:45 Papamoa

Claudelands Rovers Waikato Unicol Tauranga City HNK Auckland (Cup)

Ngongotaha Ngaruawahia United Claudelands Rovers Waikato Unicol

SEPTEMBER 2021 A 4 14:45 Otumoetai

P Shannon.

R Avergonzado, C Walker.

J Baxter, A Harris.

C Walker, P Shannon.

R Powell.

SWIFTS LADIES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO LADIES DIVISION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

APRIL 2021 A 11 H 25

11:00 West Hamilton United 13:00 Kawerau (Cup)

1-0 1-0

S McFarlane.

MAY 2021 H 2

11:00 Otorohanga

6-0

S McFarlane, L Fisher, L Balzer, K Cox, N Gaskell 2.

2-0 2-0 2-3

M Ontiveros 2.

H 9 11:00 Northern United A 16 11:00 Claudelands Rovers H 23 11:00 Tokoroa 30 BYE JUNE 2021 H 13 H 20 A 27

11:00 West Hamilton United 11:00 Waikato Unicol 11:00 Otorohanga

JULY 2021 H 4 11:00 Northern United H 11 11:00 Claudelands Rovers A 18 11:00 Tokoroa 25 BYE AUGUST 2021 A 1 11:00 Waikato Unicol

N Gaskell.

M Stewart, M Ontiveros.

K Cox, M Ontiveros.

SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO MEN’S DIVISION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

APRIL 2021 A 10 A 17 A 24

14:45 St Paul’s Corinthians 3-1 12:30 Melville Mighty As 0-3 14:45 Melville Mighty As (Cup) 1-2

MAY 2021 H 1 A 7 H 15 A 22 H 29

12:30 Wanderers Classics 19:00 Melville Nobs 12:30 Claudelands Wallys 14:45 Claudelands Squatters 12:30 Cambridge

JUNE 2021 H 5 12:30 Unicol Veterans (Plate) A 12 14:45 West Hamilton United 19 BYE H 26 12:30 St Paul’s Corinthians JULY 2021 H 3 A 10 H 17 A 24 H 31

12:30 12:30 12:30 12:30 12:30

H Conner, B Johnson, F Catucci.

C Lander.

3-3 E Davis, A Sagan 2.

1-1 E Davis.

0-3 1-6 F Catucci.

1-0 C Lander.

1-1

J Fouhy.

*Lost on pens

Melville Mighty As Wanderers Classics Melville Nobs Claudelands Wallys Claudelands Squatters

AUGUST 2021 A 7 12:30 Cambridge H 14 12:30 West Hamilton United 21 BYE

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SWIFTS 3RDS MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO MEN’S DIVISION 4 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

APRIL 2021 A 10 13:30 Morrinsville Reserves A 17 12:30 Huntly Reserves

24 BYE (Cup)

3-3 1-3

J Cox, P Weymouth, M Hill.

J Cox.

MAY 2021 H 1 A 8 H 15 A 22 H 29

14:45 West Hamilton United 13:00 Waihi Reserves 13:00 Cambridge 12:30 Tokoroa Reserves 13:00 Claudelands Cuckoos

P-P 2-7 F Challis 2.

0-6 2-3 J Cox, M Hill.

2-2 J Cox, P Weymouth.

JUNE 2021 A 5 A 12 H 19 H 26

15:00 12:30 13:00 13:00

3-2

JULY 2021 H 3 A 10 H 17 A 24 H 31

13:00 Huntly Reserves 12:30 West Hamilton United 13:00 Waihi Reserves 12:30 Cambridge 13:00 Tokoroa Reserves

AUGUST 2021 A 7 H 14 A 21 H 28

12:30 13:00 12:30 13:00

Nothern Utd Gaffers Putaruru Sting Waikato Unicol Morrinsvlle Reserves

Claudelands Cuckoos Putaruru Sting Waikato Unicol West Hamilton United

J Cox, S Hudson, OG.

WaiBOP Premiership - Round 12

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COMAG MATAMATA SWIFTS Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Ngaruawahia Utd | Kick-off: 2.45pm

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OFFICIALS Andrew Gibbs Reagen Powell Referee TBC Adam Harris Assistant 1 Jamie Baxter TBC Harry Connor Assistant 2 Chris Lee TBC Radge Avergonzado Assessor/coach Scott Parsonage TBC Chris Walker Anton Ganas Ellis Breadmore Mike Smith RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) Blair Griffiths Peter Shannon Ben Johnson Sam Masterson Bjorn Vossen Alex Mukuka Finn Challis Troy Rosser Ethan Davis OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Jordan Griffiths Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves Matt Potts v West Hamilton Utd (a), 2.45pm (Saturday)

Head Coach Duncan Lowry Assistant Coach Gary Darkes Manager Bob Ricketts

Fez Kebab Swifts 3rds v Putaruru (a), 12.30pm (Saturday) Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v West Hamilton Utd (h), 11.00am (Sunday)

For results, tables, Swifts news and more visit www.matamataswifts.co.nz