PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine
June 1, 2019
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Te Awamutu The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm
Waharoa Transport Matamata Res v Tauranga City The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Championship - 12.30pm
A Few Kind Words
2019 Management Committee Patron Jack Poole President Dwayne Barlow Treasurer Michael Candy Secretary Kerrie Cox Club Captain April Donnelly Committee Alistair Basalaj Pete Challis Dwayne Signal Annemieke Verstraten Junior Convenor Dwayne Barlow
PICTURED Front Cover Chris Walker in our last home game against West Hamilton United. Page 3 Bjorn Vossen against West Hamilton United.
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Domain after a week away. Hopefully the weather’s kind to us today, even though the forecast (as I write) suggests we may be in for something a little less than perfect. Welcome to the players and coaching staff of Te Awamutu and Tauranga City. I’m looking forward to both games as our Premiership and Championship teams look to put last weekend’s less than ideal effort at Blue Rovers well and truly behind us. We have a deep and varied rivalry with Te Awamutu that goes back to well before I was playing. So yeah, a loooong time. We’ve battled each other in the old Waikato Times League (showing my age there), the Northern League and the WaiBOP Premiership and I’m sure today’s match will be no less full of incident than any of those past encounters. Both teams need the points so it should be a good watch. Off the field, we have a couple of decent options this weekend. The Swifts Ladies team is hosting our first club event of the season after today’s games. They’re not giving too much away, but it sounds like they’ve got some pretty interesting games in store and some very, very good prizes on offer. Aim to be at the clubrooms by 6pm this evening or just stay on after the Premiership match. Tomorrow morning you can join me (and others) for breakfast and some football. Our friends at Redoubt are showing the UEFA Champions League Final and, as always, will be putting on a good feed. Breakfast and coffee is only $20. Kick-off is at 7am, so not too early, but make sure you get there well before so you can score a prime seat. I never (ever) thought I’d be watching Spurs in the Champions League final...football’s a funny old game, ain’t it? As always, 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 May 25, 2019) P W D L F Taupo 8 6 1 1 29 Papamoa 9 5 2 2 25 Waikato Unicol 8 5 2 1 16 Otumoetai 8 5 1 2 20 Tauranga Blue Rovers 8 4 2 3 23 Melville United 8 3 3 2 12 Matamata Swifts 7 2 3 2 7 Tauranga Boys’ College 8 2 3 3 16 Te Awamutu 8 2 2 4 14 Ngaruawahia United 8 1 3 4 6 West Hamilton United 8 1 2 5 9 Te Puke United 9 0 2 7 9
A 18 12 4 11 19 12 9 19 21 16 24 21
Pts 19 17 16 16 14 12 9 9 8 6 5 2
The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Championship (as at May 25, 2019) P W D L F Waikato Unicol 9 8 1 0 23 Otumoetai 9 5 2 2 20 Otorohanga 8 4 3 1 21 Claudelands Rovers 8 4 2 2 22 Taupo 8 4 2 2 24 Tauranga City 9 4 1 4 22 Hamilton Wanderers 9 3 2 4 18 Cambridge 8 3 1 4 14 Papamoa 8 3 1 4 16 Tokoroa 9 2 3 4 11 Tauranga Blue Rovers 8 1 1 6 16 Matamata Swifts 9 0 1 8 11
A 5 13 8 13 20 18 22 16 25 19 30 29
Pts 25 17 15 14 14 13 11 10 10 9 4 1
Waikato Ladies Division 1 (as at May 26, 2019) P W D West Hamilton United 6 5 0 Tokoroa 6 5 0 Matamata Swifts 6 4 1 Waikato Unicol 6 3 2 Claudelands Rovers 6 3 1 Meville United 6 2 1 Otorohanga 6 2 0 NUSC Fiasco 6 1 2 Huntly Thistle 5 0 1 Cambridge 5 0 0
A 9 10 12 4 19 17 20 8 17 22
Pts 15 15 13 11 10 7 6 5 1 0
L 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 5
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F 31 19 24 10 11 13 12 5 6 7
SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE THE SOCCER SHOP WAIBOP PREMIERSHIP unless otherwise stated
MARCH 2019 H 30 APRIL 2019 A 6 A 20 A 25
14:45 Taupo
0-0
14:45 Te Puke United 14:45 Waikato Unicol 14:00 Dalian FC (Cup)
2-1 1-0 3-3
R Avergonzado, R Wiglesworth
1-1
J Baxter
R Avergonzado
R Avergonzado, K Nowell, S Hills won 5-4 on penalties
H 27 14:45 Otumoetai MAY 2019 H 4 14:45 Papamoa H 11 14:00 Fencibles United (Cup) H 18 14:45 West Hamilton United A 25 14:45 Tauranga Blue Rovers JUNE 2019 H 1 14:45 Te Awamutu A 8 14:45 Melville United A 15 14:45 Taupo H 22 14:45 Te Puke United H 29 14:45 Tauranga Boys’ College JULY 2019 H 6 14:45 Waikato Unicol A 13 14:45 Otumoetai A 20 14:45 Papamoa H 27 14:45 Ngaruawahia United AUGUST 2019 A 3 14:45 West Hamilton United H 10 14:45 Tauranga Blue Rovers A 17 14:45 Te Awamutu H 24 14:45 Melville United A 31 14:45 Ngaruawahia United SEPTEMBER 2019 A 12 18:00 Tauranga Boys’ College
0-1 1-3 B Lissington 2-2 C Walker, B Lissington 1-4 B Vossen
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@SwiftySwiftly
SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE THE SOCCER SHOP WAIBOP CHAMPIONSHIP unless otherwise stated
MARCH 2019 H 30 APRIL 2019 A 6 H 13 A 20 H 27 MAY 2019 H 4 A 11 H 18 A 25 JUNE 2019 H 1 A 8 A 15 H 22 A 29 JULY 2019 H 6 A 13 A 20 H 27 AUGUST 2019 A 3 H 10 A 17 H 24
12:30 Taupo
1-1
L Wullner
15:15 Cambridge 12:30 Tokoroa 12:30 Waikato Unicol 12:30 Otumoetai
1-3 0-1 0-1 1-4
S Hills
12:30 12:30 12:30 12:30
3-5 M Smith 2, R Costello 3-4 R Singh, H Rosas 2 2-4 R Singh 2 0-6
Papamoa Hamilton Wanderers Claudelands Rovers Tauranga Blue Rovers
R Costello
12:30 Tauranga City 14:45 Otorohanga 12:30 Taupo 12:30 Cambridge 14:45 Tokoroa 12:30 Waikato Unicol 12:30 Otumoetai 12:30 Papamoa 12:30 Hamilton Wanderers 14:45 Claudelands Rovers 12:30 Tauranga Blue Rovers 12:30 Tauranga City 12:30 Otorohanga
Follow Matamata Swifts online in 2019 www.matamataswifts.com /MatamataSwifts
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SWIFTS LADIES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO LADIES DIVISION 1 unless otherwise stated
APRIL 2019 H 7 H 14 A 28 MAY 2019 H 5 A 12 H 19
11:00 Cambridge 11:00 Tokoroa 11:00 West Hamilton United
4-2 M Leaver 2, P Morrison 2 4-3 M Leaver, P Morrison, K Cox, S Stewart 0-4
11:00 NUSC Fiasco 11:00 Melville United 11:00 Waikato Unicol (Cup)
2-2 5-0 2-2
K Cox, M Ontiveros
11:00 Claudelands Rovers
9-1
M Leaver 3, M Ontiveros 2, P Morrison 2, J Greenfield 2
P Morrison 3, M Ontiveros 2
K Cox, M Ontiveros lost 2-4 on penalties
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JUNE 2019 A 9 11:00 Waikato Unicol H 16 11:00 Huntly Thistle A 23 12:30 Otorohanga A 30 11:00 Cambridge JULY 2019 7 Cup A 14 11:00 Tokoroa H 21 11:00 West Hamilton United A 28 11:00 NUSC Fiasco AUGUST 2019 H 4 11:00 Melville United A 11 13:00 Claudelands Rovers H 18 11:00 Waikato Unicol A 25 11:00 Huntly Thistle SEPTEMBER 2019 H 4 11:00 Otorohanga
SWIFTS 3RD TEAM MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO MEN’S DIVISION 3 unless otherwise stated
APRIL 2019 A 6 A 13 H 20 H 27 MAY 2019 A 4 H 11 A 18 A 25 JUNE 2019 A 8 H 15 H 22 H 29 JULY 2019 A 6 H 13 A 20 H 27 AUGUST 2019 H 3 H 10 A 17 A 31
12:30 Otorohanga 14:45 West Hamilton United 13:00 NUSC Debacles 13:00 Putaruru (Cup)
1-3 0-3 1-3 2-0
C Bedford
14:45 12:00 12:30 12:30
1-1 4-0 4-6 0-6
H Cihan
Melville United Cambridge C’lands Squatters (Cup) Claudelands Vets
H Cihan J Cox, M Hills
J Cox 2, E Davis, P Weymouth J Cox 3, M Hills
14:45 Te Awamutu 13:00 Claudelands Pingers 13:00 Otorohanga 13:00 West Hamilton United 12:30 NUSC Debacles 13:00 Melville United 12:30 Cambridge 13:00 Claudelands Vets 13:00 13:00 12:30 12:30
Claudelands O35s Te Awamutu Claudelands Pingers Claudelands O35s
Waikato Division 3 (as at May 25, 2019) P W Claudelands Vets 6 6 NUSC Debacles 6 5 Meville United 6 3 West Hamilton United 5 3 Otorohanga 6 3 Claudelands O35s 4 2 Te Awamutu 6 1 Matamata Swifts 6 1 Cambridge 5 0 Claudelands Pingers 4 0
D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
L 0 0 2 2 3 2 4 4 3 4
F 22 20 10 11 12 7 8 7 9 5
A 5 6 13 5 13 5 9 16 19 20
Pts 18 16 10 9 9 6 4 4 2 0
WaiBOP Premiership Update - Round 7 There was little movement at the pointy end of The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership over the weekend as the top five all won. Most of the victories looked relatively comfortable, with only leaders ninetyblack Taupo appearing to be pushed. Taupo’s visitors on Saturday, bottom side Safer Team Te Puke United, scored early through Kyne Ritson then doubled their lead later in the first half thanks to Andrew Skerten. Te Puke held their two goal advantage through until half time and had the scent of an upset in their nostrils as the teams came out after the break. That only lasted a few minutes. Captain, Robbie Williams, halved the deficit not long after the restart, then Jordan Lamb levelled things up just after the hour mark. Dylan Crighton’s winner with just under a quarter hour left saved any blushes for the Lakesiders and also helped them maintain their two point lead at the top of the Premiership’s standings. Flying Mullet Papamoa went on a second consecutive goal scoring rampage as they pummelled West Hamilton United 6-0 at Weka Street. Colm Kenny and Liam Molloy both scored twice as Papamoa ravaged a depleted West Hamilton side. They moved into second spot, ahead of Waikato Unicol on goal difference. Unicol, for their part, made much harder work of their 2-0 win at Gisler Architects Te Awamutu, but their three points kept them in
touch with Taupo ahead of their showdown with the Lakesiders in a fortnight. Thomas Wright’s opener on six minutes got Unicol off to a good start, but they went down to ten men on the half hour after Jackson Allen saw red. Reuben Henderson doubled Unicol’s lead ten minutes into the second half, however, and the hard working students saw the match out. Otumoetai ensured there would be no repeat of their ISPS Handa Chatham Cup defeat as two goals in the first quarter at Ngaruawahia United saw them home 2-0. JP Rosende shot home from the penalty spot inside the five minutes, before Jordi Langton doubled the visitors’ lead. Tauranga Blue Rovers notched up their third win in four games, coming from behind to defeat Comag Matamata Swifts 4-1 at Pemberton Park. Bjorn Vossen gave the Swifts the lead right on half time, but four goals in sixteen minutes through the middle stages of the second half got the job done for Rovers. Olly Tilly scored twice, either side of a Joaquin Reynoso penalty, before Jared Bailey put the seal on a fine result for the home team. The other Premiership match finished level. Jordi Ditfort gave Melville United a two goal half time lead, before Tauranga Boys’ College hit back through Braxton Fisher and Scott Hawkins in the second half to ensure their match finished 2-2. From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.
Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Papamoa v Tauranga Blue Rovers Ngaruawahia v West Hamilton Otumoetai v Te Puke Tauranga Boys’ v Taupo (Monday) Otumoetai v Te Awamutu (Monday)
WaiBOP Championship Waikato Unicol v Otorohanga Papamoa v Tauranga Blue Rovers Wanderers v Claudelands Otumoetai v Cambridge Tokoroa v Taupo
COMAG MATAMATA SWIFTS Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Te Awamutu | Kick-off: 2.45pm
GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Seamus Casey Radge Avergonzado Chris Monteith Jamie Baxter Kody Nowell Reuben Wigelsworth Brad West Scott Parsonage Chris Walker Andrew Clothier Kyle Wisnewski Mike Smith Dwayne Signal RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) Brayden Lissington Lawrence Clothier Danny Styles Hardy Rosas Hayden Turlington Bjorn Vossen Sam Hills Mike Candy Anton Ganas
Coach Scott Parsonage Assistant John Harris Manager Dave Taylor
OFFICIALS Referee Phillip Rogers Assistant 1 Ben Norman Assistant 2 Darrin Beatty Assessor/coach N/A
OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v Tauranga City (h), 12.30pm (Saturday) Camel Kebab Swifts 3rds No Game Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies No Game
For results, tables, Swifts news and more visit www.matamataswifts.co.nz