PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine
June 22, 2019
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Te Puke United The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm
Waharoa Transport Matamata Res v Tauranga City The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Championship - 12.30pm
Camel Kebab Matamata 3rds v Otorohanga Waikato Division 3 - 1.00pm
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 Hayden Turlington at Taupo last Saturday. Page 3 Reuben Wigelsworth hits one perfectly during our last home game against Te Awamutu.
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Domain after a couple of weeks away for the first team. It’s the first time in a while we’ve had all our senior men’s teams at home at once, so the support and atmosphere should be great. Welcome, especially, to our sponsors. We have a great group of local people and organisations who back the club, either through cash or in-kind support. Without this we’d struggle to keep fees at a reasonable level and provide all the gear and equipment we need for our senior and junior teams. I hope you all have a fun, entertaining afternoon. Today’s visitors arrive here from all different directions. Te Puke have had a challenging first season in The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership but, looking at recent matches, they seem to be oh so close to picking up a result. Hopefully, from our perspective, it won’t be today. The reserves host neighbours Cambridge, while the 3rds play the first game of their second round against Otorohanga’s reserves in what should both be open entertaining games. I hope all today’s visitors enjoy their time with us. Probably the biggest frustration we’ve had this season is the state of the surfaces we use both here at the Domain and at our training ground of Pohlen Park. MPDC council staff, including their ‘turf expert’ made it quite clear earlier in the year that the surfaces we have are “adequate for the level of football played in Matamata” which, of course, is both insulting and dripping in ignorance. That’s not surprising, I guess, coming from the same people that placed a concrete cricket in the middle of our training ground without warning and thought we’d be fine with it... We’ll hopefully have a short-term solution organised from this week and something much better (unfortunately that takes time and money) for next season. 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 June 15, 2019) P W D L F Taupo 11 9 1 1 42 Papamoa 12 8 2 2 32 Otumoetai 12 8 1 3 32 Waikato Unicol 11 7 2 2 23 Tauranga Blue Rovers 12 5 2 5 28 Melville United 11 3 4 4 14 Tauranga Boys’ College 11 3 3 5 23 Te Awamutu 12 3 3 6 17 West Hamilton United 11 3 3 5 15 Matamata Swifts 10 2 5 3 10 Ngaruawahia United 11 1 4 6 8 Te Puke United 12 0 2 10 9
A 24 14 17 8 26 18 29 27 27 14 22 27
Pts 28 26 25 23 17 13 12 12 12 11 7 2
The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Championship (as at June 15, 2019) P W D L F Waikato Unicol 12 8 2 2 26 Otorohanga 11 7 3 1 48 Claudelands Rovers 11 7 2 2 34 Otumoetai 12 7 2 3 27 Tauranga City 12 7 1 4 37 Taupo 11 5 3 3 29 Cambridge 11 5 1 5 24 Tokoroa 12 3 3 6 15 Hamilton Wanderers 12 3 2 7 22 Tauranga Blue Rovers 11 3 1 7 22 Papamoa 11 3 1 7 17 Matamata Swifts 12 0 1 11 12
A 18 8 18 19 21 24 22 26 33 36 39 49
Pts 26 24 23 23 22 18 16 12 11 10 10 1
Waikato Ladies Division 1 (as at June 16, 2019) P W D West Hamilton United 8 7 0 Matamata Swifts 8 6 1 Tokoroa 7 6 0 Otorohanga 8 4 0 Waikato Unicol 7 3 2 NUSC Fiasco 8 3 2 Claudelands Rovers 8 3 1 Meville United 8 2 1 Huntly Thistle 7 0 1 Cambridge 7 0 0
A 12 13 10 23 5 10 22 21 26 32
Pts 21 19 18 12 11 11 10 7 1 0
L 1 1 1 4 2 3 4 5 6 7
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F 36 29 20 21 10 12 12 15 8 11
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 0-0 2-2 1-3
C Walker, C Monteith J Baxter
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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
12:30 Tauranga City 14:45 Otorohanga 12:30 Taupo 12:30 Cambridge 14:45 Tokoroa
R Costello
1-5 M Hill 0-12 0-3
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
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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
1-0 4-1
M Leaver
P Morrison 3, M Ontiveros 2
K Cox, M Ontiveros lost 2-4 on penalties
H
26
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 H 7 11:00 Claudelands B (Plate) 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
M Leaver 2, P Morrison, K Cox
SWIFTS 3RD TEAM MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO MEN’S DIVISION 3 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
APRIL 2019 A 6 12:30 Otorohanga A 13 14:45 West Hamilton United H 20 13:00 NUSC Debacles H 27 13:00 Putaruru (Cup) MAY 2019 A 4 14:45 Melville United H 11 12:00 Cambridge A 18 12:30 C’lands Squatters (Cup) A 25 12:30 Claudelands Vets JUNE 2019 A 8 14:45 Te Awamutu H 15 13:00 Claudelands Pingers
H 22 H 29 JULY 2019 A 6 H 13 A 20 H 27 AUGUST 2019 H 3 H 10 A 17 A 31
1-3 0-3 1-3 2-0
C Bedford
1-1 4-0 4-6 0-6
H Cihan
1-5 7-1
J Cox
H Cihan J Cox, M Hills
J Cox 2, E Davis, P Weymouth J Cox 3, M Hills
J Cox 2, R Costello 2, M Hill, E Davis, F Algharibeh
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 June 15, 2019) P W D Claudelands Vets 8 8 0 NUSC Debacles 9 6 2 West Hamilton United 8 6 0 Otorohanga 9 4 0 Te Awamutu 9 3 1 Meville United 7 3 1 Claudelands O35s 5 2 1 Matamata Swifts 8 2 1 Cambridge 6 0 2 Claudelands Pingers 7 0 0
L 0 1 2 5 5 3 2 5 4 7
F 28 24 23 23 17 12 8 15 12 7
A 8 10 9 19 13 17 6 22 26 39
Pts 24 20 18 12 10 10 7 7 2 0
WaiBOP Premiership Update - Round 12 The cream appears to be rising to the top as The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership moved beyond the halfway stage at the weekend. The top four sides all picked up victories of varying levels of comfort and now seem set to contest an exciting title race that could run until the final weeks of the season. Leaders ninetyblack Taupo FC did enough to fend off the challenge of Comag Matamata Swifts at Crown Park. The usual suspects got amongst it as Jordan Lamb’s added time goal at the end of the match, following first half strikes from Joe O’Donoghue and Fin Smith, eased Taupo to a 3-1 victory. Jamie Baxter had halved the deficit from the spot midway through the second half for a Swifts side that ended the match with ten players after Bjorn Vossen was sent from the field following a disagreement over an earlier penalty claim. Flying Mullet Papamoa kept their good run going as two second half goals got them home 2-0 at Melville United. Colm Kenny put Papamoa in front from the penalty spot just after the hour mark, then Callum Glover doubled the visitors’ lead minutes later. Papamoa was the last side to take points off Taupo and they get the chance to try to do it again this weekend when they host the Lakesiders at Gordon Spratt Reserve. Sitting two points behind Taupo and having played a game more than their rivals means it’s imperative Papamoa match their result from the season’s opening weeks if they plan on featuring at the business end of the season. Otumoetai were forced to recover from a half time deficit before edging Tauranga Boys’
College 4-3 in an entertaining encounter at Fergusson Park. An Alfie Cole double inside the first twenty minutes had Otumoetai rocking, but Mitch Evans pulled one back midway through the first half before Ryan Peddle equalised three minutes into the second half. Trey Stewart appeared to have secured the result for the hosts when he scored with little more than ten minutes remaining, but Boys’ College substitute, Jack Pateman, levelled things up as the match entered its final minutes. Otumoetai wouldn’t be denied, however, and captain Scott Reid was the match winner with two minutes left. Waikato Unicol stayed in fourth after a 2-0 win at bottom side Safer Team Te Puke United. Reuben Henderson scored inside the first twenty minutes before Krishaant Singh added the coup de gras a minute from the end for a Unicol side with games in hand over the top three. They have the chance to make up further ground midweek when they travel across town to play Melville United. West Hamilton picked up their third win of the season at fifth-placed Tauranga Blue Rovers. Wes Green put Rovers ahead but an Aaron Dass penalty and a goal from playercoach Glenn Brown gave the passionate Hamiltonians a valuable three points. Gisler Architects Te Awamutu also picked up their third win of 2019 after defeating Ngaruawahia United 3-0 at home. Waikato Ball scored early, then just after the hour mark before substitute Jamie Bell made the result safe four minutes from time. From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.
Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Waikato Unicol v Tauranga Boys’ West Hamilton v Te Awamutu Ngaruawahia v Melville Papamoa v Taupo Otumoetai v Tauranga Blue Rovers
WaiBOP Championship Waikato Unicol v Tokoroa Wanderers v Otorohanga Papamoa v Taupo Otumoetai v Tauranga Blue Rovers Claudelands Roves v Tauranga City
COMAG MATAMATA SWIFTS Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Te Puke United | 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 24 26
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 Ram Singh Blair Griffiths
OFFICIALS Referee Phillip Rogers Assistant 1 Tracy Te Kiri Assistant 2 Neil McCready Assessor/coach N/A
OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v Cambridge (h), 12.30pm (Saturday) Camel Kebab Swifts 3rds v Otorohanga (h), 1pm (Saturday) Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Otorohanga (a), 11am (Sunday)
Coach Scott Parsonage Manager Dave Taylor Reserves Coach John Harris
For results, tables, Swifts news and more visit www.matamataswifts.co.nz