Pulling a Swift One - July 6, 2019

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

July 6, 2019

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Waikato Unicol The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

Waharoa Transport Matamata Res v Waikato Unicol Res 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 Junior Convenor Dwayne Barlow

PICTURED Front Cover Spot the ball.

Page 3 Bobbie Basalaj fends off an opponent during last Sunday’s Waikato Women’s Division 1 match at Cambridge.

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Domain. Our home hasn’t been a terribly happy hunting for any of the club’s teams over the last few weeks with results not exactly going our way. But that’s football...and it moves on quickly.

The last two home games in the Premiership for Comag Matamata Swifts have, I think we all agree, given us a few things to think about. What they really show is how fine the margins can be in this game. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a pair of Swifts games in which we’ve created so many good chances, without much profit.

The good from this, of course, is that we’re creating these chances and, at some point (hopefully soon), they have to start going in. The not so good, though, is that we really could have done with the five points we let slip.

Welcome to the two Unicol squads for today’s double header. The recent past has seen the two clubs play out some decent Premiership and Championship encounters and I reckon we’re in for more of the same this weekend.

Hopefully the rain that, even as I write this, has hammered us relents a bit so we can enjoy the afternoon, both on the field and from the sidelines.

Today was the final day of junior football for the term, although we do have a couple of teams heading to the Papamoa tournament tomorrow. We’ve been steadily growing our junior numbers over the last few years and, with the help of things like our now-regular Monday afternoon academy sessions, I’m hopeful we can do even better in future seasons. Watch this space, I guess.

I’ve enjoyed the progress of the 10th grade players I coach, several of whom are slowly turning into proper little footballers. We still have our ups and downs (9 and 10 year old boys have a LOT of energy...) but we’re getting there. Hopefully term 3 brings even more improvement.

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 29, 2019) P W D L F Papamoa 14 10 2 2 40 Otumoetai 14 10 1 3 38 Taupo 13 9 1 3 46 Waikato Unicol 13 8 2 3 29 Tauranga Blue Rovers 14 6 2 6 30 Melville United 13 4 5 4 17 Te Awamutu 14 4 3 7 21 Tauranga Boys’ College 13 3 4 6 24 West Hamilton United 13 3 4 6 18 Matamata Swifts 12 2 6 4 11 Ngaruawahia United 13 2 4 7 12 Te Puke United 14 1 2 11 12

A 15 18 30 10 30 20 30 35 33 18 26 33

Pts 32 31 28 26 20 17 15 13 13 12 10 5

The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Championship (as at June 29, 2019) P W D L F Otorohanga 13 8 4 1 54 Claudelands Rovers 13 8 3 2 40 Otumoetai 14 8 3 3 36 Waikato Unicol 14 8 3 3 28 Taupo 13 7 3 3 36 Tauranga City 14 7 1 6 37 Cambridge 13 6 2 5 33 Tokoroa

14 5 3 6 19 Tauranga Blue Rovers 13 4 1 8 23 Hamilton Wanderers 14 3 2 9 22 Papamoa 13 3 2 8 20 Matamata Swifts 14 0 1 13 17

A 9 19 20 21 25 27 28 28 44 41 45 58

Pts 28 27 27 27 24 22 20 18 13 11 11 1

Waikato Ladies Division 1 (as at June 30, 2019) P W D West Hamilton United 10 9 0 Tokoroa 10 9 0 Matamata Swifts 10 6 1 Otorohanga 10 5 0 NUSC Fiasco 9 4 2 Waikato Unicol 9 3 2 Meville United 10 3 2 Claudelands Rovers 10 3 2 Cambridge 9 1 0 Huntly Thistle 9 0 1

A 12 12 17 27 10 10 22 25 36 39

Pts 27 27 19 15 14 11 11 11 3 1

L 1 1 3 5 3 4 5 5 8 8

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F 49 28 31 24 14 10 19 13 13 9

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 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 7 14:45 Otumoetai 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 0-3 1-1

C Walker, C Monteith J Baxter N San Martan

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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

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 4-7 R Singh 3, R Avergonzado 1-2 R Singh

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

@SwiftySwiftly

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 1-2 1-2

M Leaver

P Morrison 3, M Ontiveros 2

K Cox, M Ontiveros lost 2-4 on penalties

H

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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 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 P Morrison M Leaver

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

13:00 Otorohanga 13:00 West Hamilton United

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

2-5 0-2

H Cihan, F Algharibeh

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

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 29, 2019) P W D Claudelands Vets 11 9 2 West Hamilton United 10 7 1 NUSC Debacles 11 6 4 Te Awamutu 11 5 1 Otorohanga 11 5 1 Meville United 8 3 1 Claudelands O35s 6 2 1 Matamata Swifts 10 2 1 Cambridge 8 0 3 Claudelands Pingers 8 0 1

L 0 2 1 5 5 4 3 7 5 7

F 35 28 29 23 30 12 8 17 16 10

A 14 12 15 14 23 21 7 29 31 42

Pts 29 22 22 16 16 10 7 7 3 1

WaiBOP Premiership Update - Round 14 Papamoa and Otumoetai emerged unscathed from the weekend’s round of The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership with victories that gave them both a slight, but potentially telling, advantage in the title race.

Papamoa won, expectedly, at Te Puke United, while Otumoetai edged Waikato Unicol in the weekend’s match of the round. The shock result was Taupo not only losing their second match in a row, but doing so at home to second from bottom Ngaruawahia United.

It was largely plain sailing for Papamoa as they won 6-0 at Te Puke. After remaining scoreless for nearly 20 minutes, goals from Liam Molloy, Alex Wilson and Juan Pedro Irazabal in a seven minute spell broke Te Puke’s resistance. Irazabal grabbed his second not long after half time, before Callum Glover and Colm Kenny completed the rout.

It was much closer at Fergusson Park in a match between two of the Premiership’s top four, as Otumoetai took the spoils following their 2-1 victory. An almost goalless first 45 minutes turned in the host’s favour as the half time whistle neared when captain, Scott Reid, struck to change the complexion of the game. Krishaant Singh got Unicol back on level terms seven minutes after the beak, but the match didn’t stay that way for long. Trey Stewart restored Otumoetai’s lead just after the hour mark and the hosts saw the game out, while also helping themselves to a handy little advantage over the teams below them.

One thing you can guarantee from matches involving Taupo is goals. But after winning nine in a row, they have now lost two straight

with their 4-3 reverse to Ngaruawahia at Crown Park on Saturday being potentially the Premiership’s upset of the season so far.

A Green Machine side that had scored only eight times in twelve games prior to this match were three up inside the first half hour. John Stapleford struck twice, either side of a Nirav Prakash goal. Taupo mounted something of a comeback, with Jordan Lamb and Finlay Smith reducing the deficit by half time. Ngaruawahia held their lead through the bulk of the second half, before extending their advantage with just over quarter of an hour to go thanks to Khalid Omar. Jordan Lamb scored again for Taupo with five minutes left, before Ismal Awad, for the visitors, and Byron Thessman both saw red.

Tauranga Blue Roves consolidated fifth spot after a 2-0 win at Gisler Architects Te Awamutu. Reuben Wood gave the visitors the lead at half time before Daniel Kent’s goal secured the points.

The other games both ended level. Sok Ven’s first half double gave Melville United a two goal advantage at the break before West Hamilton United mounted a comeback that saw the match end 2-2. Mitchell Dodd, just after the hour, and Mathew Sawyer inside the final fifteen minutes, scored the goals that shared the spoils. Josh Oliver came off the bench to equalise for Tauranga Boys’ four minutes into added time after Nicolas San Martan had given Comag Matamata Swifts a long overdue lead 20 minutes from time in a match that ended 1-1.

From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.

Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Papamoa v Tauanga Boys’ College Tauranga Blue Rovers v Melville United West Hamilton v Taupo Ngaruawahia v Te Puke Te Awamutu v Otumoetai

WaiBOP Championship Papamoa v Tokoroa Tauranga Blue Rovers v Otorohanga Wanderers v Cambridge Tauranga City v Otumoetai Claudelands Rovers v Taupo

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

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Waikato Unicol | 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 25 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 Nicolas San Martan Blair Griffiths

OFFICIALS Referee Jared Lamberth Assistant 1 Paul Higgins Assistant 2 Geoff Morgan Assessor/coach N/A

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v Waikato Unicol (h), 12.30pm (Saturday) Camel Kebab Swifts 3rds v Northern United (a), 12.30pm (Saturday) Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Claudelands (h), 11am (Sunday)

Coach Scott Parsonage Manager Dave Taylor Reserves Coach John Harris

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