The Ave - Issue Nine feat Metro FC by Ellerslie AFC

THE AVE

ISSUE 9 Ellerslie vs Metro FC 21.06.17

Contents

Page #

Welcome Page

Fixtures this week

Mental Health NZ

Last Weeks Results

6&7

League Tables

8&9

NRFL Player of the Month Awards

10&11

NRFL Div 1 Match Centre

12-15

Player Milestones

18&19

NRFL Squad 2017

20-23

First Team Lineup’s

24&25

First Team Match Report/Photo’s

26&27

Player Sponsors

28&29

Reserves Lineup’s

30&31

Reserves Match Reports

32&33

ISPS Handa Chatham Cup

34&35

Women’s Conference Match Centre

36-39

Club Sponsors and Partners

40&41

Fixtures Next Week

42&43

Welcome back to “The Ave” for another action packed weekend of games, our feature this weekend is Metro FC’s visit to Ellerslie in a critical Lotto NRFL fixture for both sides. So a special welcome to Ant’s and his resurgent Metro FC side – neither Metro or Ellerslie would have imagined being in the spots we are in at the moment at the start of the season, however those are the cards we have been dealt and both teams need points here to take some pressure off. The reality is there are plenty more games to get points in but points on the board now is much better than the possibility of points on the board later! We would love to be hospitable and wish Metro all the best in this game but the reality is that we need the points as well so there can be no such luxury, however I do wish Metro all the best for the remainder of the season and if there is a scenario which see’s both Metro and us survive the drop then I’m all for that. Our other key games are in the various AFF Knockout Cups with defending champions “The Ponies” who play in the AFF Champs division facing up against neighbours Eastern Suburbs in what is the glamour tie. In the Women’s Cup we see both our Conference and Conference reserves teams in action on Sunday against lower league opposition – more information including all the cup ties on page 42. It’s also been announced this week that First Team coach Chris Wallace will be finishing up with Ellerslie at the end of this season, to concentrate on his growing business (Noticeboard Products, for anyone who is looking for custom whiteboards etc!) and his family life – coaching at this level is a massive time commitment and Chris has worked extremely hard for all the season’s he has been involved (this is his 3rd year as First Team coach and he also did 2 prior to that as Reserves Coach). The club wishes Chris all the best with his future endeavours and wish to reassure club members that he is fully 100% committed to finishing the season positively and as high up the league table as possible. Speaking of change we also have had a bit of turnover with our bar staff, with Alannah and her partner Dion stepping down to concentrate on their family and their pending little bundle of joy – Alannah has been with us for the last three seasons and has been vital to the operation of the bar and clubrooms, so thanks Alannah for all your hard work and enjoy the next chapter of your life. We are currently in the process of confirming a couple of new staff members for the bar, they will be announced in our next match day program (fingers crossed). Also just wanted to congratulate Adam Scott who makes his 50th First Team appearance this weekend – Adam has been with Ellerslie since 17 th Grade in 2010 and has spent the last 5 seasons in our NRFL Squad. Still in his early 20’s Adam has the potential to become part of the 100 Club here at Ellerslie, we wish him all the best in his 50th game! LAST WORD: For all those not lucky enough to get tickets to the All Blacks vs Lions first test at Eden Park you are all more than welcome to join us in the clubrooms from 7:30pm to watch on the big screen, the more the merrier!

Cheers Tim Adams Senior Club Chairman - ELLERSLIE AFC

Ellerslie AFC Team

Date

Opposition

Venue

Time

EAFC Men's First Team

24/06 Metro FC (NRFL1)

Michaels Ave 1FT

15:00

EAFC Men's Reserves

24/06 Metro FC (NRFL1R)

Michaels Ave 1FT

12:30

EAFC Men's Thirds

24/06 Eastern Suburbs AFC (M3) Mad

Michaels Ave 3

14:45

EAFC Boylan

BYE

EAFC Deceptively Slow

24/06 Three Kings Utd (M2) Rangers

BYE Keith Hay Park 11

EAFC KFCFC

BYE

EAFC Diamonds

BYE

EAFC Shotaholics

24/06 Lynn-Avon Utd AFC (M4) Pumaz

Michaels Ave 2

EAFC Fake Madrid

BYE

EAFC Business Time

BYE

EAFC Shicksy

BYE

EAFC Revolution

BYE

14:45

EAFC Barons

24/06 Western Springs (M5)

Michaels Ave 5

14:45

EAFC McMahonMcFace

24/06 SAR AFC (M7) M Sangam

Michaels Ave 2

13:00

EAFC Elks

24/06 Onehunga Mangere (M35/2)

Mangere Domain 1

14:45

EAFC Metro

BYE

EAFC Mustangs

BYE

EAFC Women's First Team

25/06 Onehunga Mangere (W2)

Michaels Ave 2

13:00

EAFC Women's Reserves

25/06 Western Springs (W4) Gypsies

Michaels Ave 2

10:45

EAFC Women's Rebels

BYE

EAFC Women's Fury

BYE

EAFC Women's RC

BYE

ASFA Volcanoes

25/06 Internationale FC

Michaels Ave 1FT

13:00

ASFA Wanderers

25/06 Bohemian Celtic

Bill McKinlay Park

14:00

ASFA Wanderers II

25/06 Dalian FC

Bill McKinlay Park

16:00

Please check www.aff.org.nz for any updates to fixtures or league tables

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RESULTS CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINTING - CHECK www.aff.org.nz for full results and fixtures

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NRFL Div 1 Reserves NAME

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Ellerslie AFC

Melville United

Mt Albert Ponsonby

Western Springs AFC

North Shore United

Manukau City

-3

Waitemata FC

-10

Hibiscus Coast AFC

-8

Oratia United

-32

Franklin United

-32

Metro FC

-26

Tauranga City

-23

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Ellerslie AFC

Papakura City

Hibiscus Coast AFC

Fencibles United

Central United

-5

Metro FC

-5

Lynn Avon

-29

Onehunga Sports

-28

Pukekohe AFC

-73

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Ellerslie AFC

Western Springs

Central Utd UoA

Pukekohe AFC

Waiuku AFC

-9

Tuakau

-8

Otahuhu Utd AFC

-5

Unimount

-3

Fencibles Utd AFC

-5

Papatoetoe United FC

-17

Women’s Conference Reserves NAME

Men’s Thirds NAME

Club League Table NAME

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Place

EAFC Men's First Team

-12

10th of 12

EAFC Men's Reserves

1st of 12

EAFC Men's Champs

1st of 10

EAFC Boylan

6th of 10

EAFC Deceptively Slow

-3

8th of 12

EAFC Diamonds

2nd of 12

EAFC KFCFC

-20

12th of 12

EAFC Shotaholics

-1

7th of 10

EAFC Fake Madrid

-12

9th of 10

EAFC Business Time

3rd of 10

EAFC Shicksy

6th of 10

EAFC Revolution

-33

10th of 10

EAFC Barons

-1

5th of 11

EAFC McMahonMcFace FC

9th of 12

EAFC O35 Elks

2nd of 6

EAFC O40 Metro

3rd of 10

EAFC O40 Mustangs

-33

9th of 10

EAFC Women's First Team

3rd of 9

EAFC Women's Reserves

1st of 9

EAFC Women's Rebels

-4

8th of 12

EAFC Women's Fury

2nd of 10

EAFC Women's Red Comets

5th of 10

Please check www.aff.org.nz for any updates to fixtures or league tables

RESERVES PLAYER OF THE MONTH

APRIL

Victor Ganescu

JULY

MAY

Callum Waters

AUG

JUNE

SEP

FIRST TEAM PLAYER OF THE MONTH APRIL

Jason Mann

JULY

MAY

Luca Ortali

AUG

JUNE

SEP

There is only three games to pick in the NRFL Div 1 this weekend as the other three games are postponed due to Chatham Cup action for one of both the teams involved - this means these games have been rescheduled to the 1st catchup window on the 8th of July... at this stage. Anyway read below for our picks for the three NRFL games and later in this program for our Chatham Cup Northern Region Picks!

Mt Albert Ponsonby vs Waitemata FC Anderson Park @ 3pm Mt Albert Ponsonby come into this game on the back of what would have been a disappointing result against neighbours Metro FC in the New North Road Derby last weekend, particularly since several Metro FC players had recently traded the Black and Red stripes for the Blue and Gold of MAP. Scott McKay will want to see a response from his side who have a whole lot of talent against a middling but hardworking Waitemata side. Something the McLeod Park based side proved last weekend when they held league leaders Western Springs will all their firepower to a narrow 2-0 win. Bob Sova and his team will take some confidence from that into this game and they will fancy points against a team they only narrowly lost in the 1st round by one goal in a 7 goal thriller. MAP Last 5: Metro 1-3 (Loss), Manukau City 1-1 (draw), Hibiscus Coast 2-5 (loss), Tauranga City 4-3 (win), Oratia 3-2 (win) WAI Last 5: Western Springs 0-2 (loss), North Shore 0-5 (loss), Melville 1-1 (draw), Franklin 1-1 (draw), Metro 2-1 (win)

PREDICTION: Recent form points to MAP and that's where we are picking - 3-1

Ellerslie AFC vs Metro FC Michaels Ave @ 3pm The literal definition of a 6 pointer - both teams so desperate for points here, someone is going to have a good Saturday night and someone is going to be unhappy - even a draw doesn't really help either team, particularly Metro. Ellerslie come into this crunch game off the back of some improved performances against Coast and Manukau but with only 1 point to show for it and with Metro's recent upturn of form it wasn't enough points to show for the performances they put in. Metro have made some big changes and lost some players to other clubs after their slow start to the season, however they are unbeaten in the last three games (two of which incidentally were both derby games) so that will give them heaps of confidence heading into a game where if they win they can draw level on points with the hosts. ELL Last 5: Manukau City 1-3 (loss), Hibiscus Coast 2-2 (draw), Tauranga 0-4 (loss), Oratia 2-4 (loss), Franklin 6-0 (win) MET Last 5: MAP 3-1 (win), Western Springs 2-2 (draw), North Shore 2-2 (draw), Melville 0-12 (loss), Waitemata 1-2 (loss)

PREDICTION: Sticking my neck out for a home win, I kinda have to!

Oratia United vs Manukau City Parrs Park @ 3pm The Green machine face a tough challenge at home when they host high flying Manukau City for the first time this season, the clash in the first round resulted in a narrow win to City, but Oratia started the season slowly which is a bit of a tradition for them. Steve Cain's men have been a bit hot and cold this season, but I recall him saying they played better against less direct teams so they may find Kevin Fallon's technical frontline a bit easier to deal with. At the other end of the pitch where twin towers Hone Fowler and Reece Day match up against Mark Withers there will be plenty of intrigue watching those contests. Manukau have had a pretty sharp start to the second half of the season with their hiccup against MAP two rounds ago wiped away with a hard fought win at home against Ellerslie.

TIA Last 5: Hibiscus Coast 2-4 (loss), Tauranga 1-2 (loss), Franklin 1-1 (draw), Ellerslie 4-2 (win), MAP 2-3 (loss) MAN Last 5: Ellerslie 3-1 (win), MAP 1-1 (draw), Western Springs 2-0 (win), North Shore 3-2 (win), Melville 3-2 (win)

PREDICTION: City to keep on rolling - top spot theirs to grab while Springs are on cup duty.

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Date

15:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

17:30

15:00

17:00

15:00

17:00

15:00

17:00

17:15

14:45

15:00

17:00

15:00

Time

Michaels Ave 1FT

Bledisloe Park 1

Anderson Park 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

Allen Hill Stadium

Michaels Ave 1FT

McLeod Park 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

Walter Massey 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

Links Avenue 1

Parrs Park 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

Seddon Fields 1 FT

Gower Park 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

Phyllis Street 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

Stanmore Bay 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

Venue

1-3

2-2

0-4

2-4

6-0

1-3

0-2

0-3

1-4

0-5

1-1

2-2

0-2

4-1

3-1

Oratia Utd

Franklin United

Mt Albert Ponsonby

Western Springs AFC

North Shore Utd

Melville United

Waitemata FC

Metro FC

Manukau City AFC

Hibiscus Coast

Tauranga City Utd

Oratia Utd

Franklin United

Melville United (CC)

Mt Albert Ponsonby

North Shore Utd

Western Springs AFC

Melville United

Waitemata FC

Metro FC

Manukau City AFC

Hibiscus Coast

Tauranga City Utd

Opposition

A.Clark

R.Corbett, A.Witteveen

A.Wallace, OG

A.Wallace 2, A.Twigg 2, J.Oosterhof, D.Culpan

A.Wallace

A.Twigg, J.Junge

n/a

A.Twigg, S.Crawford, A.Barkley, OG

A.Wallace, S.Crawford, A.Twigg

Scorers

Score

26/08/17 (Sat)

17:00

D.Horgan

02/09/17 (Sat)

NRFL DIV 1 NAME

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Western Springs AFC

Manukau City

Melville United

North Shore United

Mt Albert Ponsonby

-1

Hibiscus Coast AFC

Tauranga City

-12

Waitemata FC

-10

Oratia United

-13

Ellerslie AFC

-12

Metro FC

-24

Franklin United

-43

HOME TEAM LISTED FIRST - CHECK WWW.NRFL.CO.NZ FOR MORE INFO

NEXT WEEKS FIXTURES

Melville United

Mt Albert Ponsonby

North Shore United

Western Springs AFC

Franklin United

Hibiscus Coast AFC

Metro FC

Oratia United

Manukau City

Tauranga City

Waitemata FC

Ellerslie AFC

Lotto NRFL Division 1

Melville United 2 (Stafford Dowling 70′, Steven Holloway 75′) North Shore United 2 (Ashley Ngadela 87′, Ross Langworthy 90+1′) HT: 0-0 Franklin United 1 (Salesh Kumar 83′) Tauranga City United 1 (Ben Dooald 27′) HT: 0-1 Metro 3 (Rafi Mohammadi 16′ 86′, Andrew Abba 19′) Mt Albert Ponsonby 1 (Mitchell Carter 34′) HT: 2-1

Hibiscus Coast 4 (Daniel Cyra 18′ 45+6′, Daniel Fennell 34′, Michael Cyra 51′) Oratia United 2 (Liam Cain 42′, Michael Brown 47′) HT: 3-1 Manukau City 3 (Jere Perez 15′, Andre Estay 51′ 90+4′) Ellerslie 1 (Alex Clark 85′) HT: 1-0 Waitemata 0 Western Springs 2 (Own goal 17′ 50′) HT: 0-1

NORTHERN DIV 1 GOLDEN BOOT Goals

Player

Club

Marc Evans

Melville United

Ross Langworthy

North Shore United

Andre Estay

Manukau City

Daniel Cyra

Hibiscus Coast

Adam Dickinson

Western Springs

Jon Burns

Hibiscus Coast

Ashley Ngadela

North Shore United

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Tim Hawes Mike Ritchie Ryan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan Warrick Hart Paul Hooper Nathan Palmer Anna Howden Deborah Tutty Hanna Kelly

And those who have achieved at least 50 Men’s or Women’s First Team appearances:

Men’s First Team Jordan Oosterhof Andrew Wallace Fredrik Ljungberg Mike Glenny Will Roper Eddie Sillars Ollie Mullane Sam Ritchie Martin Pike Dylan Manickum

Adam Barkley Alex Witteveen Callum Brown Tim Richardson Scott Wallace Damian Schade Tom Algie Nick Parke Daniel Martin

Women’s First Team Tove Bennett Fran Oliver Chrissy Liversidge Carina Ewens

1 - Jason Mann Age: 33 Position: GK Years at EAFC: 2 Homegrown: No

Age: 27 Position: GK Years at EAFC: 4 Homegrown: No

SPONSORED BY: n/a

2 - Sam Twigg

3 - Prethip Rajeswaran

Age: 18 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 5 Homegrown: Yes

Age: 20 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 4 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

4 - John Murphy

5 - Dylan Horgan

Age: 20 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 1 Homegrown: No

Age: 17 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 11 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

6 - Andrew Dalton

7 - Joshua Anthony

Age: 27 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 2 Homegrown: No

Age: 24 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 6 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

8 - Adam Scott

9 - Jordan Oosterhof

Age: 22 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 7 Homegrown: Yes

Age: 21 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 7 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

Age: 22 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 9 Homegrown: Yes SPONSORED BY: n/a

12 - Alex Clark Age: 21 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 4 Homegrown: Yes

13 - Josh Torrens Age: 19 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 10 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

14 - Art Twigg

15 - Seb Poelman

Age: 20 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 5 Homegrown: Yes

Age: 20 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 11 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

16 - Fredrik Ljungberg

17 - Conrad Benefield

Age: 29 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 5 Homegrown: No

Age: 20 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 8 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

19 - Callum Waters

20 - Sangster Crawford

Age: 22 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 7 Homegrown: Yes

Age: 25 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 1 Homegrown: No

SPONSORED BY: n/a

23 - Luca Ortali

24 - Andrew Wallace (vc)

Age: 27 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 1 Homegrown: No SPONSORED BY: n/a

Age: 25 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 5 Homegrown: No SPONSORED BY: n/a

26 - Monju Shohei Age: 30 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 5 Homegrown: No

Age: 18 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 4 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

34 - Sam Christensen

35 - Mark Thompson

Age: 20 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 2 Homegrown: No

Age: 34 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 1 Homegrown: No

SPONSORED BY: n/a

38 - Ricky Barbosa

39 - Mike Glenny

Age: 26 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 2 Homegrown: No

27 - Karar Sohrabi

SPONSORED BY: n/a

Age: 26 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 12 Homegrown: Yes SPONSORED BY: 8th Grade Panthers

40 - Rowan Corbett

41 - Aaron Anthony

Age: 18 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 4 Homegrown: Yes

Age: 19 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 7 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

42 - Matt Sargent

43 - Stefan Milosevic

Age: 22 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 7 Homegrown: Yes

Age: 23 Position: Def Years at EAFC: 2 Homegrown: No

SPONSORED BY: n/a

44 - Joe Junge

45 - Sean Dartnall

Age: 20 Position: Fwd Years at EAFC: 3 Homegrown: No

Age: 18 Position: GK Years at EAFC: 8 Homegrown: Yes

SPONSORED BY: n/a

25 - Ben Culpan

31 - Dan Culpan

Age: 25 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 1 Homegrown: No SPONSORED BY: Noticeboard Products

Chris Wallace

Position: First Team Coach Years at EAFC: 5

Ben Fletcher

Position: Reserves Coach Years at EAFC: 3

Age: 23 Position: Mid Years at EAFC: 1 Homegrown: No SPONSORED BY: Noticeboard Products

Grant Marshall

Position: Assistant Coach Years at EAFC: TBC

Matt Hylla

Position: Physio Years at EAFC: 7

Nick Russo

Position: Assistant Coach Years at EAFC: 14

Tim Adams

Position: Team Manager Years at EAFC: 27

GOALS APPS START

GOALS

Lloyd Huysmans

Dylan Horgan

Andrew Dalton

Adam Scott

10 7

Adam Barkley

11 8

Alex Witteveen

12 10

Alex Clark

14 11

Art Twigg

15 12

Seb Poelman

16 13

Fredrik Ljungberg

17 14

Conrad Benefield

20 15

Sangster Crawford

24 16

Andrew Wallace

26 21

Monju Shoehi

36 22

Brennen Priestley

45 23

Sean Dartnall

ELLERSLIE EAFC RESERVES FIRSTAFC TEAM Sponsored by 11

Jason Mann

Primero Profiles Ltd

Noticeboard Products

All Rounders PGD Ltd

Chris Wallace Grant Marshall Nick Russo Kris Pinnock Jason Mann Tim Adams Alejo Leguizamon Matt Hylla Aaron Collin Tim Adams

Coach Asst Coach Asst Coach GK Coach Manager Sports Scientist Physio Physio Medic Sports Manager

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METRO FC 1

Stefano

Lorusso

Jonathan

Pledger

Adam

Foye

Luca

Perico

Sean

Clark

Harry

Peters

Daniel

Campbell

David

Featonby

Ben

Hughes

Stuart

Roberts

Leewaine

Scott

Andrew

Abba

Rafi

Mohammadi

Caleb

James-Kefu

Jimmy

Banks

Paddy

Brebner

John

Shaw

Aaron

McCash

Christian

Kirenga

Liam

Price

Seamus

Casey

HEAD COACH Ants Owens ASSISTANT COACH Allan Sampson ASSISTANT COACH Stuart Roberts

GK COACH Paul Ruscoe PHYSIOTHERAPIST Jonathan Pledger (Physio Fusion)

Manukau City vs Ellerslie AFC – Walter Massey Park, 17th June @ 3pm For those of you who attended this game on Saturday you will know what we are referring to in the title of this report – and it’s a bloody shame as neither team really deserved to have their afternoon clouded by this kind of issue, but it’s one that is not going away quickly. Before we continue into the game and the issue above I would like to state that I was very impressed with the welcomeness and respect to football Manukau City as a club showed – they may be hamstrung by some of their facilities, but they don’t let that effect them and they box on strong. They also welcomed us as a fellow club and not mortal enemies which we have encountered a couple of times this season. On the field they played good solid football and while they at times were not flashy, they were effective and disciplined (mostly) and tough to break down consistently. For us we knew facing a top team would be a chance to test ourselves before our big test this coming weekend against a resurgent Metro side – and that we did. I won’t delve into the match too much as we need to keep our powder dry for this weekend but what we brought to the field lads from # 1 to # 11 (ok from number #25 to number #40) in terms of energy and passion was spot on – sure there were a few mistakes still but play like that and believe in yourself like that – points will come.

In the game Manukau started attacking the goal at the Massey Road end of the park and were rewarded for some sharp play on the 15th minute mark of the game when Jeremias Perez found enough space to squeeze off a shot from outside the box which left Jason with no chance as it flicked off the inside off his right hand post and into the goal. Such was the crowd of players between Perez and the goal that Jason would have had his vision of the shot blocked for the majority of it’s path. We continued to play after that setback and there were a few opportunities that we just couldn’t convert, but signaled that we were threatening – one instance in particular stands out in the first half, Sangster was the architect as he got around his struggling fullback and put a peach of a ball into the box along the ground bisecting the 6 yard box – unfortunately neither Andy or Rowan were able to convert this cross. We also had a pretty handy free kick which Luca ended up taking and putting just over Manukau’s right side goal post. Halftime was a chance to get a breather after a lot of hard work in the first 45mins – the entire team worked their butts off executing the game plan and we fueled them up with some sugar and some H20 and sent them back out for some more. We started the second half with the same kind of passion and determination as the first, however we were undone for Manukau’s second goal by a piece of brilliance from the home sides top scorer and talisman Andre Estay as he bravely won a header over both Jason and Freddy to double the scoreline. We threw some fresh legs on – not because the players on the field had not played well, but more to give us an extra couple of percentiles of energy for the last portion of the game. Alex and Alex as our subs did just that and our goal came from the boot of Alex Clark who is back for a second stint at Ellerslie after being away at College and with Assistant Coach Nick Russo at OMU in his college break last season.

Alex found some space in-between the lines and Sangster found him with a nice pass, and

Alex finished well with a low shot that found the space between the GK’s dive and the upright – then all hell broke loose! What kicked off all the fuss was our perception that the Manukau Keeper had intentionally elbowed our scorer Alex Clark in the throat as he was trying to collect the ball to expedite the restart of the game – however after having several conversations over the past couple of days I believe any contact by the keeper was probably accidental, I am prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt. However at the time our players certainly did not and there was a bit of a melee in the box as players “discussed” the actions of the GK. Typical of football players were in each others faces but I must stress I never saw anything from either side which warranted any further action. That’s what made what happened next as such a big surprise – after carding the keeper he then turned to Luca and issued him with a straight red card, and told him it was simulating a headbutt? What? That really caused our frustration level to bubble over – we are not a dirty team, infact I think we are a little too nice most of the time – we probably have less cards this season than points, but this was a blow and it’s something we are not happy to let go of anytime soon, letters and emails have been written to AFF and they will continue to be written. Post game our coach spoke to both the referee and a player central to the issue from Manukau who both said there was no contact – and then low and behold when the referee’s report comes back from AFF the story has changed, why? Anyway there was a little more action in the game to round out before the final whistle – Ellerslie are pushing on, desperate for the equalizer and having to do this with a man down was probably a little too much to ask and Manukau had several chances to burn us on the counter, finally taking the hardest chance in the 94th minute as their leading scorer pulled out an epic chip from some way out. Frustrating as it was to lose the game we were against a good team and they scored some good goals and it would be unfair to say they didn’t deserve to win – it just rankles that in a game when upsets are common and the best team dosn’t always win that we could have nicked a point had the referee not ruined that chance. In the post match Hone spoke well and was very appreciative of the contest between the two sides, interestingly enough Kevin Fallon was absent during the speeches but found time to write the following about the game in his blog on the Manukau City facebook page:

On Saturday Ellerslie AFC came to Massey Road to win. They tried but in the final analysis were beaten by a better team. In a game that saw referee (Mr Chris Lamberth and son) officiate at a high level Manukau City proved too skilful for the visitors. All the goals were good but the last two by Andre Estay were sheer class. What a way to end a football game with Estay’s 94th minute forty yard, wonder goal. I think the referee’s name is Andrew Lamberth just FYI All we can do now is focus on what is a key clash against Metro, with or without Luca. It’s in our own hands!

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Knockout competitions have a way to inspire teams and players to turn in their best performances in the the journey to silverware. The FA Cup, Copa Del Ray, Coppa Italia are prime examples of knockout competitions inspiring stories of triumph and give the ability for teams to turn a good season into a great season. The Northern Knockout Cup is as prestigious and hard fought for as any of these competitions to the teams that enter and in my opinion, is the toughest competition to win in Auckland football due to the wide variety of teams entering. The pressure is always on teams to perform in these games whether they are scheduled mid week or the day after a game. Teams will also bring their strongest performance and this is what makes the Northern Knockout Cup so special to raise at the end of the competition. Whether you are a team from division 11 or a conference team, you have the ability to shine.

In 2016, the Ellerslie Championship division side lifted the cup for the first time in the History of the Ellerslie Football Club. It was a tremendous achievement for the squad and capped off a season where we were just pipped to the league by the other cup finalist Western Springs. None of the 6 games in the cup run were easy and each victory was hard fought. A key difference for our team was the ability to have rolling substitutes with 5 players on the bench, rather than non rolling 3 from 5 in the league. This changes the way the team is managed completely during a game and gives managers the ability to change tactics a lot more fluidly. This is they way football should be played in order to develop players and managers in leagues leading up to first team level.

The cup had some tremendous matches in the run in for our Ellerslie side and very slim victories with penalties required to settle both the semi final and final. The first game was drawn against a division 2 Western Springs side. The end result was 3 - 1, a come from behind victory as the team walked into the match a little on edge but settled into the game to take the victory. This game showed that every team was going to be a challenge through the competition.

The second game was against another Western Springs side. This time the Division 1 Olys who have been playing together for a while, and showed this in the game. The only difference was a back post finish off a shot across the keeper. Little separated the two sides and once again was a great fight between the two teams.

The third game of the round was against the Unimount Championship side who we

had played previously and knew would be a good challenge. This game was scheduled on a Sunday one day after a title contending league game so the team's legs were heavy. Unfortunately the result of the match was null and void due to unimount using ineligible players. This shows how hard it can be for a team in regards to the schedule that is placed on teams in this competition.

Two preliminary semi finals were played at this point in how the competition was made. We played an Eastern Suburbs Division Three side who had some good players. Ellerslie came out on top 3-1 after a dominating performance in the second half.

The semi final was against Waiheke United away. This proved a great challenge and heading into the match the Waiheke team had not lost at home for 3 years. The team knew this would be a challenge and we would be put to the test. The team battled out a 0-0 draw and the game went to penalty shootout. We eventually won 5 - 3 in the shootout to deliver the first home loss in 3 years to Waiheke United and also the first time they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scored a goal during match proper at home.

The final was against our rivals in the league, the Diamond Geezers of Western Springs, who had pipped us to the title a week earlier. To the team, this was an opportunity to settle the score and claim silverware. The start of the match did not go the way we wanted and we went in 3 - 1 down at the half. Ellerslie levelled the score in the 2nd half and a goal a piece was shared in extra time, leaving the score at 4 - 4. This once again brought us to penalties. Ellerslie missed the first which immediately put the pressure on our Goalkeeper to make some saves. He rose to the occasion and saved two penalties for Ellerslie to win 5 - 4 on penalties. A fantastic competition and a great way to end the season. There were great moments across all these games for the players and it highlighted the ability of the squad to battle and dig deep and get the results when required. We look forward to another good cup run in 2017 and will look to retain the silverware the team fought so hard to collect for Ellerslie. The first game in the 2017 cup for us was against another Ellerslie team, Division 1 Boylan. Was a great game and a great way to kick off the cup. The match was won 6 - 1 by the Champs team and hopefully this form will kick on through the rest of the cup as we aim to retain the title. FULL DRAW ON PAGE 42

ISPS HANDA CHATHAM CUP ROUND 3 PREVIEWS Northern Region Takapuna AFC vs Central United Two divisions separate these proud yellow clubs, the cup takes centre stage at Tahoroto Park again (nailgate anyone?), Central will fancy themselves in with a shout here. Three Kings United vs Ngongotaha AFC The Mt Roskill based side have been handed what some might consider pretty easy tie for the 3rd round, Ngongotaha though have been proving all their doubters wrong all season so it won’t be a cakewalk for Kings. Melville United vs Franklin United In a replay of their recently contested league game, visitors Franklin will want to put up more of a challenge, not getting a guy sent in the early minutes of the game will help. Melville will have their eyes set on the next round!

Hibiscus Coast AFC vs Onehunga Sports AFC The two green machines get drawn together at Stanmore Bay - It will have been some time since Sports last played here and they are flying high in the league this season and will have a league/cup double in their crosshairs Hamilton Wanderers vs Bay Olympic An all premier league clash (one of only two) see’s Bay Olympic travel to Hamilton in the Tron’s second Cup game of the afternoon. Wanderers will really want the win and may hope to draw Meville in the next round for local bragging rights. East Coast Bays AFC vs Birkenhead United The competition’s holders have not had a home game for some time, but away games at Glenfield (last round) and Bays this round are not exactly far from home base at Shepherds Park, maybe next round for the Birko massive. Waitakere City vs Western Springs AFC Taking a little poetic license this is a game that will tug at the heart strings for Springs coach Neil Emblen with his former club up against his current club, should be a good clash though with the Green and White hoops just with the edge Matamata Swifts vs North Shore United Matamata’s reward for being this regions giant killers is a tough home fixture against the up and down Devonport based side, A game the Swifts will be doing well to win and get into Round 4, but don’t count them out!

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference NAME

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Won

Drawn

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Pts

Fencibles United

Papakura City

Ellerslie AFC

Hibiscus Coast AFC

Central United

Metro FC

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Lynn Avon

-18

Pukekohe AFC

-24

Onehunga Sports

-36

Pukekohe AFC

Fencibles Utd

Ellerslie AFC

Papakura City

Central FC

Metro FC

Hibiscus Coast AFC

Lynn Avon Utd

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30/07/17 (Sun)

23/07/17 (Sun)

16/07/17 (Sun)

09/07/17 (Sun)

02/07/17 (Sun)

18/06/17 (Sun)

11/06/17 (Sun)

05/06/17 (Mon)

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21/05/17 (Sun)

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07/05/17 (Sun)

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09/04/17 (Sun)

02/04/17 (Sun)

Date

13:00

BYE

13:00

12:00

13:00

BYE

13:00

Time

Michaels Ave 1FT

Phyllis Street 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

BYE

Michaels Ave 1FT

Bledisloe Park 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

Ken Maunder Park 1

Waikaraka Pk 2

Michaels Ave 1FT

St Peters College

BYE

Stanmore Bay Park 1

William Green Domain 1 FT

Michaels Ave 1FT

McLennan Park 1

Michaels Ave 1FT

Venue

0-12

2-1

3-1

3-3

1-3

6-0

0-1

8-2

Onehunga Sports (WCon)

Metro FC (WCon)

Central Utd (WCon)

BYE

Hibiscus Coast (WCon)

Fencibles Utd (WCon)

Pukekohe AFC (WCon)

Papakura City FC (WCon)

Lynn Avon (WCon)

Glenfield Rovers (CUP)

Metro FC (WCon)

Central Utd (WCon)

Hibiscus Coast (WCon)

Fencibles Utd (WCon)

Pukekohe AFC (WCon)

Papakura City FC (WCon)

Lynn Avon

Opposition

E.Weibe, S.Broadbent

A.Howden, E.Weibe, M.Webby

E.Weibe, S.Broadbent, C.Liversidge

E.Weibe

C.Liversidge 2, S.Broadbent, F.Oliver, F.Noble, E.Berry

n/a

L.Davies 2, E.Weibe, M.Ray, A.Howden, F.Noble, S.Broadbent, C.Liversidge

Scorers

Score

13/08/17 (Sun)

Onehunga Sports (WCon)

BYE

20/08/17 (Sun)

NORTHERN KNOCKOUT CUP Round 2 (24th June) Only two Ellerslie teams remain in the Northern Knockout Cup, with Holders AFF Champs joined by Shotaholics who also went quite deep in the competition last season, these are their games: AFF Champs vs Eastern Suburbs Div 3 @ Michaels Ave # 3 (2:45pm) Shotaholics vs Lynn Avon Div 4 @ Michaels Ave # 2 (2:45pm) WOMEN’S KNOCKOUT CUP Round 2 (25th June) Again only two Ellerslie teams remain in this cup as well, with our Women’s First Team and Reserves both alive and both drawing home games. These are their games: Women’s Conference vs Onehunga Mangere Div 2 @ Michaels Ave 2 (1pm) Women’s Conf Reserves vs Western Springs Div 4 @ Michaels Ave 2 (10:45am) AFF OVER 35’s CUP Round 2 (24th June) We only have 1 over 35’s team and they are still alive and kicking as they face up away against Onehunga Mangere - details here: ELKS vs Onehunga Mangere O35/2 @ Mangere Domain 1 (2:45pm)

Ellerslie AFC Team

Date

Opposition

Venue

Time

EAFC Men's First Team

1/07 Waitemata FC (NRFL1)

McLeod Park 1