The Ave - Issue Eight feat Waikato Uni-Col

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PAGE DESCRIPTION

5

UPCOMING CLUB FIXTURES

6

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

7

NRFL MATCH PHOTOS

8&9

NRFL PREMIER SCHEDULE / RESULTS

10 & 11

WOMENS FIRST TEAM LINEUPS

12 & 13

WOMENS MATCH REPORT

16 & 17

NEXT NRFL GAMES

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PHOTO & TWEET OF THE WEEK

We are back to the beginning next week as the Women’s team play their first game in the 3rd round, while our Men’s team travel to Tauranga.


4 WELCOME TO WAIKATO UNI-COL AFC This weekend marks the start of our Kate Sheppard Cup journey as we host Uni-Col from Hamilton in the 2nd round of the Cup - Uni-Col got to this point with a BYE which is the same as our journey so far, so there is no form guide in the cup for either team. Our visitors were founded in 1960 and their women’s team plays in the WaiBOP WLeague which is the top league in the region. After 7 games this season the Waikato Uni-Col Women’s Premier’s sit in 4th place with 3 wins, 3 draws and a loss. Keep an eye out for Chantal Williams as she sits in 3rd place on the golden boot ladder with 6 goals. For Ellerslie it’s been a fair time since we progressed past the 2nd round in the Cup, in 2003 we made it to the final for the 3rd successive year (having won it in 2001 and lost in 2002). That cup final losing appearance in 2003 remains the last time we made it past the 2nd round, although we came close in 2016 when we narrowly lost 1-0 to Lynn Avon - fingers crossed this is our year to make it to Round 3!! Don’t forget our Men’s First Team have their own cup battle this weekend as they take on reining national league premier’s Auckland City at Kiwitea Street on Saturday at 2pm - games don’t get much tougher than that. Looking at our community teams there looks to be some interesting match ups, including an Ellerslie derby - but team name of the week has to be: East Coast Bays Drum & Bays - that’s for you Rowan! Cheers Tim Adams Chairman

FRONT COVER: (from left) Kate Sheppard Cup BACK COVER: Annabelle and Anita on the press


5 ELLERSLIE TEAM

OPPOSITION

VENUE

DATE

TIME

Ellerslie Diamonds

VS

East Coast Bays Drum & Bays

Michaels Ave #2

02.06

7pm

Ellerslie Colts

VS

Eastern Suburbs Keats

Michaels Ave #1

05.06

3pm

Ellerslie Iguanas

VS

Hibiscus Coast Kiwa

Michaels Ave #2

05.06

1pm

Ellerslie Business Time

VS

Metro FC Football Friends

Phyllis Street #4

05.06

1pm

Ellerslie Deceptively Slow

VS

Auckland United Rangers

Keith Hay Park #8

05.06

1pm

Ellerslie Instituto

VS

Onehunga Sports Honey Badgers Ngahue Reserve

03.06

7:30pm

Ellerslie EPSDS

VS

Western Springs Tevez

Seddon Fields #1

05.06

1pm

Ellerslie Red Ruru’s

VS

Ellerslie AFC ZFFC

Michaels Ave #3

05.06

3pm

Ellerslie ZFFC

VS

Ellerslie Red Ruru’s

Michaels Ave #3

05.06

3pm

Ellerslie Black Ponies

VS

Auckland United Decent

Keith Hay Park #12

05.06

1pm

Ellerslie Bonobos

VS

Western Springs Calendar Boys

Michaels Ave #3

05.06

1:15pm

Ellerslie Sea Dogs

VS

South Auckland Rangers Stranger Rongomai Park #1

05.06

1pm

Ellerslie Red Knights

VS

Waitemata FC Wolves

Michaels Ave #5

05.06

1pm

Ellerslie O35’s Masters

VS

Western Springs Revolution

Michaels Ave #2

05.06

3pm

Ellerslie O40’s Zephyrs

VS

Postponed

Postponed

P/P

P/P

Ellerslie O45’s Metro

VS

Mangere Utd Ba

Centre Park #3

05.06

3pm

Ellerslie O45’s Mustangs

VS

South Auckland Rangers Kiwi

Michaels Ave #5

05.06

3pm

Ellerslie Rebels

VS

West Coast Rangers FC

Huapai Reserve #1

06.06

11am

Ellerslie Red Fury

VS

Waiuku Wolverines

Michaels Ave #1

06.06

11am

Ellerslie Zamantix Roverines

VS

Clendon United Ladies

Mountford Park #1

06.06

12pm

Zamantix Force

VS

No games

Queens Birthday Weekend

Zamantix Return

VS

No games

Queens Birthday Weekend

Zamantix Deuce

VS

No games

Queens Birthday Weekend

AFC Bohemians 1

VS

No games

Queens Birthday Weekend

AFC Bohemians 2

VS

No games

Queens Birthday Weekend


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MATCH PHOTOS Ellerslie vs Western Springs (Reserves) A) B) C) D) E)

Defenders union having a chat at halftime Goalscorer Kez doing her defensive duties Mia sees some old friends in Springs colours Ponies setting up for a corner Grgicevich sisters in the wall


8 ROUND

DATE & TIME

OPPOSITION

1

28.03.21 @ 3pm

Auckland United

Michaels Ave

2-2

2

02.04.21 @ 3pm

Hamilton Wanderers

Porritt Stadium

1-2

3

11.04.21 @ 3pm

Northern Rovers

Michaels Ave

2-3

4

18.04.21 @ 3pm

Eastern Suburbs

Michaels Ave

0-1

5

25.04.21 @ 3pm

Western Springs

Michaels Ave

0-2

6

02.05.21 @ 1pm

Auckland United

Keith Hay Park

3-1

7

09.05.21 @ 3pm

Hamilton Wanderers

Michaels Ave

1-1

8

16.05.21 @ 1pm

Northern Rovers

McFetridge Park

3-1

9

23.05.21 @ TBC

Eastern Suburbs

Madills Farm

1-3

10

30.05.21 @ 3pm

Western Springs

Seddon Fields

0-1

KS1

06.05.21 @ 2pm

Waikato Uni-col

Michaels Ave

11

13.06.21 @ 3pm

Auckland United

Michaels Ave

12

27.06.21 @ 1pm

Hamilton Wanderers

Porritt Stadium

13

04.07.21 @ 3pm

Northern Rovers

Michaels Ave

14

18.07.21 @ 1pm

Eastern Suburbs

Madills Farm

15

25.07.21 @ 3pm

Western Springs

Michaels Ave

16

01.08.21 @ 1pm

Auckland United

Keith Hay Park

17

08.08.21 @ 3pm

Hamilton Wanderers

Michaels Ave

18

15.08.21 @ 1pm

Northern Rovers

McFetridge Park

19

22.08.21 @ 3pm

Eastern Suburbs

Michaels Ave

20

29.08.21 @ 1pm

Western Springs

Seddon Fields

NOTES • Home Reserves games kickoff at 12:45pm on Sundays • Away Reserves games kickoff at 10:30am on Sundays • Fixtures are subject to change - please check

VENUE

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RESULT


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ONTENTS

28/05

SCORE

AWAY TEAM

WESTERN SPRINGS AFC

1-0

ELLERSLIE AFC

R.Hirano

30/05

n/a

HOME TEAM

SCORE

AWAY TEAM

NORTHERN ROVERS FC

3-3

HAMILTON WANDERERS AFC

H.Reddy, S.Haering, A.Cook

30/05 Place

HOME TEAM

S.Carpenter, A.Mooar, J.Bremner

HOME TEAM

SCORE

AWAY TEAM

EASTERN SUBURBS AFC

3-1

AUCKLAND UNITED FC

T.O’Brien 2, L.Strachan

P.Catton

Team

PL

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

1

WESTERN SPRINGS AFC

10

8

1

1

23

10

13

25

2

EASTERN SUBURBS AFC

10

5

2

3

18

18

0

17

3

NORTHERN ROVERS FC

10

4

3

3

22

22

0

15

4

AUCKLAND UNITED FC

10

3

2

5

15

16

-1

11

5

ELLERSLIE AFC

10

2

2

6

13

17

-4

8

6

HAMILTON WANDERERS AFC

10

2

2

6

15

23

-8

8

RESERVES

30/05 30/05 30/05 Place

HOME TEAM

SCORE

AWAY TEAM

WESTERN SPRINGS AFC

0-1

ELLERSLIE AFC

HOME TEAM

SCORE

AWAY TEAM

EASTERN SUBURBS AFC

1-4

AUCKLAND UNITED FC

HOME TEAM

SCORE

AWAY TEAM

NORTHERN ROVERS FC

1-1

HAMILTON WANDERERS AFC

Team

PL

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

1

ELLERSLIE AFC

10

7

1

2

25

13

12

22

2

AUCKLAND UNITED FC

10

6

1

3

36

26

10

19

3

HAMILTON WANDERERS AFC

10

5

1

4

20

17

3

16

4

NORTHERN ROVERS FC

10

3

4

3

26

24

2

13

5

WESTERN SPRINGS AFC

10

3

3

4

16

17

-1

12

6

EASTERN SUBURBS AFC

10

0

2

8

9

35

-26

2


10 #

PLAYER NAME

GAMES

1

Erin SIMPERINGHAM

61

4

Leigh AITKEN

48

5

Tayla HAWES

30

6

Kim MESIAS

10

7

Deb TUTTY

171

8

Annabelle PAKIETO

15

9

Kim OOSTERBEEK

35

10

Hollie LEONA

24

11

Anita TRUDGEN

63

15

Courtney ROWSE

13

16

Britney CUNNINGHAM-LEE

18

17

Cat PRETTY

10

CAT PRETTY

18

Lauren MCKENZIE

0

18

Lulu LANCE

0

She was everywhere against Springs, taking shots and marking their best player - superb

19

Maddy MCCORMICK

34

TYPE OF OFFICIAL

TEAM OFFICIALS

21

Holly MARX

10

HEAD COACH

Ryan Shiffman

22

Jemma MCCORMICK

3

ASSIST. COACH

Callum McKenzie

24

Marie GREEN

4

ASSIST. COACH

Mark Thompson

25

Mia GRGICEVICH

5

GK COACH

Nadia Olla

27

Charli COLLARD

36

MANGER

Kevin Green

28

Kat GOW

9

MANAGER

Donna Collard

35

Faith MOA

3

PHYSIO

Kojo Norku


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ONTENTS

#

PLAYER NAME

1

TYPE OF OFFICIAL

MATCH OFFICIALS

Alejandra JANSEN

REFEREE

Bridget Baker

3

Emma BROWNLIE

AR 1

Caley McNeely

4

Heather PEARSON

AR 2

Courtney Day

6

Ashleigh NGOW

7

Mia RICHMOND

8

Abbie WATSON

9

Chantal WILLIAMS

10

Maggie LEAVER

11

Libby WILLIAMS

12

Kim GOODRICK

13

Trea CORR

14

Petra BATTERS

15

Talia MOSTON

16

Hannah REID

17

Eden HEALEY

19

Maddie HANSEN

20

Sophie DALY

Ref Assessor

n/a

WEBSITE: http://www.unicol.org.nz/ TWITTER: n/a FACEBOOK: facebook.com/UnicolFootball/ INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/waikato_unicol_afc/ TYPE OF OFFICIAL

TEAM OFFICIALS

HEAD COACH

Fawwaz ALI

ASST. COACH

Chloe WAUGH

ASST. COACH

Trea CORR

MANAGER

Nick WARWOOD

GK COACH


12 WOMEN'S FIRST TEAM: LATE GOAL BY LEAGUE LEADERS SINKS PONIES Our Footballing weekend was kicked off by our Women’s First Team taking on Western Springs at Seddon Fields in our first Friday night fixture of the season, a big crowd rocked up to watch what turned out to be a fascinating contest as Springs missing a few players came up against a Ponies team who had been showing a big improvement in this second round and could sense an upset. Ryan Shiffman’s Ponies came into the game on the back of a loss in the #battleofeastauckland last weekend but at pretty much full strength as Maddy McCormick came back into the side and Tayla Hawes had recovered from her knock last weekend. Looking at the Springs team who have been on fire all season who were missing a couple of players in this game, but they have a more than capable bench and the Ponies were not going to take them lightly. It was quickly obvious once the game kicked off that Ellerslie were going to play a bit more direct than the home side, who themselves were concentrating on getting the ball to their playmaker Rina Hirano, who was central to their best moments. Ellerslie’s all action style seemed to bother Springs early on and the home side who have netted an average of 2.3 goals per game initially looked to struggle to break down the Michaels Ave side’s defence. It took all of 10 mins for the game to get it’s first real shot as Rina picked up a loose ball in midfield after a flick on from an Erin Simperingham clearance was picked up and a long shot from well outside the box was fired in by the Japanese star. Erin was alert however and pushed the ball out with a dive to her right and got two strong hands to the ball and pushed it out for a throw in. That action seemed to spur the Ponies into their stride and they immediately threatened with a half chance of their own as Britney got onto a ball over the top by Annabelle and then some neat passing and some lacklustre clearances from Western Springs resulted in Kim Mesias having a shot on the turn from the left side of the box, but her right footed effort just couldn’t curl enough to worry the Springs GK. Leigh Aitken was the next to have a shot, Britney again in the buildup making the most of a ball forward as she robbed the Springs fullback and then checked back and found the Ellerslie #4 about 10 meters outside the box. Leigh’s shot was low and hard and dealt with easily enough by Alisha Perry. From that save Alisha played short and Springs won a free kick at halfway which was taken quickly and Ellerslie struggled to recover as a Springs player helped the ball into the box from the free kick and Rosa Caird got off a powerful left foot shot despite the attention of two defenders from just inside the box – It came at an awkward height for Erin and with the power it was a hard one to handle – she managed to pad it away and Kim Oosterbeek cleaned up to keep the game scoreless. Ellerslie were starting to cede the territory to Springs as they got stuck into their work, but a timely reminder of the danger Ellerslie posed on the break came to fruition when in the 28th min Cat Pretty played a perfect ball over the top of the left back and into Britney’s path – Alisha in goal decided against coming out and hung on her penalty spot as Britney stormed forward


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with the ball from the our right flank – however with the cover defence coming across Britney opened up to try and steer the ball past the keeper at the near post and just overcooked it and it ended up going wide. Springs best chance of the game came next as a neat piece of play on the right from Arisa and Rina ended up with the latter putting in a perfect left foot cross which a Springs player in the middle got her head to – but it slipped millimetres past the far post. The half closed out with Springs having a couple more chances without really testing the Ellerslie goalkeeper – so both teams headed for the sheds to get out of the cold weather and have a chat about what they needed to do to break the deadlock. It wasn’t long into the second half that Ellerslie created their best chance of the game so far as a corner floated in by Leigh Aitken was won by Cat Pretty – a looping header that gave the Springs keeper no chance but the woodwork had the final say as the ball struck the corner of the post and crossbar and somehow missed all the players as it dropped into the field of play and spun back out of play for a goal-kick. Cat Pretty having had the smell of a goal went looking for her third of the season as she had the next shot as she took a right footed effort from 12 meters outside the box that was powerfully hit but straight at Alisha who handled the shot well. Springs who had not really got into the second half and potentially had more pressure on them as the league leaders started to press a little more aggressively and they had a great chance from nothing as they intercepted a ball in midfield when Ellerslie were trying to setup a play – the loose ball fell in the path of Arisa Takeda who quickly took a shot as Kim Oosterbeek was closing her down – but her quick and powerful shot was right at the Ellerslie skipper and GK. Springs next chance was a beautiful piece of play which started back at the GK as the looked to play out – a ball to the left back who then played a perfect ball into midfield to Lara Copli who in turn found Sophia Dyer hugging the left touchline – Sophia played a perfect ball into midfield where Rosa Caird had found some space – she checked back and lost her marker and played a left foot pass perfectly weighted between Tayla and Kim to the pacy Dyer who had made a great run. Springs however didn’t have any bodies in the box so Sophia’s cross was picked off by Erin Simperingham much to the relief of the Ponies fans who watch Springs open up the visitors in 4 passes. Cat Pretty was back in the shooting action again soon after as she picked up a loose ball that Springs had attempted to clear, but her looping shot just didn’t have the direction and Alisha was able to pick it up wide of her goal. It was Alisha’s quick roll out to her teammate which ended up with Springs going pretty close to opening the scoring – Sophia Dyer again with the chance but this time she had come inside as the play developed down Springs right hand side and resulted in her picking up a pass infront of her defender on the edge of the box, her low powerful shot to Erin’s right wasn’t quite enough to beat the keeper as she stopped the first effort and got up and dived on the loose ball. Springs were really upping the pressure on the Ponies with multiple shots now coming in from different angles – as you would expect from the league leaders – Ellerslie however were not giving up and Ellerslie had a great chance in the 78th minute as Cat Pretty had another pop from the edge of the area – but her shot was block around the penalty spot mark and Kim Mesias was first to react to the loose ball – she swivelled and her left foot shot was blocked at close range by a Springs player, with the Ponies players in unison along with the Ponies supporters on the balcony all screaming for a handball, however the


14 referee was in close attendance and probably rightfully waived the claims away. Another chance quickly followed for Ellerslie as Britney got free on the left flank and skipped past a tackler only for the ball to pop up – so she gave it a bit of a boot and sent in a perfect up and under towards goal, just inside the 6 yard box – a bomb that any league player would be happy with. The Springs goalkeeper in trying to catch the bomb ran into her own player which sent the ball loose, but credit to Springs as another defender boxed out Jemma while the GK recovered and dived on the loose ball – a couple of scares for the home side in a row.

Not for the first time in this contest Springs had their next chance when Alisha released the ball early and this time long to Rina who controlled the long ball and then set Sophia Dyer free on the left flank, she cut in on Tayla and got off a decent shot which Erin was able to get down and save and chase the loose ball before booting it into touch. The next chance was the fatal one for Ellerslie as Emma Pijnenburg started the move off by getting out of a three person press by the Ellerslie front players, playing a sharp 1-2 with Sophia Dyer and then driving into midfield, before playing a clever reverse pass for another Springs player to run onto. Kim Oosterbeek managed to just intercept but her tackle left the ball free at the top of the box for Rina to pick up but Tayla managed to get in a clean sliding tackle in the box to stop her progress, but the ball was still right there and could only be cleared back to the top of the box where Arisa Takeda looked to get off a shot, but the ball was nicked away from her by a full-on challenge from Kim Mesias – unfortunately the loose ball fell back to the feet of Rina Hirano and her first time shot from close distance was too much for Erin to stop and Springs opened the scoring. For the last 10 minutes Ellerslie threw as much as they could at the home side with Cat Pretty having a couple more shots as Hollie Leona came into the game alongside fellow second half subs Faith Moa and Jemma McCormick. Unfortunately for Ponies fans there was no late scoring drama to be had and Western Springs notched their 8th win from 10 games as we reach the halfway point in the season. Media Picks Woman of the Match: An absolute rock in the midfield and at the heart of everything we did going forward and also had to deal with Springs best player for a lot of the night - our metaphorical hats go off to Cat Pretty.


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WOMEN'S RESERVES: PONIES DIG DEEP TO KEEP 1-0 LEAD AND REMAIN TOP OF TABLE Narrowly sitting at the top of the table, the Women’s Reserves knew this fixture was going to be a tough one having drew with Western Springs at home in their last fixture. A few players who had limited minutes during their Friday night First Team duties bolstered the Ponies, adding to the already solid squad of Reserves players. With a team heavy on defenders, it was a welcoming sight to have a few more attacking players join the team. Within the first ten minutes, there were multiple heavy challenges, and with that the precedent of the game was set. Ellerslie took a while to get into the game as they adjusted to the tempo of play. However, in the 27th minute they were able to get the only goal of the match. Hollie Leona was fouled just outside of the box and lined up for the free kick. Her delivery was on target, and the keeper wasn’t able to deal with it safely. After spilling the beans, Kezia Kelly was there to hit the ball home. From here, the intensity ramped up as Springs searched for an equaliser. Goal scorer Kelly, along with Faith Moa, Erin Mattingly and Deb Tutty held strong at the back to deny the constant pressure of the home side, while Lulu Lance provided safe hands between the sticks. Down the other end, Sarah Robinson was dangerous down the left, constantly pressing for the ball and winning it often. Jemma McCormick, Holly Marx and Mia Grgicevich held strong in the middle and slowly began to find their feet in the game, shifting the ball quickly and effectively. Leona, when she wasn’t spending her time on the ground, was trying her best to find the ball at feet. The second half was much like the first, with both teams creating their fair share of attacking opportunities. It was a physical game, and the turf is an unforgiving surface. With the help of a strong bench, Ellerslie were able to see out the game, narrowly holding their lead. In such a close game, the women did well to dig it in and seal the victory. It was a real team effort, and everyone put in 100%. Something that has been impressive from the women is their refusal to concede in tight games. It really shows the character of the squad. The win puts them 3 points above of Auckland United, who they’ll face after a one week Kate Sheppard Cup break. The Ponies only two losses have been to Auckland United, so we’re sure they’ll be hunting for that win that will put them 6 clear of their opponents. Media Picks Woman of the Match: Sarah Robinson: Her work rate was unmatched during the game. She won a lot of balls high up the field with her energetic press and was unlucky to not capitalise on any of the break aways. We're predicting goals from her very soon.


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19 TWEET OF THE WEEK Tweet of the week this week goes to Ellerslie’s Sarah Robinson imagine remembering a topical tweet you made back in mid 2020 I can’t remember what I tweeted last week. Also if you ever want to know what to get Ian Davidson, he seems to like Wasabi

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Much respect to Paul Rutland at Western Springs who really encapsulated the friendly rivalry the two clubs have by putting Ponies on the scoreboard instead of Ellerslie. The team loved it!!


ELLERSLIE ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB

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Michaels Avenue Reserve P.O. Box 11 328

Program Editor

Ellerslie, Auckland 1542

Tim Adams

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