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WELCOME TO MICHAELS AVE
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NRFL DIV 1 SCHEDULE
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NRFL DIV 1 RESULTS
8&9
MENS FIRST TEAM SQUAD AND SPONSORS
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NRFL DIV 1 FIXTURES
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NRFL DIV 1 RESERVES TABLE
12 & 13
MENS FIRST TEAM LINEUPS
14 & 15
MATCH REPORT
18 & 19
MENS RESERVES LINEUPS
20 & 21
MENS AND WOMENS NEXT GAMES
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CLUB SPONSORS
23
TWEET OF THE WEEK
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BACK COVER
5 WELCOME TO WEST COAST RANGERS Easter weekend is on us already, it’s snuck up on us so fast - which means it’s school holidays as well and then before we know it we will back in from school holidays and it will the start of the season for Senior Community and Junior/Youth teams, then it’s 2 terms of action packed football on Saturday’s and Sundays. For today though we focus on the inaugural visit of West Coast Rangers (the merge between Norwest and Waitakere City) to Michaels Ave, and they arrive as the leaders of the league having picked up maximum points. It will be interesting to see how the Ellerslie lads match up against Chad and his team. Reserves of course kicks us off for Saturday as they look to improve their league record, they have played some nice football at times, but maybe have lacked a bit of a clinical edge, something we want to see our promising young players develop as they look to put pressure on the first team group. Last weekend we of course celebrated Adam Scott’s achievement of making his 100th EAFC First Team game, he joins a list of Ellerslie legends and deserves his spot on that list. We also had Conrad Benefield record his 50th game for the Ponies, he has been a great and dedicated player for the club and we are delighted for him to reach this milestone. Unfortunately due to staff unavailability we don’t have the clubrooms open today, but that means you can get away after the game and start your long weekend in your favourite place, please just remember to drive safe! Cheers Tim Adams CHAIRMAN - ELLERSLIE AFC
FRONT COVER: 100 Game Man Adam Scott BACK COVER: Adam Scott in his 100th game with the armband
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6 ROUND
DATE & TIME
OPPOSITION
1
26.03.22 @ 3pm
Manurewa AFC
Jellicoe Park
2-1
2
02.04.22 @ 3pm
Waitemata FC
Michaels Ave
3-1
3
09.04.22 @ 3pm
Mt Albert Ponsonby AFC
Anderson Park
2-2
4
15.04.22 @ 3pm
West Coast Rangers FC
Michaels Ave
5
18.04.22 @ 3pm
Northern Rovers FC
McFetridge Park
6
23.04.22 @ 3pm
Albany Utd
Michaels Ave
7
30.04.22 @ 3pm
Tauranga City AFC
Michaels Ave
8
07.05.22 @ 3pm
Fencibles United
Riverhills Park
9
14.05.22 @ 3pm
Metro FC
Michaels Ave
10
21.05.22 @ 3pm
East Coast Bays AFC
Bay City Park
11
28.05.22 @ 3pm
Onehunga Mangere Utd
Mangere Domain
12
04.06.22 @ 3pm
Manurewa AFC
Michaels Ave
13
11.06.22 @ 3pm
Waitemata FC
McLeod Park
CC(2)
18.06.22 @ TBC
TBC
TBC
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25.06.22 @ 3pm
Mt Albert Ponsonby AFC
Michaels Ave
15
02.07.22 @ 3pm
West Coast Rangers FC
Fred Taylor Park
CC(3)
09.07.22 @ TBC
TBC
TBC
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16.07.22 @ 3pm
Northern Rovers FC
Michaels Ave
17
24.07.22 @ 3pm
Albany Utd (Sunday)
Rosedale Park
CC(4)
30.07.22 @ TBC
TBC
TBC
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06.08.22 @ 3pm
Tauranga City AFC
Links Ave
19
13.08.22 @ 3pm
Fencibles United
Michaels Ave
20
19.08.22 @ 7:30pm
Metro FC (Friday)
Phyllis Street
21
27.08.22 @ 3pm
East Coast Bays AFC
Michaels Ave
22
03.09.22 @ 3pm
Onehunga Mangere Utd
Michaels Ave
NOTES
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Reserves games kickoff at 12:30pm on Saturdays Fixtures are subject to change - please check
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RESULT
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DATE
09/04
SCORE
AWAY TEAM
West Coast Rangers FC
1-0
East Coast Bays AFC
M.Banks
DATE
09/04
n/a
HOME TEAM
SCORE
AWAY TEAM
Waitemata FC
1-2
Manurewa AFC
A.Kocharisa
DATE
09/04
H.James, OG
HOME TEAM
SCORE
AWAY TEAM
Onehunga Mangere Utd
2-1
Metro FC
O.Rastagar, S.Lewis
DATE
09/04
OG
HOME TEAM
SCORE
AWAY TEAM
Northern Rovers FC
1-4
Fencibles Utd
J.Pirie
DATE
09/04
J.Harford 2, Z.Tobin, H.McDowell
HOME TEAM
SCORE
AWAY TEAM
Mt Albert Ponsonby AFC
2-2
Ellerslie AFC
T.Sudmann, L.Black
DATE
10/04 Place
HOME TEAM
E.Fusha, R.Corbett
HOME TEAM
SCORE
AWAY TEAM
Albany Utd
1-2
Tauranga City AFC
J.Beguely
M.Brinkmann, B.Fisher-Vanderveen
Team
PL
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
West Coast Rangers FC Tauranga City AFC Ellerslie AFC Onehunga Mangere Utd Mt Albert Ponsonby AFC Albany Utd Fencibles Utd Waitemata FC Northern Rovers FC
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 2
10 7 7 5 7 5 6 6 3
2 4 4 3 5 3 7 8 7
+8 +3 +3 +2 +2 +2 -1 -2 -3
9 9 7 6 5 3 3 3 3
10 11 12
Manurewa AFC East Coast Bays AFC Metro FC
3 3 3
1 0 0
0 1 0
2 2 3
4 6 1
7 8 9
-4 -2 -8
3 1 0
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PLAYER NAME
GAMES
GOALS
1
SPONSORED BY
Keegan HANSEN
3
0
2
Lex DAVIES-CAMPBELL
39
3
3
Allan MCBRIDE
1
0
4
Jordan BRESLER
41
0
5
Josh LAI
36
2
6
Alex CLARK
35
8
7
Chris KESSELL
3
0
8
Adam SCOTT
100
7
9
Ermal FUSHA
17
6
10
Ryan MORROW
27
12
Flock Consulting
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Tom DURKIN
1
0
ABRI Architects
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Pat GREY
14
2
SM Engineering
13
Jack RATHBONE
2
0
Finstar
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Hazem ALFAYAD
3
0
15
Seb POELMAN
97
10
16
Rowan CORBETT
67
20
17
Conrad BENEFIELD
50
1
Ben Fletcher
18
Kyryl BOLHARYN
36
0
ASSISTANT COACH
20
Denny TWIGG
30
6
21
Shukrullah REZAIE
5
1
One Tree Hill College
22
Athan RATNAM
0
0
A&A Accounting
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Adam FOLEY
5
0
27
Jordan OOSTERHOF
72
10
Allfast Solutions
TEAM OFFICIALS HEAD COACH
Masillan Veejian GK COACH Tony Jenkins PHYSIO Aaron Collin
MANAGER Tim Adams
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PLAYER NAME
1
Matt UPTON
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
Sam CLEMENT
2 3
Josh JONES ©
4
Tony WESTMORELAND
AR 2
Pranil GORDHAN
Ref Assessor
5
Matthew DARRAH
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Matt WOOD
7
Flynn SPOONER
8
Harrison BOLTON-ROBERTS
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Harlan BLACKWOOD
10
Tom DAMON
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AR 1
n/a
WEBSITE: https://westcoastrangers.co.nz/
Joshua ARMITT
TWITTER:
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@wcrangersfc
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Kofi DWAMENA
15
Jason ALAMA
16
Benjamin GALLAGHER
17 18
Allan PEARCE
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FACEBOOK: @wcrangersfc
INSTAGRAM: wcrangersfc TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
Head Coach
Chad COOMBES
Assistant
Min GI SO
20
Jamie MASON
Assistant
Andy DUNN
21
Matthew PLEDGER
Physio
Jordan OLIVIER
22
Marcus NEVIN
Physio
Dev POKHREL
14 Ellerslie travelled away to Anderson Park to take on Mt Albert Ponsonby in what has historically always been an exciting fixture. For the third week in a row, Head Coach Ben Fletcher opted for another changed line up as he thought it was important that the players returning from Covid were given adequate time off in order to properly look out for their well being. This meant the team were still without first week players Jack Rathbone, Tom Durkin, Alan McBride and Josh Lai. Alex Clark, after scoring a brace last week, and Avi Enoka were also unavailable for selection. So a changed starting line up saw Jordan Oosterhof make his return to the first team set up after a lengthy spell off as well as Adam Foley receive his starting debut. With skipper Seb Poelman still out, the honours went to Adam Scott, who was taking the field in his 100th First Team appearance for the club. The changes didn't bother the boys, who came out firing and managed to go one up after only 4 minutes. Something the Ponies have improved on this season is their combination play around the edge of the box and it paid off to set Ermal Fusha up so he could drive a low and hard shot to the bottom left corner. A very well-placed finish from the right winger. This kicked the home side into gear and they began to settle into the game and ramp up the pressure. It wasn't until the 30th minute the blue and gold boys managed to secured their equaliser after what seemed to be a controversial goal. After a well hit shot, the ball was cleared on the line into the inside post back into Hansen's hands. However the linesman deemed the ball had crossed the line and the score went into a deadlock. Ellerslie tried their best to stay in the game until they conceded again in the 41st minute. In what seemed to be history repeating itself, a throw in was awarded to MAP when it was so very clearly Ellerslie's. MAP went onto drive down the left before sending in a cross that Sudmann took well on the volley. There was nothing Hansen could do about it and the Ponies found themselves down at the break. For the first time this season, the Ponies were behind in the scoreline so a big 45 was expected in order to scramble at least a point. As the minutes wore on, both teams found themselves with a multitude of chances including MAP smashing the upright and a very big missed chanced by Oosterhof. In what should've been a textbook cutback finish was sent sailing over the crossbar. Ben Fletcher bolstered his side by bring-
15 ing on Rowan Corbett, Conrad Benefield and Lex Davies-Campbell to help get the energy up.
As time ticked away, tension started to build on the sideline. Ellerslie's support next to the dugout were trying to keep the faith as heads dropped into hands at the close calls from either side. The game went into injury time and the boys were still trailing, the supporters starting to think that was going to be it. Just when all hope was lost, up stepped Corbett to salvage the Ponies a point. A ball was sent into the mix and the winger used all his strength to rise above everyone and header the ball into the back of the net. Cue the passion and celebration on the sideline as Ben Fletcher jumped on some of his rested played on the sideline while the #PoniesFaithful were ecstatic at the grit and determination of the lads to get over the line at the last second.
And if they thought that was the end of the excitement, they were wrong. In the next play, Ellerslie launched another attack and Morrow was able to latch onto a loose ball towards goal. He rounded the keeper as the sideline watched with baited breath, before he hit the upright in what was a too-tight angle. The referee blew his full time whistle almost directly after to round off a dramatic ending. So another exciting fixture at Anderson Park and another week for the Ponies unbeaten. After a tough few seasons, it's great to see the lads currently thriving under new leadership. Next up are back to back games over Easter against both relegated sides from the Northern Premier League - West Coast Rangers and Northern Rovers. Both will be tough oppositions so the lads will need all the support they can get! The Men's Reserves saw the return of Monju Shohei to the field for the first time this season and while the conditions at Valonia Reserve were tricky (small pitch and long grass) the team started well and created a number of chances, but couldn't find the finish - then up stepped Athan as he latched onto a perfect cross from Martin, Athan's brave diving header flew past the keeper to give the Ponies the lead. An unfortunate second yellow to Martin Lyon who in the opinion of the referee had committed a cautionable offence in trying to put a loose ball into the back of the net had to leave the field and the Ponies had 30 mins to defend their narrow lead. After MAP had grabbed the equaliser they tried to execute a ram raid for all three points but Luke Mackay stepped up and flew across goal like a secret service agent taking a bullet for the president and stopped a certain goal and in the process secured the Ponies another point.
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MENS NRFL MATCH PHOTOS (From Top left, clockwise) Hazem Alfayad in full flight as he tries to open the scoring against Mt Albert Ponsonby Reserves. Chris Kessell whips in a corner in the first half against MAP at Anderson Park Ben comes back to the bench after celebrating Rowan’s equaliser with the fans 100 Game man Adam Scott with the skippers armband against MAP.
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PLAYER NAME
GK Sean DARTNALL GK Jonathan DAVIDSON 25
Dylan RIMINTON
26
Monju SHOHEI
28
Avi ENOKA
29
Ethan CHAN
30
Tadiwa MASIYAKURIMA
31
Chris SINCLAIR-JONES
32
Matthew CALVERT
33
Daivik NAIDU
34
Martin LYON
35
Luke MACKAY
36
Liam BUYCK
37
Will SAYERS
38
Ryan AJAZ
39
Reece BREEBAART
41
Johnleo CASELLI
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
43
Ryan ROBINSON
HEAD COACH
Ben Fletcher
44
Dan EVANS
ASSIST. COACH
Masillan Veejian
46
Kyaw MYA
GK COACH
Tony Jenkins
MANAGER
Tim Adams
PHYSIO
Aaron Collin
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#
PLAYER NAME
GK Marcus NEVIN
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
REFEREE
MATCH OFFICIALS
Pranil GORDHAN
2
Ibraheem BASSIOUNI
AR 1
n/a
3
Joel ELLIOTT
AR 2
n/a
4
Tadhg FARAC
Ref Assessor
n/a
5 6
Jolan BRASELL-CHAUDHRY
7
Gato NYIRASABIMANA
8
Kalani MULLINS
9
Riku UDATSU
10
Lemmy SIBOBAREMA
11
Seth QUINLIVAN-POTTS
12
Topuluka TUAMOHELOA
13
Lukas MILICIC
@wcrangersfc
15
Brodie PUTT
@wcrangersfc
16
Jaxson NICHOLAS
WEBSITE: https://westcoastrangers.co.nz/
TWITTER:
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FACEBOOK: INSTAGRAM: wcrangersfc
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Raeburn TAFIA
19
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
Head Coach
Min GI SO
20
Xzavier MANUMUA
Assistant
Andy DUNN
21
Matthew PLEDGER
GK Coach
Matt UPTON
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TWEET OF THE WEEK
There is nothing better than a bit of light-hearted match update banter between twitter accounts.
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