IGA NPL NSW Mens 1 Grade 20s Round 8 Review

SYDNEY Olympic FC claimed a 3-2 victory against Sutherland Sharks FC in the Match of the Round for the Grade 20s competition.

Round eight saw a big win for St George FC move them up the table and a another win for Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC allow them to hold onto their lead.

MATCH OF THE ROUND

Sydney Olympic FC 3-2 Sutherland Sharks FC at Belmore Sports Ground

After dropping their lead twice in the match, an 89’ minute goal gave Sydney Olympic victory against Sutherland Sharks FC at Belmore Sports Ground in an end-to-end game between two evenly matched sides.

In the 5’ minute the home side took the lead, when a defensive error on the right by Sutherland saw Olympic’s Christopher Godoy-Bascur perfectly chip the ball into the far corner.

Constant runs wide by Godoy-Bascur proved dangerous for the home side, but Olympic were unable able to capitalise on the many chances created.

Sutherland fought back through Jordan Hughes in the 15’ minute when his shot on goal from the top of the box was saved by Kresimir Kardum. The ball, however, remained alive and Jayden Koulizakis created the next opportunity for Sutherland, but his effort went wide of the post.

Next, Olympic’s James Andrew did well to pass the Sutherland defence and made a confident cross into the box, which only required a simple tap in by the home side, but Olympic failed to take advantage.

Twenty minutes after going behind, Sutherland Sharks had claimed the equaliser.

This time it was Sutherland’s Koulizakis who found the back of the net.

Koulizakis, receiving a cross from Spiridion Kakavelis on the left, beautifully struck the ball into the far corner, passed the outstretched Kardum.

Scores were level heading into the half time interval.

From an Olympic free kick, Godoy-Bascur had another chance on goal in the 56’ minute, but not enough composure in the box saw him send his shot flying over the crossbar.

It was Olympic’s goal in the 66’ minute that changed the intensity and complexity of the game.

A clumsy tackle just inside the box from Sutherland’s Jacob Bandur saw the home side awarded a penalty; Andrew stepped up and calmly slotted the ball home, giving Sydney Olympic a crucial lead.

However, it wasn’t too long before the visitor’s to grab their second, after the referee awarded a penalty against Amadou’s Kelita who hand balled in the box and was shown a red card in the 74’ minute.

Sutherland’s substitute, Vincent Giannini took the penalty, placing the ball into the top left-hand corner of the net and for the second time in the match, the visiting side had come from behind to claim an equaliser.

The sending off should have tipped the balance Sutherland’s way, however Olympic maintained their composure.

With only ten men, an opportunity to reclaim the lead presented itself in the 83’ minute, but it was not to be.

Joshua Tanner’s shot was parried by keeper Andrew Depta, only to find Michael Trajkovski who again found Tanner unmarked, but he failed to convert with his second attempt.

With the clock ticking down and the scores locked at 2-2, it looked as if the points would be shared, however Sydney Olympic showed determination to grab a last-minute winner with Godoy-Bascur grabbing his second for the game.

Sotiri Kagaras, cleverly drawing Depta out of the penalty box, cut back to Godoy-Bascur at the top of the box who drilled the ball into the corner of the net.

Michael Urukalo believes his team are making good progress.

 "We showed a lot of character with only ten men," he said.

"I don’t think the result was a true indication of our performance, but we were very disciplined."

Match Stats
Sydney Olympic 3 (James Andrew 66’, Christopher Godoy-Bascur 5’, 89’)
Sutherland Sharks 2 (Jayden Koulizakis 35’, Vincent Giannini 74’)
Sunday May 4, 2014
Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore
Referee: Roberto Mattei
Assistant Referees: Thomas Lee, Seb Brennan
Sydney Olympic FC: 17.James Andrew (11.Michael Trajkovski), 26.Jonathan Aspropotamitis, 25.Luca Falcone (31.John Sotiropoulos), 12.Kresimir Kardum, 35.Alexander Kelly (27.Sotiri Kagaras) , 30.Jason Madonis (29.James Togias), 34.Mohammad Qasimi, 20.Joshua Tanner, 6.Marton Vass, 38.Chris Kolistasis (7.Amadou Kelita), 8.Chris Godoy Bascus,
Substitutes Not Used: Nil 
Yellow Cards: Marton Vass
Red Cards: Amadou Kelita
Sutherland Sharks FC: 28.Jacob Bandur, 26.Jarrod Benham, 27.Richard Blanco (37.Daniel Loe), 22.Andrew Depta, 32.Jordan Hughes (34.Vincent Giannini), 35.Lachlan Hughes (41.Kostandinos Nikas), 30.Spiridion Kakavelis (42.Nathan Blake) 18.Jayden Koulizakis (33.Cameron Belle), 36.Christopher Mcstay, 17.Jordan Roberts
Substitutes Not Used: Nil
Yellow Cards: Jacob Bandur, Richard Blanco, Lachlan Hughes
Red Cards: Nil
ROUND REVIEW
SATURDAY
South Coast Wolves FC 2-3 Manly United FC, 5pm at WIN Stadium
Manly United FC beat South Coast Wolves at WIN Stadium.
Ben Zucco and Boden Allport scored for the home side.
Daniel Saric scored one and Dejan Pandurevic scored two for the visiting side.
Blacktown Spartans FC 0-4 St George FC, 5:30pm at Blacktown Football Park
St George FC thrashed Blacktown Spartans FC at Blacktown Football Park.
James Spanoudakis and Koray Yazicilar each scored one and Andreas Vais scored two for the home side.
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 4-0 APIA-Leichhardt Tigers FC, 5:30pm at Bonnyrigg Sports Club
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC thrashed APIA-Leichhardt Tigers FC at home on Saturday evening.
Tarik Ercan scored in the first half for the home side. Second half scorers were Stevan Illic, Dillon Vorster and Andre Gioiosa.
Sydney United 58 FC 1-1 Marconi Stallions FC, 5:30pm at Sydney United Sports Centre
Sydney United 58 FC played out a 1-1 draw with Marconi Stallions at Sydney United Sports Centre.
Nikolas Dimitriadis scored for the home side.
Noah Chinase scored the equaliser for the visiting side.
SUNDAY
Rockdale City Suns FC 0-0 Blacktown City FC, 11am at Ilinden Sports Centre
Rockdale City Suns FC and Blacktown City FC played out a nil all draw at Ilinden Sports Centre on Sunday morning.
– By Anneliese Scenna, National Premier Leagues Grade 20s Reporter