Round 14 Review – League Two Men’s
Another big weekend of action brought with it plenty of talking points in Round 14 of the 2025 Football NSW League Two Men’s season, with more than one-third of the round’s goals coming in just one of the matches.
The Match of the Round this week saw Gladesville Ryde Magic score more goals in one match than they have in many years in their big home win over South Coast Flame FC.
Saturday, 10th May 2025
Match of the Round: Gladesville Ryde Magic 7-3 South Coast Flame FC
A match which produced quite the unique scoreline saw Gladesville Ryde Magic record their biggest win in terms of goals scored in over four seasons after their 7-3 home win over South Coast Flame FC, with a hat-trick hero to top off the result for them.
Gladesville opened the scoring in the 9th minute when a long ball into the corner from Gladesville saw the Flame try to play it out, but Aaron Nordstrom pinched the ball and ran along the byline; he then cut the ball back to Yukihiro Ayukawa in the middle who scored to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Gladesville doubled their lead in the 15th minute when Nordstrom got the ball out wide left and played the ball early into the box; the ball went to Daniel Sramek outside the box, who struck the ball strongly into the side of the inside net to give Gladesville a 2-0 advantage.
Three minutes later, Sramek received the ball out wide right and whipped the ball at chest height into the six-yard box where Ayukawa was waiting; he chested the ball into the back of the net to give Gladesville a 3-0 lead.
In the 34th minute, Gladesville grabbed a fourth goal when Ayukawa had a one-on-one effort saved by Flame goalkeeper Nenad Vekic, but Sramek was there on the follow-up and found the back of the net to complete his double and give the hosts a 4-0 lead.
Gladesville had a 5-0 lead at half-time when a scramble from a corner in the 43rd minute resulted in Sidhya Malhotra striking the ball into the roof of the net to put a stamp on Gladesville’s five-star first half.
After the break, a triple-change from the Flame brought them some joy and they grabbed a consolation goal in the 78th minute when substitute William Provino struck the ball into the top corner of the goal with a curling effort from the edge of the box to make the scoreline read 5-1.
Less than a minute later, however, the Magic grabbed their sixth goal of the match through Ayukawa, who completed his hat-trick to give Gladesville a 6-1 lead in the match.
Provino completed his double for the Flame in the 87th minute when he slotted the ball home from a scramble off a Flame corner to reduce the deficit once again to four goals at 6-2 down.
Jyden Harb then continued his strong season with his 15th goal as he continued his run atop the goal scorer standings for 2025 when he got on the end of a transition from a Magic corner and curled the ball into the corner of the goal to score for the Flame for a fifth-straight match and make the scoreline read 6-3 for the Magic.
The Magic were not done, however, and rounded out the 7-3 win in the first minute of stoppage time when Malhotra went on a solo run and slotted the ball into the bottom-right corner for his double to round out Gladesville’s biggest victory in many years.
Speaking post-match, Gladesville head coach Chris Gaitatzis was very pleased with his side, especially given the number of injuries they had, starting with four 18-year-olds, while he was pleased with Christopher Ganiatsas, who made his starting debut for the club in midfield.
““We came into the game knowing that we had players out with injury and illness, but like we said from the start of the season every player in this squad will play at some point throughout the season, every player is important to our team and that showed on the field; everyone in the team stepped up.”
The win for the Magic saw them rise from 11th to 9th on the ladder, while the loss for the Flame was their first in five matches as they stayed in 4th.
Gladesville will hope to build off the back of this big win when they travel to face 13th-placed Camden Tigers FC in Round 15, while the Flame will hope to bounce back when they host 10th-placed Fraser Park FC.
Gladesville Ryde Magic 7 (Yukihiro Ayukawa 9’, 18’, 79’; Daniel Sramek 15’, 34’; Sidhya Malhotra 43’, 90+1’)
South Coast Flame FC 3 (William Provino 78’, 87’; Jyden Harb 90’)
Central Coast United FC 0-0 Camden Tigers FC
Central Coast United FC and Camden Tigers FC were unable to be separated as both sides played out a 0-0 draw.
The hosts created early but were unable to find the target, with six shots off target and two on target in the first half, compared to Camden’s two off target and three on.
Following that, rain came down and affected the play, with both sides having to adjust to the conditions into the second half.
In the second forty-five minutes, both sides had their fair share of chances, with both teams hitting the goal post once each and both goalkeepers making one big save each, respectively.
In the end, despite 13 shots for Central Coast and 17 shots for Camden, including 10 on target, neither side was able to find a goal as the match finished 0-0.
For Central Coast, it was their first clean sheet of the season while for Camden, it was their second clean sheet of the season and their first since Round Four.
The draw for Central Coast kept them in 14th place on the ladder, while for Camden it kept them in 13th.
Central Coast will hope to build off their clean sheet when they return after their bye in Round 14, while Camden will hope to do the same when they host 9th-placed Gladesville Ryde Magic.
Central Coast United FC 0
Camden Tigers FC 0
Hawkesbury City FC 1-1 Nepean FC
Hawkesbury City FC came from behind to snap Nepean FC’s head-to-head winning streak against them as the two sides earned a point each in a 1-1 draw.
The first half saw both sides only create one shot on target each, but for Nepean they made the most of that chance in the 44th minute when Mathew Crossley picked up the ball outside the box and sent a curling shot into the back of the net to give Nepean a 1-0 lead.
Hawkesbury replied shortly after half-time in the 52nd minute when Vincent Dermilio picked up his 10th goal of the season with a diving header in the box to level the scores at 1-1.
The battle continued and Hawkesbury goalkeeper Daniel Schwarzer was called into action to save a one-on-one chance for Nepean to keep the match level.
At the other end, Dermilio had a one-on-one chance saved by Nepean goalkeeper Luke Cotten, Hawkesbury had a goal disallowed for offside and Dermilio struck the outside of the post.
Nepean had a chance to grab all three points, too, but their headed chance went just wide of the goal.
A concern for Nepean was when Edward Stewart went down with an injury late, meaning they had to change their backline.
In a match which saw Hawkesbury have 11 shots to Nepean’s five, neither side was able to find the decisive goal as the two teams settled for a point each in the 1-1 draw.
The point for Hawkesbury saw them drop from 5th to 6th in the league, while for Nepean they dropped from 10th to 11th.
Hawkesbury will hope to grab the three points in the battle of the birds next week away to 3rd-placed Parramatta FC, while Nepean will hope to do the same when they host 8th-placed Dunbar Rovers FC.
Hawkesbury City FC 1 (Vincent Dermilio 52’)
Nepean FC 1 (Mathew Crossley 44’)
Bankstown United FC 2-2 Inner West Hawks FC
In a match where both teams took the lead, both had to settle for a point each as Bankstown United FC and Inner West Hawks FC played out a 2-2 draw.
Inner West created chances early in the match, where a notable chance saw Christian Cirino played Peter Phillips in behind, but his shot was saved one-on-one by Bankstown goalkeeper, Sebastian La Luz.
The Hawks did open the scoring in the 15th minute when a through ball over the top of the Bankstown defence from Hawks’ captain Christopher Phillips found Peter Yannopoulos, who made no mistake and slotted the ball past La Luz for his seventh goal of the season to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead at half-time.
Bankstown responded after the break in the 62nd minute through Marie Gauthier, who also scored his seventh goal of the season to level the contest at 1-1.
The hosts continued to attack down their right flank and found the lead in the 70th minute when Mitchell Edmunds scored to give them a 2-1 lead.
Inner West fought back late and grabbed an equaliser in the 76th minute through Cirino, who scored direct from a free kick of the edge of the box to level the match at 2-2.
The Hawks had chances late to Yannopoulos, Jacob Palamidas and Peter Kontis but in a match where Bankstown had 14 shots and the Hawks had 13, neither side was able to find the winner in the 2-2 draw.
The result for Bankstown meant they stayed in 7th, while for Inner West they stayed in 12th but picked up a big point against a side they had lost five of their past six matches against.
Bankstown will hope to make the most of their chances when they host 2nd-placed Prospect United SC in Round 15, while Inner West will hope to do the same when they host last-placed Sydney University SFC.
Bankstown United FC 2 (Marie Gauthier 62’; Mitchell Edmunds 70’)
Inner West Hawks FC 2 (Peter Yannopoulos 15’; Christian Cirino 76’)
Prospect United SC 3-1 Sydney University SFC
Prospect United SC continued their charge near the top of the ladder after they picked up a 3-1 home win over Sydney University SFC, who they beat at home for a third-straight year.
With the contest even early, University looked to press high up the field while Prospect created strong passages of play with the ball.
The hosts grabbed the first goal of the match in the 30th minute; Ritchie Stewart crossed the ball into the box for Andre Cavallaro, who dummied a shot and let the ball run through to Reo Hirose at the back post – Hirose scored to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
The hosts doubled their lead in the 39th minute when Jacob Micallef crossed the ball into the box, which was cleared by the University defence into the path of Hirose just outside the box; he brought the ball down and found the top corner from the edge of the box for his double to give Prospect a 2-0 half-time lead.
University pulled a goal back in the 51st minute when Joseph Roddy scored following a low cross to him in the box; he found the top corner as he marked his comeback from a six-week absence due to injury with a goal to give University a foot in the match at 2-1 down.
Prospect made a few substitutes and were rewarded when Jacob Petterson came off the bench and found space down the right before he whipped the ball into the box for Praneet Singh, who found the bottom corner with a first-time finish for his 8th goal of the season to give the hosts a 3-1 lead.
University launched crosses into the box late as they looked to pressure the hosts, but Prospect saw out the rest of the match in a contest where they had 14 shots to four as they recorded a 3-1 win over University.
The win for Prospect saw them close the gap to just three points to the league-leading Hurstville Zagreb FC as they stayed in 2nd place, while for University their wait for their first win of the season continued as they stayed in last place.
Prospect will hope to continue to charge near the top when they travel to face 7th-placed Bankstown United FC next week, while University will hope to grab a big win when they travel to take on 12th-placed Inner West Hawks FC in Round 15.
Prospect United SC 3 (Reo Hirose 30’, 39’; Praneet Singh 71’)
Sydney University SFC 1 (Joseph Roddy 51’)
Dunbar Rovers FC 1-1 Parramatta FC
Dunbar Rovers FC continued their strong unbeaten run after they held on for a 1-1 draw with Parramatta FC in a match where both teams ended with ten men.
Dunbar opened the scoring in the 21st minute off a counterattack when Guilherme Mazurkievicz Pansonato cut in from the left and placed the ball into the back of the net at the far post to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Daniel Paridis left the field injured in the 30th minute but his replacement, Jason Trajkovski, looked to have an immediate impact when he forced Parramatta goalkeeper Benjamin Marchant into a save from close range.
Parramatta levelled the contest in the 43rd minute off a set piece when Travis Oughtred headed the ball back to Marco Sama, who turned inside the box and found the back of the net to level the match at 1-1.
Tarek Elrich received a red card in the second minute of stoppage time when a push and shove between the two sides resulted in him getting involved and shown a red card for his involvement in the incident.
In the second half, Dunbar created chances through Trajkovski, Paul Gautier and Pansonato, respectively, but were unable to find another goal in the match with Marchant pulling off more saves.
Dunbar were reduced to ten men, themselves, in the 78th minute when captain Bastian Monroy was shown a second yellow card for time-wasting.
In the end, neither side was able to find a winner as the two teams grabbed a point each in a 1-1 draw.
The result for Dunbar saw them move to six matches unbeaten, the best current streak in the league, as they stayed in 8th, while for Parramatta the result kept them in 3rd.
Dunbar will hope to continue their strong unbeaten streak when they travel to face 11th-placed Nepean FC next week, while Parramatta will hope to grab all three points when they host 6th-placed Hawkesbury City FC in a battle of the birds.
Dunbar Rovers FC 1 (Guilherme Mazurkievicz Pansonato 21’; Bastian Monroy 78’ red card)
Parramatta FC 1 (Marco Sama 43’; Tarek Elrich 45+2’ red card)
Fraser Park FC 2-4 Granville Rage
Granville Rage held off Fraser Park FC twice to secure a big 4-2 away win in a contest where both sides created plenty of chances.
Fraser Park had a chance from kick-off when Christian Dos Santos put Harry Skotadis through on goal, but his shot was saved from close range by Granville goalkeeper Branko Vidakovic to keep the match scoreless early.
Granville made the most of their chance in the 3rd minute when Jad Moussa found the back of the net with a strike from the edge of the box to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
The hosts hit back in the 20th minute when Dos Santos and Matthew Lecce combined well down the right flank and passed the ball to Stavros Palapanis, who found the back of the net from close range to level the match at 1-1.
Granville re-took the lead in the 27th minute when the ball fell to Ante Tomic, who scored at the near post to give the visitors a 2-1 lead at half-time.
Fraser Park started the second half strongly and were rewarded in the 48th minute when a long-range shot following a corner saw the ball rebound to Skotadis, who turned and hit the ball into the back of the net to level the match at 2-2.
Granville re-took their lead once again in the 79th minute when a header at the near post from a corner saw the ball go into the back of the net off Fraser Park’s Gregory Ehiozee as Granville took a 3-1 lead.
Four minutes later, Granville wrapped up the victory when Tomic intercepted a pass from Fraser Park goalkeeper Amaro Ferreira; Tomic found the back of the net from 30 yards to give Granville a 4-2 victory.
The loss for Fraser Park saw them move to four matches without a win as they dropped from 9th to 10th, while for Granville they moved up from 6th into 5th.
Fraser Park will hope to grab a big win when they travel to face 4th-placed South Coast Flame FC in Round 15, while Granville will hope to do the same when they host the league-leading Hurstville Zagreb FC.
Fraser Park FC 2 (Stavros Palapanis 20’; Harry Skotadis 48’)
Granville Rage 4 (Jad Moussa 3’; Ante Tomic 27’, 83’; Gregory Ehiozee 79’ own goal)
League-leading Hurstville Zagreb FC had a bye in Round 14.
By Football NSW League Two Men’s Reporter, Dylan Costa
