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Blacktown Spartans v Manly United FC, Saturday 19th of May, 7:00 pm Blacktown Football Park Last Week: Bonnyrigg White Eagles 3 Blacktown Spartans 1 Sydney United 58 FC 0 Manly United FC 1 Blacktown Spartans host Manly United FC in the opening fixture of Round 8 this weekend at Blacktown Football Park. The newly promoted…

Despite all the action and entertainment, the 90? minutes left a strange taste in the mouth of both teams as nine man Sydney Olympic ground out a 2-2 draw. The opening stages, as you would expect, were hard fought and not until the 5? minute did an opportunity of any sort arrive when Chris Triantis…

It was comfortably the highest scoring match of the weekend, as the rest of the games were all decided by either one or two goals.  Bonnyrigg White Eagles pulled off the upset of the weekend, defeating the previously impressive Blacktown Spartans on Saturday evening.  MATCH OF THE ROUND BLACKTOWN CITY FC 5-1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC AT…

Scott Balderson found the back of the net in the 33? minute with Sydney United failing to capitalise on their possession in the second-half. Former Sydney United player, and curnt Crystal Palace assistant coach, Tony Popovic made an appearance at the ground as the game kicked-off with a high pace. Manly started the stronger of…

Manly United FC scored the upset of the round defeating Sydney United 58 FC away from home ? the win incidentally the Northern Beaches side?s first of the season. At the bottom end of the table, Parramatta FC picked up its second point of the season with a fine showing in Wollongong against South Coast…

Match of the Round HAWKESBURY CITY SC V WESTERN CONDORS The Hawks would have expected all 3 points leading into this match prior to kick-off after demolishing Mountains United on the same ground 7-0 on Thursday night. Two injuries within the first half hour of play to Sharma and Celik, however made for a bizarrely…

There is no doubt who is the leading light in the goalscoring stakes. Dimitri Zakilas moved to eight with his goal on the weekend, and has now scored in every round bar the loss to the Brumbies, a game for which he only played forty five minutes. Sydney University v Granville Rage Feature 1 Sydney…

The middle of the table is now seeing some congestion and the games to come will certainly be interesting to see as each team will be fighting in order to break through the point ceiling and join those at the top. Gladesville vs. Sutherland In stark contrast to the spring like weather Sydney had been…

As we approach the half waypoint for the season, there has been a real shake up on the ladder with St. George and Sydney Olympic both claiming shock wins against stiff opposition whilst Ayse Adalis stole the show at her old stomping ground, Lambert Park. There is one thing for sure in the Women?s Super…

The crowd may have been subdued by the temperature, but the players seemed to be unaffected. The opening period of the game was lively, with both teams using quick passing and wide runs to strategically break down their opponents and create some half chances. The speed of Kwabena Appiah-Kubi upfront and the wide passing range…

The White Eagles were playing free-flowing, attacking football for the majority of the match, and while they played like League leaders, the newly-promoted Spartans kept Bonnyrigg on their toes. Young David Vrankovic put in an outstanding performance for the White Eagles. The defender got on the scoresheet in the 12? minute with a header off…

Played at a fast pace from the outset, the Sharks out ran a Stallions side that kick-started the evening with some high pressing up the field and forcing the home side to defend. Sharks coach Robbie Stanton didn?t see the performance as his side?s best of the season, though against a side that poses a…

The GPT Women?s Health trophy was instigated between both clubs back in 2009 and is used as a fundraiser for Women?s Health problems. This year the money collected will go towards a wonderful organisation the National Women?s Breast Cancer Foundation. Previous years it has been distributed to the McGrath foundation and Cervical Cancer Foundation. GPT…

Uni will be on a high after they came off the canvas against Mounties in Tuesday?s rescheduled round one match to storm home from three down to take away a point in a 3-3 draw. They will take great heart from that comeback but will want to ensure that such a mountain to climb does…

Indoor 5s Futsal in conjunction with Sydney Centre For Futsal Camperdown, Will be starting a new Monday Mixed comp at the Sydney centre For Futsal Camperdown on 28th May 2012. The Centre has 6 tennis courts of which 2 have been converted to Futsal. please see attached flyer below for more details

This record number includes 420,000 players with coaches and volunteers making up the remainder. Another key statistic is that 215,000 were self-registrations where the participant registered from the convenience of home or office. There are currently 550,000 online members of the Football Family fan base in Australia (www.footballfamily.com.au) The FFA?s goal is to have over…

Tokdogan has been at Marconi since 2006 and absolutely loves the club he switched to at 16 years of age from Northern Spirit where he played for five years. ?I have been here since 2006,? he said. ?I was at Northern Spirit for five years and then I made the switch to Marconi when I…

As the competition comes closer to the halfway point, slowly the line between the top sides and the bottom teams is starting grow with Southern Branch, UNSW Lions, Parramatta Lady Hawks and Northern Tigers running away at the top. The surprise package has been Western NSW Mariners and St. George FC who have both seen…

Head coach Steve Knight selected Jarrod Basger, Daniel Fogarty, Gregory Giovenali, Andres Gomez, Simon Keith, Dean Lockhart, Gavin O’Brien, Tobias Seeto, Peter Spathis, Lachlan Wright and Christopher Zeballos. Knight is optimistic about his team?s chances at the AFC Futsal Championship which also serves as the qualification tournament for the FIFA Futsal World Cup which will…

Hawkesbury City SC vs Western Condors FC Saturday, 12 May 2012 @ 7-00pm at Bensons Lane Field Hawkesbury City play host to Western Condors FC at Bensons Lane Field for a Saturday night kick-off. Hawkesbury City scraped through with a hard fought 1-0 win against Belmore away from home in round 7 as Zac Watters…

We preview the clash of the titans, as well as the remaining five matches in Round Eight of the  State League One competition. UNSW have climbed seven places over the past two rounds into 4th spot with two consecutive victories, and will looking to build on this momentum with more success against Balmain SC at…

This weeks round of the match will Gladesville Ravens VS Sutherland Shire, both teams put on a strong show in last weeks round, coming up against teams much higher on the table and not only standing their ground, one even proving to be victorious. Gladesville Ravens VS Sutherland Shire Gladesville proved last week that no…

A public vote was launched today as the third stage of a community consultation process involving a large cross section of fans from all over the Western Sydney region. So far the leading name contenders include Athletic, Wanderers, Strikers, Wolves and Rangers. Fans are also invited to suggest another name in this unique process. The…

Stavroulakis, 27, has had a taste of football in Europe and a return to Australia was in no way the end of his professional ambitions. The tenacious midfielder was raised through the NSW youth representative system, but it was during a tour of Italy with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) that a then 18-year-old…

As part of Football NSW?s revamped coverage on the NSW Premier League, all six matches will be highlighted and shown every Wednesday/Thursday giving you a look at all the goals, thrills and spills of NSW?s top tier football competition. Round 6 of the NSW Premier League saw the Bonnyrigg White Eagles lose out to rivals…

After six weeks of competitive action, the table is starting to sort itself out, but this hasn’t stopped the unpredictability of the results, with sides from both ends of the table more than able to match each other.  MATCH OF THE ROUND BLACKTOWN CITY VS SYDNEY OLYMPIC, 1PM, LILY HOMES STADIUM (SUNDAY) Blacktown City have…

Club Championship Mt Druitt Town Rangers have established a very handy lead at the top of the table after they took thirteen points from their short trip to eleventh placed Nepean while Gladesville Ryde Magic are second and they might have been a bit disappointed that they could take only two points from their encounter…

Club Championship Central Coast Mariners have set up a handy lead on this table after they grabbed ten points from their trip to eighth placed Northern Tigers and Macarthur Rams are in second spot following their gain of ten points when they hosted ninth placed Dulwich Hill. Third placed Sydney University split the points at…

Overview There would have been plenty of smiles from the folk at Sutherland Sharks after they bagged all fifteen points from their visit to Blacktown Spartans while Manly United may have been seriously pleased when they went home from their trip to Rockdale City Suns with a dozen points in their collective pockets. Marconi Stallions…

He is a talented shot stopper, effective organiser and is excellent at coming off his line to deal with the aerial threat in his penalty area. Mitchell, who has had National Youth League experience at both Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners, is only 20 years of age and has cemented his place as Manly…

Gladesville Ryde Magic made it 7 wins from 7 matches, Stanmore Hawks broke their duck to move off the bottom, and all teams but Camden Tigers and Balmain found the net on a weekend not set out for defences. So let?s take a look at who set the net bulging, with a special focus on…

APIA-Leichhardt Tigers v Rockdale City Suns, Friday 11th of May, 8:15 pm Lambert Park, Leichhardt Last Week: APIA-Leichhardt Tigers 2 Sydney Olympic 1 Rockdale City Suns 2 Manly United FC 1 We have Friday night football this week with APIA-Leichhardt Tigers and Rockdale City Suns going head-to-head at Lambert Park. Both sides enter the contest…

Despite missing four key men including captain Luke Roodenburg through suspension, Blacktown put in a performance that was good enough on the day. Lee Sterrey?s Parramatta side went out with a far more positive game plan. They?ve been accused of ?parking the bus? in previous matches, but there was none of that this week. The…