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Young Sky Blues snatch and grab all points at the ‘Palace’

27 February , 2021 By Football NSW

Sydney FC has opened their National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s campaign in style with an upset win against Marconi Stallions at Marconi Stadium on Friday.

A second-half strike to substitute Jaiden Kucharski was the difference as the Young Sky Blues snatched all three points from a wasteful Marconi outfit.

The opening salvo of the game arrived in the 3rd minute when a long ball reached Anthony Frangie in the box who drilled hard and low but could not beat Sydney FC ‘keeper Thomas Heward-Belle.

Frangie was at it again in the 20th minute when he fired a rocket from just outside the box that skimmed the crossbar.

Shortly afterwards Marko Jesic stabbed a ball close to the target but, unfortunately for the Stallions, his effort sailed just wide. Marconi was full of energy and doing all the running but with nothing to show for it except frustration.

In the 33rd minute Giorgio Speranza, who only a few weeks ago became a dad, flicked on a loose ball with his head only to see it end just wide of the target.

Thomas Heyward-Belle denied the Stallions from taking the lead in the 42nd minute tipping a Liam Youlley effort around the post with a diving save.

There was really nothing more the home side could have done in the first half except hit the back of the net.

The second half started with Sydney FC’s best chance of the game and in reality their first real chance when a lovely ball from the right reached Luke Ivanovic in the 48th minute who fired only a fraction wide of the goal.

Marconi went to the trusted source of Frangie in the 56th minute but his strike from just outside the box sailed high without troubling the Sydney FC custodian.

Marconi should really have taken the lead midway through the second half when Frangie did all the hard work on the right and cut the ball back beautifully for his captain Jesic who, from close range, inexplicably just missed the goal.

Despite the home side’s dominance, it was the plucky visitors who snatched the lead in the 77th minute.

A long ball forward reached Jaiden Kucharski, who with a deft flick beat the out-coming Nenad Vekic to break the deadlock.

Marconi should indeed have equalised in the 82nd minute when a Connor Evans’ free-kick from the right reached Jesic in the middle who flicked the ball on but just wide of the mark.

It was close but in reality, it summed up Marconi’s luckless night.

Sydney FC coach Jim van Weeren praised the fighting spirit of his young and inexperienced squad.

“They probably had more chances and were very dominant with set plays but we had two very good chances and took one of the two,” he said.

“We had four 16 year-olds on at the end and for our team to show that kind of mentality and desire is really pleasing. There were some really good learning moments tonight for us against opposition of this quality but we’ll take that and move on.”

Marconi Stallions coach Peter Tsekenis spoke about his team in modestly glowing terms despite the result.

“I think we were in control of the game for large parts, but you just know if you want to win games that are in the balance, you need to take your chances,” he said.

“I am not sure if the goal was offside but that doesn’t matter because we got caught and they punished us.

“We had some great chances in the second half and, in terms of football, we also controlled the first half but in football, if you don’t take your chances you leave yourself open for a sucker-punch and that’s what we copped tonight.”

 Match Stats

MARCONI STALLIONS: 0

SYDNEY FC: 1 (Kucharski 77’)

Friday, 26th February 2021

Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park

Referee: Adrian Arndt
Assistant Referees: N. Wotton, M. Allum

Fourth Official: H. Al-Nakeeb

MARCONI STALLIONS: 1.Nenad Vekic, 2.Nathan Millgate, 3.Giorgio Speranza (12.Stefan Nikolic 81’), 5.Mason Ingram, 6.Mark Rodic, 8.Connor Evans, 9.Anthony Costa (17.Martin Fernandez 66’), 10.Marko Jesic, 11.Mitchell Mallia, 14.Anthony Frangie (7.Christopher Hatfield 74’), 16.Liam Youlley.

Substitutes not used: 4.Roberto Speranza, 20.Dion Shaw, 23.Brandon Vella,

Yellow Cards: Nil

Red Card: Nil

SYDNEY FC: 30.Thomas Heward-Belle, 3.Aaron Gurd, 7.Aidan Simmons, 8.Patrick Yazbek (12.Jake Girdwood-Reich 87’), 11.Adrian Segecic, 14.Aiden Mostofi, 15.Scott Browning (16.Stevan Stanic-Floody 56’), 17.Jayden Trenkoski (2.Cameron Fong 56’), 18.Oscar Priestman, 23.Callum Talbot, 24.Luke Ivanovic (10.Jaiden Kucharski 61’).

Substitutes not used: 1.Levi Kaye, 6.Thomas Main.

Yellow Cards: Trenkoski 31’

Red Card: Nil

Player Ratings

3 – Anthony Frangie (MS)

2 – Adrian Segecic (SFC)

1 – Thomas Heward-Belle (SFC)

-By National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s reporter Joe Russo

Filed Under: Marconi Stallions FC, Match Reports, Sydney FC

Jesic excited about season opener

19 February , 2021 By Mark Stavroulakis

Marconi Stallions’ experienced star attacker Marko Jesic is looking forward to kicking the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s season off on the right foot as the former NSL giants take on a talented Sydney FC NPL outfit on Friday 26th of February at the ‘Palace’.

The 31-year-old understood the match against Jimmy Van Weeren’s youthful brigade would by no means be an easy one and stated his troops needed to be focused from the first minute for a successful season opener.

“The boys are looking forward to the start of the new season and we’ve trained very hard during pre-season to get to this point of being ready for the first match of the year.

“Sydney FC always have good young talent on display so we know what we will be up against.

“We need to be switched on mentally from the opening whistle to ensure we get a positive result that will carry momentum for our next match.”

One player that Jesic was hoping to link up with was the club’s prized signing of former Sydney Olympic and NSW Blues representative Charles Lokolingoy.

The big striker however this week penned a deal with A-League side Wellington Phoenix till the end of the season.

“It’s a great move for Charles, we as a club want to wish him all the best and hope he does well at the Phoenix.

“It’s tough losing a player like him as we did work around Charles during pre-season but we know we have the players that will do what’s needed for us to win matches.”

A win at all costs character and player, Jesic will no doubt be one of Peter Tsekenis’ key men in hopefully bringing success and silverware to the club for the 2021 season.

 

Filed Under: Featured, Marconi Stallions FC

Lokolingoy snapped up by the Wellington Phoenix

17 February , 2021 By Mark Stavroulakis

Wellington Phoenix have announced the signing of Marconi Stallions striker and NSW Blues representative Charles Lokolingoy for the remainder of the 2020/21 A-League season.

It’s a huge loss for the Marconi Stallions who are less than two weeks away from its round 1 opening National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s clash against Sydney FC on the 25th of February but coach Peter Tsekenis wished the big attacker all the best with his move.

“We are happy for him and look forward to seeing him perform in the A-League once again.

“I believe he is better than some of the players currently in the A-League, he is only 23 and has the potential to kick on further, we at Marconi hope he does well.

“The whole idea was to get Charles into a position where he’d be in contention for an A-League spot, this happened sooner than we thought, we didn’t want to hold him back and now look forward to seeing him do his thing with the Phoenix.”

Born in Democratic Republic of Congo, Lokolingoy moved to Australia at the age of 10 and started taking football seriously shortly afterwards, beginning his youth career with the Sutherland Sharks before being called up to represent the Australian under-23 team in 2015.

Lokolingoy made his A-League debut for Sydney FC in the 2017/18 season, after being promoted from their NPL side where he impressed by scoring 34 goals in 42 appearances. He made 13 appearances in total for the Sky Blues across two seasons, helping the club win the A-League Premiership in the 2017/18 season.

After making 5 appearances for the Brisbane Roar in 2019, Lokolingoy would play for Sutherland Sharks (7 goals in 10 in 10 appearances) in the National Premier Leagues NSW, before joining the TSW Pegasus FC in the Hong Kong Premier League – where he scored four goals in seven appearances, including a goal on debut.

Most recently, Lokolingoy made 13 appearances for Sydney Olympic in the National Premier Leagues NSW, scoring 5 goals, before joining the Marconi Stallions ahead of their 2021 season.

Wellington Phoenix Head Coach, Ufuk Talay says that the 23-year-old Lokolingoy first caught his eye at Sydney FC as a young player to watch.

“Charles was one of the young players I worked with when I was back at Sydney FC,” says Talay.

“He’s different, he’s big and he’s strong – and at the moment I think we’re lacking a bit of depth with the injuries that we’ve had in our front third, so he’s an important signing for us to come in at this stage of the season.”

Talay says that Lokolingoy will bring “some different attributes” to the players currently at the club.

“Charles will give us some energy forward, he’s strong and he’s quick and he likes to run in behind, when was with us during the pre-season and scored a few goals – and that’s what we’re lacking at the moment, so hopefully he can bring that with him and give us a bit more balance up front.”

Lokolingoy, who will wear the number 13 for the Phoenix, says that he is looking forward to the challenge.

“I’m very excited and looking forward to playing for the Phoenix this season, and excited to be back in the A-League,” says Lokolingoy.

“So I’m very happy and hopefully we can get a good crowd in Wollongong against Western Sydney this Sunday.”

Lokolingoy says he has been watching the Phoenix the past few seasons and he “really enjoys the way they play and what coach Uffie has done there.”

“I enjoyed my time with Coach Uffie when I was at Sydney FC, he’s a great coach and I’m looking forward to him helping take me to the next level in my career.

“And I’ve known Liam [McGing] and Cammy [Devlin} for a while from my Sydney FC and youth playing days, so I’m looking froward to seeing them again and the rest of the team as well.”

Lokolingoy will join the Wellington Phoenix in training from Thursday 18 February and is expected to be available for the club’s match against Western Sydney Wanderers on Sunday 21 February.

 

Filed Under: Featured, Marconi Stallions FC

Stallions poised for huge NPL NSW Men’s 2021 campaign

20 January , 2021 By Mark Stavroulakis

Marconi Stallions have issued a warning to the rest of the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s competition that they mean business as they prepare for the 2021 season.

Well-respected coach Peter Tsekenis has managed to resign the majority of his 2020 players and has made two decent inclusions, NSW Blues hero Charles Lokolingoy and former Dandenong Thunder attacker Chris Hatfield to his playing roster.

Tsekenis has also promoted Mason Ingram and Paolo Laxamana from the under 20’s squad both keen to further impress at senior NPL NSW Men’s level.

“We’ve kept the core of the squad which is really important for team cohesion.

“We have promoted Mason Ingram and Paolo Laxamana from our 20’s who had a taste of senior football in the last two seasons. Additionally, we brought in two external quality players (Charles and Chris) who will give us different type of options going forward as well as offering a little more firepower.

“After the previous very tough shortened season with several absentees due to injuries amongst other things, we are preparing well and are looking fit and healthy.

“I am really looking forward to giving this season a real big shake.”

The likes of recently capped NSW Blues keeper Nenad Vekic, Mitch Mallia, Roberto Speranza, Giorgio Speranza, Zach Cairncross, Nathan Millgate, Connor Evans, Liam Youlley, Brandon Vella, Marko Jesic, Marty Fernandez, Anthony Frangie, Anthony Costa, Dion Shaw, Mark Rodic and Mason Ingrid have all penned 2021 deals at the ‘Palace’.

Marconi Stallions’ first match of the 2021 season will be against Sydney FC at Marconi Stadium on Friday 26th of February at 7:45pm.

Filed Under: Featured, Marconi Stallions FC

Lokolingoy ready for Stallions journey

16 December , 2020 By Mark Stavroulakis

Fresh from recently starring for the NSW Men’s State Team’s penalty shootout victory over Northern rivals Queensland in the ‘State of Origin’ clash last Saturday, the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s very own ‘Hulk’, Charles Lokolingoy has indicated there’s more to come, following his move to the Marconi Stallions for the 2021 season.

The 23-year-old talented Congolese striker made the move to the ‘Palace’ following on from his successful 2020 season with rivals Sydney Olympic.

Swapping from one former NSL giant club to another, Lokolingoy was looking forward to the new challenges ahead.

“I really cannot wait to kick-off the season with my new club and teammates at Marconi.

““Marconi is one of the biggest clubs in Australia and I want to help take them back to the top in any way I can.

“I am looking forward to the new challenges that lie ahead at the club and will do whatever it takes to win some silverware.”

Proud of his African heritage, the Greenacre resident enjoyed his experience putting on the NSW Blues jersey where he scored a quality injury time equaliser that sent the match into penalties against the Maroons.

Lokolingoy then held his nerve and even though rival Queensland’s own Hulk Harry Sawyer attempted to put the big man off his penalty, the ace marksman brushed that aside and slotted the ball home to gift NSW the inaugural Gibb-Masters trophy.

“It was definitely an experience I will never forget and a trip I will remember for a long time.

“It’s always an honour representing your state and to come home with the Cup was a dream finish for us all.

“We had a really good squad, all the boys got along, and we went there with one purpose and that was to bring back the Cup for NSW which we did.”

The former A-League star’s focus is now firmly on starting well with his new club with Stallions coach Peter Tsekenis blessed with some quality at his disposal looking at aiding Lokolingoy up-front.

The likes of Anthony Frangie, Anthony Costa and Marko Jesic not to mention the talents of Martin Fernandes, Connor Evans as well as fellow Blues teammates Giorgio Speranza and of course yet another hero of the Queensland clash keeper Nenad Vekic to name a few, Lokolingoy is certainly in good hands and one to watch out for in the 2021 season.

Filed Under: Featured, Marconi Stallions FC

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