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Stallions smash United 58 in five goal fiesta

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A first half demolition job from Marconi Stallions have condemned Sydney United 58 to a humiliating 5-0 loss at Marconi Stadium on Saturday Night.

The Stallions star studded line-up was at their destructive best as they scored five unanswered goals in the first half to claim an emphatic victory against their local rivals.

New recruit Mitch Mallia opened the scoring inside the first 60 seconds before braces to Marko Jesic and Mirjan Pavlovic  secured the five goal drubbing.

It was a shock result for third placed United 58 who had no answers in a tough day at the office for the Miro Vlastelica coached outfit.

The game got underway in the best possible way for the Stallions when a long range cross from the right by Anthony Frangie found Mitchell Mallia at the far post and all he had to do was tap it in from short range.

The spectators had hardly got comfortable in their seats as this opening goal arrived only seconds after kick-off.

It should really have been two in the fifth minute when Mallia was played beautifully through the middle but, one-on-one with the goalkeeper Thomas Manos. He couldn’t beat the Sydney United custodian who made a great save with his foot.

Marconi doubled their lead in the ninth minute when a delightful ball over the top found a galloping Jesic who, with a clinical finish, slid the ball home. It was electrifying stuff at Marconi Stadium as the goal scorer raced towards the fence to celebrate.

It was three in the 19th minute when a pinpoint, perfect free-kick from Jesic found Mirjan Pavlovic in the box and he simply glanced the header home.

One could hardly keep up such was the pace of the action at Marconi Stadium.

Midway through the first stanza of play the referee Tim Danaskos brought a halt to proceedings for a short while when there was a crowd disturbance. Play didn’t stay put for long though as tempers settled fairly quickly.

It was four for Marconi in the 28th minute when Pavlovic found Jesic in the box and the latter simply knocked it into the back of the net. This was now becoming some show indeed for Marconi

And it was five after 31 minutes when Giorgio Speranza cut the ball back for Pavlovic who scored from an unmarked position. It was too simple for Marconi in what was proving to be an insane first half of football.

It could have been six in the 42nd minute when a cross by Frangie was met by Brandon Vella but the ‘keeper Manos did very well to punch it away.

Just prior to the break there was an incredible miss by Jordan Roberts.

Totally unmarked, Vella received the ball but Nenad Vekic with a deflection managed to get it just a fraction wide for a corner. It was Sydney United’s only real chance in the first stanza of play.

The second half didn’t reproduce anything near the first half’s high octane display.

In fact it was an unusual sight to see one team – Marconi – standing on the pitch for nearly four minutes waiting for Sydney United and the match officials to re-join them to kick-off proceedings.

The 65th minute saw substitute Gallegos-Berriel fire from long distance for the visitors but Vekic had it covered. There was almost immediate reply when Mallia sprinted away unmarked and charged towards the Sydney United goal, only to fire just over the crossbar.

Two chances for Marconi materialized in a minute. It was the 71st and Frangie with a powerful diagonal shot only just missed the target and immediately afterwards Jesic went on a sprint, but in the end his powerful drive couldn’t beat Manos.

In the 75th minute Tariq Maia found himself on the end of a run for Sydney United and then, when he found himself within striking distance, he unleashed a shot that was turned way for a corner by a well-prepared Vekic.

In the 79th minute Yianni Nicolaou brought down Peter Simonoski in the box and referee Tim Danaskos didn’t hesitate and indicated the spot.

Up stepped Anthony Tomelic but Vekic, with a brilliant dive to his right, prevented Sydney United from scoring and registering a goal albeit one from a penalty.

After the game Marconi coach Peter Tsekenis wasn’t getting too carried away with the winning margin.

“Some things haven’t been going our way but today I gave them certain instructions and they were just clinical,” he said.

“I was blown away with the effort, sticking to the game plan and it makes a difference when you take your chances.

“Against our arch-rivals it is always a big game but when you are on-song, the ball goes in the back of the net and it probably could have been more. We consolidated in the second half but I thought that we dictated terms for the whole game.”

Over in the Sydney United 58 dressing room coach Miro Vlastelica recognised that all the damage was done early on.

“We came out in second-gear,” he said.

“We copped the first goal in under a minute, then there was a second goal and then we went into a shell. At halftime I said go out and show some character and we tried to play better football.

“In the first half we didn’t deal with their direct play, but I said to the boys for the second half that we needed to keep trying to play and that’s what we did.”

Match Stats

MARCONI STALLIONS: 5 (Mallia 1’, Pavlovic 16’,  31′, Jesic 9′, 28’)

SYDNEY UNITED 58 FC: 0

Stallions Park, Bossley Park

Saturday, 13th April 2019

Referee: Tim Danaskos
Assistant Referees: Joon Park, Lance Greenshields

Fourth Official: Craig Fisher

MARCONI STALLIONS: 1.Nenad Vekic, 3.Giorgio Speranza, 4.Roberto Speranza, 7.Sean O’Connell (16.Liam Youlley 63’), 9.Anthony Frangie, 10.Marko Jesic, 11.Mitchell Mallia, 13.Yianni Nicolaou, 19.Zach Cairncross (5.James Baldacchino 46’), 21.Mirjan Pavlovic (15.Lachlan Sepping 82’), 23.Brandon Vella.

Substitutes not used: 14.Peter Pelekanos, 17.Kristian Sekutkoski

Yellow Cards: Frangie 44’, O’Connell 45’+4, Vella 56’, Jesic 63’, Pavlovic 80’

Red Cards: Nil

SYDNEY UNITED 58 FC: 21.Thomas Manos, 3.Jordan Roberts, 5.Anthony Tomelic, 8.Matthew Sim (23.Luke Vlastelica 74’), 9.Patrick Antelmi (10. Sebastien Gallegos Berriel 52’), 11.Yianni Perkatis, 12.Liam Rose, 13.Sam Perre (7.Peter Simonovski 46’), 15.Tariq Maia, 18.Glen Trifiro, 19.Joshua Macdonald.

Substitutes not used: 1.Daniel Sadaka, 14.Nick Stavroulakis,

Yellow Cards: Rose 16’, Perkatis 49’, Roberts 88’

Red Card: Nil

Player Ratings:

3 – Marko Jesic (MS)

2 – Anthony Frangie (MS)

1 – Mirjan Pavlovic (MS)

-By National Premier Leagues NSW reporter Joe Russo 

Stallions get back to winning ways

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A Mirjan Pavlovic brace has helped inspire Marconi Stallions back into the winners circle as the claimed a 3-1 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s win against Hakoah Sydney City at Marconi Stadium on Sunday.

Pavlovic found the back of the net each side of the interval as his Marconi side secured only their second win of the 2019 season.

The veteran striker notched his first after 16 minutes to give the Stallions the perfect start but Hakoah’s Shohei Okhuno equalised for the visitors sending both sides into the break deadlocked at one apiece.

Marconi lifted their game in the second stanza with Marko Jesic scoring only moments after the restart before Pavlovic wrapped up the result by scoring his second of the night.

The first real chance of the game arrived in the 8th minute when a lovely ball from Harry Jones found Amaury Gauthier but he was denied by Nenad Vekic coming off his line.

Marconi’s reply arrived not long after when some great work by Pavlovic on the left resulted in the ball finding Giorgio Speranza, but the latter’s diagonal shot was just across the face of goal.

The opening goal arrived in the 16th minute. A brilliant cross from the right by Mitchell Mallia reached an unmarked Pavlovic in the centre who headed home with confidence.

Hakoah hit back in a similar fashion in the 33rd minute when a brilliant cross from the right by Addison Sayan reached Okuno in the centre of the box and he headed the ball into the far corner of the net.

The rest of the first stanza of play was rather scrappy with referee Jomaa’s whistle blowing for half time right on cue at the 45 minute mark.

The second half began beautifully for the Stallions when they re-gained the lead in the 47th minute. A free-kick from Marko Jesic was along the carpet and snuck under the rather flimsy defensive wall and into the back of the net past an outstretched Ryan Norval.

They came close again a few minutes later when from close range Brandon Vella tried to beat Norval who this time got down low to make the save.

A James Coombes clearance denied Pavlovic his second but it seemed inevitable that the former Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets player would find a way to score.

In the 61st minute Mitchell Mallia tried a wonderful snap from distance only to see the ball rebound off the crossbar as Marconi were determined to make it three.

Shortly afterwards Anthony Frangie from the right tried his luck with a long shot too but the ball finished just over the crossbar as Norval took guard.

Marconi did make it three in the 67th minute when Frangie fed the ball to Pavlovic who made no mistake for his second of the evening and the third for Marconi. It wasn’t a petty goal but they all count the same.

In the 80th minute a rather unsavory incident took place after a challenge by Zach Cairncross saw a number of players, coaches and officials involved in pushing and shoving and, in the end, Jack Green received a straight red for is part in the melee.

Hakoah Sydney City East were now left to battle it out with only ten men.

After the game Marconi Stallions coach Peter Tsekenis was very pleased to have secured the full three points on offer.

“Most of our first halves have been pretty much the same, a bit tentative,” he said.

“We had a chat at half-time and made one adjustment and it worked wonders. We knew we had to work harder and we did that in the right areas and it paid dividends.

“Hakoah is always tricky and competitive. They always give a 100% and Gavin [Rae] has them working well, so I was very pleased with our win for a lot of reasons. The confidence it gives the team is very important.”

Gavin Rae, Hakoah Sydney City East’s mentor, was not too upset and was taking the result in his stride.

“We finished really strongly in the first half with a few chances and obviously if you take some of them it changes the game, but we didn’t,” he said.

“We were unlucky with Marconi’s second goal but what can you do.

“That’s disappointing but next week we have APIA which will be a tough game and we have good quality players that can do damage when they play their best.”

Match Stats

MARCONI STALLIONS: 3 (Pavlovic 16’ 67’, 47’Jesic) 

HAKOAH SYDNEY CITY EAST: 1 (Okuno 33’)

Sunday, 7th April 2019 

Referee: Hassan Jomaa
Assistant Referees: Joon Park, Cameron Wright

Fourth Official: Jamie Ewin

MARCONI STALLIONS: 1.Nenad Vekic, 3.Giorgio Speranza, 4.Roberto Speranza, 7.Sean O’Connell, 9.Anthony Frangie, 10.Marko Jesic, 11.Mitchell Mallia, 13.Yianni Nicolaou (14.Peter Pelekanos 81’), 19.Zach Cairncross, 21.Mirjan Pavlovic (16.Liam Youlley 88’), 23.Brandon Vella.

Substitutes not used: 5.James Baldacchino, 17.Kristian Sekutkoski, 35.Martin Fernandez

Yellow Cards: Frangie 69’, O’Connell 74’, Nicolaou 76’, Cairncross 80’

Red Cards: Nil

HAKOAH SYDNEY CITY EAST: 1.Ryan Norval, 2.Connor Shaddock, 3.James Combes, 6.Dominic Cox, 7.Addison Sayan (8.Oliver Green 56’), 9.Shohei Okuno (16.Hristian Tanoski 85’), 10.Nathan Roberts (13.Robert Ezekiel 56’), 11.Jack Green, 17.Harry Jones, 24.Amuari Gauthier, 60.Takyuki Noji.

Substitutes not used: 5.Steven Katsionis, 25.Max Ephraim.

Yellow Cards: Sayan 23’, Shaddock 57’, Jones 59’

Red Card: Jack Green 80’

Player Ratings

3 – Marjan Pavlovic (MS)

2 – Mitchell Mallia (MS)

1 – Roberto Speranza (MS)

By National Premier Leagues NSW reporter Joe Russo 

Cholakian silences the ‘Palace’

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A dramatic added-time penalty has helped Manly United snatch a dramatic 2-1 victory in their National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s clash against Marconi Stallions at Marconi Stadium on Saturday.

The spot kick secured an incredible result for Manly who appeared likely forced to settle for a share of the spoils thanks to a second half Marconi resurgence.

An Adam Parkhouse goal on the cusp of halftime had the visitors in control of the fixture but a Marko Jesic finish 15 minutes into the second stanza squared the ledger.

However, that wasn’t to be the final act as Midfielder Brendan Cholakian showed incredible composure to despatch his penalty in the final seconds of the match after Nikola Taneski was taken down in the box by Sean O’Connell.

It was a heartbreaking way to lose the match for the Stallions and its’s sure to be a defeat which won’t be forgotten by the side anytime soon.

It was the club’s second successive loss at their spiritual home and with such a star studded line-up that the team recruited pre-round 1, Stallions fans are hoping that their fortunes change for the better.

The action started with Cholakian who danced his way through some feeble opposition and fired from just outside the box in the 12th minute only to find his attempt sail over the crossbar.

There wasn’t much happening in this encounter until Scott Balderson tried his luck from a similar position shortly afterwards, but he couldn’t go past the firm hands of Nenad Vekic between the sticks.

Manly United were still trying their luck in the 29th minute when an in-swinging corner was met by Balderson but his glancing header was just wide of the mark.

Marconi replied almost immediately when Mitchell Mallia fired from just outside the box but the ball was touched onto the crossbar by ‘keeper Dylan Mitchell. It was by far the best chance of the evening so far.

Mirjan Pavlovic should have done so much better on the turn for the home side in the 38th minute but his weak shot was no trouble in the end for Mitchell.

Anthony Frangie then had wonderful a double chance but, at first, was denied from point-blank range by Mitchell and then he hammered the rebound just wide of the intended target.

It could have been the opening goal for Marconi but it wasn’t to be as just prior to the interval Manly United took the lead.

A lovely ball from Lewis Miccio on the left made its way into the middle for Parkhouse and the former Wellington Phoenix player neatly placed the ball into the back of the net to give Manly a 1-0 lead.

In the second half there wasn’t much to warm up the crowd on a cold, autumnal evening until the 59th minute when James Andrew, just on the field a minute or so earlier for the Stallions, fired dangerously across the face of goal.

Marconi however did equalise in the 62nd minute when a shot from Andrew hit the crossbar and the rebound from close range was put in by Jesic with a nice header.

It was now game on and the momentum was arguably with Marconi.

In the 71st minute Parkhouse tried his luck with a diagonal shot from close range that was well palmed away by Vekic.

In the 80th minute Marconi replied: a rocket from Brandon Vella on the edge of the box almost had the Marconi fans on the edge of their seats, but his finishing was only just off target and the ball cleared the crossbar by a matter of inches.

Then, in the 95th minute, arrived the penalty that broke the hearts of the Marconi squad.

After a nice run by Charles Mendy, who fed the ball to fellow substitute Nikola Taneski, it was Sean O’Connell who brought the latter down in the box.

During the decision referee Katie Patterson also sent Stallions defender Nathan Millgate off for dissent.

From the spot Cholakian made no mistake and Manly United had claim to all three points and Marconi were left to rue how that one managed to slip away right at the death.

Manly United mentor Paul Dee said after the game that he was chuffed to have secured the full three points.

“As everybody knows Marconi have recruited really well in the off-season, so it’s a bit challenge for everyone that plays against them,” he said.

“I was very happy with our team because we had a clear game plan and the boys executed it really well. It was a first-class effort from them.

“We recognised that when they got the goal back that they had some momentum there and we had to absorb that. It was an end-to-end battle and both teams really wanted to win it.”

Match Stats

MARCONI STALLIONS: 1 (62’ Jesic)

MANLY UNITED FC: 2 (44’ Parkhouse, 95’ Cholakian pen.)

Saturday, 30th March 2019

Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park

Referee: Katie Patterson
Assistant Referees: Maggie Price, Emma Kocbek

Fourth Official: Jared Katz

MARCONI STALLIONS: 1.Nenad Vekic, 2.Nathan Millgate, 3.Giorgio Speranza, 4.Roberto Speranza, 7.Sean O’Connell, 9.Anthony Frangie (12. James Andrew 56’), 10.Marko Jesic, 11.Mitchell Mallia, 19.Zach Cairncross, 21.Marjan Pavlovic, 23.Brandon Vella.

Substitutes not used: 5.James Baldacchino, 13.Yianni Nicolaou, 16.Liam Youlley, 17.Kristian Sekutkoski

Yellow Cards: Mallia 40’, Frangie 44’, 65’ Jesic, 87’ Pavlovic, 89’ Vella

Red Cards: Millgate 94’

MANLY UNITED FC: 1.Dylan Mitchell, 2.Kieran Paull, 4.Travis Oughtred, 5.Sam Gallagher, 6.Bradley McDonald, 8.Dominic Ferguson, 10.Bendan Cholakian, 11.Adam Parkhouse, 13.Scott Balderson (9.Nikola Taneski 73’), 14.Dejan Pandurevic (12.Charles Mendy 66’), 17.Lewis Miccio.

Substitutes not used: 3.Jamie Lobb, 7.Greg Wilson, 32.Syron MacKenzie,

Yellow Cards: 37’ Balderson, 42’ Pandurevic, 90’ Ferguson

Red Card: Nil

Player Ratings

3 – Travis Oughtred (MU)

2 – Brandon Vella (MS)

1 – Scott Balderson (MU)

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

 

Marconi Announce Historic Partnership

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A dinner attended by former German international Karl Heinz Riedle has culminated with an historic announcement at Club Marconi last night.

Riedle was part of a three-strong delegation which also included Julia Farr, Manager International and New Business and Suresh Letchmanan, BVB Asia Pacific’s Managing Director.

All three were at the function attended by Club Marconi Board Members, Management and coaching staff.

Eight times Bundesliga Champion Borussia Dortmund has announced a joint partnership with Club Marconi, who play in the Australian National Premier League.

Club Marconi are the fifth team that the Black and Yellows had partnered alongside current teams from China, Singapore, Thailand and previously from Malaysia.

Borussia Dortmund’s Chief Operating Officer, Carsten Cramer, said “This is a milestone and marks a new chapter in the growth of our international story and most importantly into the history books of our club to have a partnership in Australia. We are pleased and are delighted to welcome Club Marconi into our black and yellow BVB family”.

“We believe there’s a lot of footballing talent brewing in Australia and we are making a sustainable commitment to working with Club Marconi in using all our technical experiences and know-how and also cultivating a presence within the community”, echoed Suresh Letchmanan, BVB Asia Pacific’s Managing Director.

Club Marconi Football Chairman, Robert Carniato, is delighted with the partnership which is a first for one of Australia’s most respected football clubs.

“Borussia Dortmund is the perfect fit with our club philosophy. They are a club that develop their own players, they focus very much on producing their own, that fits perfectly with what we are doing at Club Marconi.”

“Like Borussia Dortmund, our purpose is to provide a career path for our young players, this partnership will enable us to offer that internationally.”

“Our coaches will benefit greatly, learning from Borussia Dortmund this can only benefit our players in the future as the knowledge is passed down.”

“Our emphasis at Club Marconi is community involvement, this partnership will only expand our presence.”

The three day visit by the Borussia Dortmund delegation included monitoring Marconi Stallions FC Youth League teams playing and concluded with a coaching clinic conducted by Karl Riedle involving the Club’s SAP players (boys and girls).

It is anticipated that the first coaching clinic to be conducted by Borussia Dortmund at Club Marconi will be in the July school holidays.

Experienced Stallions prove too strong for FC

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Marconi Stallions edged a tight game against Sydney FC on Saturday night, scoring a first-half penalty and adding another in the second half to take all three points at Lambert Park.

Marko Jesic kept a cool head under pressure from the spot, and put the visitors into a lead which they would not relinquish.

Sydney FC rarely offered up anything to threaten the scoreboard, and the Stallions scored a second after the break to hold on for their first win of 2019; a valuable result away from home.

Early forward moves were encouraging for the visitors, who looked dangerous around Sydney’s six-yard box without getting close to finishing anything off.

Marconi’s Anthony Frangie was the first to properly go close for either side when he let fly from distance, leaving Thomas Heward-Belle swiping at thin air as the ball smacked against the post and bounced back into play.

With lightning looking threatening on the horizon, and a few late challenges drawing appeals from the Marconi bench, Sydney FC had an opportunistic attempt on goal through Marco Tilio, who curled a shot over the crossbar from distance.

Marconi had another effort sooner after.

Frangie held the ball up on the left, went past his defender with a step-over and cut the ball inside for Jesic arriving at the top of the box,  but the Marconi attacker could only drag his shot wide.

Frangie went close himself a few moments later; floating a long shot narrowly over the bar after spotting Heward-Belle marginally off his line.

A handball in the Sydney box ten minutes from the break gave Marconi an unexpected opportunity to swing the match in their favour.

Jesic lined up the spot kick, and hit a cool penalty past the keeper to put Marconi into a deserved lead.

Smelling blood in the water, Marconi continued to pour forward in search of a second before the half.

A ball fizzed in from the left found Richard Cardozo at the near post, but he was only able to push a shot wide of the upright.

Neither side appeared particularly eager to pick up the initiative after the break, with the second half opening slowly.

Jesic could have doubled his tally when a cross dropped behind him on the penalty spot, but he volleyed acrobatically off-target.

Frangie went close again a moment later, striking the post from the tight angle on the right.

The visitors always looked likely to score the game’s next goal, and duly delivered with a strike midway through the second half. A pass was driven in from the right to Mirjan Pavlovic, who took the ball down before guiding a shot inside the far post to double his side’s advantage.

Some clever play between Marconi’s forwards left the ball spinning for Frangie to lash a shot at goal from just past halfway; the effort watched wide by Heward-Belle.

Sydney FC had a final attempt through Tilio, who lifted a limp shot over the bar after taking the ball just wide of the penalty spot. It was one of the last actions of a match low on quality, not that Marconi will mind.

Sydney FC’s Jimmy Van Weeren cut a disappointed figure on the sideline as Sydney FC copped their first loss of 2019.

“Obviously it’s a disappointing result,” he said.

“But there are few positives for us to take out of it.

“They’re a good team, the boys showed against a strong opponent that they were willing to fight, which is a good sign from young players.

“There’s a few things for us to focus on in final third, but there’s always something to work on.”

Marconi’s Peter Tsekenis was happy after watching his side fight hard for its first win of the season.

“It’s a much-needed victory, I thought we did quite well today,” he said.

“With the second goal we really closed the game out. We limited them, they didn’t cause us many problems but we didn’t give them room to play.

“We still left them in the game far too long, but tonight we took the chances as we needed. We are creating chances, a win gives us confidence to roll on and win a few more.

“A result like this is massive for our confidence.”

Match Stats

Sydney FC 0

Marconi Stallions 2 (Jesic 36’, Pavlovic 72’)

Saturday 23th March, 2019

Lambert Park, Leichhardt

Referee: Adrian Arndt

Assistant Referees: N. Wotton, H. Fenton-White

Fourth Official: B. Wright

Sydney FC: 1. HEWARD-BELLE Thomas, 11. IVANOVIC Luke (34. NIEUWENHOF Calem), 8. KING Joel, 4. MCGING Liam, 5. SCIBILIO Patrick, 7. SKODATIS Jerry, 13. SWIBEL Jordan, 12. TILIO Giuseppe (9. LAMBERTON Hamish), 10. TILIO Marco, 6. VAN DER SAAG Harry, 3. VAN MEURS Benjamin

Substitutes Not Used: 2. BLACHURA Daniel, 40. KAYE Levi, 15. TEAGUE Ryan

Yellow Cards: VAN DER SAAG 10’, LAMBERTON 77’

Red Cards: Nil

Marconi Stallions: 19. CAIRNCROSS Zach, 20. CARDOZO Richard (23. VELLA Brandon), 2. MILLGATE Nathan, 9. FRANGIE Anthony, 10. JESIC Marko (12. ANDREW James), 11. MALLIA Mitchell, 7. O’CONNELL Sean (16. YOULLEY Liam), 61. PAVLOVIC Mirjan, 3. SPERANZA Giorgio, 4. SPERANZA Robert, 1. VEKIC Nenad

Substitutes Not Used: 14. PELEKANOS Peter, 16. SEKUTKOSKI Kristian

Yellow Cards: Nil

Red Cards: Nil

Player Ratings 

3 – Anthony Frangie (MS)

2 – Marko Jesic (MS)

1 – Giorgio Speranza (MS)

-By Max Grieve