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Wolves outgun Olympic in rescheduled fixture

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Wollongong Wolves secured three points with a 1-0 victory over Sydney Olympic on Wednesday night in a round 4 rescheduled NPL NSW Men’s fixture at Belmore Sportsground.

A well-taken penalty from Lachlan Scott in the 20th minute was all it took for the visitors to take away the win, despite a hard-fought battle between the two teams with the win lifting the 2019 Premiers to sixth on the ladder, a point adrift from the top five.

Wollongong dictated play in the opening stages of the match with a great display of attacking prowess from their forward line which saw Olympic’s Jason Madonis forced to make an impressive clearance off the line in just the 15th minute.

Fans didn’t have to wait long for a goal, with a penalty awarded in the 20th minute after a hand ball from Daniel Dias.

Scott stepped up to take the penalty and calmly sent his strike down the middle of the goal and over Olympic keeper Christopher Parsons, who dove to his left to notch up his second of the year.

­­Madonis again pulled off a crucial clearance in the 24th minute after a great combination play from the visitors.

Scott created several opportunities in the following minutes, but Parsons was prepared and managed to keep the dangerous striker at bay.

Olympic had a chance from a free kick in the 31st minute, however Wollongong keeper Hayden Durose managed to reject a terific ball from Brendan Cholakian.

Olympic came out firing in the second half with a cross from Marley Peterson meeting the head of Oliver Puflett in front of goal, however the header hit the post.

Puflett had another chance just moments later after receiving a ball from Michael Glassock, but his header was this time collected by Durose.

Peterson fired a ball towards goal in the 50th minute, but it ricocheted off the woodwork, leaving the home side still without a goal.

The late stages of the second half were an intense battle between both teams as Olympic mounted pressure on a heavily defensive Wollongong, however neither team were able to convert their chances, leaving Wollongong with a 1-0 victory at the final whistle.

Wolves coach Luke Wilkshire was pleased with his team’s efforts after a short break.

“We showed desperation and the fight for the three points,” he said.

“We had to work hard for it in the end but I think it was a very good first half display and a well-deserved three points.

“We played just on Sunday so we had some fresh legs, we’ve had a few injuries, and the boys that have come in did a great job.

Olympic coach Ante Juric was proud of his team’s fight until the final whistle.

“We never gave up,” he explained.

“The first half was very, very disappointing, very poor.

“The second half we came out and we dominated, and we probably should have got a draw out of that.

“We just need to be switched on, we weren’t at the start and that showed and that’s why we were 1-0 down.”

Match Stats

Sydney Olympic FC 0

Wollongong Wolves FC 1 (Lachlan Scott (pen) 20′)

Wednesday 14th April, 2021

Belmore Sportsground

Referee: M. Bailey

Assistant Referees: C. Wright and S. Allum

Fourth Official: S. Quinn

Sydney Olympic FC: 2. Thomas Whiteside, 4. Benjamin van Meurs, 5. Michael Glassock (39. Peter Politis 78’), 8. Jason Madonis, 9. Oliver Puflett (14. Peter Kekeris 74’), 10. Brendan Cholakian, 17. Marley Peterson (22. Fabio Ferreira 65’), 18. Yu Hasegawa (35. Mohamed Adam 45’), 21. Fabian Monge (6. Nikola Kulekski 45’), 23. Daniel Dias, 70. Christopher Parsons

Substitutes Not Used: 20. Luke Kairies

Yellow Cards: Jason Madonis 20’, Nikola Kuleski 55’, Peter Politis 78’)

Red Cards: Nil

Wollongong Wolves FC: 2. Taylor McDonald, 4. Nikola Djordjevic, 6. Ethan Kambisios, 7. Marcus Beattie, 10. Van Elia (16. Fletcher McFarlane 67’), 14. Brendan Low, 15. Daniel Loe, 18. Hamish Lamberton (, 8. Nav Darjani 78’), 20. Liam Wille (17. Jarvis Paterson 58’), 23. Hayden Durose, 24. Lachlan Scott (13. Stefan Dimoski 78’)

Substitutes Not Used: 1. Aidan Munford, 19. Evan Ball

Yellow Cards: Van Elia 30’, Ethan Kambisios 66’

Red Cards: Nil

Player Ratings

3 – Lachlan Scott (WW)

2 – Taylor McDonald (WW)

1 – Jason Madonis (SO)

-By Football NSW Reporter Madeline Riley (@madelineriley23)

 

Olympic and Wolves ready to clash in rescheduled fixture tonight

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Belmore Sports Ground will play host to a juicy round 4 rescheduled fixture in the National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s competition as Sydney Olympic host the Wollongong Wolves with both teams sniffing for maximum points.

Luke Wilkshire’s men in particular will be on the hunt for just its second victory of the 2021 campaign, currently sitting in eleventh position, a win away from the South Coast is a must after a disappointing start to the year.

The Wolves were left frustrated as they failed to capitalise on a ten-men Sydney United 58 outfit last Sunday. Taylor McDonald was once again a standout figure as was Marcus Beattie, but the Wolves will be expecting more from new recruits Leroy Jennings and Van Elia, both of which have failed to hit the back of the net thus far in 2021.

As for Olympic, Ante Juric’s men returned to the winner’s circle with a determined 2-0 away victory against a previously undefeated Manly United squad at Cromer Park on Friday.

Jason Madonis and Fabian Monge were the scorers, and both will be keen to continue their goalscoring runs tonight.

A win tonight will see the former NSL giants climb to third on the Premiership ladder.

Blues keeper Christopher Parsons has been in decent form while it was pleasing to see former Western Sydney Wanderers star Mohamed Adam make an appearance once again off the bench.

Danial Dias has been a shining light for Olympic and will be one to watch out for with kick-off set for 7:30pm tonight.

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Olympic end Manly United’s unbeaten run

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Sydney Olympic ended Manly United’s unbeaten start to the National Premier Leagues NSW men’s season with a professional 2-0 victory at Cromer Park on Friday night.

Goals at either side of the break ensured the former NSL giants took three points away from the Northern Beaches.

Jason Madonis broke the deadlock from the spot in virtually the last action of the opening stanza before Fabian Monge added a second mid-way through the final 45.

It was also a welcome return to ex-Manly United star Brendan Cholakian who returned back to his former stomping ground where he left a winner with his new club.

In a relatively scrappy opening, the first shot on target arrived via Manly United’s Japanese star Seiya Kambayashi twenty minutes in.

On 32 minutes, both sides had a chance at either end as veteran Scott Balderson saw his diving header saved by Christopher Parsons and then Olympic skipper Tom Whiteside bombed forward to nearly finish off a deadly counter-attack.

Inside stoppage time, it was Daniel Dias who made a marauding run forward. The young midfielder did enough to attract contact from Finn Ashton, leading to referee Sam Kelly awarding a penalty.

Madonis sent it straight down the middle, granting Ante Juric’s men a vital lead at the interval.

The second half also took a while to get going until Kieren Paull found himself in beyond on the hour mark, only to be denied by yet another a smart one-on-one stop from Parsons.

Manly were made to rue their wastefulness ten minutes later as substitute Mohammed Adam made an instant impact, advancing to the byline and fizzing in a powerful low cross that Sam Benton could only spill into the path of Fabian Monge.

The former Wanderers academy midfielder tapped home his first goal for Olympic to the delight of the vocal travelling fans.

Manly pushed hard for a way back into the contest but all in all struggled to break down a defensively resolute Olympic unit.

17-year-old livewire Ben Gibson was introduced, and while he went close with a late header, could not replicate his heroics of a week ago.

The result saw Olympic record their third victory of the season, while Manly slipped off top spot on goal differential.

Post-game, Blues manager Ante Juric was pleased with his side’s showing to bounce back from a difficult defeat to take last time out.

“Last week we dominated, we just didn’t score – we lost points there we should have won,” he said.

“Manly were top of the table, playing good football and it was a very interesting game for us to approach.

“I’ve been happy with these guys all year, but today they got a just reward for playing well.”

On the other hand, Adam Griffiths knew his squad had more to show for than their display against Olympic.

“You’re always disappointed when you lose, we were sloppy and the players know that,” he reflected.

“The conditions were gusty and that may have played into their hands but they were a strong side and once they got their noses in front from a sloppy goal tough to break down.

“I didn’t feel overly threatened by them in the first half, there was a little bit of pressure, but to give a goal right on half time on a soft penalty sets that tone and we didn’t really recover from that.”

Manly will look to bounce back against Northbridge Bulls next Saturday, while Olympic will take plenty of contest into a tasty round 8 matchup with Marconi.

Match Stats

Manly United FC: 0

Sydney Olympic: 2 (Madonis 45+1, Monge 68’)

Friday, 9 April 2021

Cromer Park, Dee Why

Referee: Sam Kelly

Assistant Referees: Joon Park, Ivica Covic

Fourth official: Matt Reidy

Manly United FC: 19. Sam Benton, 2. Kieren Paull, 15. Jesse Piriz, 4. Jimmy Oates, 16. Seiya Kambayashi, 5. Sam Gallagher (6. Joe Fox 73’), 24. Finn Ashton (3. James Georgaklis 45’), 7. Jack Fulton , 12. Luca Kmet, (10. Richie Cardozo 58’), 14. Dejan Pandurevic, 13. Scott Balderson (31. Ben Gibson 73’)

Substitutes not used: 1. Dylan Mitchell, 20. Alen Aganovic

Yellow cards: Balderson 42’, Piriz 80’

Red cards: Nil

Sydney Olympic: 70. Christopher Parsons, 2. Thomas Whiteside, 4. Benjamin Van Meurs, 5. Michael Glassock, 8. Jason Madonis, 9. Oliver Puflett, 10. Brendan Cholakian, 11. Adam Parkhouse (35. Mohammed Adam 66’), 18. Yu Hasegawa (17. Marley Peterson 68’), 21. Fabian Monge (6. Nicola Kuleski 75’), 23. Daniel Dias

Unused subs: 7. ANGEL William, 22. FERREIRA Fabio, 30. KAIRIES Luke, 6. KULESKI Nicola

Substitutes Not Used: 30. Luke Kairies, 22. Fabio Ferreira, 14. Peter Kekeris

Yellow cards: Van Meurs 74’, Dias 77’

Red cards: Nil

Player Ratings

3 – Fabian Monge (SO)

2 – Daniel Dias (SO)

1 – Jason Madonis (SO)

–  By Football NSW reporter and commentator Chris Curulli (Twitter handle @ChrisCurulli)

 

Toothless Olympic undone by gritty Rangers

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Mt Druitt Town Rangers returned to the winner’s circle as the Easter Bunny waved his magic at Popondetta Park when a late Cooper Coskerie winner all but sunk a misfiring Sydney Olympic outfit 2-1 on Saturday evening.

The Rangers regrouped after a devastating 4-1 round 5 loss to the Sutherland Sharks as their resilient defence led by Travis Oughtred and Blake Thompson as well as keeper and skipper Carlos Saliadarre proved telling in their memorable win over highly fancied opponents.

The hosts repelled the waves of Sydney Olympic attacks in the first half before they opened the scoring through Japanese star Fumoto Kamada. They were pegged back but Coskerie touched home to give the home side, the chocolates as a fiesta descended in Mount Druitt soon after referee Katie Patterson blew the final whistle.

It is a fine line between pleasure and pain in the National Premier Leagues NSW Mens 1.

Olympic were on the front foot but couldn’t find the net.

Blues substitute Yu Hasegawa equalised with ten to go but the points melted away late in a night of frustration for the visitors.

Aiming to build off their first win of the 2021 season, Sydney Olympic were on the front foot right from the opening whistle. Oliver Puflett had a pair of chances which forced Saliadarre into action as the Blues marksman continued his hunt for his first goal for the club.

The positive intent continued for the visitors.

Fabian Monge latched onto an errant pass but arrowed wide of the post.

Puflett also had another effort at goal which was duly collected by Saliadarre.

Saliadarre had to be at his best to deny Olympic’s Jason Madonis. The attacker took a sublime touch which put him through on goal but was denied by a flying Saliadarre.

Brendan Cholakian was next to try and break the deadlock. The former Manly United man whipped in a free-kick which Saliadarre had to push wide.

Stewart Montgomery’s men came to life late in the first half. It was down to the fantastic work from Jack Stewart weaving through defenders. His first effort went over the crossbar then just before the break, he stung the hands of Olympic shot stopper Christopher Parsons.

Coming out of the break, Mount Druitt Town Rangers sprung quickest to action.

A furious counter from Stewart and Kamada got the home side on the board. Kamada finished well off the post from a precise Stewart pass and it was 1-0 to the Rangers.

Searching for the equaliser, Sydney Olympic continued to push forward. Substitute Yu Hasegawa slashed an effort wide of the post as frustration grew for the visitors.

Mount Druitt Town Rangers were able to find some opportunities on the counter.

Goal scorer Kamada showed grit to get through several defenders, fell over and still fashioned a shot which fizzed wide.

Heading into the final stages on what was a see-sawing contest, Olympic found some joy, again through their substitutes. Blues speedster Peter Kekeris got behind the home side’s defence then sliced a cross through to a sliding Hasegawa to prod home and it was 1-1.

It was game on once more.

The game stretched as both sides tried to find the winner.

Takumu Tsujimura burst into the box and tried to find the angle but Daniel Diaz who blocked his shot into the path of Parsons.

There was however a moment of magic left for Mount Druitt Town Rangers on the counter as Ante Juric’s men were left to rue a golden chance to pick up the three points. Stewart started it with the flick, found Coskerie who exchanged passes with substitute John Roberts for Coskerie to slide home, 2-1 and the decibel levels at Popondetta all but drowned out the devoted Olympic fans that made the trek to Mount Druitt.

Speaking afterwards, a delighted Stewart Montgomery praised his side for their spirit and work ethic to deny Olympic.

“It was a tough game tonight as expected against Olympic.

“We had to be patient and hit them on the counter.

“Overall, I was happy with the boys effort.

“You need to be able to dig in against good sides, like we did tonight. We let ourselves down last weekend, but we dealt with them well. It was much more patient from us.

“He [Jack] Stewart was involved in everything. We missed him at the start of the season, and he was fantastic. I also thought both Fumoto Kamada and Takumu Tsujimura who started together for the first time this season were good.”

The mood was visibly different in the visitors dressing as Ante Juric expressed his disappointment with his side not being able to finish off their chances that ended up haunting them in the end.

“I was disappointed tonight.

“We dominated every part of the game but gave away two simple goals which wasn’t in the plan.

“We had plenty of chances in the first half but couldn’t put them away.”

Match Stats

Mount Druitt Town Rangers FC 2 (Kamada ‘52, Coskerie ‘88)

Sydney Olympic FC 1 (Hasegawa ‘79)

Saturday 3rd April 2021

Popondetta Park, Emerton

Referee: K. Patterson

Assistant Referees: S. Allum & M. Allum

Fourth Official: H. Al-Nakeeb

Mount Druitt Town Rangers: 1. SALIADARRE Carlos, 3. OUGHTRED Travis, 6. THOMPSON Blake, 7. STEWART Jack (5. TUSON-FIRTH ‘90+2), 8. PEREZ Jason, 10. TSUJIMURA Takumu (4. SMITH ‘89), 14. KAMADA Fumoto (9. ROBERTS ‘81), 17. COSKERIE Cooper, 18. MACEROLA Jared, 21. ELRICH Tarek, 22. MAMONE Jake

Unused subs: 24. ALLEN Brendan, 32. BONANNI Paolo, 40. TAKAMI Andre

Yellow cards:

Red cards: nil

Sydney Olympic FC: 2. WHITESIDE Thomas, 4. VAN MEURS Benjamin, 5. GLASSOCK Michael, 6. KULESKI Nicola, 8. MADONIS Jason, 9. PUFLETT Oliver (18. HASEGAWA ‘59), 10. CHOLAKIAN Brendan, 11. PARKHOUSE Adam, (17. PETERSON ‘74) 21. MONGE Fabian (14. KEKERIS ‘66), 23. DIAS Daniel, 70. PARSONS Christopher

Unused subs: 7. ANGEL William, 22. FERREIRA Fabio, 30. KAIRIES Luke

Yellow cards: Kuleski

Red cards: nil

Player Ratings

3 – Jack Stewart (MDTR)

2 – Carlos Saliadarre (MDTR)

1 – Daniel Dias (SO)

By Justin Davies (@JustDavies90)

Sydney Olympic grab much needed victory over Sydney FC

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Sydney Olympic have pulled themselves out of the bottom three with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Sydney FC at Rockdale Illinden Sports Centre in the fifth round of National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s competition.

The former NSL giants were knocking on the door early when the first chance fell to Michael Glassock who head a curling Brendan Cholakian free-kick toward goal forcing Adam Pavlesic to tip over the bar in the seventh minute.

Sydney FC answered back five minutes later when Aidan Simmons danced across the box and fired a shot to the near post that rattled off the upright and out for a goal kick.

Jaiden Kucharski came close again for Sydney FC with a free-kick just on half-time, his effort outside the box had some in the crowd thinking he’d opened the scoring but it sailed just over the crossbar.

Sydney FC made a very strong start to the second half with substitute Jake Girdwood-Reich making an impact in place for Thomas Main and Kucharski firing shots at the Sydney Olympic goal.

Oliver Puflett should have broken the deadlock in the 51st minute when Jason Madonis burst toward the by-line with his hanging ball meeting the strikers who headed wide from close range.

Aiden Mostofi forced Christopher Parsons into a low save when Adrian Segecic put a slide rule pass beyond the defence, but the finish wasn’t enough.

Madonis was involved in attack again when Sydney Olympic played brilliant one-two football to find the forward on the right side of the box but his low drive was kept out by smart reactions from Pavlesic in goal.

Sydney Olympic finally got their goal when the short corner variation was swung in by Adam Parkhouse to the towering head of Benjamin Van Meurs who beat the keeper to put his side in front.

The victory was sealed for Sydney Olympic in the 84th minute when Fabian Monge won the ball in midfield and set free a charging Madonis with a long ball before he calmly lobbed Pavlesic off his line.

Cameron Fong pulled one goal back for Sydney FC with a beautiful free-kick in the 90th minute.

The second half saw a big momentum shift for both teams but Ante Juric was confident his team would put Sydney FC away.

“We missed a lot of chances that kept them in the game,” Juric said.

“In the second half, we saw a few balls over the top a few runs in behind.

“We can’t be static in attack and we changed that.

“We’ve been playing well, we might have lost to Sydney United and Rockdale but we need points on the board, they really deserved this one.”

Jimmy van Weeren was positive following the performance but believed a lapse in concentration costed his team.

“We lost it on a few moments really,” Van Weeren said.

“I think they had a lot of balls going into our box but for the most part, we kept them away.

“I thought the first half was tight, the early part of the second half we had two good chances and didn’t score either of those and they scored a well-worked set-piece.”

Match Stats

Sydney FC 1 (2. Cameron Fong 90’)

Sydney Olympic 2 (4. Benjamin Van Meurs 70’, 8. Jason Madonis 84’)

Sunday 28th March, 2021

Rockdale Illinden Sports Centre, Rockdale

Referee: Adrian Arndt

Assistant Referees: Nathan Wotton, Matt Staples

Fourth Official: Brodie Merchant

Sydney Olympic: 2. Thomas Whiteside, 4. Benjamin Van Meurs, 5. Michael Glassock, 6. Nicola Kuleski, 7. William Angel, 8. Jason Madonis (14. Peter Kekeris 89’), 9. Oliver Puflett (18. Yu Hasegawa), 10. Brendan Cholakian, 11. Adam Parkhouse, 17. Marley Peterson (11. Adam Parkhouse 57’), 18. Yu Hasegawa, 20. Luke Kairies, 21. Daniel Dias (19. Darcy Burgess 89’) 23. Fabian Monge, 70. Christopher Parsons

Substitutes Not Used: 7. William Angel

Yellow Cards: 23. Fabian Monge 20’, 6. Nicola Kuleski 45’

Red Cards: Nil

Sydney FC: 1. Levi Kaye, 2. Cameron Fong, 3. Aaron Gurd, 5. Corey Hollman, 6. Thomas Main (12. Jake Girdwood-Reich 45’), 7. Aidan Simmons (13. Corey Hollman 83’), 8. Patrick Yazbek, 9. Antonio Saracino, 10. Jayden Kucharski, 11. Adrian Segecic, 12. Jake Girdwood-Reich, 13. Corey Hollman 14. Aiden Mostofi (9. Antonio Saracino 57’) 15. Scott Browning, 16. Stevan Stanic-Floody, 17. Jayden Trenkoski (16. Stevan Stanic-Floody 75’), 18. Oscar Priestman, 40. Adam Pavlesic

Substitutes Not Used: 1. Levi Kaye , 18. Oscar Priestman

Yellow Cards: 6. Thomas Main 26’

Red Cards: Nil

Player Ratings

3 — Benjamin Van Meurs (OLY)

2 — Jason Madonis (OLY)

1 — Adam Parkhouse (SFC)

-By Nick Rupolo