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THE RANGEOFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF

WAIBOP UNITED

WaiBOP UnitedBrian Perry Sports HouseWintec Rotokauri CampusAkoranga RoadHamilton

WWW.WAIBOPUNITED.CO.NZ

Editors: Dwayne Barlow and Josh EasbyContributors: Bruce Holloway, Jeff Neems, Grant Stantiall, Louis Roberts, Gemma Sliz.Copyright: None of the contents of this publication should be reproduced without prior permission.Inquiries to: [email protected]

Home on The RangeEditorial comment — Josh Easby

Goodness, it's March already. The last

game of the (summer) season is here.

Like most football seasons, it began slowly, with warm–up games, new players' names to learn and much anticipation.

It went in a rush; a fl urry of fi xtures, some amazing wins and a few agonising losses. Now, it's over.

Or is it?Many believe the key to achieving

success in football is built on the work that takes place between the seasons.

The time to make any fundamental changes to a club or team — on or off the pitch — starts tomorrow.

By November, when the next ASB Premiership kicks off , it'll be too late to do much more than fi ddle with the detail.

So what can WaiBOP United take from this season?

First, the franchise can be pleased with the credibility it has established after only two years in the competition.

No team facing WaiBOP United thinks they're about to take easy points. The team won seven of their games (losing one set of points on a technicality). Of the team's losses, four were by single–goal margins.

League leaders Auckland City won (at home) 3–2 and almost coughed up a last–minute equaliser. At Cambridge, City's 2–0 was fl attering, with their second goal coming at the end.

Second–placed Team Wellington were beaten in Cambridge, and were fortunate to win 3–2 at home against a 10–man United.

Our team showed fi ght and spirit, with classic come–from–behind wins, the highlight of which was the 4–3 thriller against Canterbury United at John

Kerkhof Park. The team made great strides, particularly in its apparent self–belief.

Off the fi eld, the 100 Club has started well with more than 30 sponsors and supporters getting behind the franchise, giving United the chance to build and grow this pool of backers.

Importantly, the supporters found their voice this summer, getting behind the players who have become "their" team.

I can't wait for next season to start ...

Josh Easby is the

co–editor of The Range

and is secretary of the

Cambridge Football

Club

NZ Programme of the Year 2014

From the Dug OutA coach’s perspective — Peter Smith

Peter Smith is in his

second season as

Head Coach of

WaiBOP United.

Hello, everyone, and welcome to

Cambridge for our fi nal game of the ASB

Premiership season.

It’s been a long and challenging campaign for the coaching and playing group and we have improved on our debut season. The big disappointment, of course, is not making the play–off s. I still fi rmly believe we’re good enough to have made the post–season, but I guess the table doesn’t lie.

With this being my fi nal message of the season I’d like to make a few thank yous. Firstly, to my coaching and management team; you lads have been top class. It’s been a true team eff ort and I admire your passion

and dedication. The playing group has been brilliant this season. You have bought in to what we’re trying to achieve and it’s such a shame that your eff orts haven’t been rewarded with a place in the top four.

Finally, the fans have been superb. One of my lasting memories of this season is the reaction to the winner against Canterbury United. Thank you for that and for your support this season.

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Robbie Greenhalgh is the one WaiBOP

player who can truly call John Kerkhof

Park home for 12 months of the year.

After a career that has earned him two northern premier league titles with Bay Olympic, and Division 1 and Division 2 northern league titles with Lynn Avon, Greenhalgh has pitched camp at Cambridge, where he is domiciled as a boarding house tutor and house assistant at St Peter's School — his wife works there — on top of his career as a sales rep in truck and bus parts.

Greenhalgh will return this winter to his post as assistant coach and player for Cambridge AFC in the WaiBOP Federation League after having taken up that dual role in 2014.

And on top of that, Greenhalgh takes the St Peter's 2nd XI on Saturday mornings in winter, which makes for a very busy matchday.

Meanwhile in juggling national league football in summer and federation league in winter, the 29–year–old has to span the biggest seasonal gulf in standard of any senior WaiBOP squad member.

"It was tough early on at the fi rst few trainings in terms of intensity and time on the ball and an adjustment was required,"

Robbie GreenhalghProfi ling our midield ace — Bruce Holloway

Bruce Holloway ,

chairman of Melville

Utd, has been following

national league teams

for nearly 40 years

Midfi elder Robbie Greenhalgh at Auckland's Eden Park in the win against Phoenix. Photo: Grant Stantiall


Greenhalgh said. "But overall the gap between national league in the summer and my previous winters with Bay Olympic in the northern premier league in the winter was not so great.

"In the premier league you were either playing alongside or up against a great number of the national league players anyway."

As a schoolboy with Auckland Grammar, Greenhalgh played as sweeper, and as a teen was also New Zealand U–17 representative. Though in an era when Australia was part of the Oceania confederation World Cup fi nals qualifi cation was not possible, and there was even the trauma of losing to Vanuatu.

Greenhalgh became both a right back and left back with Central United and then drifted into midfi eld in later seasons with Lynn Avon and Bay Olympic.

That's the position he prefers today. "You're busier and more involved. Out wide you can get left out of the game."

The three players he rates as his most challenging opponents were Chad Coombes ("always diffi cult to deal with"), Michael Mayne ("physically strong") and Chris Bale ("powerful player").

While he's not a huge follower of overseas football, Liverpool veteran Steven Gerrard is the player he most identifi es with, making hima de facto Liverpool fan.

Greenhalgh cites the WaiBOP home win over Canterbury United as easily his most memorable match to date.

"We came from berhind three times to score an injury–time winner and the crowd support was unbelievable."

# Robbie is unrelated to former Waikato and Davis Cup tennis representative James Greenhalgh.

We conclude our series of WaiBOP United lookalikes with WaiBOP United defender Craig Wylie (on the left). We reckon there's something of the Justin Timberlakes about him ...

DOUBLE TAKE

Our hospitality area is being served today by Good George Brewing. Enjoy a cool craft beer or a non–alcoholic ginger beer on tap in the hospitality area beside the Carters Stand behind the northern goal.

Otumoetai FC is hosting a world cup tournament at Fergusson Park, Tauranga, on Sunday April 26.

The tournament is for Grades 8, 9, 10,11, 12/13. For more details email Tournament Director Gillian Carter at [email protected] or phone 021 105 3085.

Hamilton North Pre-Season Junior Tournament is on Sunday March 29, 2015. 7 Aside Mixed Tournament for Boys and Girls Teams. Grades: 8th Grade to Open Grade (12/13th). Entries Close: Monday 23rd March (unless Grades fi lled prior). For more information or to register email [email protected]

Matamata Swifts AFC will host the inaugural U-13 Pre-Season Championships at the Matamata Domain on Friday April 3, 2015 (Good Friday). For more information you can visit www.matamataswifts.com/u-13-championships.

Pre–season tournaments


Football dad shifted uncomfortably on his

stool, at the back of the room.

“Okay, awesome, great to see everybody dancing!” shrieked Weird Lady’s Sister. “What an awesome party we’re having!”

A lengthy and painful crackle emanated from the battered speakers, and across the clubrooms.

Weird Lady’s Sister had dropped the microphone right in front of the subwoofer.

“Ooops!” she shrieked as she retrieved it from the fl oor. “Time for Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire.”

Football Mum was not impressed.“Do you think she knows it’s a song

about sexually transmitted diseases?” she whispered into Football Dad’s ear. “I mean, for Christ’s sakes — it’s a junior football club prizegiving!”

“I know, I know … I said to them ‘just hire a digital jukebox’,” Football Dad explained. “It was going to cost them $100. But apparently this woman ‘has experience’ and off ered to do it for free.”

He shrugged his shoulders at Football Mum.

“Experience at what?” she whispered. “Drinking Cody’s and teenage pregnancy?”

Trying desperately to supress a huge belly laugh, he grabbed Football Mum round the waist.

“Stop it.” The Eldest One came running over, two

friends in tow, waving sausage rolls. Pastry crashed to the fl oor in front of Football Dad, small chunks the size of 10 cent pieces.

“You couldn’t fi nd some fruit or something?” Football Mum asked hopefully.

“We’re going outside,” announced the Eldest One.

Before she could utter another word, the PA crackled again.

“Okay, that was Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins!” chirped Weird Lady’s Sister.

The club’s Junior Co-ordinator wrenched the microphone from Weird Lady’s Sister’s hand.

“We’ll start the formalities,” he boomed. “All the kids, you fi nd your coaches now.”

A clusterbomb of kids exploded across the room, the noise of giggling, yelling and whooping reaching a deafening crescendo in the old 1970s pre-fab building.

“SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTT UUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPP.”

A silence fell across the room. Junior President had their attention now.

“I’d like to start by thanking the ladies in the kitchen,” he said, infl ating his chest. “Lovely spread tonight, you’ve outdone yourself.”

Football Mum’s patience was wearing thing. She mimicked putting her fi nger down her throat, and the motion of a decent chunder.

“Stop it,” giggled Football Dad.“Budget soft drinks, social rolls and

polonies,” Football Mum whispered venomously in his ear. “All the food groups covered.”

Football DadTunes from Top Gun

Football Dad tries to keep

up with football and

ahead of his footballing

off spring but not

necessarily in that order.


The prizegiving dragged on for what seemed like hours. 40 minutes in – one speech from The Droning Pom in charge of the 9th grade kids lasted 10 minutes — the Youngest One’s team was called to the front.

Weird Lady began an elaborate tale of the team’s fortunes. Football Dad rested

his head on Football Mum’s shoulder and emitted a low and slow groan.

The Youngest One scored the obscure and not very coveted award for “Being Nice to Everybody”.

“Could be worse,” Football Mum chuckled. “At least she didn’t win the ‘Always Trying But Never Quite Scoring a Goal Award’.”

WaiBOP United goalscorers:

Federico Marquez (left) 6Chad Coombes 5*

Craig Wylie 3Liam Higgins 2*

Mark Jones 2Fergus O'Neil 2Sam O'Regan 2*

Van Elia 1Wade Molony 1Alexis Varela 1

* includes goals scored in the game v Wanderers, which was later changed to a 3–0 loss for a technical breach.As the ASB Premiership goes into its fi nal

round, the current standings for Golden

Boot are:

Tyler Boyd (Phoenix) 10Tom Jackson (Southern), (right) 9Nathan Hailemariam (Phoenix) 8Joel Stevens (Phoenix) 7Sean Lovemore (Hawke's Bay) 7Ryan Tinsley (Hawke's Bay) 7Luis Corrales (Team Wellington) 6Michael Gwyther (Team Wellington) 6Federico Marquez (WaiBOP) 6Jarrod Smith (Team Wellington) 6

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WaiBOP United's goals have come from

10 diff erent players this summer — an

indication of the team's willingness to

attack from any position.

With the notable exception of champions Auckland City, most of the teams in the ASB Premiership rely on one or two players for most of their goals (see table, below).

A feature of United's season has been the spread of goals through the team, with Federico Marquez leading the way with six.

Craig Wylie's ability to score from free kicks, and long range eff orts from defenders Liam Higgins and Sam O'Regan, kept opposing defences on their guard.

And who'll forget Fergus O'Neil's dramatic double against Canterbury United?


Today’s VisitorsSoutherners still search for traction

Similarities abound between the visiting

Southern United and WaiBOP United.

Both teams are franchises run by football federations. Both were repositioned two years ago to represent broader geographic regions (with Southern targeting the lower South Island, including Southland, after previously focussing solely on Otago).

The former Otago United now tries to cast a wide net, searching for the best local players who can learn from imports.

But that route hasn't been easy, with the franchise losing its Brazilian coach last summer and seeing its French skipper storm out this summer, after not taking kindly to a decision to bench him.

Southern have also found out how cruel the ASB Premiership can be for players and teams lacking experience, with the team often conceding goals early and before they've had chance to settle into the game.

THE COACH — Mike Fridge (above)

Fridge (49) emigrated from Inverness, in northern Scotland, to Dunedin in 2007 where he became coach of the Dunedin

Technical club side for seven seasons before giving it up in 2013.

He applied for the Southern United job when the board decided to put the role up for contest after the site fi nished second last during the 2013–14 ASB Premiership, and Luiz Uehara declined to re–apply for his job.

Fridge has signed a two-year contract.

PLAYER TO WATCH — Tom Jackson

Hailing from Chester, UK, Jackson has emerged this season as a formidable goalscorer and despite his side's lowly position on the league table, he goes into the fi nal round with a chance of taking the ASB Premiership Golden Boot.

A nine-goal burst in 11 games has sent Jackson to the upper reaches of the goalscorers' table, and his hard–working style has earned the respect of opponents as well as team–mates.

When Frenchman Victor da Costa walked out on the team a few weeks ago, Caversham club player Jackson was Fridge's choice to replace him as team captain.

Jackson also has arguably the best long throw in the competition, hurling balls well into the penalty box with a dangerously low trajectory.

Another player to watch is Chilean midfi elder Eder Franchini Pasten who helped Manukau City get into the northern league before heading south.


Our Chosen CharityWaiBOP United backs Macular Degeneration New Zealand

WaiBOP United is pleased to announce

that Macular Degeneration New Zealand

(MDNZ) is the charity the franchise

will support during the 2014/15 ASB

Premiership season.

Macular Degeneration causes progressive loss of central vision but the peripheral vision is not aff ected. It is the leading cause of severe vision loss. One in seven people over the age of 50 years is aff ected in some way and the incidence increases with age.

The macula is the central part of the retina, the l i g h t – s e n s i t i v e tissue at the back of the eye. The retina processes all visual images. It is responsible for your ability to read, recognise faces, drive and see colours clearly.

WaiBOP United will promote awareness of Macular Degeneration within the football community. “We hope that off the back of whatever profi le our club is able to build we can help raise awareness of what Macular Degeneration is and how people can get tested,” says Dwayne Barlow, WaiBOP United’s Communications Manager.

“This is something that has the potential to cause functional blindness and yet is easily treated if detected early enough.”

Macular Degeneration is thought to be caused by genetic and environmental

factors. People over the age of 50 years are at risk. If you smoke or have a family history of Macular Degeneration, your risk

of developing the disease is much greater.

Amsler GridThe Amsler grid

is a useful tool to detect vision problems resulting from damage to the macula (the central part of the retina).

How to do it:1. Cover one eye,

then focus on the dot in the centre.

2. Do any of the lines look wavy, blurred or distorted?

3. Are there any missing areas or dark areas in the grid?

4. Don't forget to test both eyes.5. If you see wavy, broken or distorted

lines, or blurred or missing areas of vision, you may be displaying the symptoms of Macular Degeneration.

Contact your doctor or optometrist immediately.

For more information we encourage everyone to visit www.mdnz.org.nz.

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THE RANGETWaiBOP United Heroes

WAIBOP UNITED'S Mark Jones

shoots against Wellington Phoenix

at John Kerkhof Park.

Photo: Grant Stantiall.


FIFA U–20 World CupCounting down to football's big event

Hamilton's Waikato

Stadium (right) will host

eight matches during

the 2015 FIFA U–20

World Cup

Holding hands with a future Cristiano

Ronaldo or Lionel Messi is the stuff of

childhood dreams.

Telling your mates that you met the next Neymar is the not to be forgotten schoolyard moment.

That opportunity is within the grasp of every primary school child in New Zealand when the FIFA U–20 World Cup comes to town from 30 May to 20 June this year.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) is off ering player escort positions to all primary school age children through FIFA’s new sports based education programme (details can be found at www.fi fa.com/nz2015/schools).

With 24 nations from almost every continent qualifying for New Zealand 2015, students will learn about countries as diverse as Myanmar, Panama and Uzbekistan, the footballing hotbeds of Brazil, Argentina and Germany through to more traditional partners like the USA and Fiji.

LOC Chief Executive Dave Beeche said the learning tool should prove interesting for children, combining the obvious educational benefi ts with a sporting theme and then also giving them the chance to be part of the action when the tournament kicks off .

“What better way to learn about the world and the people in it than by educating students through the world’s most popular sport.

“In addition to providing a great curriculum-based learning experience, all schools which download the FIFA U-20 World Cup Education Programme will give their pupils the opportunity to escort a player out onto the fi eld prior to a match. The FIFA U-20 World Cup has been the

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS


launching pad to outstanding careers for some of the biggest names in the sport and New Zealand kids will get to meet these future stars before they become famous,” said Mr Beeche.

The tournament will run from May 30 – June 20 across seven New Zealand cities. Hamilton's fi rst games will take place on May 31.

THE WINNER'S CURSEWhile the U–20 tournament is famous for

producing new stars of the game, victory has been less rewarding for the nations which have won the tournament.

France are the current champions, after beating Uruguay 4–1 in a penalty shootout at the last fi nals. But France failed to qualify for the New Zealand event, becoming the fourth consecutive title holder to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament.

Group A – AucklandNew ZealandUkraineUSAMyanmar

Group B – WellingtonArgentinaPanamaCAF 3Austria

Group C –HamiltonQatarColombiaPortugalCAF 4

Group D – DunedinMexicoCAF 2UruguaySerbia

Group E – New PlymouthCAF ChampionBrazilKorea DPRHungary

Group F – ChristchurchGermanyFijiUzbekistanHonduras

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FOURTH TEAM FOR HAMILTONThe identity of the fourth qualifying

nation to play group games at Hamilton will be known by March 22.

Eight teams will contest the African U–20 Championships in Senegal with four qualifying for the trip to New Zealand.

The fourth–ranked African team will come to Hamilton. The eight contenders are Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia.

Tournament mascot Woolliam.


Members of the All Whites work through the FIFA 11+ programme as a pre–match warm–up.

Photographs: NZ Football

Coaches in the WaiBOP region are being

encouraged to adopt a simple warm-up

programme proven to make for fi tter

and stronger players, as well as reduce all

injuries by 30%.

The FIFA 11+ injury prevention programme has been adopted by the All Whites and Football Ferns, as well as many other national teams including those from Germany, Spain and Brazil.

Club teams such as FC Barcelona have become devotees of the programme which has been developed and tested over more than a decade.

A free two-hour course is being held at Links Ave, Tauranga, at 6.30pm, Monday March 30.

The workshop, capped at 55 participants, will demonstrate the FIFA 11+, is aimed at senior men’s and women’s coaches, team managers and medical personnel connected with clubs, such as physio’s and masseurs.

Achieving FIFA 11+ certifi cation is a requirement of many coaching roles within the federation, and WaiBOP Football has been supporting the initiative for some time with teams such as WaiBOP United using the programme.

All Whites team doctor Mark Fulcher says players need only do the programme twice a week to get the benefi ts, and it can be used as part of a team’s warm-up for training or games.

Fulcher, a former goalkeeper for Waikato FC, said long-term monitoring of the programme had established it reduced the risk of severe injuries, such as ACL injuries in the knee, by 50%.

These types of injury often required surgery, a year off football and increased the chances of arthritis in later life.

“We know from studies in the UEFA Champions League that teams who get injured less win more matches,” Fulcher told The Range.

“But it’s not just about reducing injuries and the risk and costs of surgery – it’s also about helping players become fi tter, faster and more agile.”

More details and how to register for the workshop: http://tinyurl.com/ok8zoyn

From the Centre CircleWhat’s happening in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty


A group of sponsors have got behind

WaiBOP United by joining the team's

newly–formed 100 Club.

The club provides entry level sponsorship investment for organisations and individuals who see benefi ts from their association with the region's ASB Premiership team.

Membership of the club is restricted to 100 but is steadily growing as supporters start to understand how the club works.

Now's the time to ask about joining for next season, and learning about the benefi ts that include: Two season passes for all WaiBOP

United’s home games. Access to pre–match functions— a

great networking opportunity! Invitation to the end of season awards

evening. Their name listed in every issue of The

Range, our match day magazine A full–colour advertisement on our

featured sponsor’s page in an issue of The Range. Their logo on the WaiBOP Utd website

with a link through to their website. Acknowledgement of their support

over the PA system at every home match. The opportunity to erect pitch side

signage on match day. (Signage produced to WaiBOP United’s specifi cations and provided at the sponsor’s cost.)

All this was available this summer for an investment of only $249, including GST (conditions may apply).

Please contact WaiBOP's Graeme Blake for more information.

email: [email protected]: 027 585 9011, ph: 07 211 7895

1 Hurricane Press Ltd (Josh Easby)

2 Rose Lynn Fashions (Tommy Lynn)

3 InGoal (James Bannatyne)

4 Allfast Solutions (Greg Hansen)

5 Bettle and Associates (Merv Williams)

6 Phil Rogers Builders Ltd (Phil Rogers)

7 DBMM (Dwayne Barlow)

8 The Matamata Bus (Dwayne Barlow)

9 MIMICO (Rex Davies)

10 Hukanui–Rototuna FC (Hamish McMillan)

11 Pete Lawrence

12 Colliers International (Duncan Woodhouse)

13 The Terraces (Kim Van Gog)

14 Sealed Air (Mark Browning)

15 Tauranga First National (Anton Jones)

16-17 Stone Age Tiling Ltd (Shane Finlay)

18 Thrifty Car Rental (Nicole Moke)

19 Steel and Tube (Hamilton) (Stu Davidson &

Shane Gleeson)

20 Jet Creative (Geoff Wheeler)

21 Cambridge Sportsworld (Jay & Dael Marshall)

22-26 Total Industrial Solutions (Dianne Knight)

27 Holcim (Andy Campbell)

28 Carters Cambridge (Liam Heff ernan)

29 Andy Baylie

30 Challenge Cambridge (Dave Wilkinson)

31 Latham Builders (Ben Latham)

WaiBOP United 100 ClubGetting behind our team

100 Club Members


United We StandWhat's happening inside WaiBOP United

Replica WaiBOP

United home

shirts are

available for sale

exclusively from

The Soccer Shop,

our front of shirt

sponsor for the

2014/15 ASB

Premiership.

Adult and

Children’s sizes

Time to get shirty

are available. Order them directly from The

Soccer Shop's website by going to:

http://www.nzsoccershop.co.nz/1390-waibop-

united

The game against Southern United is

your last chance to decide which WaiBOP

United player will win the Supporters’

Player of the Year trophy for their eff orts

during the 2014/15 ASB Premiership

season.

Voting closes this weekend and any supporter can cast a vote by emailing [email protected].

The winner will receive the Player of the Year trophy which stands at 320mm high and was donated by our supporters group last season.

Last season's inaugural Player of the Year was former Scotland U–20 international goalkeeper Andy McNeil.

Ever stopped to wonder how many people

it takes to get a WaiBOP United match

underway?

As well as WaiBOP Football staff , the team relies on an army of volunteers who do everything from publicise the games — such as our local photographers (see below) — to the crew of up to 50 members of Cambridge Football Club who get John Kerkhof Park ready for game day.

Their work includes preparing the pitch, putting up mobile stands, marquees and the hospitality area, to providing crowd

Home ground photographers Louis Roberts, Gemma

Sliz, Grant Stantiall and Gary Konings. Absent: Enzo

Giordani. Photo Graeme Blake (WaiBOP Football),

and car park stewards, and meals for both teams.

Earlier in the season our friends at Tauranga City United hosted two matches at Links Ave while Rotorua volunteers helped stage our one game at Rotorua International Stadium.

One of the key reasons for setting up the franchise was to bring together the footballing community within the federation.

WaiBOP United thanks all those who have made this season possible !


2014/2015 WaiBOP United Squad

WaiBOP United's Chad Coombes (right) takes the joy of scoring against Wellington Phoenix in his stride while team–mate Drake Reid turns in delight, at John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge. Photo: Grant Stantiall.

Neil

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Goalkeeper coach

Peter

Smith

Head coach

Hamish

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Physio

Seamus

Marten

Teammanager

Paul

Drake

Assistantcoach

Simon

Mead

Performanceanalyst


3Aaron

Scott

Defender

1James

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Goalkeeper

7Mark

Jones

Forward

11Van

Elia

Forward

5Sam

O'Regan

Defender

9Dylan

Stansfi eld

Forward

4Robbie

Greenhalgh

Midfi eld

2Alfi e

Rogers

Defender

8Chad

Coombes

Midfi eld

12Our

Supporters

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6Peter

Overmire

Defender

10Federico

Marquez

Forward


15Nathan

Kinney

Defender

19Wade

Molony

Forward

21Jerahl

Hughes

Forward

16Craig

Stephens

Forward

14Fergus

Neil

Defender

20Danyon

DrakeGoalkeeper

18Alexis

VarelaMidfi eld

22Craig

Wylie

Midfi eld

24Jarrod

Young

Midfi eld

23Thomas

Probert

Defender

17Reid

Drake

Midfi eld

25Shane

ViitakangasGoalkeeper


WaiBOP United ensured they'll infl uence

the make up of the play–off places when a

late winner at Napier's Bluewater Stadium

stopped Hawke's Bay from booking their

spot.

With a play–off berth just minutes away for Brett Angell’s side and the score locked at 0-0, WaiBOP's top scorer Federico Marquez fi red in beyond Hawke’s Bay goalkeeper Josh Hill in the 90th minute to force the home side into a three–way battle for the play–off s in the fi nal round of games.

Hawke’s Bay can secure their play–off spot with a point in Sunday’s home match with Canterbury United but a loss could see Waitakere United and the Wellington Phoenix leap–frog the side currently in third place.

WaiBOP's Man of the Match was goalkeeper Danyon Drake whose saves denied the Bay strikers who have been among the league's top goalgetters.

Bottom–placed Southern United snapped a seven–game losing streak on Sunday with a 1–0 win over 10–man Wanderers SC at the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin.

Tom Jackson struck the decisive goal — his ninth of the season — from the penalty

spot 25 minutes from time after Wanderers centre back Adam Mitchell handled on the goal line and was sent off .

It was Southern's fi rst win since November 15.

“In the last couple of games against Team Wellington and Hawke’s Bay I thought we were unlucky not to get something out of the games so today it was good to get the points and keep a clean sheet," Southern coach Mike Fridge said.

“We’ve played reasonably well but we haven’t been getting the breaks and it was our last home game of the season so it was nice to give the home supporters something to cheer about.”

Auckland City beat Waitakere United 1–0 at Kiwitea St with an Ivan Carril fi rst half free–kick deciding the 50th Super City derby between the two rivals.

The loss means Waitakere must beat Team Wellington in their last match to stand any hope over making the play–off s.

Source: www.nzfootball.co.nz

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ASB PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS

Team P W D L F A PtsAuckland City 15 13 0 2 32 14 39Team Wellington 15 9 3 3 32 20 30Hawke's Bay United 15 7 3 5 29 27 24Waitakere United 15 7 2 6 25 23 23Wellington Phoenix 15 7 0 8 37 35 21WAIBOP UNITED 15 6 1 8 22 28 19

Wanderers SC 16 5 2 9 24 29 17 Canterbury United 15 4 2 9 20 27 14SOUTHERN UNITED 15 3 1 11 19 37 10

WAIBOP UNITED FIXTURE LIST

Date Opponents H/A Venue ResultNov 1 Canterbury Utd Away ASB Football Park, Christchurch L 0–2Nov 16 Team Wellington Away David Farrington Park, Wellington L 2–3Nov 22 Wanderers SC Home Links Ave, Tauranga W 3–1*Dec 6 Waitakere United Home Links Ave, Tauranga D 1–1Dec 13 Phoenix Away Eden Park, Auckland W 2–0Dec 20 Hawkes Bay Utd Home International Stadium, Rotorua L 2–4Jan 11 Southern United Away Caledonian Ground, Dunedin W 1–0Jan 17 Canterbury Utd Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge W 4–3 Jan 25 Auckland City Away Kiwitea Street, Auckland L 2–3Jan 31 Team Wellington Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge W 2–1Feb 8 Wanderers SC Away QBE Stadium, North Harbour W 2–1Feb 18 Auckland City Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge L 0–2 Feb 21 Waikatere United Away Fred Taylor Park, Waitakere L 1–2Feb 28 Phoenix Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge L 2–3Mar 8 Hawkes Bay Utd Away Bluewater Stadium, Napier W 1–0Mar 14 Southern United Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 5.00pm* Points deducted and awarded to Wanderers SC for technical breach of rules.Please check for any alterations to fi xture list at www.waibopunited.co.nz

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Table includes deduction of 3 points from WaiBOP Utd and awarded to Wanderers SC.


1 James McPeake (GK)2 Alfi e Rogers 3 Aaron Scott (captain)4 Robbie Greenhalgh5 Sam O'Regan6 Peter Overmire7 Mark Jones8 Chad Coombes9 Dylan Stansfi eld10 Federico Marquez11 Van Elia 14 Fergus Neil15 Nathan Kinney 16 Craig Stephens17 Reid Drake18 Alexis Varela19 Wade Molony20 Danyon Drake (GK)21 Jerahl Hughes22 Craig Wylie23 Thomas Probert24 Jarrod Young25 Shane Viitakangas Head coach: Peter SmithAssistant coach: Paul DrakeGoalkeeper coach: Neil MouncherPhysio: Hamish AshtonStrength coach: Marcelo SosaTeam manager: Seamus Marten Performance analyst: Simon Mead

1 Tom Batty (GK)2 Ross Howard3 Craig Ferguson5 Matt Joy6 George Milne7 Eder Franchini8 Andrew Ridden9 Thomas Jackson11 Tim McLennan12 Joshua Dijkstra14 Taylor McCormack15 Tom Connor16 David Hayman17 Joshua Stewart18 Morgan Day19 Alistair Rickerby20 Benjudah Fitzpatrick21 Nicholas Hindson22 William McIntyre25 Lewis JacksonCoach: Mike FridgeAssistant coach: Tony MartinPhysio: Dusty QuinnAssistant physio: Choon–Wi CheangGoalkeeper coach: Antony Boomer

WaiBOP United

Referee: Peter O'LearyAssistant referee: Jan–Hendrik HintzAssistant referee: Nadia Browning4th Offi cial: Nick WaldronAssessor/coach: Mark Hester

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