Adelaide City vs Adelaide United FC
Venue: Adelaide City Park
Date: Saturday 29 August 3:00PM
City’s return to winning ways has seen them climb the ladder into fifth and now do battle with United, a side they are yet to face after the fixture’s postponement soon after the restart.
A 2-0 away win over the lowly Knights was City’s second on the trot, a burst of form that has seen them entrench themselves in the logjam between second and eighth separated by three points.
United, meanwhile, suffered a heavy 3-0 home defeat to an impressive Cumberland United side, leaving them four points adrift of the Jets in tenth and the only side left in the competition sitting on just one win.
The two clubs will be well acquainted soon enough as their postponed fixture is set to take place just 11 days after their first.
Match Officials: Andrew Kite (Referee), Angus MacDonald & Tom Brinkworth (Assistant Referees)
Adelaide City: Anthony Ture, 1. Alexander Woodlands (GK), 4. Jordan Maricic, 5. Zakariah Waters, 7. Perry Mitris, 8. Bradley Corbo, 9. Terence Christopher Carter, 10. Evan Kostopoulos, 11. Nicholas Bucco, 14. Aladin Irabona, 15. Jackson Stephens, 19. James Boffa, 21. Adriano Pellegrino, 48. Lachlan Barr
Coaches: Michael Matricciani, Brenton Hiern
Team Staff: Liam Oates
Adelaide United FC: 14. Binyam Kebede, 33. Cooper Nunn, 43. Daniel Bressan, 44. Alexandar Popovic, 45. Michael Cittadini, 52. Massimo Falco, 55. Keshav Shrestha, 57. Terence Lynch, 58. Jonny Yull, 63. Arbi Mollas, 68. Kane Vidmar, 69. Musa Toure, 70. Ethan Cox (GK), 90. Steven Hall
Coaches: Paul Pezos, Joshua Smith
Team Staff: Emily Thorn
Adelaide Comets vs Adelaide Blue Eagles
Venue: SA Athletics Stadium
Date: Saturday 29 August 3:00PM
Comets’ exceptional recent form has seen them shoot ahead of the rest of the competition, but the resurgent Blue Eagles present one of their toughest assignments yet.
Last weekend’s 4-1 thrashing of finals rival MetroStars was the home side’s fifth victory on the spin and widened their lead at the top to five points, placing them in pole position as the league’s most formidable side.
Blue Eagles have also been hugely impressive since the break, with an eight-match unbeaten run a far cry from the one point they gained from their four fixtures prior to the suspension of the season.
Despite first versus seventh not sparking much interest on paper, SA Athletics Stadium is hosting two of the league’s form sides tomorrow in what should be a fascinating encounter.
Match Officials: Daniel Goodwin (Referee), Cole Davy & Harold Spanner (Assistant Referees)
Adelaide Comets: 1. Julian Torresan (GK), 3. Manley Barnett, 4. Tom Dittmar, 5. Adam Le Cornu, 6. Jack Bladen, 7. Tete Yengi, 8. Ryan Yates, 9. Andreas Wiens, 10. Anthony Mavrolambados, 11. Jayden LoBasso, 14. Nathan Andijanto, 15. Konstandinos Tsalamangos, 16. Ninko Beric, 17. Lansana Smith, 18. Nathan Dimou, 21. Thomas Giannakopoulos, 22. Allan Welsh (C), 23. Scott Nagel, 31. Daniel Vaughan, 77. Chris Christofilos
Coaches: Barney Smith, Konstandinos Antoniou, Antonios Galanopoulos, Matthew Bates
Team Staff: Evangelo Katsambis, Emma Gericke, Elsie Kenny
Adelaide Blue Eagles: Raffaele De Lucia, Tatenda Nyaruwe, 1. Richard Goss, 4. Christian Sotira, 5. Christopher Annicchiarico, 6. Brylon Nthoane, 8. Damien Crettenden, 10. Hamish Mccabe, 11. Evan Kounavelis, 12. Liam Mccabe, 14. Stefan Gluscevic, 15. Christian D'Angelo, 18. Yohei Matsumoto, 19. Stanisa Velinov, 22. Stefan Valentini, 23. Hirofumi Kochi, 25. Paul Reilly
Coaches: Steven Melling
Team Staff: James Keating, Josh Smith, Lewis Hutcheson
Modbury Jets vs Croydon Kings
Venue: Smith Partners Stadium
Date: Saturday 29 August 3:00PM
The struggling Jets host a consistently inconsistent Kings side in what should be a crucial encounter at the other end of the table.
Holding the high-flying Raiders to a 2-2 draw away from home was very much a step in the right direction for the Jets, who have now only avoided defeat twice since the resumption of the season and boast an unenviable record of eight matches without victory.
The Kings have oscillated between the top four and bottom four over the past few weeks, with their wins over Olympic and MetroStars backed up by losses to Comets and Blue Eagles.
Despite the positive result last week, the Jets are still in freefall and must start picking up points to avoid becoming embroiled in a relegation scrap, while the Kings are crying out for a purple patch to propel themselves clear of the bottom.
Match Officials: Christian Verdicchio (Referee), Andrew Murray & Jackie Megson (Assistant Referees)
Modbury Jets: 1. Kieran Griffiths (GK), 2. Harrison Conant, 5. Daniel Pritchard, 6. Nathan Farrell, 8. Zac Miller, 9. Rhys Turner, 10. Jesse Francesca, 11. Dylan Tripodi, 12. Cameron O'Doherty, 13. Daniel Ditroia, 14. Donovan Pollock, 17. Brandon Centofanti, 20. Declan Burchell (GK), 27. Michael Doyle, 29. Paul Radice
Coaches: Michael Doyle, Raymond Coull
Team Staff: Ric Wojciechowski
Croydon Kings: 1. Sebastian Matosevic, 2. John Panagaris, 5. Luke Klimek (C), 6. Domenic Costanzo, 8. Adam Martinello, 9. Nathan Munro, 10. Rocco Visconte, 11. Antoni Trimboli, 12. Christopher Vivian, 14. Peter Mercurio, 15. Joseph Macheda, 17. Kelvin Kamburu, 18. Jarrod Brazzale, 19. Raymond Muhoma, 20. Jared Clark, 21. John Hall (GK), 23. patrick caraccia
Coaches: Angelo Costanzo, Maurice Natale, Latham Byfield
Team Staff: Mario Catalano, Joshua Avery
MetroStars vs Para Hills Knights
Venue: TK Shutter Reserve
Date: Saturday 29 August 3:00PM
MetroStars walked away from their match against Comets with their tails between their legs and will be seeking to atone for the heavy loss when they face the Knights tomorrow.
The 4-1 defeat would have stung the former ladder leaders, as they saw their lead at the top dwindle and eventually stripped away by Comets to now sit six points off the pace.
The Knights are another side currently in freefall, their 2-0 loss to Adelaide City marking their fifth consecutive loss and leaving them marooned at the bottom of the table.
The home side are desperate to claw their way back to the top of the table and a win tomorrow will boost those aspirations, while the Knights can only hope their form takes a turn for the better fast.
Match Officials: Garry Powers (Referee), Andrew Citti & Thomas Temby (Assistant Referees)
MetroStars: 1. Isaac Carmody (GK), 3. Cohan Morris, 4. Justin Davis, 5. Timothy Henderson, 7. Michael Daloisio (C), 8. Rocky Callisto, 9. Thomas Strain, 10. Anthony Solagna, 11. Luis Benedetti, 14. Dylan Smith, 15. Ariath Piol, 16. Kyle Crout, 17. Matthew Dawber, 18. Fabian Barbiero, 19. Cooper O'Donnell, 20. Joshua Mori, 21. Alessio Melisi, 22. Hamish Gow, 23. Christian Esposito, 24. Nahuel Bonada, 45. Jayden Spruyt
Coaches: Robert Saraceno, Travis Dodd, Nicholas Bouzalas
Team Staff: Giorgio Capoccia, Joseph Polisena, Peter Terminello, George Laoutaris
Para Hills Knights: Nicholas Fry, James Wilson, victor anyimba, Kieran Mcnally, Paul Wilson, Ryan Hanson, 2. Will Hendon, 7. Ali Rayez Muradi, 8. Luka Chikwuba, 9. Mohamed Conneh, 10. Isaac Mullen, 10. Luke Colalancia, 11. Andrew Maio, 12. Mohamed Donzo, 13. Jagajeet shrestha Shrestha, 14. Lochlan Czapla, 16. Tito Bontor, 18. Franz Pjetri, 19. Logan Marley-Mcfall, 21. Jordan Findlay (GK), 24. Stephan Travaglione
Coaches: Theodoros Tsiounis, Jamie Ocego-Kingsley, Kosta Dimopoulos, Chris Simpson
Team Staff: Geoff Sullivan, Michele Manticos, Shailesh Godhani, John Vu, Nathan day
Cumberland United vs Campbelltown City
Venue: A.A. Bailey Reserve
Date: Saturday 29 August 5:00PM
United and City face off in one of Round 6’s late games, which promises to be a thoroughly entertaining contest between two strong sides.
United, after a more than shaky start to life in the state’s top division, have recovered from three straight losses to just one in their last nine fixtures, most recently accounting for Adelaide United 3-0.
City have also fared well since the restart but were shocked 2-1 at home by an out of sorts Olympic, a loss that saw their two-point deficit on top spot increase to five.
The visitors are now aiming to keep pace with the top of the ladder and capitalise on any slip ups, so victory over one of the league’s form teams, who is also vying for higher honours, would be enormous for them.
Match Officials: Nicholas Quirk (Referee), Alexander Diamond & Joe-Jordan Tripodi (Assistant Referees)
Cumberland United: Antoni Panagoulias, Aristomenios Haralampopoulos, 1. Luke Schoen (GK), 2. Jack Schoen (C), 3. Joshua Harvey, 4. Declan Gray, 5. Sam Carmichael, 6. Christopher Skull, 8. Harry Thannhauser, 9. Juan Gutierrez, 11. Thomas Briscoe, 12. David Signore, 15. Ryan Wood, 16. Matthew Charalambous, 37. Ayom Ayom Majok
Coaches: Neil Young
Team Staff: Jody Loomes, Sean Bushby
Campbelltown City: 1. Jamie Signorello, 2. Shaun Harvey (C), 3. Blake Carpenter, 5. Matthew Mullen, 6. Dion Kirk, 8. Alexander Mullen, 9. Marc Marino, 10. Luigi Ditroia, 11. Joshua Barresi, 12. Nicholas Francese, 14. Adam Piscioneri, 15. Antony Piscioneri, 16. Daniel Mullen, 17. Tom van der Hoeven, 20. Nicholas Harpas (GK), 23. Jake Halliday
Coaches: philip stubbins, Iain Fyfe, Leslie Pogliacomi
Team Staff: Panfilo Ciccocioppo, David Cavaiuolo, Elio Bria
Adelaide Olympic vs Raiders
Venue: Valo Football Centre
Date: Saturday 29 August 6:00PM
Olympic will enter tomorrow night’s fixture buoyed by their impressive victory last week, facing up against a Raiders side who are aiming for victory after dropping points themselves.
Post-break football has largely brought pain to Olympic after a promising start but their shock 2-1 win over Campbelltown City, their second of the season, will renew the club’s confidence that they can aim higher than their current eighth position.
Raiders missed the opportunity to seize second spot on the ladder thanks to a 2-2 home draw against a Jets side in desperately poor form, now having to settle for fourth with Adelaide City, Cumberland United, Blue Eagles and Olympic breathing down their necks.
A win for Olympic would be huge in the context of their season and would likely see them rise up the table, while Raiders must keep winning to stay in touch with the league’s top sides.
Match Officials: Daniel Cook (Referee), Henry Day & Daniel Bryant (Assistant Referees)
Adelaide Olympic: 1. Nikolas Harpas (GK), 2. Kosta Styladis, 3. Matthew Halliday, 4. Benkert Abdija, 5. Julian Ionni, 6. Kristin Konstandopoulos, 7. Nicholas Harpas, 8. Jason Konstandopoulos, 9. Christos Pounendis (C), 10. Charlie devereux, 11. Emile Damey, 12. Dimitri Toumazos, 13. Cristian Aloisi, 14. Melad Ahmad, 21. Gianni Tramontin, 24. Panagiotis Manidakis, Ochieng, Mark
Coaches: George Tsonis, Peter Mihalopoulos, Ali Sadick
Team Staff: Caroline Riemelmoser, Sumin Kim
Raiders: Jacob Lever, 1. Vasilios Tryfopoulos, 4. Paul Blefari (C), 5. Adam Van Dommele, 6. Nicholas Basile, 7. Mohammed Sumaoro, 9. Alun Webb, 10. Jake Monaco, 11. David Carosi, 13. Nicholas Munro (GK), 14. Oliver Zafiridis, 16. Sallu Kamara, 17. Thomas Brown, 23. James Odenwalder, 99. Emanuel Philip
Coaches: Nikica Kuzman, Terry Westwood
Team Staff: Lisa Feleppa