MAIN MATCH SATURDAY 26 APRIL 2014, KELBURN PARK

Victoria University A.F.C

UNIVERSITY
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Matt Walker (gk) Mike Graham Simon Davies Sam McLaughlin Andrew Staples Nacho Donovan Matt Rowe Miles Lloyd Steve Davey Seb Ninness Matt Wilson Loic Lassueur Marcus Ebert

WATERSIDE KARORI
GK Kieran Spargo (gk) Dave Herman (rgk) 2. Cruze McFarlane 3. Christian Grey 4. Dan Ford 5. Logan Simpson 6. Robbie Hunter 7. Perry Stewart 8. Levi McFarlane 9. Hayden Polyansky 10. Conor Ramsay 11. Issac Harper 12. Sam Wake 13. Dylan Wood 14. William Stuart 15. Ethan Cain
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Coach: Iain MacIntrye

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Max Duncan Caleb McFarlane Matthew Lewer

Coach: Ian Porteous

Victoria University v Waterside Karori

Wellington Capital Premier Kelburn Park, 2.30pm Saturday 26 April 2014 Match Programme

CURTAIN RAISER12.30pm VICTORIA GOSSIES v WATERSIDE KARORI

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The Professor
For new readers, the Professor is a weekly look at university football around the world, highlighting university club sides, famous victories and epic clashes. This week we go to the current World Cup holders to visit the city that was founded in 825 AD by Moors and was once the capital of Alfonso X of Castile. With the history lesson out of the way, lets learn about

Universidad Catolica de Murcia

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The Universidad Catolica de Murcia is a recent creation, founded in 1996 as a private Catholic University. It currently boasts 15,000 students, 10% of which are foreign. A big focus is sports, with the University ranked 1st in Spanish university sports competitions. UCAM not only promotes the practice of sports but also sponsors and co-owns sports clubs in the Region of Murcia, increasing its scope with the main sponsorship of a basketball professional team, which plays in the top league, competing with the basketball arms of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.

their division title with three games to spare. Later this year theyll compete in playoffs for a chance to get back into the higher flight. The club plays at 'The Mayayo' located in Sangonera Green, a stadium with a capacity for 2,500 spectators. Current players include Javi Henares, who was formerly on the books of Hamilton Academicals in Scotland and played in Switzerland and Pico, who was formerly with second division Real Murcia. In 2013, the 10th annual European University Football Championships were held in Spain, at the University of Almeria. In pool play, UCAM beat the 2012 European champions Bielefeld University (who we profiled last year) 3-0. After cruising past Belgian and Spanish teams in the playoffs, UCAM faced the hosts in the final.

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In 2009 , a local businessman bought a nearby club, relocated it to Murcia and with sponsorship and shared ownership with the university, renamed the club UCAM Murcia. By 2011 the club was fully integrated into the University Sports programme, as a sponsor and co-owner. In 2012, the club was promoted to the Spanish The final match was very intense and equalled 2B division, the fourth level of Spanish football, ending with 0-0, after disputing the extra time where it finished 17th, and was relegated. UCAM Murcia got the win 4-2 on penalties. This season has been much better. Last weekend, UCAM beat Olimpico de Totana 4-0 to seal

Club XI - 18-23 April 2014

Honour Roll
Cancellations have already hit home, with only a handful of games played last weekend. Some teams have only played once this season, after three weeks, so hopefully well get a full range of games in for the weekend. Already some fine performances though, including the womens first team winning its first appearance in the ASB Womens Knockout Cup in about 10 years... Division Team Opponent This Week Result Last Wk Lost 0-2 Lost 2-3 Psn

Saturday 26 April Cap Prem Cap 1 Cap 5 Cap 5 Cap 6 Cap 7 Cap 9 Cap 10 Cap 10 Cap 14 Masters 4 NoteOnly eight players this week due to the small number of games played over the last weekend. Next week we hope to be back with the full complement. Keeper: Tax Davidson - Pulled off some top saves for the Beaveres, including an incredible save, going head to head with a 100kg+ Tawa striker Tax cleared the ball, however tragically copped the full weight Defence: Greg McKay - Game number 300 for the Rods, the first player to do so, Greg put in another great performance, up front and then at left back. The Rods might have lost, but Greg didnt stop running the entire game. Simon DaviesNotable performance for the Mens 1sts against Miramar Rangers. Rebekah Lee(playing two games) really dug in hard in the last 30 min of that second game and didn't let getting pushed around stop her! Lance Molyneaux instrumental in the Cycles win with 3 assists and a goal (and because he allowed the captain to finally score by letting him take the penalty!!). Strikers Lauren Hakkaart - scored a perfect hat-trick, plus one, four goals in total for the Womens Firsts in their great 5-1 win over North Wellington in the ASB Knockout Cup. Miia Korpela - a great work-rate up front for the Womens Unified team, which was rewarded with a goal! Mens 1sts Uni Gossies Uni Stallions Uni Accies Uni Raiders Uni Scarfies Uni Unicorns Uni Amigos Uni Cycles Uni Goldenrods Uni Bombers v Waterside Karori (h) v Waterside Karori (h) v Naenae (a) v Waterside Karori (h) v Marist Inter (a) v Wellington Olympic (h) v Waterside Karori (a) v Wellington United (a) v Miramar Rangers (a) v Western Suburbs (a) v Brooklyn Northern (a) Lost 1-2 Won 7-2 Lost 2-6 Lost 1-2 Lost 0-3 3rd 6th 4th 2nd 7th 3rd 3rd 8th 2nd 8th 7th

Sunday 27 April Womens Prem Womens 1 Womens 3 Womens 3 Uni Womens 1sts Uni Womens 2nds Uni Womens Uni-Fied Uni Womens Uni-4ths v Stop Out (h) v Naenae (a) v Island Bay United (a) v Brooklyn Northern (a) Won 5-1 Won 1-0 Won 3-4 Won 4-0 3rd 2nd 2nd 5th

Monday 28 April Cap 2 Cap 12 Mens 3rds Uni Wanderers v Stop Out (h) v Wainuiomata (a) Lost 2-3 9th 4th

Tuesday 29 April Cap 11 Uni Brow v Stop Out (a) 3rd

Wednesday 30 April Cap 7 Cap 12 Uni Beavers Uni Corinthians v North Wellington (a) v Brooklyn Northern Utd (h) Lost 1-3 4th 5th

Midfield Seb Ninness - as noted in the match report about, Seb strove hard to express himself on the If you have a player for the Club XI, email victoriauniversirtyfootball@gmail.com to see that players ball throughout the second half.
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Mens Firsts Match Report

Miramar Rangers Victoria University 2 0

That said, we battled manfully, created our fair share of chances and could easily have taken the lead ourselves at various stages and then potentially forged a different result. Nonetheless, we have not been maintaining possession as well as we would like in attack and there are some aspects of our defensive play as a team that have been letting us down. A slight tweak in our training regime is being implemented and we are looking forward to taking on the next challenge of Waterside Karori at home this coming Saturday (the Gossies will be providing the curtain-raiser). Young Seb was our man-of-the-match for dealing with some criticisms levelled in the first period and then striving hard to express himself on the ball in the second half.

University: M Walker, M Ryan, S Davies [c], B Inkster, A Staples, N Donovan (W Milligan), M Rowe, S Ninness, S Davey, D Hudson (F Mwanza [P Grierson]), M Wilson Point scorers: 3 S Ninness, 2 S Davies, 1 S Davey Coach: I MacIntyre

Venue: Wellington College (2.30pm kick- Miramar had a strong penalty claim turned down on the hour-mark and then keeper Walkoff, April 18, 2014) er had to scramble across his line to save well to his left. Following a promising University opening, right midfielder Dave Hudson struck the With the game having taken on an end-to-end Miramar crossbar with a cross-shot after being battle despite the beaming sun and still condiplayed in by right back Andrew Staples. tions, Miramar ultimately broke the deadlock on 67 minutes. A free-kick earned to the left of However, Miramar gradually gained some asgoal outside the box was superbly curled outcendancy, returning fire on the University crossbar from distance, shooting narrowly past side of the boot into the top-right corner of the an upright, finding keeper Matt Walker in good goal. form with a low save to a first-time strike and A Miramar player arriving on a clearance out of causing problems from corners. the University area shot just over the bar before University then suffered a blow to its resources central defender played a well-judged ball over with all three substitutes having to be made in a the home sides defensive line to release Wilson, but the striker inadvertently handled while 16-minute spell. On 28 minutes central midfielder Nacho Donovan signalled he was strug- accelerating away in space. gling with a back issue and instantaneously Right back Andrew Staples delivered a tantalisHudson pulled a hamstring -- his replacement ing cross from the wing which University could Franky Mwanza then suffered an ankle injury not capitalise on and then Wilson almost got in when creating a shooting opportunity with a on the Miramar goal, before the home side minute left in the half. sealed the points with ten minutes remaining. Nonetheless, the visiting side rallied in the final Having halted a University break on the left quarter-hour of the period with a dipping strike wing, the ball was promptly played into a Miramar attacker who created space to shoot from the edge of the penalty box by central midfielder Steve Davey having to be pushed out home firmly into the top-left corner from just inside the area. of play by the Miramar keeper. The resultant right-wing corner from striker Matt Wilson was Gathering a left-wing Ninness corner deep in palmed away under pressure at the near post the box, Davey floated the ball agonisingly past and central defender Si Davies reacted prompt- the left-hand upright and the central midfielder ly to redeliver the ball into the six-yard box but then shot wide after being set up by interplay the keeper eventually smothered in a minibetween Ryan and right midfielder Matt Rowe. scramble. Coachs comments: Our opponents were arAs the half drew to a close a Miramar free-kick guably deserved winners of this contest. They taken deep on the left wing bounced just past weathered what we could throw at them and Universitys far post. then got home with two excellent finishes. Miramar has a lot of experience mixed with Having weathered Miramar pressure early in the second period, University swept to the oth- youthful skill and pace in its ranks and will undoubtedly again be a force in the league this er end of the field as right back Matt Ryan year. broke up an attack and played in Seb Ninness and the midfielder cut in from the right wing before shooting just past an upright.

Club Information
History and Honours
Founded: 1943

Club Management

Club Captain: Steve Davey Secretary: Matt Wilson Honours: Treasurer: Glenn Phillips Central League Division Two: Winners 1998, Third Womens Coordinator: Megan Whintringham Committee Members: Craig Harris, Lauren 1992 Capital Premier* (Venus Shield): Runners Up 1956, Hakkaart, Matt Lamb, Associate Members: Matt Ryan, Ben Inkster. 1973, Third 1979 Capital One (Power Cup): Winners 1950, 1952, 1965, 2001, Runners Up 1988, 1992, 2012, Third 1999, 2006 Capital Two: Winners 1998, Runners Up 2010, 2011, 2012 Hilton Petone Cup Winners: 1990, 1992 Womens Premier Division: Runners Up 1995, 1996, 2012, Third 2005, 2013 Womens Second Division: Winners 1981 Womens Premier Cup: Winners 2010, 2011 Mens First Team Coach: Iain MacIntyre Womens First Team Coach: Oliver Davie

Contact
Home Ground: Kelburn Park, Wellington Website: www.vuwafc.org.nz Email: victoriauniversityfootball@gmail.com