PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day programme Matamata Swifts v Old Blues WaiBOP Federation League Division 1 Saturday May 10, 2014 Matamata Domain, Matamata Kick-off 2.45pm
2014 Management Committee Patron Jack Poole President Julie Clothier Vice-President Malcolm Raynel Treasurer Dave Mann Secretary TBC Club Captain Richard Underwood Committee Dave Taylor Eric Van Waveren Gemma Sliz Dwayne Barlow Junior Convenor Cathy O Callaghan PICTURED Front Cover Gary Dobson against Tauranga City United in our last home game. Page three Callum Barr glides past his Tauranga opponent. Photos by Harlequin Photography. A Few Kind Words A couple of weeks ago I said football was a funny game, but I m not sure I fi nd it all that funny at the moment... Last week saw us visit Otumoetai on a nice warm Autumn day. We had a few injury concerns but still put out a handy side on the pitch. But it was like Groundhog Day again and the same things kept happening. We didn t start overly well, luckily neither did Otumoetai. We should have taken the lead through a nice Sam Masterson strike which hit the crossbar and came back out, among a couple of other half chances. Then we concede and concede again, all before half time. The 2nd half was better but we didn t have enough quality to turn the game around. Young Nacho came on and added a bit of enthusiasm and desire that at times seemed to be lacking. This week we welcome Old Blues to the Domain in a rearranged fi xture due to the Chatham Cup. I see they have found a bit of form, started scoring and got a couple of wins so we know this is another big game that the players really have to be up for. The quality is in our squad to be getting results but in this league you have to be committed and put the hard yards in and at times we tend to switch off. That s when we get punished. It is nice to see some younger players starting to grow in confi dence. Young William at RB gets better each week. Sam played in midfi eld and looked very comfortable. Callum was thrust into an attacking role and Lawrence had a very good game leading the line against Tauranga. This pleases us greatly as we look forward for the club I am sure that we can get on a run shortly and soon as the post and crossbar get out of the way and one goes in the net early the confi dence will start to fl ow in this young side. Then we will start to climb the ladder. Plenty more hard work will be demanded this week in training and we will come out chasing goals and points every Saturday. Thanks for your continued support. Chris Powell, 1st Team Head Coach Matamata Swifts AFC Matamata Domain, PO Box 145, Matamata phone 07 888 7013 email admin@matamataswifts.com www.matamataswifts.co.nz
SWIFTS COMMERCIAL PARTNERS THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF FOOTBALL IN MATAMATA The Stanley Group is our principle sponsor and holds the naming rights for the 1st Team. Grants from the New Zealand Community Trust have enabled us to appoint a full time Director of Coaching as well as purchase playing and training equipment. Waharoa Transport Co Matamata Timber & Hardware Ltd Don Griffiths Ltd Thanks also to Matamata Chiropractic, Blue Pacifi c Minerals, Evolve Garden Maintenance, Tainui Press, New World Matamata, Williams Jewellery, Matamata Physiotherapy, McDonalds, Colourplus Matamata & DBMM.
LAST MATCH WAIBOP FEDERATION LEAGUE DIVISION 1 - SATURDAY MAY 3, 2014, FERGUSSON PARK OTUMOETAI AFC 3 v MATAMATA SWIFTS 0 Swifts Jono Crook; Will Judson, Jamie Baxter (Chris Powell 85m), Paul Richardson, Gary Dobson; Brad West, Sam Masterson (Ignacio Trias 60m), Scott Parsonage, Peter McCoskrie, Ben Watson (Shaun Richardson 73m); Callum Barr. FIFA U-20 World Cup Trophy Tour The FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy is touring New Zealand. It will be at the Matamata Domain on Monday May 12 from 3pm to 5pm. This is a great opportunity for you to get your photo taken with one of the world s most important sporting trophies.
TABLE TALK WaiBOP Federation League Division 1 (as at May 3, 2014) P W D L F A Pts Tauranga City Utd 5 5 0 0 20 4 15 AFC Fury 5 3 2 0 16 7 11 Ngongotaha 5 3 1 1 9 3 10 Cambridge 5 3 1 1 13 11 10 Old Blues 5 2 3 0 8 5 9 Melville United 5 2 1 2 8 8 7 Otumoetai 4 1 2 1 7 5 5 Waikato Unicol 5 1 2 2 10 11 5 Tauranga Boys College FC 5 1 2 2 5 8 5 HRFC Clube 4 0 1 3 2 11 1 Taupo 5 0 1 4 7 23 1 Matamata Swifts 5 0 0 5 2 11 0 Swifts Reserves Waikato Division A P Pts Claudelands Res 4 10 Wanderers 4 9 Claudelands Nth 4 9 Melville Utd 4 8 Ngaruawahia 4 7 Cambridge 4 6 Matamata 4 4 Huntly 4 3 Eastern City 4 1 Unicol 4 0 Swifts Ladies Waikato Division C P Pts Matamata 4 12 Te Awamutu 4 10 Melville Utd 4 10 Cambridge 4 6 Unicol 4 6 Mangakino Utd 4 3 Eastern Suburbs 4 0 Morrinsville 4 0 Swifts U-17 Federation League League starts on May 11 Other games this weekend: Reserves v Melville Utd (h), Saturday, 12.30pm Ladies v Te Awamutu (a), Sunday, 11am Under-17s v Geyser Football (a), Sunday 1pm www.matamataswifts.co.nz /MatamataSwifts @SwiftySwiftly
SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE FOR 2014 WAIBOP FEDERATION LEAGUE DIVISION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED APRIL 2014 A 5 14:45 Tauranga BC 1-2 Own Goal H 12 14:45 Melville United 1-2 Own Goal A 19 14:45 Ngongotaha 0-1 H 21 14:00 Rotorua United (C Cup) 1-4 Ben Watson H 26 14:45 Tauranga City United 0-3 MAY 2014 A 3 14:45 Otumoetai 0-3 H 10 14:45 Old Blues A 17 14:45 AFC Fury H 24 14:45 Taupo A 31 14:45 HRFC Clube JUNE 2014 H 7 14:45 Waikato Unicol A 14 14:45 Old Blues H 21 14:45 Tauranga BC A 28 14:45 Melville United JULY 2014 H 5 14:45 Ngongotaha A 12 14:45 Tauranga City United H 19 14:45 Otumoetai A 26 14:45 Cambridge AUGUST 2014 H 2 14:45 AFC Fury A 9 14:45 Taupo H 16 14:45 HRFC Clube A 23 14:45 Waikato Unicol SEPTEMBER 2014 H 6 14:45 Cambridge DBMM Programme design & layout by Dwayne Barlow Media & Marketing Ltd www.dbmm.co.nz Programme printed by Tainui Press www.tainuipress.co.nz
Team Sheet MATAMATA SWIFTS Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks v TAURANGA OLD BLUES Navy shirts, Navy shorts, Navy socks GK 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 GK Jonathan Crook Gary Dobson Sam Masterson Jamie Baxter Paul Richardson Brad West Scott Parsonage Matias Antunez Chris Powell Ben Watson Peter McCoskrie Lawrence Clothier Ignacio Trias Will Judson Shaun Richardson Dwayne Signal Bjorn Vossen Callum Barr Matt Aberhart OFFICIALS Referee N/A Assistant 1 N/A Assistant 2 N/A Matamata Swifts AFC is proudly supported by Ben Johnson Stephen Flude Josh Taylor Geoff Rickard Michael Barton Tom Taylor Bobby Barnes Haydn Fowke Reuben Wood Franz Marko Jared Bailey Ian Trotter Luke Barlow Taha Ferris Sam Flatt Michael Trotter GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Coach Chris Powell Asst Coach Thomas Campbell Manager Richard Underwood Coach Anthony Delo Asst Coach Pete Saunders Matamata Swifts AFC Matamata Domain, PO Box 145, Matamata phone 07 888 7013 email admin@matamataswifts.com www.matamataswifts.co.nz