It was an exciting start to the new National Premier League competition in South Australia as a Grand Final rematch, some David vs Goliath battles and strong competitive football welcomed State League football back in 2013.
Some extracts taken from Luca Cetta’s wrap for Football Federation South Australia.
Campbelltown City 2 (Oliver Totani, Michael Matricciana)
Adelaide Blue Eagles 1 (Chris Annicharico)
Woodcock Sports Centre
Campbelltown City celebrated it’s 50th anniversary and the beginning of the 2013 Premier League season in the best possible manner by defeating rivals Adelaide Blue Eagles 2-1 in the Match of the Round.
Christopher Annicchiarico opened the scoring for the Blue Eagles but they were down at half time following goals from Oliver Totani and Michael Matricciani. Campbelltown goalkeeper Les Pogliacomi was in top form including saving a penalty, and despite the best efforts of the away side, the second half remained scoreless.
Best on ground for Campbelltown were Pogliacomi, Totani and Todd McSorley making his debut. Chris Atsikbasis, Kym Harris and Annicchiarico were Blue Eagles’ best.
MetroStars 2 (Scott Tunbridge, James Yong)
Adelaide City 0
TK Shutter Reserve
MetroStars couldn’t have started the season in better fashion defeating Adelaide City in the Grand Final rematch.
First half goals from Scott Tunbridge and James Yong were enough to decide the game and make it the perfect start for Ivan Karlovic’s reign at MetroStars.
Andrew Ciarla, Anthony Solagna and Rocky Callisto were MetroStars top trio while for Adelaide City Shannon Day, Matthew Halliday and Alex Sunasky performed well.
White City 1 (Lloyd Owusu)
Raiders 2 (Alemayo Kabede, Evan Metanomski)
Frank Mitchell Park
White City couldn’t quite produce the fairytale they were after as they fell to rival Raiders in their first match since their promotion last season.
Alemayo Kabede opened the scoring on his Raiders debut with a stunning finish before Lloyd Owusu equalised for White City with a powerful header. Evan Metanomski nodded home Kabede’s free kick in the 80th minute to seal victory for the visitors.
Milos Tosic, Nicholas Mavromatis, Nathan Bowden–Haase were White City’s best.
Cumberland United 2 (Alex Rideout, Valentino Yuel)
Croydon 0
AA Bailey Reserve
Newly promoted Cumberland United produced the shock of the round when they downed last season’s Minor Premiers Croydon 2-0.
Second half strikes from Alex Rideout and Valentino Yuell was enough to surprise the Premiers as the Foxes returned to the top flight in some style!
Jim Stavrides, Robin Lippett and Rideout were Cumberland’s best on ground with coach Michael Brooks celebrating his first match in charge with a win.
Enfield City 0
Western Strikers 2 (Sanjin Julardzidja, Michael Russo)
Rushworth Reserve
A goal in each half was all Western Strikers needed as they defeated Enfield City 2-0 at Rushworth Reserve on Saturday night.
Sanjin Julardzidja and Michael Russo were on target each side of half-time for Frank Tibaldi’s team as both men found the net in enterprising fashion.
Johnathan Moore, Ryan Flynn and Kieran Watson were Enfield’s best on a disappointing night while Daniele Lastella, Isaac Carmody and Andre Noujaim were the Strikers’ standouts.
Para Hills Knights 3 (Nathan Fleetwood, Michael Mullen, Rhys Townsend)
Adelaide Comets 0
The Paddocks
Newly promoted Para Hills produced a convincing Round One display to topple Adelaide Comets 3-0.
Nathan Fleetwood netted against his former side on debut for the Knights, while Michael Mullen and Rhys Townsend also found the back of the net.
Fleetwood, Ben Moore and Matthew Wise were Para Hills most impressive while the Comets Nick Visvardis, Mehari Tesema and Zachary Hristodoulopoulos performed well.
West Torrens Birkalla 3 (Anthony Taylor x2, Ryan Kitto)
Adelaide Cobras 0
Jack Smith Park
West Torrens Birkalla had little trouble in defeating Adelaide Cobras 3-0 at Camden Sports Complex on Saturday night.
Anthony Taylor netted the season’s first brace, as Ryan Kitto also found the target in the victory.
Taylor, Adam LeCornu and Kitto were Birkalla’s best, while Cobras top performers were Ali Toure, Craig Mullen and Kerry Phillippou.
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | For | Agst | GD | FF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Para Hills Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | West Torrens Birkalla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Western Strikers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Metrostars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Cumberland United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Campbelltown City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | White City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Enfield City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Adelaide City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Croydon Kings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Adelaide Comets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Adelaide Cobras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
2 – Anthony Taylor, West Torrens Birkalla
1 – Ryan Kitto, West Torrens Birkalla
1 – Nathan Fleetwood, Para Hills Knights
1 – Michael Mullen, Para Hills Knights
1 – Rhys Townsend, Para Hills Knights
1 – Sanjin Julardzidja, Western Strikers
1 – Michael Russo, Western Strikers
1 – Alex Rideout, Cumberland United
1 – Valentino Yuel, Cumberland United
1 – Lloyd Owusu, White City
1 – Alemayo Kabede, Raiders
1 – Evan Metanomski, Raiders
1 – Scott Tunbridge, MetroStars
1 – James Yong, MetroStars
1 – Oliver Totani, Campbelltown City
1 – Michael Matricciana, Campbelltown City
1 – Chris Annicharico, Adelaide Blue Eagles
Round Two Fixtures
Adelaide City v Para Hills Knights, 7:30pm Friday 1 March, Adelaide City Park
Croydon Kings v Enfield City, 7:30pm Friday 1 March, Polonia Park
Adelaide Comets v White City, 8pm Friday 1 March, Santos Stadium
Western Strikers v Campbelltown City, 1pm Saturday 2 March, Carnegie Reserve
Adelaide Cobras v Cumberland United, 1pm Saturday 2 March, Frank Mitchell Park
Adelaide Blue Eagles v MetroStars, 1pm Saturday 2 March, Marden Sports Complex
Raiders v West Torrens Birkalla, 3pm Sunday 3 March, Croatian Sports Centre
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