Day: June 14, 2012

Thursday, 14 June 2012 10:30 PM

By John Kyrou

South Melbourne FC travels to Kingston Heath Soccer Complex on Friday night to take on the Bentleigh Greens in a must-win fixture. South desperately requires three points following two home defeats (in the League against Northcote and in the State Knockout Cup against Port Melbourne), results that leaves the Club out of Cup contention in 2012 and a game out of the top five in the Premier League as the halfway mark of the season approaches.

South goes into Friday’s match in disappointing form, having lost two home matches in a row and collecting only four points from its last four Premier League matches. South’s last victory was on 11th May against Hume City at Epping Stadium, meaning that the side has not tasted victory in any competition in over a month. The positive news is that both away games in that period has seen the team win four out of a possible six points, with the other result being a hard-fought 1-1 draw against League leaders Dandenong Thunder.

Bentleigh are currently sitting in third place on the ladder and are going about their business quietly and effectively in 2012. Former South player and coach John Anastasiadis has done an excellent job with his squad thus far in the campaign, with their last League result being a 2-1 away victory against Moreland Zebras on Sunday 27 May.

In the corresponding fixture on Friday 27th May last year, a great header on the half hour mark by Wayne Wallace beat Zaim Zeneli and was enough to earn the Greens a 1-0 victory.

Friday night’s match kicks off at 8:15pm at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex.

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Thursday, 14 June 2012 10:05 AM

South Melbourne FC is delighted to announce that the Major Sponsor of SMFC TV for the 2012 Victorian Premier League season will be Baxter Institute.

Baxter Institute is a college of international standing with an enviable reputation amongst its local and international students. It is located in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. Its students and staff come from diverse backgrounds. Its teaching approaches are embedded in problem and work-based learning and seek to enthuse its students to get the most from their study by using real-life settings for its courses.

The mission of Baxter Institute is to provide a sustainable, dynamic, rigorous and caring learning environment in which its students can develop their skills, engage with their communities, embrace innovation and fulfil their hopes and dreams in the organisations they work for, the enterprises they found and the societies in which they live.

Baxter Institute offers a number of courses and training opportunities across a wide range of industries and areas, including:

Automotive
Dental Technology
Engineering – Fabrication Trade
Bakery
Beauty
Hairdressing
English
Business
Accounting
Information Technology

Speaking to smfc.com.au, SMFC President Leo Athanasakis said “we are very excited to further expand the current sponsorship arrangement in place as official caterer to the President’s Room to include SMFC TV as well. This commitment from the Baxter Institute allows us to continue investing in SMFC TV, which has been a tremendous success”. Viet Nguyen from Baxter Institute told smfc.com.au “a single journey can change a course of a lifetime so we welcome you to join us in embracing excellence”.

South Melbourne FC encourages all its fans and members who may be interested in undertaking any further study or training to contact the Baxter Institute who will be able to offer a training opportunity to which meet your requirements.

Baxter Institute
Level 2, 228-236 Flinders Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
9650 0367 – 9654 5888
www.baxter.vic.edu.au