Author: John Kyrou

SMFC v Senior NTC – Lakeside Stadium – Saturday 5 May 2018 at 4:15pm

Following a league and cup double against the Bulleen Lions (2-0 in the league on Saturday and 3-0 in the Team App Cup on Wednesday night), the SMFC Senior Women’s team will be looking to keep the winning momentum going. Lisa De Vanna was on the bench but did not feature against Bulleen in Wednesday’s cup tie and may mark her return to the club with an appearance against the NTC on Saturday. In February’s meeting at the Knox Football Centre, a hattrick from Sofia Sakalis on debut helped South to a 1-5 victory.

Last Five Meetings – click individual game for highlights
2018 (R01): Senior NTC 1-5 SMFC (Knox Football Centre)
2017 (R26): SMFC 9-0 Senior NTC (Knox Football Centre)
2017 (R17): SMFC 9-2 Senior NTC (Lakeside Stadium)
2017 (R08): SMFC 5-2 Senior NTC (Lakeside Stadium)
2015 (R12): Senior NTC 2-1 SMFC (State Football Centre)

Overall Head to Head:
Played: 6
SMFC Wins: 5
Senior NTC wins: 1
Draws: 0

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FINAL SCORE: SOUTH MELBOURNE 2-0 BULLEEN LIONS (HT: 1-0)

Goals:
1-0: Tiffany Eliadis (17′)
2-0: Melina Ayres (90+1′)

South Melbourne:
21. Beth Mason-Jones (GK), 4. Leah Scroggie (2. Marianna Anthony 89′), 5. Aimee Medwin, 7. Chelsea Blissett, 8. Jamie Pollock (49. Emily Rayment 72′), 9. Julia Nicolaci (10. Natalie Martineau 64′), 14. Alex Cheal, 15. Leia Varley, 16. Sofia Sakalis, 17. Melina Ayres, 18. Tiffany Eliadis (c).
Unused Substitutes: 1. Cassandra Zaffina (GK), 6. Tayler Stevens.
Yellow Cards: Scroggie 45′, Cheal 70′, Eliadis 89′, Ayres 90+2′.

Bulleen Lions:
1. Emily Shields (GK), 2. Tessa Sernio (c) (22. Emily Dolzan 79′), 6. Caitlin Friend, 8. Alexandra Natoli, 10. Brittany Dudley-Smith, 11. Whitney Knight, 12. Liana Iaconis (4. Claudia Fruscalzo 76′), 13. Hayley Richmond, 14. Cristina Cardaci (9. Lia Privitelli 46′), 19. Tyla Vlajnic, 20. Kayla Morrison.
Unused Substitutes: 3. Isabella Gee, 15. Olivia Edwards.
Yellow Cards: None.

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Feature image: Sofia Sakalis scored four goals as South Melbourne defeated Southern United 13-1.

FINAL SCORE: SOUTHERN UNITED 1-13 SOUTH MELBOURNE (HT: 1-4)

Goals:
0-1: Melina Ayres (9′)
0-2: Sofia Sakalis (17′)
0-3: Julia Nicolaci (25′)
1-3: Olivia Groves (36′)
1-4: Sofia Sakalis (37′)
1-5: Sofia Sakalis (51′)
1-6: Chelsea Blissett (55′)
1-7: Melina Ayres (56′)
1-8: Tiffany Eliadis (60′)
1-9: Melina Ayres (64′)
1-10: Sofia Sakalis (67′)
1-11: Sarah Richardson (80′)
1-12: Maryam Anvari (88′)
1-13: Tiffany Eliadis (89′)

Southern United:
1. Freya Crocker (GK) (20. Gabriella Rose Martin 46′), 2. Natasha Dakic (c), 4. Olivia Groves,  6. Casey Aarons, 7. Lilli Gonzalez (Sarah Tebbutt 8′), 9. Caibiran Deas (3. Kayla Hicks 75′), 10. Sarah Wieck, 12. Jessica Beddows, 13. Myrid Bartlett, 16. Yui Ching Lau, 18. Natasha Reiri.
Unused Substitute: 15. Marianna Minichiello.
Yellow Cards: Beddows 38′.

South Melbourne:
1. Cassandra Zaffina (GK) (21. Beth Mason-Jones 46′), 2. Marianna Anthony, 4. Leah Scroggie, 5. Aimee Medwin, 7. Chelsea Blissett (10. Natalie Martineau 78′), 9. Julia Nicolaci, 14. Alex Cheal (12. Sarah Richardson 67′), 16. Sofia Sakalis (40. Kathryn Vlahopoulos 67′), 17. Melina Ayres (35. Maryam Anvari 67′),10. Tiffany Eliadis (c), 49. Emily Rayment.
Unused Substitutes: None.
Yellow Cards: Anthony 2′, Cheal 35′.

Oliver Minatel celebrates his winning goal against Hume City on Saturday 21 April 2018 (PHOTO: Cindy Nitsos)

FINAL SCORE: HUME CITY 0-1 SOUTH MELBOURNE (HT: 0-0)

Goal:
0-1: Oliver Minatel (70′)

Hume City:
1. Michael Weier (GK), 2. Ersin Kaya, 3. Zachary Sukunda, 5. Blair Govan, 7. Benjamin Lyvidikos, 10. Atilla Ofli (9. Bradley Blumental 82′), 14. Jackson Morgan, 17. Gideon Sweet, 18. Darby Dexter (sent off 73′), 19. Oliver Kubilay (12. Mitchell Trajcevski 78′), 39. Nick Hegarty (c).
Unused Substitutes: 13. Joseph Konyit, 20. Gian Tapia (GK), 31. Jaffar Haidar.
Yellow Cards: Lyvidikos 24′, Kaya 29′, Hegarty 62′, Weir 90+3′.

South Melbourne:
21. Jerrad Tyson (GK) / 3. Kristian Konstantinidis, 5. Jake Marshall, 39. Christos Intzidis, 11. Brad Norton (c) (20. Ajdin Fetahagic 3′) / 12. Iqi Jawadi (8. Luke Pavlou 80′), 23. Matthew Foschini / 17. Andy Brennan, 7. Nick Epifano, 18. Matthew Millar / 19. Oliver Minatel (15. Ben Djiba 89′).
Unused Substitutes: 1. Keegan Coulter (GK), 16. Josh Hodes.
Yellow Cards: Fetahagic 90+1′.

Southern United v South Melbourne – Monterey Reserve – Sunday 22 April 2018 at 3:15pm

Last Three League Meetings – click individual game for highlights
2017 (R23): Southern United 1-2 SMFC (Centenary Park)
2017 (R14): SMFC 3-0 Southern United (Knox Regional Centre)
2017 (R05): Southern United 1-3 SMFC (Lawton Park Reserve)

Overall Head to Head (League & Finals):
Played: 3
SMFC Wins: 3
Southern United Wins: 0
Draws: 0

Hume City v South Melbourne – ABD Stadium – Saturday 21 April 2018 at 7pm

Last Five League Meetings – click individual game for highlights

2017 (R23): Hume City 1-2 SMFC (ABD Stadium)
2017 (R10): SMFC 1-0 Hume City (Lakeside Stadium)
2016 (EF): SMFC 3-0 Hume City (Lakeside Stadium)
2016 (R19): SMFC 2-2 Hume City (Lakeside Stadium)
2016 (R06): Hume City 1-2 SMFC (ABD Stadium)

Overall Head to Head (League & Finals):
Played: 22
SMFC Wins: 15
Hume City Wins: 5
Draws: 2

South young gun Sofia Sakalis takes on Alamein’s Kelsey Minton (PHOTOS: Adrian Shaw)

FINAL SCORE: ALAMEIN FC 3-2 SOUTH MELBOURNE (HT: 2-0)

Goals:
1-0: Amanda Doyle (10′)
2-0: Alexis Rossi (16′)
2-1: Melina Ayres (55′)
3-1: Amanda Doyle (78′)
3-2: Melina Ayres (83′)

Alamein FC:
40. Erin Hudson (GK), 4. Olivia Ellis, 5. Ashleigh Lefevre, 6. Catherine Brown (c), 9. Kelsey Minton, 11. Janna Lawson, 13. Lucy Adamopoulos (18. Lucy Richards 73′), 14. Rachel Alonso (3. Amy Kane 55′), 16. Amanda Doyle, 22. Alexis Rossi, 51. Emma Checker.
Unused Substitutes: 2. Maria Patrikis, 10. Elissa Sugunananthan, 23. Jacqueline Lemieux.
Yellow Cards: Checker 47′, Doyle 60.

South Melbourne:
1. Cassandra Zaffina (GK), 4. Leah Scroggie, 5. Aimee Medwin, 7. Chelsea Blissett, 9. Julia Nicolaci, 14. Alex Cheal, 16. Sofia Sakalis, 17. Melina Ayres, 18. Tiffany Eliadis (c), 21. Anais Josefski (35. Maryam Anvari 71′), 34. Paige Zois (40. Kathryn Vlahopoulos 82′)
Unused Substitutes: 2. Marianna Anthony, 6. Tayler Stevens, 11. Alexia Karatzikos (GK).
Yellow Cards: Eliadis 71′, Blissett 85′.

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