South juniors secure the Caruana Cup

The 23rd Caruana Cup Gala Day was held on Saturday 7 July with South Melbourne FC fielding an Under 11 girls team. Hosted by East Bentleigh Soccer Club, the Cup offers one of the first opportunities for junior girls to experience competitive football.

Coach John Sugunananthan spoke to smfc.com.au saying “I am really proud of the girls for showcasing their football talent, playing attacking entertaining football and taking risks. The key theme of the tournament for the girls was to have the courage to take on players in 1v1 duels with this approach starting from the goal keeper. At training we focused on their individual skills especially their 1v1s and this was reinforced during the games. The girls football heroes such as (SMFC’s own) Lisa De Vanna, Sam Kerr, Messi and Ronaldo are stars in the girls eyes as they can run at players and take them often leading to goals. We want our girls to play like their heroes. For this age (12 and under) at training we focus on their football foundations such as first touch and 1v1.

This tournament provided an opportunity for the girls to play competitive football. It was a joy to see their smiles especially when they beat a player in a 1v1 and then go onto score a goal. One of the most memorable moment for me was a player (Lulu) telling me “I love doing 1v1s”, we as coaches of juniors must encourage this skill, the players love doing it. I never ask these girls to pass the balls. Just look at the world cup, the best have fantastic individual skills especially their 1v1 ability.

“The tournament was very well run. The parents were all great supporting and cheering on the efforts of all the girls from all the teams. I want to recognise the efforts of our Team Manager for the tournament Georgia Denisenko who was fantastic organising us for the tournament and Michelle Anthony who helped the girls manage their own rotations – we empower the girls to decide who starts, where they play/who they sub with, they need to play in different lines (back, mids, forward) during the game and even playing time to maximise their development, we also rotate our goal keeper.”

Tournament Results

Round 1: South Melbourne FC def Hampton Junior Soccer Club 6:0

Round 2: South Melbourne FC BYE

Round 3: South Melbourne FC def Berwick City 9:2

Semi-Final : South Melbourne FC def East Bentleigh SC 4:0

Grand Final : South Melbourne FC def Westside Strikers FC 3:1

Bentleigh Greens v SMFC – Kingston Heath Soccer Complex – Friday 13 July 2018 at 8:15pm

Last Five League Meetings – click individual game for highlights

2018 (R07): SMFC 1-1 Bentleigh Greens (Lakeside Stadium)
2017 (SF): SMFC 2-2 Bentleigh Greens (Lakeside Stadium) *Bentleigh win 5-3 on penalties
2017 (R25): SMFC 2-0 Bentleigh Greens (Lakeside Stadium)
2017 (R12): Bentleigh Greens 0-0 SMFC (Kingston Heath)
2016 (R20): Bentleigh Greens 3-1 SMFC (Kingston Heath)

Overall Head to Head (League & Finals):
Played: 21
SMFC Wins: 8
Bentleigh Greens Wins: 8
Draws: 5

SMFC v Box Hill United – Lakeside Stadium – Saturday 14 July 2018 at 4:15pm

Last Five League Meetings – click individual game for highlights
2018 (R11): SMFC 2-1 Box Hill United (Lakeside Stadium)
2018 (R02): Box Hill United 2-3 SMFC (Wembley Park)
2017 (R19): Box Hill United 1-2 SMFC (Wembley Park)
2017 (R10): SMFC 1-1 Box Hill United (Lakeside Stadium)
2017 (R01): Box Hill United 3-0 SMFC (Wembley Park)

Overall Head to Head (since 2011):
Played: 15
SMFC Wins: 9
Box Hill United wins: 5
Draws: 1

NPL MEN / BOYS

NPL WOMEN / GIRLS

FINAL SCORE: SOUTH MELBOURNE 5-0 SENIOR NTC (HT: 1-0)

Goals:
1-0: Sarah Richardson (12′)
2-0: Melina Ayres (50′)
3-0: Melina Ayres (56’p)
4-0: Tiffany Eliadis (61′)
5-0: Tiffany Eliadis (88′)

South Melbourne:
21. Beth Mason-Jones (GK) (1. Alexia Karatzikos 82′), 3. Alexandra Gummer, 5. Aimee Medwin, 7. Chelsea Blissett (30. Zoe Haractsis 82′), 8. Jamie Pollock, 9. Julia Nicolaci (4. Leah Scroggie 60′), 10. Natalie Martineau (45. D’Arne Boato 80′), 15. Leia Varley (inj, 12. Sarah Richardson 11′), 17. Melina Ayres, 18. Tiffany Eliadis (c), 54. Ella Mastrantonio.
Unused Substitutes: None.
Yellow Cards: None.

Senior NTC:
1. Teresa Morrissey (GK), 4. Claudia Mihocic, 5. Alana Cerne, 6. Isabella Sewards, 10. Kelly Hei Lam (26. Gemma Leo 75′), 11. Francesca Iermano (13. Alexandra Stiliadis 85′), 17. Alana Jancevski, 18. Nia Stamatopoulos, 22. Elwen Parbery, 23. Catherine Renehan, 27. Katrina Nikpour (20. Georgie Richardson 75′).
Unused Substitutes: 16. Sienna Gidari.
Yellow Cards: Mihocic 55′.

FINAL SCORE: SOUTH MELBOURNE  5-1 MELBOURNE KNIGHTS (HT: 3-0)

Goals:
1-0: Marcus Schroen (9′)
2-0: Kristian Konstantinidis (28′)
3-0: Oliver Minatel (33′)
4-0: Giuseppe Marafioti (83’p)
4-1: Nate Foster (87′)
5-1: Giuseppe Marafioti (90+1′)

South Melbourne:
1. Nikola Roganovic / 2. Tim Mala, 3. Kristian Konstantinidis, 4. Luke Adams, 11. Brad Norton (c) / 39. Christos Intzidis, 19. Oliver Minatel (8. Iqi Jawadi 67′) / 23. Matthew Foschini (30. Will Orford 89′), 6. Marcus Schroen, 27. Leigh Minopoulos (33. Manyluak Aguek 77′) / 12. Giuseppe Marafioti.
Unused Substitutes: 5. Jake Marshall, 21. Rory Brian (GK).
Yellow Cards: Roganovic 67′, Schroen 80′.

Melbourne Knights:
1. Hrvoje Cakarun (GK), 2. Luke Jurcic, 3. Shaun Timmins, 6. Tomislav Uskok, 7. Nate Foster, 10. Marijan Cvitkovic (c), 11. Nikola Jurkovic, 13. Ayden Brice, 19. Anthony Duzel (18. Mitchell Walsh 70′), 23. Timmy Purcell, 37. Aj Inia (5. Milan Batur 76′).
Unused Substitutes: 15. Adrian Tardio, 20. Jordan Gifkins (GK), 22. Marcelo De La Plaza-Sanchez.
Yellow Cards: Jurkovic 23′.

SMFC v Melbourne Knights – Lakeside Stadium – Sunday 8 July 2018 at 4pm

Last Five League Meetings – click individual game for highlights

2018 (R06): Melbourne Knights 3-2 SMFC (Knights Stadium)
2017 (R22): Melbourne Knights 0-2 SMFC (Knights Stadium)
2017 (R09): SMFC 2-0 Melbourne Knights (Lakeside Stadium)
2016 (R24): SMFC 2-1 Melbourne Knights (Lakeside Stadium)
2016 (R11): Melbourne Knights 2-5 SMFC (Knights Stadium)

Overall Head to Head (League & Finals):
Played: 102
SMFC Wins: 52
Melbourne Knights Wins: 27
Draws: 23

SMFC v Senior NTC – Lakeside Stadium – Saturday 7 July 2018 at 4:15pm

Last Five Meetings – click individual game for highlights
2018 (R10): Senior NTC 5-1 SMFC (Lakeside Stadium)
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)

Overall Head to Head:
Played: 7
SMFC Wins: 6
Senior NTC wins: 1
Draws: 0

South Melbourne FC is saddened to learn of the recent passing of 1964 championship player Tommy Anderson.

Scottish-born Anderson played football in both Scotland and England before coming to Australia and playing in the Victorian State League. He joined South Melbourne Hellas from George Cross in April 1963 and was part of the club’s successful 1964 campaign that saw South win the league by a point ahead of both George Cross and JUST. His performances that year saw him earn a place in the Australian squad that played Everton in Sydney in May 1964.

He returned to the UK at the end of the 1964 season to play for Barrow but returned to Middle Park in 1965. He informed the club about a player at Barrow named Ernie Ackerley, who arrived at South Melbourne later on that season and went on to become a club great. Tommy floated between the UK and Australia, eventually settling in Sydney and becoming a successful football journalist.

SMFC acknowledges the role that Tommy Anderson played in a golden era for our club. We send our deepest condolences and best wishes to the Anderson family and their friends during this time of grief.