Football SA NTC vs Fulham United
Venue: VALO Football Centre
Date: Friday 21 May, 6:15 PM
Round 6 kicks off tonight with an exciting NTC outfit taking on a Fulham side struggling to get their season kick-started after a disappointing opening five rounds.
NTC were defeated 3-1 last weekend by one of the league’s frontrunners in West, marking the fourth time so far this season that their match has ended with four or more goals scored in total.
Fulham, meanwhile, have only found the back of the net twice so far this year and not at all in their last three matches, the most recent of which was a 2-0 loss to Uni.
The youthful talent of NTC will be hoping to grab their third win of the season tonight against Fulham, who are vulnerable but desperate to get a much-needed win on the board.
Football SA NTC line-up: 2. Abbey Burns, 4. Zoe Tolland, 5. Katie Bowler, 6. Ella Tonkin (C), 8. Nicola Scalzi, 9. Anastasia Willoughby, 11. Emilia Murray, 12. Libby Davy (GK), 13. Lily Barber, 14. Ella Smith, 15. Lily Di Cola, 16. Madeleine Wright, 17. Abby Middleton, 21. Camila Madriz Figueroa, 23. Erin Kontoutsikos, 24. Victoria Costanzo, 25. Grace Wilson (GK)
Coaches: Michele Lastella, Mark Lobianco, Michael Moularas, Anthony Breaden
Team Staff: Sharee Mcnamara, Jason Collins
Fulham United line-up: 1. Natalie Hayman (GK), 2. Charlotte Waters, 3. Georgina Toome, 4. Natasha Vella (C), 5. Olivia Bramley, 6. Josephine Trimboli, 7. Hannah Doyle, 8. Laura Niejalke, 9. Mia Lundquist, 10. Zoe J Turner-Davey, 11. Chloe Mortimer, 12. Sarah Mills, 14. Amielia Ebbs, 15. Mia Mcgranaghan, 16. Caitlin Le Roux, 16. Susan Roberts, 26. Francesca Queale (GK)
Coaches: Ayoub Hassine, Ali Ali, Masoud Teymouri, John RUSSELL
Team Staff: Adam Mortimer, Maggie Smith, Yacine Grar
Adelaide University vs Metro United
Venue: VALO Football Centre
Date: Friday 21 May, 8:15 PM
Uni takes on Metro in the late kick-off tonight at VALO, with the two sides experiencing vastly different fortunes compared to last season.
After a 2-0 win over Fulham last weekend marked their second victory of the season, Uni now only need three more points and five more goals to exceed their totals from the entirety of 2020.
Metro, on the other hand, have only picked up four points from their opening five matches and lost their third successive encounter last weekend to Inter in a 4-0 thumping.
With their defence one of their greatest assets, Metro will have to shore up at the back against a Uni side well and truly in the mix for finals football on current form.
Adelaide University line-up: 1. Evelyn Goldsmith (GK), 2. Elle Pirintzis, 3. Gemma MacFarlane, 4. Mabel Day, 5. Sasha Coorey, 6. Alysia Panagakos, 7. Velvet Klass, 10. Georgia Iannella (C), 11. Ellie Sparrow, 12. Georgia Box, 13. Elysha Magor, 16. Milano Venter, 17. Tanaye Morris, 20. Aimee Benton (GK), 21. Sophie Burke, 22. Briarna Hamersley, 23. Hayley Needs, 77. Margarita Fitzharris
Coaches: Kosta Jaric, Danyon Loud, Ebony Charles
Team Staff: Giorgio Profiris, Mark Bosio, Daniella Boccaccio
Metro United WFC line-up: 1. Melanie Comyns (GK), 3. Emma Cotgrove, 4. Talia Bilardo, 6. Laura Stockdale, 7. Millie Scott, 8. Chrissy Panagaris, 9. Roxanne Dodd, 11. Lauren Steer, 12. Rochelle Draper, 13. Vanessa Reed (C), 17. Victoria Mansueto, 18. Isabella Scalzi, 20. Chanel Todino, 23. Kristy Moore, 24. Gabriella Demarco, 26. Michaela Hadaj, 27. Amber-May Smith, 29. Jessica Signoriello, 99. Olivia Bunge (GK)
Coaches: Antonio Scalzi, Brenton Ellul, Emilio Librandi
Team Staff: Terry Kyriacou, Andreas Zacharia
Adelaide City vs Salisbury Inter
Venue: Adelaide City Park
Date: Saturday 22 May, 2:30 PM
City host Inter tomorrow afternoon in the knowledge that they need a result against one of the league’s powerhouses to not lose pace with the top of the table.
Their decline at the start of this season has seen them win just once and draw twice (conceding late equalisers in both), meaning that they’ve already dropped more points this season than they did last.
Inter, on the other hand, have gone from strength to strength and are now shaping as the side to beat in 2021, with their most recent triumph coming in a commanding performance against reigning champions Metro that finished 4-0.
It’s easy to get carried away with early season form lines, but the reality is that City are far from dead and buried and will be hoping to cause a stir against an Inter side keen to maintain their imperious form.
Adelaide City line-up: 1. Kendall Jenner (GK), 4. Daniela Di Bartolo, 5. Alyce Macauley, 8. Alanah Ursino, 9. Caitlin White, 13. Sophie Leszczynski, 14. Chrissie Zikos, 15. Bianca Gray, 16. Isobel Dahlen-Flight, 17. Chelsie Dawber (C), 18. Alana Fitzsimmons, 19. Shae Blackwood, 21. Mikayla Vidmar, 23. Natalie Frantzis, 28. Anastasia Nuttall, 55. Paula Kelly (GK)
Coaches: Jamie Dunning, Rachid Maliki
Team Staff: Seymour Di Bartolo, Alexander Tan, Nicholas Whiteside
Salisbury Inter line-up: Jaya Pagatpat, 1. Matilda Comley, 2. Khal Adam Khan, 4. Gabrielle Bentley, 5. Isabella Kouimtzis, 6. Nicole Calder, 7. Maria Jose Rojas Pino, 8. Emily Condon, 10. Chrissa Pavlomanolakos, 11. Nicola Frazzetto, 12. Chantelle Ryder (C), 14. Emily Heazlewood, 17. Dragana Kljajic, 23. Anna Pritchard, 24. Mina Nishitani, 76. Zafiro Papanikitas (GK)
Coaches: Simon Catanzaro, Brad Donovan, Darran King
Team Staff: Tamara Simeoni, Shreya Modi, Daniela Marlitsis, Colin Bajkusev
West Adelaide vs Adelaide Comets
Venue: TK Shutter Reserve
Date: Saturday 22 May, 5:15 PM
West have enjoyed a bright start to 2021 and will be hoping to see that continue against a plucky Comets outfit boasting renewed confidence tomorrow.
With four wins to their name in their opening five, the most recent being a 3-1 victory over an impressive NTC side, West are at the right end of the table at this early stage and have scored more goals (13) than anyone besides Inter.
Comets, like Uni, have the opportunity to better their return from last season with a win and have largely stepped up from a disappointing 2020.
West shape as one of the tougher assignments going around at the moment, but Comets will be bringing their A-game and aiming to cause an upset tomorrow night.
West Adelaide line-up: Christie Hillyer, Jasmine Styles, Nicole Tilley (C), 2. Emily Hodgson, 3. Alison Atkins, 6. Elena Psaroulis, 7. Lara Kirkby, 8. Georgia Macri, 10. Georgie Nicola, 11. Laura Johns, 13. Maddie DuRieu, 19. Zoe Haralampopoulos, 23. Sarah Willacy (GK), 24. Mawa Sumaoro, 27. Danica Fajardo
Coaches: Tracey Jenkins, Alex Macdonald, Alice Gorman, Leslie Allan Bell
Team Staff: David Lewis, Lachlan Hall
Adelaide Comets line-up: Emily Gale, Kiara O'Sullivan, Sian Fryer-Mclaren (GK), 3. Chantelle Reed, 7. Valeria Guajardo, 8. Christine Skrembos, 11. Georgia Oliver, 13. Elyse Moon, 14. Pirrie Weeks, 19. Hannah Jenkin, 21. Hannah Robson-Thoo, 22. Nicole Robertson, 27. Kate Seaton, 33. Nanako Sasaki, 40. Yuka Sasaki, 46. Clare Davey
Coaches: Andres Obieglo, Joshua Mcloughney, Brian Gale
Team Staff: Katerina Gatsios, Kieran O'Sullivan, Karin Mitris
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