Adelaide City vs Croydon FC
Venue: Adelaide City Park
Date: Saturday 3 July 3:00 PM
The current ladder leaders take on a side currently sitting point away from safety, as in-form City host a Croydon side with a point to prove after a disappointing result last weekend.
City were at their clinical best last weekend, running out 3-0 winners over an in-form South Adelaide side to earn their third win in four matches and ensure they keep a hold on top spot as we reach the half-way mark of the season.
Croydon, meanwhile, were held to a 2-2 draw by rock-bottom Blue Eagles, as Patrick Caraccia’s cool finish through the legs of a defender and into the bottom corner wasn’t enough to claim all three points.
City will be hungry to keep hold of top spot on the ladder for as long as they can, while Croydon won’t want to waste an opportunity to move out of the bottom two.
Adelaide City line-up: 1. Alexander Woodlands (GK), 4. Matthew Halliday, 5. Thomas Brown, 6. Bradley Corbo, 9. Luka Chikwuba, 10. Nicholas Bucco, 11. Charlie devereux, 13. Lachlan Barr, 14. Aladin Irabona, 20. Kur Kur, 33. Darcy Dawber, 45. Markus Orchard, 77. Asad Kasumovic
Coaches: Paul Pezos, Stavros Gelekis, Angelo Paul, Edward Scalzi
Team Staff: Fabian Garuccio
Croydon FC line-up: 1. Gianni Tramontin, 2. John Panagaris, 3. Filimon Asefa, 5. Luke Klimek (C), 6. Christopher Vivian, 7. Sebastian Goode, 8. Adam Martinello, 9. Nathan Munro, 10. Antoni Trimboli, 11. Luis Benedetti, 12. Tatenda Nyaruwe, 13. Foribert Niyonkuru, 14. Peter Mercurio, 15. Domenic Costanzo, 16. Kristos Stefanopoulos, 17. Manni Katopodis, 18. Jarrod Brazzale, 19. Chikondi NYIRENDA, 20. Jared Clark, 21. John Hall (GK), 23. patrick caraccia
Coaches: Travis Dodd, Latham Byfield, Adam Vizzari
Team Staff: Mario Catalano, Joshua Avery
Adelaide Croatia Raiders vs MetroStars
Venue: Croatian Sports Centre
Date: Saturday 3 July 3:00 PM
MetroStars pay a visit to the Croatian Sports Centre on Saturday afternoon in the hope of picking up another win, a result which the hosts will be just as eager to claim.
Raiders were unable to get past Campbelltown away from home last weekend, slumping to a 3-1 defeat despite a sensational long-range strike by Harley Gepp that drew them level just after half-time.
MetroStars picked up their fourth win in their last five matches, a run which also contains four clean sheets, as they beat Olympic 2-0, with Joshua Mori’s burst of pace through the defence allowing him to ice the contest in injury time.
With just one win in their last six, Raiders still remain within a win of the top six, but a MetroStars side on the charge up the table presents itself as a tricky prospect.
Adelaide Croatia Raiders line-up: 1. Vincent Barbaro, 2. Jackson Walls, 5. Matthew Mullen, 6. Omari Didero, 7. Dylan Pickert, 8. Jagajeet shrestha Shrestha, 10. Dion Kirk, 11. David Carosi, 12. Jacob Williams, 13. Nicholas Munro (GK), 15. Lansana Smith, 17. Harley Gepp, 18. Julian Vella, 19. Vianne Kurikwimana, 20. Thanasis Lesi, 21. Jaxson Bullen, 22. Kelvin Kamburu, 23. Mark Ulaj, 26. James Temelkovski, 28. Nathan Hancock
Coaches: Terry Westwood, Steven Hughes, Michael Paleka
Team Staff: Antonio Vella, Lisa Feleppa, Luke Harris
MetroStars line-up: 1. Isaac Carmody (GK), 2. Connor O'rielly, 3. Luke Frangakis, 4. Justin Davis, 5. Timothy Henderson, 8. Rocky Callisto, 10. Anthony Solagna (C), 11. Ariath Piol, 12. Alessio Melisi, 14. Dylan Smith, 16. Francesco Schimizzi, 18. Fabian Barbiero, 19. Cooper O’donnell, 20. Joshua Mori, 22. Hamish Gow, 23. Christian Esposito, 25. Jayden Spruyt, 45. Jackson O'Donnell, 68. Kalilou Kamara
Coaches: Robert Saraceno, Nicholas Bouzalas, Adam Van Dommele, Michael Rende
Team Staff: Joseph Polisena, Patrick Pike, George Laoutaris
Adelaide Blue Eagles vs Campbelltown City
Venue: Marden Sports Complex
Date: Saturday 3 July 3:00 PM
Blue Eagles host Campbelltown at Marden Sports Complex in a match that pits this one of season’s strugglers against the reigning champions who continue to find their feet.
The hosts picked up their second point of the season in their 2-2 draw with Croydon, with Yohei Matsumoto’s lobbed header over the keeper cancelling out their opponents’ late goal and avoiding defeat at the death.
Campbelltown rebounded from a disappointing loss to Croydon with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Raiders, as a fantastic first-time curler into the bottom corner by Adam Piscioneri sealed all three points.
The visitors present as daunting a prospect as any in the league, so it’ll take a big effort from Blue Eagles to break through and register their first win of 2021.
Adelaide Blue Eagles line-up: 1. Nikolas Harpas (GK), 2. Caleb Evans, 3. Aaron Bannister, 4. Christian Sotira, 6. Anik Warnakulasuriya, 7. Liam Mccabe, 8. Stefan Gluscevic, 9. jai esposito, 10. Hamish Mccabe, 12. Kody Maude, 14. Stanisa Velinov, 15. Christian D'Angelo, 16. Beau Ieraci, 18. Yohei Matsumoto, 19. Jake Tatarelli, 20. Isaac Mullen, 21. Alex Tsavalas, 25. Elias Mimidas
Campbelltown City line-up: 1. Jamie Signorello, 2. Shaun Harvey (C), 3. Liam Miller, 5. Julian Oscar Ionni, 7. Joel Allwright, 8. Alexander Mullen, 9. Marc Marino, 10. Luigi Ditroia, 12. Nicholas Francese, 14. Adam Piscioneri, 15. Antony Piscioneri, 16. Daniel Mullen, 17. Adam De Ieso, 18. Trey Williams, 20. Nicholas Harpas (GK), 23. Jake Halliday
Coaches: Iain Fyfe, Leslie Pogliacomi, Corey Artone, Ali Sadick
Team Staff: Agelo Kapnistis, Ryan Hanlon
Adelaide United vs Cumberland United
Venue: Summit Sport and Recreation Park
Date: Saturday 3 July 3:00PM
The Young Reds welcome Cumberland for Mount Barker’s Saturday at the Summit between two clubs desperate to arrest indifferent form in their push to play finals football.
United were unable to get past Comets last weekend, falling to a 3-2 defeat despite fine finishes by young talents Jonny Yull and Binyam Kebede, a result which now marks four matches without victory.
It was another tough result to stomach for Cumberland with a 3-0 loss to Sturt at home condemning them to a third defeat in four matches, a run of results which has seen them score just twice and concede 13 times.
With neither side enjoying a fruitful last five weeks or so on the pitch, Saturday at the Summit presents both with the opportunity to claim all three points and continue to press their claims as finals contenders.
Adelaide United FC line-up: Fergus Lynch, Musa Toure, 14. Binyam Kebede, 17. Mohamed Toure, 19. Yaya Dukuly, 37. Jonny Yull, 40. Ethan Cox (GK), 44. Arbi Mollas, 49. Keshav Shrestha, 53. Noah Mcnamara, 55. Ethan Alagich, 57. Adam Leombruno
Coaches: Airton Andrioli, Elvis Markov, Vlado Blazeka, Joe Verringer
Team Staff: Will Mockridge, Justin Graetz, Katrina Smith
Cumberland United line-up: Jed Anderson, 1. Luke Schoen (GK), 2. Jack Schoen (C), 3. Joshua Harvey, 5. Sam Carmichael, 6. David Signore, 8. Harry Thannhauser, 9. JUAN GUTIERREZ, 10. Jumar Oakley, 11. Thomas Briscoe, 15. Ryan Wood, 17. Tom Dittmar, 18. Antoni Panagoulias, 19. Rocco Visconte, 20. Stavros Bakopanos, 22. Aristomenios Haralampopoulos, 23. Matthew Charalambous
Coaches: Neil Young, Mathew Balopitos, Matthew Prodanovski, Marijan Kolar
Team Staff: Jody Loomes, Sean Bushby, Steven O'Donnell
Sturt Lions vs South Adelaide
Venue: West Beach Parks Football Centre
Date: Saturday 3 July 3:00 PM
The two sides promoted to the NPL at the end of last season finally clash in 2021 as State League One’s champions host the premiers on Saturday afternoon.
The Lions returned to winning ways in emphatic style on the weekend, an impressive 3-0 win away from home over Cumberland which ended their four-match barren run of results and pushes them further from the drop zone.
South suffered the opposite of their opponents’ fortunes, a 3-0 home defeat to City ending an impressive run of results and seeing them lose some ground on the sides at the top of the table.
With ninth-placed Sturt now just two points behind fourth-placed South, this match has plenty of potential to shake up the league table on its own and is sure to be an entertaining one.
Sturt Lions line-up: Oliver Sigley, Anthony Taylor, Tom van der Hoeven, Toby Nelson, Daniel Snobl, Jasper Donovan, Taine Harding, Cale Nagle, Bradley Davey, 1. James Klappers (GK), 3. Daniel Guastella, 4. Jacob Atkinson, 5. Caden Yates, 7. Ben Woollard, 9. Gonzalo Rodriguez, 10. Alexander Sortini, 11. Samed Altundag, 12. Michael Gravas, 13. Cooper Mullins, 14. Daniel Solari, 15. Akira Kobaishi, 16. Samuel Voigt, 17. Jonathan Fusco (C), 19. Luke Fusco, 20. Brandon Centofanti, 21. Valentino Esposito
Coaches: Lino Fusco, Frank Tibaldi, Gregory Videon, Michael Harkness
Team Staff: Ivan Piovesan, Jakson Messent, Andrew Ross
South Adelaide line-up: 1. Ryan Veitch (GK), 4. Robert Parker (C), 5. Declan Gray, 6. Liam Wooding, 8. Daniel Hosking, 9. Brett Rayner, 11. Alexander Rideout, 13. Jai Conroy, 15. Jackson Stephens, 17. Kegan Osborne, 18. Blake Lindsay, 20. Jack Walker, 21. Jack Ellis, 24. Daniel Evans, 25. Callum Nissen, 31. Masaya Sasaki, 39. Awal Dut
Coaches: Andrew Calderbank, Anthony Rideout, Mitchell Daly, Fraser McLean
Team Staff: Wayne Harrington, Jacqueline Wingate, Aniket Dhabade
Adelaide Olympic vs Adelaide Comets
Venue: VALO Football Centre
Date: Saturday 3 July 6:00 PM
The late kick-off for Round 11 of NPL pits Olympic against Comets under lights at VALO Football Centre in a match that both sides will be desperate to win for different reasons.
Olympic suffered their first defeat in eight matches last weekend in their 2-0 loss to MetroStars, ending the league’s longest unbeaten run but, curiously, drawing them just a point above 11th-placed Croydon.
Comets picked up an important 3-2 win over United last weekend, highlighted by brilliant one-touch football between Allan Welsh, Anthony Mavrolambados and the scorer Jaiden Diamantis, to open their account on the night.
As they sit perilously above the relegation zone, Olympic will be keen to put distance between themselves and the foot of the table, but Comets know they need every point they can get as they jostle with City for top spot.
Adelaide Olympic line-up: Michael Cittadini, 1. Lewis Moss (GK), 3. Paul Wilson, 4. Benkert Abdija, 7. Jacob Jones, 8. Jason Konstandopoulos, 9. Christos Pounendis, 10. Hirofumi Kochi, 11. Tito Bontor, 12. Damian Ljujic, 13. Rastko Ljujic, 14. Fausto Erba (C), 20. Clifford Maina, 24. Panagiotis Manidakis, 25. Will Hendon
Coaches: Yianni Stamatelopoulos, George Konstandopoulos, Lansana Conneh, Pal Prengaj
Team Staff: Konstandinos Dimas, Sumin Kim
Adelaide Comets line-up: 1. Julian Torresan, 3. Manley Barnett, 4. Nathan Dimou, 5. Adam Le Cornu, 6. Jack Bladen, 7. John Karatzas, 8. Ryan Yates, 9. Andreas Wiens, 10. Anthony Mavrolambados, 11. Jayden LoBasso, 12. Lukas Ikonomopoulos, 14. Nathan Andijanto, 16. Ninko Beric, 18. Thomas Giannakopoulos, 19. Jaiden Diamantis, 21. Nikolas Ikonomopoulos, 22. Allan Welsh (C), 23. Scott Nagel, 24. Lachlan Stead, 31. Daniel Vaughan (GK), 77. Chris Christofilos
Coaches: Konstandinos Antoniou, James Guffogg, Dimitri Panagis, Matthew Bates
Team Staff: Evangelo Katsambis, Emma Gericke, Elsie Kenny