UPPER HUTT CITY VS TAWA

MAIDSTONE PARK

KO 3:30 PM

MATCH DAY

PROGRAM

2nd April 2016

Photo courtesy of JB Photography

Welcome, finally, to the start of the 2016 season. It feels like it has

taken an eternity to arrive.

Our pre-season campaign has had some mixed results as we tried

different combinations and played teams in higher leagues than

ourselves but it certainly gave us something to build on.

We have recruited well, not just in the players stock but also in the

coaching circle, welcome and good luck Phil and Homer who are

taking the reserves.

Welcome to all the new faces and the old ones back for another

exciting challenging year in which we have very clear goals. The

obvious one is to win the title as there is no point entering if you

don’t have this ambition. Then I look at my role and see where am

I going with being a coach - and of course I have your own

personal goals/growth you wish to achieve. But I see my role to

pass on the knowledge you have and try to push the players to be

the best they can be, this then hopefully results in them playing at

a higher level.

We welcome Tawa to Maidstone Park for the first league game of

the season, we know it will be a very tough encounter. Good luck

but not too much today!

Good luck to all teams in the club, may you have a successful

season.

Enjoy today’s game, get behind the team and I look forward to

catching up with you in the clubhouse after the game.

Foz

A message from Mark . . .

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Introducing your team . . .

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1. Cushla Lichtwark

2. Brandon Postlethwaite

3. Josh Hinton

4. Wayne Rooker

5. Hamish McLachlan

6. David Lane

7. Matt Fong

8. Connor Scott

9. Jeremy Fong

10. Liam Bell

11. Cameron McLachlan

12. Dominic Scahill

13. Sam Rausch

14. Richard McLay

15. Benn Dawson

16. Logan Van Der Vegt

17. Stephen Thomas

18. Pedro Garcias

19. Matt Springgay

20. Sam Patterson

Coach: Mark Foster

Asst Coach: Benn Dawson

Manager: John Milroy

Physio: Dianne Shirer

Football Ferns targeting the Dutch

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The Football Ferns will head to Europe next month to take on rivals the Netherlands as they continue their build-up to the Rio Olympics.

Coach Tony Readings has selected an 18- strong squad for the game which will take place near Amsterdam on 7 April, during the FIFA international window. The match pits the 16th world ranked Football Ferns against the number 12 ranked Dutch team, who beat the New Zealand side 1-0 in the opening game of last year’s FIFA World Cup in Canada.

The Netherlands narrowly missed out on a spot at the Olympics, but are beginning their build-up for 2017 when they will host the European Championship.

Readings has selected his strongest squad, built around the experienced core of professionals based in Europe, USA and Japan. With the squad spread around the world, New Zealand Football is keen to utilise the FIFA windows for internationals to bring the squad together. “We don’t spend as much time together as we would like because the players are spread around the world so these opportunities are important to continue the momentum and continuity we have built over recent times,” said Readings.

“This is a chance for us to further refine and improve our game as we progress to Rio.” The team has one further international window in June and then plan some games on the way to Rio for the Olympics. “While we will be working on all parts of our game, the emphasis will be on a continuation in the improvement of our game in possession. That’s something we have improved a lot but want to continue to evolve.” Readings said the Dutch side offers some quality opposition after recent wins against France and Japan

Football Ferns in Portugal . . .

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The Football Ferns have finished fourth in their maiden Algarve Cup campaign after a dramatic 6-5 penalty shootout loss to Iceland in Vila Real Santo Antonio, Portugal on Thursday morning (NZ time).

A 27th minute goal from Iceland midfielder Andrea

Ran Hauksdottir gave the 19th-ranked Iceland side

the lead but the Football Ferns fought back and pull ed level in 69

th minute through an excellent Amber

Hearn strike – her 50th for her country – across

goal into the corner of the net. The Football Ferns also had a strong claim for penalty waved away in the second half after a heavy challenge on Betsy Hassett in the Iceland area while several free kick opportunities came and went in the dying stages as the New Zealand side pressed for the winner.

But penalties were needed to decide the outcome and both teams scored each of their five spot kicks before going to sudden death where Anna Green’s sixth penalty was saved and Iceland sealed the result with their sixth strike. Football Ferns coach Tony Readings said his team found a higher level after a mixed first half performance but it still wasn’t enough on the day.

“We didn’t play as well in the first half as we would have liked. We were a bit under par but were still the better team but we weren’t as dominant as we should have been,” Readings said. “We’ve gone in 1-0 down but we knew we had an extra two or three gears to go up and we’d be able to claw our way back in the second half which we did.”

“We’re bitterly disappointed because we dominated that second half, they’ve hardly got in our half. We scored a great goal and then we had a definite penalty turned down, we missed one-on-ones and we’ve had lots of crosses and set plays and we’ve not been able to get the breakthrough. That’s been the story of the tournament for us.”

Introducing the teams . . .

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UPPER HUTT CITY PALMERSTON NORTH

MARIST

Cushla Lichtwark GK Sophie Hoare RGK Aofie Gallagher-Forbes

Danielle Turton 2 Hannah Fitzgerald Katie Barrott 3 Kate Bennett

Emma Lavery 4 Hollie Cleaver Lena De Ronde 5 larissa Cable Carolyn O'Reilly 6 Jamie Hudson

Bria Sargent 7 Amber Philli[s Kennedy Bryant 8 Rhonda Bridges Rebecca Stewart 9 Mikela Boxall

Lucy Sneddon 10 Imo Bos Mikaela Hunt 11 TJ Lyne-Lewis Emma Main 12 Rose Morton Ellen Stirling 13 Siobhan patterson

Grace McRobie 14 Nicole Robertson Ellen Fibbes 15 Ella James

Emily Morison 16 Brooke Kenny 17 Laura Nottle 18 Molly Woodhead 19 Gorgi van Lienen 20 Jess Mason 21 Mkyla Wilson 22 Terina McAleese

A word from Wendi . . .

WenW

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Today sees us host to newly promoted Palmerston Nth Marist and I’d like to

personally welcome Simon and his team to our facility.

We have been working hard for the past 9 weeks on bringing together a large

squad on which to be able to select from. We are definitely benefiting from the mix

of youth and experienced players and the combination is producing a great

foundation for us to work upon. Bria Sargent and Mikaela Hunt take the honours of

being our Co-Captains again for the season and leading the team on and off the

field. Thank you to the players returning and a warm welcome to the new players

experiencing central league football for the first time with the club, having grown

and developed within our club environment. I’d like to again acknowledge the

“behind the scenes” work that happens from others. Christine Williams and Sharon

Lavery have really taken the pressure off the coaching staff ensuring that things tick

along and we are the best prepared we can be as a squad. A big “thanks” from us

all.

To get this first game out of the way and the nerves settled will be great. We know

that Palmerston Nth Marist will bring with them a lot of fight and hard work and we

don’t underestimate them at all. All the best to our Premier team who are taking

on Vic Uni today as well at 3pm. Lastly thanks to everyone who has turned out

today to come and support the team in our first step of the season.

Regards Wendi

Upper Hutt Women’s Premier League v Victoria University

Today sees us host the Vic Uni team to our facility for the opening game of our

season. Opening day is always a cagey affair with clubs not sure where there

strengths and weakness lie. The team have worked hard in the preseason to learn

the formation and style we want to play. We will start the season as a very young

but eager side. We welcome 2 players back to the club in Holly and Talia and have

as many as 6 young ladies making their Prem League debut in Zoe, Dani, Rosie,

Caitlyn, Sydnie and Georgia, so good luck to all.

Lastly thanks to everyone who has turned out today to come and support the team.

Steve

ASB YOUTH LEAGUE 2015

Article sourced from http://www.nzfootball.co.nz

UPPER HUTT CITY VS PALMERSTON NTH MARIST

MAIDSTONE PARK

KO 1:00 PM

MATCH DAY

PROGRAM

3rd

April 2016

Photo courtesy of JB Photography