Albany United Football Club
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Address: Rosedale Park Jack Hinton Drive, Albany P O Box 302 – 764 North Harbour Auckland Phones: 415 8771 415 8772 Email: admin@albanyunited.org
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Albany United Football Club President’s Message Rashaad VAHED We welcome everyone to Rosedale Park for what we trust will be an enjoyable day of football. A huge thank you to all the volunteers, managers, coaches, supporters, staff, sponsors and my fellow board members for all your hard work in making our club successful. This year marks the clubs 39th season and we hope to add to the clubs great history while building a sustainable club for the future. To the hard work the squad puts in every week, Thank You. You wear the club jersey and colours with pride that stands testament to many people that currently and previously put in to make our club a success and a home. Our past is important to remember so we don't’ forget who we are while creating new history. So Thank you to everyone in the club. Around the club we progressing exceptionally well in all aspects we wanted to achieve this year. Our midgets are going outstanding and enjoying the game while the cluster training is proving to be a key launch in meeting its purposes. We can now move to our plans and extending play to a wider group of clubs which we have been working on in the background and will be ready to communicate this soon across the midget sector. With grading now over, were hoping the juniors and youth will now see benefit from the coaches and dividends will now pay off in the respective leagues. We hosted a success 60 team festival and already calendar is locked in for next years anniversary festival. Off field we still have lots we wish to do and achieve and are not pleased with the progress we are making into the plans and wish list. With not a lot of assistance on the volunteer side, the same around 15 people run the operation week in and week out which puts strain on them looking after anything else or putting time and energy into the strategic matters to make us better. Successfully though we are making small in roads to improving and improving our member experience and meeting our strategic goals nevertheless slower than we would like. For today’s main fixture we welcome Papatoetoe and their supporters to the ‘Dale for the NRFL fixture. We have picked ourselves up and managed to secure some points and grow as a squad. Mathematically now safe with only one team being relegated this season we have lots of pressure off us. The players are cementing themselves in the club for us to build around which is great to see. At the same time we are fighting for 2 nd place in the reserve league and still in the reserve cup, being a semi final still to play and hopefully a final. Well done lads and thank you. To all our other visitors across the football community, welcome to Rosedale. Best of luck to our coaching and management staff and the squad for their respective fixtures today. To all our Senior teams both home and away; Africans (fighting to win div 1), Wanderers, Athletic, Humble, Red (gained promotion to div 1), Champs (fighting for 2nd in div 4), Brewers (winner div 4), Colombians (winner div 5), North End (fighting for 2 nd in div 6), Watsons Heroes, Devils Rock, Redmen ( 2nd masters div 3), Undertakers, Nortons (fighting for 1st masters div 4), Originals and our Women’s (fighting for 2 nd womens div 4)team ….. do us proud. Welcome to all our opposition and supporters to Rosedale. I wish you an enjoyable day and invite you to relax in our clubrooms after.
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Albany United Football Club Junior Committee MIDGETS HARBOUR-WEST FOOTBALL FESTIVAL
On July the 31st 2016 Albany UTD played host to the first annual Harbour-West Football Festival. The day started off very wet. The players were not off put by the rain, in fact they relished in it and it seemed only the spectators were complaining about how wet and cold it was. The festival was attended by 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade teams from Albany UTD, Greenhithe FC, Norwest UTD and Waitakere UTD. We had 60 teams competing on the day with around 1200 persons at the fields supporting, playing and refereeing across the board. Each Grade was vying for the coveted first paced trophy that they got to take back to their respective club for the season.
Albany United Football Club Junior Committee The day was a huge success all round largely due to the hard work and effort put in behind the scenes of Kieron Henare and Rashaad Vahed and we already have plans in place for the second year and we hope to see you there. Results on the day were: th 5 Grade Winners – Greenhithe Blue 5th Grade Runners Up – Albany Ferns 6th Grade Winners – Greenhithe Spartans – A 6th Grade Runners Up – Greenhithe Giants 7th Grade Winners – Greenhithe Alpha 7th Grade Runners Up – Coatesville Cruisers 8th Grade Winners – Waitakere Roma 8th Grade Runners Up – Albany Phoenix
Albany United Football Club
Junior & Youth Results last time out Grade
Albany
Score
9th Grade
Albany Development
9th Grade
Albany Fire Eaters
9th Grade
Albany Redbacks
9th Grade
Albany Windsor Wildfires
9th Grade
Albany Windsor Wildebeests
10th Grade
Albany Aces
10th Grade
Albany Hurricanes
10th Grade
Albany Storms
10th Grade
Albany Windsor Whirlwinds
10th Grade
Albany Young Guns
11th Grade
Albany Development
0
Forrest Hill Inter
2
11th Grade
Albany Firebirds
1
Waitakere Tairea
2
11th Grade
Albany Strikers
0
North Shore Leverkusen
4
11th Grade
Albany Windsor
3
East Coast Bays Bicat
0
12th Grade
Albany AJHS
0
Waitemata Hornets
13
12th Grade
Albany Flames
1
Birkenhead Bradford
6
12th Grade
Albany Terrors
4
Norwest Belgium
2
13th Grade
Albany United
5
North Shore Holland
0
14th Grade
Albany United
6
Norwest Chile
0
15th Grade
Albany Windsor
16th Grade
Albany United
0
Ellerslie AFC
2
17th Grade
Albany Windsor
1
Waitakere City Osborne
2
1 0 1
Opposition Forrest Hill Spain Forrest Hill France
1 3
Birkenhead Bombay
3 0
East Coast Bays Deidericks
3 0
Oratia Napoli
0 1 1 3 5 5
Hibiscus Coast Bale Hibiscus Coast Kingsway Hibiscus Coast Zoff
5 0
North Shore Lyon
1 2 0
Hibiscus Coast Maradonna
Score 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 3 6 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0
No game
Albany United Football Club Junior & Youth Fixtures Time
H/A
Division
Albany
Opposition
10:00am
A
9th Grade
Albany Development
Birkenhead United Blazers
10:00am
H
9th Grade
Albany Fire Eaters
North Shore Inter
10:00am
H
9th Grade
Albany Redbacks
Oratia Napoli
10:00am
A
9th Grade
Albany Windsor Wildfires
East Coast Bays Cleary
10:00am
A
9th Grade
Albany Windsor Wildebeests
East Coast Bays Carter
11:00am
H
10th Grade
Albany Aces
Norwest Spain
11:00am
H
10th Grade
Albany Hurricanes
Birkenhead Brigham
11:00am
A
10th Grade
Albany Storms
Forrest Hill Southampton
11:00am
A
10th Grade
Albany Windsor Whirlwinds
North Shore Marseille
11:00am
A
10th Grade
Albany Young Guns
Birkenhead Brisbane
10:00am
A
11th Grade
Albany Development
ALBANY FIREBIRDS
10:00am
H
11th Grade
Albany Firebirds
ALBANY DEVELOPMENT
10:00am
A
11th Grade
Albany Strikers
Glen Eden Jupiters
10:00am
H
11th Grade
Albany Windsor
Oratia Glory
12:00am
A
12th Grade
Albany AJHS
Hibiscus Coast Lineker
12:00am
H
12th Grade
Albany Flames
Oratia Eagles
12:00am
H
12th Grade
Albany Terrors
Warkworth Mitre
13th Grade
Albany United
12:00pm
A
14th Grade
Albany United
Hibiscus Coast Keegan
13:00pm
H
15th Grade
Albany Windsor
Puhoi Rickards
16th Grade
Albany United
No game
17th Grade
Albany Windsor
North Shore Belarus
14:45pm
H
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Albany United Football Club Senior Results last time out Division
Albany
Score
Opposition
Score
NFF Women’s Div 4
Albany PussInBoots
postponed
Glen Eden Social
postponed
NRFL Div 2
Albany United FC
No game
NRFL Div 2 Shield
Albany Reserves
5
Onehunga Mangere
2
NFF Men’s Div 1
Albany Africans
5
Oratia United
0
NFF Men’s Div 1
Albany Wanderers
4
North Shore Seagulls
2
NFF Men’s Div 2
Albany Athletic
4
Glenfield Muppets
1
NFF Men’s Div 2
Albany Humble
5
Ranui Swanson
0
NFF Men’s Div 2
Albany Red
3
Oratia Forrest
2
NFF Men’s Div 4
Albany Brewers
4
Takapuna Bombers
0
NFF Men’s Div 4
Albany Champs
5
Navy
3
NFF Men’s Div 5
Albany Colombians
6
West Auckland New
0
NFF Men’s Div 6
Albany North End
2
Glenfield Revolution
1
NFF Men’s Div 6
Albany Watsons Heroes
1
Waitemata Westies
5
NFF Masters Div 3
Albany DevilsRock
0
East Coast Bays Catimba
1
NFF Masters Div 3
Albany Redmen
1
Glen Eden Blue
2
NFF Masters Div 3
Albany Undertakers
2
East Coast Bays Silver Foxes
3
NFF Masters Div 4
Albany Nortons
4
Waitakere Matrix
2
Masters O45s Div 1
Albany Originals
No game
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Albany United Football Club Senior Fixtures Time
H/A
Division
Albany
Opposition
SENIOR WOMEN - Games 21st August 10:45am
H
NFF Division 4
Albany PussInBoots
Ranui Swanson
SENIOR MEN - Games 20th August 3:00pm
H
NRFL Division 2
Albany United FC
Papatoetoe AFC
12:30pm
H
NRFL Div 2 Reserves
Albany United Reserves
Papatoetoe AFC
14:45pm
A
NFF Men’s Division 1
Albany Africans
Oratia United
14:00pm
A
Fed One Cup
Albany Wanderers
Glen Eden Rangers
NFF Men’s Division 2
Albany Athletic
No game
14:15pm
A
Men’s Div 2 Cup
Albany Humble
ALBANY RED
14:15pm
H
Men’s Div 2 Cup
Albany Red
ALBANY HUMBLE
NFF Men’s Division 4
Albany Brewers
No game
12:00pm
H
Men’s Combined Cup
Albany Champs
Hibiscus Coast Raptors
12:15pm
A
Challenge Cup
Albany Colombians
Glenfield Youthz
13:00pm
H
NFF Men’s Division 6
Albany North End
Puhoi Conquerors
13:00pm
A
NFF Men’s Division 6
Albany Watsons Heroes
Birkenhead Barons
MASTERS – Games 20th August
14:45pm
H
NFF Division 3
Albany DevilsRock
No game
Masters Combined Cup
Albany Redmen
Birkenhead Progressive
NFF Division 3
Albany Undertakers
No game
NFF Division 4
Albany Nortons
No game
NFF O45s Division
Albany Originals
No game
NRFL Division 2 Papatoetoe AFC FIRST TEAM C O A C H – M A R K H O L T
C O A C H – P R E S T O N A P. C E O T A E C R H S – S T E V
A . C O A C H – S T E V E N C U T H I L LA . C O A C H – M A R K M H A O N L A T G E R – H A N S
P H Y S I O – P R A S H A N T H G U N A S E K A R A N
1
Faizal Hanif
15
Eammon O’Brien
2
Denish Chand
16
John Murphy
3
Joel Frank
17
Joshua Karika
4
Ishtiyaq Shah
18
Logan Clark
5
Jozef Fleming
19
Amit Narayan
6
Daniel Menzies
20
Zaid Mohammed
7
Sandip Singh
21
Kritik Dass
8
Alexander Pratap
22
Kyle Miller
9
Scott Yearbury
23
Cody Patterson
10
Ben Allan
24
Scott Booker
11
Fadeel Khan
25
Joseph Dan-Tyrell
12
Tavis Gravatt
GK
Faraz Khan
13
Dagan Bland
GK
Divikesh Deo
14
Daniel Frank
GK
Simon Hales
RESERVE TEAM 1
Faraz Khan
18
Joseph Dan-Tyrell
2
Adrian Meas
19
Vikil Prakash
3
Shamal Bhorik
20
Tanweer Shah
4
Lael Lambert
21
Keenan Peters
5
Mumin Ali
22
Canaan Edwards
6
Preston Peters
23
Mitchell Slecht
7
Alex Pratap
24
Divineshwaran Naiker
8
Scott Yearbury
25
Ivan Toma
9
Richard Hann
26
Navneet Chand
10
Fazeel Basha
27
Aaron Yaqub
11
Ishtiyaq Shah
28
Marco Koszegi
12
Kyle Miller
29
Roheen Kumar
13
Casey Sinclair
30
Prashneel Roy
14
Kritik Dass
GK
Divikesh Deo
15
Devon Smith
GK
Simon Hales
16
Sean McRobbie
GK
Jorgen Pakieto
NRFL Division 2 Albany United FC Head Coach
Tel SHEEHY
Head Coach
Gary HOGG
Assistant Coach
Peter SHAW
Assistant Coach
Rashaad VAHED
Team Manager
Bill PITTMAN
Team Manager
Bill PITTMAN
Squad Physio
Tom MASON
Squad Physio
Tom MASON
1
Stefano LORUSSO
1
Kevin CARTER
2
Liam McELWEE
2
Alex YOUNG
3
Vinesh POKHREL
3
Shane O’BRIEN
4
Dev POKHREL
4
Ben SEMPLE
5
Andrew HARRIS
5
Carl HOLT
6
Alex McTIERNAN
6
Cameron WILLS
7
Leewaine SCOTT
7
Callum SEALES
8
Jack HADFIELD
8
Zach CHAMBERLAIN
9
Andy TURNER
9
Sam ROBERTSON
10
Bill PERRIN
10
Mike McMURTRIE
11
Ihor ZHENZHERA
11
Aayush GYAWALI
12
Harry BLACKMORE
12
Austen BEATS
13
Josh CREZEE-TETTEROO
14
Josh ANDERSON
14
Josh HADFIELD
15
Scott HENDRIKS
15
Ryan ARCHER
16
Caleb MATHESON-DUNNING
16
Chris LINES
17
Michel SLUIJSMANS
17
Josh van GEFFEN
18
Michael BOARDMAN
18
Scott VINE
19
Asha TROTTER
Albany United Football Club Senior Tables
Albany United Football Club Senior Tables
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Albany United Football Club Reserve Team Comments Approaching the end of another season, and it seems to be a case of Deja Vu. Sitting in second place, the leaders just out of reach, and the teams below waiting for us to slip up. The story is much the same as last year, only the teams around us have changed from last season. This season has been a strange one. We started by losing more games in the first 5, than we totalled last season, but then went on an unbeaten run to drag ourselves back into the mix. At the time we beat Takapuna, we were the only team in the league to have taken points off them. Having drawn with them away earlier in the season, it was indicative of where we really should have been had we not started the season so poorly. It’s been a season of disruption. Injuries, holidays, call-ups, coaching changes, illness, we’ve had it all. At the end of the day, it comes down to this. Two league games to go, win both and guarantee second place. A cup semi-final against Hibiscus Coast from the division above looms, and we want the cup so will want to carry our form into that game. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank the many who put so much behind the scenes in making it possible we can get on the field. From our coaching to management to physio to supporters to club to the volunteers, a massive Thank you from the team. And so, as the club continues to look forward to bigger and better things in the coming seasons, I’ll use my final ever match-day blurb as Reserve captain to leave you with one final quote... “A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing” – Bill Shankley See you all in the clubhouse Josh ANDERSON Reserve Team Captain
Albany United Football Club NRFL Division 2 Reserve Table Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Takapuna AFC
18
13
2
3
60
26
34
41
2
Fencibles Utd
19
12
1
4
42
32
10
37
3
Albany United FC
18
11
2
5
44
29
15
35
4
Te Atatu AFC
18
8
3
7
36
35
1
27
5
Northland FC
17
8
1
8
33
34
-1
25
6
Waitemata AFC
18
7
2
9
31
36
-5
23
7
Claudelands Rovers
18
6
2
10
37
46
-9
20
8
Papatoetoe AFC
18
6
2
10
25
40
-15
20
9
Ngaruawahia Utd
17
6
1
10
39
40
-1
19
10
Onehunga Mangere Utd
19
5
4
9
32
43
-11
19
11
Manukau City AFC
17
5
2
10
27
45
-18
17
AFC Fury
Withdrawn from the league
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Albany United Football Club Reserve Team Comments Albany United welcome Papatoetoe and their supporters back to ‘The Fortress’ Over the last few weeks we have pushed ourselves and even when it looked like we would not take anything from the game, came away with wins. Two weeks in a row we have falling asleep in the second part of the first half and let our opposition back into the game. Away to Te Atatu we managed to get the winner 7min from time and sneak the win when we were by far the better and more dominate team but for the lapse in the first half and should have put them away in the first 30mins of the game. Last week it looked much of the same in our shield game against Onehunga. Two nil up and the only threat they seemed to have was dead ball situations. Suddenly we found ourselves locked two all going into the half. Thankfully we pulled ourselves up and tactically got back to what was working and made them change and with it, we started to find gaps easily and enforced our dominance with three unanswered goals, coming out winners and moving into the semi finals. A much tougher game expected there but we first have two league games to go starting today. Today we take on Papatoetoe who despite their placing on the table are a very tough side. In round 1 we battled for the win and although the scoreline read fancy to us, it was a very hard fought. We expect nothing less from them today so can not take it for granted because they are in the lower part of the table it will be easy. Its simple, win the last two league games and we take second in the league. So all the pressure is on us and we have rise to that challenge and turn it into an opportunity and take it. To my guys I personally ‘Thank you’ all for the efforts and hard work you are all putting in, especially with all the disruption that has been happening recently. I can’t wait to see all the hard work you have all put in at training finishing up with another win today, not just for us but for the ‘Red Army’. A massive thank you to ‘The Godfather’ Bill for his dedication to this team and my new supporting staff, Josh for standing in and helping at such a crucial time of the season. All the best and I’ll enjoy having a beer with you back in the clubroom. Gary HOGG Reserve Team Coach
Albany United Football Club NRFL Division 2 Reserve Fixtures RND
DATE
H/A
VERSUS
FIELD
TIME
1
25th Mar
H
Ngaruawahia AFC
QBE Stadium Turf
12:30 pm
L
1–2
2
2nd Apr
A
Northland FC
Tikipunga Sports Complex
12:30 pm
L
0–1
3
9th Apr
A
Takapuna AFC
Taharoto Park
12:30 pm
D
2–2
4
16th Apr
H
Waitemata FC
Rosedale Park
12:30 pm
L
3–4
5
23rd Apr
H
Claudelands Rovers
Rosedale Park
12:30 pm
W
3–1
6
25th Apr
A
Manukau City AFC
Walter Massey Park
12:30 pm
W
3–1
7
30th Apr
8
7th May
A
Fencibles United
William Green Domain
12:30 pm
L
2–4
9
21st May
H
Te Atatu AFC
Rosedale Park
12:30 pm
W
2–1
10
28th May
A
Papatoetoe AFC
Murdoch Park
12:30 pm
W
3–1
11
4th Jun
H
Onehunga Mangere AFC
Rosedale Park
12:30 pm
D
2–2
RC
6th June
A
Takapuna Reserves
Taharoto Park
12:00pm
W
4–3
12
11th Jun
A
Ngaruawahia AFC
Centennial Park
12:30 pm
W
4–2
13
18th Jun
H
Northland FC
Rosedale Park
12:30 pm
W
4–1
14
25th Jun
H
Takapuna AFC
Rosedale Park
12:30 pm
W
4–1
15
2nd Jul
A
Waitemata FC
McLeod Park
12:30 pm
W
2–0
16
9th Jul
A
Claudelands Rovers
Galloway Park
12:30 pm
W
3–2
17
16th Jul
H
Manukau City AFC
Rosedale Park
12:30 pm
W
2–0
18
24th Jul
19
30th Jul
H
Fencibles United
Rosedale Park
12:30 pm
L
1–2
20
6th Aug
A
Te Atatu AFC
Te Atatu Peninsula Park
12:30 pm
W
3–2
RC
13th Aug
A
Onehunga Mangere AFC
Mangere Domain
12:30 pm
W
5–2
21
20th Aug
H
Papatoetoe AFC
Rosedale Park
12:30 pm
X
x–x
22
27th Aug
A
Onehunga Mangere AFC
Mangere Domain
12:30 pm
X
x–x
RC
10th Sep
A
Hibiscus Coast Reserves
Stanmore Bay Park
12:00pm
X
x–x
AFC Fury
AFC Fury
RESULT
AFC Fury have withdrawn form the league
AFC Fury have withdrawn form the league
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Albany United Football Club First Team Comments We welcome Papatoetoe, todays officials and our Red Army supporters and volunteers for our final home game of the 2016 NRFL Division Two season. 2016 has been a challenging year for our Men's First Team. Beginning the year with a total overhaul of the squad, retaining only four first team players from last year, followed by a constant stream of injuries and absences. Despite the wide array of changes and varied obstacles, we started our pre-season well, putting in spirited efforts and delivering promising performances against the likes of Oratia, Hibiscus, Bays and Glenfield. Unfortunately, our first round of the season didn't match the consistency of those games. Going down often against opposition we should have faired better against. From there, disappointing results left us languishing at the wrong end of the table and come mid-season we were staring the real possibility of relegation. We were aware that it was going to be a tough season for us; NRFL Division two is an unrelentingly difficult league, often denying victory to the team that plays the more attractive and well-rehearsed football and awarding it instead to the team with the most grunt. Nevertheless, the realisation of the dogfight we had entered hit us hard at the end of round one. This awakening could have been met by two outcomes; submission, or defiance. Collectively, the team stood up in round two, with a stronger mental attitude, this was the first stepping stone in turning our season around. Solid performances against Takapuna at home and away to Ngaruawahia weren't rewarded with the deserved points, but this was a sure sign of our change of mindset and resilience. That resilience and positive attitude has continued to grow, culminating in our home game against Fencibles. This hard work and effort was not limited to the First Team as. on many occasions our Reserve team, who have enjoyed a successful season under Gary, have been called upon and delivered admirably each time. Whether it be providing players to cover injuries, rewarding consistently high quality performance, or just the constant need to shuffle plans and players to accommodate. We owe much to our reserve team this year. From the beginning of round two and our mind-set change, Albany United have made sure strides toward cementing our position in next years competition and laying the groundwork for a more impressive 2017. The work doesn't stop here though. Three points in todays game is our focus right now, and will be until the final whistle. At the end of our last game away against Onehunga Mangere, we can look to the future and what challenges it will bring. I'd like to finish by thanking the following people on behalf of the team; all our coaching staff that have been a part of the club this season, our Manager Bill who has always provided the team with a smiling face and fresh kits, our squad Physio Tom Mason, whose dedication to the well-being of the squads is second-to-none, Gary and Tel for their hard work and effort week-in, week-out and of course the RED ARMY for their weekly support. The running of such a large football club requires many volunteers and people with a unique disposition and we thank all who have helped the club and squad this year.
Josh VAN GEFFEN
First Team Captain
Albany United Football Club NRFL Division 2 Table Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Manukau City AFC
17
12
3
2
53
15
38
39
2
Waitemata AFC
17
11
3
3
49
21
28
36
3
Takapuna AFC
18
10
5
3
52
22
30
35
4
Onehunga Mangere Utd
18
9
2
7
35
26
9
29
5
Fencibles Utd
19
9
2
8
37
35
2
29
6
Ngaruawahia Utd
16
7
6
3
28
18
10
27
7
Papatoetoe AFC
18
8
2
8
31
45
-14
26
8
Te Atatu AFC
17
7
2
8
38
33
5
23
9
Albany United FC
18
4
2
12
22
48
-26
14
10
Claudelands Rovers
17
3
2
12
17
56
-39
11
11
Northland FC
17
0
3
14
15
58
-43
3
12
AFC Fury
Withdrawn from the league
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Albany United Football Club First Team Comments As we enter the penultimate round of NRFL Division 2 fixtures it’s my pleasure today to welcome all the players, officials and supporters of Papatoetoe AFC to Rosedale Park. The last time the two teams met, back in round 10, it was an emphatic 6-2 victory for Papatoetoe at their Murdoch Park home. The first-half finished relatively even ….. Josh CT gave Albany the lead early in the 4th minute, Papatoetoe scored three goals in the 7th, 29th and 37th before Andy Turner pegged one back for Albany on the stroke of half-time to leave the score 3-2 in favour of Papatoetoe at the break. However, within the first three minutes of the second-half Papatoetoe scored two quick-fire goals to stretch the lead out to 5-2, before putting the icing on the cake in the 58th minute with a sixth and final goal to put the game to bed. The goals on the day for Papatoetoe were scored by Iwa Shaker (with a hat-trick), Fadeel Khan, Sandip Singh and Imraan Shah. Since the last time of writing we achieved what is probably our best result of the season in a tight 1-0 victory at home over promotion chasing Fencibles Utd. The victory came via a massive effort from all 14 players plus an 84th min screamer of a goal from Sanchez to secure all 3 valuable points. This was backed up with another promising performance the following weekend against Te Atatu Utd where a Leewaine Scott penalty in the 26th min handed us a deserved 1-0 half-time lead. Into the second-half and we were looking comfortable to take at least a point out of the game until the 57th min when the referee awarded Te Atatu a dubious (some would say ludicrous) free-kick on the edge of our box which allowed Te Atatu to level the scores. A few mins later and a second dubious and key decision from the Ref saw a straight red card to Dev for what was described as a two-footed challenge (obviously listened to the appeals of the Te Atatu players) when photos show Dev’s left leg tucked behind his backside as he made contact with the ball with his right foot. The decision turned the flow of the game but the 10 remaining Albany players still created chances in search of a winner. Eventually Te Atatu broke through to take the lead in the 80th min, and as we desperately pushed forward in search of an equaliser they added a third in the last couple of mins to earn a somewhat flattering 3-1 victory. We dust ourselves off and ‘go once again’ today, with the good news that last weekend other results in the league went our way and we are now mathematically safe and guaranteed our place in next years’ NRFL Division 2. I look forward to welcoming our guests from Papatoetoe back to the clubhouse today for the post-match speeches and some friendly banter over a beer or two. Finally, for the last time in 2016, I wish everyone a safe journey back home and hope to see all of our ‘Red Army’ of supporters back at Rosedale in 2017. All the best.
Tel Sheehy
First Team Coach
Albany United Football Club NRFL Division 2 Fixtures RND
DATE
H/A
VERSUS
FIELD
TIME
1
25th Mar
H
Ngaruawahia AFC
QBE Stadium Turf
15:00 pm
L
1–2
2
2nd Apr
A
Northland FC
Tikipunga Sports Complex
15:00 pm
W
2–1
3
9th Apr
A
Takapuna AFC
Taharoto Park
15:00 pm
L
0–3
4
16th Apr
H
Waitemata FC
Rosedale Park
15:00 pm
L
0–4
5
23rd Apr
H
Claudelands Rovers
Rosedale Park
15:00 pm
W
3–2
6
25th Apr
A
Manukau City AFC
Walter Massey Park
15:00 pm
L
0–2
7
30th Apr
8
6th May
A
Fencibles United
William Green Domain
19:30 pm
L
1–4
CCR1
14th May
H
Te Atatu AFC
Rosedale Park
14:00 pm
L
2(1)–2(3)
9
21st May
H
Te Atatu AFC
Rosedale Park
15:00 pm
L
2–5
10
28th May
A
Papatoetoe AFC
Murdoch Park
15:00 pm
L
2–6
11
4th Jun
H
Onehunga Mangere AFC
Rosedale Park
15:00 pm
L
1–4
12
11th Jun
A
Ngaruawahia AFC
Centennial Park
15:00 pm
L
1–2
13
18th Jun
H
Northland FC
Rosedale Park
15:00 pm
W
3–0
14
25th Jun
H
Takapuna AFC
Rosedale Park
15:00 pm
D
2–2
15
2nd Jul
A
Waitemata FC
McLeod Park
15:00 pm
L
0–2
16
9th Jul
A
Claudelands Rovers
Galloway Park
15:00 pm
D
2–2
17
16th Jul
H
Manukau City AFC
Rosedale Park
15:00 pm
L
0–4
18
24th Jul
19
30th Jul
H
Fencibles United
Rosedale Park
15:00 pm
W
1–0
20
6th Aug
A
Te Atatu AFC
Te Atatu Peninsula Park
15:00 pm
L
1–3
21
20th Aug
H
Papatoetoe AFC
Rosedale Park
15:00 pm
X
x–x
22
27th Aug
A
Onehunga Mangere AFC
Mangere Domain
15:00 pm
X
x–x
AFC Fury
AFC Fury
RESULT
AFC Fury have withdrawn form the league
AFC Fury have withdrawn form the league
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