Lincoln Red Imps Match Programme v FC Boca Juniors, 27.11.2019

MATCHDAY NINE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27TH 2019 – KICK-OFF 8.30PM

V FC BOCA JUNIORS

VICTORIA STADIUM, GIBRALTAR

GIBRALTAR FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONS 2018/19

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SETTINGTHESCENE

WELCOME

WELCOME BACK TO THE VICTORIA STADIUM WITHIN FOUR DAYS FOR OUR NINTH LEAGUE GAME OF THE SEASON AGAINST FOOTBALL CLUB BOCA JUNIORS. HEAD COACH: Victor Afonso ASSISTANT COACH: Daniel Segovia HEAD PHYSIO: Keith Ramirez PHYSIO: Adam Oria GOALKEEPER COACH: Miguel Angel Bazan FITNESS COACH: Daniel Fernandez STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Liam Mesilio KIT MAN: Jose Manuel Lopez TEAM DELEGATE: Christian Fortuna

Our last game against Bruno Magpies panned out as expected, with a wellorganised opponent battling for every ball in all areas of the pitch.

A 3-0 win added three further points to our tally with some very good football played on our part at different stages of the game. It was good to see the return of Hernandez and Oli who have been out of the equation for some time due to injury.

Today we face Football Club Boca Juniors, a team that sit on the bottom half of the table. A club with new management across all areas of the club surely will try and go out to cause the upset of the week.

As usual, if we impose our tempo, we are confident we can walk away with a further three points ahead of our next game against St. Josephs that is going to be crucial for our League aspirations.

Prior to the senior game today, our women are also in action against Europa FC. We encourage our fans to make the most of the afternoon/evening and come and support our women’s team. In the youth leagues it is worth highlighting the Lincoln

v Lincoln clash in the Under-16 Youth League, where despite the 8 -2 win by our senior boys, the performance and attitude from our younger lads must be commended and highlighted.

From that game there was a certain conclusion to walk away with and that is that the future looks bright.

Our U23s were also in action on Monday against Manchester 62 after a long break due to the international games. Two goals in the first half, within six minutes of each other, saw us clinch our sixth win of the season and remain undefeated.

Finally, we would like to say farewell to Mr. Daniel Berllaque, who is retiring from the Technical Youth Committee after over 15 years being involved in youth football. On behalf of the Lincoln Red Imps family we would like to thank you for your service all these years and wish you a happy retirement. You will surely be missed.

Enjoy the game…

CLUB HONOURS Gibraltar Football League: 24 wins 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990– 91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004– 05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011– 12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017-18, 2018-19 Rock Cup: 18 wins 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992– 93, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007– 08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Gibraltar League Senior Cup: 18 wins 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989– 90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003– 04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14 MATCH PROGRAMME Today’s special souvenir Matchday Programme has been produced on behalf of Lincoln Red Imps FC by our Official Match Programme and Website Partner:

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PLAYERQ&A CRAIG GALLIANO

Name: Craig Galliano Born: Gibraltar Date of Birth: 23rd April 2002 Age: 17 Hobbies: Darts Previous Clubs: I have played for Lincoln since joining the Academy Favourite Food: Meatballs and curry Best Experience in football: To date is when I made my debut for the Lincoln first-team

Where do you see yourself in the next few years: In the next few years I hope to be playing in Lincoln but if that is not the case, I would want to be playing football regularly and keep developing. I also want to be playing for the national side.

Mention a player you admire: A pro footballer that I admire is Dele Alli

Worst experience: In Austria with the Under 19 National Squad. We never managed to play any football at all and the results speak for themselves

What can we expect from Lincoln this season: This season is the same as every season; our main goal is to be Champions of Gibraltar and that will always be our goal every season being the club we are in Gibraltar. Not only that, you get the chance to experience Champions League football

My role model(s) in life: My role model could probably be Leo Messi just because he is on a different planet to other footballers and it’s a joy to watch him play

What advice would you give to young kids who want to do well in football: The advice I would give a kid would be to be committed and to learn from every game and training session. I’m still a

young man and I’m still learning in every session I go to with the first team and every single minute I get with the seniors What can we expect from Lincoln in this game: I believe it will be a tough game. Our aim is to go out on the pitch, battle hard and get the three points like we want to do in every game we play What are your views from our previous game: My thoughts on the game was all positive. I think we had the game under control throughout. We scored the second goal early in the second half that I think killed the game and secured the points.

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Worst Dressed Player: Fede Best Dressed Player: Toscano Most Intelligent player: Molina Least Intelligent player: Britto Team Joker: Kike Biggest Moaner: Bernardo

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MATCHREPORT

MATCH REPORT

LINCOLN RED IMPS 3 BRUNO’S MAGPIES 0 GIBRALTAR NATIONAL LEAGUE – 23.11.2019

LINCOLN Red Imps chalked up a seventh successive victory and our second 3-0 triumph in a row as we overcame the challenge of a well-organised Bruno’s Magpies.

We managed to get our noses in front just before the quarter-hour mark when Jamie Coombes found the net.

It was a closely-fought encounter but we gave ourselves some breathing space with a second goal early in the second half when Anthony Hernandez was able to double our advantage.

The points were sealed in stoppage time at the end when Gomes added a third goal to round off a hardearned victory.

LINCOLN RED IMPS: Goldwin, J. Chipolina, Lopes, Hernandez (Del Rio 53), Gil, Cataruozzolo, Alvaro, Perez, Kike (Gomes 76), Coombes (Galliano 84), Ramon. Subs not used: Soler, L. Casciaro, Alvarez, Toscano.

BOOKING(S): Alvaro GOALS(S): Coombes, Hernandez, Gomes IMAGES: Neil Wilson.

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SIXTHSTRAIGHT WIN

UNDER 23’S

MORE INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE SUCCESS…

MONDAY evening saw our Under-23s take on Manchester 62 in the Intermediate League after a long break due to the International games.

Both teams showed a willingness to play the ball from the back, an attitude that was very encouraging to see from two very youthful sides.

There was some neat football played, particularly in the first half. Our boys had most of the early possession and a break out wide by Ellis Wilson saw him beat his marker before delivering the perfect square ball to Kadrian Verllaque who just had to push the ball over the line to give us the lead on the quarterhour mark.

It was then Wilson in the 21st minute who found the back of the net with a header from a corner bu Davan Martin.

In the second half the game plan of both teams remained the same, although with a slower tempo from both teams that resulted in less goalscoring opportunities being created.

Overall it was a very good performance from our boys with the higher percentage of possession on the ball giving us our sixth win of the season to

remain unbeaten as we now prepare for Sunday’s clash with Glacis United.

On the negative side, we saw Dylan Borg suffer an ankle injury that may keep him from playing for a couple of weeks. However, one big positive was the return of Jamie Bosio in the 70th minute after over a year out of action due to a serious knee ligament injury that he suffered whilst playing for the recently-disappeared Gibraltar United in September 2018.

Jamie, who saw all his team-mates approach the sideline to welcome and receive him onto the pitch, had this to say after the game.

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“Having been out for a year and two months, this game was quite emotional for me personally. I have been through some physically and mentally challenging times over recent months, so it felt amazing to be back on the pitch with a young group of players in the Under-23 squad.

“I feel stronger than ever and hopefully I pick up some valuable game time over the next month or so to get back to my best.

“I felt that I was in good form before I got injured so now I’ve got to make up for lost time with the boys.”

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After over a year out injured, Jamie Bosio made a long-awaited return to action for the Under-23s where he was given a Guard of Honour, 25.11.2019

SHOT

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THEVERDICT DANIEL SEGOVIA

ASSISTANT COACH ASSESSES OUR LATEST VICTORY…

ON SATURDAY we returned to competitive action against a new-look Bruno’s Magpies team.

Under Alfonso Cortijo, Bruno’s have a new approach and it is fair to say that they are getting better as the weeks go by. They have vast experience within their squad, so to get a 3-0 victory was a pleasing result for us.

It was our seventh consecutive League win to keep us at the top of the table.

One of the biggest challenges that we face this season is being able to maintain our competitive edge with so many days in between matches due to International breaks and the League structure, One of the positives from Saturday’s game was the return of Oli to the starting line-up for the first time this season. We also had Anthony Hernandez back from injury and showing a determination to win his place back in the starting line-up.

Today we face a eighth-placed FC Boca Juniors. They are a team that we must not underestimate and we need to focus on our style of play and give the match a high tempo to be able to create as many goalscoring opportunities as possible.

Hopefully this will allow us to secure the victory and be able to use players from the bench to get much-desired minutes on the pitch and rest some of our International players who come into this game having played four matches in such a short space of time.

A victory today in addition to boosting team morale will also put extra pressure on our immediate rivals.

Thank you for your support – enjoy the game…

DANIEL SEGOVIA Assistant Coach

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HEADTOHEAD

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AUGUST Fri 16 Thurs 22

Away Europa Home GLACIS UNITED

League League

1-4 8-0

SEPTEMBER Home COLLEGE 1975 Thurs 19 Sun 29 Away Lions Gibraltar

League League

9-1 7-1

OCTOBER Mon 21 Sun 27

League League

4-0 2-0

NOVEMBER Sun 3 Home EUROPA POINT League Sat 23 Away Bruno's Magpies League Wed 27 Home FC BOCA JUNIORS League

3-0 3-0 -

DECEMBER Fri 13 Away St. Joseph's Thurs 19 Home MANCHESTER 62

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Home LYNX Away Mons Calpe SC

League League

FC BOCA JUNIORS: A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY THE CLUB was founded in 2012 and joined the second division in readiness for the 2012/13 campaign.

Having finished in the lower half of the table in each of the opening few seasons, they secured a third-place berth in 2017 which represented significant improvement, but was not enough to secure them a place in the play-offs.

A restructuring during the summer of 2017 led to them claiming the second division title in dramatic fashion by a single point at the end of the 2017/18 season and meant that they would play top-flight football for the first time last term.

They ended last season in tenth place during what was a challenging time for the club both on and off-the-pitch.

Going into the new National League, they currently sit eighth with just one win from their opening eight League outings, however, with a new Technical Team recently installed, they will be hoping to kick-start their season and start moving up the table.

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LINCOLN RED IMPS HEAD COACH –VICTOR AFONSO COLOURS - RED, BLACK &WHITE

FC BOCA JUNIORS

HEAD COACH: JUAN CARLOS CAMACHO COLOURS: YELLOW AND BLUE

PLD SUB

LOLO SOLER BERNARDO LOPES LEE CASCIARO ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ALVARO OLIVER PARIS ROY CHIPOLINA JOSEPH CHIPOLINA SERGIO MOLINA RIVERO ENRIQUE GOMEZ BERNAL BORJA GIL ALBARRACIN MARCOS LUIS PEREZ TRUJILLO ANTONIO JESUS RAMOS RINCON JESUS TOSCANO SERRANO ETHAN BRITTO FEDERICO CATARUOZZOLO JAMIE COOMBES GEORGE CABRERA KYLE GOLDWIN ETHAN THORNE-LLAMBIAS BRADLEY AVELLANO

PLD SUB

ALBERT CHICHON GERARDO LOPEZ STIVEN GONZALEZ GARCIA ERIN BARNETT GUILLERMO PEREZ JUANJO FERNANDEZ ASHLEY PEREZ FEDERICO ACOSTA FRANCISCO CARLOS JULIO BADO FRANCISCO MORENO JAMES CHILES-COWELL FELIX FORMICA-CORSI CHARLY SEAN GILBERT JAYCVE CONSIGLIERO CHICO EVAN GREEN JOSE REYES JAMES ADAMS NATHAN SANTOS GERMAN CORTES ARDI AHMETI

JULIAN DEL RIO CRAIG GALLIANO SHAY JONES JUAN PABLO PEREIRA SASTRE IDE GOMES MUSTAPHA YAHAYA ADAM GRACIA BLAS ALVAREZ CORTES

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