RED: Matchday Magazine of Cambridge Football Club (August 10, 2019)

AUGUST 10, 2019

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KEY CONTACTS Our club was one of the first in its region to achieve New Zealand Football’s Level 1 quality assurance standard, the Quality Club Mark (QCM).

2019 committee members Chair: Steve Thomas Mobile: 021 746863, E: masterpiece@xtra.co.nz President: Peter Martens Mobile: 027 2943044 Secretary: Josh Easby Mobile: 021 0558854 E: media@cambridgefootball. co.nz Treasurer: Paul Blackstock Mobile: 021 1282091 E: paul@herbertmorton.co.nz Senior Men’s & Women’s club captain: Harry Bomans Mobile: 027 4985 075 E: seniorclubcaptain@ cambridgefootball.co.nz Junior club captain: Tim Bailey Mobile: 021 1467145 E: cfcjuniors@gmail.com Purchasing Manager: Richard Crafts Mobile: 021 655 739 E: richard@calnar.co.nz

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Indoor & Outdoor Facilities Manager: Craig Clark Mobile: 027 9153273 E: c.d.clark@xtra.co.nz Communications & Sponsorship Manager: Josh Easby Mobile: 021 0558854 E: media@cambridgefootball.co.nz

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Grounds/Pitch allocations: (coopted) Harry Bomans Mob: 027 4985 075 E: seniorclubcaptain@ cambridgefootball.co.nz Committee members: Thomas Campbell Matt Malligan Mike Steele Roles that do not include committee membership:

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‘... there’s also something very satisfying to see a bumper crowd enjoying football at our home ...’

Josh Easby, the editor of RED, explains why our club hosts big regional and national events ...  LATER THIS MONTH, our club will again play the role of host for WaiBOP Football’s end-of-season cup finals.

John Kerkhof Park will be the venue for the Waikato Cup and Plate finals (men’s) on Saturday August 24 and then the cup and plate finals (women’s) a day later.

It’ll be the fourth time in six seasons that our club has had the honour of holding the finals.

It creates work for our volunteers and can increase the pressure on our facilities.

So why do we do it?

We do it for a number of reasons.

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Firstly, it’s part of being what we consider to be a good member of the regional football family ­— our chance to encourage kinship within our sporting community.

Importantly, it raises our profile not only among the 106 clubs and schools in our region but also within our Cambridge community.

The Waipa District Council appreciates our efforts to show why we’re part of the Home of Champions.

Events such as these finals, as well as other big games we sometimes host, draw visitors to the town, helping support local businesses.

That in turn encourages some of those businesses to support our club through sponsorships or by helping us in other ways.

Our local newspapers, for instance, have increasingly promoted our activities as we’ve established a reputation for being able to host regional and national events, such as men’s and women’s national league fixtures.

It’s a virtuous circle.

And there’s also something very satisfying to see a bumper crowd enjoying football at our home ...

Mailing address: PO Box 214 Cambridge 3450 WWW.CAMBRIDGEFOOTBALL.CO.NZ

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Workshop to reduce injuries  CAMBRIDGE FC will host an evening workshop for junior, youth and senior coaches who want to learn techniques to reduce the risk of football injuries.

The session will be held at the main clubrooms, John Kerkhof Park, on Wednesday August 14, 2019.

The workshop is being planned by New Zealand Football Injury Prevention Specialist David Rayner who promotes the Fit4Football programme to clubs throughout the country.

Key to the programme is the FIFA 11+ warm-up programme, developed internationally and over many years, and now proven to reduce the risk of injuries to players of all ages.

Workshop timetable 6pm-7pm: 11+ for kids 7pm-7.30pm: How to deal with concussion 7.30pm-8.30pm: 11+ for youth/adults.

The workshop is not restricted to coaches – if you think you can benefit from understanding more about the Fit4Football programme, please come along. The more support we generate for this for our players, the better!

We’re hosting finals day!  CAMBRIDGE’S John Kerkhof Park will again host the finals of Waikato football’s biggest cup finals.

For the fourth time in six seasons, supporters of teams in the men’s and women’s Waikato Cup and Plate competitions will come to Cambridge for their big day out.

The men’s finals will be staged on Saturday

August 24 with the women’s finals played a day later.

Between 800 and 1,000 spectators have attended previous WaiBOP Finals Days held at John Kerkhof Park.

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Cambridge D2s put pressure on the West Hamilton United goal in last weekend’s Waikato Division 3 fixture.

Round–up from our seniors  CAMBRIDGE’S first team regained winning form last weekend but our other men’s teams all suffered hard-fought losses.

The Reds first team won 1-0 in Auckland against Onehunga Mangere in the Lotto NRFL second division.

In the early game, our reserves lost 1-0, due to a 22’ goal from Onehunga’s Max Kwan.

In the WaiBOP Championship, Cambridge’s third team lost 3-0 at competition leaders Otorohanga, after the home side took a 1-0 lead into half-time.

Otorohanga’s goals came from Joe Camock, Nathaneal Wrack and Jack Connor.

The result brought a halt to Cambridge’s climb into midtable but the side gets its chance to regain winning form when Taupo FC come to John Kerkhof Park on Saturday (2.45pm).

In Waikato Division 3, Cambridge lost 3-1 to Melville United’s Old Boys at Gower Park after trailing 1-0 at the break.

Playing in trying conditions, Cambridge produced a much-improved performance after a heavy loss the previous week.

Scorer for Cambridge was Matthias Nickless who found the net for the first time this season.

In Waikato Division 4, Cambridge lost 4-1 at home to West Ham United’s Floppy Noodles with all the goals being scored in the first half.

Though Cambridge had a few early chances, the Hamilton visitors made the most of their opportunities and raced to a 4-0 lead within half an hour.

Cambridge found a goal of their own through Andrew Myers, his third of the season, as half-time approached.

The second half was even and hard-fought but neither team could find another goal.

The result leaves Cambridge in mid-table.

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LOTTO NRFL SECOND DIVISION

Reds aiming for their best finish in 17 NRFL seasons  CAMBRIDGE go into their final month of football’s Northern League with a realistic chance of achieving their highest ranking since 2002.

With four matches to go in their Lotto NRFL second division programme, the Reds sit fifth but are shooting for their best finish since taking third spot 17 seasons ago.

Cambridge finished 5th in 2004, 2006 and 2007 so the Reds will look to improve on that, starting with a win this weekend against relegation-threatened Northland FC. Northland play Cambridge at John Kerkhof Park at 3pm on Saturday, with their reserves teams playing a curtain-raiser at 12.30pm.

Northland almost caused a huge upset last weekend when leading second-placed Metro FC 1-0 until the Aucklanders snatched an equaliser six minutes into added time.

Cambridge took all three points when they beat Onehunga Mangere 1-0.

Leading scorer Josh Clarkin scored the winner after only four minutes of play, his 11th league and cup goal of the season.

After that, the Cambridge defence shut out the Aucklanders for their fourth clean sheet of the season.

Cambridge remain fifth on the table but are unlikely to catch league leaders Claudelands Rovers – who lost 4-1 to thirdplaced Manurewa – and Metro FC.

In the early game on Mangere Mountain, a first-half goal by Onehunga Mangere’s Max Kwan was all that separated the Auckland side and Cambridge’s reserves.

In recent games, Cambridge have shown a much-improved resistance in defence, conceding only four times in their last three outings.

But the Reds’ second-stringers have lost their scoring touch and it proved costly at Mangere Domain.

Wood runs hot  Former Cambridge player Chris Wood appears to be finding his top form as his Burnley side prepares for the start of the English Premier League season.

No Premier League player has scored more pre-season goals than Wood with the striker finding the back of the net on nine occasions in six friendly appearances.

In recent outings, Wood grabbed a hattrick against French club Nice who Burnley beat 6-1 in their friendly at Turf Moor.

That followed another hat-trick, scored against Football League side Accrington Stanley.

Burnley’s opening fixture of the season is at home to Southampton.

Wood played junior and senior football at Cambridge FC between 2002 and 2006.

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WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS

How to support Cambridge FC

Northland FC Founded: 2017 Ground: Tikipunga Park

Today’s visitors, Northland FC, are the regional representatives for club’s in the province.

The club was formed in its current form in September 2017 after the merger of Northland’s senior rep teams and the youth talent centres previously run by the Northern Football Federation.

Since its inception in 2011, the FTC Youth teams were run by NFF while competing in the Metro/Conference leagues under the Northland FC banner.

 CAMBRIDGE FC now have supporters’ apparel available for purchase from its online store.

This includes T shirts, polo shirts, bomber jackets and hoodies, all of which show your support for the club.

Our online shop is made possible through a partnership with Score Sportswear.

You can visit it at our website (www. cambridgefootball.co.nz) and then clicking on ‘shop’ in our menu.

Score Sportswear become one of our club’s main sponsors, as part of the agreement.

We also have playing apparel and will add new items as and when we can.

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2019 line–up: Back (from left) Riley Higgs, Patrick Woodlock, Aaron Heusser, Josh Clarkin, Jack Portegys, Brandon Eaton, Daniel Clarkin, Dylan Blair, Kieran Hill, Bradley Rea. Front – Mike Leatherbarrow, Callum Macleod, Nathan Claridge (captain), Fraser Nicholls, Luke Stephenson, Fabbian Munoz, Patrick Steele.  Fraser Nicholls (goalkeeper) Experienced and long-serving goalkeeper who has four appearances for Waikato All Stars and has been one of the team’s most consistent performers over the past five years. A key member of the first team squad and one of the league’s top keepers.  Patrick Steele (goalkeeper) Joined Cambridge from Matamata Swifts in 2018.

An outstanding young goalkeeper who is the New Zealand under 18 Futsal team keeper and winner of the Oceania Golden Gloves award.  Daniel Clarkin (defender/midfield) An outstanding young signing from Hamilton Wanderers who joined the Reds for the 2017 season. A composed, reliable and skilful defender, he has become an integral member of the side.  Patrick Woodlock (defender) First team stalwart who began as an 18-yearold in the Cambridge Northern League side. Has played for Hamilton Wanderers in the Northern League Premier Division and Ngaruawahia United in Division 1. Has won the Cambridge club Player of the Year for a record six times and was WaiBOP Player of the Year in 2015 and 2017.  Jack Portegys (defender) A member of the 2017 youth squad that won the National U-19 Satellite Tournament in Napier, he

became a first team regular in 2018. He played in the National Youth League last summer for Hamilton Wanderers.  Kieran Hill (defender) Previously at Northern League club Ngaruawahia United. An experienced and versatile defender who has been a first-team regular since joining Cambridge in 2014. A senior and vital member of the team both on and off the pitch.  Riley Higgs (midfield) This promising 19-year-old joins the Reds for the 2019 season after performing in midfield for Hillcrest High School.  Nathan Claridge (midfield/captain) Made his Northern league debut at the age of 16.

Won the young player of the year in 2011 and was Cambridge first-team coach’s Player of the Year in 2017. An experienced, competitive team player who takes the team captain’s armband this year.  Harry Wick (midfield) This 24-year-old joins the Reds for the 2019 season after playing midfield at Auckland Northern League club Central United.  Mason Woodall (midfield) A young up and coming, industrious young player who has made himself invaluable to the first team

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squad. A very bright young prospect at home in midfield or in defence. Member of the 2017 youth squad that won the National U-19 Satellite Tournament.  Levi Clark (midfield) Former Cambridge junior and member of its successful U-17 and U-19 youth teams who returns to the club after a season at Melville United. A nimble and clever playmaker.  Zach Mayo (midfield) Another member of the Cambridge U-19 squad that won the 2017 Satellite Tournament at Napier.

Returned to Cambridge for the 2019 season.  Fabian Munoz (midfield) This skilful Colombian joins the Reds from Northern League neighbours Claudelands Rovers for the 2019 season.  Josh Clarkin (midfield/forward) A graduate of Cambridge’s junior and youth teams, this highly regarded midfielder and prolific goalscorer was the Reds’ top scorer in 2018 and played in the National Youth League last summer for Hamilton Wanderers.  Marcelo Sosa (midfield) An ex–Melville United and Ngaruawahia United player, Marcello hails from Uruguay and is a very experienced and respected midfielder who has played at a high level in New Zealand. A major asset to the Cambridge first team, he brings leadership and quality.  Luke Stephenson (winger) At home on either wing, 19-year-old Stephenson joined the Reds in pre-season after graduating from the Complete Academy, United Kingdom.  Callum MacLeod (forward) A promising teenage striker and midfielder. He was the team’s Golden Boot in 2016 and has been a first-team regular since stepping into the Premiership winning team in 2015.

 Aaron Huesser (forward) Made his first team debut in 2017 but missed the first half of last season when travelling. Became a regular in the reserves upon his return to Cambridge but is capable of imposing himself at Northern League level.  Paul Richardson (coach) Joined Cambridge in 2018 after three successful seasons at Matamata Swifts who he guided to runners-up spot (behind Cambridge) in last year’s WaiBOP Premiership. Richardson took over the coaching role in May from Mike Woodlock when he opted to retire.  Richard Wade & Blair Hoad (assistant coaches) This pair come to Cambridge after working as a coaching partnership at Melville United where they spent 4-5 seasons. They were responsible for Melville’s Northern League first division reserves squad and acted as assistants to first team coach Steve Williams. They helped develop more than 10 players who progressed to first team status and collected a Special Recognition Award and Coaches of the Year Award at the Hamilton club.  Kim Brierley (goalkeeper coach) Runs the Just4Keepers goalkeeping academy which has produced two NZ goalkeepers at the U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and has coached WaiBOP Federation goalkeepers and been the WaiBOP women’s ASB League goalkeeper coach.  Fairlie Morton (team manager) Formerly the club’s men’s club captain and member of the club’s executive committee, she brings administrative experience to the role. She’s been a long-time member of women’s teams at Cambridge.  Clarke McKenzie (physio) Experienced physio who is now in his third season of involvement with the Reds through his Cambridge–based business, Vigour Physiotherapy, who also sponsor the club.

 Dylan Blair (forward) Signed from Melville United at the start of the 2018 season, this promising striker made giant strides during the season with a knack for losing his marker and getting into goalscoring positions.

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‘Reds stay in 10th place on table ...’

NRFL RESERVES Team P W D L F A Pts Northland FC 17 12 2 3 62 34 38 Oratia United 17 11 2 4 53 26 35 Manurewa 18 11 1 6 50 38 34 Unimount Bohemian Celtic 18 10 3 5 45 30 33 Albany United 16 10 1 5 32 20 31 Metro 18 9 3 6 31 26 30 Claudelands Rovers 18 9 1 8 49 47 28 Onehunga Mangere 18 8 3 7 37 32 27 Greenhithe Catimba 18 6 2 10 32 50 20 Cambridge 18 4 2 12 27 47 14 Franklin United 18 3 3 12 28 54 12 Ngongotaha 18 1 1 16 21 63 4 Table does not include result of Ngongotaha v Greenhithe Catimba game.

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GOLDEN BOOT Alex Mukaka Andrew Taylor Devon Andrews Riley Higgs Johnny Sanchez Cristian Angulo Luke Stephenson Juan Alvarez Dehein Hindley Zach Mayo Jack Sickelmore Own goal

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Franklin United a W 1-0 Oratia United h L 0-6 Claudelands Rovers h L 4-6 Greenhithe Catimba h W 3-0 Ngongotaha a D 3-3 Unimount Bohemian h L 1-3 Albany United a L 0-1 Northland FC a L 0-3 Manurewa h L 2-3 Metro FC a L 1-4 Claudelands Rovers a L 2-6 Oratia United a D 1-1 Franklin United h W 4-3 Greenhithe Catimba a L 3-4 Ngongotaha h W 2-0 Unimount Bohemian a L 0-2 Albany United h L 0-1 Onehunga Mangere a L 0-1 Northland FC h 12.30pm Onehunga Mangere h 12.30pm Manurewa a 12.30pm Metro FC h 12.30pm 13

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GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 RGK Coach: Asst coach: Asst coach: Manager:

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‘Reds stay in fifth place on table ...’

NRFL DIVISION TWO Team P W D L F A Pts Claudelands Rovers 18 11 2 5 59 38 35 Metro FC 17 11 1 5 44 17 34 Manurewa AFC 17 11 1 5 45 31 34 Albany United 15 10 1 4 55 20 31 Cambridge 18 9 2 7 33 32 29 Oratia United 16 7 4 5 25 17 25 Unimount Bohemian Celtic 17 8 1 8 28 30 25 Greenhithe Catimba 19 6 6 7 31 36 24 Franklin United 17 5 5 7 32 39 20 Northland FC 17 5 4 8 18 30 19 Onehunga Mangere 18 5 3 10 34 56 18 Ngongotaha 18 1 0 18 16 74 3 GOLDEN BOOT * Inc. Chatham Cup in brackets

Josh Clarkin Dylan Blair Zach Mayo Callum MacLeod Marcelo Sosa Luke Stephenson Daniel Clarkin Fabian Munoz Levi Clark Kieran Hill Aaron Huesser Jack Portegys Kyle Stead Harry Wick

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Franklin United a W 2-1 Oratia United h W 1-0 Claudelands Rovers h D 1-1 Greenhithe Catimba h W 3-2 Ngongotaha a W 2-1 Unimount Bohemian h L 1-2 Albany United a W 1-0 Papakura City (Cup) a W 6-2 Northland FC a W 2-1 Manurewa h L 3-4 Glenfield Rovers (Cup) h L 4-5 Metro FC a L 2-3 Claudelands Rovers a W 4-3 Oratia United a L 0-3 Franklin United h L 0-1 Greenhithe Catimba a D 1-1 Ngongotaha h L 4-5 Unimount Bohemian a W 5-0 Albany United h L 0-4 Onehunga Mangere a W 1-0 Northland FC h 3.00pm Onehunga Mangere h 3.00pm Manurewa a 3.00pm Metro FC h 3.00pm 15

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GK Fraser Nicholls 2 Levi Clark 3 Nathan Claridge (c) 4 Patrick Woodlock 5 Jack Portegys 6 Harry Wick 7 Kieran Hill 8 Daniel Clarkin 9 Zach Mayo 10 Dylan Blair 11 Callum MacLeod 12 Marcelo Sosa 13 Fabian Munoz 14 Luke Stephenson 15 Josh Clarkin 16 Mason Woodall 17 Aaron Huesser 22 Patrick Steele (GK) Coach: Paul Richardson Asst coaches: Richard Wade, Blair Hoad Goalkeeper coach: Kim Brierley Team manager: Fairlie Morton Physio: Clarke McKenzie (Vigour Physiotherapy)

1 Geoff Bigwood 4 Thomas Fahey 5 Benjamin Whatmore 6 Kyle Levell 7 Brett Plant 9 Mark Prowse 10 Jeremy Rintoul 14 Liam Manaton 15 Josh Apeldoorn 16 Karl Challenor 17 Jonathan Fletcher 19 Joel Crawford (c) 20 Daniel Romer 22 Max Thomas 25 Lloyd Patrick 28 Ricardo Gomes da Silva 29 Rufaro Manjala 36 Shane Stanners (GK) Coach: Owen Liiv Asst coach: Jamie Smith Team manager: Martin Hales Physio:

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Jim Barry Memorial Award

Patrick Woodlock ... holds the record with six Player of the Year Awards at Cambridge FC.

ď Ž SINCE 1991, Cambridge FC has awarded the Jim Barry Memorial Trophy to its Player of the Year. The roll of winners since its inception is: Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Player of the Year Michael Welton Alex Stuttard Tony McIsaac Gary Board Ramon Messam Mark Stuttard/Wayne Gulletly (tie) Richard Hill Tony Dikmans Richard Hill Tony Dikmans Kelvin Rogers Kelvin Rogers Tony McIsaac

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Sam Messam Tony McIsaac Tony McIsaac Charlie Boyle Patrick Woodlock Jason Chewins Ryan McNamara Scott Parsonage Jack Taylor Patrick Woodlock Patrick Woodlock Patrick Woodlock Patrick Woodlock Patrick Woodlock Andrew Taylor

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‘Cambridge remain in mid-table ...’

CHAMPIONSHIP Team P W D L F A Pts Otorohanga 18 13 4 1 75 14 43 Claudelands Rovers 18 12 3 3 54 27 39 Waikato Unicol 19 11 5 3 41 24 38 Otumoetai 18 9 4 5 42 30 31 Tauranga City 18 9 2 7 44 34 29 Taupo 18 8 3 7 43 36 27 Cambridge 17 8 2 7 42 40 26 Tokoroa AFC 19 7 4 8 27 37 25 Hamilton Wanderers 19 5 4 10 31 49 19 Tauranga Blue Rovers 18 5 1 12 32 61 16 Papamoa 18 4 2 12 28 59 14 Matamata Swifts 18 0 2 16 20 68 2 CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD

GK James Chambers 2 Luke Ashby 3 Jordan Silvester 4 Josh Dagnall 5 Alex Ball 6 Dan Morris 7 Yuuki Hiruta 8 Jason Szabo 9 Ryan Ashby 10 Jamie Rea 11 Lee Framp 12 Mitchell Claridge 13 Kurt Von Keisenberg 14 Adam Brady 15 Dan Harrison 16 Bernardo Balladares 17 Chong Xie 18 James Cakebread 19 Dom Vettise 20 Nick Sickelmore Co–coaches: Mike Woodlock & Nick Sickelmore Team manager: Nick Sickelmore 18

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Reds remain capable of top five finish despite loss  CAMBRIDGE can still finish the WaiBOP Championship season with a top 5 placing, despite last weekend’s 3-0 loss at leaders Otorohanga.

Cambridge have at least one game in hand over teams above them on the table and have a reasonable run-in to the season’s end.

Remaining fixtures include Otumoetai (currently 4th), Tauranga City (5th), Tokoroa (7th) and Papamoa (10th).

This weekend, Cambridge are at home to sixth-placed Taupo, giving them the chance to leap-frog the visitors.

Meanwhile, Otorohanga look set to take the title after their win against Cambridge though wins to Claudelands Rovers and Waikato Unicol keep them in with a chance of overhauling the leaders.

Scorers Adam Brady 16, James Cakebread 6, Jason Szabo 5, Josh Dagnall 2, Dom Vitesse 2, Kurt von Keisenberg 2, Jordy Silvester 2, Alex Ball 1, Mitchell Claridge 1, Dan Morris 1, Own goals 4

Results (August 3) Tauranga City 3, Tokoroa 1 Tauranga Blue Rovers 2, Waikato Unicol 5 Hamilton Wanderers 3, Papamoa 1 Taupo 3, Otumoetai 2 Claudelands Rovers 4, Matamata Swifts 1 Otorohanga 3, Cambridge 0

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Pilot programme to help coaches gets underway  FORMER ALL WHITES and Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert is leading a pilot programme to help support and develop coaching standards throughout Cambridge FC.

Ricki Herbert: “I’m delighted so far with the enthusiasm and commitment of the club to make this happen.

More than 30 junior and youth coaches are participating in the first stages of the programme which aims to standardise the way the club coaches its young players.

Herbert, who is Cambridge FC’s Technical Director, says it’s important players benefit from a coaching programme that is designed to provide coaches with the resources they need to run good sessions.

“It’s important we provide a curriculum that coaches can follow, and to give them resources such as session plans, drills and games,” Herbert said.

“We’re trying to work together as a group to support coaches and to share the ideas and practices that help them improve.”

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Herbert said a recent meeting of more than 30 coaches had established a pilot group who will run four training sessions during August, using coaching materials provided

by Herbert, so feedback can be shared with others.

An end-of-term review will add polish to the programme “so we can hit the ground running at the start of 2020”, Herbert said.

“It will take 2-3 years to really see the benefits of the programme coming through but I’m delighted so far with the enthusiasm and commitment of the club to make this happen.”  Ricki Herbert’s work with our coaches is made possible by the support of the Grassroots Trust.

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The finalists for the FIFA Best Men’s Player in the World for 2019

Our Ricki plays part in finding world’s best player  CAMBRIDGE FC’S Technical Director Ricki Herbert has played a small but important part in helping the world choose its best male player for 2019.

The former All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach, and founder of the Ricki Herbert Football academy, was one of a panel of 10 international football experts asked by FIFA to produce a shortlist of contenders for the coveted title of best in the world.

FIFA says the ten players were nominated based on their respective achievements during the period from July 16, 2018, to July 19, 2019, and the public will now help select the winner.

The Best FIFA Men’s Player nominees Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) – Juventus Frenkie de Jong (NED) – Ajax / FC Barcelona Matthijs de Ligt (NED) – Ajax / Juventus Eden Hazard (BEL) – Chelsea / Real Madrid Harry Kane (ENG) – Tottenham Hotspur Sadio Mane (SEN) – Liverpool Kylian Mbappe (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Lionel Messi (ARG) – FC Barcelona Mohamed Salah (EGY) – Liverpool Virgil van Dijk (NED) – Liverpool Herbert has helped FIFA in a number of

roles since stepping down as All Whites coach in 2013.

He was a member of FIFA’s Technical Study Group at the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil and he’s since performed similar work for the U-17 and U-20 World Cups.

Other members of the FIFA panel to shortlist the best male footballers were: Fabio Capello, former Italian international and manager of England and Russia; Franco Baresi, former captain of Italy; Lothar Matthäus, former FIFA World Player of the Year and World Cup winner with Germany; Hugo Sánchez, former Mexican international; Kaka, former Brazilian international; Cha Bum-kun, former manager of South Korea’s national team and youngest player ever to play for Korea; Francisco Maturana, former international and manager of Columbia; Juan Sebastian Veron, Argentian international; Xavi, former Barcelona star and Spanish international with the third-most professional game appearances ever (1,135).

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Enter our Annette Breen Photo of the Month competition and you could win one of six $25 gift vouchers as prizes. We’re giving prizes for our favourite photo’s in two categories: FUN and FRANTIC ACTION! We’ll pick a winner in each category at the end of June, July and August — and we’ll then select the Annette Breen Photo of the Year award in September (with a yet-tobe-revealed-prize) from all the entries we’ve received.

Send your best shots to media@cambridgefootball.co.nz or post them on our club’s Facebook pages to enter. We’ll share our favourite photo’s at the club website (www.cambridgefootball.co.nz) so we can all enjoy watching our players in action.

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Vigour Physiotherapy in club partnership  CAMBRIDGE Football Club have formed a partnership with Cambridge-based Vigour Physiotherapy to help maximise the fitness of our senior players.

The partnership sees members of the Vigour team working from our senior clubrooms on Tuesday and Thursday nights to help prevent and treat player injuries.

Vigour also provide weekend support for our men’s first team.

Vigour’s principal, Clarke McKenzie, says his team aims to deliver an innovative and holistic approach and is able to identify individual’s exact needs in trying to return them to peak fitness.

Vigour are based at 48 Empire St, Cambridge, and you can book sessions at their clinic by phoning 07 8231506.

Facilities at Vigour Physiotherapy’s premises

Special deal for members  CAMBRIDGE’S Vigour Physiotherapy offer our club members a special deal.

Cambridge’s leading sports physio clinic will provide a range of services to our club this winter including a special deal to help take the financial risk out of injuries.

The special offer provides a season-long physio package for a flat fee of $50. This fee covers the costs of physio treatment for any football-related injuries not covered by ACC (Accident Compensation) during the season from March 1 – September 30, 2018.

Vigour’s managing director Clarke McKenzie explained that the special offer takes away the risk of an ongoing injury that quickly develops into a lengthy series of clinic sessions, with costs for each one.

“This way, a player knows they can come to us, get the help they need and know the fees are already covered,” he said.

physical strength and good health 48 Empire St, Cambridge Ph: 07 8231506 www.vigourphysio.co.nz No referral needed from doctor.

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How to keep up with our club news  CAMBRIDGE FC provides many ways to follow the club’s progress, whether you are a player, supporter, parent/carer or someone who just wants to keep an eye on us.

You can keep track of our news and information through: Website — we maintain a comprehensive website at www.cambridgefootball.co.nz, keeping it updated daily. It’s the first source of our news whether you want to check on whether our grounds are open or closed, or for fixtures information.

Matchday magazine — we publish digital and print editions of our club magazine, RED,

to coincide with home games in the Lotto NRFL competition.

Facebook — more than 700 follow our club through its official Facebook page at www. facebook.com/cambridgefootballnz/.

A Facebook group also runs for junior followers at www.facebook.com/ groups/181473258632475/.

Follow our club on Twitter by checking us out at @RedsCambridge.

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Our club’s league record  CAMBRIDGE FC joined the Northern Regional Football League in 1972 and the following is a record of league positions by our first team since then:

Year Competition 1972 Northern League 1973 Northern League 1974 Northern League 1975 Northern League 1976 Waikato Competition 1977 Waikato Competition 1978 Waikato Competition 1979 Northern League 1980 Northern League 1981 Northern League 1982 Northern League 1983 Northern League 1984 Northern League 1985 Northern League 1986 Northern League 1987 Northern League 1988 Northern League 1989 Northern League 1990 Northern League 1991 Northern League 1992 Northern League 1993 Northern League 1994 Northern League 1995 Northern League 1996 Northern League 1997 Northern League 1998 Northern League 1999 Northern League 2000 Northern League 2001 Northern League 2002 Northern League 2003 Northern League 2004 Northern League 2005 Northern League 2006 Northern League

Division 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 (South) 4 (South) 4 (South) 4 (South) 4 (South) 4 (South) 3 4 (South) 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 Premier 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Position 2nd - promoted 7th 8th 9th - relegated 3rd 2nd – promoted 3rd 8th 8th 7th 8th 1st - promoted 9th - relegated 1st - promotion 6th 10th 1st - promoted 4th 5th 7th 1st - promoted 4th 1st - promoted 9th - relegated 12th - relegated 10th 10th 9th 4th 3rd 10th 5th 9th 5th

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2007 2008 2009 2010 - a 2010 - b 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Northern League Northern League Northern League Northern League Northern League Northern League Waikato/Bay of Plenty Waikato/Bay of Plenty Waikato/Bay of Plenty Waikato/Bay of Plenty Waikato/Bay of Plenty Waikato/Bay of Plenty Northern League

2 1 (restructured) 1 1 (grading) 1 (provisional) 2 Federation 2 Federation 1 Federation 1 WaiBOP Premiership WaiBOP Premiership WaiBOP Premiership 2

5th 9th 12th 15th 9th 12th - relegated 2nd - promoted 5th 2nd 1st - champions 2nd 1st - champions 7th

Our club’s cups record

 CAMBRIDGE FC have reached the third round of New Zealand’s oldest cup competition, the Chatham Cup, on 12 occasions, the furthest the club has progressed.

Year 1972 1974 1984 1994 1995 1996 1999 2004 2005 2007 2008 2014

Round Result 3rd Lost 3-2 to Claudelands Rovers 3rd Lost 7-1 to Hamilton 3rd Lost 3-1 to Lyndale (Auckland) 3rd Lost 6-2 to Mount Wellington (Auckland) 3rd Lost 4-2 to Mount Wellington (Auckland) 3rd Lost 5-1 to University of Auckland 3rd Lost 3-2 to Mt Albert-Ponsonby (Auckland) 3rd Lost 5-1 to Lynn Avon United (Auckland) 3rd Lost 2-1 to Whakatane Town 3rd Lost 4-0 to Manurewa (Auckland)w 3rd Lost 1-0 to Forrest Hill-Milford (Auckland) 3rd Lost 4-2 to Birkenhead United (Auckland)

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Waikato Cup and Plate In 2008, Cambridge won the Waikato Cup. In 2013, Cambridge were beaten finalists in the Waikato Cup, losing 5-1 to Hamilton Wanderers. The club's C team won the Plate in 2013, beating Waihi 4-3.

Cambridge again reached the final of the Waikato Cup in 2017 when the club's B team lost 2-0 to Otorohanga.

Waikato Women's Cup and Plate The club's women's first team won the 2014 Waikato Cup. They were beaten finalists in 2013, 2015 and 2018. The club were runners-up in the 2016 Waikato Plate.

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Builder right at home with women’s team  CAMBRIDGE’S title–winning women’s team is built on strong foundations.

As well as having depth in their squad, our women also have the backing of Hill Homes, a local building company, who have become sponsors of the women’s first team’s off-pitch apparel, providing the squad with travel shirts, warm-up shirts and kit bags.

The partnership is yet another step forward for Cambridge’s women.

After finishing third in the Waikato Women’s League in 2016, the Andrew Taylor– coached team took the title in 2017.

Hill Homes’ managing director Chris Hill said his company was keen to align itself to a club and team that were proving to be successful.

His company is also on the rise, growing its list of happy clients who want homes built by a specialist team.

More details — go to www.hillhomes.co.nz

Contact: Chris Hill m: 021 0264 3750 e: chris_hill@windowslive.com www.hillhomes.co.nz Proud sponsor of Cambridge FC’s women’s first team — 2017 Waikato Champions

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The making of a player: Chris Wood 2002 In 2002, an 11-year-old Chris Wood plays for the Cambridge Hawkes in our club’s junior open grade (right).

2006 In 2006, at 14, Wood plays for the Cambridge U-19s at the National Youth Championships in Napier (above) after making his senior debut (right) for the club (and scoring) in a Northern League game.

2010 At 17, Wood becomes a full New Zealand international and is part of the All White squad unbeaten at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

2017 Now 25, and the all-time third-highest scorer for the All Whites, Wood becomes Burnley’s record signing (right) and scores at Wembley Stadium on his club debut.

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Take this simple test Football backs Macular Degeneration New Zealand

Football has had a long association with Macular Deneration of New Zealand, an organisation that works to raise awareness of the disease.

High profile football personalities such as former All Whites coaches Allan Jones and John Adshead have led the sport's efforts to support MDNZ. M a c u l a r Degeneration causes progressive loss of central vision but the peripheral vision is not affected.

It is the leading cause of severe vision loss. One in seven people over the age of 50 years is affected in some way and the incidence increases with age.

The macula is the central part of the retina, the light–sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. The retina processes all visual images.

It is responsible for your ability to read, recognise faces, drive and see colours clearly.

Macular Degeneration is thought to be caused by genetic and environmental factors. People over the age of 50 years are at risk. If you smoke or have a family history of Macular Degeneration, your risk of developing the disease is much greater.

Former Cambridge Red Devils player

Pete Lewis first discovered he was at risk with the disease when he undertook the following test, and sought medical help.

We encourage others to follow Pete's example.

Amsler Grid The Amsler grid is a useful tool to detect vision problems resulting from damage to the macula (the central part of the retina).

How to do it: 1. Cover one eye, then focus on the dot in the centre.

2. Do any of the lines look wavy, blurred or distorted?

3. Are there any missing areas or dark areas in the grid?

4. Don't forget to test both eyes.

5. If you see wavy, broken or distorted lines, or blurred or missing areas of vision, you may be displaying the symptoms of Macular Degeneration.

Contact your doctor or optometrist immediately.

For more information we encourage everyone to visit www.mdnz.org.nz.

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Our club’s recent awards  CAMBRIDGE FC have won a number of awards for the club’s activities within the football and wider communities. These include:  2017 Waipa Sports Team of the Year Our WaiBOP Premiership-winning team was recognised for earning promotion to the Northern League. The team was also a finalist for the Waikato Sports Team of the Year.  2016 Waikato Community Partnership Award This award was presented to our club by Corrections New Zealand for its outstanding contribution to the national community work scheme. The award recognised three years’ work by our club in helping support those sentenced by the courts to work for their community.  2015 Waipa Sports Club of the Year The club won this award for the second year in a row, recognising its performance on and off the pitch. Our club won the WaiBOP Premiership title and the WaiBOP Youth Championship, and had again contributed much to the Cambridge community, judges said.  2015 Finalist, Waikato Sports Club of the Year The club was recognised by Sport Waikato as a finalist in this award for the second year in a row.  2015 NZ Football’s Quality Club Mark (QCM) Our club was among the first 40 in the country to achieve this quality standard after assessors ranked our performance against national benchmarks. Being one of the first to achieve QCM Level 1 status, our club was presented with a defibrillator by NZ Football in recognition of our work.  2014 Waipa Sports Club of the Year Hosting ASB Premiership games for WaiBOP United, and achieving the country’s second highest attendances for games, played a significant part in this award.

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 2014 Finalist, Waikato Sports Club of the Year Sport Waikato nominated the club for this regional award after the club won the Waipa Sports Club of the Year title.  2014 WaiBOP Football Club of the Year Our regional federation named Cambridge its Club of the Year after considering the achievements of its 106 affiliated clubs and schools. Highlights were the hosting of ASB Premiership matches, and our commitment to NZ Football’s Whole of Football programme.  2014 Trustpower Waipa Community Service Supreme Award Our efforts to help the wider community earned us this prestigious award for community service, making us only the second sports club to receive it. As Waipa’s Supreme Award winner, the club was then one of 28 finalists at the national Trustpower Community Service Awards in Wellington.  2011 NZ Match Programme of the Year The New Zealand Football Media Association judged our match programme to be the best in the country. Our club received commendations for its programme at the same awards in 2012 and 2014.  2010 Trustpower Waipa Community Service Sports Award Our junior section won this award after significant growth in player numbers and having completed a programme that saw the building of junior clubrooms and the development of what used to be Cambridge’s polo grounds into football pitches.  2001 Waipa Sports Club of the Year Award Our club won this award for the first time, heading off a host of clubs from different sporting disciplines.

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OUR CLUB’S HISTORY

From humble beginnings ...  CAMBRIDGE Football Club has been serving its community since its formation in 1948 when football enthusiasts began organising games for two junior teams.

In its early days, the teams played in light blue after the colours used by Cambridge University, England.  1951: The club held its first formal meeting on March 20, 1951, appointing Viv Butler as its first president, and R.S.Entwistle as its patron.

Butler’s support of English club Arsenal led to a change of club colours and from the mid1950s, Cambridge teams have played in red and white strips.  1957: The club played its home games on the Town Square until 1957 when a two-room wooden shed was built on the Leamington Domain for £134.19.  1964: On December 1, 1964, the Cambridge Borough Council agreed to provide the club with land on the town belt in Vogel Street and plans were drawn up for the clubrooms to be built.  1967: The club moved into the Vogel St grounds, where it has been based since.

The grounds were renamed John Kerkhof Park after Dutch immigrant John Kerkhof who, with members of his family and other supporters, built the clubrooms and changing facilities.

The grounds are now owned by the Waipa District Council but leased to the club on a long-term basis.  1972: The club applied for its senior men’s team to join the Northern League competition.  1974: Extensions to the clubrooms and playing fields became necessary and were built in 1974, with new junior grounds established beside the Polo Club grounds further north on Vogel St.  1978: The club elected its first women committee member.  1983: Junior teams (11,12 and 13 year

olds) entered the Waikato competitions for the first time in 1983.  1984: The club achieved its first significant success at senior level, winning the Northern League’s 4th Division in 1984.  1993: The club reached new heights, winning the Northern League 2nd division.  1995: The club built a concrete car park that’s still in use today. The car park is where the club sometimes erects temporary grandstands for major fixtures.  2005: The Waipa District Council approved the transfer of the Polo Grounds to the football club for use by its junior players, while the polo club moved to new grounds in Lamb St, Leamington.  2007: The old polo clubhouse was knocked down to make way for a new junior building. The Cambridge junior teams celebrated their new home by winning all five 8th-Open grade WJSA knockout trophies, a first for both Cambridge and the WJSA.  2008: The club’s main senior clubrooms survived a tornado in late 2008 but suffered damage to walls, roof and windows, while shattered glass was sprayed over the nearby number one pitch. Other sports clubs and community groups came to help the club and helped it rebuild.

Cambridge won the 2008 Waikato Cup.  2010: The club launched a five–year plan for its membership which had now grown to more than 600 players, with men’s, women’s and junior teams.  2011: After many seasons in the Northern League the club was relegated from the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 in 2011 after finishing 12th and losing the challenger series playoff vs Manukau City AFC. The club won the New Zealand Match Programme of the Year Award for 2011.

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Senior clubrooms at John Kerkhof Park : Home since 1967 with major extensions added to the original building in 1974 and 2015.  2012: The club elected to drop two divisions into the Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division Two to rebuild under coach Karl Dagnall and won promotion in 2012 to Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division One. In 2012, Cambridge FC announced that John Kerkhof Park would also become the home base for Cambridge Baseball Club.  2013: Cambridge FC and the neighbouring Cambridge Harriers and Athletics Club began a partnership, enabling the football club to play some games at the adjacent athletics track while it developed John Kerkhof Park.

In 2013, the club won the Soccer Shop Waikato Plate and hosted premium events such as the Soccer Shop Waikato Cup Final, the Waikato v Bay of Plenty All Stars game, and the WaiBOP Women's All Stars v WaiBOP National League side.

In late 2013, the club was appointed as the home ground for five ASB Premiership matches for new franchise WaiBOP United.

This meant Cambridge became one of six bases for national league football in New Zealand (the others are Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin).

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better facilities including upgraded playing surfaces, new changing rooms (scheduled for mid–2014) and a new irrigation system.  2014: The club's first team finished runners–up in the 2014 WaiBOP Federation Division 1, while the U-15 team won the Federation Youth League.

Our women won the Waikato Women's Cup. The Cambidge Lacrosse Club moved its playing base to John Kerkhof Park in 2014.

In 2014, the club won a series of high profile awards for its work in football and in the wider community.

WaiBOP Football named the club its 2014 Club of the Year for its successful efforts to host ASP Premiership fixtures and other premium matches.

Cambridge also won two WaiBOP Best Practice awards in 2014 (for building partnerships with sponsors, and for the participation of women at our club).

The club was named Waipa District’s 2014 Supreme winner for the Truspower Community Awards, becoming only the second sports club to take this award. This also led to the club’s nomination for the national Trustpower Community Awards to be held in Wellington in March 2015.

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awards in 2014, being named Waipa District’s Sports Club of the Year. We were finalists in the Waikato Sports Club of the Year while chairman Greg Zeuren was named Sports Administrator of the Year for both Waipa and the Waikato in 2014.  2015: As the club entered its 68th season, it did so as an all–year operation, providing winter football for 600+ players, spring/early summer 5-a-side football for social players and acting as a base for national league summer football.

It continued to make history — on February 6, 2015, it staged the first game of beach football by women played to FIFA rules and pitch standards in New Zealand, at the Karapiro Sandcourts.

In March 2015, construction began of the club’s $200,000 extension to its changing rooms, providing six more sets of showers/ changing rooms.

On 25 May 2015, the club staged its first ever international match when Fiji and Hungary came to Cambridge for an U–20 international as preparation for the FIFA U–20 World Cup tournament.

In July 2015, our club was awarded the Quality Club Mark by New Zealand Football, becoming only the fourth club in our region to achieve the 1 Star status, and becoming one of fewer than 30 clubs throughout the country to earn the QCM. Cambridge won the 2015 WaiBOP Premiership and the chance to seek promotion to the Northern League. It lost a two-legged play-off to Auckland champions Waitemata by one goal.

Our U-17 team won the WaiBOP Youth League.  2016: The club was acknowledged with a Community Services award from Corrections NZ for its work over three years, helping to provide work opportunities for those sentenced by courts to perform work in the community.

Cambridge were runners-up in the WaiBOP Premiership and its women’s first team were runners-up in the Waikato Plate.

Catherine Clark was a finalist in the Waipa Sports Administrator of the Year awards.  2017: Member registrations exceeded 800 for the first time, reflecting the ongoing popularity of football and its growth in our town.

On the pitch, the club had its most successful season ever, winning the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership and Championship titles, the Waikato Women’s League and retaining the WaiBOP Challenge Shield until 2018.

The club’s U-19 side won the satellite tournament at the national youth championships in Napier. The club’s Waikato B team also reached the final of the Waikato Cup. The men’s first team won the Waipa Sports Team of the Year award.  Our players Probably the club’s best known past player is New Zealand international striker Chris Wood who joined English Championship club Leeds United for $4.6 million from Leicester City in July 2015. He transferred to Premier League club Burnley in 2017, scoring at Wembley in his debut.

Wood made his senior debut at Cambridge as a 14–year–old, having previously played for our juniors.

Another former New Zealand international is Maria Anderton, who played for the Football Ferns in 1987, and captained the Cambridge women’s A team for 12 seasons until her retirement as a player in 2014.

Cambridge juniors to earn international honours include Tayla Christensen and Katie Hoye (Football Ferns), Jamie Woodlock (NZ U–17s and Papua New Guinea national squad), and Che Bunce (All Whites).  Life Members Elected life members: Vic Butler, W.J.Sugden, Bert van Doorne, Eric Sugden, John Kerkhof, Alan Busst, Harry Bekkers, Hans Rakely, Rod Larnach, Kerry Dauphin, Bill Brown, Robert Bradley, Peter Martens.

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Juniors - here’s your chance to run out with the Reds  THE REDS ARE LOOKING for young boys and girls who want to be mascots and part of the action during this season’s Northern League matches at John Kerkhof Park..

We’re looking for junior players aged 10-14 who want to show their support for Cambridge at the Lotto NRFL fixtures, and see close-up football at top regional level.

Matchday functions To be involved, the youngsters will need to gather at John Kerkhof Park by 2.40pm.

Soon after, they will walk onto the number 1 pitch with the Reds and their opponents (see photo from last season’s game), and take part in the line-up on halfway prior to kick off.

For the next 90 minutes, the youngsters will act as ball boys/girls, helping retrieve balls that go out of play and giving replacement balls from their positions around the pitch.

At half-time, we’ll provide a liquid treat to thank the kids!

Mascots set to walk on with the Reds before a match.

How to get involved We give preference to junior teams that want to come along together but we can accommodate individuals who are happy to mix in with other youngsters.

To get involved, please email Matt Malligan, our mascot organiser, at mmalligan@hotmail. com.

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