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30 June 2014
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Fans going for gold WORLD Cup fever captured Dandenong West Primary School last week. Pupils including, back, Adel, Henare and Hassani and, front, Rutkoch and Lara dressed in soccer gear on Thursday 26 June in exchange for a gold coin donation to a student sports equipment fund. Parents were invited to watch a staff versus students match for a gold coin donation and the kids took part in sports activities throughout the day. No doubt some of the soccer fans will head to Dandenong Civic Square to watch the FIFA soccer World Cup final live at 3.30am on 14 July. 122423 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
Penalty shoot out By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG Thunder under-13s boys team manager was been banned from attending Victorian soccer games for two years after being found guilty by a Football Federation Victoria tribunal of abusing a 17-year-old female referee after an underage soccer match. Aldrin De Zilva, a lawyer and former FFV director, did not appear at Thursday night’s hearing and issued a statement rejecting the tribunal’s authority. He stated he “totally” refuted the misconduct charge of directing “of-
fensive, insulting and/or abusive language” at the referee after the 13 April match. Mr De Zilva, whose son plays for the team, allegedly made the comments in the referee’s room after the game against Goulburn Valley Suns in which three Thunder boys were redcarded by Ms Taylor Roberson. In his statement, Mr De Zilva denies engaging in a discussion with Ms Roberson. “At no time whilst in the room did I engage in a discussion with Ms Roberson, nor did I direct any offensive, insulting and/or abusive language and/
or behaviour towards Ms Roberson or any other referee,” the statement read. Also at the hearing, Thunder under13s boys coach Fitsy Ibraimi, 35, was banned from attending Victorian soccer games for six weeks for misconduct directed at the same referee during the same match. “What he conceded he was doing was calling (the referee) biased and belittling her in front of impressionable 12-year-olds,” senior tribunal member Mark Goldblatt said of Mr Ibraimi. The club was fined $5000 and the pair ordered to take a ‘respect and responsibility’ course.
Mr Goldblatt – one of three members who unanimously found Mr De Zilva and Mr Ibrahaimi guilty – said Mr De Zilva and his barrister Leslie Glick had treated the tribunal with “utter contempt... basically snubbing his nose at the tribunal.” “His conduct in that regard is totally reprehensible.” He disagreed with Mr Glick’s assertion that the underage status of the game worked in the accused’s favour. “We’re not talking about Manchester United or Carlton Football Club we’re talking about the under-13s,” Mr Glick said earlier.
Mr Goldblatt said: “It is the adults that set the example” for “impressionable young people” – particularly at underage games refereed by a minor. FFV acting chief executive Matthew Annells said the message from Thursday’s hearing was “FFV does not tolerate this kind of behaviour in any shape or form”. “Referees are an extremely important part of our game and they deserve the respect of everyone in football. “Fortunately, the overwhelming majority of the football family understand that and act accordingly. For those who don’t, this is the outcome.”
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