The Range, Issue December 20, 2014

1 Offi cial match programme of WaiBOP United

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THE RANGEOFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF

WAIBOP UNITED

WaiBOP UnitedBrian Perry Sports HouseWintec Rotokauri CampusAkoranga RoadHamilton

WWW.WAIBOPUNITED.CO.NZ

Editors: Dwayne Barlow and Josh EasbyContributors: Bruce Holloway, Jeff Neems, Grant Stantiall, Louis Roberts.Copyright: None of the contents of this publication should be reproduced without prior permission.Inquiries to: [email protected]

Home on The RangeEditorial comment — Josh Easby

After fi ve games of the current ASB

Premiership programme, it's clear this is

a diff erent — and better — campaign, on

and off the pitch for WaiBOP United.

Coach Peter Smith promised to build on last season's good start by developing a team that would try to entertain as well as get results. So far, he and the team have delivered, and never more so that at Eden Park last Saturday when they dictated terms against Wellington Phoenix.

Off the pitch, the backroom staff at WaiBOP United have built on last summer's experience to profi ciently stage home games, helping to create atmosphere and making supporters feel welcome.

I attended both matches at Links Ave, Mt Maunganui, purely as a spectator, and I enjoyed every minute of the matchday experience.

Events staff , enthusiastic volunteers from host club Tauranga City United, and the players helped create a gameday spectacle that I'm sure would encourage fans to return for more and travel to support the team as fi xtures move around the region.

I hope we'll see a good turnout out this weekend at Rotorua International Stadium, a magnifi cent venue, as our senior and youth teams go into their double header against Hawke's Bay United.

Despite the improvements in so many areas, it was clearly a blow to all at WaiBOP when NZ Football ruled that the team should be deducted the three points earned on the pitch against Wanderers.

It was a mark of the character of the squad that they put that behind them to earn a good point against Waitakere United and then deliver so comprehensively

against Phoenix at Eden Park. It was also encouraging to see so many familiar faces in the stands at the Phoenix game, demonstrating the support WaiBOP United are building. Many of the travelling support were people I've met throughout the winter — players, coaches and administrators who work so hard at our region's clubs.

It's terrifi c that so many of us can now enjoy being fans for the summer!

Josh Easby is the

co–editor of The Range

and is secretary of the

Cambridge Football

Club

NZ Programme of the Year 2014

From the Dug OutA coach’s perspective — Peter Smith

Peter Smith is in his

second season as

Head Coach of

WaiBOP United.

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Rotorua

International Stadium for today’s ASB

Premiership double header against

Hawkes Bay United.

After playing at Eden Park last weekend it’s excellent to be at another great venue. The players certainly appreciate the opportunity to perform in such a setting. Hopefully we can get a good crowd to help provide a similar atmosphere to our fi rst two home games at Links Ave as we show the local sporting public what we can do.

Rotorua International Stadium hosted WaiBOP United’s fi rst ever ASB Premiership fi xture, a 2–1 win over Canterbury United.

If we can get a similar result today then we’ll be an extremely happy playing and coaching group as we head into the Christmas break.

We played Hawkes Bay pre–season so we know a little bit about what they’ll be bringing into this match. Coach Brett Angell has a good, motivated, hard working squad and I expect today will be one of our toughest matches so far this season.

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Football DadA seat on the bench

Football Dad tries to keep

up with football and

ahead of his footballing

off spring but not

necessarily in that order.

Football Dad was determined not to get

involved.

He stood on the opposite side of the fi eld to all the other parents, fi ddling with his phone nervously, trying not to be conspicuous.

Weird Lady kicked off her team’s fi rst training with a dreadful rendition of Wheels on the Bus.

The Youngest One looked puzzled, but sung along.

It felt like the Extended Mix — fi ve minutes in and it was still going. Two kids had started wrestling on the ground before Weird Lady had taken any of the eight footballs out of the mesh bag.

“Allllrightty!” she roared with sickening enthusiasm. “Now we’re off the bus, let’s get moving. Two lines please, facing each other — there and there!”

For some unfathomable reason the kids needed “to get those hands and arms going!” she declared.

The Youngest One had a look of enthusiasm on her face, a glance toward her father.

“Goalie,” she mouthed, her eyes wide with joy. Football Dad nodded nervously, trying to smile.

Weird Lady, who was no lightweight, had an issue with her ... ah ... physicality. And co–ordination. And her all–bulges–showing choice of attire. Every time she moved at anything more than walking speed she looked in danger of tripping over in her gumboots.

“And toss the ball to your partner!” she yelled cheerily, arms out wide like Julie Andrews in that famous still image from The Sound of Music.

The scene was ridiculous. The Youngest One was fi ne — enough backyard sessions with the older sibling meant she could catch and throw — but some of the other children looked incapable of comprehending the instruction.

The two more athletic boys were fi ring the ball at each other in volleyball style. The fat kid kept throwing it as high in the air as he could, meaning the skinny kid standing on the other line had no hope of catching it.

One father bravely queried: “Don’t you think they should be kicking the ball?”

“Oh no,” screeched Weird Lady, her massive bossom heaving due to her lack of aerobic anything. “That’s in the second half of the training session.”

Football Dad was fi ghting an incredible urge to speak up.

“C’mon, some of these kids are new,” off ered the other father. “Some haven’t been shown how to kick a ball.”

“Ummmm ... he’s got a point,” added another mother, looking concerned. “My son has never played before. I think he needs to learn about the very basics.”

Football Dad muttered a stream of foul language no–one could hear.

“Please,” added the mother, brandishing an umbrella and an iPhone. “I think it would be sensible if, at the very least, they had a little game, just kicked the ball around.”


The Youngest One seized her opportunity.

“I’ll be goalie,” she yelled cheerily, running off to her bag. “Got some gloves already!”

Other kids used training bibs as tug–of–war ropes.

“Boys versus girls!” announced Weird Lady. “Boys versus girls!”

Football Dad could stand it no more. He turned angrily away from the fi eld and stormed off to a park bench 35 metres away.

“No idea,” he thought to himself: “No bloody idea whatsoever.”

Give your children the chance to get

close to the ASB Premiership action by

volunteering as match mascots and ball

boys and girls.

WaiBOP United has fi ve more home games, all at Cambridge's John Kerkhof Park.

To take part, contact WaiBOP Football's event co–ordinator Shaun Kipara by emailing: [email protected].

Ball girls & boys and

mascots needed

ASB PREMIERSHIP ACTION: WaiBOP United's skipper Aaron Scott (left) and Fergus Neil (right)compete for possession against Wellington Phoenix. Photo: Grant Stantiall


Federico MarquezProfi ling WaiBOP's "enigma" — Bruce Holloway

Bruce Holloway ,

chairman of Melville

Utd, has been following

national league teams

for nearly 40 years

After Federico Marquez superbly fi nished

the two decisive goals against Wellington

Phoenix at Eden Park, coach Peter

Smith described WaiBOP’s striker as “an

enigmatic player”.

In the old days “enigma” was football–speak for a player who wore their shirt untucked, their socks rolled down and unnecessarily fannied about on the ball a lot. But these days it’s more code for a player having an air of mystery about them, or being a complete puzzle in terms of the diverse spectrum of ability they display from week to week.

Readers can make up their own minds on whether our Freddy is a genuine modern–day enigma, or simply a rising star yet to be fully appreciated.

But in a very short time he has become a key part of what makes WaiBOP tick.

If you were to bump into Freddy on the streets of Hamilton you would barely notice a slight, unimposing fi gure.

But on the pitch it’s obvious he is a real student of the game with a tremendous football brain and a catalogue of intelligent runs, instinctive passes and a keen eye for goal.

His fi rst goal against the Phoenix was a real cracker, cutting in from the left to strike a curling shot with his right.

“I don’t usually strike it on that side,” he said. “But it’s a confi dence thing. It was a perfect day to score at Eden Park, in the fi rst ASB match played there, and live on television.

“Football is a mental game. Sometimes if you are not 100 per cent you can’t perform.

“The occasion was an excuse to play my game. But yes, I am quiet, even on the fi eld.

I like to do my speaking with the ball.”Having said that, Freddy’s English is

excellent, loads better than some of his Kiwi team mates.

He started studying English in his Uruguay, many years ahead of emigrating in early 2013.

“It is not the same doing an hour a week and trying to speak 24 hours a day. My writing and listening was great, but it took me 4–5 months here to speak fl uently.”

Speaking of enigmas, it’s a curiosity to a lot of fans that — if registration records can be believed — Ngaruawahia United was the 26–year–old’s fi rst senior football club ever, in March 2013.

“I was involved in youth teams until I was 19 and then studied at university, though football was always in the background.”

So how did he end up here, given Montevideo–Ngaruawahia is a road less travelled?

A chance meeting with a friend led to a spur of the moment thing.

“I needed a change in my life, and many friends had been to New Zealand in the past. With Ngaruawahia it was through a Latin American Facebook forum. (Former Ngaruwahia coach) Joel Pinto advertised he needed a South American player, and I got in touch with him.”

Freddy sees major diff erences between the way the game is played here and in Uruguay.


when to hit it long. The diff erence comes down to decision making, that is how you control the tempo.”

Marquez is well on target to better the four goals he scored in Canterbury United colours last summer.

He was never comfortable with the style of play Canterbury preferred.

“I like to play on the ground. They liked the long balls and high crosses.”

In terms of players he has tried to model his game on, he cites Pablo Bengoechea, the former Uruguayan and Penarol captain, who was a midfi elder of exquisite technique, and Rivaldo, the great Brazilian.

His father, Wilman was also a great infl uence.

Federico Marquez is not a superstitious man by nature. And yet, after entering Eden Park wearing a band aid due to a cut in his fi nger he is now reconsidering.

“I said to myself: ‘If I score, I might have to start always wearing this’. So we’ll see.”

We continue our series of WaiBOP United lookalikes with Strength Coach Marcelo Sosa (that's him on the left!). His doppelganger is international pop star Ricky Martin. Photograph: Grant Stantiall.

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ASB PREMIERSHIP ACTION: WaiBOP United's double–goal grabber Federico Marquez tears past Phoenix defender Tamupiwa Dimario at Auckland's Eden Park. Photo: Grant Stantiall

“In Uruguay a lot more is done with the ball, and the pace is diff erent. In New Zealand, despite it being amateur, the pace of the game is often high for no reason. The art of football is when to play, when to hold,


Today’s VisitorsCan the Bay three–peat their play–off success?

After making the play–off s for the last two

seasons, Hawke's Bay United have proven

they can be competitive at national level.

But a change of coach and the loss of top players like All White David Mulligan and Tom Biss (both to Waitakere United) will mean an adjustment period, and post–Christmas form may well decide whether another play–off berth beckons.

Draws against in–form Team Wellington and Waitakere, and a narrow loss to champions Auckland City, show the boys from the Bay can be tough to roll.

Captain Ross Haviland has been optimistic about the side's future saying: "It’s still a learning curve for us; we’re a new team; we’re still working on things. Finishing is something we need to work on. We get a lot of chances but that end product is just not there yet.”

The Phoenix beat Hawke's Bay 5–2 in Napier, a result that could have sent the team into a spin. But the side bounced back with a 3–1 win against Southern United, prompting coach Brett Angell to re–assert his hopes of making the play–off s again.

“Our aim has always been could we make the play–off areas and we’re in and around there but so are lot of clubs as well. It’s just that consistency now of putting a series of wins together to push you on," he said.

COACH — Brett Angell

Angell (45) is one of the most experienced professional UK players to move to New Zealand in search of a coaching career. In 17 years as a pro, he achieved 540 senior team appearances, scoring 200 goals as a defender–turned–striker.

He emigrated to New Zealand in 2009 to work for Central Football and he took over from Chris Greatholder as Hawkes Bay United's coach for this season.

Angell's playing career: 1986 Portsmouth. 1987-88: Cheltenham Town 37 appearances (24 goals). 1988: Derby County. 1988-90: Stockport County 70 (28). 1990-93: Southend United 115 (47). 1993-95: Everton 20 (1). 1995-96: Sunderland 10. 1996: Sheffi eld United 6 (2). 1996: West Bromwich Albion 3. 1996-2000: Stockport County 126 (50). 2000: Notts County 6 (5). Preston North End 15 (8). 2000-02: Walsall 61 (15). 2002: Rushden and Diamonds 5 (2). Port Vale 15 (5). 2002-03: Queens Park Rangers 13.

PLAYER TO WATCH — Sean Lovemore

A former Waitakere United forward, Lovemore (22) has achieved a useful goals–per–game ratio in his ASB Premiership career. He scored fi ve times in his debut season four summers ago, and earned a short–term contract with Wellington Phoenix, playing one game in the Hyundai A–League.

He joined Hawke's Bay United for the 2012–13 season and scored 10 goals, placing him third on the league's goalscoring table. Last summer he scored three times (including one against WaiBOP United) and much of the Bay team's hopes of success this season hinge on his fi nding his goalscoring touch.


WaiBOP United is pleased to announce

that Macular Degeneration New Zealand

(MDNZ) is the charity the franchise

will support during the 2014/15 ASB

Premiership season.

Macular Degeneration causes progressive loss of central vision but the peripheral vision is not aff ected. It is the leading cause of severe vision loss. One in seven people over the age of 50 years is aff ected in some way and the incidence increases with age.

The macula is the central part of the retina, the l i g h t – s e n s i t i v e 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.

WaiBOP United will promote awareness of Macular Degeneration within the football community. “We hope that off the back of whatever profi le our club is able to build we can help raise awareness of what Macular Degeneration is and how people can get tested,” says Dwayne Barlow, WaiBOP United’s Communications Manager.

“This is something that has the potential to cause functional blindness and yet is easily treated if detected early enough.”

Macular Degeneration is thought to be caused by genetic and environmental

Our Chosen CharityWaiBOP United backs Macular Degeneration New Zealand

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.

Amsler GridThe 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.


THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

WaiBOP Football has announced the

appointment of Mark Christie as the

federation's new Chief Executive.

Christie will be a familiar face to many within the greater Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions having previously spent more than 10 years as Events Facilities Manager for Hamilton City Council prior to being lured off shore to manage a major multi–faceted sporting complex in Queensland.

Patsi Davies, Chair of WaiBOP Football noted: “It was a long and exhaustive recruitment process with outstanding applications received from national and international candidates. We are delighted to be able to appoint such a high calibre individual. Quite simply, Mark brings an outstanding knowledge and skill base within the sport, events and facilities arena.”

In what is going to be a very busy time for football in New Zealand, leading up to the FIFA U- 20 Men’s World Cup in 2015, Christie

From the Centre CircleWhat’s happening in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty

is delighted to be heading back to a region he calls home and to a sport that is in such a good state and continually moving in a positive direction.

As he launches into the new role, Christie encourages all involved to, “continue to support the positive work of the Federation, WaiBOP United and the game in general.”

“I am really looking forward to working with the wider football community and other key stakeholders over the coming months, as we build on the great things that have already been achieved and, together, take the beautiful game forward.”

Christie takes up the position on 2 February 2015. He replaces Peter Arndell who resigned from the role in September.

Date Opponents H/A Venue Oct 5 Manawatu Utd Away Memorial Park, Palmerston Nth Won 4–1Oct 12 Auckland City Home St Peter’s School, Cambridge Won 3–2Oct 18 Waitakere Utd Away Fred Taylor Park, Waitakere Lost 0–3Nov 2 Nelson/M’boro Home St Peter’s School, Cambridge Lost 0–1Nov 9 Team Wellington Away Memorial Park, Masterton Lost 1–2Nov 16 Wairarapa Home Matamata Domain, Matamata Won 4–1Nov 23 Southern Utd Away Logan Park, Dunedin Drew 2–2Nov 30 Auckland Utd Away Central Park, Mangere Won 3–1Dec 6 Canterbury Utd Home Links Ave, Tauranga Lost 1–2Dec 13 Wanderers Away QBE Stadium, North Harbour Won 4–1Dec 20 Hawkes Bay Utd Home Interna onal Stadium, Rotorua


ASB YOUTH LEAGUE STANDINGS

Team P W D L F A PtsWaitakere United 10 8 0 2 26 8 24Nelson Marlborough Falcons 10 8 0 2 20 9 24Team Wellington 10 6 1 3 19 12 19Canterbury United 10 6 0 4 13 12 18Manawatu United 10 5 2 3 22 18 17 WAIBOP UNITED 10 5 1 4 22 16 16

Wanderers SC 10 4 1 4 18 19 13 Auckland City 10 4 1 5 16 17 13Southern United 10 3 4 3 15 17 13Auckland United 10 2 1 7 16 20 7Heartland Wairarapa 10 1 3 6 14 20 6HAWKE'S BAY UNITED 10 1 0 9 7 40 3

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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

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1 James Towers (GK)2 Liam Williams3 Alfi e Rogers4 Ma Wheeler5 Shaun Morgan6 Tom Probert7 Paul Clout8 Liam Hayes9 Dylan Bull10 Connor Probert11 Lebon Bulamba12 Jono Viviani13 Jama Boss14 Ma Nixon15 Nathan Kinney16 Sco Hilliar17 Reid Drake (C)18 Dan Goodwin19 Bradley Rea20 Ryan Watson (GK)Head coach: Paul Drake Assistant coach: Paul Probert Manager: Graeme Kinney Physio: Tessa Lees

WaiBOP Utd Youth

— 12.30pm kick off —

Established: 2013

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1 William Stockhill (GK)2 Reuben Thurston3 Sco Wakeling4 Ross Willox5 Logan Bensemann6 Bayley Chadderton7 Facundo Barbero8 Ollie Chapman 9 Fane Morgan10 Alex Palezavic11 Aiden Ivares12 Luke Horn13 Share Bauerfeind14 Fraser Eddowes15 Harry Morton16 Che Jesson–Bentley17 Harry Fautley18 Adam Kockelberg19 Nick Broome20 Bradley Perks21 Brigham Fraser22 Wade Randle23 Reilly O'Meagher24 Oliver Moxham25 Hamish Smylie26 Paul Goodle 27 Mason Jones28 Dylan Duross29 Luke Maynard30 Mitchell KeipHead coach: Dave CarswellAssistant coach: Karl BauerfeindManager: Mark JonesGoalkeeper coach: Kyle BaxterPhysio: Colin TutchenStrength/condi oning: Sam HarveyVideo analyst: Tim Motu


Referee: Gordon CampbellAssistant referee: Greg WhiteAssistant referee: Daniel Wilkinson4th Offi cial: Darren HouseAssessor/coach: Brett Chibnall

TODAY’S OFFICIALS

Hawkes Bay United

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Established: 2004

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School students are being invited to get

behind next year's FIFA U–20 World Cup

by writing songs that help celebrate the

spirit of the tournament.

Play It Strange, a music charity run by Split Enz founder Mike Chunn, is running a competition to fi nd the best football song.

Entries close on February 27 and the winner will get a day in a professional recording studio to lay down their song which will be released on a Play It Strange CD. Entry forms can be found at:

http://playitstrange.org.nz/the-fi fa-u-20-world-cup-nz-2015-school-competition/

Thirteen of the 24 nations coming to New

Zealand for the FIFA U–20 World Cup have

been decided, with qualifi ers confi rmed

for Asia, Europe and Oceania.

The European representatives will be Austria, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Serbia and Ukraine.

The four countries to represent the Asian Football Confederation are Myanmar, Qatar, Uzbekistan and North Korea.

Qatar’s qualifi cation continues their rising status in the world game, following on the heels of their senior side’s recent victory over Australia.

Myanmar have been AFC U-19 Champions seven times with North Korea securing themselves three titles most recently in 2006 and 2010. Fiji will represent Oceania, while New Zealand are ensured a place as host nation.

The Offi cial Mascot for the FIFA U–20 World

Cup New Zealand 2015 has been revealed

— it's a black sheep with attitutde named

Wolliam.

Dave Beeche, CEO of the FIFA U–20 World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) said he had been delighted with the enthusiastic reception Wooliam had received.

“We are very fond of Wooliam and feel that he embodies the passion, colour and excitement that are synonymous with this tournament. It was very satisfying to see the crowds enjoying him as much as we do.”

“We appreciate that around the globe New Zealand is associated with sheep so we thought why not embrace that but add an extra twist by making him the coolest black sheep ever, a young Kiwi with cheek and attitude.”

Quarter and Semi-Final tickets have

gone on sale to those who have taken

advantage of the generous early-bird

discounts and purchased venue packs for

any of the seven host stadiums.

Quarter-fi nals have been scheduled for Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch with the semi-fi nals being held in Auckland and Christchurch.

To purchase tickets or fi nd out more about the tournament, please explore FIFA.com's New Zealand 2015 section and the relevant links in Related Items.

FIFA U–20 World CupCounting down to football's big event

Hamilton's Waikato

Stadium (right) will host

eight matches during

the 2015 FIFA U–20

World Cup


A group of sponsors have got behind

WaiBOP United by joining the team's

newly–formed 100 Club.

The club provides entry level sponsorship investment for organisations and individuals who see benefi ts from their association with the region's ASB Premiership team.

Membership of the club is restricted to 100 but is steadily growing as supporters start to understand how the club works.

There's still time to join and receive the wide range of benefi ts that come from membership, including: Two season passes for all WaiBOP

United’s home games. Access to pre–match functions— a

great networking opportunity! Invitation to the end of season awards

evening. Their name listed in every issue of The

Range, our match day magazine A full–colour advertisement on our

featured sponsor’s page in an issue of The Range. Their logo on the WaiBOP Utd website

with a link through to their website. Acknowledgement of their support

over the PA system at every home match. The opportunity to erect pitch side

signage on match day. (Signage produced to WaiBOP United’s specifi cations and provided at the sponsor’s cost.)

All this is available for an investment of only $249, including GST (conditions may apply).

Please contact WaiBOP's Graeme Blake for more information.

email: [email protected]: 027 585 9011, ph: 07 211 7895

1 Hurricane Press Ltd (Josh Easby)

2 Rose Lynn Fashions (Tommy Lynn)

3 InGoal (James Bannatyne)

4 Allfast Solutions (Greg Hansen)

5 Bettle and Associates (Merv Williams)

6 Phil Rogers Builders Ltd (Phil Rogers)

7 DBMM (Dwayne Barlow)

8 The Matamata Bus (Dwayne Barlow)

9 MIMICO (Rex Davies)

10 Hukanui–Rototuna Football Club (Hamish

McMillan)

11 Pete Lawrence

12 Colliers International (Duncan Woodhouse)

13 The Terraces (Kim Van Gog)

14 Sealed Air (Mark Browning)

15 Tauranga First National (Anton Jones)

16-17 Stone Age Tiling Ltd (Shane Finlay)

18 Thrifty Car Rental (Nicole Moke)

19 Steel and Tube (Hamilton) (Stu Davidson &

Shane Gleeson)

20 Jet Creative (Geoff Wheeler)

21 Cambridge Sportsworld (Jay & Dael Marshall)

22-26 Total Industrial Solutions (Dianne Knight)

27 Holcim (Andy Campbell)

28 Carters Cambridge (Liam Heff ernan)

29 Andy Baylie

30 Challenge Cambridge (Dave Wilkinson)

WaiBOP United 100 ClubGetting behind our team

100 Club Members


United We StandWhat's happening inside WaiBOP United

The success of Auckland City at the FIFA

Club World Cup in Morocco will mean a

cash windfall for WaiBOP United.

Regardless of what stage Auckland City reached in the tournament (this magazine went to press before Thursday's semi fi nal against Argentine champions San Lorenzo), a share of the prizemoney will come to WaiBOP United.

Auckland City chairman Ivan Vuksich explained that the prizemoney — guaranteed to be not less than $2.57 million after reaching the semi–fi nal stage — will be shared with other key stakeholders.

“We have an agreement in New Zealand that the participant at the FIFA Club World Cup splits half of any prizemoney with our national federation, New Zealand Football, and the other clubs in the ASB Premiership,” he said.

Auckland beat Moroccan champions

Moghreb Tetouan in an opening round penalty shootout and then caused a major upset when beating African champions ES Setif 1–0.

The permutations of the potential windfall all depend on where Auckland City fi nishes in the tournament.

If the Navy Blues lost to San Lorenzo, they play off for third place which is worth $3.21 million, while fourth place provides $2.57 million.

A semi-fi nal win, and the prospect of meeting Real Madrid in the fi nal, means playing for a winner's purse of $6.43 million or a runner's up consolation cheque of $5.14 million.

Regardless of the fi nancial outcome, Auckland City's success will have other benefi ts for New Zealand football and Oceania, especially when it comes to arguing for things such as direct qualifi cation to FIFA World Cup Finals or participation in other international tournaments.

Auckland City FC have played in six FIFA Club World Cups, but have participated in the OFC Champions League since 2005, a geographic region bigger than Europe.

The costs associated with those campaigns are immense but the rewards of success are proving to be worthwhile.

“We’re proud and we’ll enjoy this moment but we have to be realistic about things and paint a clear picture of the challenge set before us," Vuksich said.

Replica WaiBOP

United home

shirts are now

available for sale

exclusively from

The Soccer Shop,

our front of shirt

sponsor for the

2014/15 ASB

Premiership.

Adult and

Children’s sizes

Time to get shirty

are available. Order them directly from The

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united


2014/2015 WaiBOP United Squad

Striker Federico Marquez (left) celebrates with Jerahl Hughes after opening the scoring against Wellington Phoenix in last weekend's 2–0 win at Auckland's Eden Park. Photo: Grant Stantiall.

Neil

Mouncher

Goalkeeper coach

Peter

Smith

Head coach

Hamish

Ashton

Physio

Seamus

Marten

Teammanager

Paul

Drake

Assistantcoach

Simon

Mead

Performanceanalyst


3Aaron

Scott

Defender

1James

McPeake

Goalkeeper

7Mark

Jones

Forward

11Ernesto

Lopez

Forward

5Sam

O'Regan

Defender

9Shaydon

Young

Forward

4Robbie

Greenhalgh

Midfi eld

2Liam

Higgins

Defender

8Chad

Coombes

Midfi eld

12Our

Supporters

Twelth man

6Godwin

Darkwa

Forward

10Federico

Marquez

Forward


15Nathan

Kinney

Defender

13Shota

Nakagawa

Forward

19Wade

Molony

Forward

23Thomas

Probert

Defender

17Reid

Drake

Midfi eld

21Jerahl

Hughes

Forward

16Scott

Hilliar

Midfi eld

14Fergus

Neil

Defender

20Danyon

Drake

Goalkeeper

24Jarrod

Young

Midfi eld

18Alexis

Varela

Midfi eld

22Craig

Wylie

Midfi eld


WaiBOP United's emphatic 2–0 win

against Wellington Phoenix at Auckland's

Eden Park was one of three away victories

in the ASB Premiership last weekend.

League leaders Team Wellington continued their run as the only undefeated side in the competition, accounting for Wanderers SC in a 4–1 win at Bill McKinlay Park in Auckland, while Canterbury United won 2–0 at Waitakere United.

The only home victory last weekend was Hawke's Bay United's 3–1 win against Southern United at Napier's Bluewater Stadium.

WaiBOP clinched the points against Phoenix with a tactically–smart fi rst half when they put the Wellington side on the back foot and punished them with a series of wide runs with crosses across the box.

Striker Federico Marquez fi nished off two fi ne moves for goals in the 18th and 25th minutes.

In the second spell, coach Peter Smith made sure the margin was preserved with substitutions and playing Chad Coombes as a holding midfi elder, starving the Phoenix of any chances.

Smith says Saturday’s victory unfolded according to plan with his side working

hard to regain the ball and breaking quickly in the fi rst period.

“I couldn’t really have asked for anything more from the lads today. We entered the match with a clear plan and carried it through almost to perfection,” Smith said.

“We looked to press and counter incisively and you saw that with the two goals, along with a few other chances that should have led to more goals. Second half we wanted to hold the ball and make it tough for them, while also still looking for the third goal that would have completely killed it off . In the end we didn’t need it.”

Hawke's Bay United came from a goal down to beat Southern United. Coach Brett Angell said after a sluggish beginning, his team did well to turn things around.

“We started very poorly,” Angell said, “we seem to give teams a bit of a head start.

“But we recovered from that and started to get the ball down and play and we got the due rewards.

— Source: www.NZFootball.com

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ASB PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS

Team P W D L F A PtsTeam Wellington 7 5 2 0 19 8 17Auckland City 5 4 0 1 10 6 12Wellington Phoenix 6 3 0 3 14 11 9HAWKE'S BAY UNITED 6 2 2 2 12 13 8

Waitakere United 7 2 2 3 8 10 8 Canterbury United 5 2 1 2 7 6 7Wanderers SC 7 2 0 5 10 16 6 Southern United 6 2 0 4 7 13 6WAIBOP UNITED 5 1 1 3 5 9 4

WAIBOP UNITED FIXTURE LIST

Date Opponents H/A Venue ResultNov 1 Canterbury Utd Away ASB Football Park, Christchurch L 0–2Nov 16 Team Wellington Away David Farrington Park, Wellington L 2–3Nov 22 Wanderers SC Home Links Ave, Tauranga W 3–1*Dec 6 Waitakere United Home Links Ave, Tauranga D 1–1Dec 13 Phoenix Away Eden Park, Auckland W 2–0Dec 20 Hawkes Bay Utd Home International Stadium, Rotorua 3.00pmJan 11 Southern United Away Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 2.00pmJan 17 Canterbury Utd Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 3.00pm Jan 25 Auckland City Away Kiwitea Street, Auckland 2.00pmJan 31 Team Wellington Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 3.00pmFeb 8 Wanderers SC Away QBE Stadium, North Harbour 3.00pmFeb 11 Auckland City Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 6.30pmFeb 21 Waikatere United Away Fred Taylor Park, Waitakere 2.00pmFeb 28 Phoenix Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 3.00pmMar 8 Hawkes Bay Utd Away Bluewater Stadium, Napier 2.00pmMar 14 Southern United Home John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge 5.00pm* Points deducted and awarded to Wanderers SC for technical breach of rules.Please check for any alterations to fi xture list at www.waibopunited.co.nz

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Table includes deduction of 3 points from WaiBOP Utd and awarded to Wanderers SC.


1 James McPeake2 Liam Higgins 3 Aaron Scott (captain)4 Robbie Greenhalgh5 Sam O'Regan6 Godwin Darkwa7 Mark Jones8 Chad Coombes9 Shaydon Young10 Federico Marquez11 Ernesto Lopez 13 Shota Nakagawa14 Fergus Neil15 Nathan Kinney 16 Scott Hilliar17 Reid Drake18 Alexis Varela19 Wade Molony20 Danyon Drake21 Jerahl Hughes22 Craig Wylie23 Thomas Probert24 Jarrod YoungHead coach: Peter SmithAssistant coach: Paul DrakeGoalkeeper coach: Neil MouncherPhysio: Hamish AshtonStrength coach: Marcelo SosaTeam manager: Seamus Marten Performance analyst: Simon Mead

1 Josh Hill2 Wade Randle4 Ross Haviland (captain)5 Finn Milne6 Ryan Tinsley7 Troy Pennycooke–Morgan8 Alex Palezevich 9 Sean Lovemore10 Victor Lekaj11 Mario Barcia12 Saul Halpin13 Joe Sowden15 Reilly O'Meagher 16 Leon Birnie18 Billy Scott19 Facundo Barbero20 Harry Morton21 Kosuke Mimaki23 Bayley Chadderton 24 Fane Morgan26 William StockhillCoach: Brett AngellAssistant coach: Leon BirnieGoalkeeping coach: Kyle BaxterManager: Mark Henderson

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Referee: Chris KerrAssistant referee: Sarah WalkerAssistant referee: Nadia Browning4th Offi cial: Campbell–Kirk WaughAssessor/coach: Ian Hiscox

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