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SATURDAY CROATIA 1. KOVACEK. 2. FRIGANOVIC. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

PORT MELBOURNE-8LA VIA 1. SCHROIFF. 2. LIVINGSTONE. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

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RANDALLS. COOK. GOODWIN. KERR. JURECill. McCURRY. KRAUS. RAINEY. REED. SAVAGE. HUNT, reservegoalkeeper.

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McARTHUR. BOT. RAU. ADLAM. McMEECHAN. VOJTEK. McKAY. GLASER. SYMINGTON. McINTYRE. BALIC, reserve goalkee

OFFICIALS RefereeBAKENS. LinesmenTHORN

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NEW DEAL FOR OLYMPIC PARK FANS

The Olympic Park clubs Alexander, Croatia, George Cross and Port Melbourne - Slavia, together with the Olympic Park Committee of Management, plan a "new deal" for fans at Melbourne's premier soccer stadium.
Col.orful fixture cards have alr eady been Issued to. enable fans to keep a record of their teams' perfor~ances throughout the season, and this prl:'gramm.e' although meagre at t~IS stag~, IS another a~tempt to provide

scores from all other grounds, race results and tote dividends, again to make your afternoon at Olympic Park more enjoyable. If our efforts displease you, tell us, and if you are happy about things tell

your WePARK look forward to seeing friends. you at THE every week.
What PARK? Olympic Park of course. ' The accuracy of the teams published here is the sole responsibility of the clubs concerned. Any dis-

servIcefor the public. It is anticipated that in the near

future a new scoreboard will be erected, which will carry progress
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CLUB CORNER
SLAVIA
The hard-working Slavia committee is bitterly disappointed that clearance papers for ace Swedish utility player Alan Sjo have not arrived. Repeated cables to the Swedish Soccer Association have not even received the courtesy of a reply.
In practice matches Sjo has played at left back and would almost certainly have been included in Slavia's

CROAnA
Club Secretary Frank Burin extends a warm welcome for the winter season, to all Croatia supporters, with a special thought for the several hundred fans who travel up from Geelong every week. The Croatia office is located on the second deck of the
grandstand at the river end, and your enquiries there will be taken care of by the committee.

lineup in that berth. A.further probJim McKay has had the selectors lem the club has faced is the absence worried with a persistent leg injury of pl.ayers ~o the Stat.e squad. which is slowly responding to treatWi~h Vv:illy Schroiff, ~he coach of the side Involved, traInIng schedules were thrown out of gear. Now t~e players have fulfilled St3;te; commitment. McKay was hurt in the State game against N .S.W. Should he fail 10 pass a fitness test today McIntyre will come into the side.

ments, three nIghts traInIng week should soon have the teamevery back in top form and fitness. Former Slavia player Sandy Jones, who returned to Scotland has been in touch with the club beggi~g assistance to return to Australia and Slavia. Jones, who is playing with Albion Rovers First team, is training every day and playing, as he said, "for pocket money".

Officials also had their fingers crossed that thehave team's two Australian
Internationals, Vojtek and McMeechan, came through the Japanese tour unscathed. Subject to confirmation from Adelaide Croatia will play either Juventus (S.A.) or Belgrade (S.A.) at Olympic Park under floodlights on Wednesday, April 17.

ALL PLAYERS AT OLYMPICPARK ARE PROVIDED WITH RIVERLAND ORANGES.

RICH IN VITAMIN C, FOR GOOD HEALTH.

GEORGE CROSS
Fans will see a "new look" George Cross this season, a revitalised club committee, a team raring to go and enthusiasm among the fans who are anxious for the side to regain its former greatness... . A new face will be. siX-feet Scottlsh centre forward Ni.col acall~n, ~,hose maIn forte. IS high-fly~g headers, of which end up In the. net. most He could provide the. dash

ALEXANDER
Alexander's popular President, Mr. Angelo Kreskas, has arrived back from Greece with the signatures ~d clearances of four players who will add dash to the "Tigers" this season. Only a technical hitch over birth certificates has prevented the departure from Greece of four top players. They are Panagiotis Mitsis, Ethymios Andrikoulas Vasilios Vafiadis ' and Bourdas, a ~lassy centre-half.

which Cross has lost recently m the spearhead role. Another likely star is Irish leftwinger Alex Fullarton, who has had European Cup experience. George Cross officials are playing very cagey about details of this player. He could

Coach.Y~nelos Margarites .has the players.In t!P-top form and 1f kee!1ness will WIn gam~s Alexander !lill get off to. a flYIng start agaInst Hakoah. With t~e .ne,,:,comers under wraps at present i~ is difficult to knoyt

easily turn out to be the glamour player of the tournament. From the word around the George
Cross camp he packs an explosive left-foot drive, has a deceptive change of pace and bobs up where least expected by the opposition.

how lo~g they will take t.o settle In to the sid~. However, PresidentKreskas has high hopes of early success.
Alexander club officials are confident that the move to Olympic Park will put Alexander on the map as Melbourne's number one Greek club.

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GEORGE CROSSON COMEBACK TRAIL By Alex Barr

George Cross could blaze a comeback trail with a win over South Melbourne-Hellas as Olympic Park tomorrow. George Cairns will be a has young Damianakos jumping out of his skin. Kokinos is also raring to go and with High bolstering the defence South will be hard to toss. This could be a low-scoring game, packed with thrilling action, as both teams are keen to get off to a flying start for the winter season. The duel between Cairns and Kamboropolous will be a highlight of the match and the outcome of this tussle could be the key to the final result.

fine acquisitionfor the team, and with

Joe Keenan and Tom Robertson showing good form Hellas could have their hands full. Evergreen Eddie Sacco is as fit as ever. His tough, tenacious tackling will prove a thorn in South's side. Kamboropolous is in dazzling form for the Greek team and coach Brocic

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TIllS WEEKEND AT OTHER GROUNDS

Hakoah v. Alexander. Polonia v. Lions Melbourne v. Footscray-I.U.S.T. Ringwood City W'mina v. Iuventus

NEXT WEEKEND Saturday Lions v. Melbourne

S.M.-Hellas v.

Sunday Alexander v. Croatia,

Olympic Park

Monday P.M.-Slavia v.. George

Cross, Olympic Footscray-I.U.S.T. Park v.

Ringwood City-W'mina

Iuventus v. Polonia

Hakoah

GREEK LEAGUE Aek v. Olympiakos Piraeus 2-1. Panathinaikosv. Ethnikos 0-0. . Apollon v. Panserraikos3-0. Panionios v. Pierikos 3-0. Olympiakos Cyprus v. Paok 0-0. Proodeftiki v. Cyzas 3-0. Aris v. Egaleo 3-2. . 21 V ena . v. HerakJ IS -.
Olympiakos Volou v. Panelefsiniakos 4-1.

STANDINGS Aek 64. Olympia.k~Piraeus, Aris 60. Pananthmaikos59. Ethnikos 58. Apollon, Paok 53. Vyz~s, Egaleo, Verla 52. Plerikos 51. Panionios48. ~~elefsiniakos, Heraklis, Proodeftiki 47. Panserraikos46.
Olympiakos Cyprus 45. Olympiakos Volou 42.

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HOME CLUBS CLASH. SHARED POINTS? by Alex Barr

Croatia and Port Melbourne-Slavla relish the going at Olympic Park,

which, despite the drought and the thrashing it has had in recent weeks, still provides the best playing surface in Melbourne, and although night cup winners Croatia will start favorites I feel goals will be scarce and the match drawn. Tight defences backed by two accomplished goal-keepers, Schroiff and Kovacec, puts the onus on both attacks. I feel the trend of play will be cautious in the early stages, with the pace clapped on towards the end of the game.

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