MAIN MATCH

SATURDAY 2 MAY 2015, KELBURN PARK

Victoria University FC
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY WELLINGTON UNITED
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Matt Walker (gk)

Andrew Staples
Michael Lahood
Mike Garnett
Finn Steiner Corbishley
Simon Davies (c)
Marcus Ebert
Yannik Wouts
Seb Ninness
Sam McLaughlin
Miles Lloyd
Ben McLean
Patrick Walker
Steve Davey
Iain McIntyre

Coach: Iain MacIntyre

GK Marcel Kampman
RGK Washington Bgoni
2 Sam Gilespie
3 Luke Tongue
4 Joel Peterson
5 Cherbel Khouchaba
6 Sam Wilson
7 Xavier Pratt
8 Joe Bell
9 Ruairi Cahill-Fleury
10 James McGarry
11 Sarpreet Singh
12 Liam Wood
13 Christian Johnson
14 Gianni Bouzoukis
15 Sam Phillip
16 Jacob Anderson
17 Justin Gulley
18 Nat Halemariam
19 Tamupiwa Dimairo
21 Logan Rogerson
22 Louis Evans
23 Ben Stroud
77 Merlin Luke-Miny
Coach Andy Hedge

University v Wellington United

Wellington Capital Premier
Kelburn Park, 3.00pm Saturday 2 May 2015

Match Programme
www.vuwafc.org.nz

The Professor
The first round of the Chatham Cup is coming up next week. Were away to Wainuiomata in what
local pundit, Dale Warburton (of Yellow Fever), is describing as the Double Brown Derby. One
former Vic player suggested the team stop off at KFC on the way to the game to make it a Double
Down Double Brown Derby.
Anyhoo, with the delight of knockout football returning, what better way to start than by looking
back at a match report found in the archives of Salient magazine (when they actually reported on
stuff), summarising a close run match between Vic , then a lowly urban club, playing Central
League powerhouse Western Suburbs.
P.S. Apologies for the continual references to Soccer throughout this articlethat was how they
talked in the 1960s.

Victoria University v Western Suburbs, 22 June 1968

VIC'S SOCCER JOLT FOR SUBURBS
Vic's recent effort of almost putting Western Suburbs out of this year's Chatham Cup must rate as
one of the best-ever performances by a university
soccer side.
Unbeaten
At the time Western Suburbs were unbeaten in
the Central League Competition and were expected to have a comfortable match against Varsity, who do not play Central League and are not
high up in the Wellington competition.
But from the whistle Vic showed they were not
overawed by the opposition and settled down to
play intelligent football against a team who had
obviously underrated their opponents.

Club Information
History and Honours

Club Management

Founded: 1943

Club Captain: Wylie Smith

Secretary: Matt Lamb
Treasurer: Heather Davie
Committee Members: Simon Davies, Connor
Clements, Olivia Poppe, Laurel Smith, Tessa Haigh,
Ben Inkster, Felix Hallwass, Mitchell Bradley, Nick
Stubbs, Nicole Baird, Duncan Stuart, Matt Ryan, Zak
Murray, Steve Davey

Honours:
Central League Division Two: Winners 1998, Third
1992
Capital Premier* (Venus Shield): Runners Up 1956,
1973, Third 1979
Capital One (Power Cup): Winners 1950, 1952,
1965, 2001, Runners Up 1988, 1992, 2012, Third
1999, 2006
Capital Two: Winners 1998, Runners Up 2010,
2011, 2012
Hilton Petone Cup Winners: 1990, 1992

Mens First Team Coach: Iain MacIntyre

Womens First Team Coach: Oliver Davie

Contact

Womens Premier Division: Runners Up 1995, 1996,

Home Ground: Kelburn Park, Wellington
2012, 2013 Third 2005, 2014
Website: www.vuwafc.org.nz
Womens Second Division: Winners 1981 Womens
Email: victoriauniversityfootball@gmail.com
Premier Cup: Winners 2010, 2011

After 120 minutes of football the final score was 3

-1 to Western Suburbs.
Brilliant
Varsity 'keeper Rod Bustard was hero of the
match. He played brilliantly and repeatedly
stopped certain goals.
It is hoped that with this brilliant display he will
receive some of the recognition due to him for
several seasons.
The rest of the team all played well and they can
be satisfied that their performance caused one of
the biggest stirs in Chatham Cup football for
many seasons.

Shock
The first shock came when Chris Ryan nodded a
magnificent header past the Suburbs 'keeper.

Notes: Imre Kiss was a Hungarian-born player

who represented NZ in one international. Dave
Wallace was a current All White at the time of this
Vigorous defending by Vic proved highly effective game and became the first New Zealand-born
and at half-time they still held a slender lead.
player to captain the national team.
The Suburbs' forwards were having difficulty finishing off and, in an effort to inject some fire into
the attack, player/coach Imre Kiss, recovering
from a leg injury, returned for the second half.
Wilted
During this half Vic continued to play stirring
football, repulsing attack after attack. Finally,
with only 10 minutes play remaining, Dave Wallace netted for Suburbs. The game ended at oneall.
But the varsity side wilted a little in extra time
and allowed Suburbs to score two more goals.

In 1968 Western Suburbs went on to win the first

ever Central League title, and won it again in 1969.
These feats saw them be an inaugural member of
the National League that started in 1970, and finished runners-up in the Chatham Cup.
All of that success pails in comparison to the scare
they received at the hands of Victoria...

Mens First Team Match Report

Womens First Team Results

DATE

OPPONENT

COMP

6 April

Upper Hutt

WPrem

Won 3-2

12 April

Western Suburbs

WPrem

Drew 2-2

19 April

Wellington United

WPrem

Lost 1-2

26 April

Wairarapa United

Knockout Cup

Lost 3-4

3 May

Petone FC

WPrem

17 May

Stop Out

WPrem

24 May

Kapiti Coast United

WPrem

31 May

RESULT

Premier Cup

7 June

Waterside Karori

WPrem

14 June

Upper Hutt

WPrem

21 June

Kelly Cup

28 June

Western Suburbs

WPrem

5 July

Wellington United

WPrem

19 July

Petone Pure

WPrem

26 July

Stop Out

WPrem

9 August

Kapiti Coast United

WPrem

16 August

Waterside Karori

WPrem

GF GA

15

13 9

2 Upper Hutt City

15

10 6

3 Western Suburbs

4 Victoria University

0 4

5 Wellington United

-1 4

6 Stop Out

-1 2

-6 0

Powerex Petone FC

Kapiti Coast United

8 Waterside Karori

Pt

20 -17 3

THIS WEEKS WOMENS PREMIER GAMES

SUNDAY 3 MAY 2015
Petone FC v Victoria University
Stop Out v Wellington United
Western Suburbs v Kapiti Coast United
Waterside Karori v Upper Hutt

SCORERS

Capital Premier League Match Report: Victo- Wouts leaped to nod towards the right-hand corner of
ria University 5-0 (3-0) Wellington Olympic the goal and Lloyd arrived to slide home.
The half closed with University rallying to clear its
Reserves
Wakefield Park 2 (3.30pm kick-off)
Saturday April 25, 2015

lines before Lahood was released into the left side of

the Olympic area but was bundled over in the process
of shooting.
Olympic threatened with a free-kick soon after the
break before University regained the ascendancy. Ninness attempted an early strike that went over the bar,
Wouts miscontrolled in space on the edge of the Olympic area after being fed by Ninness, and a Ninness free
-kick from the right was headed over at the far post by
McLean.
Staples did well to stomp out an Olympic left-wing
attack but was then grateful to Walker as he instantly
returned possession, Wouts was just beaten to the ball
by the Olympic keeper on a promising break, and a
Lahood cross was just taken away from Staples arriving on the far post.
Garnett and Lahood combined to set up Ninness for
a strike that was saved around the right-hand upright
and the resulting Lahood corner found its way to Davies who was stymied in his efforts to create a shooting opportunity in tight space.
Davies then slid to block out an Olympic cross at
the other end of the park and from the resulting corner
a shot rained over the University bar, Wouts was freed
into a one-on-one but shot just right of target, and
Walker needed to be quick to clear an Olympic attack.
Lahood shot just past the right-hand upright,
McLean attempted to keep his close-range shot down
but the ball reared up and struck the bar, Garnett delivered a threatening free-kick from the left which just
evaded arriving team-mates before University made it
4-0 on 68 minutes. Staples steadied on approach to
the right-hand corner of the area before curling an
early ball for Lahood to finish at the far post.
Olympic put in a threatening cross from the left
which went right through a crowded University box
and then put a header wide at the far post, before University threatened again through a Lahood corner and
soon after completed the scoring on 75 minutes. Having been upended in the Olympic area, Wouts stepped
up to make it 5-0 from the penalty spot.
The home side made a late rally with balls into the
University area being cleared by Stenner Corbishley
(twice) as well as substitutes Matt Ryan and Dave
Hudson, before Ninness struck a long free-kick on the
Olympic goal.
Walker saved as Olympic broke into the right side
of the box and soon after a shot went over the University bar, before at the other end of the park Ninness
was thwarted in a one-on-one after being played in by
Lloyd with the ball being quickly returned by Wouts
but Ninness then being blocked out in the six-yard area.
Striving for his hatrick, Ninness appeared to slip on
the ball after being played into a promising position by
Wouts, Davies repelled an Olympic attack, Wouts shot
wide after being played in by Garnett and the game
drew to a close with Davies setting up Hudson for a
strike.

Victoria University resoundingly rebounded from last

weeks first defeat of the league season to Island Bay
United by progressively netting five goals and keeping
a clean sheet away to Wellington Olympic Reserves.
University enjoyed most of the early possession
with the first close attempt coming when centralmidfielder Miles Lloyd delivered from the right but leftmidfielder Michael Lahood could only connect with his
shoulder under pressure and the Olympic keeper gathered.
Olympic then asked questions, with University
keeper Matt Walker dealing well with a right-wing
through-ball, two other attacks threatening and a shot
going over the University crossbar from a left-wing
move.
A quick turn on about halfway from University
striker Seb Ninness released right-midfielder Ben
McLean who earned a corner and Lahood followed up
with a threatening place-kick.
University central-defender Sam McLaughlin stymied an Olympic left-wing break with a timely outstretched leg, the visitors came close to breaking the
Olympic line with repeated through balls, before the
home side launched a promising right-wing attack
which led to a corner that central-defender Si Davies
headed clear.
Seizing on a header back into the Olympic box by
Lloyd, University striker Yannik Wouts struck the bar
on the turn, before the visitors opened the scoring on
25 minutes. Aided by Wouts movement, Ninness beat
an opponent and advanced into the left side of the
Olympic penalty area before passing the ball around
the keeper and into the far corner.
As the game heated up in tempo and aggression,
Walker gathered a cross from the right, University leftback Finn Stenner Corbishley shot on target from distance, Walker was drawn outside his area but the University defence covered, and then Stenner Corbishley
and Davies cleared their lines.
A throw-in from Universitys left wing was worked
across the park to present right-back Andrew Staples
with a shooting opportunity, Lloyd shot wide after build
up play from Wouts and McLean, and then Ninness
was denied by an outstretched boot in a one-on-one
with the Olympic keeper.
Arriving on a cut-back from Wouts, Ninness drew
another firm save, Olympic threatened at the other
end of the park through a free-kick that ultimately
found its way to Walker, before University extended its
lead on 42 minutes. A quickly-taken free-kick on the
left side of halfway by University central-midfielder
Mike Garnett found Staples whose drilled ball in behind
the retreating defence was tapped home by Ninness.
Stenner Corbishley and Lahood were called into
action to partially clear a right-wing Olympic free-kick
with Walker ultimately cleaning up, before University
Coachs comments: A very impressive response from
made it 3-0. Following a breakaway and shot by Ninthe lads to last weeks disappointment. Albeit, little
ness, the ball rebounded up from the Olympic keeper,

seemed that different other than us being more clinical

in our delivery and execution.
I was also very impressed with our discipline in the
first half particularly when things threatened to kick off.
As noted in the after-match, there were strong performances throughout the side, with the defence keeping a clean sheet, Stapes providing a couple of assists,
Lloyd being heavily involved in the midfield battle and of
course Seb netting twice and playing a big part in many
of our attacking movements.
However, Yannik was again named man-of-thematch for his non-stop work rate -- gaining repeated
praise from our supporters on the sideline -- and also
for his personal courage. Despite not having the great-

est day in front of goal, he showed unblemished confidence and commitment to continue taking on chances
right through to the final whistle -- a fantastic example
mate.
University: M Walker, Finn Stenner Corbishley, S Davies [c], S McLaughlin, A Staples (M Ryan), M Lahood
(D Hudson), M Garnett, M Lloyd, B McLean (P Grierson),
S Ninness, Y Wouts
Goal scorers: S Ninness 2, M Lloyd, M Lahood, Y Wouts
(penalty)
Man-of-the-match: Y Wouts
Coach: I MacIntyre

Honour Roll

The season is well underway now and already some teams are proving just how competitive they will be.
The Mens Thirds lead Capital 3, while the Accies (our fourth team) have a perfect record of four wins from
four. This weekend also sees the first intra-club derby of the season as the Uni Cycles and Unicorns meet
each other. In the womens grades, the Firsts visit league leaders Petone, out at Petone Memorial on Sunday for a vital clash to set the scene for the rest of the season.
Division

Team

Opponent This Week

Last
Result

Psn

W D L

GF

GA

Pt

Saturday 2 May

Mens First Team Results

DATE

OPPONENT

COMP

3 April

Brooklyn Northern

Cap Prem

Won 4-1

Finnie 3, Ninness

6 April

Kapiti Coast United

Cap Prem

Won 5-1

Lahood 3, Davies, Diggins

11 April

Miramar Rangers

Cap Prem

Won 1-0

Lahood

18 April

Island Bay United

Cap Prem

Lost 0-4

25 April

Wellington Olympic

Cap Prem

Won 5-0

2 May

Wellington United

Cap Prem

9 May

Wainuiomata

Chatham Cup

16 May

Waterside Karori

Cap Prem

23 May

Upper Hutt

Cap Prem

6 June

Petone FC

Cap Prem

13 June

Brooklyn Northern

Cap Prem

20 June

Kapiti Coast United

Cap Prem

4 July

Miramar Rangers

Cap Prem

11 July

Island Bay United

Cap Prem

18 July

Wellington Olympic

Cap Prem

25 July

Wellington United

Cap Prem

Cap Prem

Mens 1sts

v Wellington United (h)

Won 5-0

3rd

15

12

1 August

Waterside Karori

Cap Prem

Cap 2

Gossies

v Lower Hutt City (a)

Won 3-1

5th

8 August

Upper Hutt

Cap Prem

Cap 3

Mens 3rds

v Petone 3rds (a)

Drew 1-1

1st

10

15 August

Petone FC

Cap Prem

Cap 4

Uni Stallions

v Masterton (h)

Won 5-2

5th

12

14

Cap 5

Uni Accies

v Upper Hutt City (h)

Won 5-3

2nd

18

12

Cap 6

Uni Raiders

v Wainuiomata (h)

Lost 3-5

10th

19

Cap 7

Uni Beavers

v Olympic (a)

Won 4-0

2nd

15

10

Cap 7

Uni Scarfies

v Naenae (h)

Lost 0-9

9th

23

Cap 9

Uni Amigos

v Naenae (h)

Won 1-0

4th

Cap 10

Uni Unicorns

v UniCycles (a)

Lost 2-3

7th

11

Cap 10

Uni Cycles

v Uni Unicorns (h)

Drew 2-2

5th

Cap 11

Uni Brow

v Wainuiomata (h)

Lost 3-6

10th

Cap 12

Uni Wanderers

bye

Lost 0-2

3rd

Masters 4

Uni Bombers

v Upper Hutt City (a)

Won 2-0

4th

Womens Prem Womens 1sts

v Petone (a)

Lost 3-4

4th

Womens 1

Womens 2nds

v Stop Out (h)

Won 7-0

5th

Womens 2

Womens Unified v Kapiti Coast United (a)

Drew 2-2

5th

RESULT

GF GA

35

27 15

2 Waterside Karori

17

14 15

3 Victoria University

15

9 12

4 Island Bay United

13

10

5 Miramar Rangers

16

12

6 Brooklyn Northern Utd

19 -13 6

22 -17 4

25

8 Wellington Olympic

15

-9 3

9 Upper Hutt City

18

-9 1

10

19 -14 0

14

Wellington United

Petone FC

Kapiti Coast United

Sunday 3 May

Wednesday 6 May

THIS WEEKS CAPITAL PREMIER GAMES

SATURDAY 2 MAY 2015
Waterside Karori v Miramar Rangers
Victoria University v Wellington United

Cap 6

Uni Raiders

v Wainuiomata (h)

Lost 3-5

10th

19

Kapiti Coast United v Upper Hutt

Cap 13

Uni Goldenrods

v Tawa (h)

Lost 0 5

6th

13

Brooklyn Northern United v Petone FC

Island Bay United v Wellington Olympic

Pt

SCORERS

Ninness 2,Wouts,Lahood,Lloyd