WAIMAK UNITED

FOOTBALL CLUB

SENIOR MATCH DAY PROGRAM

Saturday 12th May 2018

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This week our two premier teams are playing in knockout cup matches this weekend. Our Men’s

CCL team are playing in round one of the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup against Coastal Spirit,

beating Burnham Football Club 8 to 1 in the preliminary round.

Our Women’s WPL team are up against Cashmere Technical in round one of the New Zealand

Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup.

Formally known as the Women’s Knockout Cup, the Kate Sheppard Cup was renamed on

International Women’s Day. It is a club-based knockout competition, first played in 1994 as a

pathway for players linking important strategic goals of New Zealand Football; ‘More Kiwis

loving and playing football and our elite teams winning on the world stage’ (New Zealand

Football). The announcement of the Kate Sheppard Cup was made on New Zealand’s 125th

anniversary of New Zealand becoming the first self-governing country in which all women had

the right to vote in parliamentary elections in 1893. Kate Sheppard was a pioneer for women

and it is very fitting for the trophy to be named after her. The tagline for the competition is ‘Make

a name for yourself’ recognising Sheppard’s achievements.

The Kate Sheppard Cup will see regional teams kicking off against each other before it goes

into national games at quarter finals. The final is played as a double header with the ISPS

Handa Chatham Cup final as part of the traditional end of the New Zealand football season in

September. The reining cup holders are Glenfield Rovers who defeated Eastern Suburbs 5-4 at

QBE Stadium in Auckland.

Shane Verma, the Head Coach of our Women’s WPL team was interviewed this week about the

upcoming round one game against Cashmere Technical. The article (next page) was featured

on the New Zealand Football’s website this week. To find out more information regarding the

Kate Sheppard Cup and the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup head to www.nzfootball.co.nz

Head Coach Shane Verma (left) and Assistant Coach Duncan Reed (Far right) with their team-winners of the Youth Football Development Trust U-17 Tournament in Auckland in March.

Youthful Waimak set to make mark

The youthful Waimakariri United players may not be among the front-runners to lift the Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup this season but it is not likely to be long before they make their mark on the both the domestic and international scene.A batch of the most promising female footballers in the country have gathered at the Canterbury-based club and are honing their craft under the watchful eye of Shane Verma, also assistant coach of the Canterbury United Pride last season in the National Women’s League.The likes of Macey Fraser, Gabrielle Rennie and Jayda Stewart have already been capped by their country at age-group level and Verma is excited to see what the future holds for that talented trio, as well as other members of the Waimakariri squad.

“I believe we have a fair few girls that are capable of kicking on and becoming professionals or at least playing for the Football Ferns in the future,” he says.“Obviously, there’s Macey, Gabi and Jayda who are involved in the New Zealand U-17s at the moment and we’ve got other young girls coming through as well. There’s a bright future ahead for a lot of these girls so I’m really excited to see where they get to in the next five or six years.”Due to the inexperienced nature of the Waimakariri line-up, Verma’s young charges are at long odds to win the Kate Sheppard Cup – making its first appearance this year after being re-branded from the Women’s Knockout Cup – and the goal is instead to progress past the federation-based stages.The first step towards that takes place on Saturday and will not be easy against an accomplished Cashmere Technical outfit. They are yet to lose in the Mainland Women’s Premier League and swept aside Waimakariri 5-0 in their most recent league meeting.Several key figures were missing for Waimakariri in that encounter though and Verma is expecting a much closer contest this weekend.

“We’ve got more players available – there’s five that we didn’t have in the previous match,” he says. “So we’re quite confident going into it but it all depends on how we perform. If we play to our high standards then I believe the result can come our way.”A good run in the cup could make history for Waimakariri as the club does not have a rich record of success in New Zealand’s leading female club competition and is yet to claim a title. Indeed, the trophy has only ever resided in Christchurch twice – in 1994 with Nomads United and in 2013 with Coastal Spirit.Waimakiriri have had a taste of lifting silverware though with the majority of the senior squad also in the youth side that won the Youth Football Development Trust U-17 Tournament in Auckland in March.Given he has such a young group at his disposal, Verma’s priority is the personal development of each player but he must marry that up with the need to earn credible results for his club on the pitch. He feels this is not difficult though as achieving one aim tends to take care of the other.“We focus highly on our performance and believe that if the individuals perform well within the team structure then the results will come with that. The big thing for the girls that are involved in the New Zealand set-up and the rest of the team is that, if they do perform well, it will help elevate themselves and hopefully catch the eye of the national selectors.”

One of the brightest prospects is Fraser but the U-17 international will not be available to face Cashmere Technical as she is still recovering from an injury. Her team mates will have to find a way past a former colleague as goalkeeper Blair Currie is now with Cashmere and will be doing her utmost to frustrate her previous club.“Blair is a fantastic goalkeeper so we know we have to work a little bit harder to make those chances in front of goal count,” Verma says.His players aren’t the only ones on a learning curve as Verma is also part of the highly-regarded NZF Coach Education Pathway and is currently working towards his OFC / NZF A-Licence – the highest qualification available on these shores.“Going through the pathway has been key in shaping and challenging my thinking over the past few years. This year I was fortunate to share knowledge with some of the brightest minds from New Zealand and abroad on the A-Licence and that is one of the highlights of my coaching career,” he says.There are five other matches taking place in round one of the Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup this weekend, below are all the match details.All of the results from the Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup will be available over the weekend on www.nzfootball.co.nz

New Zealand Football Inc http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/62478

WAIMAK UNITED FOOTBALL CLUBWOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE

VSCashmere Technical

12 Noon Kick off- Garrick Memorial Park

Coaches Comments

We come into the first round of the Kate Shepard Cup, having drawn Cashmere Technical. The last outing between the two sides saw us fall to a heavy defeat to the 2016 League winners. The girls come into this match relatively fresh, having the last two weeks off due to drawing a Bye in the Rita Fitzpatrick and League. This has allowed several girls to return back to the squad, with the last match between the two sides seeing us playing out with 5 key players.

We look to improve upon the last performance, and we have spent the past two weeks working hard for this fixture. We want to enter this match with a more aggressive mentality, with a strong hunger to put in a strong performance against a strong opposition. This group is full of a lot of potential, and we have yet to hit our full stride this year and every member in this team knows what it will take as an individual to put in a strong performance to help bring success to this team.

Regards,Shane Verma - WPL Coach

Waimak United Women’s CWC vs Universities AFC Gold9.15am at Kendall Park

SHANE VERMAWPL Squad Coach

INTRODUCING OUR 2018 WOMEN’S

PREMIER/CWC SQUAD

WOMEN’S PREMIER/CWC SqUaD PROUDly SPONSORED by

SHANE VERMAWPL Squad Coach

DUNCAN REEDWPL Coach

MICHAEL POOLECWC Coach

RACHELLE GEORGECWC Coach

TRUDY KEER-KEERSquad Manager

No. 2ELLA FONG

No. 3REBECCA GILLETT

No. 4LILY FISHER

No. 5 (Squad Captain)SOPHIE WILLIAMS

No. 6 THAIS MUNOZ

No. 7GABI RENNIE

No. 8MACEY FRASER

No. 9JAYDA STEWART

No. 11KAYLA THOMAS

No. 13MIKAYLA NORTMAN

No. 14CONNOR DUGGAN

N0. 1BRIAR GUYAN

No. 10EMMA JOHNSON

No. 12 EMMA FELLOWES

INTRODUCING OUR 2018

WOMEN’S PREMIER/CWC SqUaD

Match day program proudly sponsored by

No. 15MADDI SILCOCK

No. 16LILY THOMPSON-HOOD

No. 18GRACE CROSS

No. 22JOHANNA KEER-KEER

No. 23 JAZ BALL

No. 24ABBY DE VISSER

No. 30EMILY KEER-KEER

No.31MADDIE GOMMANS

No. 17LIBBY LATIMER

No. 19HAZEL BILLCLIFF

No. 20RILEY FALCONER

No. 21JESSICA COTTERELL

No. 25SIMONE SALTER

No. 26KATIE ELSTOB

No. 27EMMA UDY

No. 28 BETH DONNELLY

No. 29TESSA MCKAY

No. 32

Meet the players

Waimak WPL Squad Player Profile

Emma Udy Age: 15

Nickname: em & em

Playing number: 12

Position: Centre and right back

Hidden talent: Wouldn’t be hidden if I told you.

Favourite hobby: Stockcar racing

Funniest person in the changing room and why: Hazel because of her size 5 children football boots

Favourite club: Spurs

Where in the world would you like to visit: France

Waimak CCL Squad Player Profile

Mitchell Quigley

Age: 22

Playing Number: 5

Position: Defender

Football in 3 words: Up the Mak

Hidden Talent: Golf

Favourite Hobby: Football

Guilty Pleasure: Darts

Advice for younger players: Work Hard

Favourite Food: Avocado

Favourite Artist/Song: Pantera

Favourite Player: Gary Jones

Favourite Club: Nottingham Forrest

Best Football Moment: Debut for Waimak 1st Team

Where in the world would you like to visit: Rochdale

INTRODUCING OUR 2018 MEN’S

CCL/RESERVES SQUAD

CCL/RESERVES Squad proudly sponsored by

ADAM SEARLECCL Squad Head Coach

MITCHELL QUIGLEY (CAPTAIN)

CHRIS CHICKLUCAS CLARK

KANE FRASER (VICE CAPTAIN)

LUKE FRASER

MARK COLLINSON FLOYD DUFFY

TOM EMMOTT EMILIANO FREIRE TRECU

JONTY ASHWORTH NICHOLAS BESUYEN

STEVE MASONAssistant Coach

JODY BROWNKitman

BILLY BROWN

DYSON BUCKINGAM

BRAD EIFFE JOHN GERBER

KYLE HODGE

INTRODUCING OUR 2018 MEN’S

CCL/RESERVES SQUAD

Match day program proudly sponsored by

LIAM WALTERS

ADAM HARRISON MATT LE GROS

GONZALO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA NIKITA POTAPOV

FLASH SHANMUGAM

DOUGIE HYDEBEN HARDY

DANNY LONEY JACK MASONOWEN NOLAN

JAY SERRAMO TOM SHARP

JUAN J APOLLONIO

CONNOR SPEAR

WAIMAK UNITED FOOTBALL CLUBMEN’S CANTERBURY

CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUEVS

Coastal Spirit2PM Kick off Cuthberts Green

ADAM SEARLECCL Squad Head Coach

Coaches Comments

This weekend see's the team head to Cuthberts Green to play MPL side Coastal in the Chatham cup. After a close fought game last week against top of the CCL and unbeaten team Halswell, we went down 1-0.

The team will be looking at Saturdays and Tuesdays English cup game against another MPL opposition Uni, to prove that we can play at the level of the top division, that we are targeting to be involved in within the next few years.

We know Coastal will be very strong all over the park and we will have to try and match that and bring a very high intensity to the game to try to disrupt the Coastal team.

Hope to see all the fans down to support the team and help us move on to the next round of the competition.

Thanks Adam.

Waimak United Men’s Reserves vs Christchurch United12.30pm at Kendall Park

A look back on last week…

Waimak United CCL 0 v 1 Halswell -

Photo Credit Mak Shots

Canterbury Championship League Results & Table

Canterbury Championship League Reserves Results & Table

Women’s Premier League Results & Table

Canterbury Women’s Championship Results & Table

Played Win Draw Loss For Against Goal Difference

Total

Halswell United 7 5 2 0 18 8 10 17

Western AFC 7 4 2 1 21 7 14 14

Burwood AFC 7 3 0 4 19 22 -3 9

Parklands United 7 2 2 3 8 17 -9 8

Christchurch Utd 6 1 1 4 6 11 -5 4

Waimakariri Utd 6 1 1 4 6 13 -7 4

Played Win Draw Loss For AgainstGoal

DifferenceTotal

Halswell United 5 5 0 0 20 1 19 15

Waimakariri Utd 5 3 1 1 15 9 6 10

Christchurch Utd 5 2 2 1 5 2 3 8

Burwood AFC 5 2 0 3 7 15 -8 6

Nomads United AFC 5 1 0 4 5 17 -12 3

Parklands United 5 0 1 4 6 14 -8 1

Played Win Draw Loss For AgainstGoal

DifferenceTotal

Cashmere Technical 5 4 0 1 29 12 17 12

FC Twenty 11 PDL 5 4 0 1 24 11 13 12

Waimakariri Utd 5 4 0 1 17 12 5 12

Halswell United 5 3 0 2 13 9 4 9

Universities AFC Black 5 2 1 2 16 15 1 7

Universities AFC Gold 4 1 1 2 8 10 -2 4

Parklands United 5 0 0 5 7 25 -18 0

Selwyn United FC 4 0 0 4 5 25 -20 0

Played Win Draw Loss For AgainstGoal

DifferenceTotal

Coastal Spirit 5 3 2 0 19 7 12 11

Cashmere Technical 5 3 2 0 15 4 11 11

Universities AFC 5 1 1 3 6 11 -5 4

Waimakariri Utd 4 1 1 2 5 10 -5 4

Halswell United 5 1 0 4 6 19 -13 3

INTRODUCING OUR 2018 13th

Grade youth premier team

MIKE DE BONOHEAD COACH

SHELLY MCDOWALLMANAGER

LIAM COLLINS JOSH COSBY

ZAC DE BONO BAILEY GILES JAKE HALE WILLIAM HUSBAND SPENCER JARRETT

ALEX MCDOWALL NOAH MAUGERLUCA MARSON KOBE MURDOCH BENJI PATCHETT

NIKO SILCOCK ZACH WINTER JACKSON WRIGHT

Saturday 12th May

Waimak United 13th Grade Black vs Cashmere Technical 13th Gold

9.15am at Hillsborough Domain

Results From Tuesday 8th May

Waimak United 13th Grade Black 1 vs 3 Future Pride Development