17 August 2016

The Congo
Wednesday 17th August 2016
Vol 18
Edition 24
Diary Dates
August
Saturday 20th
 Junior semi finals
commence U8 to U15.
Saturday 27th
 NSWCFA Grand Final day
at Marconi Stadium
U8 to U12 teams.
September
Saturday 3rd
 GDSFA Grand Final day
U14 & U15.
Sunday 25th to Wed 28th
This Week’s Semi Finals Saturday 20th August 2016,
Under 8
at Freame Park,
Rees St, Mays Hill at 8.30am.
Meet at Freame Park No Later than 8am.
 CFFA National Titles at
Narrabeen.
October
Sunday 30th
 Presentation Day
vs Guildford McCredie (White)
Under 11
vs Guildford McCredie (Red)
at Jones Park (2),
Banks St, Mays Hill at 10.30am.
Meet at Jones Park (2) No Later than 10am.
at Phillips Park.
Under 12
vs Hills Spirit
at Jones Park (1),
Corner Banks St & Burnett St, Mays Hill at 11.30am.
Meet at Jones Park (1) No Later than 11am.
Under 14-3
vs Dundas United (Black)
at Coleman Park (3),
Georges Ave, Lidcombe at 10am.
Meet at Coleman Park (3) No Later than 9.30am.
Under 15
vs Dundas United
at Coleman Park (1),
Georges Ave, Lidcombe at 10am.
Meet at Coleman Park (1) No Later than 9.30am.
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Results of matches played 13th August 2016.
Under 6’s played Guildford McCredie at Phillips Park
Under 7’s defeated Wentworthville Uniting (Gold) 3-1 at Freame Park
In a preview of next seasons
Under 8’s team, all of the Congs
Under 7’s players joined forces to
take on Wenty (Gold) at Freame
Park.
With the entire team playing well,
Lidcombe opened the scoring when
Isaac Alameddine ran away after
good lead up play from Benjamin
Garzon.
Wenty came back at the young Congo’s leveling the scores.
Lidcombe then settled to control the
game with two further goals from
Isaac Alameddine ensuring the young
Congo’s would finish 2016 with a
win.
While the entire team played well,
stand out performers were Nivesch
Balenthiran, Semih Yener, Aaliya and
Arielle Naloku.
Bring on 2017 and the “BIG” field!
- The Under 7’s
players before
their last game of
the season.
Under 8’s lost 0-2 to Kings Old Boys at Phillips Park
Under 10’s lost 2-4 to Guildford McCredie (Black) at Phillips Park
This was a free-flowing, end-to-end
contest where the Congos created
the most number of shots at the
opposition goal, of any of their
games this season. The Lidcombe
side's two goals were both scored in
the second half by Zubin, one from
the penalty spot (given when Zubin
was brought down inside the box)
and the other as the result of a
persistent and strong run down the
side of the field, which was finished
off with a shot into goal from far left.
The whole side worked hard in
defence and attack, showing
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non-stop enthusiasm, this match
once again showcased the
improvement made by individual
players. The Congs team put up with
a bit of sledging in this event (one of
the opposition players received a
yellow card) but rose above those
tactics to make the match
competitive and entertaining to
watch. There was plenty of willing
and good-natured encouragement
from parents and supporters on the
sideline, which has been a great part
of all the Congos U10 matches this
year. Other features of the matches
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this year have been the sustained
effort put in by the players, and the
closeness of many of the results, with
one or two goals being the margin on
most occasions. With this in mind,
the Lidcombe U10 team has made
the other teams in the competition
really earn their points, and in doing
so made great progress themselves
as a team. Well done and thank you
to the players and parents /
supporters for your involvement this
year, as noted in this Newsletter the
next gathering of the team will be at
the Presentation Day in October.
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This season the Congs will have their own
Team App. The Team App smartphone app is
available from the App Store or Google Play.
Download Team App now and search for
"Lidcombe CSC" to enjoy club information
on the go.
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Under 11’s defeated Wentworthville Uniting 4-1 at Phillips Park
Under 12’s had a BYE
Under 14-3’s defeated Dundas United (White) 2-0 at Curtis Oval
In the last competition game of the
2016 season the Congs U14-3 team
defeated Dundas United White in a
grand style by winning 2-0.
There were, unfortunately, a couple
of heated exchanges between the
two teams and an injury to one of
and congratulations were the order
our players, understandably because of the day for the Congs and their
of the pressure they were under to
undefeated season.
perform.
At the end of the day it was all water
under the bridge when handshakes
Under 14-4’s lost 0-2 to Rouse Hill at The Hills Centenary Park
The 14-4’s were again let down by
their team mates when only nine
players made the effort to turn up for
the last game of the season.
If the entire team was committed to
playing every week then we would
have most certainly finished in the
top two. Instead we failed to make
the semi finals and have no one but
the players who pick and choose
their games to blame.
Under 15’s defeated Pendle Hill (White) 10-1 at Binalong Oval
Attention
Presentation Day
Coaches and Managers
The clubs Annual Presentation / Picnic
Day will be held at Phillips Park on
Sunday 30th October.
Please start considering your season
report for the clubs Annual Report.
Please email all reports to
lidcongs@gmail.com
by Friday 9th September.
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On this day all Junior players will receive
a trophy. Team photos, Annual Reports
and major awards will also be given out
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COACHES & MANAGERS 2016
TEAM
COACH / MANAGER
PHONE
Congo Kickers
KEN JAMES
0478 887 438
U/6
JAMES MAY (Coach)
0418 436 777
U/7
MOSTAFA ALAMEDDINE (Coach)
0426 824 567
U/8
TRENT SMITH (Coach)
0434 596 062
SERGEI MISHKARUDNY (Assistant Coach)
0466 426 250
U/10
DAVID MILLER (Coach)
0418 209 995
U/11
JAYDEN HUGHES (Coach)
0478 829 954
KAMRAN MUBARIK (Manager)
0478 766 552
EDDIE McGLADE (Coach)
0434 063 332
JOHN HANNAFORD (Manager)
0432 478 973
U/14-3
FRED SABBAGH (Coach)
0412 521 364
U/14-4
STEVEN MAY (Coach)
0401 913 141
U/15
JOHN MYLONAS (Coach)
0413 107 039
Premier League
TRENT SMITH (Coach)
0434 596 062
U/12
Lidcombe CSC Member Protection
If at any time you feel you have an issue that needs to be resolved you can see your coach or manager.
If you feel that the issue has not been resolved you can contact our Member Protection OfficerLorraine Kratz (0418 235 623).
Lorraine can be found every Saturday in the canteen and will keep all issues confidential.
Feel free to come to her with any issues relating to child protection, discrimination, harassment,
bullying or any other problem you may incur.
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