George Tsamouras Football Journey

In the battle between “David vs Goliath”, the later proved far too strong, with the Jets running out victors by 7-1. The Newcastle team dominated the game throughout and played some attractive football at Magic Park for all the Jets supporters as well as many neutral onlookers.

Western Rage put up some resistance early in the game but the first goal came in 5^th minute! By half time the score was 3-0 and Newcastle dominated possession and played some great attacking football.

With only one player on the bench from the start and after an injury, Western Rage were forced to play with 10 players for most of the match! Newcastle on the other hand, apart from dominating play, had a full bench and made use of all their substitutions! A fourth goal in the 58^th minute and a further 3 in the last 13 minutes completed the overall 7-1 score-line.

The win places the U20s Newcastle Jets with an 8 point lead at the top of the table with 7 matches remaining.

Round 23 FNSW League Two:

Newcastle Jets vs Western Rage at Magic Park on Sunday 9^th July 2023.

Youth Jets drew 0-0

U20s Jets won 7-1

Round 23 FNSW League Two u20s Men’s Results:

FNSW League Two U20s Men’s Table:

Round 21 FNSW Boys’ Youth League One:

Newcastle Jets vs Mt Druitt Town Rangers at the LMRFF on Saturday 8^th July 2023

U13s Jets won 1-0

U14s Jets lost 3-1

U15s Jets won 3-0

U16s Jets won 3-0

U18s Jets won 3-2

Source: Tom Tsamouras

U20s Newcastle Jets take on strugglers Western Rage in Round 23 of the competition at Magic Park on Sunday afternoon. The Newcastle team continue to lead the points table by 7 points compared to 12 at one stage in the season. Western Rage on the other hand have only won 3 matches all season and languish in second last position! The Jets should win the 3 points and edge one step closer to securing the U20s Premiership.

The Newcastle Jets Youth team should have little trouble obtaining the 3 points from bottom placed Western Rage. They need to keep up the pressure as they trail first placed UNSW FC by 5 points!

Round 23 FNSW League Two:

Newcastle Jets vs Western Rage at Magic Park on Sunday 9^th July 2023.

Youth kick off at 3:00pm

U20s kick off at 5:00pm

Round 23 FNSW League Two u20s Men’s Fixtures:

FNSW League Two U20s Men’s Table:

Round 21 FNSW Boys’ Youth League One:

Newcastle Jets vs Mt Druitt Town Rangers at the LMRFF on Saturday 8^th July 2023

U13s kick off at 8:30am

U14s kick off at 10:05am

U15s kick off at 11:40am

U16s kick off at 1:15pm

U18s kick off at 3:00pm

Source: Tom Tsamouras

After wins against Gladesville Ryde Magic last Sunday, both U20s and Youth Newcastle Jets have a bye this weekend and will not be playing.

The next match is at home on 9th July against Western Rage.

source: Tom Tsamouras

After three consecutive away games the U20s Newcastle Jets return to the LMRFF on Sunday night to contest Round 21 of the competition against Gladesville Ryde Magic. Having drawn in two of their past three matches and forfeited the other, the Newcastle team will be keen to record their 15th win of the season which will ensure they maintain their 7 point lead at the top of the table.

Jets Youth will also need to record a win as well if they are to keep second spot and edge closer to UNSW FC who are 4 points clear. Gladesville will not be easy as they are only 2 points behind the Jets and they will put up a fight for the three points.

Α player to look out for in the Gladesville team is their 50 year old goalkeeper Kiriakos Tohouroglou who has played 238 matches in the Greek 1^st division! Sydney born, Kiriakos played for Olympiakos for six seasons, winning 3 titles and 2 cups and eight seasons with PAOK Salonika, with whom he won 1 Greek Cup!

Round 21 FNSW League Two:

Newcastle Jets vs Gladesville Ryde Magic at the LMRFF on Sunday 25^th June 2023.

Youth kick off at 5:00pm

U20s kick off at 7:00pm

Round 21 FNSW League Two u20s Men’s Fixtures:

FNSW League Two U20s Men’s Table:

Newcastle Jets: 22 Kruze Davidson, 25 Joseph Smith, 32 Kynan Watkins, 33 James Khoury, 34 Max Bailey, 36 Amos Okumu, 39 Xavier Reid, 40 Patrick Innes, 41 Lucas Walshe, 44 George Tsamouras, 43 Shiwa Dull. Subs: 20 Ethan Lewis, 23 Cooper Vimpani, 29 Riley Van Haren, 31 William Eick, 35 Zaviah Di Carlo.

Round 19 FNSW Boys’ Youth League One:

Newcastle Jets vs Sydney FC at the LMRFF on Sunday 25^th June 2023

U13s kick off at 8:00am

U14s kick off at 10:05am

U15s kick off at 11:40am

U16s kick off at 1:15pm

U18s game forfeited by Sydney FC

Source: Tom Tsamouras

U20s and Youth Jets extracted 2-2 and 3-3 draws respectively on Saturday night in Sydney in the battle between first versus second against UNSW FC. Both Newcastle teams led 2-0 but the locals finished strongly to salvage draws.

U20s began the game well controlling the match and dictating play. They scored in the 14^th minute and looked comfortable on the ball. Despite playing only their second game in four weeks they kept UNSW at bay and despite going into half time with only a 1-0 lead, they looked well in control of proceedings.

The domination in possession continued in the second half for the Jets and was rewarded with a second goal at the 60^th minute. UNSW FC reacted almost immediately, brining the game back to 2-1 two minutes later. The intensity of the game then increased with both teams looking for a goal that would either put the match beyond reach or bring it on level terms. In the 71^st minute a sustained attack by UNSW resulted in Newcastle’s defence being unable to clear quickly and 2-2 was on the scoreboard.

The rest of the match was even with both teams looking for the winner which never came. Given this was the second match of the U20s in four weeks, a good performance against a competitive and spirited opponent.

Round 20 FNSW League Two:

UNSW FC vs Newcastle Jets at The Village Green on Saturday 17^th June 2023.

U20s 2-2

Youth 3-3

Round 20 FNSW League Two Men’s Results:

FNSW League Two Men’s Table:

Round 18 FNSW Boys’ Youth League One:

Sutherland Sharks FC vs Newcastle Jets at the Seymour Shaw on Saturday 17^th June 2023

U13s Jets lost 1-0

U14s Jets won 2-1

U15s Jets lost 2-0

U16s Jets won 6-0

U18s Jets lost 5-1

Source: Tom Tsamouras

U20s Newcastle Jets and Youth take on UNSW FC in the clash between first versus second with exactly 1/3 of the season remaining! Having only played once in the past three weeks, due to two forfeited games, U20s will be called upon to defend their 9 point lead against second placed UNSW FC.

After setting the competition on fire and gaining a twelve point lead from their nearest rival, U20s Newcastle Jets have struggled to field a competitive squad in recent weeks due to injuries, player absences and player departures! UNSW FC on the other hand have lost a mere four games all season, have caught up to Newcastle on goal average and look to continue their winning run against the depleted Jets on Saturday. A win will bring them to withing 6 points of the lead while a loss will give the Newcastle team a 12 point lead again.

Newcastle Jets Youth are still licking their wounds from two consecutive losses against mid-table teams but fortunately for them, a loss by league leaders UNSW FC has them only 4 points behind. A third consecutive loss this week against a strong UNSW FC side will place them 7 points behind the lead and also enable the latter to overtake the Jets in 1^st place of the Club Championship which leads to promotion at the end of the season!

Round 20 FNSW League Two:

UNSW FC vs Newcastle Jets at The Village Green on Saturday 17^th June 2023.

U20s kick off at 5:00pm

Youth kick off at 7:00pm

U20s FNSW TWO TABLE:

Round 18 FNSW Boys’ Youth League One:

Sutherland Sharks FC vs Newcastle Jets at the Seymour Shaw on Saturday 17^th June 2023

U13s kick off at 8:00pm

U14s kick off at 9:30am

U15s kick off at 11:00am

U16s kick off at 12:30pm

U18s kick off at 2:10pm

Source: Tom Tsamouras

U20s league leaders by 12 points, Newcastle Jets, forfeited their match against Camden Tigers on Saturday due to their inability to field enough players! A number of injuries, the departure of players from the Academy and the inability to use players from the Boy’s Youth league because they were playing on the same day at a different location in Sydney, resulted in this bizarre decision!

Next Saturday First Grade and U20s Newcastle Jets are away to UNSW at 7:00pm and 5:00pm respectively.

Newcastle Jets Boy’s Youth teams are away to Sutherland but the latest kick off for u18s is 2:10pm, enabling players who may be called upon to “play up”, to get to NSW University!

Source: Tom Tsamouras

Rale Rasic with Newcastle Jets player George Tsamouras in Newcastle.

Australian football pioneer Rale Rasic, the first coach to take the Socceroos to a World Cup, has died, aged 87.

Rasic, a Sport Australia Hall of Fame member, is renowned as among the nation’s most influential football identities.

The Bosnian-born Rasic, who played in Yugoslavia’s first division, came to Australia in 1962. Just eight years later, he was appointed as Australia’s coach when aged 34.

In 1974, Rasic led Australia to the World Cup where the Socceroos were beaten by East Germany 2-0, lost to eventual champions West Germany 3-0 and then drew 0-0 with Chile.

Rasic was dumped as coach after the cup, saying the nation’s football hierarchy believed he wasn’t a “real Aussie.”

“They took from me something that I was doing better than anyone else,” he said. “I was a true-blue Aussie and nobody can deny that. I taught the players how to sing the national anthem.”

He remained in contact with the 1974 squad for the rest of his life.

“They are part of my family … I certainly helped them realise their dreams but they also made me who I am with their devotion, commitment and loyalty,” he said.

Asked what the Socceroos, past and present, meant to him, he told SBS two years ago: “Very easy question and I have a simple answer: the Socceroos and the green and gold jersey are my life.”

Rasic’s coaching career included stints at Melbourne Hungaria, St George, Marconi Stallions, Pan Hellenic, Adelaide City, Blacktown City, South Melbourne, APIA Leichhardt, Canterbury-Marrickville, Rockdale Ilinden, Fairfield Bulls and Canberra Cosmos.

In 2004, Rasic was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to soccer as a player, coach and administrator.

Source: https://www.espn.com.au/

U20s Newcastle Jets conceded their first draw of the season to Bankstown United in Round 18 of the Competition but because of a defeat by second placed Prospect United FC, were able to extend their lead to 12 points on the FNSW League Two Men’s competition! The match was one in which Newcastle dominated the first half and Bankstown the second.

In the first half Newcastle dominated play and it looked like another comfortable routine win was on the cards. Strong at the back, creative in midfield but poor in attack resulted in both teams going scoreless into the half time break.

In the second half Bankstown took control of the midfield and dictated play. Having used three substitutions at half time and another forced substitution through injury early in the second half, the options for a reaction by the Newcastle bench were limited!

The game finished with Bankstown peppering the Newcastle goal and the Jets keeper pulling off some great saves to keep the score at 0-0.  Given that the first game in Newcastle ended 7-1 to the Jets, the old proverb of never underestimating your opponent couldn’t apply to this match any further.

Round 18: Bankstown United FC vs Newcastle Jets on Friday 2^nd June 2023, at Padstow Park Sydney.

U20s drew 0-0

Youth Jets lost 2-1

Round 16 FNSW Youth League One:

Hills United FC vs Newcastle Jets on Saturday 3^rd June at Landen Stadium, Sydney.

U18s Jets lost 3-1

U16s Jets won 5-1

U15s Jets won 2-0

U14s Jets lost 3-0

U13s Jets lost 3-1

source: Tom Tsamouras

U20s Newcastle Jets pulled away 11 points in the lead in Round 17 of the 2023 FNSW League Two Men’s competition despite not playing a game. The scheduled game at Speers Point at 7:00pm on Sunday night was forfeited by U20s Parramatta FC.

The match was awarded 3-0 to Newcastle Jets and the three points gained, in conjunction with the draw by second placed Prospect United FC, has placed them 11 points clear in 1^st place on the points table.

U20s Newcastle Jets next match is away to Bankstown on Friday night.

Round 18: Bankstown United FC vs Newcastle Jets on Friday 2^nd June 2023, at Padstow Park Sydney.

U20s kick off at 6:00pm

Youth kick off at 8:00pm

Source: Tom Tsamouras