Newcastle Jets Youth teams travel to Christie Park, Sydney on Saturday to take on North West Sydney Spirit FC in Round 3 of the FNSW Boy’s League Two.
U16s Newcastle Jets are equal first on the ladder with two wins over Rydalmere Lions and Bankstown Utd in the first two rounds of the 2022 season. NWS Spirit lost 2-0 at home against Hills United but made amends defeating Rydalmere 2-1 away in the second round of the competition. The showdown on Saturday promises to be an interesting one. Will the Jets make it three wins in a row or will NWS Spirit give their fans something to cheer about in their second home game of the season?
Pharell Trainor & George Tsamouras
NWS Spirit vs Newcastle Jets at Christie Park, Sydney on Saturday 5th March 2022
U16s Newcastle Jets made it two wins from two outings against Bankstown United on Sunday at LMRFF in their first home game of the season. It wasn’t pretty but it was a win!
Playing in warm and humid conditions the Jets began well maintaining possession, keeping the opposition away from their goal and probing the Bankstown goal with through balls and set pieces. Despite enjoying more possession, they lacked composure and were rushing their game instead of the free-flowing passing we are used to seeing. Just before half-time they opened the score with a header from a well taken corner kick.
The Jets continued to dominate possession in the second half but again could not break down their opponent who was reduced to long range shots. The game finished 1-0 to the Jets who recorded their second victory from as many matches. While the frustration at the Jets not being able to play their free-flowing passing game is understandable some credit must also go to the players of Bankstown United who fought all game to ensure this didn’t happen.
Newcastle Jets Youth vs Bankstown United at LMRFF on Sunday 27th February 2022.
U18s Jets won 3-1
U16s Jets won 1-0
U15s Jets won 5-2
U14s Jets lost 2-1
U13s Jets won 7-1
In the remaining matches of Round 2 of the FNSW Boy’s League Two, the following results were recorded:
Hills United vs Mounties Wanderers 2-0
St George FC vs Parramatta FC 2-3
St George City vs Northbridge Bulls 2-1
Rydalmere vs NWS Spirit 1-2
Hakoa Sydney City East vs Nepean 1-2
Prospect Utd vs Bonnyrigg (washed out)
Newcastle Jets vs Bankstown Utd 1-0
South Coast Flame vs Central Coast Utd 1-0
Next week Newcastle Jets Youth teams travel to Christie Park in Sydney to play North West Spirit FC.
NWS Spirit vs Newcastle Jets at Christie Park on Saturday 5th March 2022
U18s kick off at 3:00pm
U16s kick off at 1:15pm
U15s kick off at 11:40am
U14s kick off at 10:05am
U13s kick off at 8.30am
Newcastle Jets:Angus Martin 35, Giles Harrison 36, Caleb Reed 38, Pharrell Trainor 39, Reinhard Lloyd 40, Max Cooper 41, Zac Major 42, George Tsamouras 43, Cooper Vimpani 45, Luca West 46, Jordan Gu 48, Ethan Lewis 50, Subs: Kynan Watkins 37, Zach Major 42, Kruze Davidson 44, Seth Anderson 90
Bankstown United FC: Domenic Milazzo 1, Imran Kilani 21 (GK), Owen Burgher 26, Aaron Borrill 28, Adam Mhajer 29, Elyas Kilani 30, Billy Sdrolias 31, Lachlan Rhys Jong 32, Sahil Haq 33, Freddie Clunas 34, Harrisson Farrow 35, Subs: Max Nelson 1, Angus James Power 17, Marc Sylla 18, Marko Popovic 23, Matthew Mitchell 24, Jayden Bejjani 27.
Newcastle Jets welcome Bankstown United at the LMRFF in Round 2 of the FNSW Boys’ Youth League 2, on Sunday 27th February 2022.
With three victories and two losses from last week’s Round 1 fixtures at Rydalmere Lions in Sydney, the Jets are keen to put on a great show in their first home game of the season. Their opponents Bankstown United failed to win a single game in all five age groups in their Round 1 clash with Bonnyrigg White Eagles – U18s 5-0 win to Bonnyrigg, U16s 1-0 win to Bonnyrigg, U15s 0-0 draw, U14s 2-2 draw, U13s 4-2 win to Bonnyrigg!
With the Jets wanting to impress by playing on home soil for the first time this year and Bankstown needing to wash their hands from their Round 1 results, the clash between the two clubs promises to be an interesting one.
Round 2 FNSW Boys’ Youth League2:
Newcastle Jets vs Bankstown United at LMRFF Speers Point on Sunday 27th February 2022
Playing in Round 1 of the FNSW Boys’ League 2 competition for the 2022 season, U16s Newcastle Jets proved too strong for their counter-parts from Rydalmere Lions.
In cool conditions at Rydalmere Park Main, both teams began the match at a very quick pace, giving spectators the impression they would be in for a good exhibition of football. The Newcastle Jets scored two goals early on and were able to dictate the tempo of the match in the first part of the half.
As the game wore on, possession evened out but with the Sydney team rarely threatening the Jets goal.
With the commencement of the second half, the Newcastle team enjoyed the lion’s share of possession, leaving the Sydney siders to merely chasing shadows! Despite the huge amount of possession, the third goal didn’t come but Rydalmere were kept at bay, rarely threatening the Newcastle goal.
In the later stages of the game, Newcastle Jets won a free kick on the edge of the box which they converted in the third goal which ensured the first win of the season. In the remaining time, the Jets kept possession, eliminating the possibility of any threat of a come-back by the local team.
Not only was this a great result for the Newcastle team but a great performance too, especially in the second half. Considering the squad boasted seven players making their debut in a formal game with Jets colours, both players and coaching staff should be commended.
George Tsamouras contesting the ball from a Rydalmere player
ROUND 1 U16s Results:
Bankstown United vs Bonnyrigg White Eagle 0-1
Rydalmere Lions vs Newcastle Jets 0-3
NWS Spirit FC vs Hills United 0-2
Nepean FC vs St George FC 2-1
Mounties Wanderers FC vs South Coast Flame 0-2
Central Coast United FC vs St George City FA 0-2
Northbridge Bulls FC vs Hakoah Sydney City 1-3
Round 2 of the competition will pair the Newcastle Jets with Bankstown United at Speers Point on Sunday 27th February.
Rydalmere Lions FC: Adrian-Jamie Cazina 1(GK), Christian Podetti 3, Cooper Van Den Burg 4, Tristan Boutros 5, Marc Bounassif 6, Prayaag Darsjan Thapa 10, Kale James de la Cruz 11, Callum McNamara 12, Zac Zarrino 14, Bassam Jallal Sabbagh 16, Subs:Jamie Adam Matuschka 2, Gian La Grazia 9, Rhys Van Den Burg 13, Aidan Mulder 18, Zac Saitis 19 Zac Chong 28, Remy Freiha 31.
Newcastle Jets:Angus Martin 35, Giles Harrison 36, Caleb Reed 38, Pharrell Trainor 39, Reinhard Lloyd 40, Max Cooper 41, George Tsamouras 43, Cooper Vimpani 45, Luca West 46, Jordan Gu 48, Ethan Lewis 50, Subs:Kynan Watkins 37, Zac Major 42, Kruze Davidson 44, Patrick Innes 66, Seth Anderson 90
After completing a six week pre-season programme before Christmas and a continued build up shortly after Christmas, the u16s Newcastle Jets are hours away from the commencement of round 1 of the 2022 season.
Playing against Sydney FC, numerous TSP teams from Sydney, and local clubs such as Broadmeadow Magic and Edgeworth Eagles, the young Jets players are ready for their first match against Rydalmere Lions in Sydney on Saturday.
U16s Newcastle Jets kick off at 1:15pm at Rydalmere Park Main on Saturday 19th February 2022 while the U18s team kicks off at 3:00pm at the same venue.
Newcastle Jets won all four matches against North Coast Football with convincing score lines in Coffs Harbour on Sunday. This was the last trial match for the u16s squad before the season opener in Sydney against Rydalmere Lions!
Played at the new synthetic-turf facility of Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park, the result was never in doubt. Despite the warm conditions the Newcastle team took control of the game and went into the half 4-0 up. In the second they added another 3 goals to conclude their pre-season trial matches.
Round 1 of the 2022 season begins on Saturday 19th February at Rydalmere Park Main in Sydney, with the match kicking off at 1:20pm.
The u16s Newcastle Jets team conclude their 2022 pre-season trial matches with a game against North Coast Football at Coffs Harbour on Sunday 13th February. The match is due to kick off at 1:00pm at Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.
In the meantime, the u16s Newcastle Jets team completed their second last trial match at Jack McLaughlan Oval on Sunday with a game against the u16s Edgeworth Eagles side. Although the result was a predictable emphatic win to the Jets team, the game enabled the players of both teams an opportunity to put minutes of playing-time under their belts.
13/2/2022: North Coast Football vs u16s Newcastle Jets kick off 1:00pm Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park.
Spectators at the Valentine Sports Park in Sydney were treated to a seven goal feast on Sunday afternoon by the u16s teams of Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets.
The game was played at a frantic pace by both teams focusing on attacking play. Sydney FC found themselves 3-0 up within the first 15 minutes with two poorly defended corners by the Jets and a penalty!
After this early set-back the game settled to attacking exchanges by both teams and with possession being slightly dominated by the Sydneysiders.
The match was played in three quarters of 25 minute duration. After the first break the Newcastle Jets returned with a blistering shot from outside the box which not even the Sydney goalkeeper saw until he had to pick the ball from the back of his net.
As the game wore on the Newcastle team enjoyed more possession and more visits to the opposing goal until the score line was brought back to 3-2!
Confidence for the equalizer was very high with the Newcastle team committing numbers forward in search of the third goal. In two counter attacks by Sydney FC, only minutes apart, the score became 5-2 and the contest was over.
Despite the loss the Newcastle Jets played well against one of the best teams in their age group in all of Australia.
George Tsamouras Football Journey 