PLAYSTATION® 4 NATIONAL PREMIER LEAGUES
MATCHDAY 18 – PREVIEW

Tigers FC could effectively seal the PlayStation® 4 National Premier Leagues Canberra League title with a home success against Tuggeranong United as they complete their regular season fixtures at Nijong Oval on Sunday afternoon.

Gaby Wilk’s team are in prime position ahead of the Tigers’ final match of the season after a convincing 4-1 win at McKellar Park over Belconnen United on Matchday 17 gave them one hand on the trophy. Thanks to a superb goal difference, the Tigers could claim the title by recording maximum points against Tuggeranong, leaving chasers Canberra Olympic with a huge mountain to climb. 

Olympic continue their pursuit of the leaders when Monaro Panthers make the trip to O’Connor Enclosed. Having cut into Tigers FC goal difference with an 8-1 win over Woden-Weston FC, Olympic will be out for more goals to try and force the issue into the final day showdown. They will have to do so without leading scorer, Philippe Bernabo-Madrid however, as the fifteen goal striker is suspended. 

Belconnen United need to get back to winning ways if they are to claim third place on the ladder as they travel to the Australian Institute of Sport to take on the FFA COE. The Blue Devils loss to the Tigers may have stymied their league championship ambitions but if they are to end the league as high as possible, a positive result from this match is a must. The FFA COE will, as ever, be tough opposition though and on their own field will be confident that they can spring a surprise. 

Woden-Weston welcomes Gungahlin United to Woden Park on Saturday afternoon aiming to finish their home program on a high with a victory. The Gunners meanwhile, will have the same goal in mind and both teams will be out to improve on what was a highly forgettable meeting earlier in the season when the pair ended their Gungahlin Enclosed clash with a 0-0 draw.

Canberra FC, ensconced in fourth place and already preparing for finals, have a chance to finish third if they can continue to pick up points and the visit to Hawker Football Centre to face the CU Academy will be seen as a chance to do that. The Academy has, however, been in good nick in the last few weeks as their youngsters stand the course, and they will be a tough opposition for FC. FC won the previous meeting 4-0 at Deakin Stadium and a repeat would do nicely for those of a red persuasion. 

FIXTURES
Saturday 13th August 2016
FFA COE v Belconnen United (AIS, 14:00)
Woden-Weston FC v Gungahlin United (Woden Park, 15:00)
Sunday 14th August 2016
CU Academy v Canberra FC (Hawker Football Centre, 15:00)
Tigers FC v Tuggeranong United (Nijong Oval, 15:00)
Canberra Olympic v Monaro Panthers (O’Connor Enclosed, 15:00)

TABLE

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LEADING SCORERS 

23 Stephen DOMENICI (Tigers FC)
15 Philippe BERNABO-MADRID (Canberra Olympic)
13 Thomas JAMES (Canberra FC), Nicolas ABOT (Tigers FC)
12 Jason UGRINIC (Belconnen United)
10 Joshua GULEVSKI (CU Academy)
8 Domenic GIAMPAOLO (Canberra FC), John ROBERTS (FFA COE)
7 Aisosa IHEGIE, Sam SMITH (Belconnen United), 
6 Dustin WELLS (Belconnen United), Jordan TSEKENIS (Canberra Olympic), Daniel BARAC (Tigers FC), Andrew SLAVICH (Tuggeranong United)
5 Bul JUACH (CU Academy), Rahmat AKBARI, Mark MORIC, Mirza MURATOVIC (FFA COE), Nikolaos KALFAS (Tuggeranong United), Matthew WATERS (Woden-Weston FC), Own GOALS
4 Josip JADRIC (Canberra FC), Jeremy HABTEMARIAM (Canberra Olympic), Tomas KRKLEC, Sam WHITHEAR (CU Academy), Ed MCCARTHY, Mark SHIELDS (Monaro Panthers), Bryce BAFFORD, Jaidon SELDON (FFA COE)
3 Nikolas POPOVICH (Belconnen United), Ryan KEIR, Ivan PAVLAK (Canberra FC), Robbie CATTANACH (Canberra Olympic), David CARDER, Daniel FABRIZIO (CU Academy), Louis D’ARRIGO, Jacob ITALIANO (FFA COE), Mitch STEENBERGEN (Gungahlin United), Darian MCGARRY-WATSON (Monaro Panthers), Julian BORGNA, Nahuel GUERRERO, Alex OLORIEGBE, Dejan SANTRAC (Tigers FC), Marco GAYER (Tuggeranong United), Daniel DI-SALVATORE, Goran MILUTNOVIC (Woden-Weston FC)
2 Jonathan REIS*, Toby RICHTER (Belconnen United), Nikola BARISIC (Canberra FC), Daniel COLBERTALDO, Angelo KONSTANTINOU, Tom MCLACHLAN, Nathen MEGIC (Canberra Olympic), Lachlan GRIFFITHS, Niko UJDUR (CU Academy), Ben OBST, Marc TOKICH (FFA COE), Nathan DUCK, Alex MOSCARITOLO, Marcial  MUNOZ, Liam WALSH (Gungahlin United), Martin DENG, Daniel FELIZZI, Sam ROESTBAKKEN (Monaro Panthers), Jeremias IBARRA (Tigers FC), Domenic COLUCCIELLO, Emilio KISTA (Tuggeranong United), Bensah AFIABO (Woden-Weston FC)
1 Taylor BEATON, Matt GRBESA, David KEMP, Goran MUKEVSKI, Cameron REINHART (Belconnen United), Aidan BRUNSKILL, Izach CLEMENTS, Robbie DEELEY, Kye EDWARDS, Ian GRAHAM, Misko NAUMOSKI (Canberra FC), Tim BOBOLAS, Adam NEOU, Michael REEVE, Adam ROGIC, Pat ROSS-MAGEE, Oliver WIEDERKEHR, Victor YANES (Canberra Olympic), Mate BARISIC, Nicolas FELIZZI, Ridwan HANNAN, Tony MADAFFARI, Patrick O’ROURKE (CU Academy), Lachlan BROOK (FFA COE), Frano BLAZEVIC, Jack GREEN, Christian JUNNA, Jason O’DWYER, Regan WALSH (Gungahlin United), Ohio ASIKHIA, Thomas HEWITT, Michael PICCOLO, Tony SPASESKI (Monaro Panthers), Tim ANDERSON, Aiodan BEATMAN (Tuggeranong United), Osman FOFANAH, Hussein FUREJE, Alan GASTON, Goran JOSIFOVSKI, Milan POPOVICH (Tigers FC), Sam SHADBOLT Tuggeranong United), Tim DEHELEAN, Ben GRIEG, Tom HIRST (Woden-Weston FC)

*1 goal for Tuggeranong United