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                     NINKOVIC
                       F E AT U R E S TO RY

                      DRAWS ON PAST CONTINENTAL EXPERIENCE
                      PLUS 10 QUESTIONS WITH FILIP HOLOSKO

  I S S U E 1 1 • SAT U R DAY 2 0 FE B RUA RY 2 0 1 6
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      CONTENTS
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       Message from the Coach

       Feature Story
       ‘Milos Ninkovic'
                                          GRAHAMARNOLD
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                                                                                                                          ARE PROUD
 5     A-League Match Recap
                                          G    ood evening and welcome to
                                               Allianz Stadium for the start
                                                                                   straight onto Melbourne where
                                                                                   we face Victory on Saturday
 6     10 Questions with                  of two of the biggest weeks in           night. We are back here at
       ‘Filip Holosko’                    Sydney FC’s history.                     Allianz Stadium Wednesday
                                                                                   week to face the Champions of

                                                                                                                          TO SUPPORT
 7     Photo Gallery                      Tonight’s Sydney Derby is sure to        Asia Guangzhou Evergrande in
       'Derby Delight'                    be another blockbuster and we            game two of the AFC Champions
                                          are hopeful of another result like       League before we go back
 12    Junior Blues Corner                the one we had at Pirtek Stadium         to Melbourne to face City the
                                          five weeks ago, but it is also the       following Saturday.
       The Cove

                                                                                                                           SYDNEY FC
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                                          first of five massive games for the
 15    A-League Squads                    club in the space of 14 days.            We are going to need all the
                                                                                   support you can give us over
                                          After the game the boys will             these next few weeks starting
Street Address                            be heading straight back to the          with tonight where we will be up
Level 1 Sheridan Building                 hotel to prepare for an early            against a strong side.
Allianz Stadium, Moore Park
NSW 2021
                                          morning flight to Japan where
                                          we face Urawa Red Diamonds               A lot of water has passed under
Postal Address                            on Wednesday night. We then              the bridge since our last meeting
PO Box 2180                                                    fly back into       here back in October.
Bondi Junction NSW 1355
                                                                 Sydney on
Telephone: +61 2 8314 5100                                         Friday          However we have a good record
Fax: +61 2 8314 5199                                                 and           against our local rivals of late and
Email: info@sydneyfc.com
                                                                                   we are confident of continuing
Membership                                                                         that tonight. It will take a huge
Telephone: 1300 4 SYD FC                                                           effort from ourselves and we are
          (1300 479 332)
                                                                                   hopeful of hearing only Sky Blues
Email: membership@sydneyfc.com
                                                                                   voices when we are on the pitch
Corporate                                                                          tonight.
Nic Barbato
Telephone: +61 2 8314 5100
Email: nicb@sydneyfc.com
                                                                                     Enjoy the game.

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4 PLAYER FEATURE                                                                                                                                                                                             MATCH RECAP AND LADDER                            5

MILOSNINKOVIC                                                                                                               MATCHRECAP                                                        1                                2
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                                                                                                                            RD19•Saturday 13 February 2016                          (79') Smeltz                              (23') Keogh, (65') Harold

Draws on Past Continental Experience
                                                                                                                            Perth Glory took the spoils in a   wasn't good enough. I can only

D    rawing on past experiences in
     the UEFA Champions League
                                                                                                                            2-1 victory over Sydney FC at
                                                                                                                            Allianz Stadium.
                                                                                                                                                               say to all the Sydney FC fans that
                                                                                                                                                               I'm working longer hours than I've
with Dynamo Kiev, Milos Ninkovic                                                                                                                                                      ever worked,
has stressed the difficulties of                                                                                            The Western                                               and more
continental football while looking                                                                                          Australia       I SAY TO ALL THE FANS, KEEP determined
forward to the challenge that                                                                                               side netted BELIEVING, KEEP TRUSTING, than ever, to
awaits the Sky Blues in Asia.                                                                                               twice either KEEP SUPPORTING, BECAUSE fix this. I think
                                                                                                                            side of half WE'LL TURN THIS AROUND.                      the first goal
Ninkovic faced the heavyweights                                                                                             time and                                                  killed us and
of the European competition during                                                                                          despite                                                   knocked the
his nine year spell with Dynamo                                                                                             a late Shane Smeltz strike and                            confidence out
Kiev, rating his experiences as the                                                                                         pressure on the Glory goal by the of us and then you're chasing the
best in his career, as he said the                                                                                          Sky Blues, the visitors remained   game.
hardest part of Champions League                                    Ninkovic can draw on past Champions League experience
                                                                                                                            vigilant to take points.
football was backing up in the                                                                                                                                 “This week we've got the Derby                       Despite Smeltz's strike, the Sky Blues
league at the                                                                                                               Sydney FC now head into the        and surely the boys can get fired                    were unable to secure any points
                                                        “The AFC                  facing them in a friendly with Kiev.                                         up for that. We owe our fans. My
weekend.                                                                                                                    Sydney Derby at Allianz Stadium
                                                        Champions                 “I’ve never watched or played                                                job is to get them up as quick as                believing, keep trusting, keep
                                                                                                                            tonight with four other massive
“I played        I  PLAYED      MANY      TIMES         League will be            AFC Champions League so I’m
                                                                                                                            games looming, including the start possible, everyone goes through a                supporting, because we'll turn this
many times      IN  THE    UEFA    CHAMPIONS            similar, it will          really looking forward to seeing
                                                                                                                            of their AFC Champions League      difficult period, this has probably              around.”
in the UEFA    LEAGUE      WHEN     I WAS     WITH      be very difficult         the quality in the AFC Champions
                                                                                                                            2016 campaign next Wednesday. been the most difficult that I've
Champions
                        DYNAMO       KIEV               because you               League” he said.                                                             ever had, but I'll come out fighting.            Join in the conversation on
                                                        need to fly 10                                                                                                                                          tonight’s game using the hashtag
League                                                                                                                      Head Coach Graham Arnold
                                                        or 12 hours               “I talked with my friend in Japan                                            “I say to all the fans, keep                     #SydneyDerby.
when I was                                                                                                                  said post match: "To be honest it
                                    before the game, you play every               and he said the Urawa coach is
with Dynamo Kiev, it was a great
                                    second day, but Western Sydney                from Serbia, I didn’t know this,
experience for me,” Ninkovic said.
                                    did it two years ago so why not.”             and I played against Guangzhou                      2015/16
“For me the Champions League
is competition number one in the
                                       Ninkovic has ties to the Sky Blues
                                                                                  Evergrande five years ago when
                                                                                  I was with Dynamo Kiev and we                       LADDER
                                       group stage opponents as he                won 5-1.
world. I played at the World Cup                                                                                              POSITION                         TEAM                      P         W     D      L         F    A       +/-            POINTS
                                       prepares to face fellow
in 2010 but the Champions League                                                                                                  1                              Brisbane Roar          19         10    5      4     32      23        +9                35
                                       countryman Serbian                                  “That was a long time ago
is something special.                                                                                                             2                      Western Sydney Wanderers       19         10    4      5     32      25        +7                34
                                       Head Coach                                            and now they are a more
                                       of Urawa Red                                           different team, so I am             3                             Adelaide United         19         8     6      5     29      25        +4                30
“I played two times against
                                       Diamonds,                                                looking forward to
Barcelona, two times against                                                                                                      4                            Melbourne City FC        19         8     5      6     46      35        +11               29
                                       Mihailo                                                  playing them again.”
Manchester United and Inter Milan                                                                                                 5                            Melbourne Victory        19         8     5      6     30      24        +6                29
                                       Petrović,
so it was a really great experience
                                       while also                                                Join in the                      6                               Sydney FC             19         7     7      5     25      21        +4                28
for me.
                                       gearing up to                                             conversation on                  7                               Perth Glory           19         7     4      8     29      29         0                25
                                       face                                                       tonight’s game on
“It’s very difficult after you’ve                                                                                                 8                              Newcastle Jets         19         5     5      9     17      29        -12               20
                                                                                                    social media using
played against Barcelona and                                                                                                      9                            Wellington Phoenix       19         5     4     10     25      34        -9                19
                                       Guangzhou Evergrande                                          the hashtag
afterwards you have to play the
                                       for the first time in five                                      #SydneyDerby.             10                        Central Coast Mariners       19         3     3     13     25      45        -20               12
league in Ukraine.
                                       years after previously                                                                                                                                                   *ladder ahead of this weekend’s Round 20 games
                                                                                                          Cameron Laundry
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6   10 QUESTIONS

FILIPHOLOSKO                                                               sponsored by
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In the latest installment of 10 Questions, we caught up with Sydney FC's international
marquee, Filip Holosko ahead of tonight's Sydney Derby.

Find out what would be his                    mostly the foreign players and
last meal, who he thinks is                   also Smeltzy.
the funniest team mate and
what his nickname is...                       Which sporting teams do
                                              you support? I like tennis, I
What was your junior club?                    like Novak Djokovic, also FC
PFK Piešťany.                                 Barcelona and all the old teams
                                              I’ve played for before.
What’s your nickname at
Sydney FC? Everyone calls me                  What would your last meal
Filip except for Milos Dimitrijevic           be? I would choose pizza, any
who calls me Fico.                            flavour!

Who’s the funniest team                       Any pre-game superstitions?
mate? I think Ivy [Ivan Necevski],            Before every game I have to kiss
he’s good with jokes.                         my boots.
                                                                                    PERSONAL INFO   Name
What song did you sing for                    What’s your greatest football                         Filip Holosko
your initiation? I sang a song                achievement? Being involved
from Slovakia, called Cerveny                 in the World Cup with Slovakia in                     Date of Birth
Kachel                                        2010 and winning the Turkish Cup                      17 January 1984
                                              and League with Besiktas.
Who’s your best mate at                                                                             Place of Birth
Sydney FC? I think I spend a                  What are your goals for the                           Piešťany, Slovakia
lot of time with all the players but          2015/16 season? I want to win
                                              the A-League.

    Holosko is Sydney FC's leading goal scorer so far this season

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10    PHOTO GALLERY

                                                             Milos Ninkovic scores with two minutes
                                          2015/16            remaining to win the first derby of the
                                                             2015/16 season

                                                                                2015/16
    2012/13                                                                     Jacques Faty heads the
                                                                                Sky Blues in front in the
    Alessandro Del Piero celebrates                                             second derby of season
    after scoring the winning goal in                                           2015/16
    the first ever Sydney Derby in 2012

DERBYDELIGHTS
  WE LOOK BACK AT SOME CLASSIC SYDNEY DERBY
  MOMENTS FROM THE PAST

                                            2014/15
                                            Marc Janko
                                            celebrates with the                                                           SYDNEY FC
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                                            his second in Sydney
                                            FC's 4-3 win in
                                            season 2014/15               2013/14
                                                                         Ali Abbas reacts after Richard
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                                                                         2-1 up in season 2013/14
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12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              THE COVE         13

                                                                Hi! Welcome to another edition of
                                                                Junior Blues Corner, for all your fun
                                                                                                                                                                                                      THE COVE
                                                                activities, trivia and quizzes!                                                                          Hello fans of Sydney's one true football team! We've noticed you all singing along with us to some
                                                                                                                                                                                    of our bigger chants such as "We are Sydney" and we'd like to continue that.

   SPOT DIFFERENCE
                                                                                                                                                                           The club have been good enough to allow us to publish the lyrics to some of the words to our
                                                                                                                                There a five differences
                                 THE
                                                                                                                                in the photos below! Can                              chants each week so you can learn the words and sing along with us.
                                                                                                                                   you spot them all?

                                                                                                                                                                                                        WE ARE SYDNEY
         A                                                                                    B                                                                                                       (SUNG AS THE PLAYERS WALKOUT)
                                                                                                                                                                                                             We are Sydney (clap),
                                                                                                                                                                                                          The famous Sydney FC (clap),
                                                                                                                                                                                                        We're from the harbour city (clap),
                                                                                                                                                                                                      The boys in blue from Moore Park road

                                                                                                                                                                                              SUNG ON THE 23RD MINUTE
                                                                                                                                                                                     (IN REMEMBRANCE OF COVE MEMBERS WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY)
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Oh the rhythm of my heart,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              is beating like a drum,
       Faty's number; 4.Mickeal Tavare's number is a different colour in photo B; 5. The word StarTrack is missing in photo B.                                                                      the words I love you rolling off my tongue,
       Answers: 1. Top of Jacques Faty's head is missing in photo A; 2. The StarTrack logo is missing in photo A; 3. The Hyundai A-League logos are missing on Jacques                                         No never will I roam,
                                                                                                                                                                                                          for I know my place is home,
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Until the ocean meets the sky,
                                                                                                                              Help us find all the hidden                                                          I’ll be Sydney
                                                                                                                              words. There are 10 words
                                                                                                                                       in total.

       C           I           V           O           K          N           I           N           L           A                                                                            TAKE ME TO THE HARBOUR
                                                                                                                                         SYDNEY                                                         “Sydney, Sydney, Oh Sydney” said I
       H           G           F           L           E          D           B           C           L           B                       DERBY
                                                                                                                                                                                                      I will stand in Moore Park til the day I die
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Take me to the harbour, way down by the sea,
       I           J           K           A           L          M           L           N           A           O                      SMELTZ                                                         where I will follow Sydney, Sydney FC
       Q           B           R           O           S          Q           U           E           B           P                     BROSQUE
       R           W           U           G           S          M           E           L           T           Z                     FOOTBALL
       S           T           V           X           K          U           Y           Z           O           X                      CORNER
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                                                                                               8. DIMAS 9. Federico PIOVACCARI 10. Dario VIDOSIC 11. Brendon SANTALAB 12. Scott NEVILLE 13. Matt SIM 14. Golgol MEBRAHTU
                                                                                               15. Kearyn BACCUS 16. Jaushua SOTIRIO 17. ALBERTO 18. ANDREU 19. Mark BRIDGE 20. Andrew REDMAYNE 21. Jacob PEPPER 22.
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2015/16 FIXTURES
ROUND    OPPONENT                       DATE             VENUE             ATTN/TIME     RESULT
  1         Melbourne City FC        Sat 10 Oct       Allianz Stadium        17,051       1-1

  2          @ Newcastle Jets        Sat 17 Oct       Hunter Stadium         12,173       1-0

  3     Western Sydney Wanderers     Sat 24 Oct       Allianz Stadium        40,539       1-0

  4      @ Central Coast Mariners    Sat 31 Oct    Central Coast Stadium     10,030       3-1

  5           Brisbane Roar           Fri 6 Nov       Allianz Stadium        12,857       0-0

  6         Melbourne Victory        Sat 14 Nov       Allianz Stadium        15,947       2-4

  7           @ Perth Glory          Sat 21 Nov        nib Stadium           6,976        0-0

  8         Wellington Phoenix       Thur 26 Nov      Allianz Stadium        9,253        0-0

  9           Newcastle Jets          Fri 4 Dec       Allianz Stadium        9,155        1-0

 10         @ Adelaide United         Fri 11 Dec     Coopers Stadium         9,076        1-2

 11        @ Wellington Phoenix      Sat 19 Dec      Westpac Stadium         10,027       1-1

 12       Central Coast Mariners     Sat 26 Dec       Allianz Stadium        12,648       4-1

 13        @ Melbourne City FC        Sat 2 Jan         AAMI Park            10,140       2-2

 14           Newcastle Jets          Sat 9 Jan        ANZ Stadium           15,127       2-0

 15     @ Western Sydney Wanderers   Sat 16 Jan       Pirtek Stadium         19,627       2-1

 16        @ Melbourne Victory       Tue 26 Jan       Etihad Stadium         30,493       0-1

 17           Brisbane Roar          Sat 30 Jan       Allianz Stadium        12,548       1-3

 18         @ Adelaide United         Fri 5 Feb      Coopers Stadium         11,785       2-2

 19             Perth Glory          Sat 13 Feb       Allianz Stadium        11,559       1-2

 20     Western Sydney Wanderers     Sat 20 Feb       Allianz Stadium      7:30pm AEDT

 21        @ Melbourne Victory       Sat 27 Feb         AAMI Park          7:30pm AEDT

 22        @ Melbourne City FC        Sat 5 Mar         AAMI Park          7:30pm AEDT

 23         Wellington Phoenix       Sat 12 Mar       Allianz Stadium      5:15pm AEDT

 24      @ Central Coast Mariners    Sat 19 Mar    Central Coast Stadium   5:15pm AEDT

 25          @ Brisbane Roar         Sat 26 Mar      Suncorp Stadium       7:30pm AEDT

 26          Adelaide United          Sat 2 Apr       Allianz Stadium      7:30pm AEDT

 27             Perth Glory          Sun 10 Apr       Allianz Stadium      5:00pm AEDT

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