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http://www.smfc.com.au/shownews.aspx?id=587

After a dismal home performance last weekend, a rejuvenated South Melbourne line-up will take on old NSL rivals Melbourne Knights at Somers Street on Sunday afternoon.

Leading the way for the blues will be Michael Michalakopoulos, who was appointed senior coach earlier in the week following the resignation of John Anastasiadis. Michalakopoulos is an established coach in Victorian football, having achieved impressive results with the Essendon Royals, Bulleen Zebras and most recently playing an instrumental role in the development of the Whittlesea squad that made the VPL Grand Final in 2007. His work with junior footballers, strong work ethic and ability to communicate exceptionally well excites many around the club, as well as the fact that he is yet another ex-South player that has returned to coach the club. Michalakopoulos played with South for three seasons, playing 41 games and scoring 10 goals. He was also part of the famous squad that defeated the Melbourne Knights on penalties in the classic 1990/91 Grand Final.

However the excitement surrounding the appointment of such a well-credentialed coach comes the realisation that if South are to produce a result against a strong Knights side, a massive improvement is needed after the disastrous 0-3 drubbing courtesy of Green Gully at Bob Jane Stadium last week.

In goals, Dean Anastasiadis will once again start for the club, with 'Deano' expected to lead on the field and try to assist his younger players through what promises to be a hostile environment at Somers Street. Ahead of him in defence, Michalakopoulos will most likely go with the most solid back four combination possible, with Steven O'Dor and Shane Nunes expected to fill the central defensive positions. Both players had indifferent games against Gully, struggling for the most part against a rampant Gully attacking third. If South are to win, both centre backs will need to step up a gear and make sure they are in the way of everything the Knights forwards throw at them. The right back position will be filled by Sam Poutakidis, a player who has had an exceptional return season to lakeside. At left back, vice captain Rama Tavsancioglu will be keen to get a victory against his former club.

In midfield, Michalakopoulos cannot look past Antonio La Verde in the central midfield position, with the youngster shining since being given the opportunity to play. Fernando de Moraes and Bill Natsioulas will once again be staking their claims to hold down two of the midfield spots, with Gianni De Nittis and Goran Zoric fighting it out to take the other position in the midfield quartet. Up front, Michalakopoulos may be inclined to try two of his former players in Hamlet Armenian and Ricky Diaco, with both players keen to impress their former coach immediately. Trying to push his way into starting contention will be Nathan Caldwell, who will be looking to build on his match-winning goal a fortnight ago against Preston and kick-start his season.

The Melbourne Knights will not be an easy task however and will be a formidable opponent. The Sunshine-based club remains undefeated so far in 2008 and are beginning to establish themselves as one of the teams to beat. One of the key players that South needs to shut down is the influential Anthony Pelikan, who is the danger man in the Knights midfield. Pelikan provides the Knights with a hard-working midfielder and a leader in the centre of the park. His ability to also go forward will need to be nullified in order for South to gain the upper hand.

In the attacking third, the Knights will provide South with many headaches. Leading the charge will be Andrew Barisic, a dangerous striker who will head into the game having scored a double against Coburg last week. Partnering Barisic up front will be Zoran Petrevski, another dangerous player that crossed to the Knights in the summer after a solid 2007 season with Preston. His ability to create chances out of nothing and get himself in dangerous scoring positions allows for the man known as 'Ziggy' to zig-zag his way through defences and find the net on regular occasions. Other players to watch will be former NSL stalwarts and former South players Alex Kiratzoglou and Steve Iosifidis, with the latter quite familiar to South fans after playing his part in South's back-to-back championship teams in the late 1990s.

Overall it promises to be a cracking contest in front of a healthy crowd at Knights Stadium. Both teams have partaken in some thrilling derby matches, particularly through the 1990s period, and have shared a massive and healthy rivalry. Sunday's match will no doubt be another classic between two of the biggest clubs in Victorian football's illustrious history.

Melbourne Knights vs South Melbourne FC

When: Sunday, April 13th
Where: Knights Stadium
Kick-off: 3pm (Under 21s at 1pm)

Projected Starting line-ups

South Melbourne
Dean Anastasiadis (GK & c), Sam Poutakidis, Rama Tavsancioglou, Steven O'Dor, Shane Nunes, Tony La Verde, Bill Natsioulas, Goran Zoric, Fernando De Moraes, Hamlet Armenian, Ricky Diaco

Melbourne Knights
Savas Ozdemir (GK), Steve Iosifidis, Mathew Grbesa, Craig Elvin, Ivan Franjic, Dario Matkovic, Anthony Pelikan, James Timmons, Alex Kiratzoglou (c), Andrew Barisic, Zoran Petrevski

Head to head (Games since 2005)
Played : 6
South Melbourne : 3
Melbourne Knights : 2
Draw : 1

Last Meeting
When: Sunday, 5 August 2007
Where: Knights Stadium
Score: South Melbourne 2 def Melbourne Knights 0

Form in 2008 (last 3 games)
South Melbourne: Loss, Win, Loss
Melbourne Knights: Win, Draw, Win




Come on lads new coach show something and get the WIN.

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Croatia 3-0

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2-1 South melbourne

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-- Edited by Aki Ionnas at 21:09, 2008-06-17

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Your an idiot aki.

This thread is abouth the knights-south



-- Edited by hellasboy at 10:17, 2008-04-13

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Hoping for a south win but i think the knights will win 2-1

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Nazi Croats 0 Defenders of Freedom and Democracy 8

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seems the bocce' loving nazi croats were to good.
2-0 to the bad guyscry

-- Edited by circles at 19:08, 2008-04-13

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Bocce Lovers indeed, btw we suck...Circles, lol, we were talking at the knights about your identity on this forum/// smile.gif

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http://www.smfc.com.au/shownews.aspx?id=588

The Melbourne Knights have the bragging rights over old rivals South Melbourne after enjoying a comfortable 2-0 win at Somers Street on Sunday.

The Knights went into the fixture in red-hot form, having been undefeated in their opening seven games in 2008 and coming off a good win against Coburg the previous week. In contrast, South limped into the fixture with a horrible 2008 record, with only two wins from seven games and having received a footballing lesson from Green Gully the week before. Following John Anastasiadis' resignation after the Green Gully match, new coach Michael Michalakopoulos had limited time with the squad before the derby against the Knights and was hoping that his players would lift for the occasion and in order to impress him.

The game was just over a minute old when the Knights took the lead. From the kick-off, the Knights worked the ball forward and won a corner kick. From the set piece, danger man Zoran Petrevski rose unmarked to put his header past Dean Anastasiadis and into the net. This has been the story of the struggling South defence so far in 2008, with many simple goals being gifted to the opposition in both general play and from set pieces. This further continued when the Knights extended their lead in the 13th minute, when another cross into the penalty area saw mass confusion between Anastasiadis and his defence, with former South player and Knights captain Alex Kiratzoglou on hand to double the home team's advantage.

Despite being two goals down, South finished the first half strongly. Firstly, Fernando de Moraes was denied superbly by Knights goalkeeper Savas Ozdemir, who tipped a goal-bound free kick over the crossbar and out for a corner kick. Minutes later, Fernando found space in front of the traveling South supporters on the left hand side. His cross into the area found an unmarked Zoric, who seemed to have an eternity to line up and place his shot past Ozdemir. To the frustration of the away fans, Zoric's fierce shot was hit too close to Ozdemir, who nonetheless did well to keep the ball out. Zoric again missed another opportunity to score when another ball into the area found him free in space but his final shot was extremely poor.

Vice captain Rama Tavsancioglu, clearly frustrated with his forwards not putting away their opportunities, then decided to try and score himself. His run into the penalty area saw him with an opportunity to shoot on his left foot. With a Knights defender hot on his tail, Tavsancioglu fell down in the box but referee Mur decided that he had dived and awarded a goal kick to the Knights. Whilst the Knights had been kept reasonably quiet since scoring their two early goals, they still gave the South defence a few headaches when going forward. Right on halftime, they could have had a third, when another cross into the area saw another free header go just wide of the far post and out to safety for South.

Ricky Diaco replaced Antonio La Verde at the start of the second half as Michalakopoulos threw another man forward in an attempt to get the blues back into the match. The Knights were content to sit on their two goal advantage and allowed South most of the possession. As a result, the majority of the second half was spent in the Knights' area, but South hardly looked like it was capable of scoring twice to get back on level terms, despite having two more opportunities to do so. The first opportunity arose when Zoric and Sam Poutakidis worked the ball out to the right hand side. A high cross to the far post evaded Ozdemir and the Knights defence but the incoming Fernando was not able to get a touch to force the ball into the back of the net. The second opportunity arrived shortly before the full-time whistle, when a header at the far post by Shane Nunes beat Ozdemir but not the defender on the line, who cleared the ball to safety to ensure that the Knights would end the derby with a clean sheet. The only concern for the Knights was the fact that coach Chris Taylor looked to have been sent off after a confrontation with Adam Van Dommele in the closing stages of the match that could possibly result in Taylor being sanctioned.

The Knights are riding high at the top of the table and next travels away to Jack Edwards Reserve to play the Oakleigh Cannons. South finds itself in big trouble near the bottom of the ladder and simply must win their next game against Fawkner in order to get out of the relegation area. The game kicks off at 4pm next Sunday at Bob Jane Stadium.

Foxtel Cup Round 8

Melbourne Knights 2-0 South Melbourne
(Zoran Petrevski 2', Alex Kiratzoglou 13')

Date: Sunday, 13th April 2008
Venue: Knights Stadium, Sunshine
Referee: Perry Mur

Melbourne Knights: Savas Ozdemir, Steve Iosifidis, Mathew Grbesa, Ivan Franjic (Dale Thompson 77'), Cameron Watson, Dario Matkovic (Joe Spiteri 75'), Craig Elvin, Anthony Pelikan (Adrian Zahra 89'), Alex Kiratzoglou (c), Zoran Petrevski, Andrew Barisic

South Melbourne: Dean Anastasiadis (c), Shane Nunes, Adam Van Dommele, Steven O'Dor, Nathan Caldwell (Gianni De Nittis 58'), Bill Natsioulas (Hamlet Armenian 72'), Goran Zoric, Antonio La Verde (Ricky Diaco 46'), Rama Tavsancioglu, Fernando De Moraes, Sam Poutakidis

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