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Wednesday 26 February, 2020 THE WEEKLY TIMES 27

TWT Ryde Sports Foundation Finalists

Sydney’s young guns to the rescue for Presented at Gladesville RSL Club

morale boosting win ahead of derby

Two late goals by Sydney FC’s young guns Harry Van der Saag and
Marco Tilio have given the Sky Blues a morale boost ahead of the highly
anticipated local derby with Western Sydney Wanderers on Friday night.

Tilio and Van der Saag and says there are no re-
were the heroes, with the grets heading into the clash
Sky Blues now 13 points on Friday night.
clear at the Hyundai A- “Not everyone is happy
League summit after de- that I left but I’ve also said
feating the Central Coast this before that I don’t care
Mariners 3-0. about them and the most
Milos Ninkovic opened important thing to me is that
the scoring in the 8th min- our fans love me and that’s
ute latching onto a mistake what I care about,” he said.
by Miller in the Mariners “[On opposing fans heck-
back line to flick the ball ling] That’s normal when
past Birighitti. you change from one side
The emphatic victory to the other in the city but
comes after last week’s de- it’s been really fun, espe- Sydney FC young guns
moralising 4-0 thumping at cially when we’ve had suc- Harry Van der Saag and
Marco Tilio who both scored
the hands of Angelo Poste- cess on the pitch. after coming on as late sub-
coglou-coached Japanese “I’ve said it 100 times be-
stitutes in their side’s 3-0 win
champions, Yokohama F. fore, it was so easy for me over Central Coast Mariners
Marinos, in the Sky Blues’ to join this club. All the guys
debut fixture of the 2020 are just nice people and three points in this one.
AFC Champions League. made me feel at home after “It was one of our best
Meanwhile, German Syd- a short time.” games, we had so many
ney FC star Alexander Sydney FC sit atop the chances and we could have
Baumjohann is looking for Hyundai A-League ladder won. It’s hard to accept that
more Sky Blue love in his and have the chance to it was the only game we
first home Sydney Derby further extend its lead on lost,” he said. Three finalists in this year’s TWT Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year con-
against his former club, at Friday night. “We are pretty confident test were presented at Gladesville RSL Community Club last Friday night. They are
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. And Baumjohann admits now and we’ve worked re- Paralympic triathlete Nic Beveridge, baseballer Brandon Lee and netballer Georgia
Baumjohann joined the the last Sydney Derby loss ally hard to get back into it, Marshall. They will compete with the other twelve grand finalists at the Gala Presenta-
reigning Champions at was an impressive perfor- we’re in good form and we tion Night at Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club on Friday May 1. They are pictured with
Ryde Sports Foundation chairman Jim Hull OAM, Gladesville RSL Club president Jim
the start of the 2019/2020 mance for his side and is have a really good chance Butt, North Ryde RSL Club president Jim Morris and Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club
Hyundai A-League season confident they can get the to win the game. president Jim McClymont.

Basketball star Brittany Smart joins City of Ryde councillors Jordan Lane, Roy Maggio, Penny Pedersen and Trenton Brown to cut the ribbon to officially open the new bas-
ketball court at Morrison Bay on the weekend.
New basketball court for Putney opened on the weekend

Upgraded facilities at Morrison Bay Park in Putney were officially opened on the weekend with a special three-on-three community basketball event held.

Womens Basketball The extensive up- destrian footpaths, new Government’s Stronger ties for the entire com- he said. the community who
League star player Brit- grades include a num- pedestrian lighting and Communities Fund. munity. “In addition, the new participated in the con-
tany Smart was on hand ber of new and improved new access ramps to City of Ryde Mayor “The upgrades mean pedestrian lighting sultation process that
for the official opening outdoor recreation facili- and from the existing Jerome Laxale said the Morrison Bay Park now along the existing fore- helped shape this pro-
along with members ties that include a new footbridge new and improved facili- has first-class outdoor shore and eastern foot- ject, as well as the State
of the Sydney Thunder two-thirds basketball The upgrades were un- ties were part of the City equipment and sport- paths will encourage Government for provid-
cricket team and Inner court, additional cricket dertaken by the City of of Ryde’s commitment ing infrastructure that more people to use the ing funding to Council
West Bulls basketball nets, outdoor fitness Ryde, with funding as- to provide more outdoor is supported by a 1.3 park during the evening. to help complete the
team. equipment, new pe- sistance from the State recreational opportuni- kilometre fitness trail,” “I thank everyone in upgrade.”