1997 Victorian State League Division Two Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, Australian & British Soccer Weekly, The Herald Sun,
VSF team sheets (incomplete set)


Special thanks to Bruce Darnell (Knox City), Laurence Hall (Frankston Strikers) and Sam Tabacco (Essendon-Brunswick Royals) for their assistance.

Home Team v Away Team
Round One
Saturday, March 15, 1997
Altona City
Goals: Charlie Fitzpatrick, Evan Kasapis
2 - 0 Mooroolbark
East Richmond 0 - 0 Ringwood City
Frankston Pines 0 - 1 Essendon-Brunswick Royals
Goal: David Costa
Knox City
Goal: Tony Calle
1 - 3 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Craig Lewis x 2, Billy Inglis
Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Alistair Wright x 2, Ronnie Whitton
3 - 0 Bell Park
Regent Bulla 0 - 0 Altona East
Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Andy Kozbanis, Eric Orfanos
2 - 2 Oakleigh
Goals: Mark Panaghis, Ged Stenson
Round Two
Saturday, March 22, 1997
Altona East
Goals: George Angelos x 2, John Verikakis
3 - 2 Altona City
Goals: Evan Kasapis, Scott Murray
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Darren McClenaghan, Craig Lewis, Billy Inglis
3 - 0 East Richmond
Mooroolbark
Goals: Jacques Beckers 2, Simon Carroll, Chad Bullock
4 - 2 Bell Park
Goals: Lino Mazza x 2
Oakleigh
Goals: Peter Kakos x 3, Ged Stenson, Other scorer not known
5 - 2 Knox City
Goals: Peter Sims x 2
Old Scotch Waverley
Goal: Alex Livingstone
1 - 1 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goal: Eric Orfanos
Regent Bulla
Goals: Lino Murdocca, Zoran Metelovski, Tony Giuliano
3 - 1 Essendon-Brunswick Royals
Goal: David Breslin
Ringwood City
Goals: Steve Haidaris, Daniel Groenewald
2 - 1 Frankston Pines
Goal: Gary Davidson
Round Three
Saturday, April 5, 1997
Altona City
Goal: Scott Murray
1 - 2 Essendon-Brunswick Royals
Goals: David Breslin, Chris Babatzanis
Bell Park 0 - 3 Altona East
Goals: Giovanni DeAmicis, George Angelos, Papadopoulos
East Richmond
Goals: Louie Diakoumakos x 2, Sember
3 - 2 Oakleigh
Goals: Peter Kakos x 2
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Trent Fairclough, Trevor Johnston
2 - 3 Ringwood City
Goals: Daniel Groenewald x 2, Steve Haidaris
Knox City
Goal: Andy Humble
1 - 1 Old Scotch Waverley
Goal: Jaime Castro
Regent Bulla
Goals: Lino Murdocca, Robert Origlia, Serg Tisocco
3 - 2 Frankston Pines
Goals: Craig, Gary Davidson
Yarraville/Glen Eira 0 - 0 Mooroolbark
Round Four
Saturday, April 11, 1997 & Sunday, April 12, 1997
Altona East
Goal: George Xydias
1 - 0 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Essendon-Brunswick Royals
Goals: Chris Babatzanis x 2, David Breslin
3 - 2 Bell Park
Goals: Jorge Rodriguez x 2
Frankston Pines 0 - 5 Altona City
Goals: Charlie Fitzpatrickx 5
Mooroolbark
Goal: Jamie Rogers
1 - 3 Knox City
Goals: Marty Wild, Peter Sims, Tony Calle
Oakleigh
Goals: Peter Kakos x 2, Ged Stenson, Mark Panaghis
4 - 1 Frankston Strikers
Goal: Boniface Botha
Old Scotch Waverley
Goal: Frank Krista
1 - 1 East Richmond
Goal: Louie Diakoumakos
Ringwood City 0 - 2 Regent Bulla
Goals: Joe Montagnese, Lino Murdocca
Round Five
Saturday, April 19, 1997
Altona City
Goal: Joe Vella
1 - 2 Regent Bulla
Goals: Joe Montagnese, Robert Origlia
Bell Park 0 - 0 Frankston Pines
East Richmond 0 - 0 Mooroolbark
Frankston Strikers 0 - 2 Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Alistair Wright x 2
Knox City
Goals: Peter Sims, Marty Wild, Brett Lavale
3 - 3 Altona East
Goals: Papadopoulos x 2, Peter Groidis
Oakleigh
Goal: Stelios Lazos
1 - 2 Ringwood City
Goals: Chris Nedza, Zoltan Seci
Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goal: Own goal
1 - 0 Essendon Brunswick Royals
Round Six
Saturday, April 26, 1997
East Richmond
Goal: Louie Diakoumakos
1 - 6 Altona East
Goals: Papadopoulos x 3, George Angelos x 2, George Xydias
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: Daniel Tribuzio, Richard Costanzo
2 - 3 Knox City
Goals: Tony Calle, Peter Sims, Andy Humble
Frankston Pines 0 - 0 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Mooroolbark 0 - 3 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Darren McClenaghan x 2, Trent Malcolm
Old Scotch Waverley
Goal: Jaime Castro
1 - 4 Oakleigh
Goals: Peter Kakos x 3, Mark Panaghis
Regent Bulla
Goals: Robert Origlia x 2, Serg Tisocco x 2
4 - 1 Bell Park
Goal: Daniel Albarenque
Ringwood City
Goals: Chris Nedza, Daniel Groenewald
2 - 1 Altona City
Goal: Charlie Muscat
Round Seven
Saturday, May 3, 1997
Bell Park 0 - 1 Altona City
Goal: Charlie Fitzpatrick
East Richmond
Goals: Jim Constantinou, Louie Diakoumakos
2 - 1 Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: David Costa
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Trent Malcolm, Craig Lewis
2 - 1 Altona East
Goal: John Verikakis
Knox City
Goals: Andy Humble , Peter Sims, Tony Calle
3 - 0 Frankston Pines
Oakleigh
Goals: Peter Kakos, Ged Stenson
2 - 1 Mooroolbark
Goal: Chad Bullock
Old Scotch Waverley 0 - 2 Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos, Mark Hagigeorgiou
Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goal: Eric Orfanos
1 - 1 Regent Bulla
Goal: Serg Tisocco
Round Eight
Saturday, May 10, 1997
Altona City 0 - 2 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Paolo Sanches, Iordanis Pantelidis
Altona East
Goals: John Verikakis x 2, Papadopoulos
3 - 0 Oakleigh
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goal: Daniel Iseli
1 - 2 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Graham Watson, Craig Lewis
Frankston Pines
Goals: Nick Tervit, Simon Parrott
2 - 1 East Richmond
Goal: Jim Constantinou
Mooroolbark
Goals: Jamie Rogers, Simon Carroll, Chad Bullock
3 - 2 Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Steve Muretic, Alex Livingstone
Regent Bulla
Goal: Robert Origlia
1 - 0 Knox City
Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos, Darren Hilli, Shaun Parton, Dale Malone
4 - 0 Bell Park
Round Nine
Saturday, May 17, 1997
East Richmond
Goal: Jim Constantinou
1 - 0 Regent Bulla
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Trent Malcolm, Darren McClenaghan, Trent Fairclough
3 - 0 Frankston Pines
Knox City
Goal: Andy Humble
1 - 2 Altona City
Goals: Evan Kasapis, Dino Grillo
Mooroolbark
Goal: Paul Psathas
1 - 2 Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos, Mark Hagigeorgiou
Oakleigh
Goals: Bill Nalpantidis, Peter Kakos, Mark Panaghis, Own goal
4 - 0 Essendon Brunswick Royals
Old Scotch Waverley
Goal: Jaime Castro
1 - 3 Altona East
Goals: George Xydias, John Verikakis, George Angelos
Yarraville/Glen EiraGoals: Paolo Sanches, Chris Zioglis 2 - 0 Bell Park
Round Ten
Saturday, May 24, 1997
Altona City
Goals: Charlie Muscat, Jim Gorevski
2 - 1 East Richmond
Goal: Louie Diakoumakos
Altona East 0 - 1 Mooroolbark
Goal: Own goal
Bell Park 0 - 4 Knox City
Goals: Andy Humble x 2, Tony Calle x 2
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goal: David Turkovic
1 - 0 Old Scotch Waverley
Frankston Pines 0 - 2 Oakleigh
Goals: Simon Middleton, Mark Panaghis
Regent Bulla 0 - 3 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Darren McClenaghan, Trent Malcolm, Craig Lewis
Ringwood City
Goal: Mike Michalakopoulos
1 - 0 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Round Eleven
Saturday, May 31, 1997
Altona East
Goals: George Angelos, John Verikakis
2 - 0 Ringwood City
East Richmond
Goals: Papanastasiou, Jim Constantinou, Louie Diakoumakos x 3, Manolis
6 - 2 Bell Park
Goals: Darren Nelson, Troy Hardy
Frankston Strikers
on forfeit
3 - 0 Altona City
on forfeit
Altona initially won 3-0 with goals from Charlie Muscat, Robert Poposki and an own goal. Frankston Strikers protested on the grounds of a refereeing error. The referee awarded Frankston a penalty. A Frankston player encroached into the penalty area as the kick was being taken and the referee incorrectly awarded Altona a goal kick, rather than ordering that the penalty be re-taken. The protest was upheld and the match ordered to be replayed on September 13, however the game was never played.
Knox City
Goals: Paul Jamieson, Peter Sims
2 - 1 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goal: Eric Orfanos
Mooroolbark
Goal: Paul Psathas
1 - 0 Essendon Brunswick Royals
Oakleigh
Goal: Peter Kakos
1 - 0 Regent Bulla
Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Ronnie Whitton, Daniel Wilcocks, Alex Livingstone
3 - 4 Frankston Pines
Goals: David Jackson, Simon Parrott, Frank Alessio, Gary Davidson
Round Twelve
Saturday, June 7, 1997
Altona City 0 - 4 Oakleigh
Goals: Mark Panaghis x 2, Simon Middleton, Peter Kakos
Bell Park
Goals: Troy Hardy x 2
2 - 3 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Trent Malcolm, Craig Lewis, Kevin McGuinness
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: Chris Babatzanis, Tony Celentano
2 - 4 Altona East
Goals: John Verikakis x 2, George Xydias, Pablo Queiros
Frankston Pines
Goal: Frank Alessio
1 - 1 Mooroolbark
Goal: Livingstone
Regent Bulla
Goals: John Karafillis, Lino Murdocca
2 - 1 Old Scotch Waverley
Goal: Alex Livingstone
Ringwood City
Goal: Mike Michalakopoulos
1 - 0 Knox City
Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Tim Timotheou, Harry Timotheou
2 - 0 East Richmond
Round Thirteen
Saturday, June 14, 1997
Altona East
Goals: John Verikakis x 2, Pablo Queiros, Papadopoulos
4 - 0 Frankston Pines
Bell Park
Goal: Stocki
1 - 2 Oakleigh
Goals: Peter Kakos, Mark Panaghis
East Richmond 0 - 4 Knox City
Goals: Brett Lavale, Loy Saisi, Peter Sims x 2
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Graham Watson, Darren McClenaghan, Craig Lewis, Trent Malcolm
4 - 1 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goal: Greg Georgakakis
Mooroolbark
Goals: Jamie Rogers x 2, Chad Bullock
3 - 2 Regent Bulla
Goals: Joe Gozzo, Frank Bovezza
Old Scotch Waverley
Goal: Jaime Castro
1 - 1 Altona City
Goal: Scott Murray
Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos x 3, Chris Nedza
4 - 0 Essendon Brunswick Royals
Round Fourteen
Saturday, June 21, 1997
Altona City
Goals: Charlie Fitzpatrick x 3
3 - 2 Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Dryden Robertson, Alex Livingstone
Essendon Brunswick Royals 0 - 4 Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos x 3, Hank Bakker
Frankston Pines
Goal: Chris Traynor
1 - 2 Altona East
Goals: John Verikakis, Robert Kapulica
Knox City
Goals: Brett Lavale, Loy Saisi
2 - 0 East Richmond
Oakleigh
Goals: Peter Kakos, Mark Panaghis
2 - 0 Bell Park
Regent Bulla 0 - 1 Mooroolbark
Goal: Chad Bullock
Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Darren Borg, Eric Orfanos, Timotheou
3 - 2 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Craig Lewis, Own goal
Round Fifteen
Saturday, June 28, 1997
Altona East
Goals: George Angelos, Papadopoulos
2 - 0 Regent Bulla
Bell Park 0 - 2 Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Jaime Castro, Own goal
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: David Colosimo, Chris Babatzanis, Own goal
3 - 4 Frankston Pines
Goals: Paul Jamieson, Frank Alessio, David Jackson, Own goal
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Craig Lewis x 3
3 - 1 Knox City
Goal: Loy Saisi
Mooroolbark
Goals: Chad Bullock, Own goal
2 - 2 Altona City
Goals: Charlie Fitzpatrick, Charlie Muscat
Oakleigh
Goal: George Xinos
1 - 0 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Ringwood City 0 - 1 East Richmond
Goal: Jim Constantinou
Round Sixteen
Saturday, July 5, 1997
Altona City
Goal: Robert Caruana
1 - 2 Altona East
Goals: Pablo Queiros, George Xydias
Bell Park
Goal: Troy Hardy
1 - 1 Mooroolbark
Goal: Chad Bullock
East Richmond
Goals: Nikolouzakis, Ismail Cilek
2 - 5 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Graham Watson, Billy Inglis x 2, Craig Lewis x 2
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: David Turkovic, Chris Babatzanis
2 - 1 Regent Bulla
Goal: Joe Gozzo
Frankston Pines
Goal: Nick Tervit
1 - 2 Ringwood City
Goals: George Mihailidis, Chris Nedza
Knox City
Goals: Loy Saisi, Andy Humble
2 - 2 Oakleigh
Goals: George Babatsias, Mark Panaghis
Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Harry Timotheou, Tim Timotheou
2 - 2 Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Stefan Rudzki, Dryden Robertson
Round Seventeen
Saturday, July 12, 1997
Altona East 0 - 1 Bell Park
Goal: Darren Nelson
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: Tony Celentano, Daniel Tribuzio
2 - 0 Altona City
Frankston Pines
Goal: Chris Traynor
1 - 0 Regent Bulla
Mooroolbark
Goal: Chad Bullock
1 - 2 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Iordanis Pantelidis, Own goal
Oakleigh
Goals: Stelios Lazos, Bill Nalpantidis, Mark Panaghis
3 - 2 East Richmond
Goals: Ismail Cilek, Perry Kapetanas
Old Scotch Waverley
Goal: Ronnie Whitton
1 - 1 Knox City
Goal: Spencer Jones
Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos x 3, Zoltan Seci
4 - 2 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Joe Donaghy, Peter Addicoat
Round Eighteen
Saturday, July 19, 1997
Altona City
Goals: Scott Murray x 2, Jim Gorevski x 2, Evan Kasapis, Robert Poposki
6 - 1 Frankston Pines
Goal: Nick Tervit
Bell Park
Goal: Mark Linney
1 - 3 Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: Daniel Tribuzio, David Costa, Own goal
East Richmond 0 - 2 Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Alex Livingstone, Stefan Rudzki
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Craig Lewis x 3, Boniface Botha, Own goal
5 - 1 Oakleigh
Goal: Mark Panaghis
Knox City
Goal: John Kennedy
1 - 2 Mooroolbark
Goals: Buckland x 2
Regent Bulla 0 - 3 Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos x 2, Zoltan Seci
Yarraville/Glen Eira 0 - 0 Altona East
Round Nineteen
Saturday, July 26, 1997
Altona East
Goals: Papadopoulos, Igor Zovko
2 - 0 Knox City
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goal: David Turkovic
1 - 3 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Harry Timotheou x 2, Greg Georgakakis
Frankston Pines
Goals: David Jackson, Nick Tervit, Simon Parrott
3 - 1 Bell Park
Goal: Marcel Manganelli
Mooroolbark
Goals: Stephen Milne, Simon Carroll, Chad Bullock
3 - 1 East Richmond
Goal: Grbac
Old Scotch Waverley 0 - 2 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Brian Johnstone, Joe Donaghy
Regent Bulla
Goals: Con Tsangas, Robert Origlia x 2
3 - 1 Altona City
Goal: Charlie Muscat
Ringwood City
Goal: Mike Michalakopoulos
1 - 0 Oakleigh
Round Twenty
Saturday, August 2, 1997
Altona City 0 - 0 Ringwood City
Altona East 0 - 0 East Richmond
Bell Park
Goal: Marcel Manganelli
1 - 0 Regent Bulla
Frankston Strikers
Goal: Craig Lewis
1 - 1 Mooroolbark
Goal: Bradley Graper
Knox City
Goal: Darren McCandless
1 - 4 Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: David Turkovic, Frank Bazzano, David Costa, Ben Scerri
Oakleigh
Goals: Bill Zogogiannis, Peter Kakos x 2, Mark Panaghis
4 - 2 Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Stephen Kenny, Alex Livingstone
Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Harry Timotheou, Greg Georgakakis
2 - 0 Frankston Pines
Round Twenty-One
Saturday, August 9, 1997
Altona City
Goals: Evan Kasapis, Charlie Fitzpatrick, Jim Gorevski, Scott Murray x 2
5 - 1 Bell Park
Goal: Mark Linney
Altona East
Goal: Con Sianidis
1 - 0 Frankston Strikers
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: Ben Scerri, Chris Babatzanis
2 - 1 East Richmond
Goal: Louie Diakoumakos
Frankston Pines 0 - 2 Knox City
Goals: Brett Lavale, Loy Saisi
Mooroolbark 0 - 1 Oakleigh
Goal: Peter Kakos
Regent Bulla 0 - 2 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Eric Orfanos, Arthur Panopoulos
Ringwood City
Goal: Mike Michalakopoulos
1 - 2 Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Alex Livingstone, Dryden Robertson
Round Twenty-Two
Saturday, August 16, 1997
Bell Park
Goal: Katiforis
1 - 3 Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos x 2, Mark Hagigeorgiou
East Richmond
Goals: Louie Diakoumakos x 2, Jim Constantinou
3 - 2 Frankston Pines
Goals: Frank Alessio, Gary Davidson
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Craig Lewis x 3, Russell Black
4 - 0 Essendon Brunswick Royals
Knox City
Goals: Spencer Jones, Andy Humble
2 - 2 Regent Bulla
Goals: Chiang, Ragusa
Oakleigh
Goals: Peter Kakos x 2
2 - 3 Altona East
Goals: Steve Bartol, Papadopoulos, John Verikakis
Old Scotch Waverley 0 - 2 Mooroolbark
Goals: Andrew Barton, Stephen Milne
Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goal: Greg Georgakakis
1 - 0 Altona City
Round Twenty-Three
Saturday, August 23, 1997
Altona City
Goal: Joe Vella
1 - 0 Knox City
Altona East
Goals: Papadopoulos, John Verikakis, George Angelos
3 - 0 Old Scotch Waverley
Bell Park 0 - 1 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goal: Harry Timotheou
Essendon Brunswick Royals 0 - 2 Oakleigh
Goals: Mark Panaghis, Peter Kakos
Frankston Pines
Goals: Nick Tervit x 2, Frank Alessio, Chris Traynor
4 - 3 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Trent Fairclough, Craig Lewis, Terry Wogan
Regent Bulla 0 - 1 East Richmond
Goal: Kyris
Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos, Mark Hagigeorgiou x 3
4 - 0 Mooroolbark
Round Twenty-Four
Saturday, August 30, 1997
East Richmond
Goals: Perry Kapetanas, Ismail Cilek
2 - 0 Altona City
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Terry Wogan x 3, Trent Fairclough
4 - 2 Regent Bulla
Goals: Lino Murdocca, Robert Origlia
Knox City 0 - 2 Bell Park
Goals: Stocki, Troy Hardy
Mooroolbark
0 - 2 Altona East
Goals: Steve Bartol, George Angelos
Oakleigh
Goals: Pinakos, Peter Kakos
2 - 0 Frankston Pines
Old Scotch Waverley
Goal: Alex Livingstone
1 - 1 Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goal: Own goal
Yarraville/Glen Eira 0 - 0 Ringwood City
Round Twenty-Five
Saturday, September 6, 1997
Altona City
Goal: Charlie Muscat
1 - 2 Frankston Strikers
Goals: Craig Lewis, Own goal
Bell Park
Goal: Robert Panetta
1 - 0 East Richmond
Essendon Brunswick Royals
Goals: Ben Scerri, own goal
2 - 3 Mooroolbark
Goals: Jamie Rogers, Buckland x 2
Frankston Pines
Goal: Craig
1 - 0 Old Scotch Waverley
Regent Bulla
Goals: Robert Origlia x 2
2 - 4 Oakleigh
Goals: Peter Kakos, Bill Nalpantidis, Mark Panaghis x 2
Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos x 2
2 - 1 Altona East
Goal: George Angelos
Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goals: Tim Timotheou, Harry Timotheou
2 - 1 Knox City
Goal: Peter Sims
Round Twenty-Six
Saturday, September 20, 1997
Altona East
Goals: George Angelos x 3
3 - 0 Essendon Brunswick Royals
East Richmond
Goal: Jim Constantinou
1 - 1 Yarraville/Glen Eira
Goal: Arthur Panopoulos
Frankston Strikers
Goals: Craig Lewis x 3, Terry Wogan x 2, Trent Malcolm
6 - 1 Bell Park
Goal: Mark Linney
Knox City 0 - 2 Ringwood City
Goals: Mike Michalakopoulos x 2
Mooroolbark
Goal: Kevin Culham
1 - 2 Frankston Pines
Goals: Gary Davidson, Frank Alessio
Oakleigh 0 - 0 Altona City
Old Scotch Waverley
Goals: Stuart Anderson, Alex Livingstone, Alistair Wright
3 - 0 Regent Bulla