Dockerty Cup: Malvern City FC v Heidelberg United – A match with real heart

This Saturday Egan Lee Reserve (home of Knox United SC) will big acold much than conscionable a Dockerty Cup tie. The juncture carries a almighty quality story that goes well beyond the pitch.

At the inaugural of Malvern City president Yiannis Hatzis, the lucifer has been fixed a special purpose: to rise vital funds for Ange Goutzioulis’s MND Foundation and the combat against centrifugal neurone disease. It’s a origin that has touched the full Greek Australian shot community.

The astir affectional infinitesimal of the evening will travel earlier a shot is adjacent kicked. Club fable Ange Goutzioulis – a true icon of Victorian shot – will toss the coin for the start of the match.

Ange besides coached Waverley City.

As John Hatzis enactment it:

“We want to use Saturday’s Dockerty Cup clash against Heidelberg to rise wealth for Ange Goutzioulis’s MND Foundation. Ange himself will toss the coin up of kick-off astatine 5pm this Saturday astatine Egan Lee Reserve. We’re calling connected everyone to travel down, watch a large crippled of shot and support an adjacent greater cause. It’s worth remembering that Ange played for some clubs and was besides manager of Malvern City”.

Ange doesn’t request immoderate introduction. He is portion of the cloth of some Malvern City and Heidelberg United, having pulled connected the garment for some clubs arsenic a subordinate and near his people arsenic manager astatine Malvern. His passion, toughness and emotion for the crippled made him a favourite wherever helium went. Now, arsenic helium fights the biggest conflict of his life, the shot assemblage is stepping up to amusement its appreciation.

On the pitch, the necktie promises plenty. Heidelberg United get arsenic NPL Victoria champions and Australia Cup finalists, bringing prime and large lucifer experience. Malvern City, playing distant from their usual home, will beryllium afloat of spirit and backed by their loyal supporters. While the effect will matter, everyone knows the existent people connected the time is astir presence, support and solidarity.

The Malvern City board, led by John Hatzis, has worked hard to springiness the fixture the meaning it deserves. Every summons sold, each donation made and each instrumentality successful the stands will straight assistance the MND Foundation. Heidelberg United person backed the inaugural from the start, proving that when it counts, there are nary rivals, lone radical who stand together.

Malvern City Chairman John Hatzis.

How you tin help:

Get down to Egan Lee Reserve this Saturday 4 April astatine 5pm

Make a donation at: www.mnd.org.au/fundraise/shaggys-mnd-fundraiser

Share the connection connected κοινωνικά media utilizing #FightMND

Football is astir much than 90 minutes and a last score. It’s astir community, unity and looking aft your own. This Dockerty Cup necktie shows precisely that.

Be there connected Saturday. Come for the football, honour a legend, and stand broadside by broadside against centrifugal neurone disease.