Round 10 Highlights: Melbourne Capitulate As Sydney Run Riot
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Melbourne Victory Vs. Sydney FC
A season high of 30,000 attended the Derby between Australia’s biggest cities. It took 14 minutes for Sydney to get in front and 5 minutes for them to build a 3-0 lead courtesy of Brosque and Bridge. Melbourne were all over the shop, the match was lost after 20 minutes.
Perth Glory Vs. Adeliade United
In a match that Adelaide dominated Perth keeper Velaphi kept them at bay. Dutchman Victor Sikora gave Perth all 3 points at home with his effort from outside the box. 1-0
Central Coast Mariners Vs. North Queensland Fury
The Mariner’s got off to a flying scoring after 15 seconds when a defensive lapse allowed Simon to have a crack on goal, his effort went flying into the top corner. After struggling in front of goal for the whole match Fury stole a point when McBreen found the back of the net. 1-1
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Round 9 Highlights: Controversy, A Screamer And More Controversy
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Gold Coast United Vs. Wellington Phoenix
The round kicked off with Wellington traveling across to the Gold Coast to tackle United. Wellington controlled the match and missed several opportunities, hitting the bar on one occasion, United lucky to escape with a point. 0-0
Perth Glory Vs. North Queensland Fury
Glory went into this match expecting to take all 3 points, after Sterjovski converted the penalty it looked as though they had taken them. But on 70 minutes controversy stuck, a Fury cross was juggled by Perth keeper Tando Velaphi and he was pushed over the goal line. Should have been disallowed but North Queensland got a point. 1-1 Read the rest of this entry »
Round 11 Preview
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Round 11 time. It will be interesting to see how the Roar react to losing Farina (at home against CCM) and if Gold Coast can keep out the Glory. So if your looking for all your Round 11 tips, you’re at the right place:
Adelaide United v Sydney FC, Friday, 8pm
Will be a close game. Sydney are looking good, and while I think they’ll find Adelaide at home hard to break down, they’ll still edge it, Adelaide 1-0
Brisbane Roar v Central Coast, Saturday, 6:30pm
Normally a club bounces back after getting a new manager, but after the turmoil surrounding Farina’s departure, I can’t see the Roar getting anything out of this. Central Coast 2-1
North Queensland Fury v Wellington, Saturday, 8:30pm
I keep tipping North Queensland, and I honestly think they’re going to pick up something soon. And as Fox Sports football pundit Paul Trimboli agrees with me, I’m thinking Fury will finally put a few goals away, Fury 3-1
Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory, Sunday, 3pm
As much as the Jets will be a better side with the return of their Young Socceroos, I think the Victory will bounce back from their loss to Sydney. Victory 2-1
Gold Coast United v Perth,Sunday, 5pm
A tough game for both teams, and probably the game of the week. While Perth haven’t looked especially convincing, I’m convinced this is the week they will step up, and hurt Gold Coast on the counter. So watch this game, and see my prediction come true. Perth 1-0
Well have a good weekend folks.
Weekly Dose
By: Kieran | 4 Comments
What a week hey, Frankie got fired after drink driving, Timmy Cahill saved Australia, once again, and Argentina nearly didn’t make it to South Africa. But no, unfortunately they did. So instead of an unrelated post on how crap Argentina is, instead you get your weekly dose of A League opinion.
And that the FFA don’t like him (SBS)
Sticking with Farina for a bit, was sacking him the right move? (The Roar)
Musings about Gold Coast United (442 Blogs)
Have the Socceroos adapted for Asian football? (Goal)
Finally, and interesting article about TV being the spiritual home of Football, as opposed to the internet. It’s an interested article, because I for one have spent many hours slumped over the computer wishing I could watch the games on TV, but not being able to. So read it. (The Football Ramble)
Category: A-League NewsRound 10 Preview
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Well unfortunately I didn’t get this up last night, so can’t brag about tipping the Perth v Adelaide game and the Melb v Syd game correctly. But, here is a quick preview of the other games:
Melbourne Victory 0-3 Sydney FC
Perth Glory 1-0 Adelaide United
Central Coast Mariners v North Queensland Fury, Sunday, 3pm
My Tip: This is a difficult one. Central Coast are performing adequately, and are at home, while Fury are still the A League cellar dwellers. But nevertheless I’m going to put my neck on the line and say 2-1 Fury.
Brisbane Roar v Gold Coast United, Sunday, 5pm
My Tip: The local derby, should be a very exciting game. With Shane Smeltz away on international duty, I could see Roar sneaking the win. However, I think I’ll put my money on a draw. 2-2 Draw
Well have a good weekend everyone. I for one am heading over to the SFS to watch Australia take down the Oranje!
Round 9 Review
By: Kieran | 4 Comments
Three draws, a very intense Melbourne Brisbane game, and a good win for Sydney made for a long weekend of contrast.
Gold Coast United 0-0 Wellington Phoenix
Yawn… A bore draw at Skilled Park further added to Gold Coast’s woes, after only 4,209 people filed into the stadium to see the new bling team being held by 8th placed Wellington. The abismal crowd will not please the FFA, especially considering the star players in the GCU lineup, and that until this week they were top of the table.
By all reports Wellington actually played well, and even Gold Coast manager Miron Bleiberg admited after the game that “Had we scored it would have been cruel to them,” and that “We didn’t deserve to win.”
Also, we are looking for bloggers for both Gold Coast United and Wellington Phoneix, so if your interested, read this.
Perth Glory 1-1 North Queensland Fury
North Queensland Fury bounced back from having Ufuk Talay sent off for simulation and snatched a point from the Glory in Perth. A solid crowd and a sunny day set the scene for what looked like a Perth win, after Talay was sent off in the 45th and Mile Sterjovski slotted home a penalty in the 49th. But a controversial own goal from Tando Velaphi, who appeared to have been pushed over the line by Chris Grossman, sent the Fury level in the 71st, and it stayed that way for the remainer. You can read a full match report, including the conclusion that Velaphi was fouled, at Ben’s Perth Offside
My tip for this game was 2-1 Perth, so not quite, but if you agree with Ben’s opinion, I would have been correct if the referee didn’t rob Perth blind.
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Round 8 Highlights: Carlos Scores A Stunner As Gold Coast And Sydney Lose
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Newcastle Vs. Perth
Newcastle pretty much dominated the match and were unfortunate not to score. In the 80th minute they gave away a penalty and undeservedly lost 3 points as Sterjovski rammed it home. Ben’s report here.
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Round 9 Preview
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Hey everyone, it’s round 9 time.
Gold Coast United 0-0 Wellington Phoenix
A bore draw up on the Gold Coast, which will be reviewed in full in the review on Tuesday.
Perth Glory v North Queensland Fury, ME Bank Stadium, Perth, Saturday, 5:30pm
My Tip: Perth should be much too strong at home for the Fury, but I don’t think it will be a walk over. 2-1 Perth
Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Saturday, 7:30pm
My Tip: Should be an interesting tip, but I think the Victory should be able to see off a strong Brisbane side. 1-0 Melbourne
Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners, Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Monday, 3pm
My Tip: Sydney FC are missing Kofi, but the return of some other players should see Sydney home. 2-0 Sydney
Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets, Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Monday, 5pm
My Tip: Adelaide should be able to hold out against a Jet’s team performing poorly. Adelaide 1-0
Well enjoy the weekend!
Weekly Dose
By: Kieran | 1 Comment
At the suggestion of Daryl, I have decided to start a weekly post linking all the good articles that I have came across throughout the week.
So here’s some reading material while you ponder the possibility of Crespo to the A League
Category: A-League NewsBastards…
By: Kieran | 6 Comments
Football Federation Australia have today announced that the 12th A-League license will go to a Western Sydney bid. Bastards…
Hope you like my Photoshop skills.
But yes, today the FFA have announced that a Western Sydney team will be joining the A League in 2011, giving them an extra year to get ready, and meaning next year there will be byes during season. While it did look inevitable, I’m pretty pissed off they didn’t give it to Canberra. Canberra showed at the Qatar game, and through the people who pledged money to a club, that they had the support. But the FFA used a 5,000 crowd as an excuse not to give it to us, yet the same weekend, the two form teams Gold Coast and Sydney played in Gold Coast and only got 6,500. The Gold Coast has a larger population then Canberra, and Sydney has many travelling fans. On the other hand the Canberra game was between Perth and Central Coast, two teams without much local support. But does Billy big shot Buckley whine about GCU’s crowd numbers? No he doesn’t, he instead uses it as an excuse to discredit Canberra’s bid. Bloody FFA!
I just don’t see why Sydney deserve a second team over Canberra. Canberra had more community support, but because the FFA are so bias, they still give it to West Sydney. A while ago I saw a comment on 442 saying they should give it to WS because we need more derbies? More derbies? Isn’t Melbourne v Sydney, all three Queensland derbies, the F3 derby, Adelaide v Melbourne etc etc etc enough?
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