The dust settles on Adelaide
By: Afroman_GT | October 9th, 2008A sintillating battle last night as a club record 16,998 fans saw Adelaide United run out 3-0 winners against Uzbek heavyweight Kuruvchi-Bunyodkor at hindmarsh stadium to move a step closer to making A-League history in being the first Australian team to make the final of the Asian Champions League.
Things didn’t look promising for Adelaide early as Bunyodkor had a lion’s share of the posession and plenty of shots on target to intimidate the home side. It didn’t take long before the nostalgia set in however and we saw how little Rivaldo had changed from the feather we were all familiar with from the Wold Cup six years ago.
Half time rolled round 0-0 and the visitors had had the better of the game with adelaide yet to get a shot on target.
The second half started more or less the same way the first started with Adelaide trying to withstand attacks from the Bunyodkor strikers. That all changed in the 57th minute when Cassio’s cross from the left was controlled superbly by Diego on the edge of the area and he thumped the ball into the back of the net. Adelaide’s first shot on target bearing fruits. Adelaide struck again nineteen minutes later as Barbiero drove home a header from Dodd from close range.
The game was put beyond doubt in the 88th minute when Cassio was sent sprawling inside the area and the referee pointed to the spot and Cristiano stepped up to calmly slot home the goal.
In the end Adelaide were perhaps a little lucky to run out 3-0 winners and take a solid advantage into the return leg in MHSK Stadium, Uzbekistan on the 22nd of October. However, last season Bunyodkor overturned a similar defecit last term with an emphatic 5-1 win. I’m sure you’re all with me when I say “Good luck, you bastards.”
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