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Adelaide United vs Newcastle Jets: A-League live scores, blog

25th January, 2012
Teams

Adelaide United

1. Eugene Galekovic (c)
2. Osama Malik
3. Nigel Boogaard
5. Daniel Mullen
9. Sergio van Dijk
10. Dario Vidosic
11. Bruce Djite
12. Antony Golec
14. Cameron Watson
15. Jacob Melling
17. Iain Ramsay
18. Fabian Barbiero
20. Mark Birighitti
21. Francisco Usucar
24. Teeboy Kamara

Three to be omitted

Newcastle Jets

1. Ben Kennedy
2. Taylor Regan
3. Mario Simic
4. Nikolai Topor-Stanley
5. Tiago Calvano
6. Ben Kantarovski
8. Jeremy Brockie
9. Michael Bridges
10. Ruben Zadkovich
11. Tarek Elrich
12. Jobe Wheelhouse (c)
13. Sung-Hwan Byun
14. Labinot Haliti
17. James Virgili
18. Marko Jesic
19. Matthew Nash
22. Ali Abbas
23. Ryan Griffiths
24. Francis Jeffers
25. Jacob Pepper

One to be omitted

Kick-Off: 8.00pm AEDT
Venue: Carrington Park, Bathusrt
Referees: Alan Milliner / Alex Glasgow / Murray Wilson / Kurt Ams
Head to Head: All matches (played 20): Adelaide United wins 8, Newcastle Jets wins 6 (6 draws)
Last Time: Adelaide United 0-0 Newcastle Jets
Betting: $1.87 Adelaide United, $3.40 Draw, $3.85 Newcastle Jets
TV: Fox Sports 1 (LIVE)
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25th January, 2012
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It’s time for midweek A-League football as Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets heading to Carrington Park, Bathurst for their regional match with both sides needing a win to keep finals hopes alive. Join us from 8.00pm for minute by minute commentary.

John Kosmina would have left Bluetongue Stadium feeling more than just a little hard done by on Saturday evening, after his side took a 2-1 lead early on before succumbing to two late goals from the league leaders.

It was yet another indication of the quality performances that he has been able to produce from this Reds squad, but the loss serves as a reminder of exactly what i required to drag Adelaide into the top six.

They currently sit in eight position on 19 points but are only four points from sixth-placed Sydney, and they get a great opportunity to pick up another three tonight.

After Perth and Wellington have managed to pick up wins on the road in the last few rounds, Newcastle Jets must surely take the mantle of the worst travelling sides in the competition, managing a meagre two points away from home all season.

With a solid hom record early on in the season Newcastle had sat as high as third, but even that has deteriorated over the past six weeks and they now sit second last, having won only once in their past seven.

Coach Gary van Egmond is faced with the awkward proposition of trying to re-program a squad he has inherited to play his style of football while at the same time trying to maintain winning results.

With the Jets managing only three wins in the 14 games van Egmond has been in charge, it’s fair to say it hasn’t worked out so far.

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But tonight they meet Adelaide on neutral ground and if they do harbour any hopes of a resurgence this season, they must show something – anything – tonight.

It might be eighth up against ninth but that’s not to say it will be any less willing than a top of the table clash, with the chance of finals football still up for grabs. Who takes it? Find out here from 8.00pm AEDT as we cover the action with minute by minute commentary.

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