Melbourne Heart vs Gold Coast United: A-League live scores, blog
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Melb Heart V Gold Coast AAMI PARK, MELBOURNE, VIC, 17 FEBRUARY 2012 |
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| Melb Heart | Match Completed | Gold Coast |
| 1 | FINAL SCORE | 0 |
| 0 | HALF TIME SCORE | 0 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 11 | SHOTS ON GOAL | 3 |
| 14 | FOULS | 10 |
| 7 | CORNERS | 0 |
| 0 | OFFSIDES | 0 |
| 55 | POSSESSION | 45 |
Melbourne Heart are looking to mount a serious challenge on the A-League championship, while Gold Coast United just want to be taken seriously – for once. Join us from the kick-off at 7.45pm for minute-by-minute live updates from AAMI Park.
It wasn’t that long ago that the Heart were gatecrashing the top two but with a string of injury problems they have gone eight games without a win, plummeting to the nether regions of the top six.
Olyroo duties have also taken away some of their in-form players but balanced against that their talismanic skipper, Fred, is likely to return and fellow midfield collaborator Matt Thompson is a 50-50 chance to play.
That will be a fillip for both the Heart and the game, with promoters lining up to bill this fixture the ‘Kindergarten Cup’ such is the abundance of youth to be found across these two teams.
The Heart have had a reasonably successful season, at least until they hit a recent snag, founded on getting good value out of a clutch of youngsters, including Mate Dugandzic, Aziz Behich and Curtis Good, some of whom are now on Olyroos duty.
Gold Coast United is about to take the whole youth policy thing to sublimely ridiculous levels.
With skipper Michael Thwaite suspended, and the on-loan Jonas Salley having finished his tenure on the Coast, United has been forced to bring in two 17 year olds, Mitch Cooper and Jake Barker-Daish.
Both are part of a reasonably successful Gold Coast youth set-up, but they are likely to notice the step up in intensity tonight.
On top of that, Gold Coast United decided to hand the captaincy of the team to one of the debutants, Mitch Cooper.
Gold Coast coach Miron Bleiberg publicly stated the obvious that it was ceremonial only and that practically speaking, Kristian Rees would take on the captaincy duties after the tossing of the coin.
This has landed the coach in hot water with Clive Palmer, who has indefinitely suspended Bleiberg.
With United in such disarray, you would have to think the game is a lay down misère for the Heart, but coach van ‘t Schip makes the point young players are capable of playing with a sense of freedom, completely oblivious to the shenanigans that are likely to affect the older players.
But I’m not so sure. If Heart can’t win this game at home, they may as well forget about their season. I think it will be a 2-0 win to the Heart.
Can the Heart get their first win of the year? Is there anything left in the tank for the Gold Coast? Kick-off a bumper weekend of A-League action tonight with our up-to-the-minute live commentary from 8.00pm AEDT and if you’re watching, don’t hesitate to join in the discussion below.
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5' YELLOW CARD - Brendan Hamill (Melb Heart)
25' YELLOW CARD - Daniel Bowles (Gold Coast)
45 + 1' YELLOW CARD - Michael Marrone (Melb Heart)
67' YELLOW CARD - Paul James Reid (Melb Heart)
75' YELLOW CARD - Ben Halloran (Gold Coast)
80' GOAL - Eli Babalj (Melb Heart)
84' YELLOW CARD - Chris Harold (Gold Coast)
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11:09pm
Stevo said | 11:09pm | Report comment
Well just got back and it was heart in mouth stuff to the very end. Heart is clearly a better team with Fred, Thomo, Babalj on the pitch. Attack had more potency when Babalj came on and then Thomo provided extra avenues to gaol. GCU were good value but not sure that they had many shots on goal. 3 points and relief but need Mate and Aziz back and firing.
10:01pm
The Cattery said | 10:01pm | Report comment
Thanks for joining me tonight – a week of drama ends reasonably well for GCU, but Heart get the points, in the end, only just
9:59pm
The Cattery said | 9:59pm | Report comment
FT
Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
Heart win from a momentary defensive lapse by GCU, Fred and Thompson combined to set up the tap in for Babalj, 3 valuable points for Heart – but not a convincing performance!
Well done to GCU for making a real game of it, kept Heart honest, gave nothing away till the end, youngsters were good, Mebrahtu gest on ground first half, Cooper and Barker-Daish were not embarassed, Bowles and Anderson very good down back, Halloran also good.
Heart still looking a fair bit off the pace, they’ll be happy to have Fred and Thompson back, but will miss Dugandzic.
10:02pm
pete4 said | 10:02pm | Report comment
Dugandzic is the key for Heart! Babalj was good when he come on to get the goal. Harold and Halloran had a quieter night for GCU
9:56pm
The Cattery said | 9:56pm | Report comment
94 min Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
counting down now, GCU don’t have much run left in them, it’s just a case of not doing anything silly for Heart
and the ref has blown the whistle right on 93 min!!??
9:59pm
pete4 said | 9:59pm | Report comment
Good effort from GCU considering all that’s happened! Plus how many regulars are out. Best on ground for Heart was Goodwin for mine
10:00pm
The Cattery said | 10:00pm | Report comment
great performance by GCU, given everything that has happened, youngsters did well
9:54pm
The Cattery said | 9:54pm | Report comment
91 min Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
4 min stoppage time, GCU in attack, win corner, comes to nothing,
Fred nominated as MOM, in truth, he wasn’t at his best, but Heart has been so poor, Mebrahtu was clear best in the first half, but faded in the 2nd half
9:53pm
The Cattery said | 9:53pm | Report comment
90 min Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
Halloran with a good run, he goes to ground right on the corner of the box, gets nothing for his troubles, but a reminder to the Heart defence that the game is not over yet
9:52pm
The Cattery said | 9:52pm | Report comment
89 min Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
short corner taken, Fred drives it in, and backs up with a run into the box, ball taken by Tyson
9:51pm
The Cattery said | 9:51pm | Report comment
88 min Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
good set piece from Worm, right over the hot spot, no Heart head on it, eventually cleared
9:50pm
The Cattery said | 9:50pm | Report comment
86 min Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
signs now that the GCU youngsters are running out of legs, a few of them are not used to senior football, so they’ve had to work harder than they have ever done in their very short careers, what a fantastic learning experience it has been for them
9:48pm
The Cattery said | 9:48pm | Report comment
85 min Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
You’d think Heart should be good enough to keep GCU out, but full marks to the youngsters for not being showed up at all, not in the least
9:50pm
Victer said | 9:50pm | Report comment
Three points here and they’re back in the hunt for top four. I am unable to see the game live, how has Fred played Cattery? Or Matt Thompson for that matter
9:55pm
The Cattery said | 9:55pm | Report comment
Fred won MOM, just announced, but it wasn’t his best game
Thompson came on late 2nd half and set up the winner, he did well in short time on ground
9:46pm
The Cattery said | 9:46pm | Report comment
82 min Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
It was a long time coming, and Heart have really struggled all night, but they had upped the tempo the past 10 min, the subs getting into the game, and of course it was a sub who scored
9:42pm
The Cattery said | 9:42pm | Report comment
79 min Melbourne Heart 1 Gold Coast United 0
GOAL!!!!!!
9:44pm
The Cattery said | 9:44pm | Report comment
Heart finally caught GCU out, bit of a defensive error, poor pass coming out from deep, fell to Fred of all people, he put it across the face, Thompson squared it up for a Babalj tap in – they were queuing up by this point
9:47pm
The Cattery said | 9:47pm | Report comment
looking at the replay of the goal again, it was a terrific stretch right on the by line to cut it back for Babalj, he really had to work hard to get to it and set up a simple goal
9:42pm
The Cattery said | 9:42pm | Report comment
79 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Traore and Harold work well to get the ball into the box, but no shot comes of it,
Heart on counter, first down the left, Williams cuts back in, forced back, and then Williams collects Barker-Daish, easy decision for the ref, relieves the pressure again
9:40pm
The Cattery said | 9:40pm | Report comment
77 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
time rapidly running out for the Heart, they just can’t dominate this young GCU side, but Babalj on the turn, curls it, grazes the outside of the post – I thought it was in!!
9:39pm
The Cattery said | 9:39pm | Report comment
76 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Cooper did well then to intercept the pass, the young blokes from GCU still working hard, making life difficult for heart, no doubt that they are well drilled an playing for their coach today
9:38pm
The Cattery said | 9:38pm | Report comment
75 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
dangerous throw by Bolton, but luckily Halloran fouls Goodwin and gets a yellow for his troubles
9:37pm
The Cattery said | 9:37pm | Report comment
73 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Thompson in nice position, rolls it out wide for Williams, he’s into the box, puts it across the goal, no Heart player there to finish, but good attacking play
9:36pm
The Cattery said | 9:36pm | Report comment
73 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart starting to get shots on goal, but not too many of them on target,
Goodwin nearly gets behind again, but out for a goal kick, Fred with the spectacular leap over Rees
9:35pm
The Cattery said | 9:35pm | Report comment
72 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
another good run by Mebrahtu, but this time fails to collect the ball
counter from Heart, Thompson, puts it out wide to Worm, he crosses, cleared, Goodwin tries one from distance but never looked like it
9:33pm
The Cattery said | 9:33pm | Report comment
70 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Fred wins the ball, falls to Babalj, goes for a run, but he blazes well when Fred had made really good position in the middle of the box – and this is where Heart misses Dugandzic, who will always put it across the six yard box if he knows one of his team mates are there
9:32pm
The Cattery said | 9:32pm | Report comment
69 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart in attack here, Reid in the box, falls to Babalj, but handball given against him – nothing going right for Heart!
9:31pm
The Cattery said | 9:31pm | Report comment
68 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
REid with the yellow now, on Cooper, Halloran off the throw in nearly finds Cooper, but cleared
9:30pm
The Cattery said | 9:30pm | Report comment
67 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Rees has fouled Babalj, top of the D, good chance to try one here, Fred lining up, checking out the wall, two Heart players in the wall, Fred tries it, comes off the wall, drops in Tyson’s hands
9:28pm
The Cattery said | 9:28pm | Report comment
65 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
corner in from Worm, good header from Colosimo, cleared off the line by Traore!!!
best chance for Heart so far tonight – but it has been a long time coming!!
9:27pm
The Cattery said | 9:27pm | Report comment
64 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Williams gets onto the loose ball, picks out Fred wide, he puts it in first time and the cross almost becomes a shot, Tyson forced to tip it over!
MH 7 corners to 1 for GCU
9:26pm
The Cattery said | 9:26pm | Report comment
63 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Shroj spots up Goodwin’s run, he hesitates with the cross, tries it a touch late, ball over the bar
9:25pm
The Cattery said | 9:25pm | Report comment
62 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Bowles hurt himself in that strong tackle on Goodwin only moments earlier, he’s had a very good game, looks like he’s staying on for the time being,
Barker-Daish brings the ball down nicely, sets it up, Heart back in numbers, left to Worm to retrieve it
9:24pm
The Cattery said | 9:24pm | Report comment
61 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
strong tackle on Goodwin, Heart win the corner, Williams eventually gives the free away to relieve it for GCU – Thompson now warming up
9:23pm
The Cattery said | 9:23pm | Report comment
60 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Goodwin again going for a bit of a run down the left, but given away, GCU play out of the back again, over hits the through ball
9:24pm
pete4 said | 9:24pm | Report comment
Pre-game I was thinking Heart would be 2 or 3 goals up by now. GCU looking solid still…
9:28pm
The Cattery said | 9:28pm | Report comment
Agreed, GCU doing enough to keep out Heart, but they’ve been very poor to be honest
9:22pm
The Cattery said | 9:22pm | Report comment
59 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
good corner, Tyson came, missed, cleared by one of his defenders
9:21pm
The Cattery said | 9:21pm | Report comment
58 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Goodwin with a good run, deep into the opposition half, gets to the byline, wins the corner
9:20pm
The Cattery said | 9:20pm | Report comment
57 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Babalj gets under it first time, comes back to him, gets a left foot snap shot in, Tyson down well to save
9:19pm
The Cattery said | 9:19pm | Report comment
56 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
GCU win corner, Terra has to track back to retrieve a dangerous situation, and he’s now making way for Babalj, a bit of tweaking will be needed, striker coming on for the winger, williams will probably go out to the left wing
9:17pm
The Cattery said | 9:17pm | Report comment
55 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Babalj warming up, Heart need a spark, you’d think their season is over if they can’t get the 3 points here
9:16pm
The Cattery said | 9:16pm | Report comment
53 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Harold caught offside, but GCU very positive this half, could be growing in confidence, Heart getting frustrated, Worm gives away a needless foul, GCU are in this game!
9:15pm
The Cattery said | 9:15pm | Report comment
52 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart rebuild again, switched from right to left, Goodwin, Terra can’t get through, Shroj can’t get through, good defending by Bowles, GCU play out from the back!
9:14pm
The Cattery said | 9:14pm | Report comment
51 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Another good cross headed well wide for a goal kick to GCU, Heart come again, good run from Williams, Shroj opens up the angle, but shot blocked, and Mebrahtu goes for another run, good ball to Halloran – and gets a good shot in – straight at Bolton
9:12pm
The Cattery said | 9:12pm | Report comment
49 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
A good run by Mitch Cooper, Colosimo nearly slipped over, and managed to block Cooper from going further, luckily no free, but the 17 yo nearly showed the veteran up
9:11pm
The Cattery said | 9:11pm | Report comment
48 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
A messy start to this second half
8:54pm
The Cattery said | 8:54pm | Report comment
FT
Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
What a disappointing half from the Heart, they had no problem getting the ball back off GCU, but did absolutely nothing with it, very little effort at trying to set up chances, going for the first time miracle ball – clearly thinking it was going to fall into their laps
GCU haven’t done a lot themselves, in all honesty, but Mebrahtu has been very good, making dangerous runs, and linking up well through the middle
9:03pm
pete4 said | 9:03pm | Report comment
GCU have some exciting talent coming through… solid first half from some very young lads. Mulvey will also end up replacing Bleiberg as coach at season’s end too
9:11pm
The Cattery said | 9:11pm | Report comment
or sooner!!
9:16pm
pete4 said | 9:16pm | Report comment
Mulvey just missed out on the Jets job apparently. Considering the average age is GCU is 21 tonight they are going well for sure
8:52pm
The Cattery said | 8:52pm | Report comment
46 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Marrone now earns a yellow, it was Mebrahtu again – he’s really causing problems and is easily GCU’s best at the moment, maybe even best on the ground
8:51pm
The Cattery said | 8:51pm | Report comment
45 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
jvts could believe what he was seeing, Colosimo giving up the ball just so has he could have a whinge at the ref – he has to get this mob into the room and put them straight I think!!
8:50pm
The Cattery said | 8:50pm | Report comment
44 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Colosimo slipped and fell on the ball, handled it, could have got a yellow for deliberate handball, then Colosimo wins it, and runs it over the line because he was complaining to the ref about a dive!! play the whistle mate – you’ve got 3 points on the line here!!
8:49pm
The Cattery said | 8:49pm | Report comment
42 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart just making no head way here, Goodwin with a good cross, but Anderson first there,
Worm now, gets past one, nice cross, Rees has to head away, Fred onto it, Heart putting the pressure on here
8:47pm
The Cattery said | 8:47pm | Report comment
41 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
GCU now have the throw in deep in opposition half, Traore, shares it with Mebrahtu, they win the throw in again
8:47pm
The Cattery said | 8:47pm | Report comment
40 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Goodwin with run down the left, spots up Williams, he cut back in, tries one from the angle, deflected for a corner, it flashes across goal, eludes everyone!
8:46pm
The Cattery said | 8:46pm | Report comment
39 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
GCU should have won the corner then, good run by Harold, good block by Goodwin, but given as a goal kick, GCU back into attack, good few minutes here for GCU
8:44pm
The Cattery said | 8:44pm | Report comment
38 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Mebrahtu doing ok here, getting plenty of it, goes for a run, Colosimo fouls him, free will come from left, Barker-Daish keeps it low, but straight to Shroj who clears,
8:43pm
The Cattery said | 8:43pm | Report comment
37 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Fred wins it back in the middle, gets it to Terra out wide on left, cross blocked, Halloran wins the free, beats Shroj to ball
8:42pm
The Cattery said | 8:42pm | Report comment
35 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Rees with a bit of a run, tries to honour Traore’s run down the left, but over hit, gave Traore no chance,
Mebrahtu wins the header from the throw in, GCU get the ball back, Mebrahtu again, Halloran with the long shot, always rising
8:40pm
The Cattery said | 8:40pm | Report comment
34 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
ball back to Tyson, puts the big bomb up, and Traore wins a free, comes to nothing
8:39pm
The Cattery said | 8:39pm | Report comment
33 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart in attack again, almost in behind the defence, but Shroj puts a little bit too much on the through ball
8:38pm
The Cattery said | 8:38pm | Report comment
32 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Traore has been off for a few minutes, trying to stop bleeding in his mouth, he has just come on, chests it back to Tyson, and he upends Williams as he came in at him
8:37pm
The Cattery said | 8:37pm | Report comment
31 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Fred on his own, near the penalty spot, hits it first time, and to be honest, badly scuffs it – golden opportunity
8:36pm
The Cattery said | 8:36pm | Report comment
30 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Worm with the corner, goes short, gets it back, decent cross, there’s a heart head on it, but straight down the keeper’s throat
8:35pm
The Cattery said | 8:35pm | Report comment
29 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart now up to 67%, and all eleven for GCU are in their own third, Goodwin puts in a nice shot, but hits a GC defender on the way to goal
8:34pm
The Cattery said | 8:34pm | Report comment
28 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart switch if from the left, through Fred, and Colosimo wastes it yet again – Heart looking for the one killer ball rather than working the ball into a better position
8:33pm
The Cattery said | 8:33pm | Report comment
27 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
GCU still defending well, Heart have not had a lot of chances, but Heart should really be testing this young outfit out a bit more
8:32pm
The Cattery said | 8:32pm | Report comment
26 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Marrone with throw, in the right WB position, Worm chases the long ball, but it goes to the keeper
8:31pm
The Cattery said | 8:31pm | Report comment
25 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
2nd yellow for the night, Daniel Bowles, free for Heart out wide on left, Goodwin puts it in, dangerous, Rees keeps Colosimo at bay
8:30pm
The Cattery said | 8:30pm | Report comment
24 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart really yet to hurt GCU in any way, only forced one save so far, not making this young GCU outfit sweat yet
8:29pm
The Cattery said | 8:29pm | Report comment
23 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Worm with corner, Williams gets to the ball and catches Halloran, free kick
8:28pm
The Cattery said | 8:28pm | Report comment
22 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
I am noticing that Heart are starting to pick GCU off in the middle of the park, unsurprisingly, have now earned the corner
8:27pm
The Cattery said | 8:27pm | Report comment
21 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
One Heart shot blocked, gell invitingly to Shroj, he took it first time, deflection, but straight at the keeper
8:26pm
The Cattery said | 8:26pm | Report comment
20 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Halloran with a good run down the right, but Barker-Daish can’t keep it for long, Heart possession is around 62% now, but it hasn’t been quality to be honest, trying to get through the middle, but it’s not really happening at the moment
8:25pm
The Cattery said | 8:25pm | Report comment
18 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Colosimo had space then, just inside his half, goes for the long ball again, easy for the keeper, Heart need to think their way through this a bit better, playing in hope at the moment
8:24pm
The Cattery said | 8:24pm | Report comment
17 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
confident header back to the keeper by Traore, but he loses it on this occasion,
scrappy minute now, neither team keeping the ball well
8:23pm
The Cattery said | 8:23pm | Report comment
16 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
GCU had the throw in deep in their half, but tried to pinch 10 metres on the throw and it was turned around, but nothing came of it
8:22pm
The Cattery said | 8:22pm | Report comment
15 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Fred now tries to set it up down the left, but once again, no head way
8:20pm
The Cattery said | 8:20pm | Report comment
13 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Rees turnsover in dangerous position, Heart with free now, quickly taken, driving through the heart of the GCU defence, but going nowhere fast
8:19pm
The Cattery said | 8:19pm | Report comment
12 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart gradually getting on top now, 65% possession, and certainly had most of it past 5 min
8:18pm
The Cattery said | 8:18pm | Report comment
12 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Worm tries one from distance, actually half shot, half cross, but neither in the end
8:17pm
The Cattery said | 8:17pm | Report comment
11 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Heart again in attack, Fred initiates it, Goodwin tries to put in the cross, but not good enough on that occasion, no where near a team mate
8:16pm
The Cattery said | 8:16pm | Report comment
10 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
GCU back four standing up quite well
Baker-Daish wins free in middle after winning the ball, well done
8:14pm
The Cattery said | 8:14pm | Report comment
8 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Terra just misses the header, excellent cross,first real attack by heart
8:12pm
The Cattery said | 8:12pm | Report comment
6 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Barker-Daish with free, too far
heart have to be careful here about being too gung ho
8:11pm
The Cattery said | 8:11pm | Report comment
5 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
speaking of debuts, lets not forget Goodwin’s great debut a coule of weeks ago, he’s playing today
and Hamill with first yellow of match, certainly not going heart’s way so far
8:10pm
The Cattery said | 8:10pm | Report comment
4 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
Harold with the shot just outside the 6 yard box, blocked by Marrone, bit of a scare then for heart, Harold actually had plenty of time then
8:09pm
The Cattery said | 8:09pm | Report comment
3 min Melbourne Heart 0 Gold Coast United 0
nothing has happened to show that the GCU youth team is overawed
8:08pm
The Cattery said | 8:08pm | Report comment
Mehbratu with early run forward, through ball too hard
8:07pm
The Cattery said | 8:07pm | Report comment
Fred immediately spots up Traore for a deep incursion, early throw in for heart
8:06pm
The Cattery said | 8:06pm | Report comment
almost ready for ko, not sure if they tossed the coin yet, but players look in position ready to go, and yes, they’re off
8:04pm
The Cattery said | 8:04pm | Report comment
sure enough, Mitch Cooper standing alongside Fred in the race, not looking overawed, good luck to the lad, I hope he does well
8:03pm
The Cattery said | 8:03pm | Report comment
Williams playing up front for his second start this season,
3 teenagers in midfield for GCU
what an opportunity for Heart tonight
8:01pm
The Cattery said | 8:01pm | Report comment
Fred is a starter for Heart, but Thompson not in starting XI
8:01pm
The Cattery said | 8:01pm | Report comment
Thompson on the bench
7:59pm
The Cattery said | 7:59pm | Report comment
Michael Lynch says in the Age: GC is in disarray having suspended its coach in a bizarre row over the appointment of a 17 yo as debutant skipper, if heart cant take three points here and end its slump it will hardly deserve a finals place
7:54pm
The Cattery said | 7:54pm | Report comment
Rutger and jvts showing how to eat herring whole, held by the tale – in ‘t echte hollandse manier
7:52pm
The Cattery said | 7:52pm | Report comment
Only 10 min to go
6:30pm
The Cattery said | 6:30pm | Report comment
oh, oh – just lost my Fox picture – hopefully it will return in 90 minutes!
6:43pm
The Cattery said | 6:43pm | Report comment
No need to panic – picture back – phew!
4:23pm
TomC said | 4:23pm | Report comment
‘If Heart can’t win this game at home, they may as well forget about their season.’
Yep.
4:45pm
The Cattery said | 4:45pm | Report comment
I know it sounds a bit harsh, and I’m hoping the debutants give a good account of themselves, it’s always exciting to see up and coming players, but with so much turmoil, and so much to play for – how could Heart not win this game?
5:10pm
Clayts said | 5:10pm | Report comment
That is EXACTLY why they wouldn’t win this game. They are expected to
5:19pm
The Cattery said | 5:19pm | Report comment
I admit – the thought has crossed my mind – when players show up thinking it’s a stroll in the park, invariably, they fail.
3:36pm
The Cattery said | 3:36pm | Report comment
Since I wrote this (last night), there has been clarification from GCU that Miron isn’t suspended indefinitely, although I didn’t quite get the length of the suspension.