Sydney FC vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores
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Sydney V Melb Heart ALLIANZ STADIUM, MOORE PARK, NSW, 2 DECEMBER 2012 |
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| Sydney | Match Completed | Melb Heart |
| 0 | FINAL SCORE | 0 |
| 0 | HALF TIME SCORE | 0 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | SHOTS ON GOAL | 1 |
| 13 | FOULS | 11 |
| 4 | CORNERS | 2 |
| 1 | OFFSIDES | 1 |
| 50 | POSSESSION | 50 |
Sydney FC will be desperate for a much-needed three points when they host Melbourne Heart in the final match of round nine of the A-League. We’ll have live scores from 5.00pm AEDT.
The signs looked to be there for the Sky Blues last week as they headed into the final five minutes of their contest with A-League leaders Adelaide last Friday night.
But a momentary lapse in concentration allowed Dario Vidosic to snatch a late winner, handing Sydney their fourth consecutive loss.
This afternoon marks the return of former Brisbane Roar boss Frank Farina, who was named Sydney FC coach midweek, replacing interim coach Steve Corica.
Farina will no doubt be looking to plug Sydney FC’s porous defence, which has conceded 22 goals in eight matches to hold the league’s worst defensive record by a considerable margin.
Sydney’s problems have been well documented and have hogged the media spotlight, which perhaps explains why Melbourne Heart have been able to avoid similiar scrutiny.
Last Saturday John Aloisi’s men were gifted a 2-0 lead only five minutes into their match with Newcastle, only to throw it away and eventually draw 3-3.
It meant that the Heart remained in the nether regions of the A-League table, with only today’s opponent Sydney below them.
Both sides will be affected by Socceroos call-ups. Brett Emerton and Terry Antonis will be missing from Sydney’s already threadbare midfield, while the Heart will be without Michael Marrone, Aziz Behich and Richard Garcia.
It goes without saying that motivation should be high for the home side, given their tumultuous position, and the new coach factor should also give them a lift.
They weren’t that far off last Friday night and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Sky Blues get a least a point this afternoon.
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33' YELLOW CARD - Jason Hoffman (Melb Heart)
47' YELLOW CARD - Jeremy Walker (Melb Heart)
65' YELLOW CARD - Matt Thompson (Melb Heart)
88' YELLOW CARD - Jason Culina (Sydney)
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4:16am
Neuen said | 4:16am | Report comment
looking at those stats one can see its a typical stalemate where one team mirrored the others tactics. Lots of passes around going side to side rather than forward
9:11pm
johnno said | 9:11pm | Report comment
poor crowd again.. looks like you lot got carried away saying ‘the giant has awoken…’ blah blah blah.. you’re all a joke
9:29pm
langou said | 9:29pm | Report comment
What was the crowd?
9:40pm
Titus said | 9:40pm | Report comment
At least there is an atmosphere, beats NRL games where the atmosphere comes from the players and refs.
Langou, crowd was 12 000.
8:14pm
TC said | 8:14pm | Report comment
At least SFC supporters can take heart in stopping a run of outs.
TC
7:59pm
Stevo said | 7:59pm | Report comment
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhh – a game of fluffed opportunities and good glove work. Thank God ADP went off. Gave us some extra time on the ball.