Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory: A-League live scores, blog
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Marco Rojas of Melbourne Victory (centre) celebrates after scoring a goal against Newcastle Jets during the A League round 13, Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. (AAP Image/Joe Castro)
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Adelaide V Melb Victory HINDMARSH STADIUM, HINDMARSH, SA, 8 FEBRUARY 2013 |
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| Adelaide | Match Completed | Melb Victory |
| 1 | FINAL SCORE | 0 |
| 1 | HALF TIME SCORE | 0 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 3 | SHOTS ON GOAL | 1 |
| 21 | FOULS | 13 |
| 1 | CORNERS | 4 |
| 3 | OFFSIDES | 0 |
| 48 | POSSESSION | 52 |
Tonight Adelaide United will look to get their season back on track when they host high-flying Melbourne Victory at Hindmarsh Stadium. We’ll have live commentary from 7.30pm AEDT.
With just eight games left in the regular season, competition for finals places is heating up and the form that teams take into the knockout matches could be critical.
While Adelaide United sit in fourth place, nine points clear of fifth-placed Newcastle Jets, the club is in something of a crisis following the resignation of manager John Kosmina. A strong series of results in these last weeks could shape interim coach Michael Valkanis’ future at the club.
Adelaide’s form in recent matches has dipped severely, with the Reds winning just once in their last five outings.
Last week’s 4-2 loss to the Wanderers was a performance of defensive incompetence and the result could have been even more uneven if not for another very solid showing from keeper Eugene Galekovic.
United have struggled to maintain their attacking flair from earlier in the season, with the mesmerising performance of their forwards in the last clash with the Victory seemingly a distant memory.
Fabio Ferreira and Bruce Djite will miss tonight’s clash, but in Marcelo Carrusca and Jeronimo Neumann the Reds have two game-changing players. Dario Vidosic and Iain Ramsay will also be threats.
Though defence was the clear sticking point last week, Adelaide’s chances tonight will depend on their attack- the Reds will be relying on their forwards to return to the form they were displaying early in the campaign.
Though only four points clear of United, Ange Postecoglou’s Victory are in much better form, having lost just once in their last nine games, and coming off consecutive Big Blue and Melbourne derby wins.
With more big matches coming up – third-placed Wanderers followed by the league-leading Mariners – Postecoglou has made it clear he expects his team to keep winning matches.
Though marquee player Marcos Flores’ season has not gone quite as planned, his performance in last week’s derby suggests he could be returning to the form of old just in time to face his former club.
Victory will sorely miss Mark Milligan (away with the Socceroos) in midfield – he has been outstanding for them this season.
Young Nick Ansell has also become a core part of the starting eleven but his injury last week rules him out for the next two weeks at least.
Leigh Broxham is the likely man to replace him in central defence. As always, Marco Rojas and Archie Thompson have the potential to be deadly on the counter up front.
Adelaide need to save their season, Victory want to win the Premiership – we’re in for another fiery and attack-minded game tonight. Join us from 7.30pm AEDT for commentary on all the action.
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13' YELLOW CARD - Jonathon McKain (Adelaide)
20' YELLOW CARD - Osama Malik (Adelaide)
29' YELLOW CARD - 'Cássio' José de Abreu Oliveira (Adelaide)
35' YELLOW CARD - Jerónimo Morales Neumann (Adelaide)
41' YELLOW CARD - Iain Ramsay (Adelaide)
43' GOAL - Jerónimo Morales Neumann (Adelaide)
61' YELLOW CARD - Marcos Abel Flores Benard (Melb Victory)
76' RED CARD - Adama Traore (Melb Victory)
90 + 2' YELLOW CARD - Daniel Bowles (Adelaide)
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9:34pm
Dave said | 9:34pm | Report comment
Wow!! I only saw the second half but I’m just gonna put it out there and say that may well be the most entertaining 45 minutes of football I’ve seen in the Aleague yet! The quality passing football from both teams, but particularly Adelaide was fantastic! The reds could and maybe should have posted a rugby league score in that half.
Such a shame about the red card, not because of it being legitimate or not, but because I really hope that doesn’t become a big part of the way everyone views that game. Adelaide full value for their win and would have been a travesty if Melbourne got a point, but there they were hanging in at the end, almost getting it. IMO the red card made next to no difference to the flow of the game. But I bet now much of the commentary will revolve around it.
I was watching a stream that I couldn’t get any sound on, which is usually a bit of an excitement killer, but I was absolutely glued to the screen for that. What a great comp the Aleague has developed into!!
9:32pm
Cappuccino said | 9:32pm | Report comment
FULL TIME: Adelaide United 1-0 Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory’s strong run of form comes to a crashing halt, and now the Mariners go six points clear at the top of the table. Adelaide United have come out deserved winners after Postecoglou’s team never found their rhythm, United now sit in fourth, just a point behind their southern rivals and twelve points clear of the fifth-placed Jets.
Ange Postecoglou will be undoubtedly be disappointed not only with his side’s performance but also with the performance of referee Jarred Gillett, whose dismissal of Adama Traore left Melbourne a man down at a key point in the match.
9:27pm
Cappuccino said | 9:27pm | Report comment
FULL TIME: Adelaide United 1-0 Melbourne Victory
The corner comes to nothing, Adelaide United are back!
9:26pm
Cappuccino said | 9:26pm | Report comment
90+4- Victory win a corner! Final moments now!
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9:25pm
Cappuccino said | 9:25pm | Report comment
90+3- Rojas dribbles into the box and goes down, but even the Victory players don’t appeal for a penalty.
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9:24pm
Cappuccino said | 9:24pm | Report comment
90+2- Victory are getting desperate, their passing game has started to disintegrate now. Daniel Bowles picks up a yellow card from Gillett.
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9:22pm
Cappuccino said | 9:22pm | Report comment
90+1- Victory have four minutes of stoppage time to save the game.
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9:22pm
Cappuccino said | 9:22pm | Report comment
90′- Evan Kostopolous comes off for Adelaide United, replaced by 17-year old Awer Mabil.
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9:21pm
Cappuccino said | 9:21pm | Report comment
89′- Connor Pain shoots twice in the box but both times Antony Golec blocks well.
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9:20pm
Cappuccino said | 9:20pm | Report comment
88′- Daniel Bowles slices the ball over the top of the goal after the Victory defence failed to clear inside the box.
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9:18pm
Cappuccino said | 9:18pm | Report comment
87′- Dario Vidosic runs forty metres on the counter but shoots straight into Coe despite being one-on-one.
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9:17pm
Cappuccino said | 9:17pm | Report comment
85′- Ferreira guides in a cross but it is headed away, only as far as Leijer. Adelaide are backs-to-the-wall now, ready to soak up the Victory’s pressure.
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9:14pm
Cappuccino said | 9:14pm | Report comment
83′- Traore’s red card seems to have killed off the competitive nature of the game, the Reds seem happy to defend for the rest of the match and with only ten men the Victory look unlikely to score.
Cameron Watson is going to replace Jon McKain for Adelaide.
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9:11pm
Cappuccino said | 9:11pm | Report comment
79′- Daniel Bowles touches the ball over Coe but Leijer is able to head away the goal-bound shot.
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9:11pm
Roarsome said | 9:11pm | Report comment
The quality of officials is a blight on the league. David Gallop needs to do something urgently to rectify this. The players and the fans are doing their bit but poor referring is destroying games. I defended the refs earlier but that call is woeful.
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9:11pm
Cappuccino said | 9:11pm | Report comment
If the MRP has any sense that red card will be rescinded.
3:11am
clayts said | 3:11am | Report comment
But can they give a yellow retrospectively. I think it was worth a card, just not a red. What happens then?
9:09pm
Cappuccino said | 9:09pm | Report comment
78′- Melbourne Victory substitute Jonathon Bru for Diogo Ferreira.
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9:09pm
Cappuccino said | 9:09pm | Report comment
76′- RED CARD! Melbourne Victory’s Adama Traore is off after a clumsy challenge. Very disappointing decision from Jarred Gillett, that was worth nothing more than a yellow.
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9:07pm
Cappuccino said | 9:07pm | Report comment
75′- Melbourne enjoy a spell of possession but are unable to do anything with the ball and the Reds win it back again.
Adelaide goalscorer Jeronimo Neumann is replaced by Daniel Bowles.
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9:04pm
Cappuccino said | 9:04pm | Report comment
72′- Marco Rojas dribbles to the edge of the penalty area but he slices his shot- incredibly that was the first attempt on goal tonight for the Victory.
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9:03pm
Cappuccino said | 9:03pm | Report comment
71′- Kostopolous rifles in a cross from the right wing but it is straight at Nathan Coe; Victory take the ball forward.
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9:02pm
Cappuccino said | 9:02pm | Report comment
70′- Tonight’s attendance is a very strong 12,029.
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9:01pm
Cappuccino said | 9:01pm | Report comment
69′- The corner is cleared, Celeski tries to play it back into the box but the ball trickles out.
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9:01pm
Cappuccino said | 9:01pm | Report comment
69′- Victory have another free kick on the box’s corner, but the cross is wayward. Victory win it back nonetheless, and the ball goes out for a corner.
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8:59pm
Cappuccino said | 8:59pm | Report comment
67′- Kostopolous slides the ball across for Jeronimo again but his shot is blocked by the feet of Coe. The Argentinean is looking so dangerous tonight.
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8:58pm
Cappuccino said | 8:58pm | Report comment
66′- The chant of ‘UNITED!’ is booming down from the stands; a fantastic atmosphere here tonight- brilliant advertisement for the A-League.
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8:56pm
Cappuccino said | 8:56pm | Report comment
64′- Jeronimo takes another through ball past Nathan Coe but runs too far from the goal and the chance is lost.
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8:55pm
Cappuccino said | 8:55pm | Report comment
63′- Marcos Flores becomes the first Victory player in Jarred Gillett’s notebook, to the elation of the Adelaide faithful.
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8:54pm
Cappuccino said | 8:54pm | Report comment
62′- Jeronimo Neumann runs onto the through ball and flicks the ball expertly over Nathan Coe, but it bounces back off the crossbar.
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8:52pm
Cappuccino said | 8:52pm | Report comment
60′- The momentum is swinging back into Victory’s favour now, they’re keeping the ball and passing much better than in the first period.
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8:50pm
Cappuccino said | 8:50pm | Report comment
58′- Connor Pain tries to dribble his way into the Adelaide box but is easily dispossessed. Victory keep the ball though, and it remains in the Reds’ half.
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8:49pm
Cappuccino said | 8:49pm | Report comment
57′- Victory substitution; Francesco Stella makes way for Jesse Makarounas.
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8:48pm
Cappuccino said | 8:48pm | Report comment
57′- Victory can’t hold onto the ball and the Reds have been totally dominant for the past five minutes or so, keeping the ball in Victory’s half.
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8:47pm
Cappuccino said | 8:47pm | Report comment
55′- Marcelo Carrusca cuts inside and shoots just over from the corner of the box. So close from the Argentinean!
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8:46pm
Cappuccino said | 8:46pm | Report comment
53′- Fabulous through ball toward the goal by Carrusca, Vidosic slides the ball back across goal and Kostopolous was only centimeters away from making contact.
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8:44pm
Cappuccino said | 8:44pm | Report comment
52′- Nathan Coe punches a cross away unconvincingly but he blocks Kostopolous’ follow-up shot.
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8:42pm
Cappuccino said | 8:42pm | Report comment
49′- Victory have come back into the game with renewed vigor but the Reds aren’t giving them the time nor the space.
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8:40pm
Cappuccino said | 8:40pm | Report comment
48′- Marco Rojas whips in a corner for Victory put the cross is poor and the ball is back in the centre of the pitch.
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8:39pm
Cappuccino said | 8:39pm | Report comment
47′- Vidosic receives the pass from Kostopolous but Dario’s toe-poke is straight into Nathan Coe’s grateful arms.
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8:38pm
Cappuccino said | 8:38pm | Report comment
46′- Melbourne Victory begin the second forty-five, no doubt off the back of a strong-worded team talk from Ange Postecoglou. The Reds, meanwhile, will have been without manager Valkanis for the half-time chat after his dismissal to the grandstand.
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8:31pm
Cappuccino said | 8:31pm | Report comment
HALF TIME: Adelaide United 1-0 Melbourne Victory
While Adelaide haven’t played a half of pretty football, their intensity and commitment has been unquestionable. If they can continue to play with the same passion their season may not be in such dire straits as many have suggested. The Reds have contained the Victory well, and Ange Postecoglou will be very unhappy with his team’s inability to keep the ball and play the passing game they have adopted this season- Melbourne are yet to fashion a clear-cut chance.
8:26pm
Cappuccino said | 8:26pm | Report comment
HALF TIME: Adelaide United 1-0 Melbourne Victory
After a first half were both sides struggled to find cohesion, Adelaide have snatched a lead to defend in the second forty-five. The game has been fiercely competitive, with 24 fouls, five yellow cards (all for Adelaide) and of course the send-off of Michael Valkanis. The atmosphere inside the stadium is fantastic, with the home fans getting right behind their team and the strong travelling contingent making some noise of their own. Second half looks set to be a cracker.
8:22pm
Cappuccino said | 8:22pm | Report comment
45+2′- Iain Ramsay counters down the wing but his optimistic cross is blocked and he wins a throw.
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8:21pm
Roarsome said | 8:21pm | Report comment
I hope the dressing rooms have reinforced hinges on the doors, Ange is going to give them a workout.
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8:20pm
Cappuccino said | 8:20pm | Report comment
45+1′- We’ll have two minutes of stoppage time.
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8:20pm
Cappuccino said | 8:20pm | Report comment
44′- In the lead up to the goal Michael Valkanis was sent from the field by Jarred Gillett after apparently abusing the fourth official; the Adelaide manager will watch the rest of the game from the grandstand.
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8:18pm
Cappuccino said | 8:18pm | Report comment
43′- Jeronimo Neumann heads home an excellent cross from Dario Vidosic, the Argentinean’s leap was fantastic and Coe had no chance.
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8:18pm
Roarsome said | 8:18pm | Report comment
Both teams are rather light on their feet at times. Ref needs to stay strong and not put up with rubbish from players.
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8:17pm
Cappuccino said | 8:17pm | Report comment
42′- GOAL ADELAIDE UNITED!
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8:16pm
Cappuccino said | 8:16pm | Report comment
41′- Nathan Coe comes out to punch away a deflected shot but collects Iain Ramsay with his arm at the same time. Ramsay wants the penalty but his protests only earn him a yellow card.
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8:15pm
Cappuccino said | 8:15pm | Report comment
38′- Francesco Stella clips Cassio from behind and the free kick ends up with Golec, who had only Coe to beat, but the centre-back slices wide.
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8:11pm
Cappuccino said | 8:11pm | Report comment
36′- Archie Thompson is forced off by injury- Postecoglou unwilling to take a risk with a tight hamstring. Young Connor Pain will be Thompson’s replacement.
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8:10pm
Cappuccino said | 8:10pm | Report comment
35′- Jeronimo Neumann goes in late on Billy Celeski and cops another yellow card for Adelaide.
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8:08pm
Cappuccino said | 8:08pm | Report comment
33′- Ramsay has time to cross but he scuffs it low and Leijer can clear easily. Both sides are struggling to hold onto the ball at the moment, general passing has broken down in the past few minutes.
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8:05pm
Cappuccino said | 8:05pm | Report comment
29′- A third Adelaide booking as Cassio sees yellow, giving away a free kick on the corner of the box in the process. Eugene Galekovic comes out confidently though to claim the cross mid-air.
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8:02pm
Cappuccino said | 8:02pm | Report comment
27′- Marco Rojas’ free kick is headed away by Vidosic who was fouled anyway, Adelaide come away with the ball again.
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8:01pm
Cappuccino said | 8:01pm | Report comment
26′- Flores wins another free kick on the corner of the box and a cacophony of boos erupt around Hindmarsh.
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8:00pm
Cappuccino said | 8:00pm | Report comment
25′- Ramsay receives Cassio’s chip into the box but can’t control the ball and Broxham wins it back.
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7:58pm
Cappuccino said | 7:58pm | Report comment
24′- Ramsay crosses to the far post but Jonathon Bru heads away well.
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7:57pm
Cappuccino said | 7:57pm | Report comment
22′- Victory really haven’t been able to get into their slick passing style, Adelaide are fighting well to win the ball but haven’t been able to do much with it so far.
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7:55pm
Cappuccino said | 7:55pm | Report comment
20′- Osama Malik concedes a silly foul and receives a deserved yellow card.
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7:54pm
Cappuccino said | 7:54pm | Report comment
18′- Dario Vidosic plays in a free-kick after Stella’s foul but Adama Traore clears well. The Ivorian-Australian has been key so far in spite of the mistakes of the rest of the Victory defence.
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7:52pm
Cappuccino said | 7:52pm | Report comment
16′- Both teams are really fired up tonight- Jarred Gillett forced to calm the players down as Dario Vidosic concedes the eighth foul of the match.
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7:49pm
Cappuccino said | 7:49pm | Report comment
14′- Marcelo Carrusca, integral to United’s 4-2 win in the last clash between these two sides, is looking threatening tonight. Melbourne ‘keeper Nathan Coe has done well to step up and intercept a number of the Argentinean’s crosses.
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7:48pm
Cappuccino said | 7:48pm | Report comment
13′- Jon McKain is booked for his earlier tackle, after Gillett played the advantage.
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7:47pm
Cappuccino said | 7:47pm | Report comment
11′- Neither side has really asserted themselves thus far, though Ange Postecoglou will be concerned by some lackluster moments in defence.
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7:43pm
Cappuccino said | 7:43pm | Report comment
9′- Marcos Flores has already received a fair bit of attention, from both the Adelaide fans and players.
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7:41pm
Roarsome said | 7:41pm | Report comment
Certain goal bombed.
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7:41pm
Cappuccino said | 7:41pm | Report comment
5′- Carrusca plays in a threatening ball, Leijer fluffs his clearance but Iain Ramsay can only poke the ball into the crossbar in front of an open net. Adelaide should have the lead.
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7:38pm
Cappuccino said | 7:38pm | Report comment
3′- Adelaide can’t get onto the ball at the moment as they concede a fourth foul. Jarred Gillett has a quiet word with Marcelo Carrusca, who is lucky to avoid a yellow card.
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7:37pm
Cappuccino said | 7:37pm | Report comment
2′- Already a niggly start to the match as Adelaide concede two fouls in Victory’s half.
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7:35pm
Cappuccino said | 7:35pm | Report comment
1′- Adelaide United kick off and the game is underway.
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7:31pm
Cappuccino said | 7:31pm | Report comment
The two teams make their way onto the field as the crowd continues to file in on a perfect evening for football. Kick-off is just minutes away in Hindmarsh Stadium’s hundredth ever A-League game.
7:25pm
Roarsome said | 7:25pm | Report comment
Anyone else notice Amy and Harps wearing GCU and NQF colours? Lol
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7:05pm
Cappuccino said | 7:05pm | Report comment
Tonight’s lineups:
Adelaide United (4-1-2-3):
Kostopoulos——————————Neumann———————————Ramsay
——————————Carrusca——————Vidosic——————————-
———————————————-McKain———————————————
Cassio—————————Fyfe——————Golec—————————-Malik
——————————————Galekovic-(c)—————————————–
Substitutes: Hall (GK), Watson, Bowles, Mabil
Melbourne Victory (4-3-1-2):
——–Thompson—————————————————————-Rojas——–
———————————————–Flores———————————————
—————————Celeski————-Bru————-Stella—————————
Traore————————-Leijer-(c)—————Broxham——————-Galloway
————————————————Coe———————————————–
Substitutes: Velaphi (GK), Ferreira, Makarounas, Pain
6:11pm
MV Dave said | 6:11pm | Report comment
Looking forward to this one…hoping MV can win but would settle for a draw.
No match preview during CH 10s ‘sports’ segment which lasted over 10 minutes…this despite MV being 2nd and AU 4th. Add to this MV home crowds are averaging close to 25,000 in Melbourne…you would have though some preview may have been warranted.
However they did manage to spend a couple of minutes in the general news doing a hatchet job on ‘potential’ crowd violence at the game ie flare throwing. No mention of team news etc etc. disgraceful really and people wonder why Football fans get pi$$ed off.