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Are you ready for some Monday night football? Round 24 of the A-League concludes with Adelaide United visiting Melbourne Heart, with both teams determined to put this one away after losing 1-0 in their respective games last week. We’ll have live coverage from 7.30pm AEDT.
Fourth-placed Adelaide United hold a six-point lead over fifth-placed Sydney and a win will keep themselves on track for a good finals position.
Melbourne Heart are in a slightly stickier spot, slipping to ninth on the A-League ladder over the weekend and perhaps deservedly so – they’ve had seven consecutive away losses. One point separates them from Brisbane Roar and a finals berth.
Last time these two teams faced up was in round 17, and Heart got the better of Adelaide, winning comfortably 2-0.
The Reds were able to earn a larger share of possession but Heart had the better chances in the match, leading to goals for Croatian Josip Tadic and Richard Garcia.
We’ve seen five weeks of the post-Kosmina era in Adelaide, and coach Michael Valkanis has only achieved one win in that time, including a 1-0 loss to Brisbane Roar last week.
Goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic played his 150th game last week and was the only player keeping the Reds from a worse loss.
In the Melbourne Heart camp, midfielder and vice-captain Matt Thompson is getting fame this week as he’ll likely be the first player to ever reach 200 appearances in the A-League, a mark set over eight seasons with two different clubs.
Dario Vidosic will be the man on the pitch with the most goals (eight) to his name, and has also reportedly recovered from an ankle injury suffered in training. P
ortuguese winger Fabio Ferreira will also return from injury and will play his first game in 2013 for the Reds. Adelaide’s Osama Malik will be out serving a suspension after a late red card last week.
The game should be an interesting battle and a good way to spend your Monday night, so join us on the Roar from 7.30pm AEDT for live commentary.
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