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This afternoon Adelaide United host Brisbane Roar at Hindmarsh Stadium in a do or die elimination final match.
There is a big question of Adelaide’s commitment going into this game. Will they play with effort and determination? Which player will stand up beside Eugene Galekovic?
Adelaide will come into this match with one win in the last five games.
Their last win was against Melbourne Heart at AMMI Park in Round 24 with a 2-0 win.
Last week against Perth, Adelaide never went past third gear. They only got into the match at the 90th minute thanks to a Perth turnover, which gave Jake Barker-Daish a chance to score the equaliser.
Adelaide will play a in form Brisbane Roar side who will come into this match winning their last two games against Heart and Sydney FC.
Brisbane will also be very confident with their form this season at Hindmarsh, having defeated Adelaide there in round 23 and 13 with a 1-0 score line.
Brisbane’s stand in captain Thomas Broich have been building his form in the last few games, and he is almost back to what we saw in the last two seasons.
Besart Berisha will again be dangerous upfront, as will in form defenders Ivan Franjic and Jade North at the back.
The players from Adelaide need a person to lead and inspire the teammates besides Eugene Galekovic.
Galekovic is United’s most consistent player. Week after week Galekovic pulls off the spectacular saves that has you asking “how did he do that?”
He often keeps his team in the contest singe-handedly.
Dario Vidosic and Jon McKain will need to show leadership and take it to the Roar. The Roar have the players and the finals experience to perform at this level.
I also believe that Adelaide knew they were going to play finals football back in January. The players didn’t have the same mental edge that we saw early in the season and in their Asian Champions League games last year.
Having a change of coach mid-season didn’t help. But you can never write Adelaide off as they have shown they can play when it’s needed.
Brisbane Roar will be heavy favourites and deserve to be in their current form.
Coach Mike Mulvey admitted that their form for the majority of the season has not been great, but you get the sense this team now believes they can go on the way.
I think Brisbane will be too strong into this match. They will need to capitalise on their possession and take their chances.
They must not let Galekovic be an inspiration for Adelaide because longer the game is scoreless, all Adelaide will try to do is counter-attack or score from a Brisbane turnover.
Adelaide will need to play like is their last day on earth, because if they don’t there will be no second chances and Brisbane will run all over them.
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