Sydney FC vs Newcastle Jets: 2013/14 A-League live scores, blog

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11th October, 2013

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Teams

Sydney FC

1. Ivan NECEVSKI
2. Seb RYALL
3. Mark WARREN
5. Matt JURMAN
6. Nikola PETKOVIC
8. Predrag BOJIC
10. Alessandro DEL PIERO
11. Richard GARCIA
13. Tiago CALVANO
14. Mitchell MALLIA
16. Joel CHIANESE
19. Nicky CARLE
20. Vedran JANJETOVIC
22. Ali ABBAS
23. Rhyan GRANT
24. Hagi GLIGOR
27. Chris NAUMOFF

One to be omitted

Newcastle Jets

1. Mark BIRIGHITTI
2. Scott NEVILLE
4. Kew JALIENS
6. Zenon CARAVELLA
7. Andrew HOOLE
8. Ruben ZADKOVICH
10. Nathan BURNS
11. Craig GOODWIN
12. Connor CHAPMAN
15. Josh BRILLANTE
16. Jacob PEPPER
17. James VIRGILI
18. James BROWN
20. Ben KENNEDY
21. Sam GALLAWAY
22. Adam TAGGART

Kick-Off: 7.30pm AEST
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Last Time: Newcastle 2-2 Sydney
History: Sydney 13, Newcastle 6, Drawn 7
Betting: $2.10 Sydney, $3.50 Draw, $3.20 Newcastle
TV: SBS2 (LIVE)

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Alessandro Del Piero and Josh Brillante compete for the ball in the 2-2 draw between Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC. (Image: Paul Barkley/LookPro)

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After an agonising 173-day wait since the conclusion of season 2012/13, A-League action begins tonight when Sydney FC host Newcastle Jets in the 2013/14 season opener. Join us for live scores and commentary from 7.30pm AEST.

Billed as the ‘ADP vs Heskey’ clash in the corresponding match least season, neither team nor player let the 35,419 in attendance go home without having experienced a great football spectacle.

This time round, the hype surrounding our now seasoned pros has levelled out and the focus is now on improving on the efforts of last season.

A crowd of 20-25,000 is expected to attend the match, which for the first time will be televised live across Australia on free-to-air channel SBS2.

Each team will be looking to get off to the perfect start as both were left to rue the missed opportunities and ill-disciplines of last season that ultimately cost both teams a place in the top six.

This match will unfortunately be heavily affected by key injuries.

Sydney will be without Brett Emerton (back), Terry McFlynn (groin), Peter Triantis (groin), Terry Antonis (thigh), Pascal Bosschaart (ankle), Corey Gameiro (knee) and Yairo Yau (international duty).

For Newcastle Emile Heskey (knee), Joey Gibbs (illness), Michael Bridges (groin) and Mitch Cooper (knee) will all be unavailable.

After a long pre-season, both teams will be hopeful the hard work has paid off and they can notch up a round one win.

Heading into the first round of the season, its always difficult to determine a clear winner, but alas I have the pleasure of calling the first match of the season on The Roar.

Here’s hoping to another highly successful season and a great match.

Prediction: Sydney FC 2-1 Newcastle Jets

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