Brisbane Roar FC
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Match Complete
Adelaide United
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| 36' |  | S. Mauk | ||
| M. Ridenton | | 35' | ||
| S. McDonald | | 34' | ||
| 6' |  | K. F. Opseth |
| 22 | Shots | 10 | ||
| 8 | On Target | 4 | ||
| 11 | Fouls | 13 | ||
| 8 | Corners | 6 | ||
| 1 | Offsides | 1 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
Brisbane Roar welcome Adelaide United to Cbus Super Stadium in strange circumstances in the third game back for the A-League. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, with the ball rolling at 7:30pm (AEST).
Both sides will be going into this clash with new coaches, after Robbie Fowler and Gertjan Verbeek parted ways with Brisbane and Adelaide respectively.
The Roar announced on Thursday that Warren Moon has taken over the Fowler’s empty position. Moon established himself as head coach of NPL Queensland side Lions FC before moving to become the Roar’s academy general manager.
Moon takes charge of Brisbane in a solid position. They currently sit fourth on the table with ten wins, five draws and seven losses from 22 games.
It is unlikely that the new head coach will change too much for the Brisbane side – Tom Aldred mentioned in the Fox Football Podcast that they had been training like they were under Robbie Fowler.
The Roar are also one of the few teams who are welcoming a full squad of players back, and that may be enough to get them the three points this match.
Adelaide United can still make finals. Currently sitting in seventh place, they are level with Western United who have a game in hand.
However, they have been dealt with a big injury blow with playmaker James Troisi having surgery last Tuesday. Troisi is expected miss at least four weeks, ruling him out for the rest of Adelaide’s final five matches of the campaign.
Interim head coach Carl Veart also may have trouble in the left-back position, with Michael Maria departing the club.
Prediction
This game is hard to predict, with two new coaches and three months without any performances to judge. Will we see a different Brisbane Roar style under Moon? Will Adelaide improve their leaky defence?
On their form before coronavirus, Brisbane come into this contest as favourites. Moon’s players have the quality to edge this game 2-1.
Join The Roar tonight at 7:30pm (AEST) for live scores and a blog of what is set to be a tantalising match-up.
Kick-off: 7:30pm (AEST)
Venue: CBUS Stadium
TV: Fox Sports 505
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, My Football
Odds: Brisbane Roar $2.50, draw $3.60, Adelaide United $2.70
Last five: Brisbane 1, Draw 0, Adelaide 4
Overall: Brisbane 15, Draw 4, Adelaide 13
Jack George
Roar Guru
Thanks for joining me in tonights live blog, I hope you enjoyed it and it feels great to be back. Have a good week everyone!
Jack George
Roar Guru
Match Report: Adelaide has defeated Brisbane Roar in a crucial win for their top-six challenge here at CBUS stadium. Both sides struggled to create clear cut chances but Adelaide United made the most of theirs. The game’s only goal came extremely early on. In the sixth minute of play, Ryan Strain found space on the right-hand side. Strain whipped in a brilliant cross and Kristian Opseth made a smart run behind Tom Aldred. He directed the header perfectly into the bottom right corner. Adelaide straight away sat off and invited pressure from Brisbane and looked to go on the counter. Brisbane struggled to find any space in between Adelaide’s closed lines and created few chances. They also struggled with ball movement and were consistently taking too long on the ball in midfield and not playing crisp passes to one another. Warren Moon will be disappointed with the lack of chances considering how much time Brisbane was allowed and will be surely looking to strengthen that aspect of their game. Carl Veart meanwhile can be happy with Adelaide’s relatively defensive performances and has tightened up the back well since the departure of Gertjan Verbeek. Brisbane Roar now how ten days to prepare for their clash against Melbourne Victory while Adelaide United will be back on our screens in six days which will see them go head to head with Wellington Phoenix. Final score: Brisbane Roar 0, Adelaide United 1
Stevo
Roar Rookie
I think there’s a lot of rust out there on the pitch. It’s like the extended lay off has reset the teams to something more like pre-season form.
Jack George
Roar Guru
The match report will be out in ten minutes, but in the meantime feel free to discuss your thoughts on the match!
Jack George
Roar Guru
FULLTIME! Adelaide with a huge win over Brisbane Roar to put them into the top six for the time being.
Jack George
Roar Guru
90 + 3' O'Shea's shot only finds the wall. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
90 + 3' Can Brisbane find a winner? Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
90 + 3' Neville makes a good run forward and wins a freekick just outside the D. This is the last chance for Brisbane. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
90 + 2' Paul Izzo taking his tie with another goalkick. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
90 + 1' The ball drops for Amadi-Hollway just outside the D but his attempted volley screws well wide. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
Jack George
Roar Guru
90 + 1' Brisbane looking very tired as they look for a winner. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
90' There will be three minutes of time added on at CBUS stadium. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
89' Goalkick for Adelaide as we wait to see how long will be added on. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
89' Amadi Holloway remains onside after a ball over the top but can't make anything happen. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
Jack George
Roar Guru
88' Marrone seems to be playing a deep midfield role in place of McGree. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
88' Brisbane have had 71% of the ball in the last five minutes but are still struggling to create any chances. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
87' A defensive subsitution for Adelaide as attacking midfield Riley McGree replaces right-back Michael Marrone. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
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Roar Guru
86' Adelaide just trying to see out the game and they move increasingly closer to their box. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1
Stevo
Roar Rookie
WWF
Jack George
Roar Guru
85' Scott Neville fouls Mauk and continues to keep his arms around Mauk after the whistle has blown. Brisbane looking increasingly frustrated. Brisbane 0 Adelaide 1