| ROUND 12: Friday 9th November Newcastle Jets 1 Perth Glory 4 Saturday 10th November Central Cst Mariners 2 Adelaide Utd 0 Melbourne Victory 0 Sydney FC 0 Sunday 11th November Queensland Roar 3 Wellington Phoenix 0 ROUND 13: Friday 16th November Queensland Roar v Melb'ne Victory(8.00) Saturday 17th November Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC (5.00) Sunday 18th November Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets (7.00) Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners (9.00) |
| Perth Glory finally, after having not won for a year, dismissed their coach, replacing him with assistant David Mitchell. And, as was the case with Sydney after their mid-season coaching switch, the turnaround was immediate; with Mitchell's first game as coach producing a win on the road against the highly fancied Newcastle Jets. When Newcastle equalised early in the second half, it was a moment when the Glory could have folded up like they have before. But this time they played as men inspired, with Simpson immediately restoring the lead. Goal-starved Rukavytsya then found his form, adding a double to put the result beyond doubt and inject hope into the WA side that they may have finally turned the corner. Newcastle Jets 1 (J Griffiths 49) Perth Glory 4 (A Durante 25og, J Simpson 51, N Rukavytsya 63, 90). Yellow Cards : Newcastle - A D'Apuzzo 70. Perth - D Djubic 19, J Downey 78, D Micevski 90). Referee - P Green. Crowd - 8,812 at Energy Australia Stadium. John Aloisi converting a penalty to get Australia into the World Cup was a moment football in Australia will never forget. His return to the penalty spot in Australia was nowhere near as dramatic, but was a valuable score for the Mariners, who after a scoreless first half against Adelaide were able to complete a 2-0 victory and open a gap on top of the premiership table. For Adelaide, who were top of the table 2 weeks ago, it was a disappointing result, and one which leaves them vulnerable should Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory find form and enter the top 4. But for Central Coast, the success story goes on; and hopes are high of another finals appearance this season. Central Coast Mariners 2 (J Aloisi 49pen, 59) Adelaide United 0. Yellow Cards : Central Coast - G Owens 43. Adelaide - E Galekovic 49, J Spagnuolo 84). Referee - S Przydacz. Crowd - 11,880 at Bluetongue Stadium. Sydney FC have never won in Melbourne, and that record continued when the A-League's bitterest rivals faced off on Saturday night. Sydney had their chances to score, with Alex Brosque twice hitting the woodwork; while Melbourne had opportunities when a free from Hernandez sailed over the wall and it took a spectacular save from Bolton to keep it out, and moments later a shot from Muscat hit the post. But the game finished as it started, locked at 0-0. |
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| The Cove in fine voice during Sydney FC's season opener against Central Coast. |
Sadly but predictably, the game will be remembered for the unsavoury crowd disturbances that are
always a feature of Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory games. It's a problem that exists whether the
games are in Melbourne or Sydney - the levels of hate between the two sets of fans has gone beyond
rivalry to something outrightly dangerous, and the FFA will need to find a way to cut this out of the game
if the A-League is to survive.
Melbourne Victory 0 Sydney FC 0.
Yellow Cards : Melbourne - G Brebner 41, K Muscat 87. Sydney - I Fyfe 32.
Referee - M Shield. Crowd - 31,854 at Telstra Dome.
With Adelaide and Newcastle both going down, Queensland Roar had a chance to move into second
spot when they hosted Wellington Phoenix, and made no mistake. The Roar were helped when
Ahmed Elrich found himself dismissed early, leaving the visitors with just 10 men for the last hour.
More good fortune was to favour the Queenslanders when Reinaldo was awarded a penalty on 67
minutes, which he slotted home. But there was no doubt about his second goal, or the goal from
Marcinho; both pieces of Brazilian magic matched only by their spectacular gymnastic celebrations.
3-0 to the Roar, a good result when compared to their indifferent home record. The Roar are in
second place, and looking good for their first finals appearance. For the Phoenix, after a promising
start to the season, 5 losses from the last 6 games sees them crashing down the ladder and at
serious risk of falling out of finals contention.
Queensland Roar 3 (Reinaldo 67pen, 79, Marcinho 83) Wellington Phoenix 0
Yellow Cards : Queensland - J McCloghan 23 Wellington - K Dodd 11, T Lochhead 53, J Christie
90, T Brown 90.
Red Cards : Wellington - A Elrich 34.
Referee - M Breeze. Crowd - 13,808 at Suncorp Stadium.
always a feature of Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory games. It's a problem that exists whether the
games are in Melbourne or Sydney - the levels of hate between the two sets of fans has gone beyond
rivalry to something outrightly dangerous, and the FFA will need to find a way to cut this out of the game
if the A-League is to survive.
Melbourne Victory 0 Sydney FC 0.
Yellow Cards : Melbourne - G Brebner 41, K Muscat 87. Sydney - I Fyfe 32.
Referee - M Shield. Crowd - 31,854 at Telstra Dome.
With Adelaide and Newcastle both going down, Queensland Roar had a chance to move into second
spot when they hosted Wellington Phoenix, and made no mistake. The Roar were helped when
Ahmed Elrich found himself dismissed early, leaving the visitors with just 10 men for the last hour.
More good fortune was to favour the Queenslanders when Reinaldo was awarded a penalty on 67
minutes, which he slotted home. But there was no doubt about his second goal, or the goal from
Marcinho; both pieces of Brazilian magic matched only by their spectacular gymnastic celebrations.
3-0 to the Roar, a good result when compared to their indifferent home record. The Roar are in
second place, and looking good for their first finals appearance. For the Phoenix, after a promising
start to the season, 5 losses from the last 6 games sees them crashing down the ladder and at
serious risk of falling out of finals contention.
Queensland Roar 3 (Reinaldo 67pen, 79, Marcinho 83) Wellington Phoenix 0
Yellow Cards : Queensland - J McCloghan 23 Wellington - K Dodd 11, T Lochhead 53, J Christie
90, T Brown 90.
Red Cards : Wellington - A Elrich 34.
Referee - M Breeze. Crowd - 13,808 at Suncorp Stadium.