Harboursport - A-League Round 12 2007/08

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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.
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.