A-League
| A-League Scoreboard - Round 14 |
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| ROUND 14: Friday 23rd November Adelaide United 1 Perth Glory 1 Saturday 24th November Melbourne Victory 1 Wellington Phoenix 1 Sunday 25th November Newcastle Jets 0 Central Cst Mariners 0 Sydney FC 0 Queensland Roar 0 ROUND 15: Friday 30th November Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide Utd (5.30) Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets (8.00) Saturday 1st December Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC (7.00) Sunday 2nd December Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory (7.00) |
| Adelaide United hosted Perth Glory in the opening match of Round 14, but it was the visitors who were on top early; only some quality keeping from stand-in keeper Eugene Galekovic preventing the Glory from hitting the lead. Instead, it was Adelaide on 40 minutes who took the lead when Richie Alagich found himself on the end of a cross inside the box to slot home an easy goal. 1-0 to the Reds at the break, but Glory struck back in the second half with a header to Jamie Harnwell. Perth nearly conceded an own goal just a few minutes later, but the scores would remain deadlocked for the remainder of the night. Adelaide United 1 (R Alagich 40) Perth Glory 1 (J Harnwell 69). Yellow Cards : Adelaide - R Cornthwaite 14, A Costanzo 21. Perth - M Prentice 26, J Robinson 65, L Bertos 88. Referee - P O'Leary. Crowd - 10,678 at Hindmarsh Stadium. Saturday night was election night, and John Howard was not the only captain to lose his place in the team; as Melbourne Victory skipper Kevin Muscat collected his second yellow card just after the half hour and found himself ejected from the Victory's match against Wellington Phoenix. But it was Melbourne who were first on the board when Archie Thompson weaved his way around traffic in the box to set up the simplest of tap-ins for Danny Allsopp. Into the second half, and the 10-man Victory side was tiring. The Phoenix continued to press, setting up several corners, before Vince Lia blasted a shot through that Victory keeper Michael Theoklitos had no hope of stopping. Wellington attacked, looking for the winner, but it wasn't to come and the game remained at 1-1. Melbourne Victory 1 (D Allsopp 42) Wellington Phoenix 1 (V Lia 58). Yellow cards : Victory - K Muscat 34,35, L Broxham 62, A Thompson 62 Phoenix - M Ferrante 42. Red cards : Victory - K Muscat 35. Referee - P Green. Crowd - 20,938 at Telstra Dome. |
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The F3 derby saw a crowd of nearly 15,000 in Newcastle, and they were to see a goal-less
clash. But although the match never troubled the scorers, there were plenty of highlights;
including some magnificent saves by Jets' keeper Ante Covic to deny the Mariners.
In the second half, Justin Hoffman had a golden opportunity to put Newcastle in front but his
shot hit the woodwork. A minute later Joel Griffiths created an opportunity, but a solid save by
Mariners keeper Danny Vukovic denied the Jets. 0-0 was how it finished, a result that would
maintain Newcastle's position in the top 4; while the Mariners would remain 4 points clear on top
of the ladder.
Newcastle Jets 0 Central Coast Mariners 0.
Yellow Cards : Jets - S Laybutt 18 Mariners - S Petrovski 15, J Hutchinson 25.
Referee - M Shield. Crowd - 14,169 at Energy Australia Stadium.
Sydney FC and Queensland Roar played a scoreless draw on Sunday evening, ensuring Round 14
would be a round in which no team won or lost.
At half-time, David Beckham and the LA Galaxy team were introduced to the crowd, in
preparation for their exhibition match against Sydney FC on Tuesday night. But what the USA
side would have made of the dour, uninspiring spectacle happening on the pitch remains a
mystery.
There were few scoring opportunities in the night, the best one for the entire evening coming
in just the 2nd minute when Reuben Zadkovich found himself in close range, but narrowly failed
to put the home side in front.
The Roar were down to 10 men for the last 10 minutes after Andy Packer was sent off; but
Sydney were unable to find the winner. 0-0 was the final score, ensuring that ladder positions
at the end of the round were identical to how they started.
Click here for HarbourSport's photo gallery of this match.
Sydney FC 0 Queensland Roar 0
Yellow Cards : Sydney - M Bridges 39. Roar - S McLaren 17, L Reddy 23, A Packer 42,82.
Red Cards : Roar - A Packer 82.
Referee - M Breeze. Crowd - 16,659 at Sydney Football Stadium.
clash. But although the match never troubled the scorers, there were plenty of highlights;
including some magnificent saves by Jets' keeper Ante Covic to deny the Mariners.
In the second half, Justin Hoffman had a golden opportunity to put Newcastle in front but his
shot hit the woodwork. A minute later Joel Griffiths created an opportunity, but a solid save by
Mariners keeper Danny Vukovic denied the Jets. 0-0 was how it finished, a result that would
maintain Newcastle's position in the top 4; while the Mariners would remain 4 points clear on top
of the ladder.
Newcastle Jets 0 Central Coast Mariners 0.
Yellow Cards : Jets - S Laybutt 18 Mariners - S Petrovski 15, J Hutchinson 25.
Referee - M Shield. Crowd - 14,169 at Energy Australia Stadium.
Sydney FC and Queensland Roar played a scoreless draw on Sunday evening, ensuring Round 14
would be a round in which no team won or lost.
At half-time, David Beckham and the LA Galaxy team were introduced to the crowd, in
preparation for their exhibition match against Sydney FC on Tuesday night. But what the USA
side would have made of the dour, uninspiring spectacle happening on the pitch remains a
mystery.
There were few scoring opportunities in the night, the best one for the entire evening coming
in just the 2nd minute when Reuben Zadkovich found himself in close range, but narrowly failed
to put the home side in front.
The Roar were down to 10 men for the last 10 minutes after Andy Packer was sent off; but
Sydney were unable to find the winner. 0-0 was the final score, ensuring that ladder positions
at the end of the round were identical to how they started.
Click here for HarbourSport's photo gallery of this match.
Sydney FC 0 Queensland Roar 0
Yellow Cards : Sydney - M Bridges 39. Roar - S McLaren 17, L Reddy 23, A Packer 42,82.
Red Cards : Roar - A Packer 82.
Referee - M Breeze. Crowd - 16,659 at Sydney Football Stadium.