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| A moment of individual brilliance by Dylan Macallister was the difference between the two teams in the F3 derby at Bluetongue Stadium. Shortly after the half hour, a cross from Matt Simon landed at the feet of Macallister, who turned around, weaved his way past three defenders before striking the ball into the corner of the net. In a game of few chances, the Jets never really looked like getting an equaliser. The Jets' best chance was a near own-goal from the Mariners, when the ball rebounded off the head of defender Brad Porter just over the net. But the Mariners were also frustrated in the striking department, and there was to be no second goal; ensuring the game would remain in the balance intil the final whistle. Central Coast Mariners 1 (D Macallister 33) Newcastle Jets 0. Yellow Cards : Mariners - A Wilkinson 56, P O'Grady 86. Jets - J Hakansson 38, J North 64. Referee - M Breeze. Crowd - 10,710 at Bluetongue Stadium. It's taken 4 seasons, but Sydney FC finally broke their Melbourne hoodoo when the sky blues overcame the Victory 2-0 at Telstra Dome on a warm Saturday night in front of a bumper crowd of over 30,000. A Victory attempt to clear a corner out of the danger after 20 minutes backfired when the ball spilled to Steve Corica, who found Mark Bridge in pole position to steer home the opening goal from point blank range. Victory looked to equalise before half time, having the bulk of possession but unable to convert. And after the break it was the visitors who came out firing, pressing hard for a second goal. It finally came shortly after the hour, when Bobby Petta beat the offside trap then found John Aloisi. The former Socceroo striker took delight in tapping home the score, his first in Sydney FC colours, with wild celebrations on the sideline. It was a night to celebrate for Sydney FC, their first win in Melbourne; and one that puts them ahead of the Victory on the table. Melbourne Victory 0 Sydney FC 2 (M Bridge 20, J Aloisi 62). Yellow Cards : Victory - K Muscat 21. Sydney - Ni. Referee - B Williams. Crowd - 31,564 at Telstra Dome. |
| ROUND 10 FIXTURES Friday 31st October Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory (Hindmarsh Stadium, 8:00pm) Saturday 1st November Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners (Sydney Football Stadium, 7:00pm) Sunday 2nd November Newcastle Jets v Queensland Roar (Energy Australia Stadium, 5:00pm) Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix (Members Equity Stadium, 7:00pm) ROUND 11 FIXTURES Friday 7th November Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix (Sydney Football Stadium, 8:00pm) Saturday 8th November Queensland Roar v Melbourne Victory (Suncorp Stadium, 8:00pm) Sunday 9th November Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets (Members Equity Stadium, 7:00pm) Saturday 15th November Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United (Bluetongue Stadium, 7:30pm) All times shown are Sydney time |
| It had been a difficult buildup for Adelaide in the leadup to their match against Perth Glory. A midweek Asian Champions League game away in Uzbekistan, and flight arrangements to get home that saw the Reds touch down in Adelaide just 24 hours before this match was due to commence. Adelaide showed signs of jet-lag early, understandably their game looked slow and their passes were having difficulty finding their target. But, although Perth continued to bombard the Reds' goal, they were unable to penetrate it and the scores remained locked at 0-0 at half time. Glory continued to dominate after the break. Jamie Coyne went for a long-range strike that rebounded off the woodwork. And finally in the 54th minute Nikita Rukavytsya pounced on a scamble on the goal line to give the Glory a goal they had been threatening for so long. But against the run of play, Alamao got the goal back after a perfectly-directed cross from Younis found Alamao's head within kicking range. And just 3 minutes later, Lucas Pantelis was brought down in the box. Travis Dodd drove home the penalty, and suddenly the Reds were in the box seat for an unlikely victory and top spot on the ladder. Adelaide United 2 (Alamao 79, T Dodd 82pen) Perth Glory 1 (N Rukavytsya 54). Yellow Cards : Reds - Alamao 9, M Valkanis 27, S Ognenovski 66. Glory - Amaral 51, J Coyne 80. Referee - S Delovski. Crowd - 10,126 at Hindmarsh Stadium. Queensland Roar kept within striking distance of the top 4 with an unconvincing win over Wellington Phoenix away. It may have been winning ugly, but the 3 points are extremely valuable at this stage of the season, and see the Roar jump over Newcastle into 5th place on the table. The only goal came shortly before the break, when a pass was headed home by Josh McCloughan. After the break, the Phoenix came out breathing fire and constantly threatened to equalise, but the Queensland defence held firm. Wellington Phoenix 0 Queensland Roar 1 (J McCloughan 39). Yellow Cards : Phoenix - T Brown 24, L Gao 41. Roar - D Tiatto 30, S Van Dijk 51, D Dodd 81, L Reddy 90. Referee - P O'Leary. Crowd - 6,543 at Westpac Stadium. |
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