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10 years ago

Perth Glory’s disastrous loss to Sydney FC

Perth Glory have blown the opportunity to host a home final next weekend after slumping to a 4-0 defeat to a 10-man Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium on Sunday. Kenny Lowe’s side not only missed the chance to make it...

10 years ago

Analysis: Is Roar’s homesickness set to cost them silverware?

Brisbane Roar will have to hope Wellington Phoenix do them a favour, as their Hyundai A-League Championship hopes seem to hinge on whether they get to play a home semi-final. A youthful Melbourne Victory XI held Brisbane to a scoreless...

10 years ago

Goalkeeper’s tribute to youthful Victory

Melbourne Victory keeper Lawrence Thomas paid tribute to a youthful Melbourne Victory who denied Brisbane Roar a Premiership with a fighting 0-0 draw on Saturday at AAMI Park in Round 27. Adelaide United are now Hyundai A-League Premiers after the...

10 years ago

McKay laments Roar’s lack of killer instinct

Brisbane Roar’s Matt McKay said his side had enough chances to defeat Melbourne Victory on Saturday night, as Adelaide pipped Roar for the Premiers’ Plate on a dramatic night. The stats back up McKay’s assessment with a 16-2 shots on...

10 years ago

Brisbane Roar blow chance to win Premiership

Brisbane Roar failed to conjure the win needed to secure a Hyundai A-League Premiership after they drew 0-0 with a youthful Melbourne Victory on Saturday night. With Adelaide United defeating Melbourne City 2-0 on Friday night, the Reds are now...

10 years ago

Brisbane Roar blow chance to win Premiership

Brisbane Roar failed to conjure the win needed to secure a Hyundai A-League Premiership after they drew 0-0 with a youthful Melbourne Victory on Saturday night. With Adelaide United defeating Melbourne City 2-0 on Friday night, the Reds are now...

10 years ago

Newcastle triumph in six-goal F3 cracker

Newcastle Jets have rained on Luis Garcia’s farewell to the Hyundai A-League with a dominant 4-2 win in Saturday’s F3 Derby at Central Coast Stadium. The Mariners got off to the worst possible start in Gosford, conceding a goal and...

10 years ago

Newcastle triumph in six-goal F3 cracker

Newcastle Jets have rained on Luis Garcia’s farewell to the Hyundai A-League with a dominant 4-2 win in Saturday’s F3 Derby at Central Coast Stadium. The Mariners got off to the worst possible start in Gosford, conceding a goal and...

10 years ago

Adelaide United clinch Hyundai A-League Premiership

Adelaide United have been crowned Hyundai A-League Premiers in the last round of the season following tonight’s result in Melbourne. Following Adelaide United’s 2-0 win over Melbourne City on Friday night, the Reds’ fate was left in the hands of...

10 years ago

City vow to stand up in Finals Series

Melbourne City boss John van ‘t Schip praised his side’s fighting qualities but admitted a lack of attacking spark coast them dearly against Adelaide United on Friday night. So prolific in attack for much of the season, City rarely troubled...

10 years ago

Mauk downplays AAMI Park altercation

Stefan Mauk has played down his involvement in the ugly confrontation that erupted at half-time of Adelaide’s win over Melbourne City on Friday night. As both sides were heading to the sheds at the break – just minutes after the...

10 years ago

Analysis: Adelaide’s form augurs well for finals

A champion team will beat a team of champions – or so the saying goes – and it’s that principle that may be carrying Adelaide United towards a rare piece of Hyundai A-League silverware. Adelaide effectively put one hand on...