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6 years ago

Hyundai A-League Team of the Week – Round 10

Melbourne City’s jaw-dropping performance to thrash Newcastle Jets was the pick of the weekend’s performances but how many of their players made a-league.com.au’s Team of the Week? Perth Glory – especially there defenders – were also impressive in their win...

6 years ago

Maclaren: Early goal the catalyst for City’s Jets drubbing

A fast start was crucial to Melbourne City’s scintillating return to winning form on Sunday, according to goal machine Jamie Maclaren. The Caltex Socceroos star netted his tenth goal of the season in his side’s rampant 4-0 runaway victory against...

6 years ago

Classy City run riot to crush Jets and spoil Topor-Stanley’s milestone night

Jamie Maclaren set another Hyundai A-League record while a pair of Uruguayan’s starred as Melbourne City pummelled a hapless Newcastle Jets 4-0 on Sunday night. City played some scintillating football to record their best win of the campaign to keep...

6 years ago

‘It’ll be an impact if we lose Ninko’ – Corica wants Ninkovic to stay

Steve Corica admits the departure of Milos Ninkovic would have an impact on high-flying Sydney FC. The Sky Blues’ Serbian star limped off with a tight calf muscle 60 minutes into the 1-0 win against Central Coast Mariners on Saturday....

6 years ago

Babbel finding Wanderers fifth straight defeat ‘hard to accept’

Markus Babbel insists the nature of Western Sydney Wanderers’ fifth straight Hyundai A-League defeat is ‘hard to accept’. Wanderers had the reigning Champions, Perth Glory, under pressure throughout the match on Saturday night but were undone by a pair of...

6 years ago

Kurz admits Victory are stifled by lack of confidence

Marco Kurz admits an absence of self-confidence is holding his struggling Melbourne Victory side back following the 0-0 draw with Wellington Phoenix. Kristijan Dobras’ red card on the hour mark all but ended Victory’s hopes of securing three points at AAMI Park,...

6 years ago

‘It’s not good’ – Sydney FC left sweating on Ninkovic injury

Sydney FC star Milos Ninkovic is feeling the pinch after succumbing to a calf injury in his side’s 1-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on Saturday evening. On an otherwise positive night for the Sky Blues – who won their sixth...

6 years ago

‘They can’t score can they, these strikers?’ How Glory’s defence is outshining their star-studded attack

Despite Perth Glory’s bounty of attacking riches, it’s their defenders who are getting the job done at both ends to lead Glory’s rise back up the Hyundai A-League table. Glory are undergoing a turnaround in form having won their last two games...

6 years ago

Glory win again to send Wanderers crashing out of top six

Western Sydney Wanderers are out of the top six after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Perth Glory on a scorching Saturday evening at HBF Park. The Premiers proved quietly efficient in blistering conditions on their home turf, notching their second...

6 years ago

‘We don’t rely on luck, we rely on process’: Talay says uplift in Phoenix form is no fluke

Wellington Phoenix boss Ufuk Talay says his side’s dramatic turnaround in form has got nothing to do with luck. The Phoenix lost all four of their opening fixtures of the 2019/20 Hyundai A-League campaign but have since gone on an...

6 years ago

Barbarouses strike enough for Sky Blues to edge out brave Mariners

It was first against last as Central Coast Mariners travelled to face Sydney FC but the visitors showed no fear as they made the Sky Blues earn their 1-0 win at Nestrata Jubilee Stadium on Saturday night. Sydney FC went ahead...

6 years ago

Victory, Phoenix share the spoils in dramatic goalless draw

Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix played out a 0-0 draw despite all the post-rattling shots, committed challenges and high-octane drama of an intense 90 minutes at AAMI Park on Saturday afternoon. There were ten yellow cards and one second half...