Hyundai A-League Finals week 1 match officials

Find out who’s going to controlling the biggest game of your team’s season, with the match officials for Week 2 of the Hyundai A-League Finals Series.

Find out who-s going to controlling the biggest game of your team-s season, with the match officials for Week 1 of the Hyundai A-League Finals Series.

Elimination Final 1
Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC

Friday 30 March
Kick off: 8.00pm (NZT)
Westpac Stadium

Referee: Chris Beath
69 Matches

Chris Beath has officiated fixtures between Wellington and Sydney twice previously, both at Westpac Stadium (week 6, 2008/09 & week 6, 2010/11). Both of these games ended in a 2-1 victory for Wellington.

Chris has also officiated two finals matches: Wellington v Newcastle in 2009/10, which ended in a 3-1 win for Phoenix, and Adelaide v Gold Coast in 2010/11, a 3-2 win for the Queenslanders.

Assistant referees: David Walsh, Jan-Hendrick Hintz
Fourth official: Matt Conger

Major Semi Final (1st Leg)
Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners

Saturday 31 March 2012
Kick off: 4.30pm (local time)
Suncorp Stadium

Referee: Strebre Delovski
71 Matches

Strebre Delovski has never officiated a game between Brisbane and Central Coast before, but has great experience in finals football. He has been in charge of six finals fixtures, including Brisbane-s 1-0 loss to Adelaide in 2008/09, and Central Coast-s 1-0 defeat of Gold Coast United in 2010/11.

Assistant referees: Scott Edeling, Ryan Gallagher
Fourth officials: Alan Milliner

Elimination Final 2
Perth Glory v Melbourne Heart

Sunday 1 April
Kick off: 5.00pm (WST)
Nib Stadium

Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 Matches

This will be Jarred Gillett-s second time officiating a game between Perth Glory and Melbourne Heart. Back in week 11, he oversaw Heart-s 2-1 victory over Glory at nib Stadium.

This will also be Jarred-s second time in charge of a finals fixture, after running Adelaide-s 1-0 defeat of Wellington in season 2010/11.

Assistant referees: Paul Cetrangolo, Matthew Cheeseman
Fourth official: Joe Fusari