All the team news for Round 3 of the Pre-Season Cup.
Saturday 2 August 2008
Kick-Off 2:30pm AEST (4:30pm NZST, 2:00pm ACST, 12:30pm AWST)
Port Macquarie Stadium, Port Macquarie
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Assistant Referees: Rodney Allen & Aaron Strickland
Fourth Official: Tim McGilchrist
Newcastle Jets Squad: 1 Ante COVIC, 2 Adam GRIFFITHS, 6 Jesper HAKANSSON, 7 Kaz PATAFTA, 8 Matt THOMPSON, 10 Jin-Hyung SONG, 11 Tarek ELRICH, 13 Adam D-APUZZO, 15 Jason HOFFMAN, 16 Ben KANTAROVSKI,17 Antun KOVACIC, 19 Jason NAIDOVSKI, 20 Ben KENNEDY, 24 Beau BUSCH
In: Jesper Hakansson (new signing), Beau Busch (triallist)
Out: Jobe Wheelhouse (suspended)
Others Unavailable: 3 Jade North (Olyroo duties), 5 James Holland (Olyroo duties), 14 Shaun Ontong (ankle – indefinite), 18 Noel Spencer (ankle – 1 week), 9 Joel Griffiths
Melbourne Victory Squad: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 3.Michael THWAITE, 4.Steven PACE, 5.Sebastian RYALL, 6.Steve PANTELIDIS, 7.Matthew KEMP, 9.Danny ALLSOPP, 11.NEY FABIANO, 12.Rodrigo VARGAS, 13.Nathan ELASI, 15.Tom PONDELJAK, 16.Carlos HERNANDEZ, 17.Jose Luis LOPEZ, 19.Evan BERGER, 20.Mitchell LANGERAK (gk), 22.Nick WARD *One to be omitted
In: Nathan Elasi (promoted)
Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Kevin Muscat (hamstring – 1 week), Grant Brebner (groin – indefinite), Archie Thompson (Olympic duty), Billy Celeski (Olympic duty), Leigh Broxham (Olympic duty), Daniel Vasilevski (hip – 4 weeks).
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD in all official competitions
Played 12: Newcastle Jets wins 6, Melbourne Victory wins 3 (3 draws)
Previous confrontations:
22-07-05 Newcastle Jets 1 – 1 Melbourne Victory (EnergyAustralia Stadium) 2005 Pre-Season Cup
25-09-05 Newcastle Jets 0 – 1 Melbourne Victory (Olympic Park) Hyundai A-League 2005/06
11-11-05 Newcastle Jets 0 – 0 Melbourne Victory (Olympic Park) Hyundai A-League 2005/06
22-01-06 Newcastle Jets 1 – 0 Melbourne Victory (EnergyAustralia Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06
05-08-06 Newcastle Jets 2 – 3 Melbourne Victory (Scully Park Oval) 2006 Pre-Season Cup
08-10-06 Newcastle Jets 0 – 2 Melbourne Victory (EnergyAustralia Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07
26-11-06 Newcastle Jets 1 – 0 Melbourne Victory (Telstra Dome) Hyundai A-League 2006/07
19-01-07 Newcastle Jets 4 – 0 Melbourne Victory (EnergyAustralia Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07
22-07-07 Newcastle Jets 1 – 0 Melbourne Victory (Skilled Stadium) 2007 Pre-Season Cup
21-09-07 Newcastle Jets 2 – 2 Melbourne Victory (EnergyAustralia Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
26-10-07 Newcastle Jets 2 – 0 Melbourne Victory (Telstra Dome) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
16-12-07 Newcastle Jets 3 – 1 Melbourne Victory (Telstra Dome) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
Adelaide United v Perth Glory
Saturday 2 August 2008
Kick-Off 2:30pm ACST (5:00pm NZST, 3:00pm AEST, 1:00pm AWST)
Vansittart Pk, Mt Gambier, South Australia
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Assistant Referees: Paul Cetrangolo & Daniel Goodwin
Fourth Official: Regis Queffelec
Adelaide United Squad: 20. Eugene Galekovic (gk), 2.Robert Cornthwaite, 3. Alemao, 4. Angelo Costanzo, 5. Michael Valkanis, 6.Cassio, 7. Lucas Pantelis,10. Cristiano, 13.Travis Dodd, 14. Scott Jamieson, 15.Jonas Salley, 16.Daniel Mullen, 18.Fabian Barbiero, 19. Sasa Ognenovski, 21.Jason Spagnuolo, 30 Mark Birighitti (gk). * One to be omitted
In: Michael Valkanis (return from injury)
Out: Nil
Others Unavailable: Paul Agostino (groin – 1 week), Diego (hamstring – 1 week), Kristian Sarkies (Olyroo duties), Daniel Beltrame (knee – indefinite), Isyan Erdogan (hamstring – indefinite).
Perth Glory Squad: 1.Jason PETKOVIC (gk), 3.David TARKA, 4.Jamie COYNE, 7.Nick RIZZO, 9.Adrian TRINIDAD, 14.Eugene DADI, 15.Hayden DOYLE, 16.Adriano PELLEGRINO, 17.James DOWNEY, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI, 20.Frank JURIC (gk), 21.Mark LEE, 24.Anthony SKORICH, 25.Brent GRIFFITHS, 26.Scott BULLOCH
In: Anthony Skorich (Trial player), Brent Griffiths (Promoted – Youth Team), Scott Bulloch (Trial player)
Out: Dino Djublic (Suspended – two cautions), James Robinson (knee – 1 week), Hayden Foxe (ankle – 1 week)
Others Unavailable: Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Olympic Team), Jamie Harnwell (hip – 2 weeks), Amaral (In transit to Australia), Josip Magdic (ankle – 1 week), Nikita Rukavytsya (Olympic Team), Tando Velaphi (Olympic Team)
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS in all official competitions
Played 13: Adelaide United wins 5, Perth Glory wins 2 (6 draws)
Previous confrontations:
22-07-05 Adelaide United 2 – 2 Perth Glory (Hindmarsh Stadium) 2005 Pre-Season Cup
17-09-05 Adelaide United 2 – 1 Perth Glory (Members Equity Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06
06-11-05 Adelaide United 2 – 4 Perth Glory (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06
12-01-06 Adelaide United 2 – 1 Perth Glory (Members Equity Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06
30-07-06 Adelaide United 0 – 0 Perth Glory (Dorrien Gardens) 2006 Pre-Season Cup
16-09-06 Adelaide United 3 – 0 Perth Glory (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07
05-11-06 Adelaide United 3 – 2 Perth Glory (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07
28-12-06 Adelaide United 0 – 0 Perth Glory (Members Equity Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07
20-07-07 Adelaide United 1 – 1 Perth Glory (Hindmarsh Stadium) 2007 Pre-Season Cup
12-08-07 Adelaide United 2 – 1 Perth Glory (Hindmarsh Stadium) 2007 Pre-Season Cup
07-10-07 Adelaide United 0 – 0 Perth Glory (Members Equity Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
23-11-07 Adelaide United 1 – 1 Perth Glory (Hindmarsh Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
13-01-08 Adelaide United 2 – 3 Perth Glory (Members Equity Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix
Saturday 2 August 2008
Kick-Off 7:00pm AEST (9:00pm NZST, 6:30pm ACST, 5:00pm AWST)
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Assistant Referees: Ben Wilson & Murray Wilson
Fourth Official: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Sydney FC Squad: 1 Clint Bolton (gk), 2 Iain Fyfe, 3 Nick Tsattalios, 5 Mitchell Prentice, 6 Tony Popovic (c), 7 Robbie Middleby, 10 Steve Corica, 14 Alex Brosque, 15 Terry McFlynn, 17 Jacob Timpano, 18 Adam Casey, 20 Ivan Necevski (gk), 21 Adam Biddle, 24 Ryan Walsh, 26 Dez Giraldi
In: Tony Popovic, Ryan Walsh
Out: Simon Colosimo (suspended), Chris Payne
Others Unavailable: Stuart Musialik (Olyroo duty), Mark Bridge (Olyroo duty), John Aloisi (injured), Brendon Santalab (injured), Mike Enfield (injured)
Wellington Phoenix Squad: 1. Mark PASTON (gk), 2. Jeremy CHRISTIE, 7. Leo BERTOS, 8, Vaughan COVENY, 9. Shane SMELTZ, 10. Michael FERRANTE, 11. DANIEL, 12. Richard JOHNSON, 13. Troy HEARFIELD, 18. Ben SIGMUND, 20. Glen MOSS (gk), 21. Leilei GAO, 24. Andrew DURANTE (captain), 26. Manny MUSCAT, 27. Adam KWASNIK
In: Leilei Gao (promoted), Manny Muscat (trialist), Jeremy Christie (promoted)
Out: Tony Lochhead (overseas trial – 2 weeks), Jon McKain (thigh – 1 week), Karl Dodd (suspended – 1 week)
Others Unavailable: Tim Brown (groin – 1 week), Vince Lia (knee – season)
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS in all official competitions
Played 4: Sydney FC wins 1, Wellington Phoenix wins 2 (1 draw)
Previous confrontations:
22-07-07 Sydney FC 0 – 3 Wellington Phoenix (Westpac Stadium) 2007 Pre-Season Cup
14-09-07 Sydney FC 1 – 2 Wellington Phoenix (Sydney Football Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
17-11-07 Sydney FC 1 – 1 Wellington Phoenix (Westpac Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
04-01-08 Sydney FC 2 – 0 Wellington Phoenix (Westpac Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners
Sunday 3 August 2008
Kick-Off 3:00pm AEST (5:00pm NZST, 2:30pm ACST, 1:00pm AWST)
Perry Park, Brisbane
Referee: Mark Shield
Assistant Referees: Jason Power & Brad Hobson
Fourth Official: Chris Beath
Queensland Roar Squad: Information not supplied
In: Information not supplied
Out: Information not supplied
Others Unavailable: Information not supplied
Central Coast Mariners Squad: 20. Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 2. Andre GUMPRECHT, 5. Bradley PORTER, 7. John HUTCHINSON, 9. Nik MRDJA, 10. Adrian CACERES, 11. Dylan MACALLISTER, 16. Nigel BOOGAARD, 17. Matthew OSMAN, 18. Alex WILKINSON, 21. Ahmad ELRICH, 22. Sasho PETROVSKI, 40. Mark BOSNICH (gk)
In: Nigel Boogaard (Returns from International Duty)
Out: Pedj Bojic (Club Commitments [Sutherland Sharks, NSW Premier League] – 1 week), David D’Apuzzo (Club Commitments [APIA Leichhardt, NSW Premier League] – 1 week), Andrew Clark (Suspended – 1 week)
Others Unavailable: Dean Heffernan (Ankle – Indefinite), Greg Owens (Hamstring – Indefinite), Paul O’Grady (Achilles – Indefinite), Matt Simon (International Duty), Mile Jedinak (Groin – Indefinite).
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS in all official competitions
Played 13: Queensland Roar wins 4, Central Coast Mariners wins 2 (7 draws)
Previous confrontations:
23-07-05 Queensland Roar 1 – 3 Central Coast Mariners (Bluetongue Stadium) 2005 Pre-Season Cup
07-10-05 Queensland Roar 1 – 1 Central Coast Mariners (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06
25-11-05 Queensland Roar 2 – 2 Central Coast Mariners (Bluetongue Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06
04-02-06 Queensland Roar 2 – 2 Central Coast Mariners (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2005/06
06-08-06 Queensland Roar 0 – 0 Central Coast Mariners (Clive Burghoffer Stadium) 2006 Pre-Season Cup
09-09-06 Queensland Roar 0 – 0 Central Coast Mariners (Bluetongue Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07
28-10-06 Queensland Roar 1 – 1 Central Coast Mariners (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07
16-12-06 Queensland Roar 3 – 2 Central Coast Mariners (Bluetongue Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2006/07
21-07-07 Queensland Roar 1 – 1 Central Coast Mariners (Wade Park) 2007 Pre-Season Cup
12-08-07 Queensland Roar 3 – 1 Central Coast Mariners (Bluetongue Stadium) 2007 Pre-Season Cup
06-09-07 Queensland Roar 0 – 1 Central Coast Mariners (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
14-10-07 Queensland Roar 1 – 0 Central Coast Mariners (Bluetongue Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
09-12-07 Queensland Roar 2 – 1 Central Coast Mariners (Suncorp Stadium) Hyundai A-League 2007/08
2008 Pre-Season Cup – Fixtures
Group A: Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets.
Group B: Sydney FC, Wellington Phoenix, Queensland Roar, Central Coast Mariners.
Final
Wednesday 6 August 2008: Winner of Group A v Winner of Group B
For more information regarding the 2008 Pre-Season Cup rules, go to www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=hal_rules
*NOTE: Match date and kick-off times are subject to change without notice.
