Round 20

[Sean]

cheers ted!

 

[Kimba]

tim brown sent off for 2 yellows.

 

[cruiser]

Woo-hoo!! Phoenix down to ten men.  Brown off

 

[David Votoupal]

Adelaide aren't slowing the tempo of the game to take advantage of their man advantage, playing right into Wellington's hands.

Cornthwaite is NOT a right-back.

 

[cruiser]

Perhaps a Wellington win is the good kick up the bum the Mariners need going into Rd21 with their season on the line. We're good enough to beat Adelaide. We are one of their bogey teams.

 

[Gav...]

Sash Og will miss next week due to 5th yellow card

 

[cruiser]

Sash Og will miss next week due to 5th yellow card

Yessss!! Woo-hoo!

 

[Kimba]

Goddamn I hope Adelaide plays like this against the Mariners next week. They've been apalling.

 

[David Votoupal]

Judging by the garbage being served up, it's hard to believe Adelaide United have a man advantage

 

[marconigirl]

1-1 full time

 

[marconigirl]

Judging by the garbage being served up, it's hard to believe Adelaide United have a man advantage

Exactly what I was thinking

 

[Kimba]

Well shit, it looks Rd 21 is gonna be mighty interesting!

 

[cruiser]

So Wellington must beat Melb in Melb next weekend. I think we're safe. They play Friday night too so we'll know what needs to be done on Sunday.

 

[northernspirit]

nervous week awaits now, adelaide were shit - knowing our luck theyll turn it on against us and we will get smashed - hopefully we're in the 4 before kickoff on sunday

 

[Kimba]

...and now time to watch the Scum fall into a screaming heap...

 

[Kimba]

nervous week awaits now, adelaide were shit - knowing our luck theyll turn it on against us and we will get smashed - hopefully we're in the 4 before kickoff on sunday

It's gonna be a week of troubled sleep, that's for sure!

 

[Gav...]

Well the only Griffiths on the field today is the REF! Dont know if thats a good sign. Adam & Sackwhacker arent playing dont know why?

 

[David Votoupal]

The standings:
1.Adelaide United- 35
2.Melbourne Victory- 35
3.Queensland Roar- 33
4.Central Coast Mariners- 28
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5.Wellington Phoenix- 26

Draws in Melbourne-Wellington and Central Coast-Adelaide United won't alter the league positions, given the barely favourable goal difference of AU.

However, a Melbourne win over Wellington would put pressure on United to score more in Gosford, particularly since anything other than a Wellington win will guarantee the Mariners a finals berth anyway.

 

[David Votoupal]

Kovacic scores.

 

[georgemladenov]

The standings:
1.Adelaide United- 35
2.Melbourne Victory- 35
3.Queensland Roar- 33
4.Central Coast Mariners- 28
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5.Wellington Phoenix- 26

Draws in Melbourne-Wellington and Central Coast-Adelaide United won't alter the league positions, given the barely favourable goal difference of AU.

However, a Melbourne win over Wellington would put pressure on United to score more in Gosford, particularly since anything other than a Wellington win will guarantee the Mariners a finals berth anyway.

I definetly wont be counting my chickens until the end of the Wellington/Melbourne game, but my preffered scenario would involve Melbourne winning the Plate by beating the Nix', Queensland beating Perth by atleast 2, and us getting one point at the minimum.

That would result in us playing Adelaide in two weeks time in the 3/4 playoff at Bluetongue. Adelaide seem to be floundering after their long and arduous campaign throughout Asia, and people have already mentioned that we're their bogey team. If we manage to get into the GF qualifer again, I'd definetly back us to lift and make it through once again.