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| Petar Franjic (L), Carlos Hernadnez (C), Jimmy Jeggo (Back) and Marco Rojas (R) celebrate Victory's equaliser |
Friday, February 10
2012
Magilton wins first
game with Mariners defeat
Melbourne Victory
have defeated Central Coast Mariners 2-1 at AAMI Park on Friday night to register
Jim Magilton’s first win in charge.
Central Coast had the first chance of the game on 4 minutes
when Patrick Zwaanswijk rose up at a corner but his header wasn’t directed in
by Adam Kwasnik at the far post.
Soon later youngster Tomas Rogic opened the scoring to score
his first A-League goal. The 18-year-old beat new signing Ubay Luzardo before
Adrian Leijer and Petar Franjic failed to close him down so the young forward
shot from distance and beat Ante Covic from distance.
On 16 minutes Victory equalised. Marco Rojas cut the ball
back from the right before Hernandez shot a powerful drive from the edge of the
box which thundered off the inside of the post.
Midway through the half Leijer and Franjic backed off from
Rogic and the youngster’s attempted chip went agonisingly wide.
Just before half-time Hernandez could have had his brace but
his effort was well saved by the feet of Justin Pasfield.
Early into the second-half Victory through Harry Kewell took
the lead. The ball was headed back into the box by Jimmy Jeggo in his first
A-League start after a clearance and Kewell on the volley finished brilliantly
with his left-foot.
On 55 minutes Kwasnik missed a great chance for the
visitors. The ball was cleared up the middle and as Leijer missed the header
Kwasnik on the volley unlike Kewell butchered the effort.
Victory went right up the other end as Hernandez played in
Archie Thompson. The Socceroos forward audaciously lobbed Pasfield but the
great effort wasn’t on target.
Two minutes later Central Coast were down to ten as Trent
Sainsbury was given a straight red card for a challenge on Fabio. The young
defender’s tackle was reckless and studs were shown in the challenge on the
Brazilian.
Jeggo next was found all on his own at the back stick but
curled his effort wide as the youngster looked for his first A-League goal.
With time running out Pasfield was in the action again and
denied Thompson’s curling effort with a great save to keep the deficit to one
but Victory were able to hold for the win.
Melbourne Victory 2-1
Central Coast Mariners
Saturday, 11 February
2012
Newcastle Jets ease
past Melbourne Heart
Newcastle Jets have
eased past Melbourne Heart defeating a heartless Heart 3-0 at Hunter Stadium on
Saturday evening.
The Jets opened the scoring on 23 minutes when Tarek Elrich’s
great cross was headed home by Kiwi international Jeremy Brockie.
Francis Jeffers should have made it 2-0 only a minute later
but fired just wide of Clint Bolton’s net.
Newcastle continued to look for a third but Bolton made a
great save to deny Elrich and a Sung-Hwan Byun curling free-kick.
Just before the break Paul Reid’s powerful drive was well
saved by Ben Kennedy to keep the lead into the break.
But early into the second-half Ryan Griffiths headed Byun’s
free-kick past a diving Bolton.
On 66 minutes Rutger Worm cut in from the left to register
Heart’s second shot on target.
Ten minutes later Michael Bridges made it 3-0 when he
finished from a few yards out.
With five minutes left Bridges almost scored the spectacular
with a stunning effort buy Bolton pulled off a great save.
In stoppage time Curtis Good was shown his second yellow
card but wasn’t sent off my referee Ryan Shepherd but surely Good would miss
next week’s tie against Gold Coast.
Newcastle Jets 3-0
Melbourne Heart
Sydney defeat inform
Glory
Sydney FC have
defeated an inform Perth Glory side 2-1 at Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday
night with Brett Emerton in inspiring form.
Perth created the first real chance of the game on 23
minutes but Ivan Necevski denied Travis Dodd with a fantastic save after denies
Shane Smeltz seconds before.
Steven McGarry for the visitors could have opened the
scoring but his glancing header travelled just wide of the goal.
On 54 minutes Brett Emerton finished brilliantly to give
Sydney the lead after great work by Karol Kisel down the left.
Youngster Joel Chianese on his starting debut had a couple
chances to extend the lead but failed to do so.
Emerton showed his great form when he set up Bruno Cazarine
on 72 minutes who headed home the Socceroo’s cross.
With four minutes to go Dean Heffernan’s great long ball was
finished on the volley by Billy Mehmet to make things interesting late on.
Sydney FC 2-1 Perth
Glory
Sunday, 12 February
2012
Roar takes all three
points in crucial clash
Brisbane Roar have
defeated Wellington Phoenix 2-0 at Westpac Stadium thanks to two great goals
from Besart Berisha and Mitch Nichols.
The first real chance of the game came on 11 minutes when
Ivan Franjic’s left-foot strike was deflected wide.
Wellington on the counter created their first chance with
Leo Bertos but Michael Theoklitos saved from an acute angle.
Berisha’s wonderful strike came on 41 minutes when he turned
and finished on the volley from a long Roar ball.
Just after the break Paul Ifill could have equalised but
Theoklitos saved the one-on-one.
On the half hour mark Ifill fired wide this time from a
Bertos short corner.
But on 80 minutes Nichols doubled the lead with a fantastic
strike from outside the box to send Roar back into second place.
Wellington Phoenix 0-2
Brisbane Roar
Reds take all three
points in battle of the basement
Adelaide United have
defeated Gold Coast United 2-1 at Skilled Park on Sunday in torrential
conditions.
The hosts from the coast opened the scoring on seven minutes
thanks to an own-goal by Nigel Boogaard. Ben Halloran cut the ball back to
Dutchman Maceo Rigters whose finish was deflected off the defender.
Bruce Djite should have equalised but missed from a couple
yards out.
But the former Gold Coast forward made up for his miss with
an equaliser when he headed home just before half-time.
Zac Anderson’s header went close next on 51 minutes but it
remained level.
Two minutes later Golgol Mebrahtu should have given the
hosts the lead but his effort was saved by Eugene Galekovic before hitting the
underside of the crossbar.
On 60 minutes Dario Vidosic scored a great free-kick to five
the Reds the lead. His free-kick bent around the wall before hitting the post.
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