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Adelaide United brought Brisbane’s A-League finals campaign to a screeching halt with their 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.

Phoenix miss out on A-League playoffs as rivals draw Newshub 2 hrs ago © Image - Getty; Video - Newshub Cameron Devlin. Wellington Phoenix are out of the running for a spot in the A-League playoffs, missing out on the top six after Thursdays 2-2 draw between Adelaide United and Western University. The seventh-placed Phoenix are four points back of sixth-placed Adelaide, with only one game to play in the A-Leagues regular season. Needing results to go their way, Thursdays match was playing ...

Share on Twitter Adelaides Jordan Elsey was sent off for a second bookable offence just after the hour on Saturday, but the score was already 3-0 with the visitors in total control. The visitors overwhelmed Adelaide from the outset and essentially spent the first five minutes camped in the Reds defensive half. The pressure paid off with Le Fondre breaking the deadlock after just six minutes with a clinical header. Read More Luke Brattan quickly took a free kick, spreading it wide to...

Sydney FC have thrown doubt over Adelaide United’s finals hopes with a thumping 4-1 win at Coopers Stadium on Saturday evening.

by Val Migliaccio 23rd May 2021 8:14 PM | Updated: 8:30 PM Adelaide United edged closer to securing a finals berth after a narrow win over Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park on Sunday. Adelaide is sitting third, three points behind second-placed Sydney which it hosts at home on Saturday night. The 1-0 win courtesy of a Craig Goodwin goal didn’t tell the full story. Ad...

Share on Twitter The hosts saw Ryan Strain sent off 16 minutes from time to dampen hopes of a late rally, with Carl Vearts men winless in four. Adelaide are now six points behind City and have played a game more, with a trip to Melbourne to face their rivals next on the agenda. Having been held to a goalless draw last time out against Western United, Adelaide started brightly and Stefan Mauk should have capitalised on Josh Cavallos fine delivery, but instead miscontrolled when we...

In contrast, Adelaide goalkeeper Joe Gauci was called into action just once, easily scooping up a low-driven effort from livewire substitute Reno Piscopo, who registered the team’s only shot on target in the 70th minute. Although the draw stretched the Phoenix’s unbeaten run to six games, it has left them with plenty of work to do in their remaining five games in order to break into the top-six. They are three points adrift of sixth-place Brisbane Roar, who still have three games in hand...

Football: Wellington Phoenixs A-League playoff bid suffers double blow 7 May, 2021 12:00 PM 3 minutes to read Phoenix attacker Ulises Davila skips past Adelaides Louis DArrigo before a hamstring injury forced him off. Photo / Getty Images Phoenix attacker Ulises Davila skips past Adelaides Louis DArrigo before a hamstring injury forced him off. Photo / Getty Images NZ Herald Phoenix 0 The Wellington Phoenixs A-League playoff hopes suffered a double blow, held to a scoreless draw in Adelaide and...

Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay can see the light at the end of the tunnel Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay can see the light at the end of the tunnel 8 May 2021 For the second consecutive game, theyve drawn nil-all in an A-League football match, this time at Adelaide United. It leaves them ninth on the ladder, three points off the top six. Talay says with just two more matches left before they can head home, hes counting down the days until they get back to the Capital. FOOTBALL...

Matthew Comito 1619672777,1619678823 Wellington Phoenix custodian Oliver Sail has been awarded Save of Matchweek 18 by former English Premier League and Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Bosnich. The FOX Sports analyst commended Sail for his crucial save to deny Ryan Strain for both the manner of the block and the context of the moment in which it was produced, with Wellington level with Adelaide United at one goal apiece heading into the final 15 minutes of the Matchweek 18 contest. Sail...