Round 16 News Today

South Korea defeat Portugal 2-1, both teams enter Round of 16

a-league.com.au 1618456319,1618456593 Adelaide United were the big movers in Matchweek 16, benefiting from Macarthur FC and Melbourne City dropping points as the Reds moved to within one point of Central Coast Mariners at the top of the table. The Reds beat Macarthur and drew to fellow Finals Series aspirants Western Sydney Wanderers to jump into second by the end of the Matchweek.  City drew 1-1 with Sydney FC and Macarthur added to their loss to the Reds by falling to a 2-1 defea...

Samuel Greco Schwartz 1618312294,1618312293 A Roy O’Donovan penalty spared Newcastle Jets’ blushes as they drew 1-1 with Perth Glory at Coffs International Stadium on Tuesday night. O’Donovan proved to be Newcastle’s saviour as he made no mistake from the penalty spot to cancel out Joel Chianese’s opener. Two sides struggling for inspiration in the final third did their best to chip away at each other in the first half but it was not until after the break that the game wel...

Joel Chianese had an instant impact for Perth Glory on Tuesday night as he opened the scoring in his side’s 1-1 stalemate with Newcastle Jets. Chianese had a second Glory debut to remember after he got on the scoresheet with his first touch of the game after entering the action on the hour mark. The midfielder had only just returned to Glory for his second stint after signing with the club on loan from Indian Super League side, Hyderabad.

Adelaide United will approach a Matchweek 16 encounter with Macarthur FC intent on getting revenge on the Bulls when the two sides meet at Coopers Stadium on Wednesday, April 14. Macarthur dominated Adelaide in a 4-0 victory at Campbelltown Stadium on February 12. Matt Derbyshire scored three and Mark Milligan added a rare goal to his tally to seal an impressive home win for the Bulls.

Matthew Comito 1618195555,1618195555 Perth Glory travel to face Newcastle Jets on Tuesday, April 13 with the sole intention of halting a two-game losing streak and rejoining the hunt for a spot in the 2020/21 Finals Series. Richard Garcias men last tasted victory against the Jets at HBF Park in Matchweek 14, but consecutive losses to Macarthur FC and Sydney FC in Matchweek 15 were to follow, leaving Perth out of the Finals Series conversation leading into Tuesday nights clash with...